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‘1 THE WEATHER
with probably rain tonight and
Not much change in temperature.
If )L. XXXIV.
LLOYD GEORGE
ASKS SUPPORT
OF COMMONS
Premier Riddles Po
litical Enemies in
Address.
WILL STAND PAT
Odds Favor British
Leader When Real
Test Comes.
LONDON, April 3.—“ To obtain recorni
tion from Great Britain, Soviet Ko
■ia must recognize the Russian foreign
debts, open her ports to Europe, give her
protection to trade and pledge herself
not to make war on her neighbors," de
clared Premier Lloyd George.
LONDON, April 3.—Flaying his
political critics at home, Premier
Lloyd George went before the House
of Common this afternoon and asked
Its support for the British policy at
the International economic confer
ence at Genq^.
The test of strength for the prime min
ister and his coalition government found
his supporters confident.
A vote of confidence was to be asked
of the Douse on a restitution which the
Premier to support in a lengthy
speech. The resolution, carefully pre
pared by the cabinet, expressed Parlia
ment’s approval of the Genoa economic
conference and confidence in the govern
ment to represent the country at that
gathering.
OiWs were two to one Lloyd George
wou’. get a large majority and would
not resign. The Premier, it was under
stood, would not be content with a small
majority but would want a margin of
b-itween two hundred and three hundred
votes.
Lloyd George's opponents in the House
prepared amendments to the Premier's
resolution, any one of which would cause
his resignation if passed.
LABOR EXPECTED
TO OPPOSE PLEA.
Labor representatives were to move to
tinend the governmeLt resolution to read
the House did not consider the present
government capable of representing Great
Britain at Genoa.
The Independent Liberals led by for
mer Premier Asquith and Sir Donald Mc-
Lean, were to propose a similar amend
ment If Labor's was defeated and the
Unionist “die-hards” under Sir George
Younger, whose opposition nearly caused
Lloyd George's resignation early in
March had stlU a third amendment ready.
The Unionist objection was to meeting
thn Russians.
just how far Lloyd George wonld go
insisting upon recognition cf
Russia was the chief point in
H|||H before h nr so 'o -peak. M •*.s
Print** Minister wen* too
recognition he might ai'enve
support in the Herts*.*
WeBB majority h sought.
must < =ta , ''ish comrlet* pea'*>
all Europe." Lh-yd G* .’•go
“with a view to dealing with
of trade ami ns-rpi om**nt
real basis for peace would be if
hHi wet** willing to a---ep* ').-•* allies'
ij&SSrmany cannot pay her reparation
until Russia has been restored.”
emphatically.
MQutia's large armies are nn excuse
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ntaGCiyS on the affidavit were
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to
IsEpr Beat Out Brains
Ind.. 3—Samuel
an unsuccessful attempt to
brains out with a iiamnor
he had tried to k‘!l bis wife
Mr*-. William* fak*
while *n jail.
attempted murder.
had been out of work for a
bis wife has be* u doing
WEATHER
Indianapolis and vicinity
ho ir ending 7 p. m„
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In temperature.
mMLy temperature.
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SMALL BOY SHOOTS
COMPANION WHILE
PLAYING WITH GUN
While a companion was piayiug with
a revolver he did not know was loaded
today, Gimber Whittaker, 13. son of Mrs.
Ed Whittaker, 321 South Davidson street,
was shot and seriously hurt. The boy
who did the shooting is Cloe Jones, 15,
337 Lord street. He Is being held by the
police pending investigation.
The shooting occurred at the Jones
home. According to the story told the
police, the boys were out of school dur
ing the noon hour. They obtained the
LEWIS WANTS
GOVERNMENT
TO TAKE MINES
Union Chief Declares
This Step Would
End Strike.
WASHINGTON, April 3.—Nationaliza
tion of the country's coal mines was
“seriously suggested” to Congress today
by John L. Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers, appearing before the
House Labor Committee which Is seeking
a solution of the present strike.
Nationalization, President Lewis told
the committee, is the Inevitable remedy
for the ills of the coal situation, which
he said, the operators have refused to
remedy.
