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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-18

had been figured in as overhead, whereas
it should be listed as invested capital.
"You can figure overhead in dozen
different ways and get any percentage
you please" Mr. Wright said. Figured
fnirly, the overhead Of the highway de-
partment Is less than per cent"
ADDITIONAL
FOR EXTRAS.
The highway department garage con
tract, about which the board Of accounts
has much to say. was actually let to tie
lowest bidder, Mr. Wright declared de
spite the charge Of the board that the
cost was $4,000 more than the lowest
bid He said the additional was for
heating, lighting and extras.
As to the payment OF freight on ma
terials obtained by contractors. Mr.
Wright said he paid the freight on the
advice of Mr. Eschbach, although he be-
licyed the action to be technically wrong
He said contractors had requested such
payment and that Mr. Eschbach had given
his consent before any payments We're
made. He pointed out that 20 per cent Of
the contract price Of roads Is retained
by the State until the roads are com
pleted and that thus the state Is safe
guarded.
Mr.. Wright declared he did not be
lieve he had anything to be ashamed Of
in the report and that he believed his
department had been operated in a bust
nesslike manner.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-18
SENTENCE TO
FARM CHANGED
Mike Shaneff, Convicted on
Tiger Charge, Permitted
to Stay in Jail.

Mike Shaneff, convicted of operating a
blind tiger, after It was proved he sold
whisky IN a dry beer saloon at 500 West
Washington street. was sentenced in city
court to serve fifty days on the Indiana
State Farm. but Mike is serving the
fifty days IN Jail, as the records show
the order has been changed since his
trial.
on Jan. q. Mike Shanen was arrest
ed on the charge of operating a blind
tiger when he failed to recognize Patrol
man Frank Owens, who did not happen
to he In uniform, and sold three drinks
of white mule" whisky to three Gus
toners at 20 cents a drink and rang mp
81 30 on the cash register That was
Mixes bad luck, for he got arrested.
EVIDENCE HELD
'PERFECT.'
on Jan -, Shaneff was convicted in
city court after the most perfect" evi-
dence ever offered in a blind tiger case
in that court had been given against him.
Owens and a friend. who happened to be
in the dry beer place at so West Wash
iugton street. testified, and even gave
the names and addresses Of the men who
purchased the liquor. The partly illed
Continued on Page TweIve.)
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Turned Out On
Saturday, NoW
In Tolls Again
Another Example of Reform
by Suspended Sentence
Brought Forth.

On Lincolns birthday Judge James A.
Collins Of the Criminal Court handed out
another one OF his famous suspended
sentences to Ed Mitchell. Is, who was al
lowed to plead guilty to a charge OF
petit larceny, although he was charged
with burglary aud grand larceny.
Mitchell appeared to be filled with the
spirit of righteousness, as he was given
his freedom on a suspended sentence OF
from one to eight years He told a
beautiful story of how he would behave.
According to the police Mitchell was
arrested Wednesday night. when caught
IN q schoolhOuse at Speedway Citv.
Probably forgetting his promise to turn
to the right, which he made to judge
Collins Mitchell gave his name and ad-
dress to the police as Leland Spangler.
Is, 1871 West Wilcox street"
The Spangler boy was surprised to
read that he was arrested" on a serious
charge ana went to the police station
and identified the boy under arrest as
Ed Mitchell, who, In Criminal Court last
Saturday, had promised to be good boy
Judge Collins ordered Mitchell to ap-
pear In court this afternon and It has
been Indicated the court will set aside
the suspended sentence This case is
considered the champion example Of con
verting boy under the suspended SEN
tence method used by Judge Collins.
Last Saturday Mitchell appeared in
Criminal Court on the charge Of steal
Ing revolver from n woman and who
appeared in court, willing that he should
be gigen another chance
At the time Judge Collins suspended
sentence on Mitchell the court warned
the boy that 1t was up TO him whether
or not he served a day Of the sentence.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-18

