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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09
Committee Chairman
Forces Admission
NOthing'S Done.

Jacob p. Brown, chairman of the city
council committee investigating the plea
of the South Side women's club for
The removal OF the forty street cleaning
mules from the Shelby street barns and
the establishment Of a market therein,
came before the board Of public works
today to inquire II the board had done
erything toward finding place TO
which to remove the donkeys.
Have you found a place for the mules
YETI" asked Mr. Brown.
Not yet" replied Mark Miller. acting
president Of the board.
Have you looked yet?" persisted tie
councilman.
Not yet" was the reply.
We'll. are you going TO look ?" the
councilman. who promised the south side
women he was going to keep right after
this market proposition kept on.
Yes" Mr.. Miller promised.
Thomas A Riley. democratic member
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09
TRACTION HITS
TRUCK; DEAD
Railroad Cars Cut OF Grade
Crossing View. Is Report.

Two men were killed today when an
Ideal Furniture Company truck was
struck by an inbound Terre Haute. In
dianapons & Eastern traction car at Tibbs
avenue
The dead are;
otto schafer. 7O7 North Noble
street, driver OF the truck.
Robert sasser. address unknown.
helper.
The view OF the crossing was shut on
by coal cars and circus cars on the rail-
road. which runs parallel to the intcrur-
ban line.
The car. apparently travelling NJ high
speed. carried the truck 25s feet down
the tracks before it stopped.
The truck was twisted into n mass Of
metal and Schafcr's body, which was
mangled. was pinned under the front
trucks of the interurban, requiring the
services Of wreckiug crew 20 remove e.
sassers body was thrown TO one side
and was picked up thirty yards east Of
the crossing.
ORDERED DETAINED
BY CORONER.
John J. Buchard, Crawford sville. con
ductor. and F.. A. Han. crawfordsvine
I utOlotAdN, were pfueFeu uELhAneU AuAOl'
inally by the coroner pending an investl-
CATION.
Hall later was arrested on a charge oi
manslaughter.
According to Coroner Robinson the
evidence as TO whether he blew his
whistle Mt the crossing Is conflicting. al
though Hall insists he blew the whistle
The coroner also stated there was evi-
dence that the interburbaE car was
travelling at an excessive speed
Coroner Robinson indicated an In.
vestigation would be made OF the placing
OF freight cars close TO the intersection
of the street with the railroad and the
interurban line.
This investigation will go especially
into the fact that a coal car was stand
Ing on the tracks in such a way as t
block half Of the street and to make Il
! impossible to see approaching cars
| Four accidents have occurred at the
crossing during the last eight month,
and persons in the neighborhood said
they had complained repeatedly Of carr
| being placed close to the street.
The cars we're removed by the railroad
/ Immediately after the accident
Schafer is survived by his father
( Charles Sehafer
His mother was killed about two years
| ago in an automobile accident.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09

is burning In her
room.
A burglar blew
out the oil lamp,
she screamed and
the burglar ran.
The p o ] 1 c g
secured the neigh :
borhood. but were
unable to find any
trace OF the in
truder.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09
Express Wage Boost
to Be Made Public

CHICAGO Aug. 9.-The railway la
Dor board announced today 1t would
publish tomorrow the wage increase
awards in the case Of 10000 railway
express employees throughout the coun-
try.
cent disposal of wage increases to rait-
way workers.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09
UNLIMITED Guests

Two very dark. negroes picked up n
basket Containing green beans tomatoes
and cabbage in front OF a grocery st 5f5
Indiana avenue.
They carried the basket between them
and were deep IN a discussion Of the feast
they expected 10 enjoy.
This continued for some time until the
two looked around simultaneously.
Beside each of them quietly walked a
policeman.
At the police station they gave their
names as Abner Reed. %. OF l6O9 Alvord
street. and Conova Taylor, .. Of 1923
Martindale avenue
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09
EXIT II "A
Little Journeys to
The Mayors Office

a Times reporter called at the
mayors office at Ii:1O o'clock this
morning and inquired;
"Is the mayor in?"
The mayor was In and received the
reporter, which meant that the re-
porter's seven attempts 10 find the
mayor in In as many days finally had
met with success.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09
Villa Doesn't Seem
to Be Caught Yet

WASHINGTON, Aug. 0.-Francisco
villa has shown no indication Of any in
tention Of arriving at Torreon for de-
mobilization of his troops within the ten
days stipulated by his terms OF surren-
der, according to a dispatch to the state
department today from the consul at
Piedras Negras
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09
FIELD EXAMINERS
REPORT on DEAL.