“The mine workers,” said President
Lewis, “have been waiting, with ever
growing impatience, for many years, hop
ing to be able to detect somf signs that
the operators were awakening to a reali
zation of their duties. But so far nothing
has been accomplished.
“And so It is that the mine workers
say that there now seems to be no hope
except through nationalization. No rem
edy has been offered by the operators and
in default of any other remedy, the
mine workers seriously suggest 'hat the
Government take over and operate the
mines.
NO MISCHIEVOUS
OR WANTON SPIRIT.
"We do not do this through any mis
chievous or wanton spirit. We have no
desire to advocate irremediable steps in
any direction. But we see that it is in
evitable that sooner or later the Gov
ernment must take the step of national
ization, because we have finally given up
all hope of relief from the operators and
convinced, as we are, that tt is a step In
the right direction, we urged its con
sideration upon Congress. If the own
ers will not set their house in order tne
| public must step in and enforce order,
j because In a democracy such as this, no
set of men whether in the ranks of lbaor
i or of capital, can be allowed permanently
' to maintain a public nuisaee.”
With respect to settlement Immediately
of the existing strike emergency, Pretl
(Continned on Page Two.)
TACKLE AVERTS
BANK HOLD-UP
Watchman Employs Football
Tactics to Recover §20,000
in Currency.
WASHINGTON, April 3.—A bold at
tempt to rob the Merchants Bank in the
heart of the national capital was made by
three bandits shortly before 1 o’clock
here today. The three men snatched a
big pile of bills containing $20,000 and
dashed for the door. The cashier fired
three shots at them.
One of the bandits was captured when
a watchman brought him down with o
flying tackle. The money was recovered.
The bank is within two blocks of tae
White House and a half block from the
Federal Treasury.
Three Big Oil Tanks
Ablaze; Loss, $300,000
SAPULPA. Okia., April 3—Three tanks
of the Sapulpa Refining Company, con
taining nearly 170.000 gallons of oil,
were blazing fiercely hero today. The
loss, it Is estimated, will reach $300,000.
>•
CHAPTF?I
TO TAKE Mark Sahr at the age of 34,
jnd In the year 19" , and ut the place
Penny Green Is to necessitate looking
back a little toward tae time of his mar
riage In 1004, but happens to find him in
good light for observation. Encountering
him hereabouts, one who had shared
school days with him at his preparatory
school so much as twenty-four years
back would have found matter for recog
nition.
A usefully garrulous person, one Hap
good, a solicitor, found much.
"Whom do you think I met yesterday?
Old Sabre! You remember old Sabre at
old Wickamote’s? . . Yes, that's the
chap. Used to call him Puzzlehead, re
member? Because he used to screw up
his forehead over things old Wlckamote
or any of the other masters said and sort
of drawl out, ‘Will, I don’t see that,
sir.’ . . . Y'es, rather! . 1 . And then
that other expression of his. Just the
opposite. When old Wlckamote or some
one bad landed him. or all of us. with
some dashed punishment, and we were
gassing about it, used to screw up hit
nut in the same way and say, 'Well,
what does he mean, you ass?’ and he'd
start gassing some rot till someone said,
‘Good lord, fancy sticking up for a mas
ter!’ And old Puzzlehead would say, ‘You
sickening fool, I'm not sticking up for
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revolver from the room of W M. Cook, a
roomer at the Jones home. The revolver
contained only one cartridge, but the
Jones boy explained he did not know it
was loaded.
Tho bullet penetrated the Whittaker
boy's neck and he suffered seriously from
loss of blood before being taken to the
city hospital.
The police were told the boys were not
quarreling and that they were the best of
friends.
FIREMEN LEAD
TWENTY-FIVE
FROM BUILDING
Over-Heated Range Starts
Blaze in First Floor of
Apartment.
Twenty-five persons were assisted from
smoked-fiiled rooms and hallways in the
Shied apartments by firemen at 4:30 a. m.
today. An over heated range In the John
P. Kyker restaurant, 224 North Illinois
street, started a fire on the first floor
of the building that filled the upper
rooms with dense clouds of smoke.
