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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
RUFE ARRESTED,
BUT WHAT OF 1T?
Police Didn't Get the Dice, So
Gambling King Should Worry.

Rufe Page, negro republican politician,
who has the reputation of possessing 4
charmed life so far as conviction is con.
eerned, has been arrested again for Oper
ating a gambling house at 1917 North
Senate avenue. John Overton, negro,
mis- manager, also has been arrested on
a charge of operating n gambling house,
and twenty One negroes were arrested In
the place for gambling.
But there is the secret: The police
didn't get the dice and money 1t is
rule In police court that dice and money
are necessary as proof of a craps game.
consequently, Rufe stands a very good
chance to get away with 1t again, proba
bly, with apologies from the city ad
ministratlon
1t all happened at about 3 O'Clock
Sunday morning. The police decided TO
raid Saturday night game Of african
dominoes' they say was conducted III
Rufes place. Lieuts Shubert and Bell
and Sergts Johnson and Deter, with
squad, visited Pages place. They
listened and they heard voices coaxing
the "bones" to ''seven" and eleven"
Then they attempted to break down
a side door. After making considerable
noise they found the door couldn't be
broken, so they decided to go around
to the front. BY this time any dice OF
money which may have been present were
gone.
The police have no way Of proving
that the twenty three negroes weren't
talking in their sleep.
Consequently, Rufe, who is out on
a cash bond, isn't worrying. Rufe has
learned that he usually doesn't have any
thing to worry about anyway.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
FILE TAGGART
PETITIONS SOON
Indiana Democrats Insist He
Run for u. S. Senator.

Petitions asking that the name of
Thomas Taggart be placed on the In
diana primary ballot as a candidate for
the democratic nomination for United
States senator will be filed with the sec
retary of state within the next few days.
These petitions have been circulated
in every part of Indiana and now in
Clude the names of thousands of demo-
Gratis who are determined that Mr.. Tag
CART make the race for senator.
Although Mr.. Taggart has declared he
was not a candidate these supporters of
him insist that he will not refuse to
make the race in response to the demand
for him and they have positively declared
that they will file the petitions whether
he agrees to have them filed or not. Mr..
Taggart is out of the state and no
statement has come from him relative to
his intentions regarding the nomination.
BUT FRIENDS
ARE BUSY.
His friends in Indianapolis. however.
have organized for the purpose of plac,
ing his name on the primary ballot,
and they say they have assurances that
Mr.. Taggart will make the race If the
party wishes him to do son
with these assurances in mind they
have determined to place his petitions
on file and there is no question but what
he will be the party choice by an over.
whelming majority.
So far rs Is known no one has made
Continued on Page FOur.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
HUGHES ASKS
RIGHT TO KILL
STATES PLEA
Rhode Island to Fight Back,
COntending C6mmOnwealths
Must Act Separately.
DECIDE WISCONSIN CASE

WASHINGTON, March Twenty
one prohibition states, represented
by Charles e. Hughes, former SUI
preme court justice, today announced
to the supreme court their intention
of fighting the efforts of Rhode
Island to have the eighteenth amend
ment and the Volstead law enforce
ment declared invalid.
As the court met Hughes asked per
mission to file a brief for the dry states
which backs the contentious of the fed
eral government that the Rhode Island
suit should he dismissed Rhode Island
It is understood, will oppose the action
cn the grounds that It must be iled by
the attorney generals office of the vari-
Gus states and rot Hughes.
The states represented are Delaware.
North Carolina Kentucky, Louisiana. Ia
diana, Alabama, Maine. Arkqn5aS. Michi.
gan, Florida, oregon. Kansas, West Viz
ginia, Nevada, Nebraska, Montara. North
Dakota. South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah
and Arizona.
The vet forces sought to advance an
appeal from Kentucky federal court
decision, holding constitutional prohibi-
tion valid. The suit was brought by
the Kentucky Distllling and Warehouse
Company
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
85 RESCUED IN
INDIANA FIRE
Heroic Work Prevents Loss of
Life in Sanitarium Blaze.
specinl to The Tlmea.

