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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
MELLON TO
CHANGE RULING
EDrys' Seek Reversal of Pal,
mer Opinion Liberalizing'
VOlStead Law.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Formal pro-
test of dry" leaders, asking reversal Of
the opinion former Attorney General
Palmer gave "lIberaIizing" the VOlStead
law, was before Secretary of Treasury
Mellon today.
The protest Of the "drys" was sub
mitted by DR.. Wilbur Crafts, head of the
international reform bureau; Or. Clarence
True Wilson and the Rev. Deets Pickett.
Secretary Mellon promised the protest
ants that their request would be con
sidered." He gave no assurance, however,
that he would ask the Attorney General
for a reconsideration OF the question.
The Secretary, it was said, VIII not
ask the Attorney General to reconsider
the ruling unless errors of law which are
palpably wrong are discovered, which
would Justify resubmission Of the whole
matter again to the Department Of JUS
tice-
Attorney General Daugherty said en-
phatically that the Palmer opinion viii
stand unless the Treasury formally re-
quests consideration.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
TIL E M E M z n TO
By O. HENRY SeS; VIZ Il: $n!ss sySSl:s f.

of the dim and fusty Thalia, you seem 10
have found yourself in some great ark or
caravan about to sail, or fly. or roll
away on wheels. About the house fingers
a sense of unrest, of expectation, of tran
sleintness, even of anxiety and apprehen-
sion. The halls are q labyrinth With
out a guide. you wander like a lost soul
in a Sam Lloyd puzzle.
Turning any corner. Il dressing sack or
a cul de sac may bring you up short You
meet alarming tragedians stalking in
bath robes In search of rumored bath
rooms. From hundreds of rooms come
the buzz of talk, scraps of new and old
songs, and the ready laughter of the con-
vened players.
Summer has come; their companies
have disbanded, and they take their rest
in their favorite caravanSary, while they
besiege the managers for engagements for
the coming season.
At this hour of the afternoon the days
work of tramping the rounds of the
agents offices in over. Past you, as you
ramble distra ctedly through the mossy
halls, fit audible visions of houris, with
yelled. starry eyes, flying tag-ends of
things and swish of silk, beqneathing
to the dull Railways odor of gaiety
and a memory Of frangipanni. Serious
young comedians with versatile Adams
apples, gather In doorways and talk Of
Booth. Far reaching from somewhere
Continued on Page Four.1
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
MORE JOY IN
DOGS WAC THAN
IN SOME FACES
Gipsy Smith Discusses Happi-
ness as Element of
Religion.
Home Run Drives
by Gipsy Smith

People who mind their own bust
ness generally succeed because there
are few competitors"
'If your church going does not
make you little less like yourself
and "a little more like jesus. then
your church going Is mOckery."
Lots of people would never know
you were Christians unless they saw
you go into church"
"AH the painting and primping In
the world will not give you new
heart"
II have seen more JOY In a dogs
tail than I have seen in some Chris
tian's faces"
HE willing to be a fool for Christ's
sake"
THE devil knows the real man and
the real woman and so does the whole
world"
'If yOur religion does not commend
itself to child, then you have no
religion"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19

"If a dog wags his tail at me when l
go into strange home. I think 1t Is a
compliment and 1 know some self-pro-
Tossing Christians at whom l wouldn't
wag my tail If l were a dog" hurled
Gipsy Smith in the face of an audience
which packed and jammed every inch of
space in the tabernacle last night.
Owner of "long faces" put on a smile
and those who possessed a CHEEKY smile
broadened and developed 1t under the
humor Of the Gipsy evangelist as he
drove home the lesson that the new birth
of men and women.
Il have seen more JOY in a dogs tall
than l have seen in some Christians
faces" said the evangelist. IL am not
surprised to see how it is nearly impos-
sible for some pastors to preach before
some faces
Spring writes it's own autograph. You
wake up and find that spring is here.
When Jesus Christ comes into your life
you do not need a bonnet and a badge
to let the world know.
"All the painting and the primping
will not give you a new heart When
niue Cullu CIdWlS up liIo my nap NuCn
| go into strange home it is a com
pliment." declared Gypsy.
PLEADS FOR
HAPPY HOMES.
Apparently realizing that he was
speaking before the largest audience of
his local campaign, Gypsy Smith pleaded
for fathers and mothers to make their
homes happy and peaceful by leading
Christian lives at home.
IF your religion does not commend
itself to child, you have no religion"
he declared as he shook his fist in the
face of the audience. Fathers, how are
you living at home? Are you snappy,
had tempered and cross 2"
Holding the new testament in his right
hand, the evangelist declared, THE world
outside is not reading this book You
Continued On Page Three.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19