Firemen carrying lanterns, hurried to
the upper floor o fthe building and guid
ed the occupants to the street. One
woman ran to Sergeant Dean soon after
reaching the street crying that she had
lost her purse. The sergeant entered the
building and found the purso lying on
the floor in the doorway of the woman’s
apartmeut.
While en route to the Are No. 13 com
pany's water tower threw a tire that
jumped the curb and crashed through the
front window of the Leo Krnuss Jewelry
store. 43 North Illinois street. Charles
Milender, 425 East New York street,
driver of the water tower, found it im
possible to make the turn at Illinois and
Washington streets because of construc
tion work on the east side of the street,
and the wheel of the tower hit the ce
ment loading platform on the west side.
SAYS THREATS
CAUSED SEVERE
BUREAU ACTION
Washington Times Declares
Employes Charged Dupli
cate Issue of Bonds.
WASHINGTON. April 3—The Wash
ington Times today printed a copyright
story to the effect President Harding
was forced to summarily discharge
James L. Wilmeth and other officials of
the Buearu of Engraving because of
threats made by the bureau employes
to publish a series of affidavits alleging
tho printing of duplicate Government
bonds existed In the bureau.
BOLD ATTEMPT
TO STOP TRAIN
Signal Wires in Rantoul Yards
Severed by Trio.
CHICAGO, April 3.—A bold attempt to
hold up tHe Seminole Limited of the Il
linois Central last night was frustrated,
according to reports from Rantoul, 111.,
received here today.
Signal wires In the south yards nt Knn
toul were put out of commission and on
imestigation three men were discovered
nt work. They fled when John Mahan,
division superintendent of signals, ac
costed them. ,
Mahan summoned a posse and searched
the yards, but the trio had escaped.
Wants Business Man
Aided Like Farmer
WASHINGTON. April 3.—-Congres
sional action today give industry and
business generally the same exemption
from the anti-trust laws as Congress
recently afforded to farmers was urged
by Senator Edge, New Jersey, today
when lie Introduced a resolution for a
congressional committee to investigate
the business situation and report to
Congress on legislative methods of re
storing domestic ami foreign trade.
him. I’m only saying he’s right from
how he looks at it and it's no good say
ing he's wrong.’ . . . Ha! Funny
days . . Yes, I met him . . .
‘‘Y'es in his office I saw him . . .
He’s a good business down there at
Tit'.borongh. Dashed good. ‘Fortune.
Erst and Sabre' . . . Never heard of
them? Ah, well, that shows you're not
a pillar of the Church, old son. If you
took the faintest interest in your par
ticular place of worship, or in any An
glican place of worship, you’d know that
whenever you wjuit anything for the
church from a hymn book ot a hassock
or a pew to a pulpit or a screen or a
spire you go to Fortune, East and Sabre,
Tidborough. Similarly in the scholastic
line, anything from a birch rod to a desk
—Fortune, East and Sabre, by return and
the best. No, they're the great, the great,
church and school-furnishing people.
"Married? Oh, yes, he’s married. Has
been some time. I believe, though they’ve
no kids. I had lunch at his place one
time I was down Tidborough way. Now
there’s a place you ought to go to
paint one of your pictures—where he
lives —Penny Green. Picturesque, quaint
if ever a place was . . .
"Yes, you go down there and have a
look, with your sketch-book. Old
Sabre’ll love to see jou . . . His wife?
. . . Oh, very nice, distinctly nice. Pret
ty woman, very. Somehow I didn’t think
(Continued on P 4 Two.)
INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1922.
SLATE MISSING
IN CITY HALL’S
PRIMARY PLAN
Mayor Shank Issues
Order to Official
Family.
KEEPS PROMISE
Employes Free to Vote
Their Choice, He
Says.
Notice that the Shank Republican or
ganization will devote practically its en
tire energy between now and May 2,
' when the primary election will be held
to working for the election of precinct
cominitteumen pledged to support >*ll
- E. Leiley for Seventh district chair
man, wa? served in an announcement of
Mayor Shank today.
The mayor said that In conformity with
his campaign pledge, to keep his hands
off of the primary, he is declaring “there
will be no official slate from the ui**-
hall.”
