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The St. Johns herald., 1920-01-29
Sander.
'That abominable tittle-tattle, The cud eschew'd by human cattle. ,
 BYRON,

tongue is charged with the same poison; it searches all corners o1 the world for victims; it sacrifices the high and the low, the king anC the peasant, the rich and the poor, the matron and maid, the living and the dead; but delights most in destroying worth, and immolating innocence. Lacon has jus tly remarked: "Calumny crosses oceans, scales mountains, and traverses deserts with great CT ease than the Scythian A5aris, and, like him, rides upon pois- oned arrow" As the Samiel wind of the Arabian desert not only produces death, but causes the most rapid decomposition of the body, so calumny affects fame, honor, integrity, worth and vir- tue. The base, cloven-footed cal umniator. like t h e loathsome worm, leaves his path marked with the filth of malice and scum of talsehood, and pollutes the fairest flowers, the choicest fruits. the most delicate plants in a greenhouse of character. Liv- ing, he is a traveiing pest, and worse, dying impenitent, his soul is too deeply stained for hell, Oh, reader never slander the name of another. A writer once said: So deep does the slanderer sink In the murky waters of degrada- tion and infamy, that could an angel apply an Archimedian nor al lever to him, with heaven for a falcru1n, he could not, in a thou sand years, raise him to the grade of convict felon.''
 ISLANDER;
 Whose edge is sharper than the sword;
 whose tongue
 Out-venoms all the worms of Nile;
 whose breath
 Rides on the posting winds,
 and doth belle
 All corners of the world:
 Kings, queens, and states, Maids, matrons, nay,
 the secrets of the grave This vigorous islander enters.
 It is a melancholy reflection up on human nature, to see how small a matter will put the ball of scandal in motion. A mere hint, a significant look a myster- ious countenance, directing at tention to a particular person; often gives an alarming impetus to this ignis fatuus. A mere in- terrogatory is converted into an affirmative assertion.
 There is a sad propensity in our fallen nature to listen to the re- tailers of petty scandal. With many, it is the spice of conversa- ton, the collaborating gas of their minis. Without any intention of doing essential injury to a neigh bor, a careless remark, relative to some minor fault of his, may be seized by babbler, and, as it passes through the babbling tribe, each one adds to it's bulk, and gives it's color a darker hue, until it assume the magnitude and blackness of base slander; and before truth can get her shoes on, a stain, deep and damning, has been stamped on the fair fame of an innocent victim, by an un- known hand.
 Be not hasty to credit evil re- ports. They are often the result
The St. Johns herald., 1920-01-29

''The Red Lantern-a play of gorge ous pagentry-as glittering as a thous- and suns.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-27
BOOZE SELLER
GETS $1OO FINE
Special Judge Refuses to Lift
Thirty-Day Penal Farm
Sentence.

Special Judge J. Burnet Little in city
court today found Fred Lewis. negro,
proprietor OF the notorious Bungalow
roadhouse at 1915 Brighton boulevard,
guilty % operating blind tiger ana
fined him 500 and costs and sentenced
him to serve thirty days on the penal
farm.
The case was appealed and the appeal
bond signed by Edward ("Chip'D Lewis.
negro, known as the proprietor OF the
Red Onion." a notorious roadhouse
southeast OF the city, n professional
bondsman and Republican political
worker among the negroes.
Recently Fred Lewis told a Times re-
porter that he was no relation OF Chip
Lewis, but that they were friends.
The Times recently exposed the cond,-
lions at the bungalow, where both white
and colored men and women congre-
gated and where all-night reyels OF per-
sons kbown TO the police were not mo-
Tested.
While recently searching for a man
wanted on the charge OF assault aud
battery with intent 10 murder the police
paid an unexpected visit to the Bunga-
low
The.r testimony WIS that they arrived
at 1 O'Clock in the morning tn time
to interrupt some gun play by a negro
whom theg. arrested and who was con-
Continued on Page Two)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-27
GAS co. TO MAKE
KNOWN POSITION
Representatives to Confer on
Franchise Change.

