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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14
TODAY In
CONGRESS

SENATE.
Finance Committee, In executive ses-
sion, considers emergency tariff report
and hears representatives Of tariff com
mission.
Cuban Relations Committee considers
trip to Cuba to investigate financial and
political situation.
Interstate Commerce Committee hears
Glenn E. Plumb on suspension Of section
ten of the Clayton act
Immigration Committee continues hear
ings.
Foreign Affairs Committee begins hear
ings on resolution for international dis
armament conference.
Interstate Commerce Committee begins
hearings on bill authorizing part pay
ment Of railroads claims against Gov
ernment.
Ways and Means Committee continues
tariff hearings.
judiciary Committee considers bill TO
incorporate companies engaged in foreign
trade.
Agriculture Committee continues hear
ings on bill to- prevent speculation in
grain and cotton futures.
Postofice Committee continues hear
ings~in reclassifcation of postal en-
ployes.
Naval Affairs Committee continues
hearings on naval personnel
Appropriation Subcommittee considers
Army, Navy, rivers and harbors, agri-
culture and diplomatic and consular ap-
preparation bills.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14
SECRECY CLOAK
TRIED IN SENATE
Zell Swain Refuses Public
Documents to Press.

The question Of how the dear public
ia TO know what the Legislature is doing
agitated the Senate again today. 1t fol-
lowed a report Of a special committee
on the subject suggesting that bills he
printed and distributed by the Legisla-
tive Reference Bureau Immediately after
Introduction.
The public is having a more difficult
time than ever before in its attempt to
find out what the men they have selected
10 serve them are doing. The attempt
TO run the Senate like secret society
became more pronounced when Secretary
Zeu Swain refused to permit newspaper
men to have copies of printed bills, de-
clsrfng he had been instructed not 70
let any one except members have copies
Of the bills. Lieutenant Governor En-
NETT F. Branch promised to see what
ne couId do about it." At present time
enly one copy Of each bill is available for
the Joint use of all newspapers and press
associations.
In connection with his suggestion that
bills be printed and distributed by the
Legislative Reference Bureau, Senator
Robert 2. Moorhead, Indianapolis, sug-
gested that four copies Of each bill be
made. This met with some objection by
Senators, who contended that the only
available copy for the use Of the press
be used for this purpose. A motion
finally was adopted, however, to have
four copies Of each bill introduced.
In the course Of the debate on the
subject, Senator Maurice Douglass, Flat
Rock, declared the public is entitled to
know what is going on. Senator A. H.
Beardsley Of ElkharI who Is leading
movement to give more publicity to the
action OF the Assembly, declared 1t is
perfectly silly to say the State can
not AFFORD to print bills when they are
introduced He pointed out that bills
which are not amended need not be re-
printed on second reading. ---.-..
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14
Former Cop Arrested
on Blind Tiger Charge

Following an alleged attempt to deliver
whisky to a residence at 2057 Yandes
street last night, Harry Washburn, 1414
Ringgold street, and Joe Field, 1923
South West street, were arrested on
charges of operating a blind tiger. An
automobile used by the two men was
turned over to the Federal authorities.
The police captured four quarts of white
mule" whisky, and in the car they say
they found oil cans which had contained
the same kind of liquor. Washburn was
formerly a policeman and was arrested
some months ago on the charge of op-
Grating a blind tiger.
The records of the city clerk shows
that Harry Washburn was tried on the
charge of operating a blind tiger, Oct.
1, 1920, convicted. and fined 500 and
costs and sentenced to serve thirty days
on the Indiana State Farm. The fine was
paid and the sentence served, the rec
ords show.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14
CHICAGO GRAIN
MEN INDICTED
S1,000,000 SwindIe on Short
Weights Charged to Whole
sale Concern.

