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FOR THE KIDDIES Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy in the Times every day. VOL. XXXV. PLANS WATER SUPPLY NEEDS FOR 50 YEARS Local Utility Seeks to Equip Itself for Growing City. NO RAISE IN RATES Proposes to Retire Old Bonds and Issue New Paper. Anew valuation • f 5;? pr'-perty. look ing toward rT.i . t ■ . are for ex pansion in th*** *.- xr fifty years. is sought ;n '■ p-*rti'“*i l.v the Indian spoils \\ ’ r ' • ■'upnnx before the j> i^'i] *.*rvi- * to i.v The Mil ]>.;! ,•. intemis t. ail ft.l ofitsta ding v.-rth of f'-j per cent toon?, C. H. Heist, ire-;,lent s ts,;. Tlie valuation is necessary as a basis for new financing. ir is stated. Mr li.dst specifically stated the -.l'llity tinea oet seek n change in water rates. Fh ■ ut lit; he i said the < y ex pects to b* abb- to deliver , adequate Water supply for a city <: b'">,nt'i' V.'bd. After re ' of outst . , - ~r -i;- with the above ct- t.ti th*-r.> w”.: be rrented anew mortgage flex e *•:. •* gh to jermit the t g of : : pa,v for the mxc fifty year*/ - • I Mr. G “1 be new mortgage xxiil oe hu op<-': permitting be- I- to b.> is-- .., n.iui time to riu.e in at rates <■: It. ter. st that uni y v r> r. p<-r If. i • r r.-qutred hr n > v • r * i ''•'•*• at th. time r: rrli-s nay i*-v, e-:- h bonds *■ bo issued only *;.• approval ~f the projorty authors : .- o£ th • *•* '< JiA* Ot TI.IiOW N IT* SYMT M. The utility holds it has outgrown it.- ft ati e;a! weii . - • s .r _ ■.. * -rr.ie: tlon system: The .-a; ir.il ex pet. ißur.* necessary :a .•: pr< i > .r** h: I fit: t,- Bious tn the next three tear 1 - v. '.! apr *xi B,ate several lirn*lr***l t‘ :s*,nd dnllars, according t Mr (. t*;. The | • Vs e'tt the comp.**r.y has outstanding 't>ter -‘ !-y ai; and • ..*; i, l • ' - t ItontX. (land July I, 1 - or. S't ,0(1! * JfontN rtiit-d Jan. t. loll) .. ..... 3,ol.*sai I’refcrreU stuck i.**l7,o*>o Total $7,097,(rtH) The -.fit tea continues: "The bonds dated July i. 1 MMJ, am i se cured by m. rtgnco beurug iwi bat.', ere due and pa;, stile Juiy 1. i;'_b. mfi are mUalilc at any time a paynt. nt of t!.e facp value t'orcot; that . ..a pay • £ of said t ends the bonds !:.?•. and January 1. M*l*>. secured by >,• w.-ugo . f u Sate, referred to in pur :"!. ;. 3 h-r-. ..f, will tfo" -a firs; ' -. or, -he : r-'; -rty of the corn:: "y, and that while bonds 50- cured by said mortp, ge are reserved to refund the bonds • .tar*.- 1 mart, .-sot bonds carry interest :r.< rat r Ct. 1 one half per cent and en> could only tie sold tinder pr-s-nt mark* • ■ •:- dtthins at r. L* :.vy *:Sunt ands • dent funds could n**t t.e raise s *•:• it* of the reserve bond* to pay if ~ a:*;,, .■ : due on the bonds which mature J by 1 r*ff. •’That secttrlffes of some cb.ss -ar”.* Ittjr interest nt a hitrher rat- ih:-:. : ■ r and one-half per cent will have to be (Continued on l*n*e Two.l COCHRANE WILL NOT PI SH CASE ANY FARTHER Defeated Candidate for Treas urer Dismisses Recount Petition. Iler.ry Af Cochran*', f-.t.f-sfor !■ the t: it disputing the It#*: K* an I‘c.iliir t!on f-.r went y treasurer, ba* d' m*-seil his petition in Circuit Court f *r & rei-onnt. It is r-j -or*#- ! that J Fr* 1 Muster*. who lr s 0*- ? and f--r a ro<-- * h* the bath f- cast f r ja of S-;> -r., r Court R. om 3, also will d.-uiiss his pe tition today. BALLOONS IN , SWISS RACE SOARTODAY Thirteen Giant Hags at Start, but One Is Down Early. MiLWAT'Krr .Tun* X —Tw< *ive hai lm p.s that aw- toik >ff Jr. the American elir. nation f. r the three entri-s !u the Swiss International rare were stiil b*-!leved to he soaring over the Middle West today. Thirte* a plant haps left late yesterday. One. p!! -t-*d >,r Kay Donaldson, f-. 4! Shortly af*er tti.- • -rf THREE SIGHTED AT CHICAGO CHICAGO. June 1 -Three hr.lio.ms, be- I'ove.l to have been t Ties !: the Ameri can elimination • • report".! over Chicago at an .-’t v h :r today. Reports from Gary Indiana said the T S. 12” was -#.-n ther- Two j.ußc.ons were reported over Ar. a, IT sn l or.uh-r over Pana, 111. TWO CASS OVER II OOP EST OX. ILL. JIGOPESTON. r .1 ! Tr -.