We made a personal inspection OF
the reconstructed road from West
Newton beginning in front of County
Commissioner Lewis W. Georges
storel to Valley Mills, less than three
miles in length. This grade had been
.widened to eighteen feet and COW
cred to the full width with broken
limestone to a depth Of several
inches. We are informed that it is
planned to cover this with a coat Of
tarvia or some similar binder, the
work to be odne early this season.
The reconstruction of this piece Of
road seems to have cost in the neigh
bOrhood of $4,000, being in ex-
cess Of 81, 900 per mile. Consider
ing that the grading was all done.
bridges and culverts all in. an ex-
cellent foundation already there, re-
pairs costing more than S11, 600 per
mile certainly seems to be an ex-
tremely lavish expenditure Just who
is responsible for this free e-hand
spending of the public funds. in
such enormous sums, without any
contract, without competitive bidding
and with entire disregard of law and
good business judgment, is yet to be
determined. When it is considered.
too, that this short stretch Of road
Is still unfinished, that some Of the
work may have been done by prison
labor, ii is then, only, that one be-
gins to be appalled, by the magnitude
of the cost of repairs Of one little
stretch of county highway less than
three miles in length
This DartiPuIar road diefricf bod
on Jan. 1, 1918 approximately TWEEN
ty-fve miles of improved roads.
which disclosed a cost Of 81. eco 90 per
mile for the entire district. The en-
tire mileage in the county at this
time as shown by the records in the
Office of the county highway super
intendent is 637A miles. The total
expenditures from the gravel road re-
pair fund for the year 1918 was S317.-
S59S6, making an average cost per
mile for the whole county Of S499 90
Considering that great amount
Of work was done in the vicinity Of
TT. Harrison as a war emergency, it
would seem that the cost of repairing
the roads in Decatur township is en-
tirely out of proportion with the rest
of the county.
I'VE ind from an examination of
the records that Decatur township
has never issued any bonds for the
construction of roads, but that a
highly improved road has been con-
structed in the last three years d.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09
Grand Jury Resumes
Work in Jail Cases

The Marion county grand jury today
resumed the hearing Of witnesses in
number Of jAil cases.
The grand jury made its first report
last Saturday by returning a dozen in
dictmcnts.
Another report is expected to be made
within a few days.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09
Muncie Man Indicted;
Wife Asks Divorce
sneclal to The Times.

MUNCIE, Ind. Aug. 9.-Alleging that
she could no longer endure the humilia-
tion caused by the action OF her hus-
band, lamar H. Beemer has filed suit
for divorce and $500 alimony against
George Edward Beemer, one Of the three
Muncie boys arrested Thursday iii con-
nection with store robbery at Rush
Vile.
The couple have 5-weeks-old daugh-
ter.
Mrs. Beemer sets forth in her complaint
that her husband is indicted for rob-
berry in Rush county, and that he Was
charged with grand larceny while they
were living at Gary. <e<#A
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09

STILL HOLDS IN
RUSSIAN CASE
British Cabinet Summoned to
Hear Lloyd George Re-
port Tomorrow.
NEW POLICY EXPECTED

