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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-09
IRVING LEMAUX
MADE MEMBER
WORKS BOARD
Acceptance Taken to Forecast
Resignation as G. o. P.
City Chairman.
SUCCEEDS HIS FATHER

Irving W. Lemaux was appointed
member of the board of public
works to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of his father, George
Lemaux, by Mayor Charles w. Jewett
today. He took the oath of Office
and attended the regular board
meeting during the morning.
Acceptance Of the post, which re-
quires considerable time to fulfill
was taken to presage Mr.. Lemaux's
resignation as Republican city chair
man, which has been requested by
Samuel Lewis Shank, Republican
candidate for mayor.
OFFERED POST SOON
AFTER FATHERS DEATH.
Mayor Jewett offered the position to
Mr. LeInaux a short time after the death
Of George Lemaux, suggesting that he
would fit into the board admirably be-
cause Of his close knowledge Of his
fathers policies and ideas George
Lemaux was chairman of the board. It
was reported that Irving Lemaux had
declined the offer.
The board of works ordered City Pur-
chasing Agent Dwight S. Ritter to buy
two gutter sweeping attachments for use
on the street sweeping machines at
price Of $3.50 each. Use of the attach
ments will eliminate the necessity OF
laborers following the sweepers to clean
the cutters, it was stated.
READVERTISEMENT
OF BIDS ORDERED.
Bids for the permanent improvement Of
Burgess avenue, from Emerson to Butler
avenues, and Of Berkeley road, from
Boulevard place to Sunset avenue, were
ordered readvertised for when none were
received. Bids for the permanent i'm
provement of Webster avenue, from
Washington street to Lowell avenue, and
of Twenty Eighth street, from Illinois to
Meridian streets, were rejected because
they were considered approximately 20
cents per square yard too high.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-09
ORGANIZE FOR
CIVIC SERVICE
Fire Prevention Committee
Names Officers at c. of c.
Luncheon.

Organization Of the FIRE prevention
movement was perfected at a meeting of
the fire prevention committee at the In
dianapoIis Chamber Of Commerce at a
luncheon today.
Frank c. Jordan, who was appointed
temporary chairman Of the committee by
President Charles F. Coffin, was elected
chairman; Mrs. s. f. Perkins was elected
first vice president; Mrs. Curtis A.
Hodges. second vice president; Mrs. Leo
X. Fessler, chairman Of the wOman's
ward DIVISION Mrs. Allen T.. Fleming,
chairman of the woman's club division
Miss Sarah Lauter, chairman Of the wom-
ans Industrial division; Miss Elizabeth
Rainey, chairman of the women's COM
mercial division; J. A. Hilkre, chairman
of the extension and enforcement divi-
sion; Russell Wilson, chairman of the
speakers division; +. o. Belzer, chair
man of the Boy Scouts division; Mrs
Henry E. Hayward, chairman of the Girl
Scouts division; Russell Wilson, chair
man of the mems ward division, ana
John B. Reynolds, executive secretary.
Mrs. Fesler announced that the chair
man for Ward u would be Mrs. II. New
man; Ward 10, Mrs. NJ. L. Reifrel and
Ward 4, Mrs. Wolfe Sussman.
Mr.. Jordan said that returns from the
invitations sent out for a dinner to be
held at the chamber, May is, indicated
an attendance of between 400 and 800.
Following this dinner smaller meet
ings will be held in each Of the wards.
1t was announced at the meeting also
that the cleaning up of the city in or
der to prevent fire would be taken by
sections of the city.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-09
SLIM PICKINGS
FOR BURGLARS
Weekend Ransacking Profits
Little-HOld-up Victim
Is Arrested.

Burglars were busy as usual in va
rious parts of the city Saturday night
and Sunday. but they obtained little OF
value.
Charles Suesz's storage house. 900
Biddle avenue, was entered by burglar
who broke upon a window, but nothing
was stolen.
Fred Runker. Al North Mount street
reported that his home was entered by a
burglar who obtained a revolver, two
rings and lavalier.
c. f. Fingell, 126 North Oriental
street, discovered two men trying to
break in the shed in the rear Of his
home at 80 q. M. today, but the prowl-
ers escaped before the police arrived
Mrs. Susie Williams, wife OF the Gus
todian of the Sphinx Apartments at 534s
East Washington street, reported that
seven rings valued at 500 were taken
from her room.
A burglar obtained 50 at the home of
George Schmidt, 14S1 Pleasant street.
Mariana Tataird, 2O22 East Maryland
street, appeared at police headquarters
last midnight and told the police he had
been held up by three white men at
Noble and Louisiana streets, and robbed
Of $50 The police alleged he was under
the influence of liquor and arrested him
on the charge of drunkenness. The police
say that he had S15 in his pocket when
arrested.
Two burglars who were breaking into
the home of Lyman Graham, Sherman
drive and Thirty Second street last
night. were frightened away by George
Fisler, a neighbor. Nothing was stolen.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-09
SILESIAN WAR
CONSIDERED BY
HIGH COUNCIL
America Again Represented
by Envoy at Request of
Allies.
NO DECISION REACHED

