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THE WEATHER
Increasing cloudiness. Warmer tonight and
Friday. Probably rain Friday.
VOL. XXXIV.
‘BONUS’ BILL IS PRESENTED TO HOUSE
OPERATORS TO
ANSWER RAISE
BID WJTH CUT
Anthracite Miners De
mand 20 Per Cent
Boost.
EMPLOYERS FIRM
Outcome of Confer
ence With Davis
Awaited.
WASHINGTON, March 16.—Although
the Administration now Is a convinced
a strike of soft coal miners April 1. Is
Inevitable,. there Is a growing belief
among high Government officials the
etlc-up will last for only a short time
and business will not be seriously af
fected by the walkout, a member of the
Cabinet, who Is In close touch with the
situation, declared today.
NEW YORK, March 16— Demands
of anthracite miners for a wage in
crease of 20 per cent will be an
swered by the operators tomorrow
afternoon with demands for anew
wage agreement cutting existing
rates about 15 per cent
This program was decided upon at
the Atlantic City conference of the
coal company head3, and since the
opening of negotiations here there
has not been any change in policy.
Accompanying their demands for wage
cuts will be a promise any decrease in
wages will be followed by a correspond
ing decrease In the cost of coal to the
consumer.
In addition, there will be the charge
the anthracite market Is Inactive and
the argument will be made it can only
be stimulated by bringing the price o t
coal down. One of the claims of oper
ators la the heavy production cost, and
thla, they say. is due to the war wages
still being paid the men.
WILL CONFER
WITH DAVIS.
It was announced at conference head
quarters John L. Lewis, international
president of the United Mine Workers,
and Vice President Murray would-con
fer with Secretary of Labor Davis, who
is desirous of extending his friendly
services in the cause of adjusting the
differences of miners and operators.
It Is possible conferences with Mr.
Davis may pave the way for a quick
termination of the problems before the
various interests. A compromise is not
improbable.
There is sufficient time to adjust dif
ferences and prevent a suspension April
1, but there are indications delay will
mark the negotiations until the bitumi
nous situation gives conclusive evidence
of peace or strike.
Both operators and miners ex, ected
Davis to urge that the anthracite mines
be kept in operation.
Davis has been advised by Labor De
partment mediators that the Govern
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DIAGNOSES HIS
OWN CASE, SAYS
DEATH TO ENSUE
Dr. Charles W. Conger Expires
Following Illness of One
Day.
Dr. Charles 'W. Conger, 50, for many
y*ars one of the best known physicians
In Indianapolis, died early today at St.
Vincent's Hospital following an illness of
only one day.
A remarkable featnre of the case was
that when Dr. Conger was taken to the
hospital he diagnosed his own case and
when he had completed the diagnosis
calmly said he was going to die.
He was graduated from Indiana Medi
cal School in 1898 and has practiced med
icine in Indianapolis ever since. He wax
an nnasnally fine mnslcian and as a
diversion from the practice of his pro
fession made a careful study of the vio
lin. Asa result he became a recognized
authority on toning violins, and it was
said he could do this even better than
experts who had devoted the greater
part of their lives to the work.
He was a member of Oriental Lodge
So. 56 of the Masonic order.
Dr. Conger is survived by Ms widow.
Dr. Elizateth Conger: his mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Conger of Colorado; two sisters,
Mrs. Anna Padgett of Alta, Colo., and
Mrs. Ida Tease of Indianapolis, and two
brothers, Julian of Wayne, Neb., and
Judson O. of Indianapolis.
Henderson Rites
Held at Home Today
The funeral of Mrs. Julia C. Henderson,
woman’s page editor of the Daily Time*.
yid prominent clubwoman, who died at
her home. 1519 Park avenue, early yes
terday morning, was held from the late
residence this afternoon. The Rev.
Thomas W. Grafton, pastor of the Third
Christian Church, of which Mrs. Hen
yierssn was a member, conducted the
serricea. Burial will be at Crawfords
vllla. Mr*. Henderson's former home, to
morrow.