The mOtherly ways of Mrs. Noon
wrung the confession from the lips Of
young Decker after the iron methods of
grilling by the sheriff and detectives had
failed repeatedly since he was arrested
last Sunday.
1t seems Virgil always rather liked
Mrs. Moon and when she entered his cell
he asked for Bible. Opening the book
at John 3:16, the boy read what he said
was his favorite verse and he repeated it
from memory.
Then he dropped to his knees and
prayed and prayed. Finally he arose and
said
Il don't know what made me do II,
but the devil told me to and 1 did it.
Leroy was my friend"
MAKES SIGNED
CONFESSION.
Mrs. Moon went for her husband and
the detectives who have been working
on the mystery since Lovett was found
dying along the Pennsylvania right Of
way near Atwood last Saturday night.
Virgil detailed the murder to them and
signed a statement confirming his oral
confession.
According to the confession, Decker
Joined Loyett at the Rowanstein summeS
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
HARDING MAY
FAVOR PEACE
WITH GERMANY
Separate Pact Viewed as
Only Solution of Treaty
Tangle.
VIVIANI VISIT INTERESTS

WASHINGTON, March 19.-While
President Harding has not yet under
taken any serious discussion of the peace
situation with Republican leaders of the
Senate, there is a widespread belief among
them that conditions are so shaping up
that a separate peace between the United
States and Germany is going to prove
the only way out of the treaty tangle.
Nothing definite will be done in the
matter Of shaping up a program until
it is seen what propositions the foreign
ENJOYS have to offer. NJ. Niviani, the
French representative, is due to arrive IN
Washington before the opening of the
new Congress to plead the cause Of the
league. He probably will be followed by
representatives of other countries.
President Harding himself has empha-
sized that he has not taken up seriously
the treaty tangle with his erstwhile col
leagues on the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee. He has nevertheless dis
cussed the question generally and infor-
mally with several Senator's and those
with whom he has talked have come
away from the WhitehOuse convinced that
Harding will never resubmit the treaty
and Herewith the covenant with or
without Article 10.
1t is generally believed in Washington
that NJ Viviani is coming to the United
States to suggest to President Harding
that the Senate take up the treaty and
ratify it with any changes it sees fit, but
rat.fy 1t in some way or other so as TO
preserve an outward semblance at least
Of the wartime solidarity Of the great
powers.
If NJ. Viviani does make some concrete
proposals along these lines, 1t is the be-
lief of a number of influential Repuoli-
can Senators that they Will be turned
down at the White House.
The status Of the Knox resolution de-
claring an end TO the state Of war win
Germany is unsettled. 1t will not be in
troduced, however, until there is some
clariication Of the Rhine situation. While
present indications make a separate peace
appear not unlikely, there is no desire
on the part of either the White House or
Senate to provide Germany with any
moral support by widening the Franco
British American breach just when mill
tary maneuvcrs are In progress again
The Knox resolution for the present has
been pigeon hcled. II may be pulled ont
at any time or 1t may stay there, depend
ing upon the turn Of events.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
HER SON NOT ALONE
GUILTY, MOTHER SAYS
Special to The Times.


ELKHART, Ind, March 19-Belief that
Virgil Decker confessed murderer OF
Leroy Lovett, is not alone guilty Of the
crime, was expressed here today by Mrs.
Lydia Decker. the slayer's mother, and
Mrs. Addie Lovett, mother Of the dead
youth.
Mrs Decker said there was Something
the matter" with her son, who is In
Jail at Warsaw, and she indicated that
she would again seek to talk to him in
an effort to draw from him a more com.
plete account Of the killing of Lovett.
Virgil and Leroy were. great friends"
she said, "and 1 am sure that some one
aided my boy in this terrible affair"
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Lovett, parents
of the victim, remained grief stricken
following the funeral yesterday of their
son.
Mrs. Lovett did not express unusual
surprise when informed Of Decker's con-
fessiOn.
Il bnew that he was guilty" she said.
"and there are others who should be
brought to Justice. There was a plot
to collect insurance held by Virgil
Decker, and my boy was the dupe."
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
FINES DEPUTY
ASSESSOR STAND
Assault and Battery Charge
Brought by COlOred
Woman Sticks.