- rapidly, two halloons. starters in f.. . rr.c from Milwaukee, pass. • , r ■ early today, tie- first at h i, J the other at s r.r. Itl They were going in a southerly direeriun. WEATHER Forecast for It Am;.; ■ li-. an.! C b 't* for sh fvsea y f.-ur ’curs . n i g 7 I-, m . Fridar. .tune 2: !•. rtiy i..u.;y ! a' ! i'r ; y: t. .1 notch chat-pc t.-.i. r.ir* lIOITM.V TEMPERA ' FI:.: t a. m.. .. . . . r.T l<* a in . r.:t It a tn *Vi I’-' (noon) tit 1 l>. ta tlj 2 p. m....... 6- ; ‘'•lgL i'- ' " I f'jip.lH Mrfntoqi of \Yortlt!nut-on. for Supt. of Public Instruction. DEMOCRATS PLEDGE CUT IN EXPENSE OF STATE GOVERNMENT By FELIX F. ERUNER. Reduction of the expense of State government is the onts'nnding pi '.go of the Democratic party In Indiana this year as re| ;.’o-i by the platform prepared by the committee on resolutions for presentation to the Democratic State convention, which was opetn and this r.ornittg in Tom linson Hall. The platform contains a number of planks design* 1 to bring about this result. Among the r!dgs contained in the pin: form are the folio-.*, i:./ 1 1. The of ?he (lomlrirh tn\ lti^v and (!;e restoration of th** lnu* In effect be' <r# ts, enactment. *. The * n.ictm*nt of o law providing for the of bond faulted over ; certain limited amount to :i referen dnm. The turning back of revenue* do rr. eti front liren-M* fe<*!i on automobile* and from Inlo-rltunce tax to the countle* r*. which they originate, in*feud of to t‘‘* highway commission. 1. Tho enactment of bifislatlon limit i r.g the powers of the Imard of health in the condemiuif lon of *<hool h anti other puhlfi bultdlnuv 5 The amendment ot the public eerv i* e a<-; to re* to re It* ud*fiil nes, or, If fhf- p.-inr.of be done. it*, repeal. 6. Umlrlnic of tin; te b ard of ac count* in powers to andHinu anti tic vor;r:tin*j ** provided by Ktatutc, T I ite abortion of u*e|ed nnd obso lete comrn!“fb*nd and board* and arc turn to !o<al ..elf-sjoi ernmcnt. H. The enactment of a f.Dr !efirl‘‘b*tUe apporf ionment law The j.iaf .ntf f -alarie* of nil pol*- lic officials on a pre wur basis. SHOWS This VKL TKHtI I I. fn tv< s'D ;>ct r.f taxation the ;! fit form !* lares “:ho ■:i**♦ i**n of taxation a - 1 :?io r stor:t f : r -f h- r :'o to t* •* l le t . be th*- i .■ iiF:t i>svie in th:* • iT; si;:.." Tl.e -rm points out that ‘ . r ' • * -‘..fri *h law the taxeg Jri In j i ra have D-* i l i-*d ar. I trebled and that i BUSINESS OF STATE BADLY MISMANAGED, KEYNOTER DECLARES S-r ' If'-gis ..* misconduct of State i:. '1" -.art of the Republi-::r i ' • -at * in . **. ..: i ar- u,' lined ■ Frederick V. < v lbt, the opening of Co if' to f*. in' ■•* .:; ■ t:v-Titl"!i t"d:ir. Mr Van Vys m.t only charged gross -* ’ : -g .• ai 1 m:uoigetiient, l>u' he u— i. r> and Hi- G .crn r and other State off .. - ha i guilty of depositing S* .te f •: 1-f *::* r personal advantage a* ; that th. -* •** highway department 1 .:- i• • i dispi s:t-K of war supplies, t :* 1 i r t. it by the G-vi runn nt, ro i—al dealers. ! ■ - i.pening address Mr. Van Nuya r-f-rr-d to ti„. r- ent K-publican State Conv**iiMi>rj. i;. the past we had believed that the Demurrti>* party had been the heir to rili p fl'cti’ig personal ambitions, but in light -f r— -nt de'*e!opnients in the Republican pai* y we now look with complacency and • t:ip - ire ci o;.r petty differences of j Ralston Reviews Acts of Democrats in Indiana The r Ie of Indiana have resolved upon a policy *.f retrenchment and re II —mmmi—— form Bml to re £. ss-'vs Indiana, Samuel I -i ... v. Ralston. In liana wle-., last r pave taetr Stale ;n re ) rot-res ■v ■ o pise. ..... four years than any o: her putt; done in --i-glit years. T’-ey -aw it do more for ti:-- .-aus • of •■•I u any other party had ever <* . - .11 the same length of time. Ti -a ■ it finish paying for anew ■ -at:- hospital, tin- f uher. ulosis hospital. • • whole >f sh- cost of the Pena! 1'.,;:.;. and put all state institutions in tin- i.e.st- and 1 challenge you to facts- - in the best financial condition they were ever tn, either before M ■lore. They saw 3hiiiiaua Uailß Sintra Leading Figures in Convention ?