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THE WEATHER
Rain, warmer tonight. Rain or snow and
colder Friday.
VOL XXXIV.
:rowds grow
WITHEACHDAY
AT AUTO SHOW
[Governor McCray and
| Rotary Club Will
i Be Guests,
tIEADS BANQUET
Eddie Rickenbacker,
Famous Flier, to
Speak.
Each succeeding day of the twenty
fourth semi-annual Automobile Show
at the Manufacturers’ building at the
State fairground sees a larger crowd
present to witness the 1922 models.
Warmer and bettor weather condi
tions favored the automobile men
today and persons who hesitated to
attend previously on account of the
unfavorable elements were there.
The number of visitors from out of
the city also began to be more
Lnoticeable than heretofore.
I Governor Warren T. McCray and
Knembers of the Rotary Club will be
■pedal guests tonight at the show
■ltd the Kiwanis Club membership
be there Friday night.
Rickenbacker, America’s premier
flying ace, arrived yesterday and at
tracted considerable attention. He con
sented to make a talk this afternoon. As
his car, the Rickenbacker, Is anew one.
it is the center of much interest. Three
points stressed by the exhibitors of the
Rickenbacker are, “smooth, unlimited
power, easy to handle and easy to
operate.”
W. C. Roland, representative of the
Duesenberg cars, declares that this year's
show is the best of all and has more
class than the New York and Chicag,
exhibits. Mr. Roland says he has seen
them all and knows whereof he speaks.
The same statement was made by Fred
erick W. Beauchamp, salesman of the
Nash-Lafayette Company.
All disabled war veterans were ad
mitted to the show free today.
Automobile dealers announce that they
will furnish transportation to these ex
soldiers if they desire and report to
their downtown agencies. Mrs. Wilbur
F. Johnson, who took a prominent part
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NATION’S HEAD
k ON WAY SOUTH
Resident and Mrs. Harding
Jf to Have Short Rest in
Florida.
ON BOARD PRESIDENT HARDING'S
SPECIAL TRAIN TO ST. AUGUSTINE,
Fla.. March Greatly refreshed by a
sound night's slumber. President Hard
ing awoke this morning to look out upon
familiar scenes as his special train is
striking the coast of South Carolina.
The train reached Savannah. Ga.. about
9 o’clock and was to arrive at its destina
tion at St. Angus!lne at 2 o’clock. Upon
arrival the President plans to go at once
to his hotel and probably will play a
game of golf this afternoon.
The most extraordinary precautions to
guard the safety of the President during
his—trip have been taken by officials of
the railway.
The President and Mrs. Harding have
thoroughly enjoyed every move of the
trip. Last official act of the President
upon leaving the White House was to
forward hi income tax return on his
salary. It vas stated that Mr. Hard
ing mailed a cbe“k for SIB,OOO.
This trip of the President's is rather
one of mystery. No plans have been
laid for more than forty-eight hours, but
it is probable the party will hoard E. B.
McClean's houseboat Friday evening for
short cruising trips to the various golf
resorts in the vicinity, returning to St.
Augustine for another visit before the
vacation ends.
Feven Sub-Chasers
After Rum Runners
SVASHINGTOX, March 9—Seven naval
bvhasers now are cruising South At
ltic waters in search of rum smugglers,
was learned at the Treasury today.
These beats are loaded with prohibition
agents in search of smugglers’ nests,
hidden In the small bays and harbors
along the Florida Coast.
House to Reconsider
Farmers* Seed Loan
WASHINGTON. March The bill au
thorizing the expenditure of $1,000,000 for
soul grain to be loaned to the “hard up”
farmers In the crop failure sections of
the Northwest, will be taken up again in
the House and passed. Republican Leader
Mondell declared In the House today. The
bill was lost recently by four votes when
it was up under suspension of rules,
which calls for a two-third vote.
Legion Head Says
Men Are Neglected
WASHINGTON, March 9—Disabled ex
service men being treated in contract
hospitals are receiving only “negligible"
Medical care and their condition is be
riming worse. Hanford MacNlder. natlon
■ commander of the American Legion,
K>clared today before a House committee.
MacNider appeared to urge
of a bill appropriating $16,000,000
Mr the completion of the permanent hos-
Hrai building program of the Veterans’
H:reau.
WEATHER
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
I' the twenty-four hours ending at 7
■m., March 10, 1922:
Kaln and somewhat warmer tonight,
■lowed by rain or snow and colder
Ida v.
( HOURLY TEMPERATURE.