LONDON, Aug. 9.-PoIand has
complained to the league of nations
against the conduct of the Russians,
it was reported today.
The Polish foreign office was said
TO have sent note to the league
charging that the reds, by various
pretext, refused to negotiate an
armistice.
It places solely on Russia the re-
sponsibility for continued fighting.
LONDON, Aug. e.-Russia has
agreed to four days truce on the
Polish battle front for the discussion
of armistice terms and peace preIin-
inaries at Minsk, it was reported In
the lobby of the house of commons
this evening.
LONDON, Aug. 9-Despite alarm
ist reports from Hythe, where Pre-
mier Lloyd George and Premier Mil
lerand and their military advisers
are conferring, peace was still the
keynote of the Russian situation this
afternoon
The British cabinet has been sum
moned for a special session at s
O'Clock this evening to hear a report
from Premier Lloyd George and to
reach an agreement on the policy
which the premier will announce In
the house of commons tomorrow.
1t was learned from an authoritative
source that no decisive move has been
made toward a new and drastic blockade
on soviet Russia and 1t is reliably re-
ported that none will be made until
after the premier has had an opportunity
to lay the whole Russo-Polish situation
before commons tomorrow.
The salient features of the situation
are these:
1. The Russian advance into Po-
land has continued desipte the efforts
of the British government to bring
about ten days truce and the
Polish war office admitted that
masses of red cavalry are now ap-
proacIiing the Warsaw -Dantzig cor
ridor.
2. Premier Lloyd George and Pre-
mler Milierand at Hythe today took
up naval and military plans for a
blockade of Russia, as complete as
that against Germany during the
war, unless the menace of a bolshes .
Vik advance into central and west
ern Europe Is halted.
3. Britain Is hopeful that the Rus
so-Polish delegates viii reach an
agreement at Minsk this week
1. Possibility of formal decIara-
tions OF war against Russia by Eng
land and France are extremely re-
mote because Of the attitude of labor.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09
Woman Would Trade
Riddles for Dogs
to Keep Home

MARION, Ind, Aug. 9--Mrs.
Charles Bevan inserted an advertise
ment today in the Marion Chronicle
Offering to trade her five children for
poodle dogs, so that she will not be
compelled to leave the dwelling house
that the family now occupies.
The house has been sold to a bache-
lor, who has informed the Bevans
thet they must move or get rid or
the children.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09
AMERICAN NOTE
REPORTED IN PARIS

PARIS, Aug. 9.-The American state
department is sending a note to France
referring TO the Russo-P Polish situation.
Part of the note was received by the
CONTINUED ON Page Two.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09
OPEN LETTER
JESSE EsoHBACH.

Dear Jess-A long time ago your
field examiners looked into the at.
fairs Of the local Marion county Of
flee holders.
You promised that you would
make public the results of these
examinations without fear or favor.
The reports have been unneces-
sarily suppressed for months.
Are you suppressing them be-
cause you are afraid of the political
effect of telling the people of STur~v-r
county the truth about their gov
ernment, or are your hands tied by
the close connection between the
state and county rings7
Tell the truth and fear no man.
Jess. 1t pays in the long run.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09
SHAH OF PERSIA ABDICATEs

LONDON, Aug 9.The shah of Per
sia has abdicated and republic has
been proclaimed in Persia, according to
a Central News dispatch from Paris to-
day. quoting advices received by Echo
de Paris from Constantinople.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09
Stump Tour of Gov. Cox to
Last Until Election Eve
Nominee Eager to Get Into Fray = Will
Brand Republicans as Reactionaries.

DAYTON O., Aug. Gov NJ ready carry
people country expressed
it today.
marked the
Wednesday,
the history presidential
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09
WEATHER

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty four hours ending p. m.
Aug. 10, 1920-Unsettled weather, with
probably local thunder showers tonight
and Tuesday. Not much change in tenn
perature.
HOTRIY TEMPER ATTIRE
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09
BLOCK PAVEMENT
CAUSE OF WORRY
Woman Complains of Street
Condition and Hardships.

! The hardships Of the much maligned
| landlord were discussed with the board
of public works today by Mrs. Charles
Holllngsworth who. with her husband,
/ she said, owns the Esplanada apartments
at the intersection OF Pennsylvania and
Talbot streets. near Thirtieth street.
Mrs. HoIlingsworth came to complain
about the condition of the intersection of
Pennsylvania and Talbot streets, saying
! that every time there is rain the wood
| en- block pavement bulges and loosens,
sometimes making the street almost i'm
passable.
RAIN AFFECTs
BLOCK STREETS.
Street officials say that Saturdays
| dOwnpour left number Of other wooden
block streets in serious condition.
Mrs Hollingsworth said that when she
went to Street Commissioner AL MelOy to
complain about the street he told her he
was tired Of having women run TO him
! about that pavement and that he was
"just going to recommend that whole
new street be put down there"
Straight to the board of works came
Mrs. Honingsworth and told what had
occurred.
She said that she was only getting SO
and $50 a month rent out of the apart
ments in the Eplandade and that If the
city burdens her with the cost of laying
dow ma new street when the old one could
be fixed almost as good as new, she
would be necessary to sell her property
and put her money into government
bonds.
why, we were told that we were not
getting per cent on our investment ana
that we ought to be getting a lot more
rent. but we held off during the war to
be patriotic" she said.
IMPROVEMENTS
/ ARE ORDERED.
The board adopted resolutions for the
resurfacing of Oliver avenue, from Ken
tucky avenue to the west end of the
bridge over White river, and from that
+ point to Drove street
4 Plans were ordered for cement side
walks on the east side of Pennsylvania
/ street from Beverly drive to Forty ninth
street
/ Bids were received as follows:
/ Resurfacing of South street from Ala
/ bama street to Vinrginia avenue; Marion
| County Construction Company, asphalt,
$79S per ineal Foot.
Resurfacing of Kentucky avenue be-
! tween Georgia and Missouri streets; Ma
rion County Construction Company, as
phalt, $3.50 per lineal foot.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09

