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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
FOOD BOYCOTT
BY HOUSEWIVES
SHOWS RESULTS
Decline Effected in Price of
Potatoes Encourages Effort
in Other Lines.
SECOND FIGHT PLANNED

The boycott on potatoes instituted
by the Marion County Housewives
league about two weeks ago is having
its effect, according to Mrs. W. H.
Hart, president of the league.
Mrs. Hart said today that she had been
Informed by commission men that the
Ssale Of potatoes has been greatly re
duced during the last two weeks
Market quotations indicate that the
wholesale price Of potatoes has dropped
from IS a hundredweight to about $.3o
a hundredweight in that length Of time.
This is a decline from $3.50, to S4.3S
a busheL
BAN ON POTATOES
Is GENERAL.
Reports coming to me indicate thar
the ban on potatoes is general" Mrs
Hart said.
Women have repeatedly told me how
easily they have been able to do with
cut them.
~Our ban on potatoes was to have con-
tinued for two weeks. but We decided
to continue ait until there is a marked
reduction in price.
We have every reason TO believe that
We are accomplishing definite results .
FURTHER ACTION
To BE TAKEN.
Potatoes are not the only foodstuf
under ban by members Of the housewives
league.
Mrs. Hart and other members already
have definite plans for a boycott on
other foods the prices Of which have
recently been increased, but they will
not make any definite announcement uE-
til an organized movement is instituted.
The league will hold a meeting May u,
at which the second food ban will be
organized.
We plan TO remove from our tables
one food after another until prices are
reduced - Mrs Hart said.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
CHIHUAHUA STATE
REVOLT LOOMING

Ell PASO, Tex. April 3o.--Agents Of
Gen Obregon, believed TO be the biggest
factor behind the revolution against Car
rama, claimed today that the Carranza
government has abandoned an expedition
against Sonora, whore the rebellion
started by way Of Pulpito pass.
1t will be only n few days, they de-
clare, when the whole state Of Chihushua
will turn against the federal government.
The rebel agents claim that nearly oil
OF the federal commanders In the state
of chihuahua are sympathizers of the
Obregon revolution.
Yadui Indians in the CarranZa regi-
ments have declared they will not fight
against their tribesmen in the Sonora
army.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
CHUCKHOLES TO
STAY FOR TIME
New Excuse-Traffic Is Too
Heavy to Repair Streets.

Another delay in chucking the chuck
holes In Indianapolis was reported to-
day.
Two new reasons why the holes and
bumps in the street will remain were
given By the board of public works.
One excuse is brand new-theres too
much traffic in indianapolis.
Asphalt paving is being materially de-
Iayed because Of traffic congestion, board
members said.
It was also said that contractors can't
set shipments of paving materials
PROMISES TO
bgPEED Up WORK.
Nevertheless. the board of public
works declared every effort would be
made to have the streets in better con-
ditiOn before the Speedway race, the
advertising convention and the Centen-
NAL Celebration.
New York street in the downtown dis
trict has been torn up several days, and
no paving work has been done
An offer in compromise Of Sl3,330 for
property damage made by the city in
conjunction with the Indianapolis Union
Railroad Company. the Big Four rail
road and the Pennsylvania railroad, was
accepted by Charles g. Daumeyer. George
Daumeyer and Theodore Daumeyer. who
own property at 233, 235 and 23T Vlr-
gfnia avenue which was damaged when
the viaduct for track elevations was re-
moved on Virginia avenue from Mary
land to Louisiana streets
STREET CONTRACTS
AWARDED By BOARD.
The following contracts were awarded
'y the board:
Market street, asphalt pavement from
a point ia feet west of Illinois TO Penn
sylvania streets, Marion Construction
Company. s1O3442T: from Capitol avenue
10 a point 3o5 feet east. Marion Con
struction Company. S2,9J0.52; from Penn
svlvania to Alabama streets. Marion Con-
struction Company, Si6,053.63. and from
Alabama to East streets, S1j.261.79.
Meridian street, asphalt pavement from
Washington to Tippecanoe streets. Mans
field Engineering Company, Sl9,j6S. 81
and from Monument place to Vermont
street Mansfield Engineering Company
81. .ssI. 20.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
Amritsar Report
to Condemn Dyer

