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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
WOUNDS ON BANKERS HEAD
But Medical Examiner WIthhoIds
Finding In Massachusetts, Mystery

Dover, Mass, June 20.-(By A. p
Medical Examiner A. X. Hododon
said last night that he would not an
nounce until tomorrow his finding on
the death of Francis II. Sargent, Bos-
ton banker. whose body was uncovered
80 the underbrush beside country road
Yesterday. He declined to give any de-
wription Of the condition of the body.
Residents of the town who found the
body said that there were wounds on
the top Of the head and on the throat.
4 Mr.. Sargent, who was member of
tke firm of Parkinson. & Burr, went
ho7eeback riding Wednesday. When
fhe horse returned to the stable without
/, ~ rider search was begun, which re.
5lzted b the dnding Of the body.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
WoMAN,s SLAYER DIES
Murder Revived When Negro
Found Dead In Camden Cell

The slayer of Mary b. Potts in her
home, at 2207 North Broad street, on
December 80, 1908, died in a cell in
the Camden county Jail. The man,
Aron Kirby. thirty eight years old,
was found lying on the floor of his cell,
face downward. Death was attributed
to acute indigestion.
Kirby, negro, was said to have
been mentally unbalanced, having es-
caped from the Pennsylvania State
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
SALE OF LIQUOR TAX
STAMPS TO CONTINUE
Commissioner Roper Explains
This Will Not Authorize
Traffic
OHIO VETS WIN POINT

Washington. June 2O.-Although
foresecing "no reason to doubt that war
| time prohibition will become effective
July l." the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau, in accordance with an opinion Of
the attorney general will continue the
sale of tax stamps for Intoxicating bcv-
cragcs after that date. Commissioner
! Roper said. however. the sale would
| be with the distinct understanding that
/ the manufacture or sale of prohibited
! beverages was in no way authorized.
| Commissioner Roper explained that
| the bureau necessarily would continue
| to enforce the tax laws as related TO
! alcoholic beverages until they were re
| pcalcd by Congress. No provision for
repeal is contained in the legislation
now before Congress for enforcing war
time and constitutional prohibition.
Columbus. Ohio. June 20.--Wcts
have won Il court victory in their fight
to prevent the prohibition constitutional
amendment from going into effect. Judge
J. +. Dillon. of the Franklin County
Common Pleas Court. upheld their con-
tention that the ratification of the
amendment was subject to review by the
voters, as they are part of the Legisla-
turc under the referendum system.
This decision, if upheld by the high
or courts, will give an opportunity to
hold up the constitutional amendment
for some time. The wet forces have
started proceedings for rcfercndums in
twelve states, and they contend that
ratification of the amendment will not
be complete until the people of two of
these states have voted in favor of it.
They say the referendums in sufficient
states will vitiatN the recent proclama-
tion of the State Department giving no
tice that the amendment goes into effect
next January and another proclamation,
giving a years grace, will have to he
issued after the ratification by refcrcn-
DUN is completed. Since no referendum
can be taken until fall. it is possible the
amendment will be held up at least until
the autumn of 1920.
Cleveland, Ohio, June 20.-(By A.
P(-The two wet constitutional
amendments that have been proposed by
Ohio vets to lcgalize sales of bever
ages containing 23t per cent alcohol
are in direct conflict with the federal
constitution and the Volstead prohibi
ton enforcement bill about to be en-
acted by Congress. according to Wayne
B. Wheeler, of Washington, general
counsel for the National Anti Saloon
League.
Mr.. Wheeler arrived here last night
and conferred with trustees of the Dry
Maintenance League, who are to meet
today to consider plans for combating
the two amendments. There is but
one legal method to repeal the prohibi-
ton amendment to the federal constitu
tion," Mr.. Wheeler declared. "and
that is to have Congress re- submit the
question to the state legislatures.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
N. Y..chieaso Air Service Must Wait

New York, June 20.--The regular
New York Chicago air mail service,
which was to have been inaugurated
today, has been postponed indefinitely.
1t was explained that the postal off
cials were awaiting the arrival of
larger machines.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-16
Bible Proved Unsuccessful
Camouflage for Suitcase
Full of Ohio Liquor