CHICAGO, Jan. 14-Thomas W. Kselin
and Wilbur H Keelin officials Of T. W.
Keelin & Co. a leading wholesale grain
concern. were to be dropped today from
the Chicago Board of Trade, following
their indictment on a charge Of direct
ing swiudle involving. more than
81 900 COO They are accused Of having
mulcted their customers Of millions Of
pounds Of grain and other feedstuffs by
selling shortweights
Six employees are said to have made
complete confessions to the grand Jury
1t is charged the company used a dual
system Of weight tickets. One ticket
called for the correct weight and the
other for the fictitious weight. II the
customer insisted upon reweighing the
correct ticket was submitted. If the or
der was accepted without question the
fictitious weight ticket was given and the
bill rendered accordingly.
Among those said to have been victim
lied by the company is the city Of Chi
cago. which is declared to have paid
more than $150,00O for grain It did not
receive.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14
Man Charges Girl
Attempted Blackmail

The police today are holding Ruth
Kennedy. 10, on the charge of black
mail, and Ocie Hardy, is, on charge
Of vagrancy. When arrested last night
both gave their address as Central ave-
nue. and Fourteenth street.
The arrests were made by Detectives
REYNOLDS and Manning on warrants
sworn to by D. P. Roberts, 2431 North
Talbot avenue, who alleged that Misc
Kennedy charged him with improper at
tentions to Miss Hardy and demanded
money from him.
Miss Kennedy denied that she de-
manded money from Roberts, and
charged he had paid improper atten-
tions to Miss Hardy in a hotel at Ko-
komo
Mr.. Roberts is manager of the Amad-
co Products Company, dealers in cleo
tricaI appliances, with offices in the
Transportation Building.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14

The fight to determine whether Indi-
ana will have a primary law came TO
the front today when Senator John S
AIldredge, Anderson. introduced a bill
IN the Senate to amend the present meas
ure By eliminating the presidential
preference feature and bringing candi-
dates for United States Senator and all
State offices under the provisions Of the
act
Just previously to convening the Leg
islature Governor Warren T. McCray,
who stands for the complete repeal OF
che primary and a restoration Of the
eld-time convention, held conference
IN his office with a view to whipping the
administration measure into shape.
Those at the conference were W. H
Thompson and ". W. Spencer, members
Of the State board Of election commits
sioners; Maurice E. Tenant, John Ed
wards, Glenn Van Auken, formerly a
State Senator and now a member Of the
public service commission; Senator's A
a. Beardsley and J. Monroe Fitch and
Representative J. Frank Noll, Marion
County.
CONFEREES DISCUSS
BEARDsLEY BILL.
The couferees discussed the Beardsley
bill, which already has been introduced
IN the Senate, and which calls for the
complete repeal Of the primary act, but
grants an optional primary to counties
and cities.
Following the parley It was announced
that the Governor would name a commit
tee Of three from each house to go over
the Beardsley bill and shape It up to
Sn~et the administration desires.
II is understood that the sudden ap-
pearance Of the Audredge measure has
tened the action on the part Of the Gov
ernor, who is determined 10 see the
statute that forced him through two
strenuous campaigns wiped from the
books.
Senator AIdredge's bill was referred
10 the Senate Committee on Elections
and it will be considered this after
noon along with the Beardsley bill,
which was placed in its hands Wednes-
dsy. It is probable the Governors spe-
eiaI committees will meet with the Sen
ate committee at the same time.
Just prior to adjournment Senator
Fitch, chairman Of the Elections Com
mittee, announced that a public hearing
on the primary bills win be held In
the Senate chamber this afternoon at
o'clock.
Edward c. Toner Of Anderson. who
unsuccessfully sought the Republican
gubernatorial nomination last spring, Is
lending his support to Senator Alldredge
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14
Committee Orders
Tariff Amendments

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE tenn
porary tariff bill, passed by the House,
waa ordered amended today by the Sen
ate Finance Committee.
An amendment by Senator McCumber,
Republican, North Dakota, increasing the
tariff on wheat from 80 to 40 cents a
bushel, was ordered favOrably reported.
Amendments by Senator Jones, Demo-
crat, New Mexico, restoring the Dingley
tariff on hides. and by Senator Calder,
Republican, New York. restoring the
Payne-AIdrich tariff on butter and dairy
products, were also ordered favorably re-
ported.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14
IN
ADDRESS FLAYS
REPEAL MOVE
UphOlds Primary as Best
Method for Selection of
Candidates.
WOMEN VOTERS PRESENT