K 6a. m 35
■ 7a. m 36
■ a. m 35
B 9a. m 33
B 10 a. m 39
B 11 a. m 44
■ 12 i noon) 54
Hip. in 53
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To Resume Work
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Pk- x, IMI
The Rev. Edwin C. Dinwiddle, former
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League
is going to resume active prohibition
work in Washington.
RACE QUESTION
SPRINGS UP IN
TREATY DEBATE
Southern Senators Assert Pact
Makes Japs Our Social
Equals.
WASHINGTON, Mnrch 9.—The racial
question was injected today into the Sen
ate tight over the four-power treaty.
Southern Senators Joined with those
from the Pacific Coast inquiring if the
pact would not place the American peo
ple on the same basis cf racial and social
equality as the Japanese.
Senator Simmons of North Carolina,
one of the Democratic leaders and rank
ing minority members of the Senate
Finance Committee, said:
“I do not like the four-power pact. I
cannot see why it Is that if we could
not have a treaty in the form of the
League of Nations, embracing the nations
of Europe and South America as well as
ourselves, why we should have such a
treaty with the yellow people of Asia.
SEES DANGER
OF WAR.
’’l am In sympathy with the purpose
of the pact for the limitation of naval
armament and with whatever other un
derstandings which may promise to eli
minate the couses for war in the Far
East, but in addition to the chief ob
jection to the four-power treaty which
I have suggested, there are many other
things about it which I do not like.
“I believe there lurks within it the
germs of war to a far greater extent
than were ever charged against the re
jected Versailles treaty.”
Much significance was attached to
Senator Simmons’ statement, in view of
the fact that he is one of those Demo
cratic leaders in the Senate who have
invariably entertained independent views,
despite his relations with former Presi
dent Woodrow Wilson.
SENATOR ROBINSON'S
OBJECTIONS.
Senator Robinson of A kansas, who
still reflects Mr. Wilson’s la-ague of Na
tions views, declared he had two chief
objections to the four-power trenty, one
that it placed the American people on a
basis of social equality with the Ja
panese and the otter that it left wide
open the problem of Jupane.se immigra
tion. still confronting California and other
Western States.
It was understood the Western ques
tion of Japanese immigration would be
emphasized in a speech which Senator
Hiram John-on of California was plan
ning to deliver in explanation of h's op
position to ratification of the four-power
pact.
Lower Prices Aid
Road Building
If the State board of tax commissioners
will approve the contract the contractors
for the building of the Alien County part
of the Lima road will reduce their bid
the extent of $131,011.91, according to a
proposal made today* to William A.
Hough, State tax commissioner.
The original bid made March 29. 1921,
was $363,000 and was accepted by the
Allen County commissioners but the
State tax board refused o approve the
contract at that price. Reduction in the
price of materials si .e that time has
mad* the cut poss*' ... the contractors
sny In their proposal.
The case Is considered an extraordinary
one by Mr. Hough and he states that he
will take the matter up with Attorney
General U. S. Lesh to determine if such a
proceeding could be carried out legally.
Mr. Hough stated that he thought that
the case would have to be re-opened by
the Allen County commissioners and new
bids received.
Devil Now Oscillates Wicked Shoulder
ALSO ENTERS PLLPIT WHEN SO INCLINED
That's How Dr. Stratton Feels About It
NEW YORK, March 9.—“ Modern
methods must* be used in fighting the
1922 model shimmy shaking devil. You
can’t combat the up-to-date Satan who
shakes a wicked knee on the dance floor
with the weapons our grandfathers used
against the old-fashioned brimstone
breathing Mephisto."
This is the answer of Dr. John Roach
Stratton, famous reformer, to Dr. Robert
Stuart MacArthur, who quit Calvary
Baptist Church —which he founded—be
cause he couldn’t stand Stratton’s sen
sational style.
Dr. Stratton will preach next Sunday
on the subject of Dr. McArthurs’ resig
nation from the church.
No longer does the Devil wiggle a
wicked forked tall, hut now he shakes
a shimmying shoulder, Stratton de
clared.
“The Devil of today Is no longer the
bold, brazen Devil of years ago. The i
ONLY NINE
EX-SOLDIERS
AT SUNN YSIDE
County Prepared to
Care for More
Patients.
HOUSES
Government Hospitals
Preferred to Con
tract Places.
Only nine ex-service tubercular
m< n are patients at Sunnyside Sani
tarium, although the county has gone
to great expense in erecting two
portable houses for this class of
patients.