Whether the Citizens Gas Company will
accepte the terms of an amendment 20 Its
franchise. granting the city broader pow
ers 10 order extensions OF gas producing
facilities and providing for the ration
ing Of gas during times Of shortage dur
ing the next twelve months, will be re
ported to the board of public works
Friday morning, it was announced roday,
following a conference of Il committee
OF officials ard directors OF the COM
pany with the board.
The committee was appointed by the
directors and trustees several days ago
10 deal with city officials and make a
report.
The committee will meet with the full
body Of trustees and directors this after
noon, it was said, and between now and
Friday the policy toward the proposed
amendment will be determined
City officials are known to have dis
agreed upon the extent TO which they
should go in their efforts to amend the
company's contract. one wing being In
favor of merely providing for g1s ra-
tioning and the other insisting that
further powers to order extensions be
obtained for the city If the company
Is given the right to curtail consump-
ton.
The latter group is understood to have
prevailed.
II the gas company agrees to accept
the draft of the amendment, as pre-
pared by Corporation Counsel Samuel
Ashby, it will go to the board of works
for signature, thence to The mayor and
finally to the city council for ratinca-
ton.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-27
Thomas Nelson Page Says
Governor Cox Safer Leader

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Thomas Nelson
Page, author and former ambassador to
Italy, was a caller Tuesday at Demo
cratic national headquarters and was
asked what he thought of the present
state of the public mind on the campaign.
N.Y. conviction" he said, is that the
whole result now hinges on getting be-
fore the minds of the people at large
what Governor Cox stands for as against
what Senator Harding stands for.
Governor Cox stands as the repre-
sentative of the whole body OF the con-
vention which nominated him, whereas
Senator Harding after General Wood
with his force of character had been
used as a stalking horse, was selected
over night in Col. George Harvey's room
No. 4O4 at the Blackstone Hotel, which
was the headquarters OF the senatorial
junta.
General Wood was thrown down.
Ever since their nomination, Governor
Cox has stood forth like a leader, boldly
proclaiming himself for the League of
Nations, yet ready to accept any clarity
ing reservation.
Senator Harding. oscilating like a
needle between two magnets, has
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-27
DECLARES BILL
IN FRAUD CASE
| STRONG ENOUGH
Attorney in Registration Case
Makes Charge at Mandate
Hearing.
LAW PROMOTES EVIL

Claiming that the plaintiff in the regis
tration mandate suit will be able to
prove that many of the applications are
forgeries, Charles c. Cox, one Of the
attorneys representing Democratic Coun-
~ Chairman Reginald sullivan, today
argued that the complaint for the man
date was sufficient
In PRESENTING his argument before
Judge w. w. Thornton of Superior Court,
room !, in answer to the contention of
Attorney Quincy Myers for the defendants
that the complaint did not constitute le-
gally a cause OF action and was defective,
Mr.. Cox declared the present registration
law promotes some OF the evils against
which We are now protesting"
We assert that many Of the registra-
ton applications are forgeries and we
expect to prove it By the applications
themselyes-yes, hundreds OF them," said
Attorney Cox.
Counsel contended that II was the duty
Of the registration boards to place on
the registration lists only the applica-
lions which ION the face appeared to
have met specific requirements Of the
registration law
III voter has not met certain re-
quirements by registering according to
AAWf ne sAdhAa III tue hNIne position as
an alien" Mr.. Cox commended
He held that the purpose Of n regis
tratlon law Is 70 protect an election and
that the plaintiff had set out the neces-
sary allegations in his petition for q
mandate asking that the records be
purged OF the reputed Illegal reglstra-
tons
"The bahe OF our affairs has been cor
ruption In politics on both sides" said
Mr. Cox, in contending that a voter
loses no rights under fraudulent regis
traton.
In his argument asking that the de-
PENDANTS demurrer be sustained. Attor-
ney Myers advanced the argument that
the original petition for a mandate was
defective because the names OF the re-
portea illegally registered voters were
not included as party defendants.
Mr.. Myers claimed that each voter
whose application was being challenged
had the right TO be in court as a party
defendant
More than three hours we're devoted to
argument this morning and argument
was resumed on the demurrer at 80
o'clock this afternoon.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-27
MRS. J. RIDDLES
PUT IN CONTEST
BY CLUB WOMEN
Indiana Federation of Clubs
Names Candidates for
Offices.
SESSION HELD AT HOTEL