WARN POLICE
AND FIREMEN.
Policemen and firemen mnst “keep out
of all political activities, except voting,”
said the mayor and other employe* will
bo permitted to do political work, ex
cept outside of tho hour* they are hired
by the city. Whom the employes work
for, outside their city hours, is a matter
of no concern to the mayor, according to
the announcement.
While the mayor said ho is not going
to coerce any employe, ho ndded that
personally, ho Is for Albert J. Beveridge
for United States Senator and his brother,
Carlin H. Shank for county commissioner.
It is understood that in addition to
these two men the Shank city organiza
tion, which is rallying under the name
of the Marlon County Republican League
under the direction of William H. Arml
tage will work for tho candidacies of
George O. Hut sell for the Republican
nomination for county clerk and Edward
J. Robison for county treasurer.
STATEMENT
GIVES VIEWS.
The mayor's statement follows:
"During the campaign last fall I told
tho people that if 1 was elected mayor
of Indianapolis, I would not use my offi
cial position to force on the people a
slate of candidates for county office. 1
want to make good my promise and I
now declare that there will be no off!
• •la! slate from the city hall. No employe
will be forced In the supporting of any
candidate. Every employe will be re
quired to devote his entire time during
business hours to the city's business—
after that be may do as he pleases. Em
ployes of the police and fire department
must keep out of all political activities
except voting.
"Personally I am for Albert J. Bever
idge for United States Senator and my
brother Carl for county commissioner.
After the primary I would like to ere
William H. Freeman chosen county chair
man and William E. Relley district chair
man. These men are good, loyal Repub
licans and would make efficient chairmen,
but the thing I am now emphasizing Is
that so far as I am concerned, I do not
propose to use my official position In any
attempt to nominate any particular slate
of men for county office, r am a firm
believer in the direct primary—the peo
ple should have the opportunity of nom
inating as well as electing their officials
and this without th** Interference of nay
set of office holders."
Mr. Armltage said he was glad the
mayor Issued such a statement. The
Marion County Republican League's
chief effort Is to be devoted to the elec
tion of Mr. Freeman and Mr. Ueiley, he
said. Thus the Republican organization
would be kept In Shank hands.
OPPOSITION
ALSO ACTIVE.
Meanwhile the Coffin Dodson and
News-Jewett Republican factions con
tinue to maintain hope that they can
werts control fro mtlie Shank group.
Both wings have been In communication
with the Shank crowd and with each
other frequently for several days. It was
sal dthat the Coffin Dodson and News-
Jowett leaders met yesterday and were to
confer again late today In an effort to
effect some sort of combination.
Shank lenders said that both file Cof
fin Dodson and News Jewett sections
have made advonees toward a combina
tion with the presetn city hall forces, but.
Indicated that they view such advances
with distrust. The other factions "want
too much" Shank leaders said, and hinted
tnht they had Just about reached the final
conclusion that they might ns well go
out. and try to beat all comers. This nt
tltude has been reflected In Sln.nk talk
several times In the last few week'.
Police Suspect
French Apaches
Busy in Gotham
NEW YOTIK, April 3.—French Apaches,
most dangerous thugs of (he Paris under
world, have formed a gang In Now Y'ork,
police believed today.
Their first crime was committed! Sun
day, when they held up Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Shattuck and eight servants in
their Washington Square homo and made
away with SBO,OOO in jewelry. One of
them was captured and gave the name
of Eugenio Diurei. a French sailor.
Numerous other robberies gave New
York a Sabbath of crime. The day was
ushered in with a wild west hold-up near
Chelsea, N. Y., whore an army of forty
bandits traveling in seven motor ears
hailed a freight train under the impres
sion it was the “silk and money” spe
cial from Chicago. They broke into
several cars, but their loot was small.
Election Day Murder
Trial Jury Is Drawn
JACKSON,®Ky., -April 3.—Trials of
thirteen mountaineers charged with mur
der in connection with the election day
riots at Clayhole precincts were sched
uled to open here today.
Juries from outside of Breathitt County
have been drawn and may be empaneled
to hear tbe cases.
