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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12
NeQrO Machine
Calls Mayors
Bluff On Jobs
Battle on Right to Name Ap-
pOinteeS. Nearly Wrecks
Organization.

"The Precinct Committeeman" the or
ganization Of Republican negro precinct
committeeman fostered by Mayor Charles
W. Jewett and organized by DR.. Sumner
A Furniss, negro city councilman, struck
rocks and all but sank in a stormy seS-
sion IN the custOdian's Office at the city
hall Friday night. it was learned today
The club" has been dwindling in mem
bership for several months, until last
night only eight of the twenty lone col
ored precinct committeeman attended.
The club" has been holding meetings
at the city hall about every two weeks
since last August. DR.. Furniss, Mayor
Jewett's chief negro lieutenant, generally
has presided. The mayor. himself occa-
sionally attended, it is said.
The sessions usually have been used
by the mayor and his negro adviser to
pass the desires Of the administration
down the line" Generally the results
have been very discouraging to the chief
executive and Dr. Furniss because the
committeeman not only refused TO at
tend. but some who did attend merely
laughed at the instructions they re
ceivcd and then went ahead and did as
they pleased.
AS they pleased" generally meant
contrary to the wishes of Mr.. Jewett and
DR.. Furniss because it is no secret that
the mayor has been losing his former
CONTROL cf the negro vote because he lost
the friendship of the real leaders.
The big battle Friday night broke
when Beverly Howard, who at various
times has operated games Of chance at
his place In the northwestern part of the
citv. called the bluff Of the mayor and
DR.. Furniss in cold, harsh terms. The
mavor and Or. FurniSs have been at
tempting to lead The Precinct Commit
teemen" to believe that they were the
persons who should dictate che appoint
ment Of negroes to various city positions.
The meeting last night ostenstbly was
for the purpose Of Endorsing" several
negroes who are applicants Tor appoint
ment to the fire and police departments.
Howard In some manner learned, it Is
said. that two members of his race al
ready had been slated for appointment as
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The 1920 special session Of the Legis-
latuTe appropriated s841 ,21069 rs e de-
fciency measure for the State DEPART
ments. which, taken with the pending de.
hciency measure, would make a total Of
S1,81O,S1069 appropriated to make up de-
fciencies
The 1919 session Of the Legislacurs
passed a specific appropriation bill total.
ing $1,5S6,5S5.55, which is 1915, 1852 66 less
than the present measure calls for.
The Legislative Visiting Committee rec
commended specific appropriations Of ST.
S65,o4s.02, but the figure was raised
Sl36, ,SSo19 by the House Ways and
Means Committee.
The total amount appropriated by the
1919 and 1920 sessions was S6S53. .961. ID,
which is 81, 4O3,397. .03 less than the amount
proposed from the present session.
IN LINE WITH
MCRAY's DESIRES.
In the specific appropriation bill pro-
visions are made for extensive improve
ments at many Of the State institutions,
especially those devoted to the care Of
the insane. They are in line with the rec
concentrations Of Governor McCray, who
desires to see them built up to a proper
standard. The amount set forth for the
various asylUms are as follows: Central,
@7oo wv 14dSttENs Sio1tUOOs NOEEutEup
S180,000; Southeastern, S87, ,O00, and South
ern, S271, 800.
AMOUNTS ASKED
FOR INSTITUTIONS.
Benevolent institutions of the State will
receive S1,372, 800 this year, as compared
with $500, ,726.O5 in 1919, according to the
specific appropriation bill. Correctiona
institutions will receive, this year, $780,
51419, while in 1919 they received S161.-
1904; educational institutions viii he
given so, 400 in 1921, as compared with
Si4.354.54 IN the last regular session !;
S453, ,S13.S3 viii go to public buildings and
departments IN 1921, while in 1919 the de-
partments received $3.50. .37416.
The amounts in the recommendations
of the Visiting Committee exceed the re-
quests of the Institutional heads in the
appropriations for the public building
and departments, while the requests Of
the heads Of the benevolent, correctional
and educational institutions exceed the
recommendations Of the visiting commit
tee
One Of the main recommendations IN
cluded in the specific appropriation bill
is that Of 5000 for Jesse z. Eschbach.
chief examiner of the State board Of ac-
counts, who acted as chairman OF the
special coal and food commission. The
bill sets forth the reason for the request
al for services as chairman of the spe-
the second special session Of the Cen
eraI Assembly in 192O.' The money
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WE GO NOT TO ACCEPT.
BUT TO OFFER HUNS