With Bible conspicuously display.
ed in basket and two half pints
of gin and thirty one-half pints of whis.
key hidden in a suit case, Calvin Bush
colored, ran the blockade of Richmond
authorities Wednesday only to come
to grief when he reached the port OF
indianapolis.
Bush took on his cargo of spiritual
and spiritous freight at Dayton and
set sail for indianapolis on a traction
car He made his transfer from a
Dayton to an Indianapolis car here
without mishap. His Bible was a pass
port that lulled to sleep any suspicion
doubling officer of the law may have
had.
I'm ha I'd working religious man,
exclaimed Bush to a policeman as he
assured him that it was against his
religious convictions to drink booze
To substantiate his assertion, Bush
displayed his we'll worn Bible, which
he said he cherished more than all
the booze in the world"
But the policeman searched his suit
case anyway.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-16
Proposed Bill Would Permit Indiana
Cities to Change Form of Government

Richmond is vitality interested in a
bill pending in the Indiana legisla'
ture, which would enable cities to
substitute the present form Of gov
ernment for the commission or city
manager form. The measure was in
troduced by Capt. James e. Southard,
representative of Laporte county.
On May / or any year, upon petition
signed by fifteen percent of the quail
fled voters Of municipality, spe-
ciaI election would be called by the
mayor of the city to determine wheth-
er the voters desire the change.
Richmond has been active in the
fight for the enactment of a law
which would permit the Introduction
Of change in municipal government.
The main provisions of the Southard
measure follow:
Within five days after receiving the
petition, the mayor would be required
to order the election to be held on q
date set between thirty and sixty
DAYS thereafter, according to the bill,
which is similar In context to the one
that failed of passage at the last ses-
sion. The expense OF the election
would be paid out of the municipal
funds. II the majority Of the voters
were opposed to a change another
election could not be held within the
next two years.
!. II the change was authorized five
commissioners would be elected. Two
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-16
WORLD DRY next
IS TO Be COAL OF
PROHI WORKERS
Timothy Nicholson Says Best
Dry Workers Will be Sent
to Europe.

"It is just what ! expected" said
Timothy Nicholson, 9O-year-old prohi-
bition worker, when told that the thir-
ty-sixth state had ratified the national
prohibition amendment. However"
said Mr.. Nicholson, II never expected
to live to see the day when there
should be national prohibition. I am
gratified of course but l am not hys-
terical. But we must not stop now.
We must see that the law is enforced.
This is not practiced as much as it
should be. When we catch an intoxi-
Gated man or a man bringing liquor
into the state we must find where he
got it and give him the limit fine"
"It is very difficult to catch a man
selling liquor, but we must take ad-
vantage of any opportunity that we
may have"
Il signed the pledge when I was
eight years old in Carolina and l have
been working for prohibition ever
since. Perhaps the first thing I did
was to put two saloons out of business
near where / taught in Carolina.
I'VE must not stop with national
prohibition. We are now part Of the
world and we must have world wide
prohibition OF course l shall not be
here to see it but then ] believe that
it will come"
Both Parties Aided.
"Our anti-saloon league is going to
send it's best workers to Europe to
work for the cause. I think that Eng
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-16

would serve for two years and three
for four years. Thereafter they would
be elected to- four-year terms, the
elections being held biennially. These
commissioners would elect mayor,
who would head the department of
safety, preside at the commission
meetings and who would have a vote
on all questions before the commits
sion but would not be authorized to
veto any ordinance.
Municipal laws could be enacted
only at legislative sessions Of the
commission. The right of referen-
dunn would be given the voters for ap-
proval or rejection of all ordinances
enacted by the commission.
Salaries Paid.
The salaries Of commissioners elect
ed in first class cities would be $5,-
900 annually. in second class cities.
$4,000 annually, in third class cities
$4,000 annually, in fourth class cities
$1,5O0 annually and in fifth class cit
les $1,000 annually. The mayor would
receive two percent additional to his
salary as a commissioner. Bonds
would be required of the commissions
ers for faithful and honest perform
ance Of duty.
The work of the administration
would be divided into departments Of
safety, finance, utilities, parks and
public works. The fundamental laws
for conducting these departments are
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-16
DRASTIC DRY"
AMENDmE
PROPOSED IN
HOUSE BILLS
Randolph County Man Would
Make Possession of ANY
Liquor With Alcohol Viola
ton of Law.
IA BILLS INTRODUCED
(By Associated Pressl


INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 16.-Defning
as an intoxicating liquor any mixture
which contains alcohol, proposed
amendments to the Indiana "dry" law
made their appearance in the lower
house of the Indiana legislature to-
day. They were fathered by Repre-
sentative Frank e. Wright, of Lynn,
Randolph county, who introduced the
present dry" law at the session two
years ago.
Other proposed amendments would
make possession of such liquor prima
facie evidence of violation, make it
impossible for physician to prescribe
and registered druggist holding a
permit to sell intoxicants. other than
pure grain alcohol and provide sitter
fines and sentences to the state penal
farm or a state prison or reformatory
in case of conviction for violations.
Would confiscate Vehicles.
An addition to the amendment in
troduced today, officials OF the anti
saloon league of Indiana let it be
known today that another bill will be
introduced later which will provide
for the conf1scation of vehicles-auto-
mobiles, flying machines and others
by the state If caught in the use of
transporting intoxicating liquors into
the state illegally.
Fourteen other bills were introduced
in the house, before adjournment was
taken until 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The house was in session just
80 minutes today. Committees will
consider virtually all the bills SO far
introduced and referred to them at
meetings this aftel noon.
Lieut.. Governor Edgar G. Bush to-
day expunged all records Of this ses-
sion 50 far as constitutional amend
ments are concerned. Because the
two amendments adopted last session
for woman suffrage and preventing
the increase Of salary of civil off,
cials while they are in office were not
prop erly transferred from the. office
of secretary OF state, the upper legis-
lative body must again consider these
amendments and Senator English will
again reintroduce thirteen proposed
amendments placed before the senate
this session.
Penalize BolshevIsm.
Advocation Of sabotage, anarchy or
any movement to overthrow or inter
fere with the constitution or the gov
ernment is defined as Bolshevism in a
bill ready for introduction in the lower
house today. The bill provides a
penalty fine of $1,000 and imprison-
ment of not less than two years in the
state prison for the first offense. For
the second offense the fine shall be
any sum not to exceed $4,000 and
the term Of Imprisonment may range
between fifteen and twenty-five years.
Another bill ready to introduce in
the house would appropriate $5O0.000
to provide for the removal of the Ind
lana reformatory to a central loca-
tion in the state as determined by a
commission of four men to be ap-
pointed by the governor. The bill was
drawn as the result of a fire which
burned the old reformatory which
was located at Jeffersonville.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-16
White "Husky" Dog Saues Lives
of American Soldiers In Siberia

the swamps to cut OF the American
force In the rear at the Petrograd
road. The troops were able to with
draw in the darkness to the positions
behind bridge over the Emtsa river
The battles around Kadish have
been the most stubborn and difficult
that the Americans have had in Russia
up to this time. In their advance be.
yond the town, they were constantly
harassed by bushwhacking parties ap.
pearing simultaneously in their rear
and on both flanks in the swamps.
The original crossing of the Emtsa
river in the direction of the town, was
attempted three times by the Ameri-
cans, with considerable losses, before
it was finally accomplished.
Difficulties of moving the transpor:
trains of little Russian peasant cart;
over the swampy roads has led to
many hardships, including shortage OF
rations and at one time, miles from
medical equipment, the American sur
geon was forced to amputate the leg
Of q wounded man with a pen-knife.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-16
OPEN ACRE CORN
CONTEST TO BOYS

Fifteen Wayne county farmer boys
have trip to Purdue University to at
tend the farmers short course in store
for them next fall.
Here's how they will be able to go
with all expenses paid. The Wayne
County Better Farming association de-
cided to institute a countrywide one
acre corn contest today. Boys be-
tween 10 and Is years are eligible.
The First National bank Of this city
will pay their expenses to Purdue.
A winner will be selected from each
OF the fifteen townships. The associa-
ton will buy enough pure bred seed
corn to give every boy who enters the
contest fair show. The seed corn
will be sold to them at cost.
These contests have proved exceed.
ingly popular all over the state. The
movement will be directed by County
Agent Kline.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-16
Twenty German Girls
Arrested for Talking
to American Soldiers
NV Associated Press.)