Bert A. Cassmire, GO, Roosevelt Hotel.
deputy assessor, was fined 81 and costs
today In city court by Judge Walter
Pritchard on charges OF assault and bat
terry.
Cassmlre was arrested yesterday aft
ernoon on a warrant sworn out Wedncs-
day by Rose b. Jackson, colored, 233
West Michigan street She testified in
court that Cassmire called at her hou Sc
and asked for her assessment papers.
she said no sooner had he completed
his statement than he grabbed her =
the hair and pulled her out on her
porch.
Cassmire gave no reason in court for
his actions but Deputy Prosecutor j..
Burdette Little referred to instances Of
similar occurrences and termed the staff
Of assessors as "a bunch Of rough necSs."
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
All Padded Cells
Full? One Needed

Who could be so careless as to
leave fourteen half Pints and one pint
Of white mule" whisky in a vacant
lot near a sidewalk?
That is the question police are ask
ing themselves today after Lieutenant
Houston and his squad found the
booze in a vacant lot at Meridian and
Henry streets. The orphan" whisky
was in an old coffee sack and police
say there is no mark of any kind on
the bottles.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
AMERICAN BUSINESS
URGES RUSS TRADE

WASHINGTON, March 19.-The State
Department has been swamped during
the last two days with requests from
American business firms for information
regarding the possibilities OF trade with
Russia since the reported signing OF an
agreement between Great Britain and the
soviet government for the resumption Of
commercial relations.
Almost without exception. those seek
ing information are Of the opinion that
the British agreement may clear the way
for the opening of some sort Of trade re-
Continued on Page Three.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19

The Russians, according to the treaty
terms. will pay Poland thirty million
gold rubIes ISIS. O0O OOO). Soviet Russia
has a year in which to pay this sum.
The final session of the peace confer
ence began "a 80 o'clock. The hall was
decorated with flags and it was strange
to note that there were several pictures
of former Russian czars on the walls.
DR.. JOffe, head Of the Russian delega-
tion, and NJ. DOmbski, head of the Polish
delegation, were conspicuous figures at
the head Of the table.
After the signatures had been affixed
DR.. JOffe took occasion to speak OF the
present status of soviet Russia.
The soviet government at Moscow is
getting stronger every day" said Dr.
JOffe. THAT is evident from the public
developments. They are open for the
whole world to see.''
The full text of the treaty was read
during the ceremonies.
After the signatures had been put on
the document, DR.. JOffe and NJ. DOmbski
reached across the table and cordially
shook hands.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
Motor Bike Riders
Hurt in Collision

Charles Allen, 81, and J. L. Bair, %,
both of 1905 North New Jersey street,
were slightly injured today when mo-
torcycle and side car in which they were
riding collided with an automobile driven
by Tony Coralla, 81, of 1902 Olney street,
at Butler avenue and East Washington
street. Bair, who was riding in the side
car, sustained severe bruises and Allen
suffered a deep cash in his left leg. Both
were taken to the city hospital
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
ObregOn Prohibits
Foreign LabOr's Entry

WASHINGTON, March 19.-President
ObregOn has issued an executive degree
prohibiting the entry of foreign labor
into Mexico during the continuance Of
the present scarcity Of employment, the
State Department was advised today
Unemployment is reported as being acute
in the oil districts.
Persons who have sufficient implements
and capital to engage in agricultural
pursuits are exempted from the ruling.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
JETTT D'ARMANDE

MISS LYNNETTT D'ARMANDE
M turned her back on Broadway
This was but tit for tat because
Broadway had aften done the same thing
to Miss D'Armande. Still the 'tats'
seemed to have it, for the exleading lady
Of the "Reaping the Whirlwind" COM
pany had everything to ask of Broadway,
while there was no vice versa
SO Miss Lynnette D'Armande turned
the back Of her chair to her window that
overlooked Broadway and sat down to
stitch in time the isle thread heel of
black silk stocking. The tumuIt ana
glitter of the roaring Broadway beneath
her window had no charm for her; what
she greatly desired was the sitting air of
a dressing room on that fairyldnd street
and the roar of an audience gathered IN
that capricious quarter In the meantime.
those stockings must not be neglected.
Silk does wear out so, but-efter all,
isn't it just the only goods there is?
The Hotel Thalia looks on Broadway as
Marathon looks on the sea. 1t stands like
a gloomy cliff above the whirlpool where
the tides of two great thorOughfaPss clash
Here the player bands gather at the end
of their wanderings, to loosen the bus
kin and dust the sock Thick in the
streets around it are booking offices, the
aters. agents, schools, and the lobster
palaces to which those thorny paths lead
Wandering through the eccentric halls
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
SCANDAL AND
WEALTH MIX IN
STILLMAN SUIT
Wall Street Thick With
RunlOrs in Relation to Sen
SdtiOHdL DiUOrce Case.