BERLIN, Feb. 12.-"We are going to
London not to accept the allies dictation.
but to make an offer which will not be
a small one either" declared Minister OF
Finance Wirth in a speech before the
Bremen Chamber of Commerce, dealing
with German indemnity, according to ad-
vices from Bremen today
The finance minister was quoted fur
ther as saying:
For the purpose Of carrying out our
offer there must be the most complete
reorganization OF labor In Germany.
America must participate when the in
dustrial leaders Of the whole world
gather about the conference table If all
countries do not cooperate the best plans
will remain only theories
The German delegation viii leave this
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1921 BIDS FAIR TO TOP
ALL SPENDING ORGIES
Measures Facing Legislature
Bring Total to Dazzling Figure
Of S9,257, ,358.21.
SPECIFIC SUMS NOW ASKED OF BODY

appropriation bill
Assembly bids
O appropriated
specific appropriation bill carries total Of 5093S1 which
institutions The deficiency bill
deficiencies
0 in the last two
appropriations Legislature
portion
allow the
parsmonous
istratOn
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12
Orders Testimony
Given in Whispers

Special Judge James NJ Berryhin to-
day had under advisement the case of
John Enrich, IS, charged with a crimI-
nal assault on a young girl. whom he is
alleged to have kept a prisoner in a room
in the rear Of a blacksmith shop for foul
days.
The case was completed at 10 o'clock
last night and the court took the case
under advisement until next Saturday
The evidence was so revalting that
Prosecutor William P. Evans asked tha,
all testimony be given in low voice so
that a curious public which filed the
courtroom could not hear the evidence
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12

WASHINGTON. Feb. Z. Resolutions
directing the Secretary or the Navy to
turn over to the Army Air Service 'obso-
lete warships and ordering the army air
chief to drop bombs on them to test
the efficiency OF aircraft against naval
vessels were introduced today in the SEN
ate by Senator New and in the House by
Representative Anthony.
The resolutions set forth that no CON
elusive tests Of the sort have been made
and that such experiments might change
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HOOsier Mother Off
to Plea for Sons Life

TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Feb. 12-Mrs
Fannie Hall of Terre Haute today is
speeding toward California to plead with
the Governor of that State to commute
the death sentence Of her son, William
Norris, IT, to life Imprisonment Norris
is to die March IS at St. Quentin prison
unless rePrieved for the murder Of
Marshall John Rleves at Redding. Cal
preacher who first informed Mrs
Hall Of ner sons predicameat. said the
youth is subnormal and that he has the
mind Of a 6-year-old child.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12
By JOHN b. ORMAN.
Manager Indianapolis Auto Trade ASS
citation


citation.
The above acrostic may not be beauti-
fully ythmic as to meter and may lack
something in verve and tempo
Butt spells optimism, and 1t juss
naturally tells in few simple sentences
what the Forthcoming spring automobile
show needs-thousands of visitors, 1uss
that and nothing else.
Everything is all set. "Over-set," as
the printers might say, because the ap-
parently ample auto show building at the
State fair grounds is Just about half tha
size 1t should be If every one who wants
to display automobiles, trucks and acces-
sories could get even lookin on the
floor space.
The State board Of agriculture aid q
big thing when they had the auto show
building erected a little more than a
year ago. They would have done a much
bigger thing If they had built it twics
its present size. -.
But, who'd although It when that
building was constructedf
This simply goes to indicate the growth
Of the automobile industry and the I'M
portance Of the auto show in this city
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FEAR u. S. FLIER
LOST IN MEXICO
Army Airmen Comb Country
Near Border.

SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Feb. 12.-Air-
planes today combed the country be
tween here and El Paso for Lieut.. Alex
Pierson. 18th Aero Squadron, Douglas,
Ariz., missing since Thursday.
Corps headquarters expressed the be
lief that Pierson was either lost In Mexico
or killed.
Pierson was en- route from his home
station to Pablo Beach, Fla, where he
was to hop or on Washington's birthday
In an effort to make coast to coast flight
within twenty four hours. He was to
land at San Diego
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12

The new use of the Roentgen ray
causes improvement in both the ment-
al and bodily functions of women,
Holzknecht said.
personally I do not believe that
regeneration is quite the correct
word to describe my process" he said,
''but can say that my patients show
manifold improvements in their bod
lily condition. Five ~lundred women
were examined In a&vineana clinic
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12
Courthouse Offices
Are Closed at Noon

All Offices closed at the courthouse at
noon toAay in honor Of Lincoln's birth
day. The sheriff's Office was open to take
care of any emergency order.
County Clerk Richard Slpe remained
at his office to be of service to the courts
in case Of an emergency.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12
month for London, where the indemnity
conference will open March 1.
IL Il Il
Il Il l.

VIENNA, Feb. 12-New chorus
girls for old, may result from Pro
fessor HOlZkuecht's use Of the Boent-
gen rays for "rejuvenation' OF women,
he Indicated today In discussing his
discovery.
Holzknecht declared he had already
succeeded through his treatment in
bringing back the youth of an act
ress, formerly a singer only Of mel
ancholy songs. who now has become
a souhvette as a result Of application
of the rcays.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12

Discovery Of this method Of re
juvenatinR" women by means of the
RocntCen ray was announced recently
by the professor
H0l2knecht is young man who
was associated with Professor Stein
ach famous "rejuvenator, but while
the latter's process has proved ef-
fective for both sexes, Holzknecht's
methods have been applied more es-
specially to women.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12
Lawyer Is kidnapped
by Eight Masked Men

HOUSTON. Texas, Feb. 12-l1ight
masked men kidnapped b. l. Hobbs for
mer Houston attorney, on the streets OF
Alvin, a town south OF here today and
escaped to the country. according to re
port here. A sherin's posse. which
started in pursuit, lost the tran and re-
turned 10 Alvin
Hobbs was kidnapped in Houston last
Saturday night and tarred and feathered
ard ordered 10 leave Houston within
three days. He went to Alvin last Mon
day.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12
NEW CALLS FOR
OLD WARSHIPS
TO BE BOMBED
Resolution Would Further
Tests of Aircraft Against
Navy.

WAsUINGTON Feb. I2.-The "or-
der of Cheerful! Spenders Of Public
Money" today Is one OF the busiest
lodges" in existence. senator King
declared in IA speech to the Senate.
Thousands of members Of the or
der have been to see me, written to
me or called me up to try to have me
help save thoIr Jobs, which are threat
enod by Republican promises of
economy"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12
Fag Law Repeal Bill
Is Before Governor

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. 12.-The bill
repeating the Arkansas anti cigarette law
was before the Governor today. following
passage in the State Senate late yester-
day by a vote of 46 to 81. The bin previ-
Ously was passed by the House.
The measure restores the sale Of Gig
arettes In the State except to minors,
and provides for licensing Of dealers.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12
Wilson Plans to Be in
Cabinet Photograph

WASHINGTON. Feb 12-On Tuesday
President Wilson will visit for the first
time IN nearly seventeen months the ex-
ecutive offices Of the White House ac-
cording to present plans
The occasion viii be the last official
picture Of the President with his Cabi-
net
The picture viii he taken to the Cabi-
net room in the southeast corner Of the
executive offices where President Wilson
has not been since September, 1919.
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the port health authorities. The steamer
was diverted to this port from New York
because of the crowded conditions at Ellis
Island.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Surgeon
General Hugh S. Cummings today
predicted the public health service
would succeed in preventing any
spread of Europe's typhus epidemic
to this country.
Without proper precautions there
would be real danger of such a
spread, he said. More than twenty
passengers were found to be IN,
fected with the disease when their
ship docked at New York several
days ago.
European physicians recently estimated
that there are one million cases of ty-
phus, cholera and other epidemic diseases
in Poland and surrounding countries, ac-
cording to DR.. Cummings.
Europe" said Cummings, NOW Is
more disease-rldden than a year ago
when the United States. England. France
and other powers joined medical forces
to fight typus in Poland"
CUMMING PLANS
FOR HARD BATTLE
Cummings is planning:
I. Establishment OF additional branches
OF the public health service in Europe.
where there now are fifteen Offices at
which immigrants are examined.
?. Extension of Federal control OF
quarantine regulations to New York.
which is now the only port not under
direction of the public health service.
3. Cooperation with the Immi grafton
Bureau. the State Department and all
American consular offices abroad in the
work of inspecting persons seeking per
mission to come to the United states.
Typhus, according to the public health
reports. is common In northern Mexico.
This makes il necessary for the service
to be continually alert to prevent the
disease being carried across the border
into Texas. One case was reported in
Texas last week, the most recent period
for which the health service has complete
reports
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12

