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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-31
SEE SUFFRAGE
VICTORY NEAR
Delaware 'Antis' Withdraw
Their Objections.

DOVER, Del, March 31.-ETorts to call
up the resolution ratifyiug the woman
suffrage amendment In the house Of rep
resentatives Of the Delaware Legislature
failed today.
Representative Hart, sponsor Of the
measure. refused to call for vote and
the measure went over until tomorrow.
The leaders Of the ants were reported
10 have surrendered, insuring victory for
the suffrage amendment.
AS the amendment already has ma
jority In its favor in the state senate
and Gov. Towpsend has announced that
he would sign the measure as soon as It
was passed, the whole fight hinged upon
the action of . @ house Of representatives.
JACKSON, Miss, March 31.-The SEN
ate resolution ratifying the federal suf-
frage amendment will be called up for
action in the house this afternoon
A protracted debate is expected.
Gov. Russell has expressed desire to
appear before the house aud urge the
ratification of the amendment.
He will make an address on the sub
ject instead of reading a formal message.
HARTFORD, Conn, March 31.-Gov.
Holcomb has definitely decided that he
win not call special session of the
legislature to act on the suffrage amend.
ment, MAJ John Buckley, his executive,
said today.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-31
DEMOCRATS TO
WIN ON MERITS
OF CANDIDATES
Success Assured by Class OF
Men Running for Office,
Taggart Says.
EXPOSE HURTS G. o. P

Thomas Taggart, democratic candidat
for United States senator, declared 10
day that democratic success in Mario
county is assured as a result of thu
! interest being taken in filing the of
| fees with the highest class men avail
able.
1--WE want the best men we can OBJ
| tain In the legislature" Mr.. Taggar
! said.
eve want to send to the Legislature
men who are capable of handling the
problems of the state and who can cor
rect the mistakes of previous legis!a
lures"
Among those who are said to be GER
tain to become candidates for the state
senate are Meredith Nicholson, John w
Hoffman and Oren s. Hack.
Charles e. Cox will be a candidate
for state representative.
HOFFMAN FORMER
MAYOR OF CITY.
Mfr. Hoffman IS former mayor of
Indianapolis and one of the prominent
attorneys in the city.
He has long been active in democratic
politics.
Mr.. Nicholson has repeatedly been
asked to become a candidate for con
gress, but he mas always refused.
1t is said. however, he probably viii
consent to become a candidate for state
senator to assist In solving the problems
which viii come before the 1921 legis-
Iature.
Mr. Hack is a prominent attorney and
has long been active in Marion county
politics.
Mr. Cox was formerly a judge Of the
Indiana supreme court.
Interest in county Offices stlll centers
round the office of sheriff
The revelations of conditions at the
county Jail made In federal court have
greatly added to the chances of the dem
ccratic candidates, IN the opinion Of
many democrats.
The disclosures put the republicans in
an embarrassing position.
Sheriff Miller is serving his first term.
IL has always been customary TO nomi,
nate county officials elected 10 two year
offices a second time.
The republicans are faced with the
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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-31
MOTHER KILLS
FIVE CHILDREN
Then Attempts Own Life by
Slashing Throat.

ELK CITY, Okla. March 31.--Mrs
2. J. Bowart respondent over Illness,
cut the throats Of her five children and
then slasned her own throat today.
The Ave children, ranging from
months to IL years in az are dead.
Mrs Bowart is In the hospital here in
serious condition.
The three younger children were slain
in their sleep.
The oldest child a boy, was getting
out OF bed, when he was pushed back
and killed.
One daughter was passing her moth
er's room when the woman descended
on her and slashed the child across
the throat.
The girl, half dressed, fell to the floor
ard bled to death.
Mrs. Bowart then went to the bed
side of the other three children and
cut their Threats.
Two died shortly after.
The death OF a sister two weeks ago
is believed to have caused Mrs. Bownrt
to lose her mind.
Recent crop failures ruined the Bo,
warts ard they came here and have
been living In tent.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-31
AGREE ON STATE
HIGHWAY PLANS
Governor Approves Commits
siOn's Essential Points.