PARIS May 9.--The council of am
bassadors took up the Upper Silesian
strife today and made formal request
to Poland to use all possible measures
to calm the Polish population in Upper
Silesia. A communication was sent to
the inter allied commission in Upper
Silesia asking it to issue formal state
ment to the Polish people denying that
any formal decision has been taken upon
the partition of Upper Silesia as re-
suit of the recent plebescite.
America participated in the meeting Of
the ambassadorial council, Ambassador
Hugh Wallace acting as unofficial OBJ
server for the Washington Government.
After the meeting it was learned Great
Britain had proposed that those parts OF
Upper Silesia which are prepOnderantly
German and Polish be awarded i'm
mediately to Germany and Poland. The
British representative argued that this
would permit the concentration OF allied
troops in the disputed territory. France
and Italy objected to this procedure
and there was no decision.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-09
Stacker Bergdoll Sends
Taunt to Committee Head
Marked German Paper Reaches Kahn as
Body Resumes Sift of His Escape.

WASHINGTON, May 9.--While a CON
gressional committee sat in Washington
today investigating the manner in which
he escaped, Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
wealthy Philadelphia draft dodger sent
a poorly disguised taunt to the com
mittee from his safe retreat at a Ger
man health resort
Just as the committee was getting
down to business, marked copy of the
Eberbacher zeitung was delivered to Rep
resentative Kahn of California, chairman
of the House Military Affairs Committee
1t was addressed to Kahn in the hand
writing OF Bergdoll and contained on
account of the release from prison of
Frank Neaf and Carl Zimmer the two
Americans, who attempted to abduct the
Stacker in the German health resort some
months ago.
HANDBILL DESCRIBING
BEAUTIES OF EBERBACH.
The wrapper containing the paper was
handful relating at some length the
beauties and healthful aspect Of Eber-
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-09
G. A. r. OF STATE
CONVENES TODAY
AID Annual Encampment at
Newcastle.


NEWCASTLE. Ind, May 9.-All plans
have been competed here for the enter
tainment of the forty second annual State
encampment of the Grand Army Of the
Republic and associated organizations
which will be in session IN this city to-
day and continue until Thursday eve
ming.
National Commander William A.
Ketcham and State Commander Robert
Mcbride were to arrive from Indianapo-
lis with their stats at nO2n today and
Immediately the convention was to for
mally open. Headquarters for all organ
izations. will be the Bundy Hotel.
State meetings of the w. R. c., Sons
of Veterans, Ladies of the G. A. R. and
Daughters of Veterans will be held dur
ing the time.
Children of the Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans Home at Knightstown will be
brought to Newcastle to participate in
the big annual parade Wednesday. Five
bands have been employed for the Occa-
sion.
Connersville delegation of 500 will
be present to wage a campaign to secure
the 1922 encampment for that city.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-09
FEDERAL CASES
SLATED MAY 81
Speedy Trial Promised Jail
Defendants.

All Federal prisoners under Indictment
will be brought to trial within che next
month and Will not be forced to lie in
Jail through the summer months. Be
fore leaving for Milwaukee Saturday
Judge Ferdinand A. Geiger directed
Noble o. Butler, clerk OF the court. to
summon all petit Jurymen for Monday
May 81, when he will take up the cases
of defendants not out on bond.
United States Marshal Mark Storen is
undecided as to when he viii take
Federal prisoners sentenced by Judge
Geiger Saturday to terms at the Federal
prison at Atlanta to the penitentlary.
A number Of local young men sentenced
to Atlanta for transporting stolen auto
mobiles in interstate traffic are wanted
ty the State authorities for witnesses in
the murder trial of Charles Bernauer
which will begin at Shelbyville May II,
and Mr.. Storen is undecided as to whether
be will send the prisoners to Atlanta in
two installments or hold all until after
the Bernauer trial.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-09
ATTEMPT TO END
y BUILDING STRIKE
Trades Council and Contrac-
tors Meeting Scheduled.