This became known today when
Dr. H. S. Hatch filed his monthly re
port with the county commissioners
for the month ended Feb. 20.
Tha report shows that seven ex-service
men were in residence at the sanatorium
Jan. 20, that three were admitted dur
ing the month aud one discharged, mak
ing a total of nine ex-serTiee men being
treated Feb. 20.
BEDS AVAILABLE IN
GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS,
i Dr. Hatch states in his report for the
month ending Feb. 20, which was ten
dered to county commissioners today,
that “the veterans are paying us $3.00
per day for the maintenance of six of
theso patients. It will be noted from
the above census that we have but few
ex service men under treatment. Since
the veterans' bureau has several hundred
vacant beds available In Government
hospitals, they are unwilling to refer
cases to contract hospitals when treat
ment at a Government hospital Is ac
ceptable to the patient. However, wo
are holding open a few vacancies for
these patients, so that we may bo able
to take care of any referred to us.”
The report shows that on Feb. 20 there
were forty-seven men patients, thirty
tb- • woujen, twenty-four children, mak-
I . the total of 101 at Sunnyside. A to
tal of nine patients were discharged dur
ing the rnuntli and twenty-six admitted.
STATISTICS OF
INSTITI TION.
The report also shows the grent ac
tivity of the out-patient department as
i follows:
Visits made to patients in homes... .1.17
| Visits made in behalf of patients.... 50
Total 187
Number of cases referred to super
visor city tuberculosis clinics, county
nurses and fresh air schools for
follow-up visits 9
Number of visits reported by same.. 50
Total number of visits made In behalf
of Sunnyside patients 237
Number of letters written for or about
patients 8
Number of patients tnkon to and from
city In nurse's car. .. 6
Number of lays spent at Sunnyside.. 8
Number of clinics held exclusively for
sanatorium eases 7
Number of visits from old patients.. 24
Number of new patients attending
clinics q
Total number patients attending clin
ics 30
Number applications during the month
for admisston to Sunnyside 20
Number of applicants rejected 1
Number of applications on baud.... 458
Estimated number contact cases in
homes of new patients visited dur
ing the month (children, 33; adults,
32) ; total V>
Number of cases referred to Flower
Mission for hospital care 2
Number of rases referred to Flower
Mission for relief 2
Number of cases referred to Public
Health Nursing Association 4
Number of cases referred to Charity
Organization Sorlety 6
Number of cases referred to Catholic
Community Center 1
Number of cases referred to Jewish
Federation 1
Mr. Hatch reports that “our new labo
ratory technician began his duties on
Feb. 10. Our laboratory which formerly
was crowded in our drug room has been
moved to the basement, into a room given
over entirely to th!s use.”
It is stated also that Industrial rec
reation has been resumed at Sunnyside
with Mrs. Blanche McN'ew in charge.
ELEVEN LIVES LOST AT SEA.
AMSTERDAM, March 9.—Eleven lives
were lost when a Dutch vessel foundered
in the gale in the Zuyder Bee today.
Uses Pocket Knife
in Hasty Operation
to Save ToFs Life
CINCINNATiT OhloT March 9
When I)r. C. C. Payne realized ‘John
Washington, 2, was about to die ana
he had no time to send for surgical
Instruments, he operated with a
pocket knife.
The child had stopped breathing
when Dr Payne split open the wind
pipe with his crude instrument and
permitted the passage of air into the
lungs. A peanut lodged in the throat
was causing suffocation. The peanut
was removed and the child is re
covering.
’22 MODEL SATAN
NEW YORK, March 9. —Here’s how file
Devil hits changed since the time Dante
wrote his memorable “Inferno,” accord •
Ing to analysis off Dr. John Roach
Stratton, pastor *f Calvary Baptist
Church:
IN DANTE’S TIME,
llorns, hoofs forked tall;
Headquarters In Hell;
Fired up with brimstone;
IN 1922.
Fashionably dressed.
Some times in pulpit.
Fires up with Jazz, bridge whist,
movies, theaters.
now model has arrayed himself like an
angel of light.
“He dresses in latest fashion; la a
INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1922.
Mrs. Obenchain Tells
Own Story of Tragedy
Chicago Divorcee Tak es Stand in Kennedy
Death Hearing .
LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 9.—“ Mrs
Obenchain, take the stand."
With these words, Jud Rush, chief
defense counsel, today brought the trial
of Madalynne Obenchain, pretty Chicago
divorcee, charged with the murder of J.
Belton Kennedy, to a dramatic climax.