Declaring that a repeal Of the present
primary law would result IN the olsen
franchisement OF women as a class, Albert
J. Beyeridge, former Republican Senator
from Indiana, delivered an address before
the indianapolis League Of Women
Voters at the Claypool Hotel this after
loon in defense OF the primary law Mr.
Beyeridge, who was invited by the local
league to give a nOn-partisan explanation
OF the primary law, devoted his attacks
10 the convention system Of nomination
''in its very nature a secret and under
ground system" which was maintained
in Indiana before the introduction Of the
Republican primary system "in its very
nature an open and abOve-board sys
tenn"
According to Mr.. Beveridge's way Of
thinking the convention method
Of nominating was all sham &"
and the reason was because the
citizens die not vote. Mr.. Beveridge
brought forth some OF the kind Of sta
tistics which can prove anything In any
State in the Union to show that the av-
erage number Of party Voters at the
cOnvention-d delegate primaries was less
than Z per cent Of the number OF party
members. Then he brought forth other
figures which proved. he said. that seven
times that Z per cent voted by the direct
primary law.
REASONS WHY
ARE CONSIDERED.
''The reasons why" also were treated
by Mr. Beveridge
These" asserted Mr.. Beveridge have
been deeply studied-are thoroughly un-
derstOod and are not denied by any in
formed person"
ridge. is that this variety Of pseudo
primary is sham The average citizen
knows that his vote will amount to
nothing; he knows that the whole thing
has been carefully ananged beforehand :
he knows that, as 4 practical matter, he
win have TO vote the organization slate
Of delegates or at the very best can
choose only between the slate of those
in control Of the organization or the slate
Of a rival faction who are trying to get
control Of the organization
The citizen knows that the elected
delegates to nominating conventions will
be the mere agents OF the expert conven-
ton manipulatOrs who, behind the scenes,
pull the wires that usually. not always,
operate the convention and nominate the
party's candidates.
Mr.. Beveridge was elected Senator dur
ing the operation Of the convention nom
inatiOn primaries and held Office during
their existence. The present system was
introduced during the administration Of
Democratic Senator's
The next reason advanced by Mr. Bev-
eridge was that frauds are practiced at
the convention delegate primaries when
ever it is necessary to the victory of the
party.
OBJECTS To
COUNTERFEIT"
The Senator's third and last reason
why he objects to- the convention pri-
maries is that they do not get enough
publicity. He said that citizens ignore
the counterfeit" primaries because few
If any outside the organization know
where such primaries are TO be held"
The fact that they are also held in In
Continued on Page Five)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14
State Senate
Adopts ON Old
Familiar Song
JHnketing Program ReUiUes
Where Do We Go From
Here Selection.

The Indiana State Senate today adopt
ed as its official song that old familiar,
Where Do We Go From Here?"
An invitation from Senator Roscoe
Kiper Of Boonville, asking the Senate to
visit Evansville, led to considerable dis
cussion concerning official ''junkets,'
but it was finally accepted without a
date for the visit being set. This Is the
fourth invitation Of it's kind to be nc
cepted and more are on the way.
Following the reading Of the invitation,
Senator J. Monroe Fitch of Muncte moved
that It be made q special order of busi-
ness for March 10, date after the Az
sembly adjourns but he later withdrew
his motion. Senator Kiper. in defending
the invitation declared one portion of
the State has as much right to a visit
by the Assembly as another.
WOULD MOVE SESSION
TO EVANSVILLE.
, Senator Harold Van Urman, who is one
Of the proprIetors of hotel at Evans
Vile declared that the Legislature could
come down and stay at his hotel indeh-
nitely. Senator A. II. Beardsley Of Elk
hart replied facetiously with the sugges-
ton that the remainder Of the session
be held at Evansville At considerable less
expense to the members
Lieutenant Governor Peanch declared
that the Senator'S should look upon their
action as 1t will be regarded by the pub
lie. lie declared the Legislature should
be governed by common sense, dignity
and poise and that the members are
merely hired hands Of the public and
should govern themselves as such He
said the various institutions visited are
as selfish as individuals and chat they
would not greet Legislators 50 heartily
If they visited them as private citizens
WARNING FROM
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
He declared that he intends to stand
by his determination that there Will be
no omnibus bill" at the end Of the
session.
II you play now 1t win be your own
fault II your bills don't get through"
ne warned
SenRtor Rats called attention that the
acceptance of invitations has been made
Official and Is part OF the record. He
suggests that hereafter members accept
Invitations as individuals.
Just after the Evansville invitation
was accepted Senator Beardsley formally
moved that the Senate arise and sing
Where DO We Go From Here7"
The Senate already has accepted an
invitation 20 visit Terre Haute on Jan
IS and the Calumet region on Jan. 81
Yesterday the entire Assembly was en-
tertained In Lafayette
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14
SEVERAL BURGLARY
CALLS RECEIVED.
STRIP MINING
BILL OUTLINED
Measure Would Require Re-
placing of Soil Removed.