An endeavor to open negotiations be-
tween the striking members of the
Building Trades Council and the Build
ing Contractors Association was to be
attempted this afternoon in conference
of representatives of the two Organiza-
tions. Charles w. Kern, president Of the
Building Trades Council, and s. p.
Meadows, secretary, were to confer with
T. Barlow Hatfield, president Of the
Building Contractors Association, and c.
c. Pierson, secretary, in the building con-
tractors headquarters In the Chamber Of
Commerce.
All Of the men concerned professed to
know nothing Of new offers to be ad
vanced by either side, but they admitted
there is likelihood that the meeting
may lead to new discussions. The work
men have been on strike for several
weeks and in the meantime practically
every building under course of erection
has been at a standstiil because of lack
OF w0rkmen.
This was the first meeting between the
officials of the organizations since April
Is, when the last discussion in an effort
to avert the walkout was held.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-09
KILL GUARD IN.
EFFORTTOGAIN
THEIR FREEDOM
Two Prisoners Shot When Six
Attempt to Escape From
State RefOrmatOry.
Special to The Times.

JEFFERSONYILLE, Ind, May 9.-Six
prisoners Of the State Reformatory here
killed a guard with his own gun and
then made an unsuccessful attempt to
escape late last night. Two Of the pris-
oners were shot and one was near death
today.
All Of the mutineers were retsken after
a gun battle on top of the reformatory
wall, where they had climbed for last
desperate effort to get out. The only
other means Of escape had been blocked
by a trusty. detail Of guards had
summoned the JeTersonville fire depart
ment and with the Ere ladders they
scaled the wall to meet the prisoners.
'The mutiny apparently was the cul-
mination Of plans formulated by the con-
victs after each Of the sextette had been
refused hearing before the State par
don board None was more than % years
old and the youngest II.
John Grimm, a guard, was walking
past the reformstory bakery where the
six men were working, when they
leaped on him before he could draw his
revolver. When be tried to arise, he
was shot through the head with his
own revolver.
Then the group rushed to the guard
room, the leader flourishing Grimm's
revolver
Iha5r egerpGweEa6 'aatasa NheaFs an
strapped him to a chair Armed with
the two reyolvers, they rushed cage
at one Of the prison entrances where
Harry Goldman, trustg. was stationed
and commanded him to liberate them
Goldman moved as II to do so and then
lodged out Of gunshot range and sounded
the alarm.
The prisoners rushed for the wall and
were stopped by the guards, who prob
ably fatally wounded Herrick McCarty
23 sentenced from Delaware County for
forgery, and slightly wounded Fred Null
lett, 21, convicted OF rape in Randolph
County. These two carried the guns
The others surrendered without fight
They were Nick Harraker, 10, Of Putnam
County; win Lopinskay, II, Of Elkhart
County; william Denton, 10, OF Hunting
ton County; Christian Knittee, 20. OF
Wayne County.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-09
PARDON BOARD
GRABS THE COIN
New SpOils System Initiates
Pay Roll 600 Per Cent
Sudden Activity.

Under the new system by which the
State board of pardons meets once a
month instead of quarterly and by
which the members of the board receive
a per diem of SO, the work Of the board
is costing more than 600 per cent more
thar under the old system when members
received $500 a year each for their
services.
Figures in the office of the Auditor Of
State show that $3.50 was paid out in
April as saiaries 70 members, compared
with $50 a month under the old system.
According to these figures the three
members worked a. total of forty eight
days during the month of April.
The new system was inaugurated by
the Legislature at the request of Gov
ernor Warren T. McCray. Adolph Sell
densticker, secretary of the board, has
worked nearly every day since the law
became effective. The salary of the clerk
of the board also has been increased
from $s5 month to $1O516 a month.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-09
TURNS UP SON,
THEN REPENTS
Mother Would Save Fugitive
Son From Bars.