ATTICA, Ind. March Eighty FIVE
persons. many Of whom are rheumatic
crippes. rescued from FIRE in the Mud
lavia Springs hotel and sanitarlum today
were recovering from shock aud ex-
rosure.
But for heroic rescue work many would
have perlshed In tie ire which swept the
frame structure ut $50 o'clock yesterday
morning.
MISS Anna Reinhart, II. OF Pesolum.
H.. suffered a broken left ankle and per
haps other injuries when she dropped
from a third story window She was the
only person seriously iniuredA
The damage to the building Is esh-
mated at $25OOO0. Many OF the inmates
OF the sanitarium suffered heavy per-
sonal loss.
The flames were discovered eating their
way out of the storage room near an air
shaft on the second floor. In a few
minutes the fire was roaring through the
shaft on all hve floors.
Virgil Ramer OF Peru, Ind, and r. e.
Lewis, an undertaken of Bushnell. H.,
did heroic rescue work. Had 1t not been
for them Ave at least would have per
ished. While they were making their
way through the premises clad only in
negligee they learned that number of
invalids were still in their rooms
The two men succeeded in carrying out
the five persons from their smoke filled
rooms on the upper floors.
Among the patients who suffered heavy
personal property loss were Mrs. H. l..
Kramer, wife OF otie of the founders of
the institution, who lost $4,000 worth
Of jewelry and other valuables, and Mrs
Joseph w. Keenan, of Detroit, who lost
clothing and jewelry valued at $4,000
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Sutton of Indianap-
oils were among those who got out of
the building. They lost clothing and
other effects.
The main part of the building was
frame and was erected about thirty years
ago by Harry L. Kramer Of Chicago.
1t Is owned by Mr.. Kramer and his two
sons, Robert b. Kramer of Chicago and
william c. Kramer, who was manager
Of the establishment
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
SEN. BANKHEAD,
ALABAMA, DIES
AT AGE OF 78
Long Public Career of Veteran
Congress Member Ends
in Capital.
SERVED PUBLIC 40 YEARS

WASHINGTON, March limited
States Senator John H Bankhead of
Alabama died here today at the age
of IS years.
Senator Bankbead was born at Mos
COW, Ala, in 1864 He was graduated
from the University of Alabama In 1898
and from Georgetown university in 1895,
where he studied law.
He was elected from the Tenth Ala
bama district and was a member Of the
sixty first and the present congress. He
was a democrat. His home was at Jas
per, Ala. He was first elected a CON
gresham in 1880 In 1907 he was elected
senator. He has served continuously
practically forty years.
HAD BEEN I'LL
SEVERAL WEEKS.
Senator Bankhead died shortly before l
o'clock at his residence on Columbia
road. He had been i'll for several weeks
and his illness weakened his heart, which
caused death He had apparently been
very comfortable for the last few days
and the end was unexpected.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01

81 knock out many OF my jokes on
that machine, but some jokes come from
the people / meet"
But what [ want is some good local
jokes to pull said Lew.
UNION STATION
JOKE BEST BET.
Whats the best joke you ever cracked.
Lew: The one the people have liked the
best?"
Lew wiped his hands in silence a
minute.
Il remember my minstrel days" he
said. I'VE had joke that always knocked
them cold. No matter where we were,
the union station joke always laid EN-
cold"
The joke ran like this: Say, Mr.
Bones, what has become Of Noah's Ark z
And Mr.. Bones would say. I don't know
The end man would shift around. face the
audience and say, They are using 1t for
the union depot in this here town"
Lew even laughed when he repeated it.
Lew Is using one OF the latest jokes on
his Keith's audiences here, which he has
just pounded out on his typewriter.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
Parents Oppose
Vest Side School
Roof Playground
Petition Asks Board to Com
slider Purchase of additional
Property as Alternative.