Mrs. Obenchain, a triile nervous and
before one of the largest crowds that
ever filled a Los Angeles courtroom, took
the witness chair aud began telling her
own complete story for the first time. A
few minutes befo*e she went on the
stand Mrs. Obenchain predicted that, her
testimony would win her acquittal.
She was preceded on the stand by one
witness who testified briefly. Miss
Marilyn E. Smith told of Belton Kennedy,
who wooed Mrs. Obenchain, showering
her with letters and gifts.
Refreshing her memory by referring to
her little red-covered diary, Mrs. Oben
ebain related her ill-fated romance with
the man she is alleged to have conspired
to kill, J. Belton Kennedy. She be
gan her testimony by telling how she
broke with Kennedy and demanded he re
turn to her the letters she had written
him.
After establishing the fact. Mrs. Oben
chain know Kennedy in his lifetime, Kush
showed her an envelope. It was the en
velope In which she returned to Kennedy
PERSHING ANGRY
WASHINGTON, March 9 —Gen.
John J. Pershing, chief of staff, strode
in Congressional boll today, donned
his fighting togs and flayed < onirres
slonui attempts to reduce Uncle
Sam's Army to less than 130,000 en
listed men and 13,000 officers.
Unhesitatingly, General Pershing
stepped into tho thick of a bitter light
being waged by tile House Military
Affairs Committee against the House
Appropriations Committee's proposal
to cut tlie Army to 113,000 men and
11,000 officers.
The country will be without an
armed force large enough to handle
domestic emergencies, “let alone pos
sible foreign trouble or invasion" if
Congress cuts the Army to 115,000
enlisted men. General Pershlnp told
the House .Military Affairs Committee.
Told by Chairman Kahn that the
Army appropriations bill soon to be
introduced would recommend 115,000
enlisted men, tho General said:
“Well, all I can say is the people
will suffer.”
AUDIT DELAYS
SIPE INQUIRY
Investigation of Former
Clerk’s Accounts Is
Under Way.
The grand Jury investigation of the
expenditure of trust fund* by Richard V.
Sipe, former county clerk, was delayed
today because of the desire of William
P, Evans, prosecutor, that the audit of
Pipe's books being made by the State
board of accounts be in Ms possession
before the Investigation starts. Jesse E.
Eschbach, chief examiuer of the board
of accounts, was at the courthouse for
a conference with Mr. Eavan.
The board of account* audit, revealing
In detail the condition of the clerk * of
fice, is expected to he completed soon.
Illinois Politician
Dies at Danville
DANVILLE, Til., March 9 Joseph
Beard, 69, well known in Democratic pol
itics throughout eastern Illinois, died at
his home here today. During the admin
istration of President Cleveland he was
postmaster h**re and he was three times
mayor of Danville. He had been con
fined to bis home with paralysis for sev
eral years.
Says Short Skirts
Cause of Downfall
POnOIIREEPRIE, N. Y„ March 9
Short skirts caused the downfall of
Charles Lasher today as he left for Sing
Sing to spend twenty five years for at
tacking women.
“Dresses showing too much leg have
ruined more men than anything else,” he
declared, “I will be glad to stay In Jail
until the styles change."
Juvenile Detention
Home to Beßemoved
Plans today were being made for the
Immediate removal of the Juvenile De
tention nome from its present location
at 62 West North street to temporary
quarters at 1102 North Capitol avenue,
which has been leased for one year by
the county commissioners. The property
leased is known as the Linton Cox prop
erty. By the time the lease expires the
commissioners hope to have built anew
detention home.
It was necessary to vacate the present
detention home property because it has
been sold and the owner has demaried
immediate possession.
past master in brldgo-whist playing and
the bunny-hug.”
Nor does the new Devil care where he
goes, In Stratton's belief, for he says:
“The Devil often sits in the seats of
theologians and sometimes enters the
pulpit."
Brimstone of Dante’s time has turned
to Jazz, movies and the theaters of
1922, Stratton said.
"T\ le 1922 Devil Is an advocate of Jazz
and a’ regular attendant at movies and
theater.’ ”
SupremA efforts of the new Devil, ac
cording to ' Stratton’s analysis, are:
To underline virtue of women.
To destroy piascullne honor.
To wreck th \ marriage vow.
To cheekmuttV the church.
And to overthrow the old-fashioned
home.
“These things are N he 1922 model Devil
and these are some oi\hls works,” Strat
ton declared.
the letters he had written her and his
pictures when they separated in May,
1920.