A hearing on the requisition Of Gov
ernor Small OF Illinois for Dale Raw
Iings of Kokomo. an escaped convict
from the reformatory at Pontiac, will
be held in the Office of Governor War
rem t. McCray at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
Rawlings was arrested several da 81
ago when his mother became angry with
him and told the police he was a fugi-
tive. His mother then repented and is
now endeavoring to secure his freedom.
Wearing handouts and accompanied by
his mother, Rawlings appeared at the
Governors Office to plead for his free
dom. His hearing was postponed until
tomorrow because Governor McCray re-
ceived a message from Governor Groes-
beck of Michigan asking that no actien
be taken until he is able to present ftff.
ther information in the case. Governor
Groesbeck recently refused to permit
Rawlings extradition from Michigan
when he was arrested there on the same
charges
The requisition from the Governor of
Illinois was brought to Governor Nc
Cray by Horace G. Maynor, a represen-
tative of the Illinois reformatory.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-09
3 INDIANAPOLIS
MEN ASK PARDONS
State Board Considers Appli-
cations for Clemency.

Petitions of three indianapolis men
were before the State board of pardons
today for hearing. They are Clarence
Walter, scnteuced March 80, 1921, to
serve 1OO days for public indecency /;
Henry Saith, sentenced Jan. IS, 1913, to
serve ten to thirteen years for burglary,
and Trivis Rawlings, sentenced March
%, 1921, to serve six months for con-
tributing to delinquency.
Other cases before the board are those
Of John Roby, sentenced In Orange
County, April 16, 1906, to serve life SEN
tence for murder; Elmer Blakesly, SEN
fenced in Elkhart County, Dec. 8, 1920,
to serve one to fourteen years for lar
ceny; James Martin, sentenced In Rush
County, SEPT. %, 1920, to serve two to
fourteen years for store breaking; .Omer
Zen, sentenced in Howard County, Ii
May, 1920, to serve two to twenty one
years for rape, and Jesse Slider, SEN
fenced in Clay County, April TO- 1906, to
serve a life sentence for murder.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-09

The campaign for funds for the In
dianapOlis community chest for funds
to carry it through the fiscal year viii
end with the noon luncheon Friday, it
was decided at the meeting today at the
ClaypooI Hotel The original plan was
TO terminate the campaign Thursday, but
when It was learned that several fac
tories will not have their canvass com
pleted until Thursday, it was decided to
hold the campaign over one day.
No more noon luncheons of team work
ers will be held until the final day of
the drive However, division generals
and team captains viii call their work
ers together at some point one day in
the meantime and viii discuss the prog
ress Of the work up to that time. re-
port ie expected from each team on the
anal day.
Additional subscriptions were reported
t0dag fEeia r. C.. sftlez1Hann and tbs
Crane Company of $500 and 5000 respec,
lively. II was also reported that 80 per
cent Of the employees Of the Udell Works
had subscribed to the chest ThIs
amount was raised in spite Of the fact
that the men at that place are working
only part time.
In the interest of the compaign, meet
ings were held at noon at the following
plants: Interstate Car Company, the
Rev. f. s. c. Wicks, speaker; Allison Ex-
perimental Company and Electrical Stee,
Company, Dick Miller, speaker Hether-
ington s. Berner, Alvah j. Rucker,
speaker: Indiana Refrigerating Com
pany, Albert 4. Stump, speaker; Robert
Hassler, Inc, c. II. Dreshman, speaker
Worm & Co., Brown Bros * Armours,
the Rev. George S. Henninger, speaker
Van Camp Packing Company, and the
American Can Company.
letter, with check for $50 enclosed,
was received by F. c. Jordan, from c. p
Whitsett, formerly an undertaken of In
dianapolis, the money to be given to the
community chest. Mr.. Whitsett is in
southern Florida, and learning Of the
slowness with which the appeal for the
chest Is being met, sent his personal
check along with an appeal to citizens
OF Indianapolis to subscribe.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-09
UPPER SILESIA
SCENE OF WAR

BERLIN, May "a virtual state Of
war exists In upper Silesia today, with
heavy fighting raging at many points be
tween the Poles on one side and allied
troops and Germans on the other.
Abopt 1000 German military policemen
have. been sent into the upper Silesian
theatre Of hostilities, but the reichswehr
have not yet been ordered to the scene.
Following the capture Of Kreuzberg by
Germans, It was reported from that city
that wounded Polish insurgents, who
had been taken to the Pitschen hospital
after capture, admitted they belonged to
the 9th and 18th hattalions of the regu-
lar Polish army which had been sent into
upper Silesia to assist the insurgents.
There are now between $4,000 and 30
600 allied trops In upper Silesia. but the
Continued on Page Two)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-09
CHARITIES BOARD TO
LOOK INTO MUTINY