Essential points of the proposed In
diana state highway system, covering
1900 miles, outlined by the state high
way commission, were approved by Gov
Goodrich at a conference with the com
mission today.
Under the new law announcement OF
highway plans for the ensuing year must
be made public on or before April 1.
Hundreds of farmers and others in
terested in various road routings crowded
the corridors of the statehouse through
out the morning waiting for opportunity
to lay their claims before the commission.
Members Of the commission, with the
governor, retired to a consultation room
with a large private sign hung on the
door.
In the afternoon the commission
granted hearings to various delegations.
In order to gain time this year the
commission and the governor today ap-
proved the tentative system. subject to
certain exceptions.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-31
CALL FOR FARM
HANDS SENT OUT
Shortage General in Face of
More Attractive Offers.

Food production in Indiana is threat
ened seriously by a shortage of farm
labor. George c. Bryant, field agent Of
the department of agriculture, said to-
day.
Farmers generally contemplate re-
ducing production about Is per cent
Bryant asserted
This is due mainly to the labor
shortage and the high wages the labor
Is demanding.
Another factor in causing reduction
is the huctuation OF prices and the high
cost of farm machinery"
CHICAGO, March 31-Jazz, luxurious
dinners. plenty Of shows and late hours.
together with easy JOBS at high wages,
threatens to cause a labor shortage on
farms this year, which may cause further
increases in living costs, observers here
said today.
Tempting offers by farmers in the
grain belt are meeting With little re-
Spouse and unless farm help is obtained
shortly farmers will have to work night
and day TO get in their crops. according
70 reports
MADISON, Wis. March S1.-Farm
hands are deserving the agricultural
ttAuH AuE the hAS uFA NASCA VI the tAts
officials here said today.
Wisconsin's good roads program is
adding TO the worries OF the farm en-
ployer
Five dollars a day paid these workers
appeal TO the farm hand more than the
SEQ 70 $40 a month he has been receiving,
they said.
ST. PAUL, March 3l.-"There is a
farm labor shortage" said Dean r. W.
Thatcher Of the University Of Minnesota
agricultural school, but we have a
general idea that farmers are cutting
down their acreage this year aad won't
need so much Selp."
ST. LOUIS. Mo, March S1-Farm
hands Of the southwest with wages paid
this year Will be able TO come back 10
the country next year as summer board
ers, employment agencies and fairness de-
clared today.
a serious shortage of farm labor is
forecast for Missouri. Arkansas and
southern Illinois, despite highest wages
in history.
LANSING, Mich, March 31.-Verne II.
Church, field agent Of the Michigan crop
reporting bureau, declares the present
drain on farm labor caused by abnor-
mally high wages in factories and in
dustrial establishments is a temporary
condition.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-31
HELD
BY GRAND JURY
Driver of Car That Killed
Mary RingO Indicted.

Myrel G. Robbins. 2603 North Delaware
street, whose automobile fatally injured
Mary Ringo, s, was indicted for man
slaughter by the Marion county grand
jury today.
Robbins was driving on East Tenth
street on Feb. p, when the little girl,
who was on her way to school, was
struck down while crossing the street.
1t was said by policemen that Robbins
was driving at q high rate of speed.
The little girl died at her home, DAG
North Oriental street next day.
She was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Ringo.
Five men were indicted on charges Of
attempted criminal assault on girls un-
der 16.
They were: John Rogers, Tim Moore,
William Donahue, Thomas Cecil and
Joseph Dietrich.
Eleven other defendants were indicted
on other charges ranging from vehicle
taking to granddaughter.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-31
SEES HANDICAP
FOR WOUNDED
Red Cross Worker Says Labor
Opposes Free Training.

WASHINGTON, March S1-Charges
that organized labor is standing IN the
way of the free and unrestricted train
ing of wounded veterans of the world
war were made before the house educa-
tional committee today, during the in
vestigatiOn of the bureau of vocational
education.
The typographical union head in New
York objects to our teaching the boys
the printing trades and said his or
ganization would resent such action,
Douglas McMurtrie, representing the
Red Cross institute of New York, told
the committee.
rs 1t not true that the labor unions
object to the training of boys, and that
the board is honeycombed with repre-
sentatives of the labor unions" Repre-
sentative Blanton of Texas asked
II believe the plan has been to work
in cooperation with the unions" Nc
Murtrie answered.
'"The statement that we are standing
in the way of vocational training for
wounded soldiers is absurd" Marsden
G. Scott, president of the International
Typographical union, with headquarters
in indianapolis, said today.
"Why, we are doing all we can to aid
this valuable work." he continued.
81 personally have helped to map out
various angles of the vocational work
"Of course our unions can not afford
to give cards to men not qualified.
~ have suggested that wounded SOL
diers be given at least a year OF inten-
sive training before they are taken in
under the journeyman apprenticeship
rule"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-31
$4,000 SCHOOL
SPECIFICATIONS
ARE MISSING
More Inefficiency Barred in
Handling of Money of
Taxpayers.
MOTIVE is SUGGESTED
Here is another example of how the
school city of Indianapolis Is run.
Many more will come to light.