I
. WEATHER
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
fer the twenty-four hour* ending 7
p. m., March 17, 1922:
Increasing cloudiness and warmer to
night and Friday: probably rain Prlday
afternoon or night.
HOURLY TEMPERATURE.
6 a. m 39
7 a. m 39
8 a. 46
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11 a. j 0... 47
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Published at Indianapolis, Entered as Second Class Matter, July 26. 1914, at
Ind., Dally Except Sunday. Poetofflce, Indianapolis, mi, under act March 3, 1879.
Says Farmer's Foster Daughter ‘Ghost'
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Bcenes at the famous "haunted house” at Caledonia Mills, Nova Scotia, where Dr. Walker Prince, New York
scientist, endeavored to trap a “ghost.” ,
The top picture shows the M -Donald farmhonse, Dr. Prince belnb In the center, with H, P. Whldeen and Dan
MacCritchie, both members of the party. Bottom shows the entire party, from left to right:
Alexander McDonald, the farmer whose report of ghosts brought the research party, Dr. Prince, a Mr Chisholm,
who saw weird lights over the McDonald home, MacCritchle, Whldeen and Mary Ellen, foster daughter of McDonald,
who has presented further claims of the presence of ghosts at the farm.
It was ’aid spooks caused fire to spout from various pieces of furniture In the house, driving the cattle away
and creating such a furore during the night hours as to prevent sleep or comfort.
One explanation of the strango happenings credited to radio waves, the house being between two sending
stations.
HALIFAX, March 16.—Mary Ellen McDonald, 13, daughter of Alexander McDonald, at whose farm near Antogontah,
unearthly fire* and other manifestations wrre reported, was herself the ghost which set the tiros, according to the
formal report of Dr. Walker Prince, Investigator of the American Institute for Pyschlcal Research.
A reporter did tha automatic writing. Dr. Prince discovered. He said there might be something psychlo back of It all.
Two of His 13 Wives Did the Proposing
ISAIAH MOORE’S ANSWER TO QUESTION
and He Never TFas Turned Down Once
Two of the thirteen wives of Isaiah
Moore, modem Solomon, did the propos
ing, Moore admitted today when asked as
to the tactics he used in persuading so
many women to marry him. Moore
added that no woman to whom he had
proposed ever refused him.
“How did I propose?’’ said Moore in
answer to a question.
“I don’t know just what I would say.
I suppose I war just like any other man.
My heart would be burning with love
and would pour it out.”
Moore said he usually tried to marry a
widow with children because he loved
children, but he could not say whether
he hail ever been successful in this.
HE LOVED SOME
BETTER THAN OTHERS.
“Two of my wives proposed to me,”
he continued. ‘iSome of them I loved bet
ter than others and some were more
anxious to marry me than others, but
no woman refused me.
"I suppose this is because I am edu
cated, because of my personality and be
cause I am a good singer.
“I never married any woman nnder
false pretenses except as to my previ
ous marriages. I never told them I had
money. They all knew I was a baker
and they all knew I was poor.”
Moore said he was 18 when he married
his first wife and that she was 27. He
said they had a daughter and that ne left
Ills wife nine months after the daughter
was born. He said the separation was
caused by her people.
•q loved that daughter and I still love
her.” he said. ”1 don’t know whether she
Is still alive or where she 1. I wish 1
knew. I was foolish then. I was too
yonng to marry.”
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Moore insisted he had not used the
church as a stepping stone to matrimony.
He declared he had first met only one of
his wives at a church, but that he had
attended church with many of 'hem.
He said the only church of which he
was ever a member is the Third Christian
Church of Indianapolis. He said he was
a member of this church and that he
sang in the choir.
Yesterday afternoon Moore had two
callers. Both were young women and
both said their husbands had deserted
them. They appeared at the jail to de
termnie whether Moore was their hus
band. Both said he was not :t*id both
refused to give their names.
“1 never saw those girls before,” Moore
said In commenting on his visitors.,
"They are not the type I would marry.
A woman I marry must be cultured.”
THINKS OPERATION
WILL CURE HIM.