Amos W. Butler, secretary Of the board
of State charities, and Rev, Louden A.
Hartman and Mgr Francis III. Gavisk,
members of the board, went to Jefer-
sonville today to conduct an investiga-
tion In the attempted escape OF six pris-
oners, in which a guard was killed and
two prisoners injured.
Governor Warren T. McCray said he
had heard nothing about the affair since
midnight last night, but that he was ex-
pecting call from G. A H. Shideler,
superintendent Of the institution, giving
further details of the affair. The first
report of the mutiny Of the prisoners
was received by the Governor at midnight
last night.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-09

bach It was dated April 4.
II would make it condition Of peace
with Germany that this rascal should be
returned TO the United States,'' said
Representative Kahn, disgustedly, as he
read the German newspaper.
The body of the article, translated
freely by Kahn, evidenced that Bergdol.
is engaged in the dangerous propaganda
of arousing hostility Of Germans toward
Americans generally.
1t Is stated in the publication that:
"Many Germans are followed and con
demned and martyred. We have wit
nesses who have suffered very terrible
cruelties in America Only a few days
ago terribly abused and unfortunately
handled man came to oar office and told
us about his many difficulties. Poor, un-
friendly and terribly broken in body, he
returned to his home glad and happy to
be able TO escape his antagonists and to
again be able to stand on his feet on
German soil. Likewise an earlier immi-
Continued on Page Two)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-09
HOUSE TODELAY
KNOX MEASURE
Unsettled State of European
Affairs Excuse for Holding
Back Resolution.

WASHINGTON, May s.--Action on the
Knox resolution declaring the state OF
war with Germany at an end, will be
delayed by the House until conditions In
Europe are moro settled. sh0preaentativa
Mondei1 statd today after a conference
with President Harding.
Mondell made 1t clear that he was
stating his own opinion and not instrue-
tions given him by the President. lie
said that he believed that a majority OF
the members OF the House felt that
passage OF the Knox resolution at this
time would add to the complexity OF the
European situation.
Monden discussed the general legis-
latlve position with the President, but
would not discuss the conference in de-
tall.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-09

An interesting camera study OF Mrs.
Fiji Potter Stillman wife OF James A.
Stillman, the hnancier, made after the
recent secret session of the hearing in
the bankers divorce action at the Bar
NEW YORK, May 9.-Counsel for Mrs.
Fiji" Potter Stillman began today to
rearrange their entire plans In the
counter suit against the divorce action
brought by James 4. Stiilman, multi
millionaire, former president of the Ma
tional City Bank. They admitted that
the revelations of alleged condolences
between Mrs. Stillman to her former
physician, and the publication of alleged
ardent love notes to her by the Indian
guide, Fred Beauvais, have forced them
to undertake a new deal.
In the reshunfling of the legal cards
two of the Stillman children, James A.
Jr., II, and Anne, 10, lOomed as aces.
Both, It was announced, viii testify in
behalf Of their mother. Moreover at
least forty men and women prominent
in society circles of New York, Newport,
Paris and London are expected to give
testimony for her. The original desire
Of Mrs. Stillman and her counsel was to
spare her children and her society friends
the ordeal Of testifying in a divorce
scandal, but, chafng under last weeks
disclosures" which they denounce as
malicious fabrieations, they declared
themselves ready to drop al bsrs and
.fntroduce every scrap OF evidence at their
disposal to controvert the former bank
er's charges. LET the chips fall where
they may"
STILLAIAN AND
son ROW.
Meanwhile society, which has been
assiduously following the developments
Of the divorce action from the day 1t saw
the light of type, is agog with gossip
over the published story Of the last en-
counter between young "BUd' Stillman,
the 17-year-old son Of the couple, and
his father
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-09
Teddy Still Missing;
2 Bonds Forfeited

The failure of Teddy O'Brien, indicted
on charges of grand larceny and assault
and battery with intent to kill, to ap-
pear in the Marion County Criminal
Court today, resulted IN Judge James A
Collins forfeting two bonds totalins
$500. On one bond, Frank Glenn is
listed as surety aud the second bond of
1880 cash was delivered as surety. Last
week the defendant failed to appear and
her bondsman was given until today to
get her into court.
Miss OBrien stabbed a man when he
pursued her from hotel room seeking
to recover some money she had taken
from him.