COBLENZ, Tuesday, Jan. 14-Twen-
ty German girls who were engaged in
sweeping the streets at Andernach,
near here, have been arrested char
ed with a violation Of General Per
shing's order forbidding them to talk
with American soldiers. These ar
rests have served to emphasize the de-
cision not to permit determination in
the occupied regions.
There has been a slight relaxation
In the enforcement of the order in
certain remote centers but here and
in larger towns it is rigidly observed.
The provost guard or military police
are certain to interfere should an Of
ficer or soldier attempt to talk to a
woman on the street or in cafe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-16
(By Associated Press)

WITH AMERICAN FORCES IN
NORTHERN RUSSIA, Jan. ia
white husky" dog. apparently the
mascot Of Bolshevikist regiment, re
Gently saved an American company
from an ambush in the bushwhacking
war, near Kadien.
The Americans had a large rear
guard outpost mile behind the town.
and the Bolshevists. heavily reinforc.
ed, and with considerable artillery.
began shelling the American positions.
The Americans successfully repulsed
all attacks and were keenly watching
the swamps bordering the road In
their rear
One afternoon a sentinel of the rear
guard, who had participated in pre-
vious engagements, during which a
white husky" dog appeared with the
Bolshevist forces, saw the dog in the
woods.
His warning. following a bit of
scouting, led to the discovery that
the Bolshevists were moving through
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-16
EBERT APPEAL
ASKS GERMAN
AID AGAINST
TERRORISM
Government is Preparing
Draft of Constitution to Pro-
test Freedom of Country,
Says Statement.
L|EBkNECHT CAPTURED
(By Associated Pressl


BERLIN, Jan. 16.-Dr. Karl Lieb.
knecht, the Spartacan leader. has been
captured. it was learned late tonight
by officers and men OF the division OF
mountain rife guards who arrived in
Berlin today.
LONDON, Wednesday, Jan. 15.-
Order has been restored in Berlin, it
is announced by an official wireless
appeal to the German nation sent out
by the German government today and
picked up here. The appeal, which
was signed oy Premier Ebert, and
Philip Scheidemann, Herr Landsberg,
Gustav Noske and Herr Wissell, mem
bers Of his cabinet, says that the gov
ernment is determined to prevent by
every means at it's disposal a repeti-
ton of similar denominations"
The appeal refers to the coming
elections under the "freest suffrage in
the world to determine the constitu-
ton OF the German state" and adds
that the present government is pre-
pairing draft Of a constitution which
protects the free right OF self-deter-
mination of the nation against all
counter-revoluions or efforts at ter
rorism."
Eisner Party Loses.
Efforts are being made, it is said, to
arrive at peace safeguarding the
freedom of the German nation and
which will render possible the founda-
tion of a union Of nations which will
give protection against the danger of
a fresh war"
After declaring there Is necessity
OF defending the nation against Pol
ish annexationists, the appeal con.
cludes: mo less is it our task to pro.
tect our frontier against fresh Rus.
sian military despotism which wants
to force upon US. by means of war-like
power, its anarchistic conditions and
new world war OF which our
country would be the theater. Bol.
shevism means the death OF peace"
Nearly complete returns from the
Bavartan elections show that the party
Of Premier Kurt Eisner polled only
$4,000 votes out of total vote in ex-
cess of 2.750,000. The clerical polled
more than 100000 votes and the ma
jority socialists 10000. The Eisner
party and the Independent socialists
secured only 4 of the assembly's 156
delegates and the majority socialists
90, while the combined bourgeoise par
ties have 102 representatives.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-16
DR.. SMITH NAMED
MEMBER OF STATE
PURCHASING BODY
Provision is Made to Pool
Supply Purchases for State
Institutions.