Citizens OF all races, colors and creeds
gathered In Pearl street, north of the
Marion County jail. at 0 o'clock this
morning and witnessed the destruction Of
les gallons of six year old, 100 proof
Mellwood whisky. The whisky formerly
was the property Of Mike Besesi, who is
serving a term In the county jail for
possession OF the liquor.
heses: was not permitted t. witness the
destruction Of his former property, being
confied to a cell on the opposite side of
the bastile, from where the booze was de-
stroyed. Several other of Sheriff Sniders
guests" however, from windows in the
jail. wistfully watched the sheriff and
his deputies act out the last chapter in
the history Of the Besesi booze.
Sheriff Sntder made n real party" out
of the affair. He and Mrs. Snider, who
also was present, acted as 'hosts," while
deputy sherlffs ana even ministers Of the
gospel took part in the exercises.
AIDS
IN CEREMONY.
Those who aided in the dispensation Of
the liquor to the aquariRn residents of
White river We're Frank Kempf, deputy
sheriff; William Wright, the Rev -. c.
Sunderman, pastor Of Grace Evangelical
Church; James Calderhead, deputy sher-
iff; Frank Krause, active worker in hte
Indiana Anti-Saloon League: Sergeant
Tom Bledsoe Of the indianapolis police
force, and Bicycle Policemen Harris and
MOriarity.
Dispensers of the gospel and keepers
of law and order were not the only ones
who helped carry out the provisions of
the Volstead act, however. What was
considered by them the most tragic part
of the whole proceedings was the fact
that Sheriff Snider drafted into service
three prisoners who are doing time" for
violation of the liquor laws and who are
jail TRUSTEES"
These men were John Woods, convicted
on a charge Of operating n still; Ernest
Mccormick, serving a sentence for boot
logging, and an Italian who was con
victed on a charge of operating a blind
tiger.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12
I'D GIRLS ABE MADE NEW BY RAYS LEGERDEMAIN
i. 1. IL

and the growth in energy among
women between 40 and 80 years of
age in social activities was no
tlceable. These women became fresh
er and lovlier, their skin was finer
and their mood better and actually
they gave the impression Of having
been rejuvenated."
Holznecht said that only one treat
meut was possible, but that its effect
was quite prolonged"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12

of the indianapolis Sun and continued to
be a reader of that paper until it was
changed to the Indiana Daily Times, and
she has never failed to read the Times
each day.
"There is no paper like the Times" de,
clared Mrs. Riddell, and l never miss
reading it."
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12
Off 3-TOn Safe

DETROIT. Mich, Feb. 12.-Burglars
entered the private bank Of James Wal
lace at Temperance, Monroe County
Mich, today and carried of a three ton
safe, with a timelock set to open Monday
a. o'clock The safe contained 81, 800 in
currency and 5000 in bonds.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12
Two Women and
2 Children Burn

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Feb. II. - Two
women and two children were burned
to death in a rooming house here today.
They were trapped in room on the sec
ond floor of an old frame building.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12
KEY
TO BEST EVER
MOTOR SHOW
Fair Grounds Building About
Half Big Enough to Meet
Space Demands.

o is for Orders, Of which some we are
getting.
p IS for Push, and on It we're betting.
T is for Truth and we're tell it plain.
1 is for Initiative we're using it again.
NJ is for Money; Well spend quite a hunk.
L is for Industry, without any bunk.
is for Sales it is also for Show
NJ is a sign for Thousands-and thou
sands should go.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12
WEATHER

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty four hours ending p. m.
Feb Is: Partly cloudy tonight and
Sunday, with moderate temperature
HOVRTy TENIpERATIRE
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12
Court to Hear Fight
for Baby Wednesday