NEW YORK, March 19.-The battle Of
lawyers in Americas most sensational di-
vorce case-the Sullman suit-continued
today while the principals remained 81
lent and Obscured themselves as much as
possible IN the background.
Ii was reported. but without cOnhrma
ton. that a Supreme Court justice Of the
Ninth district had signed a stay of pro-
ceedings in connection with Mrs. James
A. Stillman's motion for alimony Of
$4,000 annually and $4,000 counsel
fees. This would mean that Mr.. Still
mans attorneys had moved quickly to
prevent his examination on Mrs Still
mans charges Of infdelity before the di-
vorce case comes to trial.
STAY REPORTED FILED
IN PUTNAM COUNTY.
The stay was reported to nave been
filed IN Putnam County, where Mr.. Still
man brought suit against his wife, nam
ing the French Canadian Indian, Fred
BeauvaiS, as correspondent, and question
ing the paternity of Mrs. Stlllman's .
year-old son Guy. The writ upon which
the stay was based was said TO have been
returnable today.
Mr.. Stillman's lawyers have been max
ing a hard fight against Mrs. Stillman's s
alimony demands, which were charac-
terized as excessive. 1t was declared that
Mr.. Stillman was already paying his wife
5000 a month. Attorneys for the wife
said this amount was insufficient for her
needs and was Incompatible with the
vast income Of the multi millionaire
banker.
The alleged laison of the rich banker
and Florence Lawler Leeds. the former
chorus girl, has come under the official
observation Of District Attorney Swami.
No official action has been taken but It
was admitted that the district attor-
ney's Office is following the developments
closely. 1t was said that IL it was found
that any Illegal acts had been committed
in New York county by the principals
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
B. L. t. CHICAGO
HUMORIST, DIES
Bert Lester Taylor Famous
for Iine-O-Type.'

CHICAGO. March 19.-Best Lester Tay-
Tor. known as "B. L. T." nationally IA
nous humorist, died at $3.50 o'clock this
morning at his home here, after an i'll
ness Of two weeks from bronchial pneu-
monia.
Taylor's column, the "Line-o-Type," {"
which he inaugurated in the Chicago
Tribune in 1901, became one of the best
known humorous columns in the Ameri-
can newspaper field. Besides this column,
Taylor, under the signature of "B. L. T., :"
wrote several books Of humorous verse
and prose.
"B. L. T." was born In Gresham, Mass,
in 1866, and was educated at the college
of the City of New York. Before com
ing to the Chicago Tribune, he was ed
itOr Of newspapers in Greenville, y. H.,
and Duluth, MINI.
In 1885 he married Miss Emma Bon
ner of Providence, R. l. The widow and
two daughters survive.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
DEFENSE CLOSES
IN TRIGGER TRIAL
Coal Operators and Detec-
tives' Attorneys Scored.

WILLIAMSON. w. Va, March 10-At
torney J. J. Conin today closed the de
fense arguments in the case Of the sixteen
man accused Of murder in the Matewan
shooting trial.
ConiH attacked the coal operators and
detectives attorneys bitterly.
Albert Felts. leader of the detectives
was also attacked by Conin when re
ferring to the testimony that Felts had
fclicitated Mayor Testerman shortly be-
fore the Matewan fight.
The argument dwelt at length on the
evictions Of miners prior to the battle.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
Daugherty Begins
Debs Case Review

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Attorney
General Daugherty today began a re-
view Of the case of Eugene V. Debs. So
cialist leader, now imprisoned in the
Atlanta prison for violating the war time
espionage act.
The Attorney General received from the
pardon attorney of the Department Of
Justice the entire Debs record, with the
view of completing his examination Of
the case within few days.
The review was requested by President
Harding.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
Quake Billed to
Visit South Jersey

CAMDEN, N. J., March 19.-South Jer-
sey will "shImmy" in the throes Of an
some time between o'clock
this afternoon and Z o'clock this eve
ming, says Prof Edgar Cole of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania.
He bases his prediction on a crack in
the earth discovered near Mt. Holly soon
after a baby earthquake" was felt
this part Of the State on the
evening Of Jan. 26
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
SAY CRONKHITE
MURDER PROVED
War Department Understood
to Be Planning Arrests.