■*, .. ■ '•> ig >; " r ' ' v< v >: 40$*** Bt’ *e ; %1 * :*■." ! i Jjjr^rr Ttoln-rt Itrno|.en of I rnnkfort. Cnnill.lu’- for Xmlllor of State. tk( Iti‘P’ii.'i.-:in p*! n v ! ." 1 i -1.--* !: :->r< 1 :tn- :: v It :::! ■>n iii:i i { '•: * wa ; Dr.-,! !:■ th- n if fi- r-: s j h :y:." !>,< - • • f ! - ■.:•!. i. f- -v( r t- I ukk ;i's it-- ! Hi r u . - fa'•'**: out at tin' <i o.i .•,■! -f trti r ,'l< 'ray. 1 i.v ;.!■<!g< for tl:*> ooa-t.::r,t of a law t*. provi I- ft r a r-f-r- on ! M-a- - i;.rg a:;, ■ ..Ms {* a Miii-t.’ito f r the j-rovislon • ? 11.I 1 . - :.t !n a k'ivirut th- tax t.oft,-! ; •’ • r ’. r !-a 1 :ru... 'i •.- (.'a- a••• •; r* a-* t- be so gr- .t a r, • r-. ?• r : -as va< th- Orion fr :h- K- ;. y pi: ’?- -w. 1 ... £,- vision that fr.-s nrl the M-noy • ~11..--. l as i:;h-rifiti*v fax ■ p ti:rno,i over t. t‘ • i.’g .way oommls b'ot,. wa * n.'iiie v Hopi: tin Ij-g'sia t .r. s. a--. I.a ■,-.o*:-l-ral.io f.o- -n n ' ■- -| S th,- i>.>a:o -h-s u* • 11- :u -■* t<> I-.. • Him I'l * M ill: tii \: mi mi \m>. i h- S*i: *- ■ board -f bo; ;•!: --mo in a*'t!v;t os In .-1• *. ■■■ ■■ jioi-i 1 th- j >wr f tiif -..ir.i i:. r. b:■ do- s rot hi-.*- •: ,y h-.w lor thi.* r.-d-i- 'i-n of p.-w- r -!■• ' ! Too j... ... • s* ri * r ■ - - o i plank ‘ CiMitlr.ii-d on Togo Throe.) ♦he pact nnd Ilk- a ,1. .-on j pie ex ! claim: I’.-hM how g• and and pb asant i* A for lire*hr* * * • dw-il t-g-tj:-r in ; unity.' M r Va N hi- s.i-l. si’KD i! Is or (. (. I*. T IKK 111 •> Ii Vi ' "lino u-sk ago th-r- was f-nally - r rail*-1 on f hls sain- j, ytirm ta- He publican State C**nv.*iii!*.* l --r- .liff-n ut kinds of India:.a ii-piibli* a: - ih i a were ever befor*' ;i:-—ail.]..,' !-r one "■ f. It was originally int-nd-d t- .* -tfi ■he ' sp* sking program to ■ day Lot the xari-ti— w-r- •. nom. r*. .. .-*-,,f th*. -*ag. j was s., small that it was finally decided it" extend i! oV r n s**■ - 0:.,i da;, i ‘'There XV.*. Ids*, an *. -it of saf-ty I Involved in this *1 . T- pur dVat.son and I? *v.ridge and Jew* ;r and S .ank un tier onj roof, on one ptatfor*n. on olio ! day, was asking io,> much , f any pro i grnm committee or any pollen force, even that presided over by the shr. w*l and [ CJ p-rlene. *1 ej es of Herman Rikhoff. The (lontinued on l*agc Two.) ! It bund up the ft,.liana St a: Militia, motedir • tr and turn b .■ --r to rh.- T ut •■re: .!•.vermnent for -. -mb the M"i i. fin herder, to il-fend ttie honor and gb ry of (it.! tilery . Tin y saw It give to tin- Te.leral Govern ment in this lilstiiie’C for the tirst'tiinu in the history of Indian... a completed brigade or: an i/.ation. Th.-y saw It put f hria.de under sh.- uoti.uiaud es tlu.t sj-VruP 1 Impat.n soldier. Col. Edward M I.ewis. --.he afterward, ir. the World War a--e..r ilnto ihm-rtii Haig. had tin honor ..ml worm farm- of le-ing tin- I'-fst man t > break the famous 11 ind.-nburg line All 1 . : . .. r te I ltd "Mill an ’ " her soldi. •rs of nil wars for their .-oarage, wisdom and t patriotlsnt. 'T UK i*.\ y s VIA. ItUHTts. Tlmy siiw p for the first time in eiyhiy I"., years, pay all tin .edits of Indiana a y . out of power with .. ta\ rate l.ut a fra. tie;, mure than one half ..f uhat U !s today and with mUilons of dollars In tin* State Tretts-.try f-.r its successors ; and In w premise it, - people ..f Indiana that, if they send m- to the Senate. I shall to-t ftl.ouf to assist in doing for all the peo ple ..f my country what I helped to do for t*'e People of my State, to wit: Give them at. honest, e.-onomi.-nl. and effielettt adi.iiai-tration -.f their public affairs. Mr. Kaist,>n doeltirrd that in ...iti'innl affu’es the .o.itriei is still greater than In Stilt#, affair-. To.- farmer- ,f tw* country never got through a wheat a.tri.-s* without Wing "arnee t.y the elevator nee of t.e* short age ..f eurreney and a drop in the price of ids snrplns wheat. I’nnles would Kw**cp down upon the country wide,in any warning in the night, and on tin following morning hanks would fail to open. Placards in their windows would (Continued on I’age Nine.) INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1922. . : •* :-0 5.