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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-29
STRONG CLAIMS
IN STILLMAN
HEIRSHIP CASE,
Testimony Indicates That
Baby Guy Is Real Son
of Banker.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N Y, Nov. 20
Testimony declared to be the strongest
yet presented to establish the claims OF
3Lyear-old Guy Stillman as the son of
James StiIlman, multi-millionaire, was
given today before Referee Daniel Glea-
son, who is hearing the sensational
divorce and illegitimacy proceedings
brought by the banker.
Charles Mascara and Theodore Ruth
employees of the st. Regis Hotel, New
York, testified that StiIlman occopied II
suite at the hotel with his wife, Mrs.
Fiji Stillman. in February, 1913. They
produced the hotels register showing
Stillman registered with his wife Feb. 10,
1918.
Guy was born in November Of the same
year. The evidence was declared by Mrs.
Stillman's attorneys and John e. Mack.
guardian of the boy whose paternity is
disputed by Stillman, as lndisputable
evidence that, under the law, the million
aire is the child's father.
A notation on the hotel records shows
that Beauvais' bill was to be charged to
Stillman's account.
On discrimination It was revealed
that Stillman did not register himself,
but that the clerk of the hotel wrote his
name, Mrs. Stillman's name and the
names of the three children-Anne. Bud"
and Alexander, Registering in this man
ner is usual at hotel, it was testified.
On the day following Fred Beauvais,
the Indian guide. who Stillman alleges is
the father of little Guy, registered at the
hotel The records produced showed.
Stil,man arrived at the hotel with Mrs.
Stillman and the three children. accord
ing to the testimony. The family, with
the children's nurse, occupied four rooms,
the hotel employees testified.
Mrs. Stillman Unexpectedly appeared at
the hearing just before the two hotel en-
ployes arrived.
Failure of some OF the witnesses to
appear caused an adjournment shortly
after noon.
The hearings will be resumed next
Tuesday, it was announced.
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prominent Hoosier architects are expected
to attend.
The state memorial law appropriates
s35. 600 to lie used as prizes for three
architects submitting the best sets Of
plans for the building. The competition
is to be natoin- wide, under the law, but
II is expected that Hooser architects will
be given preference.
According to city officials II has been
decided that the building will be erected
upon the block OF the plaza which the
city is acquiring, namely that bounded
by North, Michigan, Meridian and Penn
sylvanla streets. This matter also prob
ably will be talked over by the State
board. The State, by legislative enact
ment. has designated University Square,
st. Clair Park and the block on which
the State School for tie Blind is located
for plaza purposes. The city and county
ore buyinp the two blocks between the
blind school and University Square. The
law pledges the State to remove he blind
school buildings. 1t Is understood that
this will not be done, however. until
after the 1923 Legislature makes proyis-
ions for new site for the school.
Marcus Sonntag, president, viii pre-
side at this afternoons session. Other
members of the commission, which IS
made ur of a member from each Of the
thirteen congressional districts, are as
follows:
James p. Goodrich, ex Governor; Ann
Studebaker Carlisle OF South Bend,
Howard O'Nean Of Charlottesville, VII
liam P. Gleason of Gary, Judge Cecil
league Of Brookville, Samuel d. Royse
OF Terre Haute VIII II. Hays Of Sulli-
van. postmaster general; Carl Houston Of
Marion. Evans Wollen of indianapolis,
Cornelius O'Brien of Lawrenceburg and
Mrs Charles w. McCord Of New Al
bany.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-29
3 BRING SUITS
FOR DAMAGES
Two Allege Auto Mishaps-I
One Loss by Fire.
Three damage suits today were fled