LONDON, April 3o.-The report of the
investigators in the Amritsar massacre.
In which hundreds of Indians were shot
down by British soldiers, will severely
condemn the action of Gen. Dyer in
ordering the troops to open fire on the
natives, 1t was stated by the Graphic to-
day.
he submitted, both of which will con-
denim Gen. Dyer. but 1t is doubtful If a
single Indian will sign.
The majority assumption that some
underground connection existed between
the Indians and German bolsheviks will
have to be abandoned, according 40 the
Graphic.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
Wilson Names Two
on Interstate Body

WASHINGTON. April 9O.-Presldent
Wilson today sent to the senate the
nominations of Henry Jones Ford.
Princeton. y. j., and James Duncan Of
Quincy, Mass, to be members OF the in
terstate commerce commission.
Mr.. Ford is professor of politics at
Princeton university.
Mr.. Duncan is president of fthe Gran
lie Cutters International association,
has served as vice president Of the
American Federation of Labor and was
appointed by the president to be sent
20 Russia under direction of Elihu Root.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
REVIEW CAUSE OF
INFLATED CURRENCY

NEW YORK. April S0.-High prices
and the present imitation of currency were
reviewed By experts here today, when
bankers, educators and economists Of the
United States and Europe assembled at
the semi-annual meeting Of the Academy
Of Political Science.
When domestic markets are called
upon to absorb millions Of dollars worth
Of goods now shipped abroad. prices will
70 down. in the opinion Of Dr. B. NJ. An
derson, National Bank Of Commerce, New
York
Shortage Of goods and attendant specu-
latiOn, which had been looked for with
the return Of 100000 men from military
service. had not materialized, the speaker
said.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
Says Postal Clerk
Admits Rifiing Mail

Paul Sheehan, 81, S24 Hamilton avenue,
a postoffice clerk arrested yesterday on
charge of robbing the mails, has made
complete confession in which he ad-
mtted having stolen several letters con-
tanning money, according to II. Fl. Was
son. poStoffice Inspector.
Sheehan was taken into custody after
he had been watched all night by inspec-
tors.
Sheehan, according to postal authori-
ties, said he had stolen several letters
within the last three weeks. but did
not remember how much money he had
taken.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
Fight High Rent by
Storing Furniture

CHICAGO, April 3o.-Chicago broke up
housekeeping today.
Instead Of the usual May move from
one home to another, the majority OF
families stored their furnishings. accord
ing TO w. c. Reebie, head Of one of Chi
cago's largest storage houses
"The high rentals being charged and
scarcity of residences has caused thou
sands of families to store their goods"
Reebie said.
People who are putting furnishings in
storage are moving into furnished fats
and hotels" he added.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
Thieves Make Haul
in Clothing Store

Burglars who broke into the store Of
Ruth & Hurst, 10 South East street, dur
ing the night, are now prepared to dress
properly on all occasions. They stole:
Flannel shirts.
Dress shirts.
Soft collars.
Linen handkerchiefs.
Caps.
The best neckties.
Socks.
Tennis shoes.
Other shoes.
Jewelry.
Mrs Robert p. Ruth. one Of the pro-
prietors, said an inventory was being ia
ken TO determine the exact loss.
The burglars cut holes through two
doors to gain entrance to the store.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30

He absolved the store, saying that 1t
had paid 81 cents pound for the sugar,
buying 1t from a broker in Indianapolis.
The local broker purchased the sugar
from another broker in Logansport and
the Logansport man bought it in TT.
Wayne
Mr. wyckon has not traced the sugar
beyond FIT Wayne.
LOCAL JOBBERS TO SELL
AT 1896 CENTS A POUND.
indianapolis iobbers, at a meeting to-
day, agreed to continue the wholesale
price Of sugar in indianapolis at 22.95
cents a pound" said Wyckoff.
Brokers are offering much higher
prices for the sugar.
"The case Of the 37-cent sugar is an
example Of a practice which we have
sought to break up-the resale of an
article by two or three jobbers. or
brokers.
THE sugar will be traced to its source
and If there is any evidence to justify
federal action, 1t will be presented to the
authorities"
The retail price for sugar, which local
jobhers sell at 22.95 cents pound. should
be 251a cents. according to Mr.. Wyckoh.
SEVERAL MORE CARS
ARRIVE IN CITY.
Several ears of sugar were received
today. bur the local jobbers will continue
to sell only in small lots, so that in
dividuals will not hoard sugar and the
supply win last longer, WyckoH said.
Mr. Wyckoff said he is going to Wash
ington next week to take up the sugar
situation with the department of Justice
A report was received by federal
authorities that sugar was selling at IS
cents a pound in Muncie yesterday. being
advanced II cents pound in one day.
Charles p. Tighe, special agent of the
department Of justice. said he detailed
man TO investigate the case.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
Sugar PrOfiteering
Charged in Atlanta