Simultaneous with the announcement
f the state board of accounts that
wo examiners have been assigned to
investigate the books of the school city
f Indianapolis comes the admission on
the part Of George S. Rickes, supefin-
endeut of buildings, that the only pre-
tense Of specifications used in the re-
modelling of School 80 have disappeared.
This part of the school city's files,
which has been lost just when 1t would
form an important link In the chain of
peculiarities that have marked the re-
modelling of School 80, Is the only basis
which the school boards employees had
for the remOdeling Of a school building
on which considerably more than $4,000
was spent without authorization for the
expenditure of more than $500.
1t consisted Of a list OF materials
needed In the remodeling Of the build
ing.
1t was made up by an engineer and
submitted to the superintendent as a
guide for the purchase of thousands OF
dollars Of material which was afterward
purchased in a wholly Illegal manner
and the purchases approved by George c.
Hit, who is still being retained as
business director" of the board.
SAYS THERE WERE NO
REGULAR SPECIFICATIONS.
According to George S. Rickes, super
intendent Of buildings and equipment
and according to George c. Hit, bust
ness manager OF the school board, there
were no regularly made specifications
for the Improvement of School 50.
Both Mr.. Bickes and Mr.. Hit did
say, however, that there was list Of
materials 10 be purchased made out
by an engineer for use In the remodeliug
OF the building.
Several days ago when Mr. Hit was
asked concerning this list OF materials
he said It was in the hands Of Mr.
Rickes and that 1t could be obtained
from him.
Mr.. Rickes says he turred the list over
to Mr.. Hits department when the ma
terials were purchased and that be has
not seen IL since.
SIs 900 WORK DONE
on 81 500 AUTHORIZATIONS.
The Importance OF this list Of ma
terials. In lieu Of any specifications for
the remodeling OF the school, is readily
seen when It is recalled that this re-
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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-31
HOME RULEFOR
IRISH APPROVED
BY PARLIAMENT
Bill Passes Second Reading
After Lloyd George Likens
Valera to jeff Davis.
sINN FEN URGED TO AID

LONDON, March 31.-The new
Irish home rule bill passed the house
Of commons on second reading this
afternoon after a brilliant speech OF
defense by Premier Lloyd George.
The vote was 348 to a.
The premier compared Ireland to the
American south before the Civil war. and
Prof. Z. DeValera, the Sim Fein "presi-
dent of the Irish republic" to Jefferson
Davis.
''The home rule bill gives Ireland pow
ers more extensive than those Of the
American states,'' said the premier.
wales and Scotland would be proud
If the same measure of self government
was offered to them.
"No plan which is acceptable to Brit
ish parties would at present be accept
able to any part of Ireland.
"If we asked Ireland they would say
overwhelmingly that they wanted indie
pendence and a republic.
MAKES COMPARISON
WITH CIVIL WAR.
"DeYalera is in exactly the same posi-
ton as Jefferson Davis before the Amer
lean Civil war.
IF he insists it will lead exactly to
the same methods of oppression as the
northern states of America used TO avoid
secession.
If Wales demanded a republic we
would resistant yet Wales is as distinct
nationality as any other in the world"
Lloyd George appealed to the Sim
Fem, saying that the south of Ireland
i could bring unity nearer by years Il
they make real effort to make the bill
work.
None Of this house supports self-de-
termination" continued the premier.
Labor is not prepared to grant it II IL
means a republic"
The premier then turned to the labor
benches and asked if they conceded the
right Of self determination.
GIVES CHALLENGE
TO ASQUITH.
He challenged former Premier Asquith
to name any section Of Ireland that is
ready to accept the dominion form Of
government, which Mr.. Asquith had sug.
gested in his speech yesterday.
Lloyd George made jocular reference
to the Irish language. which brought
forth noisy Interruptions
Subsequently VIII Thorne, a laborite,
leaped to his feet and shouted to the
house:
You will tire of him some day." re-
ferring to Lloyd George.
William AdamsOn warned the govern
ment about its Irish policy.
He declared that the Sim Fein move
ment is sweeping large parts of Ire
land like a holy war"
He added that a continuance Of the
policy Of suppression would completes
the influence of Sim Feinism through
out all of Ireland"
Sir Edward Carson, in opposing the
bill in listers name. complained that
mot only were assassinations being car
ried in Ireland by men from America. -
but that propaganda was being spread
in the United States which the British
government did not take the slightest
trouble to answer.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-31
DANISH STRIKE
CALL SENT OUT
Defiance of King and Move for
Republic Continues.