Three damage suits today were filed In
the local county courts.
Damages Of $1,000 were asked in a
suit filed in Superior Court, room 2 In
interest of William Thompson, a minor,
and against Lon and Marion Oberlies be-
cause Of alleged injuries sustained by the
plaintiff Oct. 20 when, he claims. he was
struck by the defendants automobile.
The accident happened on Thirty Eighth
street, it is stated
Judgment OF 5000 in damages was
asked against Benjamin X. Miller, 102U
West Thirty Second street, in a suit
filed by Charles f. Caldwell In Superior
Court, Room ). Caldwell claims he was
injured In an automobile collision with
Miller's car near Maple Road boulevard.
Damages Of 81 500 was asked in a suit
filed in Superior Court, Room ,. by
Herbert r. Duckwell against the Citizens
Motor Car Company which operated a
garage at 81 West Thirty First street.
Duckwell claims he stored his automobile
there and that 1t was partially destroyed
by fire.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-29

by Eugene c. Meyers, general manager
Of the War Finance Corporation, and the
bankers who are members of the Indiana
agency of the corporation. 1t was stated
there that the situation was being dis
cussed in a general way. Both meetings
were held behind closed doors and there
was considerable reluctance among
those attending to discuss what was be-
ing done.
1t was stated following the meeting In
the Governors office that the advisory
committee and Mr.. Meyers would meet
this evening following the public meeting
and would endeavor to formulate some
definite plan.
FARMERS COME
FROM TEN STATES.
Farmers from ten States attending the
conference present the corn situa tion as
bad one. They point out that unless
something is done there will be a great
reduction In acreage next year. Ono
farmer made the statement that with
corn at the present prices the farmer
receives only cents an hour for his
corn. This Is calculated on the basis Of
nine hours labor to a bushel Of corn.
The States represented at the confer
ence are Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa.
missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Da-
kota. Minnesota and Oklahoma. Each Of
these States is represented by the presi-
dent of It's State farmers organization.
Indiana is represented by farmers and
bankers from all parts of the State.
Besides the farmers and the bank
ers, there were attending the meet
ing the members of the corn belt
advisory committee and Eugene e..
Meyer, manager director for the
War Finance Corporation. The members
Of the advisory committee, besides the
Governor, are. J. r. Howard, Chicago,
president Of the American Farm Bureau
Federation; z. T. Meredith, Des Moines,
publisher of Successful Farming; Ed
ward Chambers, Chicago, vice president
Of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fee Rail-
road; Alexander Legge, Chicago, manager
of the international Harvester Company !;
Charles Brand, Urbana, Ohio, member
Of the Ohio Legislature; l.. S. Tenny,
assistant 20 the chief of the bureau of
markets and crop estimates OF the
United States Department OF Agriculture !;
c. II. MacNider. president OF the First
National Bank Of Mason City, Iowa. and
H. B. UDdike Of the Updike Grain Com
pany of Omaha, Neb
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which the bonding company originally
was bonded to guarantee the contractor
would do the original contract work for.
Attempting to defend this action, the
board inspired a long article in the In
dianapolis News to the effect that the
board was faced with the possibility OF
long drawn-out suits and delays and ex-
pense incidental to reletting the contract
to another contractor and chose the
agreement at the higher price to the
bonding company as the better course.
Among other errors which have de-
layed construction Of the sewage disposal
plant are recalled the award and recall
of a contract for the second division
when a defeated bidder discovered that
the board had made the award to a con-
tractor who had not accompanied his
proposal with certified check for per-
centage of the contract according to law
and recently the necessity Of readvertis-
ing a $350,000 bond issue after it had
been awarded to a local concern, when it
was discovered that the issue was adveR-
tised for two purposes.
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AGOnunueQ FROM 1hEo OuS-J
held out so that they would not show as
overdrafts.
He also said that he had not pro1ted
one penny by the Hull and Ingle affair.
OF the S4,7OT overdraft against him he
said he had paid back $4,000.
The jury was out thirty minutes before
returning a verdict. The defendants will
be taken to Leayenworth Monday, accord
ing to Mark Storen, United States mar
shall.
HEIDI was the star witness for the
Government yesterday and testified that
Hull and IngIe had overdrawn their &C
counts at the bank during about a six
months period in 1920 to the extent of
almost 900. He admitted that he had
permitted these overdrafts and that to
keep bank officials from discovering the
oyerdrafts he had removed sheets from
the banks ledger and had secreted checks
amounting to about $1,000 drawn by Hull
and Ingle.
DEFENDANTS DENY
ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD.
The defendants took the stand in their
own behalf but did little more than enter
a general denial of any attempt to de-
fraud the bank and said they did not
believe the overdrafts as shown by the
bank ledger were correct.
Several witnesses testified they had
made deposits for Hull at the bank
These alleged deposits do not appear
on the bank books to Hulls credit, it was
shown.
Attorneys for the defense made a siren
uous effort to get before the jury tes-
timony to the effect that the affairs Of
the bank were loosely conducted and
that overdrafts had been permitted In
other cases. These attempts failed when
Judge Anderson ruled that the question
was simply one of guilt or innocence Of
Hull and Ingle and had nothing to do
with the guilt Of any one else.
SAYS NOTES ARE
EVIDENCE OF GUILT.
In the opening argument for the Gov
eminent, Frederick Van Nuys, United
States district attorney, laid great stress
on the fact that the defendants had given
their personal notes for the amounts of
the alleged ovedrafts, and he said this
was conclusive evidence of guilt.
The defense argued that the evidence
was not sufficient TO justify a convic-
ton, and that 1t had been admitted by
C. E. Battin, president of the bank, that
the ledger sheets on which the Govern
ment's case largerly was based, were 'ad-
mittedly incorrect"
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SEE RAIL RATE
CUT WITH SLICE
IN EARNINGS
Esch-Cummins Law Demand
May Be Removed After
March l.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2o-Railroad
profits may be cut after March l next,
the Interstate Commerce Commission in
dicated today.
Such actions officials said would make
certain a reduction of railroad rates.
The commission directed thirteen ques-
tions at the railroads for answer in
hearings to be held here Dec. II to 81, to
determine whether general reduction in
rates can be made next year.
The most significant of the questions
was the thirteenth, asking the roads
what the financial return to them should
be after March l, 1922.
Until that time, the commission is
bound by TIE Esch- Cummins law to keep
rates at srch a level that the return to
the railroads will be from 5la to 8 per
cent. This congressional barrier has
prevented extensive rate reductions.
After March the law provides that the
commission shall determine what the
return shall be. Present rates are based
on a combined railroad valuation of $1S.-
500 100000 and the belief prevails here
that because Of the easier money market
the commission may cut the general level
Of railroad profits below the 55a per cent
level and reduce rates accordingly.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-29
GETS SENTENCE;
JUDGE HALTS
HIS REMOVAL
Sheriff Can Not Move Man
Until Court Issues
Orders.