Library Emphasizes
Serious Type Books
This week Is being observed at the In
dianapolis Public Library as "Religious
Book Week.” Special displays of books
along religious lines are in evidence, as
are also posters with the slogan, “Good
Books Are Life Teachers.” During the
whole week emphasis will be laid oil the
circulation of the more serious type of
book. *
MAYOR BOSSE ,
STATE LEADER ,
NEAR TO DEATH
Democratic Chairman Suffers
Rapid Decline—Specialists
at Bedside.
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MAYOR BENJAMIN BOSSE.
EVANSVILLE, Ind„ April 3—Mayor
► Benjamin Boss*, Democratic State chair
man, was near death at his home here
today.
While physicians today held no hope
for Mr. liosse’s recovery they believed
death would not bo sudden, but would be
a matter of days. Pneumonia set in to
| day, adding to the seriousness of the
heart lesions and Bright's dlease which
followed sciatic rheumatism on the heels
j of an attack of influenza.
Dr. James B. Herrick, Chicago’s noted
heart specialist, was ct tho mayor's bed
side.
PICTURESQUE
IN POLITICS.
The career of Benjamin Bosse, who is
48 years old and a picturesque figure
in Indiana politics, has been unique.
From a grocer's boy he grew to be a
dominant figure In this district. He
also acquired a fortune of several mil
lion dollars.
Ho ha's" Just entered his third term as
mayor after the most spectacular cam
palgn in Evansville's history—a cam
paign which reached its climax In tho
action of Republicans In bringing suit
against Bosse and the elected ticket, con.
testing tbelr seats and charging the elec
tion was "bought."
Intense activities during the election
and since hastened the mayor's decline,
physicians said.
FORCED TO BED
AFTER SPEECH.
Two weeks ago he made a vigorous
speech before the State tax board on a
proposed $440,000 bond Issue, which bad
been a feature of the sensational cam
paign. The next day he was forced to
go to bod.
Mayor Bosse is president of the (Ilobe
ißosse-World Furniture Company, having
one of the largest plants in tho world and
the head of several smaller furniture con
cerns. lie Is president of one bank and
director in several others and the head
or a directing officer In fully ono hun
dred businesses and corporations. He
is Interested In the Vendome Hotel here
and In soveral other hotels over the coun
try.
His friends, for two years, have bent
their energies to make him the next
Democratic candidate for Governor of In
diana.
Real Test of
Strength in
Coal Strike
The real strength of the nation
wide coal tie-up Is now being deter
mined.
John L Lewis, before the House
Labor Committee, suggested nation
alization of the mines as a way out
of the repeated coal troubles. He
emphasized that tho miners wero
ready to meet the operators.
Miner officials say the strike is 100
per cent effective.
Operators, however, said that many
gainers simply took a holiday and
are returning to work.
In the Pennsylvania anthracite coal
districts, railroad shops are closed
because of the striko and a total of
3,000 raoti laid off.
Anthracite operators and miners
have resumed wage negotiations in
Now York.
In Chicago heads of railroad unions
discussed aiding the miners.
INDIANA DAILY TIMES
CIRCULATION STATEMENT
Month of March, 1922
March 1 53,835 March 16 52,768
March. 2 52,088 March 17 ®3,091
. - ko aoa March 18 54,562
March 4 64,275 March 20 52,079
March 5 Sunday March 21 51,924
March 6 52,731 March 22 51,816
March 7 52,441 March 23 52,022
March 8 52,436 March 24 - 52,210
March 9 52,261 March 25 52,038
March 10 52.312 March 26 Sunday
March 11 52,837 March 27 52,388
March 12 Sunday March 28 52,192
March 13 52,619 March 29 52,405
March 14 61,294 March 30 51,993
March 15 52,648 March 31 52,144
TOTAL DISTRIBUTION 1,417,833
Dally Average Distribution 52,512
Daily Average Unpaid 368
DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID 52,144
C. B. Julian, Manager of Circulation of the Indiana Daily Times,
being duly sworn, solemnly declares that the foregoing is a true
and correct statement of the circulation of that newspaper.
C. B. JULIAN,
Manager Circulation.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this Ist day of April, 1922.