DR.. s. E. Smith, superintendent Of
the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the
Insane, is one OF the representatives
Of three state institutions, appointed
by Governor Goodrich as centralized
purchasing committee to buy all staple
supplies for the eighteen penal, correc-
tive and benevolent institutions main
tanned by the state Of Indiana. George
s. Wilson, superintendent Of the In
diana School for the Blind, and Joseph
Henning, member OF the board of trus-
tees of the Indiana Reformatory, are
the other members.
The appointment Of the board fol-
lows the decision Of the governor to
standardize purchases at state insti-
tutions and to remedy discrepancies
between prices paid for standard COM
modities by different institutions. The
action of the governor was taken dur
ing a meeting of the superintendents
and trustees of all the state institu-
tons held in the governors Office to
consider the advisability of centraliz-
ed purchasing.
Opposition to Plan.
Spirited opposition to the purchas-
ing agent plan was voiced by nearly
declared that he was opposed to the
plan because it had failed in other
states where boards of control had
charge of all purchases for state in
stitutions. He said that centralized
purchasing would work against the in
terests of the institution.
The superintendent and trustees de-
bated the question for nearly two
b r0so fpcr ~h - hn
plan. Efforts were made to explain
why some institutions had to pay more
for the same supplies than others.
Centralized purchasing OF supplies
for the state institutions has been ad-
vocated for number of years. When
the annual conference Of the state
charities and corrections was held in
Richmond severa years ago, Governor
Ralston proposed a similar measure,
which met with general opposition.
Clerk to be Named.
Governor Goodrich called the meet
to his plan of having all supplies
agent.
A motion was finally put by the
representatives providing that a sub
VI lAICS US ny IHS
governor and that this committee en-
ploye a clerk to perform the duties OF
centralized purchasing, subject to the
approval Of the committees. Under
the law passed in 1917 authorizing
central purchasing by a committee of
one representative from each of the
state institutions it was provided that
a subcommittee might be appointed
to attend to this work. This had new
er been done, however. Provisions
for employing clerk are no contain.
ed in the law. The institution heads
gave their consent to the governor,
asking the legislature to appropriate
money to pay the salary of this clerk.
The central purchasing committee
named by the governor was also all
thorized to investigate commodities
for sale by army depots and to make
purchases of these supplies If a saw
ing could be effected.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-16
ASK RESTRICTION
ON PEACE news
RECONSIDERED
Interest Abroad Centers on
News of Limited 1nforma-
ton.
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, Jan. 16.-The supreme
council today after considering the
matter of the relations between the
conference and the press, decided to
call a meeting at o'clock this after
noon to be attended by the members
of the press and representatives of
the various nations in the. conference
to interchange views on publicity
methods.
No one outside of the delegates to
the peace congress knows anything
about the discussion here today to
limit information of the proceedings
Of the congress- 1t will likewise stop
the practice Of Premier Lloyd George
Of Great Britain, of discussing affairs
with British correspondents for the
purpose Of guiding them in forming
public opinion in England.
1t has been believed here by per-
sons close to President Wilson that
he would contend for open sessions as
far as possible That he still feels
the same way is the opinion general
ly expressed here tonight.
Lansing Makes Statement.
Curiously enough, the question OF
whether deliberations were to be open
or secret had reached a stage before
today's decisions where some author
itative statement on the subject was
sought. Just before today's meeting
Secretary of State Lansing authoriz-
ed the following as his view:
"The American policy is that fullest
publicity consistent with the rapid and
satisfactory discharge Of important
business which must come before the
peace congress should be accorded.
1t is possible that sessions should be
open when business is advanced to a
point where it can be regarded as
ready for final action. 1t may be, how
ever, that in the earlier stage, when
subjects are being discussed between
groups or in committees or In meet
ings of all the delegates, with a pur-
pose of reached agreements on contro-
versal phases, it would be inadvis-
able to conduct these discussions open
ly.
Not Secret Diplomacy.
"That would not be secret diplomacy
in any sense, however, for no agree
ment so arranged could be effective
until approved by all the delegates in
open session.
The complaints which the British
correspondents have made to Mr..
Lloyd George and which the Ameri-
cans have submitted to Mr.. Wilson
concede that it may be Incompatible
with public interest to disclose GER
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