agonany across the township to the
indianapolis city limits, and the en-
tire cost has been paid from the
free gravel road repaid fund. thereby
working u manifest injustice on the
taxpayers of the other townships OF
Marion county"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09

pair funds in the construction Of prac-
tically a new road before it was com
pleted.
Their report did not prevent the
county ring, OF which Mr.. George is a
prominent member, from completing the
road at the expense Of the county tax
payers, however.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09
Lights Out. BlOOey!

Mrs. Genera EdmOnson, 1T45 North
western avenue, can't sleep unless light
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-09
G. O. p. County Ring Mulcts
Public Under State Shield
REPORTS KEPT
COVERED UP BY
ACCOUNTS BODY
Examiner Eschbach Says They
Are Being Put Through
Checking Process.
JULIETTA AN EXAMPLE

Through its persistent suppression
of reports on the examination of the
books of Marion county Officials, the
state board of accounts is keeping
from the public knowledge a series
of scandals concerning the Marion
county republican ring, which the
people of Marion county will be
called on to pay for uncovering.
These reports, concluded months ago
by the field examiners, are being held
IN the office Of Jesse Eschbach, state
examiner or speaker of the house OF
representatives, at will under the excuse
that they are undergoing a checking
process, and there is reason to believe
that in the interval of delay changes
are being made with a view to lessening
the political effect Of the reports
That these reports originally contained
Information for the taxpayers of Marion
county that would disclose a continu-
sfion OF the practices Of ignoring the
law and helping favored citizens at pub
lie expense is not denied by public Of
ficials.
An indication of the nature of these
reports is the report on Jnlietta ssy-
Inn, recently made public at the audi
tors office instead of by the state board
Of accounts, as is customary.
This report praises the management
Of Julietta end goes so far as to declare
iaat It is the "best managed" of any
Marion couny Institution, although II
VAS disclosed recently that DR.. Lorenz
Hyde, the Fianager, was in the hospital
and that all fire protection had been
cut or from the institution owing to
the neglect TO order coal for the boilers
NOW PUBLIC LOSES
ITS PUBLICITY.
Marion county officials have generally
adopted the policy of ignoring the recon-
mendations of the state board Of ac-
counts IN its reports on the conditions
of the Offices
Disclosures of the juggling of funds
the payment of huge bills from the
wrong funds in wholly Illegal manner,
illegally paid warrants, etc, have been
Ignored by the officials whose duties it
Is under the law to compel proper set
tlement with the county.
Publicity is all the public has ever
been able to obtain from these reports.
the cost of compilation of which is
charged to the taxpayers OF the coun-
" In which the examination is made
Under the recently adopted policy Of
suppressing these reports, the public is
deprived of the publicity that heretofore
attached to public charges Of miscon-
duct In office and since the recommenda-
tions are consistently ignored, the cost
Of making the reports is paid by the
taxpayers without hope Of receiving any
thing in return.
An evidence of the Marion county
rings method Of ignoring exposes Of its
own misfeasance is afforded by the fail
ure TO act in any way on the report OF
the field examiners relative to the con-
struction Of what has become known as
Lewis Georges private road in Decatur
township.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
NATIONAL EDUCATORS NOW
GATHERING AT CLEVELAND
Convention OF Department. OF Superia-
tcndcncc to Consider Problems
OF TeAchers.
10y Associated Press :.