The conclusions OF the examiners arS
a belated official admission Of the charges
published by the Daily Times on several
occasions, particularly last fall. At
that time it was shown that the com.
mission was wasting thousands of dollars
through inefficient methods and that the
department was being badly misman-
aged.
Governor Goodrich was aware of the
state Of affairs, yet he never took any
steps to remedy them. and Governor fc.
Cray likewise has been familiar with
the mana cement OF the commission, even
before assuming office.
The report shows:
l. That between the creation of the
present commission In April, 1919, and
Sept. so. 1920 the commission disbursed
$3.50 ,999.50 for Overhead" on construc-
tion work and s., ,4233 800 90 for actual
construction work.
OVERHEAD
Si2.25 PER MILE.
? That the overhead" Of the maine
tenance department amounted to $42.2I
for each mile Of road to be "rnaintsined'4
whether or not any actual work wxM
done on that road.
g. That hundreds Of thousands Of dol4
lars were turned over to L. H. Wright.
director of the commission, deposited By
him. and drawn for emergency exx
penditures by personal check.
4. That payments for freight on MAJ
terials were advanced to contractors by
the commission before the material was
on the ground without contract agrees
ment.
.. That contract was let for the com!
missions garage at sum more than
$4,000 in excess of the lowest bid I'd
Continued on Page Fffteen1
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terfered so that the house. which seats
800, was not one-third fun, there beIus
approximately 130 persons present o.
this number, three were reporters, about
twenty five We're from other sections of
the city, including a number of city Of
hcials and other Republican political
workers, and thirty were women. There
are approximately 10000 residents In
Irvington. About 100, or 1 per cent of
the populace, turned out to urge Mr.
Thomas c. Howe to enter the race.
Among the city employees who were
there from other sections to swell the
crowd were VIII Remy, assistant city
attorney assigned to police court; Dixson
II. Bynum, assistant city attorney; A.
NJ Buchanan, superintendent of garbage
collection; James Mann. chief inspector
In the city civil engineering department;
Harry Libeau, market master, and
Herbert Wasson, superintendent of the
municipal garage.
Jack Maroney, who may be q candi-
date for city councilman from the Sixth
district, and Henry E. Harris, who Is a
candidate for councilman from the First
Continued ON Page Fiftson.l,
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EASY TO MOVE
REFORMATORY
TO STATE FARM
More Economical Operation
Without Social Disadyan-
tage, Says Talkington.
JNGUARDED' PLAN HIT
(By staff Correspondent).

PUTNAMVILLE, Ind, Feb. 18.-
The removal of the State reforma-
tory to the site Of the State Penal
Farm can be accomplished without
any great difficulty and viii result in
more economical operation Of the two
institutions, without disadvantage
socially, according to C. z. Talking
ton, superintendent Of the penal
farm.
Mr. Talkington, who developed the
penal farm and has been at the head
of the institution since it was
opened, says that during almost all
its existence the population has con
sisted of about one-third reformatory
prisoners who were transferred to it.
"The transfer Of the whole reformatory
10 the penal farm certainly viii do the
penal farm no harm, for we have had
reformatOry prisoners here most of the
time and from the social standpoint we
do not find them any different than the
prisoners who are sent here by the
ORIGINAL PURPOSE
Is RECALLED.
The original purpose Of the penal farm
was to provide an institution for the re-
straint and reformation OF prisoners who
were guilty OF misdemeanors In that
respect the original conception Of the
farm differed radically from that OF the
retoTmatory which was designed to care
for persons guilty Of felonies.
In actual practice. however, it has
developed 4hat the penal farm deals with
felons in almost rs great number as with
misdemeants
This deviation from the original pur-
pose Of the farm is due to the weakness
of the judges Of the Criminal Courts Of
the State. who. when there IS pressure
put on theu. are much more inclined to
send prisoners to the penal farm than to
the reformatory.
The penal farm is conducted practically
without guards There are no walls
around 1t and the only restraint placed
on the prisoners is a law making it a
felony to escape.
Escapes are not infrequent and occa-
sioually an escaped prisoner Is caught
and indicted IN Putnam County for es-
Gaping. As a rule, however, escape is
permanent
Attaches OF the farm point out that
the class OF prisoners who run away
other institutions and are not of the
class that should have been sent to the
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FORCES M'CRAY TO
REVEAL REPORT ON
STATE COMMISSION
Threat of Action Drives Governor to Give
Out Accounts Boards Charges of
Gross Mismanagement.
SILENT ON STEPS TO CORRECT LAW