West side parents don't want their
children to have to play on the roof Of a
school building.
One hundred patrons OF Mccullough
school No. 3. West Washington aud Cal
10 rnis streets, have signed a petition
protesting against plans of the board of
school commissioners for the building OF
a new building
The board plans to replace No. with
a larger building. The new building
would take up practically ali of the
ground the city owns. The architect has
evolved a plan to put the playground on
the roof
George Lewis, 90 Blake street, who
is circulating the petition opposing the
plan, declared today that school patrons
feel that the board should acquire ad-
ditional ground and give the children
ample play facilities.
RECREATION FOR
CHILDREN or WORKERS.
I'VE feel that our children need the
playground just as much as do the
children I'm any other section Of the city.
or even more" he said The school
serves families Of working people, and
the school playground is about the only
place the children have an opportunity
for recreation"
Mrs. Julia Belle Tutewiler a member of
the school board, agrees with Mr.. Lewis
in this respect.
I'VE tried to buy ground adjoining the
school for a playground" she said, "and
found the price prohihitive. l believe
they. ask about S400 a front foot for
property out there. We can not move
the school TO another location which will
serve the people of that district Just as
well and get land any cheaper. Our
survey shows that the present location
is just where the school should be
ROOF PLAYGROUND
ONLY ALTERNATIVE.
"The architect has worked on plans TO
make a playground on the roof of the
new building, and if we can not buy
land for a playground at a reasonable
figure we may have to use this method,
although we would much rather not
do It."
The petition of Lewis says: eve de-
sire to respectfully Suggest to your hon
orable board that our children are surely
entitled to as much freedom and oppor-
tunity to play as the children of wealthy
parents living, for example, in the neigh
borhood of school No. 66, on Maple road.
1--WE have learned through reliable
sources that roof Fairgrounds are ex,
tremely windy and dangerous to the
health that 1t is imperative, il boys are
to be allowed on the roof, that a very
alert watchman be maintained. and. in
addition, because of toilet problems and
lack of freedom which ground play
grounds give, they are very undesirable" "
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01

He uses it on his encore and he always
gets many of those. this veteran minstrel
man.
AND HERE'S HOW
HIS LATEST GOES.
Lew draws out his watch, looks at il
and tells his audience that be in invited
to a banquet and so must not tarry in
front Of the curtain too long.
ITS going to be some banquet" de-
clares Lew It's a banquet in honor of
Admiral Sims, given by Josephus Dan
iels''
And everybody laughs.
In being reminded about his minstrel
days, DOckstader said:
I'VE actors used 20 howl and kick
about the minstrel parades at noon. But
gosh, rney did me world Of good. After
sleeping in close stuffy sleeper, would
crawl out, get into the parade, breathe In
the fresh air and the scent of delicious
home cooked grub. It was those paradcs
In my minstrel days that gave me my
fine health of today. No joking, that's j
the truth"
HE'S LOOKING
FOR GOOD JOKES.
As the famous minstrel man and hu-
mortst began adjusting his tie he said to
the reporter:
II want to get hold OF the two best
indianapolis jokes. / want EN- sent in
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
Coffin Sees Chance
to Sell City

What the indianapolis centen-
niaI celebration in June will
mean to indianapolis.
BY CHARLES COFFIN,
President of the Chamber of
Commerce.
The Indianapolis centennial
celebration offers splendid op-
portunity to "selT' the city to it.
self and the world by making
known the remarkable progress
the city has made in the 100 years
of its life. Every organization,
every business man and every
person in Indianapolis should feel
proud of this best of cities and
should take a personal interest
in the centennial observance.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
RULES FIRM CAN MAKE
2.5 PER CENT BEER

MILWAUKEE,. March Il Federal
Judge +. A. Geiger today ruled In favor
Of the ManitOwOc Products Company in
its motion for Gn injunction restraining
federal prohibition officials from inter
fering with its manufacture Of 2.5 per
cent beer, under the Mulberger state
law. This means that Wisconsin brewer
ies can manufacture 20 per cent beer, un-
less the federal supreme court 0yerrules
Judge Geigers' decision,
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01

Of T2o.sf5 miles Of rail on the earth, the
railroads Of the United States comprise
233 $50 miles.
Compared to this, Russia's mileage Of
4s 855 (1916) is inconsiderable, and yet
Russia has the second largest railroad
mileage in the world. Canada has only
81 434 miles; France, 3I.95s; Germany,
30 600 while the British Isles have only
20, ,2SG miles.
Uncle Sam hands back to the private
owners a total Of 200 railroad systems,
with a vast equipment Of locomotives,
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01

amount earned uet-and the government
guarantee to the railroad owners was
$3.50 900 600, which deficit Uncle Sam made
up out Of the treasury. The 1918 deficit
was S215, ,O00, 0O0-the total deficit for the
two years Of government operation
amounting to S6O5, 900, eco.
The roads go back to approximately
Gas 900 stockholders, who own them. Of
these, q record of the twenty largest
stockholders in twenty-three Of the coun-
try's largest railroads, shows that these
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
HOLDS NAVY NOT
UNDER SHIPLAW
$50 Vessels Sold Without
Registry Provision.