On the envelope was written by Mrs.
Obenchain these words:
'lf you really believe I have been un
truthful to you I am glad you gave up.
When faith Is destroyed, the rest soon
leaves. I want my letters and pictures.”
After she sent this note, Mrs. Oben*
chain testified, she never received her
letters from Kentucky and id not hear
from him or see him during the rest
of the year 1920. She said she went to
Chicago and returned to Los Angeles
Jan. 7. 1921. She said she did not notify
Kennedy she was coming here. Twice
she saw Kennedy on the street with
out speaking to him.
Jan. 14, she testified, she telephoned
to him. She said she asked him to re
turn her letters and ho demanded she
see him.
“I told him It wasn't necessary we
should see each other and he should
give them to my friends and he should
said, ‘Won't you ever give me my let
ters?’ And he said, ‘No, I don't think
I will. I want to see yoii and explain
things.’ I told him I would think it
over and let him know,” said Mrs. Obcn
chuln.
i
SCHOOLBOARD
MAKES FINDING
FOR PRINCIPAL
Dismisses Charges Against
Miss Josephine Smith
After Hearing.
Without a dissenting vote Miss Jo
sephine J. Smith, principal of the Ben
jamin Franklin School No. 36, Capitol
avenue aud Twenty-Eighth street, was
cleared by the board of school commis
sioners of charges filed against her at
the last regular meeting of tho board
following a public bearing today.
Four members of the board, Charles 1..
Harry, Dr. Marie Ilaslcp, W. D. AllUon
and Bert S. Uadd voted in the affirmative
on a motion declaring that the petitioners
had failed to produce evidence .sufficient
to Justify their charges, While the fifth
member of the loard, Adolph Emhardt,
asked to lie excused from voting ou the
ground that he had coine to the meeting
lato and had not heard all the evi
dence.
Miss Smith was charged with interfer
ing in the selection of officers of the
I’nrent-Teuoher Association, with being
against progress in school affairs, with
discouraging initiative on the part of
teachers under her, and with inability to
handle pupils of the school properly.
FOI R WITNESSES
ACCUSE TEACHER.
The petitioners, whose case was pre
sented by 1.. O. Snethen, acting ns their
attorney, depended for their case upon
tiie testimony of Clyde E. Sherrb k. 2SIS
Indianapolis avenue; William II Meyers,
2721 North California street, Mrs. F. J.
Adams. 2832 Indianapolis avenue, and
Mrs. Grace King, 2503 Shriver avenue.
About sixty residents of the neighbor
hood attended the hearing and about
forty of these seemed friendly to thu
cause of Miss Smith.
Mr. Sherrlck told tho board Miss Smith
had sent his son from school about a
year ago, declaring lie was feeble mind
ed. Later he was examined by two
physicians and tho clinic of Indiana
University School of Medicine and de
clared to be normal. However, it was not
until about Christmas the hoy was re
admitted to the school.
Mr. Meyers testified his 16-year old son,
who Is in the seventh grade, was told to
“take his books aud go home, that he
was not wanted." When he called Miss
Smith on the telephone Mr. Moyers said
she told him the boy “had no brains and
was not fit to bo In school." He was
transferred to the truant school where he
Is getting along splendidly, the father
said. He accused the principal of “hav
ing a pick on tho child.”
SAY'S TEACHER
APPOINTED SELF.
Mrs. Adams, formerly president of the
Parent-Teacher Association of the school
and who resigned because of discord
within the organization, said Miss Smith
had appointed herself treasurer of the or
ganization and said she would keep the
position ns long as she was at No. 36.
Mrs. Adams also said Miss Smith was
unable to give a complete accounting of
almost ?500 entrusted to her as treas
urer.
Following the completion of the evi
dence against Miss Smith, Edward F.
Warfel, State oil inspector, who with
Clark Wells, represented the adherents
of tho principal, announced he would not
present any evidence or examine any
witnesses, and asked that the board de
clare the charges unjustified.
Consideration of the charge made
against Miss Josephine K. Bauer, princi
pal at school No. 51, Roosevelt avenue
and Olney street, will be disposed of at
the regular meeting of the board Tues
day night. Miss Bauer Is said to have
sent a girl home from school because she
was too poor to purchase sewing ma
terial. It was stated at the meetiug
the woman who made the charge had
come to the board to say she had been
misinformed about tho matter and Miss
Bauer had not done this, but through
some misunderstanding she had left be
fore making a statement.
EMHARDT BLAMES
VOCATIONAL DIRECTOR.
