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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
IT'S A LIE,'
NORTHCLIFFE
ON LONDON
Editor Bitterly Scores Denial
of Dinner Completely by
Foreign Office.
LAYS BLAME TO CURZON
& Happen to Know He Did It,
Snaps Publisher in
Interview.

WASHINGTON, July 29.-"Its a
lie"
That was the short and explosive
comment of Lord Northcllffe today
when he read an International News
Service dispatch from London stat
ing that the British Foreign Office
had issued a statement denying that
Lord Curzon had anything to do
with the cancellation of the invita-
ton to Lord Northcllffe to be the
guest at the British embassy here.
Northcline, fresh from his morning bath
and with perspiration streaming down
his face strobe across the room with his
bathrobe tapping around his legs. as
the reporter was admitted. The pub
Usher beckoned him into an adjoining
room and remained standing.
BE brief, young man be snapped
II want to get out Of this heat can't
stand it."
The London disratch, containing the
denial OF the British foreign Office %
Lord Curzon's connection with the can
collation. Of the embassy dinner was
ASKS REPORTER
TO READ IT.
Read st." he said u can't see"
The dispatch was read.
ITS q He" Northcllffe said sharply
and turned to leave the room.
cant you say something further
about IT, the publisher was asked.
What more do you want;' North
rIiffe returned. II said it was lie,
didn't II"
The telephons rang and one Of his
secretaries called him.
HE HAPPENED
70 KNOW.
Just before he picked up the receiver,
he turned and added
Il happen TO know he did it'-refer-
ing evidently to Lord Curzon.
Northclffe turned to the telephone and
the interview was ended.
Lord NorthcliRe has repudiated the
interview iu which he vas reported ss
having quoted King George as informing
Lloyd George, You must stop killing
NY subjects"
After reading the statement read by
lloyd Gesrge - tAe houss o. commons
lord Northcllffe sent Wickhar Steed, his
editor. to meet the press and make this
statement:
Lord NorthcIlTs denies having made
such a statement"
Northcliffe and his American represen-
tatiye and Steed were entertained az
luncheon today by tie Overseas Writers,
an organization Of American newspaper
Continued on Page Ten.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
One Billion in Profits
Piles Up for DepOsitOrs
Thrift Now Paying Big Returns, Washing
ton Estimates Set Forth.

wide economic depression is to cut stin
reached a stabilized level most Govern
ment officials believe, unless the Nation
deeper than it has But with business
on the road to a boom prices likely are
to advance.
In fifty-one big cities, the general
level of food prices has declined more
than 80 per cent in the year, the reports
to the Labor Department show. Cloth
ing. farm products and other commodities
have declined in proportion. The decline
has been approximately per cent a
month. But IN June the drop was less
than 1 Per cent. This indicates officials
say, the bottom level of the price curve
probably has been reached.
Prices are now between 30 and so per
cent above those of 1913. with the excep-
tion of building materials.
The following shows the decline in food
prices during the year in some of the
Nations b ggest and most important
cities:
Forty Per Cent-Detroit. Indianapolis
Minneapolis Omaha and st. Paul ~
Thirty eight Per Cent-Mllwaulk6
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
POLICE OFFICER
SLAYSLAWYER
Then Attempts to End Own
Life in Crowded Chicago
Courtroom.

CHICAGO. July 29.-In the crowded
courtroom OF Chief Justice c. A. Nc
Donald. Of the Criminal Court, Desk Ser
geant Harry n. Kellogg. Of the Chicago
police force, shot and mortally wounded
IemueI II. Ackley. an attorney, and then
shot himself. shortly before noon today.
AckIey died IN a hospital a few minutes
later.
Kellogg sustained only a slight wound
in the head.
Judge Mcdonald. who had just sen
fenced Kellogg TO Jail for fifteen days for
contempt OF court, declared Kellogg fred
at him and hit Attorney Ackley INSTEAD.
One Of the six shots fired By Kellogg
ripped into the Jurist's bench. Two
struck Ackley in the right side Of the
abdomen According to witnesses, Kel-
logg fred three times at his own head.
The courtroom was thrOwn Into Wild
confusion. Judge Mcdonald jumped up
from his chair and rushed into his cham
bers. Several women tainted. S2ecta-
tors fought in their scramble u get into
the corridor.
The Judge. after hearing the case, in
which Kellogg had been ordered to va
cate some nr0nartv sentenced thA no
liceman for contempt OF court
Kellogg was a member Of the Chicago
police force for thirty years. During the
trial he sat mumbling TO himself.
The land which Kellogg was ordered to
e9eate was owned by Mrs. Sallna Z. Bar
low. She was represented in court by
Ackley. Two previous notices had been
served on Kellogg To- vacate the prem
ises, but he had ignored the courts rul-
ing each time.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
u. S. AGAINST
PRIOR CONFAB
Secretary Hughes Makes Plain
American Conference
Attitude.