-- 0 c ■* •vs % ■* l . a F-" , /V* 'i; \ / V % W&*' M .. : ';i v jj. / Ilnn T Ink of Aoborn. ('and!-lute for S.-orrtary of State. "' >y JOB*. ~*X f ■■'.toy*': '1 ,4 \ i> Predorirlt Van Nr.ys Oofti of Tndian apoli*. who delivered the Jsev r.-Me ha: the - vention, nrul I.in I'ixcn of North Vernon, wh> pr. Hid- Ins .... .-I,!r :i. aMr \sn N::ys f-rinorly was I i-r -ra::- S' '• i -,| i state* dlilri-t attorney. -Ms- I'ixi-n whs f.-rmeriy a i■: gr ;-: n , : r-m th-- r -urt h distrlot. EXPECT EVIDENCE TO BE CONCLUDED IN MRS. CARL TRIAL uv u xj.rrrt i hickm ’Hi.; BV \ n.I.R, Ind . Jam 1 1 he in • ~'l*,:, f evidence in the case of r! w is eipec*<*d t" lo* '*on ci .d-d at. ' day. uG cr. t* <*ra *o ho started >.s f* r- th*- end -f tin- day an 1 the case will go Ii '1 ■ Jury Friday, un.l* r the pns ”, ' ■ h- ini- Mr. I'uri r- S’it.ied ti." stand this morn ing and aft-r n few tjn*.-:t!or. 4 was ex c ; - 1 1 by th- State "h defense then r—*cd its case. <*:: nd .fal the S’Rte Introduced Mrs. K .*" M: c*y of Greenfield, who h-!l b i Mrs i url t-ld j,,r If the law fa:;- 1 t* - v>* h*.*r a divorce there was another v..; tin ’Toss -lamination Mrs. Maccy a in. t:. J tie* Is under lnd!**tnieiit and v *;ng trial on a charge of oli’.'iinlng x little girl to testify falsely in a law i to* State introduced about fifteen citi- RESOLUTION ON INVESTIGATION PROBE KILLED Laxity of Department of ,Jus tice With (Jrafters Is Not Tried. WASHINGTON, .Tuna L—Tho Wood ruff Johnson resolution providing f, r (sh investigation of the alleged laxity of the I'■■partmio.it of JusMee and tho War l*e partment In prosecuting war grafters was given its ibath blow today. By a vcto of 7 to -i the House Rub** ('":nniit!"(! revok-d its action of May 3. xvln n it ordered tho r. ablution reported to tlm House. INDIANA DAILY TIMES Circulation Statement Montii of May, 1922 May 1 64,922 May 2 55,931 May 3 66,405 May -1 55,881 May 5 56,720 May 6 55,939 May 7 •• Sunday May 8 55,105 May 9 54,941 May 10 54,566 May 11 54,614 May 12 -• 54.395 May 33 55.286 May 14 Sunday May 15 5^,434 TOTAL DISTRIBUTION 1,545.342 Daily Average Distribution 57,234 Daily Average Unpaid 376 DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID 50, *SB Daily Average Net Paid, City 39,223 Dally Average Home Delivered, City 29,177 C. R Julian, Manager of Circulation of the Indiana Daily Times be ing duly sworn, solemnly declares that the foregoing is a true ana correct statement of the circulation of that newspaper. C. n. JULIAN. Manager Clrculat ■ Subscribed and sworn to before me this Ist day of June, 1922. W. B. NICEWANGER, He Notary I’’ My commission expires January 29th, 1924. '• " ’ ' ■ir :•■ { ' i;,. e— —* . ife'' . - Pe ITorlty of Klvrood. ( undidnto fur SUite Treit^uror. I *1*!:!* of Greenfield. *: '' I*l'*. *r t- mi: ! ■ I t.-rs, a survey ~r . ,i mi nk .. !fi r a: and ill e*x. who testified firs, far: s general r *; ; dtut i-n f*r lti(.*r:i! ’ \ was ' had '' : Kxp-slng herself to the rin : -s *r-ss : examination ■! IT,i-■ r : .ni-r ift of 1* he',by County. Mrs. < ft rl r* •- 1 ! . ! with-sH stand in i.er o-.x-. t** ! :lf li : c ; Shelf,; *ity itrcuit < i: r: . \t hi:*- ti * State shook the alleged si., -totlx In ti e cl >x, t ~f '*:- past ilf (Contlnurd on I’agc Two.) DEFENDANTS IN LIQUOR CASES AWAIT VERDICT I 'if- 'tula rd s in the (''in'-n liquor rot sp.racy ciis-s before Ju’.ge Albert B Anders, ti w-cre in i cdcrnl ' urt this afternoon (o uxv;.U th- v•.' ■l. • ’ ■ f the J TV. l ive defendants, ind :d ; ng Jam.cs Big Jim” i "n r,,, sal 1 to i- I- id of Die I.n. ton ring, and R.itrb'k Butler of Indian npolls, cot-red picas , f gidity bef-r ---' it,., cases went !> trial; ti' -. <"a [*■ ic*- ! Shultz, Hono r st"k"*h Add!- i> -ks. j Flpjd Krlmr a:,! Dill- Craig, nil .1' In , ,i|.. are serving *.*•• ten*-.