Moore Is still insisting he must have
medical attention. He believed an opera
tion will relieve him of his desire to
marry and then to desert his wife.
He still has the idea that he will be-
PARK BOARD TO
ANNOUNCE SITE
Will Establish Playground in
Brightwood.
The hoard of park commissioners late
today will announce Its decision to es
tablish the playground and park In
Brightwood upon (he wooded block just
north of the James Russell Lowell school,
Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank announced.
A controversy over where the playground
should be has held up its development for
more than a year.
The hoard will hold hearings on reso
lutions for the acquisition of the Golden
Hill property, north of Thirty-Fourth
street between Northwestern avenue and
the canal and for the block between
Delaware street and Washington boule
vard north, of Fall Creek, through which
it Is planned to lay a connection from
Delaware street to Washington boulevard
when the county commissioners build a
bridge over the creek at Delaware street.
Bids will be received for a retaining
wall along the north bank of Fall Creok
from Thirty-First street to Ashland ave
nue.
. NEW CHANNEL ASPIRANT.
BATH, England, March 16. —Paul liad
mlioule, water polo champion, has en
tered upon a year’s training In prep
aration for an attempt to swim the Eng
lish channel. He la 35.
INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1922.
come an evangelist when he gets out of
hla trouble. He Is an admirer of Major
Earl C. Hite of the Volunteers of America
and continually asks to see Major Hite.
The “ace of bigamists” still sticks to
his slory that he has “only” thirteen
wives. His original statement was that
he had eleven, but since that time he has
remembered he liad two more, but he
cannot remember their names.
Letters froip various parts of the coun
try are arriving at police headquarters
inquiring about Moore and demanding to
know if he is the missing husband of va
rious deserted wives.
A woman in Aurora, 111., writes she be
lieves Moore Is the missing husband of
her daughter. She said her daughter was 1
married to a man giving his name as Ed- ;
ward Wright, March 4, 1921, and he de
serted her March 6, 1921. She said Wright
took S2OO belonging to her daughter. She
declared he was “not only a bigamist, but
a thief."
LETTER GIVES
DESCRIPTION OF MOORE.
A letter from Oakwood, Ohio, contains
an accurate description of Moore. The
letter says a man, giving his uaiue as
George F. Moore and representing him
self to ho a United Brethren preacher,
married a girl named Grace Gettal there
about two years ago and deserted her,
taking- with him money he had borrowed
and money belonging to the Red Cross.
A second letter from Oakwood describes
the same affair.
A letter from Springfield, Mo., written
by a cousin of Helen Hargrave, one of
Moore's many wives, said Moore married
her using the name of Harry Jarvis,
rather than the name of Vaughn, as he
had told the police.
A letter from Augusta, Kan., signed by
Mrs. J. A. Ashland of that city, offers to
j give informat ion concerning one of
Moore's wives.
Thomas O'Brien, chief of police of Ann
Arbor, telegraphs to ask if Moore mar
ried a girl named McAvoy In Detroit Oct.
3, 1921.
A good picture of Mooro is contained
In a letter from Guy Shields of Detroit,
brother of one of Moore’s wives. Shields
declares his sister died In Senttlc from a
broken heart after Moore had deserted
her. He said she died believing Moore
had met with foul play. Moore married
the Shields woman under the name of
J. Howard Melvin In . Couer D'Alene,
Idaho, according to the letter and they
motored to Spokane and later to Seattle.
He said Moore borrowed money on an
automobile and then sold the automobile
and disappeared. Moore and Miss
Shields, according to the letter, were
married by a priest. This is the first
departure on the part of Moore from the
Ptoteataat faith reported to the police.
PRESIDENT
AND HOUSE
IN CONFLICT
Wrangles Created in
Several Issues Due
for Showdown.
‘BONUS’ IN LEAD
Size of Army and Navy
Other Bones of
Contention.
WASHINGTON, March 16—A con
flict between the legislative and
executive branches of the Govern
ment is in progress today along a
half dozen fronts and a slowdown
between President Harding and the
heavy Republican majority in the
House can not long be delayed after
the President’s return from his
Southern vacation jaunt.