WASHINGTON. July 29.-The United
States would regard any conference pre-
Iiminary to President Harding's disar-
mament conference which did not include
all Of the invited powers, as out Of keep
ing with the Presidents invitation, it was
learned officially today.
Secretary OF State Hughes is understood
to have made plain the American atti-
ude In detail to Sir Auckland Geddes,
British ambassador in response to con
tlnued and persistent suggestions from
the British government for an early pre-
liminary conference.
TOXIC, July 29.-Tokio Is expected to
send small army Of representatives. to
Washington for the meeting OF the dis
armament conference.
Many public men have been mentioned
ms the probable leading ENJOYS for
Japan. but among those most likely to
go, tbe names of Premier Hara, Niscount
Ma kiuo, Count Uchida and Viscount kato
stand out most prominently.
LONDON, July pa declaration for
"the freedom Of the Pacific" will be pro-
posed by Japan at the Far East confer
ence in Washington, said Toxic dis
patch to the London Times today.
The Toxic correspondent understands
that the japanese foreign office and the
war and navy departments are consider
ing the alyisability Of suggesting at
Washington that the island zone of the
Pacific shall not be fortified.
The British press is taking a highly
optimistic view Of the conference.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
Here's Why Pint of Booze Costing so Cents
at It's Source Is Sold to You for SIS;
24OO Per Cent Profits Added Along Way

lessly over the arm Of a furtive-eyed
messenger. The retailer" less than
three blocks away, paid $50 a case for
this whisky, because it was good
stuff" in genuine bottles, with real
labels and stamps. His profit was
fifty per cent or about $167 on the
pint under discussion. But he sells
about five hundred pints a day on
good days" His headquarters,
thinly disguised, cost him something
terrible" he says, in the way of
protection"
Every day or so, trucks drive up to
his warehouse with their liquid
freight. A syndicate which bottles
the stuff in q well concealed plant,
not three thousand miles from Times
Square, pays the drivers Of these
trucks 500 a week. 1t pays high
wages to its workmen, buying silence
as wen as skill. il pays as high as
S1.J0 and 81 apiece, for genuine
non-refilllab BILE" bottles, and q slice Of
its profits goes to expert counter
feiters of Internal Revenue stamps.
The whisky with which We are con-
cerned, which was delivered to the re-
taller. c. o. =. at $50 a case. cost
the syndicate $3.50 a gallon, +. o. b.
that Is 'fuug over board from
sailing ship in from the Bahamas.
The foreign crew, which had brought
the liquor asony at their own risk.
were content with a profit Of 100 per
cent.
One pint OF whisky cost 60 cents
at the source. The business Of boot
Logging transferred It from producer
to consumer at a profit Of 2,409 per
cent.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
Suspension of
Sentence Rule
GiUen Work out
Numerous Persons Granted
Leniency by Judge Collins
ia Criminal Court.