10y -h.S5OCiuteu fEcSS.l
:. CLmNgLAND. OHIO. Feb. al.4-The
resentins schools. colleges and uni
will attend tho convention OF tho do
partment of superlntendence OF the
National Education Association, which
will make Cleveland the educational
center Of the country for tho next six
days. began arriving today.
The convention Will he addressed by
some Of the most prominent educators
in the country. including John H. Fin-
lev, commissioner OF education OF Now
York State: DR.. John G.. Hibbon, pres
ident OF Princeton University; John
+: CARRIER. superintendent OF schools
at at phlladelphia; ]. w. Withers. super
T,tanIey Ssrown president Of Northsrn
III, Judd. OF the University Of Chicago.
., The convention proper will opqn
through Friday. but allied association
and preliminary meetings Will DO hold
tomorrow and Monday.
Tho delegates will discuss all prob
lens Which face tho United States as
Il result OF an educational emergency
created by salary conditions;. need for
augmentation; educational legisla-
ton; nlhliation OF teachers organiza-
lions with labor unions, and the short
age or TEACHERS said to be approxi-
meeting with tho superintendent
dcnartment.
Pulpits in many churches through
out the city tomorrow will be occupied
at morning and evening services by
educators and delegates.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
P0MERENE is 0PPos
TO FEDERAL OWNERSHIP
Says Men Who Advocate = Ii Could
Not BE TruSteL With a
ManaEemSnt.
nv Aespciated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.--Government
ownership as q solution OF, tho .natioii's
raiillroad" proLiom is being advanced in
l !lsEs are re- always above the clouds and
United States Senator Pomerene. ,of
Ohio, declared In an address tonight
before tho Traffic Club. OF Now York.
Flo nuded TINT 1t would take q mlcrp.,
scope of greater magnifying ~ power
than any heretofore made to discover
one man entertaining such Vows who
could be intrusted, with the manages
mcnt or tho roads," scf.;f
Let us remeInber"' said Senator
passenger rates approximately 90; per
cent and an incrcasG OF freight rates In
excess Of 25 per cent In two years OF
government operation, there is aYnot
loss conceded of ovor $7o0,00O,0O0 and
uniiauidated claims hold bS the rail-
roads for, depreciation ,agEregating
mately found TO- be due in this behalf
total, 1t would add another $l25.9Oo,ooo
to the $700,000,000 Of loss already adj
mitted, making tho total loss S8e6,0e0,-
900. or moro than 100000 per day
during the period of government con-
troll. New equipment for the railroads
is required ut once. Senator Pomerene
declared, adding that ono OF tho anbleAt
railroad men in the country estimates
that 100000 refrigerator. coal. box and
miscellaneous cars are needed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
12-YEAR- OLD GIRL VICTIM
OF MYSTERIOUS MURDER
Sent to Boy Cream at Somers Plant In
Springfield, She Is Slain
on Way.
fny Associated Press. I

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Feb. 21.-The
entiro police detective. department. is
OF Virginia Walker, IL years old. who
was found dead in n shed belonging
to tho Somers Creamery Company plant
near her homo early today.
She had been scnt to the plant 70
get cream. and her failure TO return led
to search. 't
toned by tho police today. said they
heard no cutlery. Ernest Darlington. n
barnman for the company, reported that
he found the girls bloodstained hat
near where her body was found. Asked
by the police why no failed to report
this until tho body was found. he snid
no thought. tho hat was ono OF his own
dnughters and that he did not SEQ the
stains on It until later.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-22
sPATs FAILED TO SAVE HIM
Mork-Dsy Gotham Ysuth, Arrayca
Like Solomon, Is Staked
to Job.
lBy Universal Service. !

NEW YORK, FEB: si.MSwhy don't
You go to work? Are you afraid OF
spoiling your spats?" demanded Mag
istrate Swcetser, In the Morrisonia Po-
lice Court today. OF Joseph Donath. Is.
whose mother had hailed him to court
timo In poolrooms and abusing her.
Joseph. who was arraycd like Solomon
in all his glory, said he couldn't get
moro than Sl5 week and that he
could not 1.-Two on that.
The judge shifted his scorn. Then
he offered Joseph q choice between
shovcling snow for tho city, spats or
no spats. or being sent to work for
the city .'where you don't get paid So
a day" Joseph asked to BIO led TO tho
snow.