THREE CHIEF
WRANGLES.
The three main wrangles are: The
“bonus,'* supported by the Republican
majority in the House and opposed in
its preent form by the President and
his Cabinet advisers.
The proposal of the House Republicans
to cut down the size of the Army to
1X3,(G0 men and force the withdrawal of
all troops except a corporal's guard from
Germany, China, Hawaii and tho Philip
pines.
The proposal of the House Republicans
to cut down the size of the Navy to flo.OoO
men snd force a suspension of much of
the Navy's activity.
The Army fight gave promise of de
veloping Into a bitter one, overriding the
opposition of General Pershing and the
executive branch generally, tho House
Republicans presented an Army supply
bill which not only cut down the size
of the Army materially but also gave di
rection as to how this was to be accom
plished by withdrawal of troops from
overseas assignments.
This was characterized by Chairman
Kahn and other opponents of the cut as
a Congresaional attempt to usurp the
prerogatives of the President of the
United States, who, as commander-in
chief of the Army and Nary, alone has
power to direct the disposition of the
armed forces of the Nation.
NAVY SITUATION
PARALLELS ARMY.
The Navy situation parallels that of
! Army—congressional economists having
decided that the Navy can get along
I with about half as much erp. nslve fuel
i oil as usual, now that the armament con
' ference has "established the reign of
\ peace."
I In addition to theae entanglements nu
merous others of lesser national impor
tance await the return of the President.
The tariff bill Is still tied up in the
Benato Finance Committee and threatens
to become the keying which will ef
fectually jam a whole mass of domestic
i legislation.
4-POWER PACT
TO MEET FATE
IN EIGHT DAYS
Senate Will Vote on Pacific
Treaty at Noon Friday,
March Zi.
WASHINGTON, March 16.— Again at
tacking the four-power Pacific treaty a
a “quadruple alliance,’' Senate- Reed,
Democrat of Missouri, charged > the
Senate today that Great Britain, France
anil Japan “double-crossed” us, secretly
and perfidiously, before and during the
World War, and would not hesitate to
“doubhvcrt>s” us again.
WASHINGTON. March 16.—Slightly
more than two-thirds of the Senate stood
ready to Indorse the work of the arma
ment conference. The Senate fight over
the four-power treaty simmered down
considerably today as a result of the
unanimous consent agreement for a final
vote on ratification on Friday, March
24. which was the direct outcome of ne
gotiations for a compromise entered Into
by Administration lenders with their
leading opponents.
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
By FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE.
WASHINGTON, March 16.—Vote on
the four-power treaty will be taken in the
Senate at 12 o'clock on Friday noon,
March 24. Unanimous consent to that
end was obtained late yesterday. It
was granted at the end of another des
perate but futile attempt by the opposi
tion to "devitalize” the original pact by
amendment.
On all hands—alike by friends ttnd foes
of the treaty—it Is considered the light
is ns good as over. The four-power pact
to insure peace in the Pacific is safe. It
will not go over the top with a bounding
margin of strength to spare. But It will
go over.
Unofficial prognostications fix the
eventful pro-treaty vote at a minimum
iof sixty five, with only twenty-eight
against—an excess of three .votes over
| the requisite two-thirds of sixty-two.
More optimistic pact supporters think the
“band-wagon" vote will turn out to be
even larger. They believe, both from
Democratic and Irreconcilable ranks,
there will be unexpected recruits when
it is realized the “spite bloc” has failed
lamentably to smash the treaty. With
the insular pact In snug harbor, the
other achievements of the Washington
conference—the naval limitations and
nine-power Chinese treaties—will have
easy sailing.—Copyright, 1922, Public
Ledger Company.
Police Find Half
Grown Tiger’s Lair
James Pyatt, 36, 4241 Baltimore ave
nue, was arrested today on the charge of
operating a blind tiger. The police say
they found a flfieen-gallon still, twenty
gallons of mash and a number of empty
jugs at his home. <*
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BRITISH GRANT
INDEPENDENCE
TO EGYPTIANS
Notify Other Powers
Country Is Sover
eign State.