R. C. Lowell, director of vocational ed
ucation, who has been under fire by
board members in connection with the
closing of a number of part-time schools
due to lack of funds, was accused open
ly by Commissioner Emhardt of being
behind tho great amount of agitation for
the continuance of these schools which
has caused the board no end of trouble
in the last week. Mr. Lowell was in his
own office, next to the room in which
the board was meeting at the time the
statement was made, but he was not in
vlted in to hear It.
Murderer Is Given
Week to Get Ready
to Meet His Maker
WASHINGTON, March 9.—A week’s
respite from execution in order he
may “prepare to meet his maker” was
granted today to John McHenry, 24,
who was to have paid the death pen
alty here tomorrow for murder.
McHenry shot a merchant to death
and then shot and fatally wounded
a detective who tried to arrest him.
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MINE CHIEFS
FIGHT STATE
AGREEMENTS
Say District Action
Strikes at Heart o l
Organization.
PERIOD CRITICAL
Leaders Ask Unbroken
Lineup in Wage
Contest.
Coal miners were fighting an uphill
battle today to assure victory in their
strike threatened for April 1. Offi
cers of the United Mine Workers
here feel that such assurance would
go far toward averting the suspen
sion.
Going into the most critical period
their organization has ever faced,
they were working along three differ
ent lines in an effort to brighten the
union’s future.
1. Tf> suppress insurrection In the
United Mine Workers and put up an
unbroken line In their Impending
strike.
2. To swing public sentiment defi
nitely behind them, and
3. To induce mine owners either di
rectly or Indirectly through Govern
ment Intervention to enter a wage
conference before the existing agree
ment expires .March 31.
EFFORT TO SW ING
ILLINOIS IN LINE.
The main effort* wera towards win
ning tha Illinois miners—tho largest dis
trict in the union—in lino with tho ad
mjnlstruton of President John L. Lewie
and to prevent negotiation of a separate
Stute wage argeement there.
Union chiefs feel that separata State
agreements would strike at the very heart
of their organization and would enable
the mine owners to play one district
of the union uiralnst another.
International officials telegraphed to
Frank Farrington, president of tho Illi
nois miners, and old-time foe of
international officials of the union,
that “we are pleased to know It
Is the purpose” of the Illinois miner*
“to comply with the decision” of the
executive, board la session here against
any separate agreement in Illinois or
elsewhere in the bituminous coal fields.
FARRINGTON’S
TELEGRAM.
The telegram to Farrington expressed
the hope that “your acquiescence in this
matter will no doubt set at rest, many
untrue reports “that District 12 (Illi
nois) proposes to make a separate dis
trict wage agreement." It was in reply
to one from the Illinois union chief
stating that the Illinolls miners would
cooperate with the international board
only so long as there was prospect ot
an iutersiate mlners’-operators’ confer
(Cuntinurd on Page Two.)
Secretary Davis
Again Attempts
to Avert Strike
WASHINGTON, March 9—Secretary of
I.*bor Gails today made u final effort to
bring about a national conferenuce of
coni operators and miners, which would
avert tho Nation-wide coal strike, threat
ened for April 1.
The Secretary issued a statement urg
ing the operators and minors to join In
tho conferene* In accordance with the
wishes of President Hording.
“The Government has no desire to in
terfere unduly, but having not only the
interest of the employes and employer*
In mind it also lias a duty to safeguard
the interests of the people who will be
nffeoted seriously by tho suspension of
eool mining,” Secretary Davis stated.
“I cannot see why In tho Interests of
common senco. tlie two sides to the coal
controversy cannot get together and ad
just their differences and save the coun
try from the costly result* of a strike.”
Tho Secretary pointed to the agreement
of the anthracite workers and operators
vrho will tnoet In New York March 15 to
discuss their differences. Ho said he
thought the bituminous Interests should
do likewise.
“Until such a meeting is held In ac
cordance with the previous understanding
tlie two sides to the coal situation have
not discharged the obligations resting
upon them,” he sold.
2 Local Men to Seek
Places in Assembly
Two local Republicans announced their
candidacy today for tho State Legislature
from Marlon County subject to the pri
mary May 2. They were Russell V. Dun
can, an attorney, and Edmond 11. Her
scliel, also an attorney. Both have offices
in the State Savings and Trust Compuuy
Building.
Mr. Duncan is a graduate of the Ben
jamin Harrison Law School, a member
of the American Legion, having been
a member of the flying corps during the
war, and a member of the Marlon Club.