Mrs. Jessie Riddle Of the Fourth dis
trict was nominated as the only can
dtdate for the office of State vice presi-
dent of the Indiana Federation of Clubs
during the business session held in the
r~assembly room Of the ClaypOOl Hotel
today.
Other candidates named in the race for
State offices include Mrs. Blanche Foster
Boruff Of the First district, Mrs. John
Hiner and Mrs Myra Gordon of the
Eleventh district, for recording secre-
tary; Mrs. E. F. Culbertson of the Sec
DAD district, for treasurer; Mrs. A. I,
Cox Of the Tenth district, Mrs. Ella Bagot
Kerher Of the Eighth district, Mrs. s. J.
Withrow Of the Tenth district, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Cooper Turner Of the Fourth
district, fo= trustees.
The remaining State official terms hold
over from the past year until next Octo-
Der.
THREE HUNDRED AT
FIRST SESSION.
More than 800 Indiana club women at
tended the first business session which
opened at s:45, Mrs. E. C. Rumpler,
president, presiding.
After the usual opening ceremony, the
reports of the various State officers were
given. including those of the first vice
president, Mrs J. c. Gibbs; second vice
president, Mrs. o. NJ. Pittenger; record
ing secretary, Mrs A. W. Roach; CORE
spending secretary, Mrs. s. NJ. Grimes
treasurer, Mrs. w. c. Smith; general
federation secretary, Mrs. Fred H. Nc
Cullough; general federation director,
Miss Vida Newsome, and the president,
Mrs. E. c. Rumpler.
Mrs. Roach, in her secretary's report,
announced thirty nine new clubs that
during 10 year
~ The treasurer's report showed bal
ance of S2028 in the treasurery. The
health fund showed S92.42 and the edu-
cational fund S72.T7. balances on hand.
An interesting report was read by
Miss Vida Newsome, giving an insight
into national affairs Of the federation.
AAIERICANISM
KEYNOTE.
She laid particular stress upon the
idea that the keynote work for the next
two years would be Americanism, to
follow out the thought of the national
president Of the federation that, These
groups Of ours can do no greater serv-
fee than to keep their minds serenely
fixed upon the great ideals of America
and their hands busy in doing the work
that viii keep these ideals stable"
National issues to be concentrated upon
include the Tess bill, home economics
Smith-Townsr bill for the United States
Department OF Education; Sheppard
Towner bill. for the protection Of mater
nifty and infancy; the National Library
bill, and three others, providing indie
pendent citizenship for women and aliens.
Mrs. z. c. Rumpler, in her talk. paid a
pleasing tribute to her fellow officers and
committee women for their support and
cooperation.
she also told OF her official visits dur
ing the year, including the upper Mlssis-
sippi Valley federation conference, whose
next meeting will be held in indianapolis,
and the biennial meeting IN Des MOines.
Following the officers reports, the
delegates from the thirteen districts read
their reports, interpolated with commun-
ity singing.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-27
COX TO SPEAK AT
TOMLINSON HALL
Cold Weather Forces Change
in Plans.

Owing TO the forecast for colder
weather tomorrow night. the commltte Elm
charge OF the Cox meeting announced
today the meeting at Monument Circle
has been abandoned. and Governor Cox
viii speak at Tomllnson Hall.
The Governor will address the over
flow meeting from the south balcony OF
the hall. and space In Market street will
be cleared BY the police for this pur
pose.
The Governor win begin to speak at
s 80.
All the other arrangements made for
the Monument Circle meeting Will remain
the same
L. W. Arnett. state Senator from Ken
lucky, who is in charge OF the Cox it!ne-
rary. conferred with the local committee
chairman, OF which Fred Hoke IS general
chairman. this morning and put his o.
X. on the change.
The local reception committee, com
posed Of several hundred Democrats.
Progrcssiyes and Independents, Will meet
the Governor at Union Station at 0
o'clock.
The parade will form there.
There will be no tickets of admission
at Tomhnson Hall and the police, have
Ing capacity owing to fire restrictions.
The south balcony OF the hail will be
noodllghted for the overflow speech.
1t Is expected at least $4,000 people will
come IN from cities within radius Of
fifty miles OF indianapolis.
Committee chai7inen for the meeting
have been appointed and these are ex-
pected 10 appoint the committee mem
bers.
The chairIuca are Aquilla Q. Jones.
reception; Smiley y. Chambers. parade !;
John D. Shea. grand stand aud decora
tons; Bowman Elder, automobiles +,
Stanley Garrison, publicity; Fred Hoke
general arrangements; Bert Hendreu
hotel; Thomas Taggart. meeting chair
man.
Governor Cox viii arrive by special
train at the Union station at 6 o'clock
and all members OF the reception COM
mittee have been asked to be there at
that time.
There VIII be eight automobiles all OF
which will he decorated
The reception committee will form two
lines, extending from the south entrance
OF the Union Station, through the sta
tion to the sidewalk IN front.
Through these lines Governor Cox and
his party will be conducted
The automobiles VIII then be loaded
and win move east to Meridian street
The parade Will move north in Meridian
street to Washington, east in Washington
10 Pennsylvania. north in Pennsylvania
to New York, west IN New York 60 IL
linois, and south in Illinois street 81
the Claypool Hotel whore Governor Cox
and his party will have dinner
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-27
ADMIT FESLER
CONTROLS VOTE
MACHINES HERE
Commissions Pass Buck When
County Judge Makes
Kick.