MARTIAL LAW END
Sultan Ahmed Fuad
Becomes First King
of Province.
LONDON, March 16.-—A government re
script has been reissued at Cairo, an
nouncing the Egypt is an independent,
sovereign state, according to a Reuter
dispatch from that city. This formally
puts an end to the British protectorate
which has existed since 1914.
Sultan Ahmed Fuad becomes king of
Egypt and has taken the title of King
Fuad I.
Martial law has been abolished.
STEPS TAKEN TO
CREATE PARLIAMENT.
Steps are being taken for the creation
of a parliament.
Britain has notified the powers that
Egypt Is now a free state and that the
protectorate Is at an end.
A Central News dispatch reported seri
ous disorders at Cairo when announce
ment was made of Egyptian indepen
dence. The irreconciliables were held
responsible.
The British government proclaimed a
sovereign state having no connection
with the British empire and enjoying the
same status as any other sovereign state
in tho world. But Britain has in
augurated a European Monroe Doctrine
with its withdrawal of Its protectorate
over Egypt and reserves the right to
combat any effort by any power to Inter
fere in Egypt, as the United States does
with any South American state. Egypt
may and probably will have Its own rep
resentatives abroad.
BRITISH ANNOUNCE
RESERVATION.
The British reservations, ‘announced
coincident with the withdrawal of the
protectorate, were:
1. The security of British imperial
communications.
2. The defense of Egypt against at
j tack.
3. Protection of foreign Interests.
4. Retention of Britain's interests in the
Sudan.
ARBUCKLE JURY
TODAY—MAYBE
Eleven Tentative Members
Chosen—Three Are
Women.
RAN FRANCISCO, March 16— Com
pletion of a jury to try Roscoe (Fatty)
Arbuokle the third time for manslaughter
was probable today as tho trial entered
upon its fourth day.
Eleven tentative jurors were in the box
Including three women when court con
vened Tha State bad exercised ono of Its
five peremptory ehallenges and tbe de
fense two with eight still In reserve.
Thirteen Jurors will be selected in this
trial as in each of the others.
The State has revealed in questioning
prospective Jurors that every effort will
be made to keep from the record deposi
tions being taken by the defense in Chi
cago regarding tho past life of Virginia
Rappe.
‘Hell Can't Be Any Worse /
Says Youth Facing Death
Bible Holds Some
‘Good Stuff,’ He
Declares.
‘NO CHANCE HERE’
Hopes Spectators Will
Enjoy Seeing
Finish.
WASHINGTON, March 16.—Although
determined efforts were being made to
day to save John McHenry, 22, Connecti
cut youth, from the gallows, it appeared
certain the boy will bang tomorrow, un
less President Harding intervenes. Mc-
Henry was convicted of shooting a Wash
ington automobile dealer and of kill
ing a police detective who tried to
arrest him.
He was granted a reprieve of one
week to allow him to “prepare his soul."
The week will be up tomorrow. In the
following story McHenry tells how he
feels “about this hanging business.”
By JOHN MeHENRY.
(Under Sentenco to be Hanged Tomorrow
for Murder.)
WASHINGTON, March 16.—Well,
they’ve got me ready to die. The priest
has got me reading the Bible. Some of
it's good stuff, all right.
They hanged Jesus and he didn’t Kill
anybody. They've got a right to kill
me, I guess, but God oughtn't to have
let them kill Jesus. They kill you If
you’re good and they kill you if you're
bad. There’s a lot of killing stuff la
the Bible.
I’m glad they’re going to kill me at
last. It was no use keeping me alive. A
fat chance I’ve got of going to heaven.
Why didn't God give me a chance to
make good here? They never gave me a
chance here and I’m going to hell.
Well, let them send me to hell. I’ll go
there smiling. I'm going to the gallows
smiling. Why shouldn’t 1 smile? Maybe
they know how to treat kids better in hell
than they do here. It can’t be any worse
than it is berg.