ATLANTA. Ga, April 9o.-The Ogles-
by Grocery Company, wholesale grocers,
and w. A. Albright, president of the
company, are under federal indictment
today charged with proiteering in sugar.
Both indictments contain a number of
counts.
A demurrer has been filed in the federal
court and the legality of the law in
volved, It is expected, will become an
Issue in a legal battle.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
FLYERS PATROL
Il. S. BOUNDARY
No Mexican Troops Will BE
Permitted TO Cross Line.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. April sO--soI-
diers OF Mexico, federals or revolution
ists, will not be permitted 10 cross tho
international line into American terri
tory.
Seventy army airplanes. mounting ma
chine guns and under orders TO this ef-
feet. today are patrolling the Mexican
border from Brownsville, Tex, TO No
gales Ariz.
The planes are In constant wireless
communication with flight headquarters.
The Sonora chihuahua district 10 be-
ing patrolled by fourteen planes. at Ei
Paso, and seven at Douglas. Aris.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
Fifty Traffic Men
Taken in by Club

Fifty members were taken into the
transportation club al a banquet In H.
tel SEVERN last night, which was at
tended by nearly 200.
Il. !. Lewis, chairman of the public
service commission, addressed the club
on the inject of transportation.
c. G. Cameron, ge1eral freight agent
of the Illinois Central lines at Chicago,
advocated higher freight.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
Amusement Aplenty
in Black Art Show

The second performance of the Three
Nights of Black Magic" by the Gatling
Gun club, an organization of Shriners,
assisted by the Indiana Magical fra
ternity, will be presented tonight at the
Athenaeum.
The program was opened by the Cat
ling Gun drum corps and the various
features were interspersed with perform
ances by magieians.
Music and comedy also had part on
the program.
AS a grand finale there was a gatling
gun drill and wall-scallng exhibition.
The three nights will be concluded
with a performances tomorrow night.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
Plan Restrictions
for Meridian Street

Plans to establish building lines on
!. North Meridian street, between the north
drive of Fall Creek boulevard and West
field boulevard, are being considered by
the board Of park commissioners
The matter was taken up at a meeting
yesterday and It was held that regula-
tions for protecting north Meridian street
from the encrOachment of industrial con
Germs are necessary.
J. Clyde Hoffman. attorney for the
board, has been working on a system OF
building lines FOR some time.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
Negro in Chase Fined
81, Given 100 Days

Orsby Barnhill, 81. negro, living at
3908 East Twenty sixth street. was fined
81 and costs and sentenced to one hun
dred days on the penal farm on charge
of drawing a deadly weapon.
He was captured after a two-mile chase
in Brightwood yesterday, after he is
alleged to have tried to slash Ted Sar-
ber, Ills Calhoun street, conductor on q
BrightwoOd street car.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
Probes Death of
Man Hit by Auto

An Investigation is being made today
by the coroner into the accident thas
caused the death of A. Beeler, "A, Of 1878
Eugene street, Thursday night.
Beeler died at the City hospital from
injuries received when he was struck by
an automobile driven by Ferdinand D.
Demunbrum, 2S55 Macpherson avenue.
The accident occurred at Thirtieth and
RAIDER streets.
Beeler is survived by widow and
seven children.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
All ST. Louis Papers
Jump to 3 Cents

ST. LOUIS, April 3O.--All st. Louis
newspapers today announced an in
crease to cents per copy.
The increase Is made necessary by
high prices OF paper and production.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
JUDGE WEIGHS pETITIoN.