- <*n Ih” ji! farm, two are fngidves fiotu j :s ---t l,u*. and the case ngnin-d Robert la verdn ~f Clinton was dismissed b; t hi* Government W-dm*-day. I lire** defendants. William I*. Smith, j Bill Davit* and Fred Hatfield, nil of In I dhinapoliK, entered pleas of guilty oil ar raignment day, May S. Thom* on trial were Fanlo Snuind ~ sister i.f “Big Jitp Morris Cochrane and John Burnett of Indianapolis and | ArUon I’ianasso, Martin Mohair, John i Suss,i, Peter S.'iv'o, John Boetto, all of 1 Clinton. May 16 55,004 May 17 54,749 May 18 54,742 May 19 64,749 May 20 55,463 May 21 Sunday May 22 55,480 May 23 54,737 May 24 55,081 May 25 54,777 May 26 54 435 May 27 54,843 May 28 Sunday May 29 66.266 May 30 100.500 May 3! 55,374 WIFE SLAYER MEETS DEATH WITHPRAYER Goes to Electric Chair for Murder of Wife. DIES AT MIDNIGHTi I Daughter Writes Gov ernor Urging His Execution. MICHIGAN CITY'. Ind , June I.—The plea of Mabel Donovan, IT years old, that : her father be executed for the murder, of her mother, was answered at, the In-( dlana State I'r -ii here early today when: William K. Donovan died in the electric i cliiiir. Donovan's exe-utiori climaxed one of! t lie ti-.s: -la! criminal cases In the ‘ history of Indiana. Lifi.uovat dli and nt eight minutes past! midnight with a prayer on his Ups fori forgiveness for the dr lighter who had destroyed his hint;- - chance to escape j execution. Just 1-! re he went to the j rhnir he bad received n letter from ltU I ddr< fiS-d to "1 i ’el Dad" and urging him to Beck solace in prayer and asking for information shout n hr dher D-novon profess and his innocence to the Iflit, e..- 'ending that lea wife. I.ar.ra. was k id by the accidental discharge' if a pistol. Me de-are,] fits wife hud ; attempted to use th- gun against him and th.it it was dls-harg- 1 when he at- ; temps-d in iiTrst It from b-r. .'.bib-: I ■ di o : - i’o.-liter, was as ey-w;: in - - lo :‘;.e deudi -f ho:* n.-tiod'. She Is j.- w ' *.. . r at. llarrodsburg, Ky. Wh-n the girl !.-::rd that tier fath-r had a, * i:—d f. *• a r-i r'-v- -he wr< t*> t’.'ivari, r Warren T. M-< 'ray -f I', buna. the f : *!i • - paid the supremo penalty for *■ M . r wps y th- best wotti n:i th and i v,-' Uv-ii." slu* wrote. ' She was *gh..t dean with iny Hit;** baby sister in -r i:: - o 'l. -it a r.y ca-.o what-v r. I : ave oi her I ■ it- k: . ! ■: w;i n*: ! mistreated in :y -.ays sin— I was old o: ;-h t ri :::en b-r. My fath-T was a*w ..;•*. no ■ •rl • arii-g ana ’ 1 ha i fi.'i- but b.m-idf ted i v.-n i.s i■hi'.dron. . llf v,-r get it h coit-i-si ( wai t to uny n.-uln the ?i n I- . - given 1 '.'u is * ir, what <lc- Just before ids exA,-;tb* Donovan indd tie b. 1 no Mtvrncs* in Lis heart t- w -.r-i ii * Is lighter, f. r si:- di ' r-;.ti hai she was 1 and s' lie .!• -Ur- l - v. as a -dug t:nd. r the •,, *, if a r lilt, of hi, dead w if,’. SENATORNEW SPENT $15,588 ON CAMPAIGN Defeated Candidate Liles Ac count of Expenses of Primary. Sm •" r Harry R New sm-nt fh'- "" •>'. p- rs.'i Giy it- It.din a In !. *- tin..":; k,ng efr-.rt t. h.- renominated !-y fh** K 1 puh 11. It. :!m primary last m aith, I.D persotml i-i" a • >-ut> f . fi!*-d at >h" cunt ;r ch-rk's ..fflce today. lp w? TI; N- w f.-r 8- t.ator ('!. !' 1::• and a r.-j. rt Max tr.: ft!,.-wing it pp.-ut StM.evMtc. ta Mari.-n m.ant.v ah.tie In tS -latar’ft h.-hnlf, ti- i.. EG: tig the i.v; spent by tip .id Id *- personally cam*:- out of Ids own p-.ckc-f. Am. tig the oh! f Iff is, of dh-htirse t-mnt d.-'id in O.e r.-t rt. wide!; I hr!, f. :tr- , :>#> f 5 . i!: i.-r* : T- Kidaht for ";.dv.-r'lsit:g. pr't.t't.g and publvi-y." .fa.t'vr. to tr -.ilsv\-.!!* r !•••.;; *;.-. •>? liousu* ITlt.t'.iig T mjuii.y on t!m sain a.--■•■ant and O'.s f r , ..Stag The I alio, o is a ■ :'--d f-.r t.y h-tt.-rs. ml v.-rtlftlng, s'lppln - teh-phono ami tele graph ,i-. blitiot. - an 1 cthe' m'.S eellaiieous items. Bank Bandits i Surrounded in Swamp by Mob LAPEER. Mieh., June 1. The three bandits who held up the M.-tutuoru Rank, i l..clceil the - nslit.