The suspended sentence program Of
Judge James A. Collins worked over
time in the Criminal Court today.
In addition TO giving numerous de
PENDANTS suspended and withheld SEN
tences during good behavior, the court
even promised 70 do the best he could
Monday Tor two men charged with at
tempted burglary.
Judge Collins sranted clemency TO the
following
Stanley Wilson. Il, charged with utter
Ing q forged cheek for $50; sentenced
from two to fourteen years and sea
teuce suspended.
Joseph Mookwert. 16, charged with
uttering forgery; sentenced from two
to fourteen years but sentence was sae-
pended during good behavior.
40 Young, a. Seh4m tb# detectives
tdarge se0ie four electric fans, was re-
leased during good behavior on withheld
judgment
SOME SENTENCES
NOT SUSPENDED.
The court sentenced the following but
did not suspend Judgment:
Carl Knuth, u, and Otto Knuth, IS,
two brothers. charged with entering and
burglarizing thirteen homes each sen
=
Indiana State Reformatory, Tho older
brother attempted to shield the younger
by taking alg the blame. Tho older
brother claired to the officers that he
was with hls younger brother on all
the Jobs"
Clarence Grisby. petit Larceny, sen
fenced from one TO eight years at the
Indiana State Refornatory.
James George. former Indianapolis
policeman, charged with sssault nd bat
terry and contributing 20 the delinquency
Of a I4-year- old girl by permitting
her 10 smoke cigarettes and by taking
her to hotel for one night, was son
fenced to six months and nned 500 on
each Of tho two charges He VIII serve
both sentences at one time.
Harold Elliott. who got of with a so
fine on May Z last on n charge Of vehicle
taking. today was fined $3.50 and
sentenced to six months on the Indiana
state Farm on n new charge Of vehicle
taking.
RUTH MACK SENT
TO Wo8TAN's PRISON.
Ruth Mack, who was indicted with
Elliott and Fred Ilnville, was sentenced
to six months in the correctional depart
ment OF the Womans Prison. The
evidence showed Atht NUN M"Ih o"V
Elliott rode in a car which was stolen by
Linylue Iinville was taken to the re
f0rmatory today.
The court indicated that he would dis
pose OF the cases of Charles Thompson
and Charles Truck, pOth married men
and having large iamllies, on Monday.
Both men are charged with attempting to
burglarize n store. Judge Collins in
formed the wives Of the two men that he
would try to figure out some way to help
the men because of their families. The
court will r,ts Monday.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
DES MONIES CAR
LINES TO QUIT
AFTER SUNDAY
Jitney Competition at Iowa
Capital Causes Suspension
of Service.
HAD EIGHT-CENT FARE

DEs MONIES. Iowa. July 20.-Des
Moines VIII be the only large city in
the Nation without a street car system
next Monday.
Federal Judge Martin Wade today told
the street car company that "it could get
ready to quit Aug /"
The receivers have told the court that
unless a new franchise could be granted
service could not be continued
Additional motor buses have been
placed on the streets and several firms
have asked the city council for a fran
chise to cover the complete city trans
portation.
JITNEY COMPETITION
is TOO HEAVY.
Suspension of service by the company
on the order of Federal Judge Wade, is
the direct result Of the inability Of the
company to operate under a scent fare
franch Sc without titney competition and
under an Scent fare with unrestricted
jitney competition.
The scent franchise was granted the
company on Jan. /, 1918, and the com
pany never was able to earn either com
mon or preferred dividends on its stock
The capital stock outstanding is 81 ,3O5.-
600, S250Oo0 Of which is preferred. In
recent statement regarding the stock
Judge Wade said: Suggestion of wa
tered stock has been made but no in
vestigation has been asked with reference
thereto and none made SO far as the court
knows"
The company operated ninety
miles Of tracks in Des Moines and gave
interurban and power servics between
Des Moines, Colax, Perry, Woodward
and other surrounding towns as well as
transporting much OF Des Moiness coal
supply.
COMPANY IN
RECEIVERS HANDS.
High costs Of operation caused the
company Ia the sWmmer Of 1919 to sub
nit to the people q cent fare proposal,
which was defeated shortly thereafter
the company was thrown into the hands
Of a receiver. I. c. Chambers. and it was
in his hands up to the time that busi-
ness was suspended. Last August, Judge
Wade allowed a cent rate and more
recently The service was cut - per cent
and an S cent fare granted.
When the cent fare went into effect,
the city government permitted Jitney
Continued Page Tenn
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
Blonde Without Visible
Means of Support Said TO
H0Ue Fled With Spurgin

The blonde in the case was traced
through a chauffeur He instructed the
woman how to drive the machine. He
said a man whom he was certain was
Spurgin was often in the blondes com
pany.
"She spent money like water" the
chauffeur said "She often gave me a
SIC bill for nothing at all"
BLONDE rIRST
IN AFFECTIONS.
Although detectives on Spurgin's trail
found it often crossed by women, they
believed he bloude was first in his af-
fections and that she is with him on
his fight.
Five other women who were his com
panions at various times were located
and questioned.
Mrs. Spurgin and her daughter Vivian.
We're permitted to remain at their home,
after making a complete statement to
the police.
The Warren Oil Company. another con
cern to go down in the banks crash, is in
the hands of a receiver. Spurgin was
presidential the company.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
BRITISH SEND
SHARP NOTE