Halted by an order issued by Judge
James A Collins of the Criminal Court,
Sheriff George Snider today was still
unable to deliver Leonard Campbell, who
was returned from Chicago, Ill, to face
charges Of issuing fraudulent checks and
embezzlement, in prison at the end of the
five-day period generally extended to
defendants who are sentenced to the
penitentiary.
As the result Of the 'order" issued by
Judge Collins, Campbell, although SEN
fenced to service from one to five years
on Nov. Is. on a charge Of Issuing q
fraudulent check, today was still a
guest" at the Marion County Jail.
SHERIFF
GETS ORDER.
Under the date Of Nov. 10, Sheriff
Snider received the following typewriter
order fro mthe Criminal Court and which
was signed by B. D. Billman as deputy
clerk:
"To the sheriff of Marion County,
greeting. The above named defendant,
Leonard Campbell, to be held in your
custody pending the fling OF a motion
for a new trial and until further order
Of the court"
Sheriff Snider stated that re is acting
under that order Of Judge Collins and
viii keep Campbell in jail until he is
ordered to do otherwise.
Prosecutor William 2. Evans expressed
surprise when informed that Leonard
was still in jail and not at the Indiana
State prison.
NO RECORD
SHOWS.
The records Of the clerk does does not
show that written application has been
made by Campbell for new trial. Gen
orally such orders are on file. A mo-
ton for a new trial when Overruled is
followed by application for an appeal
TO the Indiana State Supreme Court.
Then the matter Of appeal bond is fixed
by the court.
Five other charges are pending against
Campbell in the Criminal Court Four
OF them are embezzlement charges and
one is on a charge OF conspiracy to COM
nit embezzlement. In the latter case he
Is indicted with Neya Welty.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-29