Replacing Of soil removed in process
of strip mining in Indiana would be com
pulsory by the terms of a bill, backed
by the State department of conservation
and the State board of health, to be in
troduced in the General Assembly by
Representative Elmer ". Sherwood OF
Greene County.
According to Mr.. Sherwood, much val
uable land is being rendered useless,
thereby losing it to the State as a source
of taxation. The large holes caused by
the mining process also serve as a breed
ing place for disease germs because Of
the stagnant water that stands in the
pools, he said
The mining process also, when it Ia
near a city or valuable property, tends
10 depreciate the value of the land, as
cording to Mr.. Sherwood.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14
Booze Forbidden Fruit; That's Why Women Drink
More-if They Do, Ans1Uers Mary Roberts Rineha1t

habit and dropping into the chronic
drinkers class.
But In these days Of fast approaching
drouth, those who once restrained them
selves for the latter reason, have let
go because they know they are safe on
that score, that there is more danger
of the supply running out than of their
dying a drunkards death. Those who
formerly feared for their health have
let go for the same reason.
But another and very frequent cause
of this seeming orgy among a certain
class is that many drinkers are accept,
ing every opportunity offered them to
drink as the era Of drouth grows older.
And so these foolish people gorge them
selves when the opportunity presents IT.
self. But the supply is diminishing.
There is an aftermath Of casualties among
those who are drinking the liquor sold
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14
ROAD ECONOMY
BOARD POLICY
Commissioners Give Views at
Taxpayers Luncheon.

That economy and conservatism win
be the policy of the county commission
ers in the road building program for the
first part of this year at least was indi-
Gated by statements Of county officials
at a luncheon at the Board Of Trade to-
day The luncheon was attended by
members of the board Of directors Of the
Taxpayers' League, the county commits,
sioners, Leo X Fesler, county auditor,
and ]. J. Griffith, county surveyor.
Reports of all roads being improved
and explanations OF the relative impor-
tance of the nine roads for which Inn
rrovement petitions are now pending and
the condition of the bonded Indebtedness
OF the county were made by the county
officials. It was stated that until prices
Of materials reach a lower level little
road work win be done.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14
USED
TO CHECK FIRE
Incendiary Believed Re
spOnsible for S250,000 Loss.

CLEARFIELD, Pa, Jan. 14-Three
persons were injured and damage esti-
mated at S250,0OO was caused by fire be
lieved to be " incendiary origin which
wiped out the business section ana
threatened the whole town OF MADEIRA,
this county. early today. Fifteen build
ings, including a hotel, theateF, hve
stores two business blocks and several
residences, were destroyed.
Dynamite was used to check the flames
as they swept toward the postofiice and
several buildings and residences beyond
Fire companies from four nearby
towns helped save the town.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14

today, especially the more potent brands
which are frequently made more horribly
potent by wood alcohol
If there is an increase Of drinking
among women. and 1 don't believe that
there is any noticeable increase of the
habit among those women who did not
have it before prohibition, l can only
explain it by the peculiar psychology
of the human being who immediately de-
sires anything when 1t is forbidden.
Eve and the Garden Of Eden are Ear in
the distant past, but our primal instincts
are much the same even in these days
of alleged civilization, which boasts of
such splendidly civilized institutions as
the tearoom and hair wave parIor.
Women, however, wished prohibition.
They have 1t now. and I. do not believe
they are working to destroy that whieh
tboy did most to create.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14
Original Recipes for
USING Canned Foods