LONDON, July 29.-GCeat Britain has
formally warned France that unless she
sbondOns her present policy there viii
be a general breakup Of the European
entente. it was learned this afternoon.
This warning was contained in no-e
dispatched by Lord CurzOn, foreign sec
retary. in reply to a previous communica-
ton from Premier BRAND Of France,
dealing with Upper SileSia-
The French note, which was received
here yesterday. was described as the
sharpest Of all the Franco British ex-
changes. One British official. who was
eonversant with the contents. said the
tone "resembled an ultimatum' and that
the language was comparable with a
threat 10 sever Anglo-French relations
Great Britain. in her reply, declared a
continuance OF the French policy Of act
Ing alone threatens TO break down the
entente COrdiale.
Great Britain repeated that there was
no necessity for sending allied reinforce
ments to Upper Silesia at this time
The British communication concludes
with the hope that the French note Of
Thursday Is not the considered opinion
Of the French government
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
King George Says
He Didn't Say 1t

LONDON, July 29.-King George
today took hand in the NOrthclifGe-,
Lloyd George controversy and denied
Lord NOrthcliffes statement in New
York that he (ths king) had said to
the premier:
"You must stop killing my sub
jects"
King Georges statement repudiat-
ing the accuracy of Lord North
cliRes interview was contained In an
authorized statement which Premier
Lloyd George read In the House Of
Commons.
The statement read by Premier
Lloyd George follows:
Statements have appeared in GER
tain organs of the Irish and English
press attributing words of great con-
Germ to the King relating to the Irish
policy.
"They appeared in an interview
which Lord SorthcIiRe seems to have
given out in the United States and
which was sent to newspapers here.
'Tt is quite impossible to deal with
caIumnious statements, hut here they
are of a very categorical character and
they attribute a very serious state
nent to the sovereign calculated at the
present moment to prejudice the
chance OF an Irish settlement. The
statements heve been circulated very
freely, especially In Ireland.
"The King therefore authorized me
to read tho following:
His majesty has had his atten-
ti>n directed TO certain statements re-
ported in an Interview with Lord
NorthclifTe, appearing in the Daily
tiail and reproduced in the Daily
Express and some Irish newspapers.
The statements are complete fab
ricatton. No such conversation took
place. nor were such remarks made
by his majesty"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
; Dog Licenses Not
Women Fined

Maud Brown, 24l Elder avenue, arrested
yesterday by Patrolman Hoclago on a
charge Of failing to purchase dog licenses.
was fined 81 and costs I'm city court today
by Henry Abrams, Judge pro ten.
Mrs Brown appeared in court yesterday
on similar charge and showed the prose
cutor she had three dog licenses and the
case against her was dismissed She was
rearrested when the officer .old the prose
cutor he had counted eleven dogs In Mrs.
Browns yard
In court, Mrs. Brown said she only had
six dogs now, having disposed of Eve
since Christmas, but confessed she had
licenses for only three dogs.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
FRANCE SEES
HOPE FOR DELAY

PARIS. July 29-Followiug a meeting
Of the French cabinet today It was re-
ported France viii withdraw her consent
to a meeting OF the inter allied supreme
council Aug and viii suggest a fur
ther delay until Aug. IL.
Premier Bonomi Of Italy has sent word
that he would be unable TO attend
meeting Of the supreme council Aug 4
and France probably viii utilize this de-
velopment in her contention for a post
ponement OF the meeting.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
BRAND SEES
NODANGER IN
BRITISHNOTE
Prepares Reply TO Sharp
Diplomatic Communication
From Lloyd George.
MEETING IS DELAYED
Conference of Premiers Prob
ably Not Held Until Aug. Ii
Italy Supports England.

PARIS, July 29.-Premier BRAND
began this afternoon to draft the
text Of a new note to Great Britain
dealing with the upper Silesisn sit
uation which would, it was declared
in government circles, strengthen
the Anglo-French alliance"
The note was approved by the Cabi-
net at a second meeting. At the first
meeting this morning the British note or
yesterday was taken up and at subse-
quent session the rejOinder was con
sidered. There was optimism in official
circles and despite the premiers In
sistence upon the French viewpoint le-
garding reinfOrcements for Upper 81
lesia, government attaches prOfessed TO
see no danger of a chasm between this
country and Great Britain.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
Board Request
May Be Refused

WASHINGTON, July 29.-The request
FOR an appropriation Of 1925. 100000 for
the shipping Board made by Chairman
Lasker. on the House Appropriations
Committee, probably will not be granted,
it was learned this afternoon.
1t was stated authoratively that thus
far Chairman Lasker has been able TO
convince the committee OF needs for not
more than $67 900, 000
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
Bill to Refund Rail
Debt introduced