COPENHAGI Z. March 31.--Laborites
called a general strike today in protest
against the kings action In dismissing
the cabinet Of Premier Zahle.
Agitation for Danish republic con
tinued throughout the night.
The king It Is said, charged the new
ministry Il lniur, with responsibility for
reventinG the strike but WAS told the
ministry was powerless.
Social democr IS. at a meeting last
night. adopted a resolution denouncing
the kings coup and demanding new cleo
tons after the plan followed In repub-
lies with extension Of the voting power.
The king approved the new cabinet
under the premiership of Otto Liebe late
yesterday.
The ministry was pledged TO call i'm
mediate elections and to endeayor to OBJ
tain Observation-Disclosures of Flensborg.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-31
MINE RAISE HITS
CITY UTILITIES
Addition of S1,25O,OOO to Fuel
Bills Predicted.

The coal price increase resulting from
the coal commissions decision, granting
bituminous miners a wage increase of
q per cent, will add approximately a
million and a quarter dollars to the fuel
bills of indianapolis public utility COM
panies, 1t was predicted today.
Increases were estimated by officials
of the companies as follows: Terre Haute,
Indianapolis & Eastern and the In
dianapolis street railway. 1915 1000; In
dlanapolis Light and Heat Company,
$3.50, 900; Interstate Public Service Com
pany, 100000; Indianapolis Water Com
pany, I21 900; Indianapolis & Cincinnati
Traction Company, $4,000. and the Mer-
chants Heat and Light Company, SOS. 900.
Those increases are based on the prob
able raise in coal prices and figured
against the cost of coal before Dec. Is,
when the grant of IA per cent increase
in miners pay was agreed on.
Mine operators announced in New York
yesterday that the wage increases would
result in price raises of IS cents to S125
ton on bituminOus coal.
indianapolis retail dealers say the
price Of coal is certain to be greatly in
creased, but few dealers have been ad-
vised of the exVent of increases
Operators are not taking orders for
delivery OF coal for next winters con-
sumption.
A B. Meyer q Co. hate announced the
following increases: Indiana nut and
slack. from $3.50 to $5.T5; West Virginia
split, from Ss.50 to $S75; West Virginia
camel, from Sill to $1150.
SOARING COAL
PRICES PREDICTED.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-Soarfng
coal prices are expected to follow the
lifting of government price restrictions
tonight. -
Within a few days the quotations wi s.
reach level nearly equal to that of 191
when prices were placed under the reguV
lation of the fuel administration, Accord,
ing to those here who are in close touch
with the coal trade.
The q per cent wage increase to the
bituminous miners becomes effective to
morrow and this fact, coupled with t.
lifting of restrictions on prices, is en-
pected to advance bituminous coal prick
from 80 cents to 50 a ton.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-31
VAT OF BOILING
OIL TAKES FIRE
Prompt Action Prevents Dis
astrOus South Side Blaze

Prompt action of tho fire department
and nreproof floors at the Esterliue
Company. South and Harmon streets, to-
day prevented heavy fire damage when
a tank uf OIL boiled over and ignited
Dense smoke and suffocating doors
drove scores Of employees from the build
ing.
The oil, used to harden mag nets. ne
came too hot and several barrels Of the
Oil were burned
The company occupies the lower floor
Of the building while the Capitol Paper
Company is located on the second and
third floors
Employees OF the paper arm, fright
ened by the smoke, also fed to the
street.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-31
TUMULT MARKS
ALBANY DEBATE
Speaker Yields Gavel to Calm
Socialist Discussion.