Faced with the threat OF legislative action
released the
highway commission The which startling State
funds held by the
Assembly
forced him public
file II.
1t generally
in which the findings place highway
mission and apontee of
McCray demand his
remedial legislation defects highway pointed
by the field
declared he had particular amendment
Lyons Of Brook Ind
Governor McCray will
way director 0
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Mr.. Shank declared that he Is making
the race for mayor of indianapolis be
cause citizens from every nook and cor
ner Of the city are asking him to do So.
Other men, he said, had announced them
selves as candidates. bat the fact IS they
are merely suggestions on the part Of
small number Of "highbrows." who. be
cause they have money and little pres
tige, insist on controlling the masses
He stated that he already has a start Of
1900 votes over any other candidate and
that hundreds are enIisting under his
banner every day.
The speaker made it known that he II
alforether ont Of sympathy with the
present administration and its coterie OF
followers. He said he prefers to be a
friend to the big majority known as the
'cUimmOn herd" tor he is one of them
himself 4ge5
4 would rather go downhlu with
friend than uphill with an enemy" he
stated. Il -
CHARGES STEALING
or 1917 PRIMARY.
Mr.. Shank charged that at the primary
four years ago sui .cient number of
votes were stolen from him, by a pre-
arranged miscount of the ballots on the
p TT of the machine, to cause his defeat.
but this year such OutTages will not he
tolerated.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-18
FOREIGN TRADE
is HARD HIT By
CANCELLATIONS
American Ports Jammed With
Goods Turned Down on
Price Drops.
CAUSE OFFICIAL WORRY

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Reduc-
ton in value of foreign money and
price drops in foreign commodities
far below domestic values have
brought a food of cancelled orders
for American products, estimated at
more than 100000, 900, and involved
a number of big exporting and bank
ing concerns in temporary difficulty
it was said here today. So acute is
the situation that the Federal Re
serve Board has directed its exports
to proceed with a thorough lnvesti-
cation.
American ports and warehouses, Of
ficials were Informed, are literally
jammed with products, mainly meats
and grains, declined by-fOreign buyers.
either. because Of sudden inability to pay.
or because differences in prices since
contracts for delivery were made. have
involved both shippers and buyers in
legal tangIes.
Imports have fallen away ar an amaz-
ing rate recently because foreign ship
pers are unsbIe to find a satisfactory
market in the United States. on com
modities which previously led the list
Sugar. silks and btdes are conspicuous
among the groups thus noted
Governor Harding Of the reserve board
is deeply concerned over the disastrous
results from cancellations by foreign
buyers.
1.-THE practice has become so common" ="
he said, ''as to affect seriously the abll-
ity OF American exporters to collect
against their shipments to foreign ports"
Governor Harding is informed that the
difficulties grow principally out of deal
ings between American exporters and
buyers in South America and the Oriental
countries
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-18
HUGHES is DUE
FOR TALK WITH
HARDING TODAY
Wide Range of Subjects Are
to Be Discussed at St.
Augustine.
SOUTH SEES OPEN DOOR

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Feb. 18.-
Charles E. Hughes will arrive in st.
Augustine late today for what prob
ably will be a final conference with
President Elect Harding before he
becomes a member of his official
family two weeks hence.
Justice Hughes has not seen the Presi
dent-elect since the latter's return from
Panama early in December. Since their
meeting in Marion the Harding Cabinet
has assumed definite form, and there
have been many shifts in the interna-
tional situation with which the new ad-
ministration VIII have 90 deal.
1t IL understood wide range OF sub
jects will be taken up In the discussions
between the President elect and his Sec
retary Of State IT is probable the for
eign situation win be gone into thor
oughly and in addition Justice Hughes
advice will be sought concerning the in
augural address and the few Cabinet
portfolios not vet filed tentatively
LOWDEN'S REFUSAL
FAVORS SOUTH.
The refusal of Governor Frank O. Low
den Of Illinois. to be considered for any
created still more uncertainty in the
naval commerce and labor posts 1t has
increased also the chance # southern
representatives, In the { T. accord
ing to those about the Pr. Dt-eIect.
The political advisers abvaJ Mr. Hard
Ing are insistent. arguing that for pure
" political reasons he recognize the
brea king Of the solid South by awarding
Cabinet post to a southern man. but,
so far as can be learned here. the Presi-
dent elect has made no decision. Various
names have been suggested to Mr Haru-
ing In this connection, among them that
Of former Senator Newell Sanders Ten
nessee: c. II. Huston, Tennessee; A. T.
Hert. Kentucky; Representative C. Bas-
com Slemp. Virginia. and John NJ. Moore
head. North Carolina.
HAMMOND MAY
GET NAVAL BERTH.
John Hays Hammond who suddenly
was brought forward, a few weeks ago,
as q possible Secretary or Commerce,
NAV be slipped into the naval berth az
n result OF the Lowden withdrawal
Hammond has a wide knowledge Of In
ternational affairs and is himself an en-
glneer aud inventor of wide rerute. 1t
Is believed HammOnd's appointment TO
this post would be hailed with wide sat
isfaction by the navy Itself.
Herbert Hoover has not been eIImi-
mated from consideration for Cabinet
honors it was said today by Hardlngs
advisers. He Is said still to be very
much under consideration for either the
commerce or labor portfolios. although
Continued on Page Thirteen)
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EUans Asks $500
and Six Months
for MjddGugh
Prosecutor Pleads for Heavy
Penalty in Trial OF
Big Sinner