On Wednesday Judge Linn Hay of
Superior Court, room 3, VIII decide
whether Mrs. Margaret Bulmer, the
grandmother, or George Brecount, the fa !
ther, will have the custody of Evelyn
Brecount, 2.
Both are asking the court to modify
divorce decree which permitted Mrs.
Elsie Brecount to have the custody OF
her child Since the divorce was granted
Mrs Brecount has died.
The child is in the custody of the
grandmother, who is matron at the
Union Station. The father is trainmas-
ter on the Michigan division Of the Big
Four.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12
SAYS TYPHUS
GERM SPREAD
UNDER CHECK
Surgeon General Plans Sweep
ing Campaign in Disease
Repulse.
POLAND HIT BY SCOURGE
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN
BOSTON, Feb. 12.-An of the S25 pas
sengers of the steamer Mount Clay ar
irving from Hamburg today were sub
jected to every known test for typhus by
the port health authorities. The steamer
was diverted to this port from New York
because of the crowded conditions at Ellis
Island.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-12

BISHOPS DEATH is EXPECTED.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 12.-Tha
death Of Bishop John P. Farrelly OF
Cleveland is expected mOmentarily, ac~
cording to physicians attending, shortly
after noon. At that hour the prelafs wae
said to be sinking fast.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-06-17
GIANr KFLs

u IS said that there nre cells no one
can land Some years ago giant CON
ger was caught in shallow water on
the shores Of England II measured
eight feet eight inches in length and
weighed liS pounds ConEefs half
that size have been known TO bite q
mans hand IN two and to have driv-
en- their teeth through the blade OF AN
oar
IN 1873 ahe champion swimmer ~
Honolulu was attacked By a giant eel
which dragged him under water aud
held him there for nearly two min.
utes. lie escaped az last, hut nc the
cost Of finger from bits right hand
Eeis attain m immense size IN the
rivers Of New Zealand and have been
known 10 attack bathers In fact
many caacs Of drowning Save been
proven to be whore cells have draggcd
the bathsrs beneath the surface 81
the water, Rochester rimes-Demu.
rrut
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party Of campers, stranded as q result
OF fat tire, and did a faultless bit
OF repair work. SO let there be no
sneerrf iiicredulity.
Gearhart arrived at the camp with
fat tire. To save the strand
campers, Boal. one Of the camp
ers was appointed to fix the pune
ture and blow er up Boal back
ed the machine into undefbush along
side the road to turn 1t around. and in
doing this he disturbed four-foot
rattlesnake AS a wheel rolled past
the indignant RATHER sank lts fangs
into the tire In few minutes the
rubber had swelled TO such an extent
that II not only closed the puncture,
but filled up the tube beyond the pos
siblIity or necessity Of getting any
air into L,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-06-17


Chicago, June S.AThe governor Of
Tennessee and sother high state oiii-
cialsiand college professors, teachers
and judges receive less pay than
many employees on the Nashville,
Chattanooga and st. Louis railroad.
Fitzgerald Hail. counsel for the
road SO told the railroad labor board
in its Second wage hearing. He fol-
lowed Representatives OF many trunk
lines, who asked the 5000, 900, 900 wage
award Of 1920 be wiped out.
The Nashville, Chattanooga and st.
Louis ID d 1200-mile railroad, compos-
ed mostly Of branches.
THE engineman on the Tullahoma
ACCOMMODATION receives S4,S1792 or
$685. more than the governor OF
TeBnessee," Mr.. Hall said, turning To
former Governor Hooper, of Tonnes
see, public member of the board.
t"Presbyterian ministers, paid $1,000
annually get less than one-half ol
the wages OF yard masters and pas
sengef Engineers. MIR. Hall continued
High school principals in Nashville
Tenn, get $3.50 month. compared u
1906 for yardmasters. High school
teachers at Padueah, Ky, and Chatta'
nooga, Tenn, receive $l25 TO $l4S d
month. while blacksmiths get SlS5.5l
and switchmen SlsS,5G."
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ForSD BURIED BABY.

Moorestown. n. j.. June liza par
ticnlarly atrocious crime was reveal
ed here today by the burlington
county authorities when they an
nouneed the finding Of the badly mu-
tllated body Of 7-year-old Matilda
Russo, who had been missing since
last Saturday The police are search
ing for Lewis lively, negro, 80
years old IN connection with the kill
ing OF the child
The chtld's body was found buried
mathe cellar OF fively's home, which
Is within 80 feet Of that Of the
Russo family IN East Second street
East M0orestown The throat had
been cut and The abdomen slnshed
According to the authorities, the
child had been mistreated before u
had been KILLED.