-r in the vault and i eseuiH-d with Stleia), are surrounded by hundreds of arim-.l farmers in n swamp. Alarms sent out from the l ank brought pursuing groups from nil nearby cities who swarmed in on tho bandits anil stopped He ir flight. Baud! Mercury Seems to Drop Out of Tube on 'Rare' June Day "Oh what is so raw as a day in .Tune? ,; is the 1922 Hoosier torsion of the eld. poem applicable today. Just as nil was s.-t ft*r a grand June weather opening with sunny ski.-s, warm weather, gnani holing golfers and nil other accessories for a i (iiiv.-ntioiin! -itin.* along catne tin heart less went her man. knocked tin props from und.-r t lit* mercury and down It dropped to .V, degrees nt T o'clock this tin.riding. The; is eight degrees below normal for this time of the year. To make matters worse .1 H. Arming lon. meter-.legist nt tl.e local won'.her bu re;m. refuses a. hold a.f any hop., for several days I!" said today and Friday the skies will he, cloudy and there will he no marked change in temperature. Warns Cars Must Meet License Laws L t l iriiing was i-sur ! at the ofTh-e of 1 11- ' -ntr- .!- ■ today Hint the ordl ' ~l<i niring the licensing of motor •1 '" 1 r ' '-<1 veM,-ies would t..j rigidly en erg not possessing a 4922 bo arrested. They lire tase their licenses at the ;• controller immediately. 1 was held constitutional ;e W. W. Thornton, who ruling on a petition for igainst ths enforcement 7. CONVENTION DOWNS HOME RULE CROWD Frustrated in ({Torts to get their ideas adopted by the resolutions committee, the home rule crowd curried their fight to the floor of the Democratic State con vention today, only to be defeated again. The showdown came on a move by the home rulers to amend the rules gov erning the convention so as to permit the introduction of proposed platform planks front the floor, instead of having them go through the resolutions commit tee, The convention voted, OHO to bTT, to table this proposal. The fight on the Homo Rule motion over, the delegates settled down to en joy the oratory nf Slate leadrs. State Chairman Walter S. Chambers, Tempor ary Chairman Fr-derb k Van Noys, permanent Chairman Lincoln Dixon. Miss Kathleen O'K-s-fe. nominee f-r Congr-ss from the Thirteenth District; Samuel M. Ralston, nominee for I'tilted state Sen ator: Mrs. A. P. Flynn of P-ru, Charles (ir-a,.house of Iral’anatiolis, vice State chairman; Dr. ('.triton If, Mrp’ulto-h -f Ind!a:i.*ip<ilis a". 1 Mrs, .Tonies li. lUgga oi Sullivan spoke la order. Tie reto rt of th- platform committee was to t-iiee.. n ter *.*. hi-h no-ulnci-s f-r se-retc ry of Slate, auditor of State, tr-asur r of .-'•a'--, s r.-it-iol -it of pub- SEES STATE’S MONEY USED FOR POLITICS Van Nays Says Cash Is Booled About to Friendly Banks. Sbir’iipg charges ‘bat Governor Me ‘ "y ! •■•-.. r s'ale off; inis have or •!-r • e; rtaobs ir.cr a-s it> .State le - 's banks .’• will* h they are In ter s* 1 are - •■ . •• i :n tbe h of i !--o-r!,-k Van N... x le fore the Demo -r tic State c-n -' t .‘day. H- ;■: gi 1 that state deposits in the *1 • - , ... k :>• 1..: ' nd were raise m 5 **.(•• *) t i f.'," a,i that the . f ': . b ink .i-i••*;;.t< -1 to only ,<... .h i, He :,;■! $:-*mksj i.iiv-o been pb: i in tb' ba: ; of Lawremv Lyons, lb : ibp n State hairman, w.-.i di has a •*.ip,* -| 1 of only v.M.'-00. He further ebarg .i that S: •,. oS:s in a 1 ink fri a i > to Tr-a’ ter f State i*ra Davo s i(-r- in -". .a■! fr-m $-0 *>o to *’’•(• o ' In ti.’* , op:.-I’tbc: tbe spiakttr - i'd: ' In l’.*uT there w re -rented in lu-iiana v.-ri” ft:..’nee :- rri- wbo-e duty it vv. , >1 -ver-ee t’:- ftS of the V iri on tuunicipxi • S ii'.i i politic!.! fctibdi v.sio-s ~f • , y The statute ’. s,> pr-.i :-- for a st 'e board of final,ce c -d t tb- i Invert, r. :r;::tor aad t r, , -t.ri r ■ f Mate. "it > "-.-ii',- the duty of the board to c ' 'i >l s-.i'o funds and d-slgrate ! anks to : ;.s r’* *. In musing this d-s;y at'.”.! ti- board Is supposed to take Into iimoog other things, th* proper distribution of the funds ar.ii :i,;:ai an ! surplus of the different bn: i,> ri'i'.Ksting funds. ••in 1;• It* the st-: - board of finance 'le ch. re. 1 :b • Discount and Deposit Stale Hank f K-ntiat-d. of which G veruor .McCray Is pr-sMenf, a depository, and w:r 1 s."ifl,(mO of the State funds for <ie p - In is. V. r. lie. slorfty after <;, cru-r M-Crny was (dected, a request v.mad*' to :be State l-aard of finance !:, r. u-e -oh il-p--.it from sh,o.’