Carrying with them the plea of Prose
cutor William p Evans to aid in the
abolition of the liquor traffic by SEN
fencing Charles Big Sinner Middaugh,
10 West Ohio street. to six months and
fininZ him 500 for operating a blind
tiger, the jury retired in the Middaugh
case in Crimial Court shortly after noon
to-day.
Il have no apology to make" said
Prosecutor Evans. Il accepted you as
jurors in this case because l felt that
you stand for law enforcement and the
abolition of the unlawful liquor traffic
in Marion County. | have never made a
specific request for a verdict since | have
been prosecutor, but ! am asking you to
give this man a fine of 500 and sentence
him to six months. If you wish to see
the profits of this nefarious traffic
stopped and that men will be forced to
work for their living and contribute
something 10 society. then give this man
= 500 line and a six months sentence.
THAT will be the finest thing ever
done in this county as a step toward
adjustment of the liquor traffic. Mid
daugh Is as guilty as any man who has
ever entered this courtroom. Give that
sentence to him and 1t viii send a chill
up the spine of every bootlegger IN this
city"
Attorney Ira Holmes, counsel for Mid
daugh. objected TO the statement of the
prosecutor regarding the chill up the
spine OF every bootlegger" and asked
that the case be taken away from the
jury.
Judge Harry Chamberlin, sitting as
special judge. oyerruled the motion. but
instructed the jury not to heed the
'spine" statement because there was no
evidence in the case that there were other
bootleggcrs.
Again I repeat" hurled Prosecutor
Evans to the jury. that this defendant
deserves n fine Of $500 and six months
sentence I say again it win be the fin
est thing that jury can do"
The defense claimed that the gallon OF
white mule" which was found. was de-
natured alcohol for an automobile.
Prosecutor Evans had the 'stuf' ana
lived by T. r. Denwoody, chief city
chemist. and the evidence showed 1t was
"A per cent alcohol and was "drinkable." ."
Il had that stuff Gnalyzed and l have
left nothing unturned In an effort to con
Wet this defendant" said Evans.
Middaugh did not take the witness
stand. Attorney Holmes has carefully
protected the record and Indications are
that If the jury carries out the request
Of Prosecutor Evans an appeal Will be
taken
Spectators who have followed the case
say Prosecutor Evans has never been
more persistent IN seeking a conviction
than he has been in this case. Mlddaugh
appealed to Criminal Court from the city
court, where he was fined 500 and sen
fenced to thirty days
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-18
TAKE CUE FROM
ROAD AFFAIRS
AND SET LIMIT
Senators Discuss Highway
Airing in Conservation
Bill.
WOULD STOP PRACTICE