Here is a handsome booklet containing
over forty solid pages of new recipes that
tell the housewife how to serve canned
good more attractively. These recipes
are being used by the teachers in many
OF the leading schools Of domestic science.
In the back Of the book is a complete
ty-seven different kinds Of soups. and
enumerating a total of 216 new recipes,
including everything from apple dump
lings to white sauce.
1t has been said that any woman who
gets this book of recipes will wear it
out from use-and when she does she
can have q new one. No charge except 2
cents in stamps for return postage.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14
]. S. Court Looks Into "Dear Jerry Letters
Chief of Police Puts Stop
TO Booze DiSpensGtiOnS
on Federal Agent s Note

Anderson District Court and
yesterday
Charles Orbison federal prohibition
director illegally seized whisky of individuals
prohibition directors practice
Federal grand jury and Chief
the whisky
Federal officials.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14

enough of the opposite sex to carry the
country.
But prohibition is not entirely effective
and the question as to the comparative
frequency with which women and men
drink today is somewhat doubtful sub
ject for debate There are still welt
stocked cellars, or those that were once
well-stocked but which are rapidly be-
coming depleted and s bootleggers' and
wholesalers without the pale of the law
And there are n few private stills
Also there are those who pride them
selves on their home brew.
Most Of those of either sex, excluding
the chronic drinkers, drank before pro-
hibition with some moderation because
they were afraid. This fear was In
Spired by various causes. Some feared
the effect upon their general health,
while some were afraid Of contracting the
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14
$4,000 in Mail Pouch
Is Reported Stolen

MT. VERNON, Ill. Jan. 14.-Five mail
pouches. one Of which is said to have
contained $4,000, were reported stolen
from the railroad station here this morn
ing. The contents of the other four pack
ages have not yet been learned, but they
are believed to have contained large
amounts. All were filed with registered
mail.
The $4,000 in the one pouch is re
ported to have been for the pay roll of
coal mine near Benton, in Franklin
County, III.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14
States Right to Fix
Utility Rates Upheld

UphOlding, for the second time, the
right of the State to fix the rate of util-
ity service in the State, the Indiana Su-
preme Court has upheld the decision of
the Knox Circuit Court, in which the
city of Washington attacked the rates of
the Washington Water Company as fixed
by the commission. The water rates
were increased from SS3 to $50 for rental
fer fire hydrants.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14
PRIMARY LAW WAR
OPENED WITH BILL
TO AMEND MEASURE
Governor McCray Holds Conference to Whip
Administration B Battle Line for Re-
peal Into Shape.
SEN. ALLDREDGE LEADING DEFENSE

He has from the first opposed Governor
McCray'S plan fOr a repeal Of the act.
Senator Alldredge declared this morn
ing that he was determined to press his
measure through, even at the expense
of a tilt with the administration.
SAYS PEOPLE
WISH PRIMARY.
THE people want a primary law in
this State" he said. 4 have received
scores Of letters and messages from in
dividuals and associations backing up
my effort to save the primary law. /
expect to have to fight for It's adoption,
Continued on Page Seventeen.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14
Fairbanks Chapter,
d. A. r., to Feed 10
Starring Children

Cornelia Cole Fairbanks chapter Of
the Daughters Of the American RevO-
luton will take the responsibility Of
feeding ten of Europe's starving chill
dren until the next harvest. This
organization will send Miss Eliza G.
Browning as its delegate to the 'In-
visible guest luncheon at the Clay
pool Hotel Monday noon. Herbert
Hoover win be honor guest and will
speak The cost OF a seat is 500.
Reservations may be made at Marion
County headquarters, lat North Penn
syivania street Phone Main 7SS, Auto
31-179.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14
40 Miners Rescued;
10 Seriously Injured

WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. Jan. II
Forty miners were rescued today from
the fume-illed mine of the Old Ben Cor
poration. following an explosion. Ten
were seriously injured and taken to hos
pitals Physicians said two probably
would not live.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14
Judge Anderson
Goes to Chicago

Judge Albert r. Anderson Of Federal
Court left for Chicago at noon today to
be gone until Monday. Before leaving
Judge Anderson said his visit had no
official significance and was wholly in
the nature of pleasure trip.