ALBANY. y. Y. March 31-TumultUous
scenes were enacted in the assembly this
afternoon IN the opening of the fight to
unseat the Eve socialist members.
Long before the debate on the legality
OF unseating the members was reached
the members Of the house engaged In a
wordy two hour wrangle on the matter
OF postponing a vote.
So riotous became the proceedings that
Speaker Sweet, after pounding for con-
siderable time. finally said:
THE members OF this house are con-
Quoting themselves in disorderly
manner.
1T Is more ike a riot than orderly
procedure.
II appeal to members to be gentlemen
and true representatives OF your state
and your districts"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-31
SENATE SPEECH
JOLTS HOOVER
Mcclellan Says Candidates
View of Economics Puzzle.

WASHINGTON. March Ji.-Discussion
Of Herbert Hoover's presidential candi-
dacy as a republican broke out in the
senate today.
senator Mcclellan. Tennessee, n demo-
crat. called attention to Hoover's state
ment In his telegram 10 his California
friends that the republican platform
must be sound on economic Issues.
II want TO read a recent remarkable
pronouucement OF Hoovers economic
questions In the light OF that statement"
said AlcKellar.
He read from an account Of Hoover's
recent speech before the Boston Chamber
OF Commerce, aud declared nobody could
understand what Hoover meant in his
references in that speech on economic
questions.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-31

Sheriff Miller. however, was, ap-
parently goaded into action as he
was himself present in the jail, ac-
companied by Deputies from his
Office.
Uncle Charlie" Whitesell. hard
boiled" guard at the county poker
palace" and Adrian VanCleave,
guard who was said to have stolen
food from the prisoners, We're not at
their usual post Of duty today.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-31

II bould afford to take over a hotel
and tbke care Of the prisoners II I had
no hdat, laundry, water, light and the
like DO pay said Hayes.
Conn missioner Shank was greatly con-
cerned about the Jail sensation and
claimeId that the commissioners had Dpent
large fums for the upkeep of the Jail.
wAsTE IN PUTTING
IN SANITARY FOUNTAINS.
"Ye5, and we put in sanitary water
cup fountains and they are busted" said
Comm ssioner Hayes.
It Is understood that an effort is being
made Ito clear Uncle Charlie Whitesell
guard, and stories have been floating
today fll over the courthouse about chow
good Uncle Charlie Isl
In the criminal court, where more men
are SENTENCED to Jail than in any other
local tiOurt outside of the city court
Judge flames Collins gave no indication
OF ordel ring his grand jury to investigate
the food Of the county prisoners, follow,
ing thd revelations in the federal court
1.-THE | grand jury always makes a re.
port twice year on the JAIL" said Judge
Colltns,k land all OF their recommends
tions DIRE referred to the county COM
missionlers
The present grand jury has made nc
recomms endations on the jail manage
ment.
Last December a grand Jury gave a
glowingI report on the jail management
as the bounty grand juries usually do.
REPoRlr CONCERNED
POWERh HOUSE.
The ONLY recommendation made last
Decembetr was that the abandoned
county Ifower house be transformed into
a jail ftbr women and for temporary
quarterst for insane patients
II havne always been opposed to the
sheriff gfstting fees for feeding prisoners
and l ht I'VE always so expressed that In
my public addresses" said Judge Collins.
Yesterday afternoon a woman, whose
name w4 s not made public complained
to JudgN Collins of the presence of lice
in certait quarters OF the Jail.
BecausH of one member of the present
grand juEry resigning today. that body
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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-31
TX, But May
] ! ards in Jail Muss

i become the central figure in the
pit of federal prisoners charges of
rules as we'll as OF the law, today de-
It intimated that he would remove
some of the guards.
The sheriff declared that any state.
ment he would make would be made
before Judge Anderson in federal
court.
Sheriff Miller looked considerably
worried this morning. Ordinarily
Honest Bob" as he is known among
his political friends, is Immediately
dressed. Today he wore a dark,
musty-colored sweater coat instead
of the business suit he generally
wears. His eyes were red and his
voice was husky. A Times reporter
called at the sheriff's office and asked
him to make a statement.
mot now" he said.
"When?" the reporter asked.
Tomorrow"
"Where?"
I'm court"
Have you discharged any of the
suards?"
Miller paused and said: Am get
ing ready to-
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-31
NEW MINING
CONTRACT FRAMED

NEW YORK, March S1.-Adoption d
new contract between bituminous q
miners and operators before midnis I
was forecast here today.
The subcommittee of the joint Sc
committee has adopted the tentative cd
tract formulated by special commit
Of two, embracing the terms of the m
jority report of the presidents spec
soft coal commission without change.
John L. Lewis. international vice pre-
dent Of the miners, expects an amicai
AHxaamanA