Youghiogheny River flows into the
Monogahela at McKeespOrt and both
rivers are on a wild rampage. Reports
at noon said a rise Of a few more inches
and the great steel and tin plants would
have to close down, making thousands
idle.
The Allegheny River, one OF the
tributaries Of the Ohio, is still rising.
Numerous towns above Pittsburgh are
beginning to be flooded. These are steel
industrial towns.
OHIO RIVER
MAD TORRENT.
From Pittsburgh to Parkersburg. W.
Va. the Ohio River is one mad torrent.
half hundred towns down the Ohio will
be In serious shape by midnight. Wheel
ing. W. Va, apparently will suffer the
worst and a large part Of the business
and. residential section will be under
water II the United States weather bu-
reasu's forecast Of a 36-fOOt stage Is
realized.
In Pittsburgh, the lower part Of the old
city Of Allegheny is flooded and the
waters are spreading into the residential
section. Police reserves have been sta
toned about the flooded section and, as
sisted by squads of husky boat men, are
taking families from upper stories TO
points Of safety.
b. o. TRACKS
UNDER WATER.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad is under
water in the Allegheny section and train
service on that part Of the railroad has
been abandoned.
Johnstown, Pa, IS badly flooded by
the Conemaugh River and the great Penn
syIvania railroad yards at two points are
tied up. Street car traffic is partly sus-
pended.
Southwestern Pennsylvania was IN tho
grin Of a severe snow storm last night
and early today and five or six inches of
sIushy snow fell This has helped to
swell many large and small streams out
Of bounds.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-29
Railroad Files Suits
to Recover Charges

Two suits for balances alleged to be
due on freight shipments were filed by
the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & st.
Louis Railway Company in Federal
Court today. Salvatore Castro of this
city, doing business as the ca no Fruit
Company, is named as defendant in one
suit for $50. 1t is alleged in the com
plant that there Is an unpaid balance
Of ' 6 80 due the plaintiff for a carload of
grapefruit shipped in 1916. Judgment Of
500 is asked of Flay Lacy, doing bust
ness as the Flay Bakery Company Of
Newcastle. The complaint charges that
the defendant still owes a balance Of
$5s.21 on carload of flour shipped over
the plaintiffs lines in 1917.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-29
Government Again
Denies CdnceILing
Any Foreign Debts

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. - The
United States has put a final quietus
on Suggestions from foreign sources
for cancellation Of allied debts to this
Government. amounting now to about
S11 600, 100000, including accrued in
terest.
Authorized statements today from
leading Administration spokesman
left no further doubt that such APP
peals will meet with this Govern
ments disfavOr, and, if made off
cially they will be rejected firmly and
promptly.
The statement from one of the most
reliable Of Government resources, re-
peated an earlier declaration from
the White House that cancellation OF
these debts is a thing 'incOnceivable'
at this or any future time.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-29

action and the surety company, under
date of Oct 81, 1920, replied to the effect
that the board had first broken the con.
tract and therefore neither the con-
tractor nor the surety were responsible
for completing the work. The remedy
of the board, it was suggested, lay in
appeal to the courts for a decision as
to how much the board had been dam
aged.
HOW ORIGINAL
CONTRACT READS.
1t is interesting at this point to recall
that the bond upon the original con-
tract read, in part:
1.-THE conditions Of the above obligation
are such that if the above named William
Grace Company shall faithfully comply
with the foregoing contract - -
and shall fulfill all the conditions
and stipulations therein contained, ac-
cording to the true intent and meaning
thereof, in all respects, then this obliga-
ton to be void, otherwise to be and re-
main in full force and virtue in law. In
the event the board Of sanitary commits
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-29
TIPPECANOE TO
BE SURVEYED
State Conservation Commits
sion Will Look Into Dam
Plans.

A survey Of the Tippecanoe River
where the Indiana HydrO-Electric Com
pany plans to build a number Of power
houses operated by water power, will be
made, Richard Lieber, director Of the
State conservation commission, announced
today. The financial plans Of the COM
pany were approved yesterday by the
public service commission.
Mr. Lieber said it is not necessary for
the corporation to obtain the consent
of the State to dam the river and build
power plants on it, but that he believed
IL prudent to determine in advance what
changes such procedure would make in
the territory affected He said the build
ing of dams probably would change the
whole nature of the river and Of the sur
rounding territory.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-29
WHEELING PREPARES
FOR FLOOD DANGER