>oo to Slbojiou. Governor (.omlrich was at that lime idialrin:,!'. -f tbe board r.*:d the re cjiiest was granted. aPh -ah the capital stock of the bank had bem in no wise Increase** and the s -rplus remained nbr.-t the ci:i!, On .I, .unary S, LLI, ir-i'i-diii’-ly of;i r Gowrnc.r McCray as sumed office !•-1: I th-reiiv be, am- chair man oft! • board, another request was made on sa.d board to lm-r-ase the am nut -f ii> : c-i's i.i the I *.: *i • -:t ami Isit Star- Uitik of Kentland. and tie- c.-pi-s’ un grant- •! and the deposits raised to S'Jpu.OOo The capital stock of thl- ba ok 1 s sTo.iK'h. • "At t is . an- time the ‘Hank of Brook.' which is o-nfre,:!”,! by the Lyons family. h.mi r in' and .*:■ 1 re- . iv--l an im r-a -f deposits Iti ih- scan of £.(* viz: fr-m S-soiH- t- SK >.<!*>. Ton will r* member that (.awn i c l.yns was Governor M'- ('ra's cami-aig-n nmiiagcr and was later r-ward-i by appointin-nt to office as dir-cf.-r of the state Highway Depart ment The capital stock of this Lank is 1 0 ■(> ‘h, 10!9 the ‘Farmers' Trust and Sav ings 80-o ' of Kokomo was awarded a and .posit of $20,000. On Aiir.il 20, 1021, at the n-’U'.-st. of Ora J. Davies, then Treasurer of Slate, and a member es the board, the award was Increased to $-">0,000. On July lit. 11*21. the award was irieienseil t, $(50,000. It will be remembere 1 that the bank In question befriended Mr. Davies in ids defalcations ns manty treasurer of Howard C, inty. The capital stock Os till-- bank is'slDO,ooO "During nd these different periods of time many banks In Indiana, with much higher apitaUziitlon, but no ;editlcal pull, were elumoring for deposits and were dented Thu Democratic party promis-s here and n-w that if you will cl t the State Treasurer and Sta:-> Au ditor. wh ■ are to be nominated here to day. the State hoard of finance will no linger be used for the political gain of any member of the beard of fer the advantage of either polit ical party. We wonder whettv r Sen ator Beveridge was fully advised in the premises when he sp< ke of Governor Mc- Cray. at the Republican State convention last week, iis being ‘endowed with the canny common sense of his Scotch ori glr. wiios- superb conduct, of his great office nas so strengthened onr party in the confidence of the people and won for himself a 1 right and lasting fume.'” Jealous Wife Attacks Hubby With Scissors EOS ANKEUiS, < 01.. June I.—Fear ing that another woman might win love, and inspired by jealoasy, VI. s. Ethel Nolan uttiwk.-d her hus band, Thonu.s J. Nolan, U 4, a hay merchant, wi.h a pair of scissors as h© lay ftHh*eT* In their home early today und mutilated Ills body. The wife was UU.cn Into custody ou a charge of mayhem. HOME EDITION TWO CENTS PER COPY lie Instruction,.judge of Supreme Court, four Appellate Court and el-rk of Su premo Court were to be chosen. After the defeat of the aoiue rulers in the first brush. Clay Kaehelder of In dianapolis stated he would introduce on tho floor a resolution calling for a pint s irm plunk favoring segregation of ne groes and whites in the public schools. Later he announced those Interested in tin.* segregation movement had decided not to inak ethc move, because they feared It. might thrown down the bars for introduction by anti-prohibitionists of a wet plank. The Home Rulers, who drew most of their strength from Marion nnd Vigo Counties, precipitated tho fight when the rules committee reported out tho usual rules that govern conventions directly following the keynote speech. A motion was made by Charles R, Puffin, a Home Ruler of Vigo County, and was sec onded by W. W. Spencer, leading spirit in the Home K-'o element from Marion t'o'inty. to amend ihe rules so that reso lutions designed for incorporation in the platform counld be offered from the floor, without going through the reslution committee?. The convention wag thrown into an up roar by the proposal. B. H. Campbell of Anderson moved to table the motion and amid scenes of tumult the roll call pro eeedi and. Marion County voted Tlfl against the tatiling motion and LS for !t. It was understood that the Home Rulers sought, by circumventing the roso! ut ions committee, to get such planks ;,s those c . for ihe abolition of the public service commission and the repeal -f the priiniiry law before the delegates. Several of the Marlon County delegates also v.ore s; 'n.