Mr. Herschel is also an ex-service man
and is likewlso a graduate of the Ben
jamin Harrison Law School. He has
lived here all his life.
Wflliam Murphy, Peddler,
Found Dead in His Room
A familiar figure of the West Wash
ington street and Senate avenue district
was lost today when William Murphy,
60, shoe string and chewing gum ped
dler, wffs found dead in his room at 54
North West street by police. The author
ities said he had committed suicide by
turning on the gas and locking his door.
John la. Macßae, another roomer at
the house, smelled gas and notified Mrs.
Cora Wilson, the landlady. He then
called the police. Motor Policemen
Bernauer and Gooch broke In the door
and found the peddler, partially dis
robed, sprawled across the bed. lie had
been dead several hours. Persons at the
house said he locked himself In about
0:30 o'clock last evening. His body was
not found until 11 a. m. today.
Murphy had been ill since he was run
over by an automobile In Wast Wash
ington street two years ago.
It’s a Habit
'J TTrS.TIovA tioc K. M
vt M
Tho turbulent sea of matrimony holds
no fear for Mrs. Florence E. Wa tker of
Boston, twice widowed aud twice di
vorced, who soon will marry her fifth
husband, Elwood B. Wagner.
NAVY MILL NEED
40,000 RECRUITS
TO FILL RANKS
Secretary Denby Says Num
ber Quitting at End of En
listment High.
WASHINGTON, March 9.—Forty thou
sand recruits must be added to the
United States Navy within the next year
to maintain its new-tline strength of 90,-
900 men, it was declared today by Secre
tary of the Nary Denby appearing before
the Senate Naval Affairs Committee. Den
by testified that the enlistments of 41.900
men would expire in the next twelve
months, but that half of them would re
enllst. He added that 20,000 more would
be discharged on physical or disciplinary
grounds.
The Secretary revealed that the number
of sen quitting the Navy at the end of
rheir enlistment periods during the cur
rent fiscal yea. is larger than ever before
in history.
“Ordinarily about 23,000 men have to
be replaced each year in a Navy of 100.000
men." he said. “During the next year we
will have to replace 40,000 men with raw
recruits, owing to the number of men
quitting at the end of their enlistments.
Approximately 41,900 enlistments expire
next year, while we expect that 20,000
more men will be discharged on physical
or disciplinary grounds. Os the 41,900,
however, about one-half will re-enllst.
"Os the 40.000 men we expect to train,
7.000 will be trained on the Pacific coast
and about one thousand, at the Great
Lakes station, in Illinois. The remainder
will be trained ou the East coast.”
More Time Granted
to Probe Cases of
Burton and Smoot
WASHINGTON. March 9.—The Senate
i today granted the Senate Judiciary
Committee an extension of time in
which to further consider the constitu
tional eligibility of Senator Smoot of
Utah aud Representative SurtoD. Re
! publican of Ohio, to serve on the World
! War deft commission, to which they were
i appointed hy President Harding.
The Senate's action was taken at the re
, quest of Senator Nelson, Republican,
i Nebraska, the committee chairman, after
i the committee failed to reach any final
i conclusion in the matter and decided ter
adjourn until Wednesday before taking
! a final vote.
Commerce and Labor
Expenses Allowed
WASHINGTON. March 9.—The Com- |
tierce and Labor appropriation bill,
totalling $25,736,000 for current expenses
j In the two departments during 1923, was
| passed by tho Senate today without a
| record vote. The bill provides $18,754,-
| 205 for tho Department of Commerce and
$0,972,320 for the Department of Labor.
Steal 2 Sacks of Mail
at Springfield, 111.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., March 9.—Two
sacks of mail were stolen from the bag
gage room at the Wabash depot here
today by thieve* who opened the en
trance door with a pass key. Doth
pouches contained flrst-olnss mall, blit
the value of their contents has not been
determined.
Wife Asks SIO,OOO
for Ruined Hubby
Special to The Times.
HUNTINGTON, Ind., March 9.—Mrs.
Hazel Heilman today filed suit against
Rex Adams for SIO,OOO. She charges that
Adams plied her husbnnd with bootleg
whisky to such an extent that he was
no longer a peaceable manufacturer of
pop and soda water and a loving husband,
but became so cruel that sho was obliged
to divorce him.
No address of relatives could be found.
The only trace of the peddler’s family
was through a statement he made to Mrs.