Judge T. ]. Moll, superior courtroom 8,
today took under adviSement a petition
filed by James Bryant, colored, asking
that the election commissioners be man
dated to put his name on the democratic
primary ballot for the nomination fer
judge of superior courtroom 3.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
Virginia Democratic
Committeeman Dies

WASHINGTON. April 3O,--John r.
McGraw, democratic national committee
man from West Virginia, died suddenly
on train near Baltimore last night,
when en- route from New York to his
home In Grafton, w. Va.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
No Hope for Lower
Excursion Rates

Excursion rates on railroads next sum
mer will be 90 per cent of the round trip
fare, the public service commission was
informed today by the Central Passenger
association.
This is the same as last year.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
Sugar Sold Here at 81 Cents
Found Handled By 3 JObbers
WycOf Traces Packages to East Washington Street. Thence
to Broker, Who Got in From LOganSport, Whence 1t
Came From, FIT. Wayne Continues Inquiry

Sugar passed
bbe according to
formation investigation Wyckof,
ia commissioner.
The sugar placed
said began
rac
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
Two More Indiana
Towns Show Gains

WASHINGTON, April 3O.-The census
bureau today announced 1920 population
figures for Indiana as follows:
East Chicago. So 967; gain, 6,S69 or Ss.3
Charlottesville, 1O.139; gain, 76s or So
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
New Peace Draft
Reported in Senate

WASHINGTON, April 3O.--A redraft OF
the peace resolution passed by the house
recently was favOrably reported TO the
senate this afternoon by the foreign re.
lations committee, by a vote Of TO 6.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
U. S. Judge Says
Lever Act Is Void

LOUISVILLE, Ky, April 50,--Judge
Evans. in the federal court here today
held the Lever food control act, a war
time measure, to be unconstitutional.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
Whiteside, Supposed to Be in
RefOrmGtOry, Back m City
Marion County Undertaken Who Pleaded Guilty Filing
False Claims Takes Vacation From JefersonUie
Governors Authority in re-Priniary Days.

Arthur Whede Indiana reomaoy Jefersonve
a Indianapolis visitor
to in Indianapolis former home.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
Saturdays Made
Reds Day of Rest

LONDON, April S0.-Nikolai Le-
nine. the bolshevisk premier, has an
nounced that hereafter Saturday Will
be the weekly day of rest In soviet
Russia
Sunday win not be a holiday.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
Skirt Goes R-T-r-p
and Wedrer FLees

SPRINGFIELD. Ill. April 30.-A
young lady wearing a hobble skirl
tried TO board street car with a
high step.
The skirt split -lengthwise-and
the young lady fed into a nearby
drug store for safety pins
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
CLOTHING PRICES
ARE ANNOUNCED

Stanley WyckOf. fair price commits
sioner, also announced today a list Of
fair price maximum profits on the selling
price Of clothing the figures being
reached after a study OF costs.
The profit allowed Is 35 per cent Of the
selling price OF the articles, or 52t3 per
cent over cost price The margin is
virtually the same either way it is fig
ured, Mr.. WyckoT said
Copies Of the list were mailed TO all
fair price commissioners In Indiana The
list on which IS per cent profit on the
selling price is allowed follows;
wOMENs AND CHILDREN'S.
Women's and misses suits up TO. $50. 90
Women's and misses coats and
women's and misses silk and
wash fabric dresses. ..,......'.. 'O''OD ' $500
Women's and misses wool and silk
skirts ... ....-. .-..-... 11.Op
women's and misses cotton ana
wash fabric skirts. ts................. $50
Womeu's and misses SILK waists. 1900
Women's and misses cotton and
wash fabric waists. 800
sweaters ......'................... 1000
women's and misses SILK petticoats 1000
Women's aud misses cotton petit
coats ..4........ ..........ss..- S-oD
" ~ S,tts ats~ ste 49, ~
Childrens hosiery. y.......,....-....,. -
Women,s knit underwear-
Union suits. Observation-Disclosures. eco
Separate garments nts................ 100
Children's knit underwear
mon sulIs ''''''''''''' ~
yVorncu' refsrnos 400
Women 25O
Chiidren's coats s..................... 1900
Childrens dresses, ,,;;,>,,; ',;;.>,;s loo
HT.N A.'D NN''N "'''' . oon
TuI.s ~, dnu % m
pn,Ns| lo,.ser srits Is 90
Boys, wash suits - 400
Mems shirts 400
Mems underwear ................... 500
Mems felt hats ..................... 300
Mems straw hats .........'....... 5.D
men caps ....''.'' ''''''''''''''' 20 20
SteI., "en ota- usIN~u"' 20
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
LIGHT ALLEGED IN
CANCELLED CHECKS.