-.c.ri::g a propcae 1 plank calling f r i law that would compel tbe S' gregati-a of negro children in the I'lD'hc ’■■■■ "•• •<. Before the convention opened a canvass of ineinbera of the r* -••'utions committee ind.-ated there ira > l:t'le chance of a min ority report being submitted to the dele pa'-cs. Wet interests made efforts to get such a rep-rt on tb- floor so as to throw the prohibition question into debate but their atu-n- s apparently was doomed t- failure fr m th - tiart. Former Judge Lggrnan of Alien County made a plea for n plank on personal liberty to the com mittee before it went into executive seg eioi. '.as - night. Th- c-nv. -;':-n was called to ord-r promptly nt W o'-Ic-k by State Chair mar- 'Valter S Chambers. The R-v. ]'. S. C Wicks -f .Ml Souls Unitarian Church gave th- invocation. 1 .j. 3 ,, _\ U y was given a great ova* lon w on he completed the key-note addri -s and shouts of "Hit 'em again, Fred." r s c nb ■-. e tho tumult of cheering and handclapping. IS GUILTY ON BOOZE CHARGE; JAIL AND FINE Jury Returns Verdict Against -Alien Owner of Saloon. A s-aled verdict of guilty of operating a blind tiger was returned this morning Criminal Court against K ,*-toe Glthotf, alien proprietor of n soft drink parlor, at t-T.'i S-uth Illinois street, after the jury had diditierated for one hour. The case went to the jury last night. Giihoff was found guilty of unlawfully ke-ping intoxicating liquors. He was fi'ifil MiD and costs and sentenced to serve thirty days in jail. This conviction was !; :< M*, ond, s-.’ :tu adilitiunai finding of a sixty -day Jail sentence and a? 200 fine was assessed. DRI\TR FAILS TO STOP AFTER INJURING GIRL Police Seek Man Who Struck 4-Year-Old Marjorie Zechiel. Defectives today nrc searching for the driver of an automobile which struck Marjorie Rose Zeohiel, 4, daughter of Chester L. Z* *bi* l. 2iilS Boulevard i’laee. fracturing her skull. The driver did not stop. The little girl is in Pt. Vincent's Hospital in a critical condition. No report of the accident reached the police until twenty four hours after it occurred, police said. Marjorie was playing with Anna May Jones, a little girl living across the street Tuesday afternoon. Tiring of play on the sand pile in the backyard the two wandered into the stri-ct and the accident occurred. William Fesler an attorney, driving an automobile, picked up the child and t-ok her to the hospital. A bouquet of Cowers reached the hos pital yesterday for the child. It is said the sender was a relative es the man who drove the ear which struck the little girl. Wha’ D’y See? Mr. and Mrs. J. f. Ar. watched 8 street car hit an ant..mobile three times before the motorumn culd stop, and then saw tl.e motorman threaten to hit the youth fa! driver of the nuto on the head with h!.- controller because >.e couldn’t get out of the way. 13. 0. IT. saw a cross-eyed woman try ing to avoid bumping into a cross-eyed man. R. A. 11. nc-ticid a couple seated In a cafeteria awaiting servi r. When In formed (he place was a serve-seif insti tution, they i .arched out with indigna tion expressed in every movement. F. L. M. saw a bird with a stiff neck trying to lamp the ankles of a Capper with super high galoshes. ■S. M. T. sees, regularly, a protulierant eyed Itecl.e looking, bespectacled, dom ineering. “goose-stepping" gentleman al low his wife to hold open the door of the restaurant for him. Thon he struts out before her. WHAT DID YOU SEE? Let the VVha’ P’y SeeT Editor of the Times know about It. A postal card will do. w NO. 18.