W. B. NICEWANGER, •
Notary Public
My commission expires Jan. 29, 1924.
‘NO MEAN CITY’ MUST
MEAN WHAT IT SAYS,
AYERS MAYOR SHANK
Indianapolis Not to Be
Playground for
Robbers.
COPS GIVEN WORD
‘Sullivan No. 4’ Sus
pended on Intoxi
cation Charge.
Indianapolis is to become anything
but a health resort and recreation
center for criminals, according to or
ders issued to the police by Mayor
Shank and Chief of Police Herman
Rikhoff.
Chief Rikhoif yesterday directed ill un
desirables be picked up by the police, and
Mayor Shank members of the board of
safety and police officials spoke at a
general roll .-all and declared the highest
degree of eficiency will be demanded of
the force.
As part of the criminal clean-up cam
paign, the cooperation of Judge Delbert
O. Wilmeth of city court will be asked
and It Is believed “floaters" and that ele
ment which drifts aimlessly about from
city to city will be given orders to get
out of Indianapolis.
Shortly after Mayor Shank had spoken
at roll call Sunday, Patrolman John J.
Sullivan, generally known as Sullivan
No. 4, because of the number of men of
that name on the police force, appeared
at headquarters in what his superiors
said was an Intoxicated condition. He
was taken before Captain White and In
spector Weaver and suspended. Traffic
Policeman Jess McCarty was suspended
on a similar charge Saturday night.
Asa result of the roundup of suspicous
characters instituted by the police Satur
day, forty-seven suspects are In the city
prison. Among the guests are several
who have been registered before. Head
ing the list is Willie Carey.
Harry Howard, professional bonds
man, hastened to Carey’s rescue as soon
as he heard of his arrest, but when be
learned Carey was held on a vagrancy
charge under bond of $5,000 he hastened
away again.
Other police officers besides Sergeants
Cox and Stoddard should begin catching
loafing patrolmen. Mayor Shank said in
a conference at police headquarters with
Chief of Police Herman F. Rikhoff. The
mayor continued to urge the board of
public safety and police to drive on until
the crime wave Is checked and the indo
lent policemen either cured or fired.
Sergeants Cox and Stoddard are known
as the "breath inspectors,” having been
detailed by Chief Rikhoff to watch for
infractions of rules by members of the
department. They have caught almost a
dozen patrolmen loitering and drinking
since the first of the year. The mayor
i said if these men working independently
I could make such catches he could not see
1 why sergeants and lieutenants could not
j detect neglect of duty on the part of
! the men directly In their command.
Replies Show Most Other
Cities Have Higher Fares
Questionnaire Results Announced by Street
Car Inquiry S übcommittee.
Most of twenty-one cities from which
the questionnaire subcommittee of the
mayor's citizens' committee investigating
the street railway situation has received
Information, have a higher basic street
car faro than Indianapolis, a compila
tion made public by the sub-committee
today shows. E. O. Snethen is chairman
and A. Leroy Porttous and John F. White
members of tho committee.
The committee has sent questVnnatres
to officials of twenty-one street railway
systems through the American Electric
Railway Association and to public offi
cials In the same places. Replies have
been received from officials of only eleven
of tho cities. A complete report can not
l)e made until tho missing information
is received, Mr. White said.
The subcommittee obtained from street
railway officials the number of track
miles, tho present fare, the fare beforo
the war and tho highest fare during the
war, the maximum present wage of con
ductors and motormon and the highest
wages during the war.
There are Iftivat track miles in Indian
apolis, the present fare is 5 cents with a
2-cent transfi-r charge, the r ite before the
war was 5 cents with six tickets for a
Eleven Burglaries, 4
Hold-ups on Night’s
List.
HAS EGGS
Prowler Is Captured in
Bakery by Police
Squad.
Eleven burglaries, four hold-ups,
sight automobile thefts and a num
ber of complaints of law violation of
a minor character represented the
week-end list of lawlessness report
ed to the police.