WHEELING, W. Va. Nov 29-Before
night a serious and menscing food is
likely to sweep large portions OF the city
nd its surrounding towns. The Ohio
4 5 already reached thirty feet and the
United States Weather Bureau at Pitts
bu-gh forecasts a stage Of thirty-six feet
By midnight. II the Ohio River goes that
high, tremendous damage viii result, as
the entire wholesale section Of the city
win be under water with a thirty-six foot
stage. Wheeling Island, where a large
portion OF the best residential section
Is located, would likewise be under water
Wheeling, Benwood, BeIlair, Martins
Ferry. Bridgeport and all other towns
along the Ohio between Wheeling and
Parkersburg are speeding precautions
against a serious food.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-29
Congress Getting
Ready to ThrOW
Another Wrench

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. There
were unmistal1able indications today
that the Senate will become embrOiled
at the outset of the regular session of
Congress next week over President
Harding's proposal for participation
by the United States in an "AssOcia-
ton of Nations" to give permanency
to the detectives of the Washington
conference.
Both Republican and Democratic
Senator's now here are at cross pur-
poses as to the meaning and purpose
Of the Presidents suggestion. Some
Of them are expressing the hope that
he will clarity the situation by ex-
planning In his message to Congress
at the opening of the regular session
Just what he has in view.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-29
FEAR FLOOD CREST
AT EAST LIVERPOOL

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio, Nov. 20
With the Ohio River rising rapidly. peo-
pie residing in the l0wlands here were
preparing today to cope with a food
stage. The 296 foot mark-almost food
stage-was reached at 10 o'clock this
forenoon. A thirty-nve foot crest is ex-
pected before night
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-29
CAR TRAFFIC TIED UP IN
HISTORIC FLOOD CITY

JOHNSTOWN, Pa, Nov. 29.-Heavy
rains Of the past two days have sent the
Conemaugh River on a rampage today
and parts of this city are under water.
Street car traffic has been partly aban-
doned. Portions Of the Conemaugh and
Morrellvilte yards Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad have been submerged. Some
sections Of the city are almost Isolated
but there is no danger Of another Johns
town food.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-29
Temporary Change in
Street Car Routes

Beginning tomorrow morning, College
and Columbia avenue street cars will be
routed over Alabama street instead of
Delaware street. The construction of new
tracks on Delaware street between Ohio
and Washington streets has made the
change necessary.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-29
ADDRESS BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE.

-Four hundred Baptist young people
heard addresses by the Rev. ]. P. Nor
ris of the Emerson Avenue Baptist
Church and the Rev. F. A Hayward. city
missionary executive, at the Tuxedo
Park Baptist Church last night. The
Rev. Mr.. Morris spoke on ''Why Go To
College and the Rev. Mr.. Hayward
spoke on Training As An Effective Tool
For the Service Of Cod The church
was decorated in the coloss of the Yari-
GUS Indiana Colleges,
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TIME GOES ON,
BUT SEWAGE
PLANT DOESN'T

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MAY FORM NEW
AGENCIES TO AID
CORN GROWERS

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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-29
TRIO is SENT
TO PRISON IN
BANK SWINDLE

CONTINUED From Page one.)
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II HOURS RAIN
BRINGS FLOODS
TO TWO STATES

Continued From Page One.)
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-18
Cedarwood News

c. D. Cave of Undercliffe spent the
week end in Cedarwood with his fam
ily.
Mrs Frank PLIERS is quite Ill at her
homo with pleurisy.
Bob and Vinton Nance visited at the
home of their parents the latter part
of tho week.
Mrs. Schaeffer OF Loycland was
called to Ccdarwood on account of the
illness of her mother. Mrs. Frank Pill
lcrs.
Howard Rauth is again able to be in
school after an illness of several days.
Mr.. wasson motored to Pueblo the
last of the week.
Eugene Dancey OF Lascar was in
Cedarwood Saturday.
Juanita Parr, who has been in i'll
health. is improving.
Ivan Northup shoppcd in Cedarwood
the last of the week.
Mrs Cunningham spent Thursday
with Mrs Frank PLIERS.
MIR. and Mrs. Pete Fisher and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Cave and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nance. Mrs. Han
son and Miss Parks. spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Peterman.
Ccdarwood school pupils enjoyed n
delightful picnic ''at the top of the
hill'' last Friday.
MIR. Taubman and Ralph Mayfield