One member Of his family declared that
If it were not for the possibilities Of his
being paroled this evidence I'm the form
OF cancelled checks showing the division
Of the spOils, would be given to the
public.
But Whiteside. although urged TO tell
what he knew of the affair. contented
himself with going to the reformatory
unheard.
Whiteside asked for a suspended SEN
tence, but Judge Collins refused the re-
quest
The plea Of guilty prevented the state
from making some startling and revolt
ing revelations of the alleged methods
used by Whiteside in burying the dead
Of the county's poor, it was said at the
time of the hearing.
The examiners or the state board of
accounts informed Judge Collins that the
indictment estimates the total of the false
claims at 1000, but Prosecutor Adams
stated that s4O0 was the prosecutors esti-
mate Of the false claims.
Some time after ne Lad been sentenced
an investigation was made of several es-
tates in which Whiteside had been ad-
ministrator in the probate court.
bond in one OF these estate was said
Continued on Page Twelve)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-21
South Bend Enjoying One of the Most Prosperous Yule
tide Seasons in its History with Marked Absence
of High Cost and Prohteerng

ed, and the daily purchaser appears satisfied
with values to be obtained In the various shops.
Little grumbling Is heard from any source. The
public realizes that prices reaching fair level
and merchants are satisfied with a fair profit on
their wares. Workers everywhere feel that they
are to be treated fairly by their employers. They
do not feel that there will be any drop in wages
that will be out of proportion to the rest of the
adjustment in the country's economical return to
normally. Workers and employers alike appre-
cate the worth of real cooperation, and it is this
appreciation that is Fastening the return to normal
conditions throughout the country.
And there is more encouragement In connection
with the 1920 Yuletide season. And it is this.
Present indications are that South Bend, along
with the rest of the nation entering upon an era
of great prosperity. An era of prosperity founded
on normal conditions, and free from initiation of
costs and profits that has marked the that Is
rapidly passing away.
All that South Bend needs, and all the country
at large needs, Is continuance Of that confidence
between employers and employees that became
pronounced some time after the signing of the
armistce, to make the predicted era of prosperity
reality.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-21

With Christmas hardly week away, and the
beginning of the new year not more than fort
night off, it may be opportune to survey business
and industrial conditions in our own community
and how they affect the public generally.
A year ago, while there was much money in
circulation, prices were high. The cost of Christ
mas commodities, along with those needed for
everyday existence was far beyond the worth of
these commodities. The profteer was flourish
ing and the public was paying the bills.
Today things have changed. Prices have taken
decided drop, and the prohteer is no longer reap
ing in his unearned profits. Christmas this year
sees return to normalcy, with money being spent
freely, though not extravagantly, and the pur-
chaser getting somewhere near a return for the
money spent.
The city seems to be filled with that spirit of
which the angels sang two thousand years ago,
peace on earth, goodwill towards men," The
downtown district is crowded daily with eager
purchasers who do not feel that they are being
gouged every time they buy some article, whether
it be of wearing apparel or some present for a
friend or dear one, or some article of food.
Everybody seems happy. The merchants of
the city report good business. The stores are fill
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-21
Coz Make South Bend Better Place to Work and L
SINCE 1885
BIRDSELL
CLOVER HULLERS
and FARM WAGONS

Have been doing their par
to make South Bend world.
famed.
Birdsell Products girdIe TIE
globe
They are used in nearly every
country.
Quality and Service I'm.
equalled has given them an
enviable record. BlRDSEIL
of TO-DAY is proud of the
record and aims to keep It
clean for TOMORROW.