Protesting against the playing OF
petty politics which has denied the voters
Of this city from practicing on an cleo
ton machine at the League Of Nations
headquarters at 1874 North Pennsylvania
street, Circuit Judge Harry Chamberlin
today appeared before the board of
county commissioners.
Judge Chamberlin appeared before the
commissioners after he had passed the
league headquarters and saw an election
machine which had been locked and on
the machine was a large sign. reading
This Machine Locked by Republican
Board to Prevent Practice"
Judge Chamberlin told Commissioners
+ Carlin Shank and Lewis George that the
commissioners we're responsible" for the
voting machines.
The people have the right to practice
on the machines" Judge Chamberlln said
Il am a candidate and 1 come here to
protest because the citizens have the
right to learn to scratch IL they want to.
THEIR RIGHT
TO SATISFY"
1T Is their right TO satisfy themselves
that they know how to use a machine
intelligently" said the judge to the com
| missioners.
The Judge made it plain that the COM
missioners are responsible under the Law
for the machines and not County Auditor
Leo X. Fersel.
Commissioner Shank said Mr.. Fesler
was looking after the machines, but
under the law the auditor has nothing
to do with the machines.
Following the appearance OF Judge
Chamberiin before the commissioners
County Clerk Richard sipe and Jackson
Carter, Republican members Of the cleo
ton board, protested against the lock-
ing up Of the voting machine at the
league headquarters
THIS BOY
TELLS EN- ALRIGHT.
It developed that the man who was
supposed to be hired by the commits
sioners to repair and locate the ma
chimes has informed County Commission
er Joseph Hayes that he was taking his
orders from Mr.. Fesler and not the
board"
The majority members Of the board of
commissioners appear TO be under the su-
pervislon Of the county auditor and they
appear to let Fesler have his own sweet
way about election matters.
why don't the commissioners do
something I'm curtailing Fesler's activi-
ties" newspaper men asked Commits
sioner Hayes.
Nobody has the backbone" replied
Hayes. I can't DO anything with the
two other members taking no action"
In the meantime an effort is being
made to find the man who has the keys
to the machine because the sign on the
voting machine in placing the blame on
Republicans is commanding too much
attention.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-27
OFFICERS
TRIAL FARCE
Reese Discusses POliceman's
Acquittal by Board.

James II. Reese. s23 North Beville ave-
nue., whose demandf that some punish
ment be given Sergeant Charles Russell.
head OF one OF the morals squads, for
entering his home without n search war-
rant and for his reputed remarks to Mrs.
Reese was refused by the board OF pub
lie safety. today voiced his sentiment.
1.-THE police should make a real effort
to clean up moral conditions" Reese
said, "and protect citizens from outrages
such rs having ones home invaded IN
the middle Of the night by persons who
have no right there"
Evidence I'm the trial of Sergeant Rus
sell on formal charges OF conduct un-
becoming an officer before the board Of
safety yesterday showed that the ser
geant led his squad into the Reese home
thinking he was in the house OF n no.
torlous public character. and that one Of
the officers, whom the Reeses said was
Russell walked to the foot Of Mrs. Reese :
bed and accosted her. Hello there, Min
The board publicly apologized for the
police department and the officers 10
Mrs. Reese, but refused to even repri-
mand any of the mem bers OF the squad.
or Sergeant Russell, the latter denying
that he was In Mrs. Recess room or
made the remark attributed to him.
1.-THE trial before the board OF public
safety was a regular farce said Mr.
Reese.
"If the board aRd the chief Of police
were not wise enough to know that those
officers were swearing to n falsehood the
officers themselves surely knew It.
And | still contend that they were
swearing to a falsehood.
"Patrolman Rominger knew as we'll ss
anything that he himself never entered
that room as he contended.
1.-The only reason | can conceive for
his doing 1t was to shield and protect
his superior officer in the mistake he
made"
Meanwhile no person concerned with
the enforcement Of the law in Marion
County has ever moved TO act upon the
evidence obtained by Times reporters
two weeks ago, when they went out and
bought whisky and placed bets almost
NJ Will.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-27
GOV. COX MEETS
CROWDS IN OLD
HOME DISTRICT
Says Harding May Fool John
son or Taft, but Not Ameri-
can People.