Three patrolman, two motor police
men, and the emergency squad captured
nn alleged burglar with a pocket full
of scrambled eggs. The man gave his
name as Fred Martin, 16, negro, 1529
Yandes street. .Patrolmen Ott and Ezea
were passing the J. C. Mills and Son
bakery, 1120 East Sixteenth street, when
they saw a negro standing near the cash
register. They opened fire through the
window.
The negro ran to the rear room and
one policeman guarded the front of the
building while the other guarded the
rear. Sergeant Dean, the emergency
squad, and two motor policemen were
sent to the scene and Patrolman Roeder
broke a glass from the rear door and
entered the bakery.
Looking through the glass of another
door the policeman saw the negro at
tempting to hide under a mattress.
Covering him with a revolver, he ordered
him to unlock the door. The man obeyed.
When Servant Dean started to search
him he discovered Martin had stolen
some eggs which he had placed In his
coat pocket. The sergeant also dis
covered the eggs had been scrambled.
The police found In Martin's pocket a
bunch of keys which they say were stolen
from the cash register and several pack
ages of cigarettes.
Two revolvers and a rifle were fiund
on the floor near the cash register. These
Martin had placed there. He took the
rifle from a shelf and the two revolvers
from the cash drawer. The burglar had
entered the place by breaking a glass
from a washroom window.
J. M. McDonald, 7-S North East street,
discovered a man looking in at a window
of Ms home. The prowler escaped before
the police arrived.
The night rider squads as well as pa
trolmen were busy. William Whitfield,
netro, 1113 Hudson street, was arrested
at East and St. Clair street on a charge
of vagrancy. He arrived in Indianapolis
six weeks ago from Kentucky and ad
mitted he had not worked since that time.
He was unable to explain his method of
making a living.
Another pickup gave the police a little
more trouble in making an arrest. Pa
trolmen Eilerkamp and Schme.z saw a
negro near 400 East Ohio street and or
dered him to stop. The negro started to
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quarter and the highest rate during the
war was 6 cents.
The Indianapolis Street Railway Com
pany's nfflxlum wage to conductors and
raotormen is 42 cents on hour and the
maximum during the war was 45 cents.
None of tho cities heard from have
so high a transfer charge as Indian
apolis. Cleveland has a 6-cent fare with
a 1-eent transfer charge; Detroit, 5-
cent fare with 1 cent for transfer, and
| Toledo, 7-cent fare and 1-cent transfer.
| Before the war Cleveland paid 3-cent
: fare and 1 cent for transfer. Flve-eent
I fare and t cent for transfer was the
(Continued on Fage Two.)
Sign Reveals Body
of Supposed Victim
of Booze Smugglers
BUFFALO, N. Y., April 3.
"Death!”
“Here!” .
"Look I”
These words In glaring letters
across a sign near the lonely river
road, led searchers to the body of
Maurlzzio Boechiinuzzo.
The man had been dead for a week.
Tho sign however, evidently was
placed by the roadside only a few
hours before it was noticed, as
motorcycle policeman had passed the
spot shortly before and asserts
positively the sign was. not there
thei^.
No blood or Indication of a struggle
were found.
Valuable papers and a sum of
in*..*- t left untouched, convinced
robbery was not the motive for
..... in ardor.
It is believed the man was engagod
in rum-running across the border
and was killed by members of a rival
gang.
Uncle Sam Getting
His Big Debts Paid
WASHINGTON, April 3.—The public
debt was decreased $334,051,296 in March,
tlie Treasury Department announced to
day.
This brings the total gross debt as of
March 31 down to $23,144,616,493, which is
less than at any time since the war debt
was incurred.
Despite this decrease of the public
debt, collections in the income and profit
tax revenues decreased from $727,543,549
for March last year to $393,382,045 for
March of this year.
Wealthy W ido w Sho t
by Garage Employe
FRESNO, Cal., April 3.—Mrs. R. G.
Holstend, wealthy widow who eamo here
from Mississippi was shot to death in a
hotel here early today. J. 0- Dandol,
garage employe, who probabl.'Wwlll die
from a self-inflicted * wound,
dared by t.ho police to
shooting.
HOME EDITION
TWO CENTS PER COPY
MUCH-MARRIED
MOORE GUILTY;
GETS 5 YEARS
Bigamy Sentence Is
Heavier of Two Im
posed.