WASHINGTON. March More than
$50 vessels OF all classes, the largest of
which was the Cambridge of 5000 tons
displacement, have been sold by the navy
department without restriction as to their
future registry under the American flag,
Secretary of Navy Daniels today informed
the senate in response TO a senate reso-
luton.
The secretary declared advice Of law Of
hcers OF the navy department contends
the law relative to prohibiting registry
transfer does not apply to vessels under
control Of the navy department during the
war
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
Illness Halts Tour
of Nine. TetraZzini

NEW YORK, March Mime Luisa
Tetrazzini, operate and concert star was
TO arrive here today to undergo medical
treatment for the illness which caused
her to cancel her concert tour at Erie,
Pa, yesterday.
The stars manager has cancelled all en-
gagements for the next few weeks. She
has been under the care OF physicians
for several DAYS
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
Financial Policy
Aim in Congress

WASHINGTON, March 1.-Republican
leaders have decided on a tentative fnan-
clal policy for the present congress.
elimination Of the excess profits taxes
will be the first move considered" Sen
ator Watson, republican, of Indiana, said
today
Senator Watson was placed in charge
of tariff and finance legislation In the
senate when Senator Penrose was forced
to leave Washington on account of his
health.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
Real Estate Men
Form New Concern

A new real estate firm has been formed
by Chester W. Henry and ]. Edward
Robins with Offices at 155 East Market
street. Mr.. Henry has been with the firm.
of B. NJ. Ralston for fifteen years. Mr..
Robins has been associated with J. G.
Mccullough for twelve years. They will
do a general real estate business. Both
men are members of the Indianapolis real
estate board.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
4 Can't Think of Anything But
NY Dead Boy, Says Marshall

CHICAGO, Walking lobby of here
chanced
voice % eyes.
please, gently anything
my upstairs crying she
Morrison days
re-
main a toys"
expect Phoenix
today
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01

and I viii read them from Keith's stage
on Thursday night
Lew has hundreds and hundreds Of
jokes, but he wants the two best Indian
apolis jokes.
So. get busy.
Write EN- out.
Mr.. Dockstader and Manager Eggies-
ton of the Keith theater Of INDIANAPOLIS
will give pair of seats each to the win
ners for Thursday night.
Write the jokes out now.
Send or bring them in to the Dramatic
Editor of The Times
All jokes must be in the office of The
Times by 9 a. IN. next Thursday.
Get the best joke out of your system.
Send It in at once
Lew Will pick the winner.
Political jokes are excluded.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
Burglar Caught in
Act, Says Policeman

Herbert Hodge, alias Ralph Jackson.
is under arrest today on a charge of
larceny. He was arrested by Patrolman
Joe Everson, who says he detected him
in the act of breaking into a grocery
conducted by Nick Kerr, at Patterson
and Michigan streets
1t is said he admits the charge and
alaso that he entered the building Feb.
10 and took S35 from the, safe
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
KnOLO o. Good Joke?
Here's Your Chance
to Go to ShOlU Free
Leu DOckstGder Wants to Get
TUO Best Laugh Producing
Lines in Indianapolis.

Big gobs of soap and water were be-
ing applied to Lew Dockstader's face
when Times reporter entered his dress
ing room at Keith's.
Lew was washing off the redness of
his nose as he held out his wet and
slippery right hand to the visitor.
His big figure was covered with q
comfortably sized pair of B. V. DIS.
Excuse my appearance" said Dock
stader, as the last red stain left his
stage nose and that member became
natural again. 'T am not a ballet dancer,
as I have too much bay window"
We laughed.
Where do you get your jokes, Lewf'
the reporter asked.
Dockstader glanced toward a little
carry me around typewriter.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
Wood and POindexter
Arrange for Debate

CHICAGO, March Leonard Wood
and Senator Poindexter of Washington
have arranged joint debate to be held
March 20 at Pierre, S. D., Wood cam
paign managers announced here today.
Wood will make a second tour Of South
Dakota, it was announced.
Wood speaks this afternoon at the
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor,
following an inspection of Camp Custer
He will speak in. Detroit tomorrow and
in Battle Creek Wednesday.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
29 BANDITS DIE:
TOOK II WOMEN
Mexican Troops Execute Cap
tives After Mine Town Raid.