I don’t know why I’ve been a bad egg.
I don’t know > lot of things. I can’t
FORDNEY SUBMITS
SOLDIER MEASURE,
ASKING ADOPTION
Ways and Means Committee’s Attached Re
port Urges Favorable Consider
ation by Congress.
FIRST STEP ON WAY TO ENACTMENT
"WASHINGTON, March 16. —The much-contested soldier “bonus” bill
was formally presented to the House of Representatives today by Chair
man Fordney of the Ways and Means Committee, with a report attached
favorably recommending its adoption.
The presentation of the bill to the House completes the first legislative
step on the way to enactment.
* Bonus 9 Cost Put
at $4,098,719,350;
20 Years to Pay
WASHINGTON, March 16—The total
cost of the soldier "bonus'* bill under
the plan proposed Is placed at $4,659,-
719,350, spread out over twenty years,
according to an analysis made by Re
publican members of the Ways and
Means Committee in its report submitted
to the House.
Os this total only about $500,000,000
will fail upon the Government during
the next five years, and only $74,279,000
during this fiscal year 1922-23.
The estimate of cost of the “bonus'* is
made out on a basis of 10 per cent pay
ments of compensation that amounts to
SSO or less, 70 per cent in adjusted serv
ice certificates, 2Vi per cent vocational
training aid; 10 per cent farm and home
aid and 7Mi per cent land settlement aid.
For the year 1922 it Is estimated the
“bonus” cost will be sl6,ooo,uot> cash;
$26,604,000 death payments; $31,675,000
vocational training.
1924 $26,440,000 death payments; $20,-
000,000 vocational training; $72,000,000
farm and home aid; $6,000,000 land settle
ment. Total, $124,440,000.
1925 $26,720,000 death claims, $650,000
vocational training; $64,000,000 farm and
home aid; $30,000,000 land settlement.
Total. $121,370,000.
1926 -$26,825,000 death payment's; $50,-
000,000 farm and home aid; $60,000,000
land settlement. Total, $130,825,000.
1927 $26,936,000 death payments: $16,-
000,000 land settlement. Total, $42,030,-
000.
After 1927 the Ways and Means Com
mittee makes allowances only for death
payments under the insurance certificates,
all other forms of “bonus" payments
(Continued on Fogs Two.)
MAY USE DATA
OBTAINED HERE
IN CEMENT CASE
Information Gleaned by Gov
ernor and Highway Body
Extensive.
Information coming to light in the ex
perience of Governor Warren T. McCray
and the State highway commission with
the cement manufacturers may have great
bearing in the investigation of the al
leged cement trust by tbe Federal Gov
ernment started in Chicago. Not only
the experience of the State, but that of
private contractors, who have been com
plaining may figure, Attorney General U.
S. Lesh said In an Interview today.
While there Is no direct evidence of
collusion In the hands of the State of
Indiana, the results of price fixing have
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understand this God stuff. I don’t know
why they say they've got to kill me be
cause I'm a bad egg end then tell me to
pray seven days and God will forgive me.
I didn’t want to kill those men. I didn't
want’ to kill anybody. Why didn’t God
give me a chance when I was a kid?
Why does he give ma a chance just be
fore I die?
I’d like to live o to show I’m not such
a bad egg, after ail. But what’s the
use?
I guess It’ll hurt all right when they
break my neck. A lot of people are com
ing to see them do It—well, I hope they’ll
enjoy It.
They're going to give me a good break
fast before they hang me. There’s a
lot of poor guys who are going to live
that’d like a good breakfast. Well,
what’s the ise?
They handed Jesus because he was
good and ndw they’re going to hang me
because I’nfi bad. —Copyright, 1922, by
International News Service.
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TWO CENTS PER COPT
Republican handlers of the “bonus
buzz saw in the House planned today to
“smoke out" President Harding as to hia
attitude on the pending bill Just as soon
as the Chief Executive returns from hi*
Florida trip.