13TH WIFE HERE
School Teacher, on
Stand, Tells of
Theft.
Isaiah Moore, confessed husband
of thirteen wives, was sentenced to
serve five years at the State prison
for bigamy by Judge James A. Col
lins in Criminal Court today. In
addition he was found guilty of em
bezzlement and fined SI,OOO and
sentenced to serve two to five years.
Moore had previously pleaded guilty
to the bigamy charge, but stood trial oil
tho embezzlement charge. A charge of
grand larceny was nolled by the State.
Moore's thirteenth wife, the one who
caused his arrest the early part of March,
in Minneapolis, appeared in court. She
is Mrs. Harriett Moore, nee Evans, who
now teaches school In Mexico, Ind. Sha
took the witness stand only long enough
to tell briefly when she met Moore and.
the circumstances under which she mar
ried him.
Mrs. Moore No. 13 was the first wit
ness for the prosecution. She Is a tall
quiet woman, of refined appearance. Sha
was moderately dressed and displayed
no feeling or emotion as she testified.
“How much money did Moore obtain
from you?” questioned the prosecutor.
MOORE SECURED
$512 FROM HER.
“Five hundred and twelve dollars,” re
plied the witness.
“Tell the court under what circum
stances this money was given the de
fendant.”
“lie told me that he wished to start a
business and I let him have it.”
"Did you ever receive any income
the money?”
“No.”
Moore wooed and wed Mrs. Moore, the
last, in three weeks she said. She gave
him the money five days after they were
married, she testified, to use in estab
lishing a bakery in Indianapolis. They
were married in Vincennes, Ind.
Dennis Houlihan, detective sergeant,
was the next tc testify. He utated that
Moore had tolv. him he had obtained
$2,700 from thr >e other women.
MOORE HIM SI ILF
THE LAST WITNESS.
Moore himself was the last witness. He
offered hia rwn defense
“What did you use the motey for—
that you obtained from the plaintiff?”
asked the State.
“I went to Minneapolis," Moore an
swered.
Moore was on the stand only a few
minutes.
While confined to the Marlon County
Jail Moore was very nervous. When on
the stand he acted naturally.
After Moore's testimony Paul Wetter,
attorney for the poor, who represented
Moore, made a motion to discharge the
defendant on the ground that he had ob
tained the money while the relationship
of husband and wife existed. The State
contended Moore knew he was not legally
married to the woman and pointed to
previous testimony that he had drawn
from her a promise to give him the money
before the marriage ceremony was per
formed. The court overruled the motion.
Moore displayed no sign of
when the sentence was passed.
pi:: -e in the prisoners’ box
v ;•* taken back
lit will [•“ i.ik* !! to tho y
Michigan City.
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KAIL EARNfjH
Labor Statistician
Can Meet
Wages.
CHICAGO, April 3.—Earnings Jg^||
railroads are entirely sufficient tHH
the present rate of wages cf
ploy*--, Frank ,T. AYarne. statJatlcMpSK
tlie labor unions, told the
railroad labor board today. He
in behalf of the shop crafts
slashing of wages at this time.
The present financial condition ht ttß
American railroads is not such as to ba
made the basis of a reduction in wageff
of railroad employes,” he said.
“From the point of view of Increasing
operating revenues, the railroads have
had, in rocent years, more money to
spend in maintaining and Improving their
properties, than ever before and their net
revenues over and above all costs of labor
and supplies and other operating ex
penses have been greater."
During the time of Federal control and
guarantee, he asserted the roads bad re
ceived the largest average net operating
income In their history.
Stieglßz Given
Memorial Medal
LAFAYETTE, Ind., April B.—V. H.
Stieglltz, Elwood, Ind., has been awarded
tho William Hart memorial medal by the
Purdue chapter, Alpha Tau Omega
fraternity, for doing the most work, as
a senior, on behalf of the chapter, during
tho last year. The medal was made
possible by gift of Mr. and Mrs. William
Hart, of Indianapolis, of SSOO, in honor
of their son, William Hart Jr n who died
ten years ago.
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