WASHINGTON, July ga bill to
carry out the Presidents plan for fund
ing the railroad debt to the Govern
ment and extending assistance to the
railroads through the War Finance Cor
poration to the amount of approximately
$500, 900, ,O00 was introduced in the Sen
ate today by Senator Townsend, Repub-
lican, Of Michigan.
similar bill was introduced In the
House by Representative Winslow, Re
publican. of Massachusetts, chairman Of
the House Interstate Commerce Com
mittee
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
Boy Decapitated by
Train at Winchester

WINCHESTER. Ind, July 20.-Ken-
meth Ross, >, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan
Ross Of this city was decapitated when
he fell beneath the wheels OF a Big
Four freight train this morning. The
boy was playing with n companion and
it Is thought he attempted to jump on
the passin gtrain.
Mrs. Ross heard the screams of the
other boy and rushed to the scene She
picked up the head q her son twenty
five feet from the body.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
Hot Weather Sticks
Around Few DAYS

WASHINGTON, July -. Continued
hot weather is in prospects during the
next So hours in the territory east Of the
Mississippi, except the middle Atlantic
States, the weather bureau said today
Local showers will fall in the New
England States. the Ohio Valley, the Great
Lakes region and along the South Allan
tic and Middle Atlantic States. the fore
cast said
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
Discount Rate Cut to
6 Cents at Chicago

CHICAGO. July 29.--Tle discount rate
on all classes of paper today was reduced
from 615 per cent to DER cent by the
board of directors of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Chicago The new rate is effec-
tive tomorrow. July 80, according to the
official announcement Of the boards ac-
tion.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
LEE WOODSKEPT
IN JAIL THOUGH
CLEMENCY ASKED
Friends InteTcede for Re
pUted 'Fixer,' Who Is Under
Suspended Sentence.

Notwithstanding the outside influence
of certain friends Lee Woods, who was
indicted Wednesday on a charge Of col
lecting 1925 from the relatives of Clifford
Tate, who is now serving a sentence on
the Indiana State Farm on a COW stealing
charge, on the pretenses that the money
was to be used to fix" Judge James A.
Collins, Prosecutor William Z. Evans and
other county officials. today was still
confined In the Marion County Jail.
Woods has failed so far to give salts
factory bond of $1,000 He first was re-
leased under $1,000 bond signed by
Louis Brown, a Republican political
worker, but Prosecutor William Evans
moved that the bond be increased to
5000. His motion was approved by
Judge Collins.
1t was admitted at the prosecutors
office that several people" have appeared
In interest of clemency for Woods.
Woods appears TO have many political
friends, although he has been at liberty
under a suspended sentence of from one
to fourteen years at the Indiana State
Reformatory on a charge Of grand lar
ceny. Judge Collins suspended that SEN
tence last December during good be-
hayior"
Because OF the adjournment of court
during August, Woods will not be tried
before September at the earliest.
CHILD SHOWS CREDENTIALS.
ROME. July 29.-Rlchard Washburn
child American ambassador TO ItaIy pre-
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
BergdOLL Pot of
Gold Is Price for
PrOperty's Return

WASHINGTON, July 29.-The
famous Bergdoll pot of gold which
Grover Bergdoll, draft dodger, claims
he buried in the Maryland Hills must
be produced by Mrs. Emma Bergdoll,
mother Of the Stacker, before she can
secure the return Of her property
seized by the alien property Gus
odian. according to a statement to-
day to the House Committee investi-
eating the Bergdoll escape by Alien
Property Custodian Miller.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
MissOuriGns Also
Erect Barrier to
BryQn's Ambition

COLUMBIA, Mo-, July 29.-William
Jennings Bryan may be a president
yet.
A movement has been started here
to have Bryan named president of the
University of Missouri. However, a
resolution has been offered in the
State Senate to name only a grad
uate of Missouri as president. Bryan
was graduated from Illinois College at
Jacksonville.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-29
Ensley and Three
Others Are Fined

Lee Ensley, 313 West Ohio street, ar
rested several days ago on a charge
of keeping a resort, was fined $25 and
costs by Henry Abrams, judge pro tenn.
in city court today. May Marshall, llv-
ing at the same address; Ray Beville,
who says he rooms at the West Ohio
street address. and Charles Springer,
city" were each fined $40 and costs.