PROVIDENCE r. l.. March 10-Proof
that Major Cronkhite, son OF Maj. Gen.
Adelbert Cronkhite, was murdered dur
Ing pistol target practice at Camp Lewis,
Washington, IN 1918, is understood to be
In the hands Of the War Department.
Department Of Justice agents, who have
been at work on the case, have obtained
statement from Roland X. Porther, for
mer sergeant bugler.
The arrest of an officer and a num-
Der Of enlisted men is expected.
Major Cronkhite led a detachment to
the Camp Lewis range.
Using a can as a target, the major
drew his automatic pistol and fired five
shots. At the fifth shot he turned and
called to one Of the enlisted men nearby:
Did you see that shot?"
As he spoke another shot sounded and
he pitched forward on his face, dead. The
bullet had entered his chest.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
Jerseyite Urged
for Tariff Board

WASHINGTON, March 19-Appoint-
ment of William Burgess of Trenton, n.
j.. as member of the United States
tariff commission, was urged upon Presi-
dent Harding today by T. A. NcNichol.
J. b. Mcdonald and W. L. Smith, mem
bers of the United States Potters Asso-
citation.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
Raid Without Writ;
WOrkhOuse, 80 Days

NEW YORK. March 19.-Wiiliam
Roberts, a Federal prohibition agent,
today was sentenced to thirty days
In tho wOrkhousc. He was found
guilty of disOrderly conduct for hav-
ing entered the horne of Elias Davis
without a search warrant.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
Shot Proves Fatal to
Woman Rum Runner

DETROIT, March 19.-Mrs. lola Wea-
yer, %, believed to be the first woman
rum-runner killed along the Canadian
boundary, is dead of wounds received
Wednesday when she and her husband.
PatrOlman James Weaver, battled with
Detroit police. Weaver, who was slightly
wounded has admitted, police say, that
he and his wife were attempting to smug-
gle whisky from Windsor to Detroit
when police on shore fired on their row.
hOat
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
Livestock Men Pay
Call at WhitehOuse

WASHINGTON. March Ex-senator
Arthur Capper, kansas. and delegation
of live stock men called at the White
House today to urge immediate steps for
relief of the cattle industry. Lower
freight rates and steps to reduce impor-
tations of foreign meat were suggested.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
BOnfres Banned

In your zeal to get the front and
back yards all Strengthened up for
spring, don't build a bonfire or the
district cOpu get yOu sure.
George W. Williams, executive Sec
retary of the board of public safety.
gave occasion for the warning today
when he instructed Chief of Police
Jerry Kinney to order patrolmen to
watch for violations of the city ordi-
nance prohibiting the lighting of bon
fires within the city limits. The pa
trolmen viii he ordered to give citd-
zens warning when bOnflres are dis
covered and If further violations are
discovered to make arrests.
The only safe way to get rid of
trash Is to haul 1t away or burn 1t
In approved incinerators, Mr.. Will
Iiams said.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
Allies Ready to Let
Turkey Join League

WASHINGTON, March 19.-The allies
are prepared today to admit Turkey into
the League Of Nations on proof Of her
readiness to faithfully execute the treaty
Of Sevres, according to the notifications
to the treaty agreed on by the allied su-
preme council in February.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
HO Hum! $4,000 to the
Good for LII Practice

SAN ANTONIO, Texas. March 19.-
Frank Clipper, Dallas cattleman, today
won $4,000 by hitting a silver dollar
seven ont of ten shots at a distance of
forty-hve feet.
Clipper bet John Mckenzie, another
cattlcman, 81 600 on each shot He missed
the first three H eused an Army six
shooter.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-19
Comet of 9th Degree
Sighted at CapetOwn

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, March ia new
comet of the ninth magnitude has been
discovered by Reid, the Belgian astronO-
mer at Cape Town. South Africa. accord
ing to a telegram received at Harvard to-
day from NJ. Lecointe of Brussels, Bel
gium.