I'm ROUTE WITH GOVERNOR COX,
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio. oct. 7>-Fighting
for the League Of Nations. Governor
James NJ. Cox today came back to Mid
dletown. the little city, where about
thirty five years ago he was a cub re-
porter and a high school student.
The Democratic candidate was to spend
the day campaigning in the district
where he was born and has lived ever
since
Tonight he was to speak In Dayton,
his home city Tor the first time since
his speech OF acceptance Aug. Z.
As he wages the nnal battle Cox Is
attacking Senator Harding more sharp
" than ever and IS speaking with a
vigor that betrays little sign Of his long
strenuous work.
His voice IS in excellent condition de-
spite tho fact he has used it every
week day since Sept 2.
After claiming day after day Senator
Johnson says Harding VIII scrap the
league and former President Taft says
be viii not" Cox charged ''tho Republic
an candidate Is trying to gain the presi-
dency under false pretenses."
Il ana not particular whether Senator
Harding fools Johnson or TAFT, but I do
intend 70 see to II that he does not fool
the American people on one Of the great.
est issues OF our country" the Governor
said.
BEFORE leaving Cincinnati Cox made a
statement on the death Of Terence Mac
swiney. lord mayor of Cork.
"MacSwiney dies as a martyr 20 his
cause" he said.
Martyrs don't simply grow.
Martyrs are not created by the feet
Ing events OF the hour.
Martyrs grow in consequence Of cen
turtles OF injustice and oppression.
Il believe the martyrdom OF Mac
swiney will enrage the English people
against what IS now as were the English
people enraged against the injustice that
King George visited on the American
Colonies at the time OF the American
Revolution"
A crowd that gathered outside an aud
itorium at Cincinnati last night before
Cox was scheduled to speak, broke down
doors in order that heavy rain might
not force them TO give up their chance
OF getting front seats.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-27
Cox Charges G. o. p.
Seeking to Stir
Up Racial Hatred
Says Attempts Are Made to
Distract From Issue ia
South.

ATLANTA, Ca, Oct 27-"An attempt
has been made by our opponents to de
tract from the issue by setting up ra-
cial groups each with a selfish purpose
said Governor James NJ Cox, In a letter
received recently in Atlanta.
ITO each Of these groups something
has been promised. without any con-
sideration about the conflict In promises
that have been made. To my mind the
most serious OF all things presented is
the attempt 10 arouse racial hatred. Prom
ises have been made to the Afro Ameri-
can party which 1 do not believe the
promisers have any intention OF carrying
out
There are some clashes OF social equal
iy which can not be. TO quote the
words OF the immortal Lincoln:
We do not want the negroes to be
slaves. but that does not mean that we
want negro women for our wives
Il know of no better way 10 express
the evils in the attempt to array class
against class In America"
The letter was written while the Gov
crnor was on a speaking tour and ad-
dressed to Frank L. Stanton Jr, OF At
lanta.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-27

wobbled from side to side as he heard
now one senatorial group, now another
now Senator'S Johnson and Borah and
again Senator Lodge and his lieutenants,
until If he knows where he stands today
no one else does.
"He recently declared himself against
the league, saying it was not a ques-
ton of Interpretation he was for re-
jecting' it.
WANT AN EXECUTIVE
FREE OF THE SENATE.
IF l understand Senator Harding, he
says he will defer to the senate-he
means, of course, the senatorial junta.
Perhaps this is the reason that no
Senator has ever been elected President.
Eat least, so far as | recall, no one who
has taken his seat In the upper branch
has ever been elected.
THE people want an Independent ex-
ecutive, not a puppet Of the Senate, which.
and not the President. as former Governor
Mccall Of Massachusetts, (himself Re
publican) recently declared, is the real
usuTper OF power.
THE Republican senatorial leaders,
early In the field, organized long ago such
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