Representative Fordney of Michigan,
chairman of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, announced he wonld go to the
White House as soon as Mr. Harding re
turns and endeavor to bring about an
agreement. Fordney will be accom
panied by Floor Leader Mondell, Repre
seitative Longworth of Ohio, Representa
tive Green of lowa, and other member*
of the Ways and Means Committee. They
will urge acceptance of the bill a* It
now stands.
UNCERTAINTY OF
ATTITUDE TIRES.
“We are tired of all this uncertainty
about the President's attitude,” they ex
plained. “There have been hints and in
timations of a presidential veto and if
there Is to be one, we wish to know It.”
Fordney and others profess to believe
the President has not been correctly
placed before the country as to his po
sition on the pending bill. They assert
his objections were directed against an
other “bonus" bill and matters he criti
cised In that bill have been eliminated.
They wish to explain the pending bill
to him.
AWAIT RESULTS
OK CONFERENCE.
There is to be no baste on the “Uonu*”
hill until after the conference with the
President. Those members of the com
mittee who voted against the bill
have until Saturday to file with
the House statements of objections
to the legislation. The bill cannot
be taken up for passage in tbs House
until next week. The proposed confer
ence with the President will not delay
action on the bill, Fordney said.
Republican leaders have made no plans
with "bonus" legislation should Presi
dent Harding state flatly he will veto the
present bill. The pressure is strong for
House action on the measure, irrespec
tive of the stand to be taken by the
President. "Bonus” advocates assert the
Senate will pass the bill If it is sent
JUST WAITING
WASHINGTON, March 16.—The
movement to eject Speaker Gillet from
his powerful place la the House,
should he block a gag rule for the
“bonus” was calming down somewhat
today. Those who met in secret for
such an attempt were not so certain
this unprecedented action could be
“put across." But the speaker will
face the political battle of his career
If he refuses to allow the gag rule
to be presented.
Plans for a conference with him as
he returns from vacationing with
President Harding were maintained,
however. This conference is destined
to be the scene of some plain talk.
Gillet, it is assumed, will bring back
some of President Hardings '‘bonus’’
views—views against the present pro
posal, which the "pro-bonusers” are
not too keen to hear.
through the House by an overwhelming
majority. There is uncertainty whether
an attempt will be made to override a
veto. Republican leaders will not cross
the bridge until they come to it, and will
not even discuss the possibility of hav?
ing to decide on such an issue.
Chairman Fordney dropped the bill s£to
the legislative hopper a short time ago,
after the House convened for business at
noon. He made no comment on It.
The bill probably will lay over until
next Monday, when It will be called up
under either a special rule or a suspen
sion of the rules, depending upon agree
ment in the meantime.
CUTS PRICE FOR
ASPHALT PAYING
$1 SQUARE YARD
Mansfield Engineering Com
pany Joins Marion Coun
ty Concern.
The Mansfield Engineering Company
has joined the Marion County Construc
tion Company In cutting prices of asphalt
street paving In Indianapolis, comparison
today of a bid submitted yesterday with
one on tbe same Improvement rejected
by tbe board of public works Feb. 27,
shows. The Marion County company
cut its price mure than $1 a square yard
upon the Insistence of City Civil En
gineer John L. Elliott that asphalt
prices will have to come down before
he will recommend the awarding of con
tracts. Prices submitted by the Mans
field Engineering Company shows that it
too has made a $1 a square yard cut.
Such action by the Mansfield Engineer
ing Company means that if the board of
public works awards it the contract for
the permament improvement of Mansfield
street from Eighteenth street to Twenty-
First street the property owners will have
to pay approximately $4,000 less than
they would have paid had the city civk
engineer not started his war on high
prices. The lowest total bid on asphalt
paving for this improvement received
Feb. 20 and rejected Feb. 27 was $lB.-
124.78. The second bid of the Mansfield
company totals around $14,000.
The decrease in the Mansfield Engineer
Company's prices is graphically shown
(Continued on Page Eleven.)
TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE.
The Commonwealth Community Club
will hold open house at 3216 East
Michigan street tomorrow night. Danc
ing will be a feature.
NO. 264.