HERMOSILLO, Mexico, March l.
Twenty-nine members of the band of
brigands who ra1ded the Camp Los Tor
res mine last week and abducted seven
teen wives of Mexican miners were
summarily executed Sunday following
their capture by Carranza troops, it was
reported here today.
Fifteen of the kidnapped women we're
rescued. Two died as the result of bru-
tai treatment they received. Twenty
eight of the bandits were shot and their
leader was hanged to a tree.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
Hold Mexican Must
Face Court in Texas

WASHINGTON, March Roberto
Gayon, a Mexican, under indictment in
Texas for conspiracy in attempting to
raise armed forces to so into Mexico to
fight in a revolution there, must return
from New York to Texas to stand trial.
the supreme court decided today.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
HOughtOn Balloon
Wins Naval Flight

RoCKAWAY POINT, t. l., March l.
The naval hydrogen balloon, commanded
by Lieut.. Houghton which landed near
Quebec, Canada, reported today as the
winner Of the navy's endurance flight
which started from here Saturday.
Two other balloons landed safely at
Canaan, n. Y, and Orleans. Vt. The
latter stayed in the air thirty-one hours
The craft depended entirely on the
wind for power during the flight
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
JOY-RIDING TAXI
TURNS FLIP AT
RIVERSIDE PARK
Two Girls Hurt, Two Men Es-
cape Injury and Another
Arrested in Accident.
BOOZE CAUSES SMASHUP

A joy ride of the pre-dry day va
riety ended disastrously at 2 o'clock
this morning on a lonely road west
of Riverside park.
Two women were painfully injured,
one man is under arrest and two
men escaped injury in the crash
which ended the party.
The taxi in which the five were riding
turned over on the Cold Springs road.
half mile north of Thirtieth street. The
taxi crashed as hard as if it had been
kicked by white mule" which, the po-
lice said, filed an important role in the
party.
When the police reached the scene the
machine was badly wrecked. Their dag
nosis of the case was that 1t first had
swerved from the road and hit big
boulder, a piece being chipped from
large stone along the road.
TURNED OVER
SEVERAL TIMES.
The automobilc apparently then
jumped back on the road, chose a path
leading down a steep hill instead of one
into Riverside park, turned over three
or four times and landed at the bottom
OF the hill in a heap.
Mrs. Frances Hinton. a, Of 421 East
New York street. was taken from the
wreckage suffering from severe injuries
TO her head, neck and hip. Mrs. Pearl
Butler. 49, Linden hotel, suffered bruises
and sprains The male escorts escaped
injury and gave their names as Bruce
Campbell, 23, of $50 South Drover street
and Harry Van AFsdall, 19, of $50 West
New York street.
Wilbur Matlock, 20. of 464 Massachu-
setts avenue, employed by the Yellow
Taxi company, is under arrest on
charge Of operating a blind tiger, drunk
enness and operating a motor vehicle
while under the influence Of liquor He
was slightly hurt.
SUPPLIES BOOZE
TO JOY RIDERS.
Matlock supplied the liquor for the
party, the police charge, giving as their
source Of information the men Of the
party. They gave Matlock $3.50 to buy
liquor, and he purchased a pint of white
corn whisky, also known as white mule.
the police said. bottle almost empty
was found in his pocket, they added.
While Police Sergeant Houston was in
vestigatng the accident, Capt. Reed
learned from the Ia xicab company that
they had sent another automobile to the
scene ol the aEclueut ne AUTOMOBILE
had taken all victims to a rOoming house
at 421 East New York street. Lieut..
Ball was sent there to investigate and
he was at the rooming house when Sergt.
Houston and his squad arrived. When
Sergt. Houston and his squad arrived
at the scene OF the accident, all the
victims had been taken away.
The police received first Information
OF the accident from the husband of Mrs
Butler, who called at his hotel and said
his wife had telephoned him that she
had been injured in an automobile ac-
cident on the Cold Springs road. He
asked how serious the accident proved
to be, and the police investigation began.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01

cars and equipment. These include GO, 759
locomotives, 53.515 passenger cars. 5000
Pullman cars, and 2,299,siO freight cars Of
all kinds.
On these roads In 1919 Uncle Sam col
lected total of s5,1s1 900. 600 In revenue.
After paying their operating expenses
and taxes OF 81 666, ,OOO,OO there was left
net operating income Of S515,O 900 600.
This amounted to 2.74 per cent Of earn
ings on the book values Of the rail
rosds.
The receipts from freight and passen-