The mismanagemcnt Of the affairs
Of the State highway department be-
came a subject Of debate in the Sen
ate today when that body took up for
passage a bill introduced by Senator
Robert L. Moorhead, Indianapolis, to
permit the director of the conserya-
tion department to draw from the
treasury funds for paying wages from
day to day The bill was passed only
after It had been amended to pro-
vide that no more than 1900 should
be drawn In any one month.
rhe measure as introduced was similar
to that part OF the law under which
L. H. Wright, director OF the highway
commission, drew and deposited 20 his
personal account for the expenses Of the
department mora than $1,000 coo.
Senator Don P. Strobe. Kokomo. point
cd out that the bill might lead to the
same trouble the State board OF accounts
found In the highway commission.
WRONG HANDLING
INTIMATED.
1T has been intimated that there has
been wrong handling Of funds under
the highway law" he said. II under
stand that under this provision as high
as 81 100000 at a time has been with
drawn from the treasury. I understand
also. that the board Of accounts has rec
commended that restraints and restric tlons
be made to prevent the violation Of the
intent Of the law.
THE question is whether we ought TO
permit the director of another depart
ment to check out funds on his per
sonal account"
Senator G. oliver Holmes, Gary. spoke
in favor OF the BILL declaring that its
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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-18
FARMERS MAKE
RAID ON CAPITOL

WASHINGTON. Feb. Representa-
tives of 100000 organized farmers, now
in conference, went to the Capitol today
to bring pressure on Congress 10 put
through the farm protection program be-
fore adjournment.
Friends OF the farmers IN both Houses
may be asked to begin a flibuster
against all legislation except that de-
manded BY the farmers unless quick
action comes on the farm program, it
was said
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-18
AID TOPRTVATE
SCHOOLS FALLS
UNDER ASSAULT
House Knocks Out Bills in
Fear of Setting Bad
Precedent.
HARD TILT IN DEBATE

Members Of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes had their knives out this
morning and killed four bills pro-
yiding levies for private educational
institutions In Indiana. The bills
were all reported back by the Ways
and Means Committee with divided
reports.
Three provided tax IevIes OF one mill
each for Valparaiso University, Tri-state
College. Angola and the Central Normal
College at Danville The other provided
an appropriation OF $4,000 for private
ana normal schools operating teachers
training departments
The bills were opposed mainly because
tbs Representatives declared they were
against setting a precedent OF granting
state aid for private educational insti
tutions. They declared all Of the schools
are now self-supportiug and they saw no
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Cut of I Cent in
MIX Price Goes
in Effect MOndGy

While no promise IS made that the price
Of milk at any immediate date will de-
scend to such a depth that the taking Of
milk baths for ones complexion will be-
come general, assurance was given to-
day by several OF the large retailers
that they would put into effect next Mon
day a price reduction of 1 cent on the
quart and l cent on the pint of milk,
making the prices Is cents a quart aud
cents n pint.
One Of the dealers who was asked If
he contemplated a reduction In the price
said that he had not heard of the reduc-
ton; that he had made no arrangements,
but that he would have to reduce the
price If the others did to meet their COM
petition.
A lower price to the dealer has made
the reduction to the consumer possible, It
was explained, and IT was just a part Of
the general trend toward lower prices.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-18
SEEK APPROPRIATION
FOR N. Y. STATION

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1s.-An appropri-
alton Of S200,OO0 will be asked Of Con
gress Immediately for extensions and i'm
provenents to the immigration station
Of New York to relieve congestion there
and add facilities TO guard against
typhus. Assistant Secretary Of the Treas
ury Laporte announced this afternoon.
The typhus situation appears to be
we'll in hand, Laporte said.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-18
BILL TO REPEAL.
HIGHWAY LAW
Measure to Abolish State COm4
mission Is Protest Against
Methods.

A bill was introduced by Senator NejdI
Of Lake County in the Senate today pros
vlding for the repeating Of the law undea
which the present State highway com-
mission operates. 1t was referred to the
Committee on Roads
The bill provides that the funds avail
able for the commission shall go to the
State school fund when the commission
winds up its business.
If the BILL which is in the nature OF
a protest against the extravagant ex4
penditures of the commission and against
Its questionable methods of doing busi-
ness, should pass the construction of
highways would be placed entirely In
the hands Of the counties.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-18
SENATE REFUSES
FUNDS FOR ROADS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S-A provision
for 500, 100000 for Federal aid to the
States for road building. proposed by
Senator Swanson, Democrat. Virginia. as
an amendment to the pending agricul-
tural appropriation bill, was defeated in
the Senate today.
The vote on the motion to suspend the
rules was a to So, two-thirds being re-
quired.
The Interstate Commerce Commissions
power over intraEtate railroad rates
would be taken from it by a bill intro
duced by Senator Kenyon, Iowa.