Wilson when he rented the room two
days ago that he had two sons in Ger
many who were going to be tried for
something and a recollection of Motor
policeman Gooch that Murphy had told
him about four years ago that he had
relatives In Los Angeles. At that time
Gooch was called to the Union Station on
a report that Murphy was acting queerly.
The peddler had drawn his little fortune
of S3OO out of the bank and was about to
set out for Los Angeles. Gooch said he
persuaded the oid man to put his money
back in the bank and not undertake the
long trip. Murphy was not in uncom
fortable circumstances when found, there
being more than $36 in his clothing.
The body was taken to the city morgue.
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U. S. REFUSAL
GIVES GENOA
PARLEY GULL
Characterizes Confer
ence as Political
Gabbing Bee.
REPLY" IS FRANK
Hopes ‘Regrets* Will
Put End to Invi
tations.
WASIHNGTON, March 9.—Tlie
Genoa economic conference sched
uled to meet one month from tomor
row may again be postponed or called
off entirely as a result of the some
what curt refusal of the United
States to participate, according to
views privately expressed today in
official and diplomatic quarters here.
The tenor of the American note to
Italy declining to participate caused
a profound surprise among diplomats
in Washington.
Millie it had been expected the reply
cf this Government would be unfavorable
to acceptance, there had been no ex
pectation that the American note would
throw so much cold water on the propo
, sitlon.
Instead of fencing around with diplo
matic phrases to soften the blow, tha
Secretary of State took tho bull by tha
horns and unhesitatingly characterized
the whole Genoa project “a conference
of a political character in which tha
United States could not helpfully par-,
ticipate.”
HOLDS PARLEY
POLITICAL SCHEME.
This constituted little les3 than a re
buke, it was pointed out, besides call
ing attention of the world to the fact
the United States believes tho project
to be masquerading under false • pre
tenses by purporting to be an “economio
and financial" parley when in reality
it Is a political gathering called to proi
mote political ends.
! France is known to be lukewarra to
the Genoa project, suspecting it as de
signed to be little else than a tail to
the British-Italian trade kite in eastern
Europe.
Great Britain and Italy, according to
French sources, promoted the Genoa
project with the primary object of open
ing up the vast markets of Russia to
British and Italian manufactured goods.
FRANCE SOMEWHAT
ON FENCE.
France is distrustful of the conference
in other respects, notably because of the
' inclusion of Germany and Russia in tho
! list of invited guestß. The upshot of the
; American refusal to sit in is expected in
j Washington to be a stiffening of tho
■ French opposition with the result that
'the British-Italian promoters may call off
the meeting.
Administration officials were hopeful,
too, that the rather bald statements in
the American reply would be taken at
their face value in Europe—as fair warn
ing that, while willing to participate in
any internationai undertaking that gives
promise of accomplishing world good, the
United .States nevertheless is going to
maintain her traditional isolation from
(Continued, on rage Three.)
Believes Pneumonia
Epidemic End Near
The end of the influenza-pneumonia
epidemic, which has taken its toll of
five or six lives a day for a month, is
in sight, Dr. Herman G. Morgan, secret
tary of the board of public health, an-i
nounecd today. Only two deaths wera
reported yesterday and one today.
Set Airbrakes, Then
Rob Train and Crew
BUFFALO, X. Y.. "March 9.—After
setting the airbrakes on a New York
Central freight train as it entered the
yards at Forks, eight miles east of here,
bandits today robbed the cars and train
crew. Later three men were taken Into
custody by the New York Central police.
M. E. Welch, assistant superintendant
of the New York Central, said It was be
lieved the loot had been recovered.
Judge W. W. Thornton
to Return to Bench
After an Illness of about five weeks,
Judge W. W. Thornton of Superior
Court, room 1, today returned to his
court chambers for the first time. For
the past two weeks. Judge Thornton has
been resting In a sanitarium lu Martins*
vllle. He will resume the bench Monday
morning. Robert Dalton, who has been
acting as Judge pro tem, during Judge
Thornton's illness, will relinquish the
bench at that time.
Health Association
Makes Good Record
Only eight out of the R3S influenza and
pneumonia patients cared for by nurses
of the Public Health Nursing Associa
tion during the past four weeks died.
Miss Edna Hamilton, superintendent of
nurses for the association, reported to
the board of directors at the monthly
meeting today. Miss Hamilton said the
association was the only organized body
working in the epidemic, aside from the
city health department.
Establishment of a health center at
the Foreign House was discussed and re
ferred to the service committee, of wUlfs
Mrfi. W. W. Thornton is chairman, f* A
report at the next meeting.
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