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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01
THE GOVERNOR
HIKES SALARIES
OF OFFICE HELP
May Pay Roll Shows Total In
creases of $624.52, or ST.
494.24 a Year.
DONE UNDER 1921 ACT

The salary of every employe in the
Governors Office has been increased,
an additional stenographer has been
employed in the Governors Office
and a number of other salaries have
been increased out of the Governors
emergency compensation fund, ac-
cording to figures on file in the Office
of the auditor of State, covering the
May pay roll.
The increases were made under a
clause Of the regular appropriations
bill Of 1921, creating a fund of $780,
900 a year to be used for salary In
creases at the Governors discre-
tion. The increases authorized by the
Governor total $62452 for the month,
or $7,49424 for the year.
The benefciaries of this provision in
the law are: Miss Adah Bush, secretary
to the Governor, salary increased from
S20S33 a month to $30S33 a month; Miss
Jeanette Harris, executive clerk in the
Governors office. salary increased from
500 a month to S125 a month; Miss Fern
Ale, stenographer in the Governors office,
salary increased from SO a month to
S125 q month; B. H. Urbans, deputy
Treasurer of State, salary increased from
$20SS3 a month to $334,33 a month; VIII
liam c. Harrison, secretary Of the tax
board. salary increased from $3.50 a month
to $343.33 a month; John S. Hubbard. EN-
ploye in office of department Of educa-
to 5000 a month; Leila Alice Young, $50
increase In salary; Marie Peters, S405O
increase in salary; Laura A Rose, S43,36
increase In salary.
The section of the law which permits
these increases was the subject of a
fight in the Legislature. An attempt was
made to amend the section by providing
that salaries fixed by statute could not
be increased. Some of the salaries in
creased are statutory salaries.
The clause under which the Governor
made the increases reads as follows:
Governors emergency compensation
fund, twenty thousand dollars, to be ex
pended for general emergency purposes
In such amounts and for such purposes
as, in the discretion Of the Governor may
be deemed needful or proper, including
necessary and reasonable compensation
for State officials, deputies, assistants,
stenographers, clerks or other employees
as fixed by law or as provided in this
act, and for the purpose of paying the
salaries or compensation Of any addi-
tional deputies, assistants, stenographers.
clerks or other employees who may be
needed in carrying on the work of any
Of the State offices, departments, boards,
commissions or institutions"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01
Judge Rules Girl, 6, RrOm
Stand In Burkett Trial

you bet l do, sir" replied Elsie.
"And a lie" continued the Judge.
"Yes. sir. Judge Pentecost," she said
what would happen II you lied ?" was
the next query.
God would punish me-" Elsie said,
looking the judge squarely in the eyes.
SAYS STATE LAW
FORBIDS TESTIMONY.
"This little lass Is perhaps as compe-
tent witness as a person much older,
but | will have to excuse her because the
laws of Indiana forbid calling a witness
under 10 years Of age" the judge ruled.
Elsie tripped out of the court room.
Cecil told his story to reporters pre-
vious to taking the stand.
He produced a crumpled map he had
drawn with a stub pencil The map
showed the results Of much thrmbing
and labored effort.
''See." he said, pointing to his sketch,
Freddie Schermann was up on the lad
der taking sAraw sat Of the birdhouse.
tCentipued On Page Two)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01

members of the industrial board shall
be lawyers. Governor McCray ap-
pointed Thomas A. Riley, formerly OF
the board OF works TO the industrial
board when there was only one
lawyer on the board and Mayor
Jewett appointed Mr.. Shirley to
succeed Riley when both the other
members of the hoard OF works were
Republicans.
If Mr.. Shirley still maintains that
he is a Democrat, 1t win be difficult
to reconcile his appointment with the
assertions Of the mayor that the
Democrats entered the Republican
primary and nominated Samuel Lewis
Shank
No one viii believe that Mr.. Shirley
won his place on the board of works
by deserting the Democrats and
voting for Shank, aud 1t does not suit
the convenience Of the administration
to admit that any Democrats voted
for Mr.. Thomas c. Howe in the Re
publican primary.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01

Special to The Times.
ANDERSON, Ind, June 1.-Other mems
wives as we'll as distant pastures, appear
the most attractive.
Take the case Of German Huffman, his
wife Babe" Bill Muncey and his wife
Glee, whose respective divorce suits are
now pending in the court Of Judge VIII
liam A, Kittinger here -
Bill and Babe" wish to get married.
and Glee and German desire to marry
each Other.
The HI ffmnns and the Munceys were
next door neighbors. Huffmans lived at
1928 and the Munceys at 1928 Madison
street.
MEN WocK ON
DIFFERENE SHIFTS.
Although Hurfman and Muncey worked
at the sane place, they worked different
shifts. Bin went on when German came
home and Bill was coming home just
as German was going to work. AS the
two families were close friends, naturally
Bill saw a good deal OF Babe while
German wasn't around and German saw
a good deal Of Glee when BIZ wasn't
nearby.
TIL, affair came to a head when Mrs.
Huffman Grrote home to her mother az
Newcomertown, Ohio, recently and hinted'
at the trend. Mrs. Hufrmau's mother
lost no time. She apparently is one Of
the masterful woman type who pumps
into the middle Of a situation and stays
there. She got a pass TO Anderson as
soon as her rsllroader husband could get
It. and was soon here in the seat OF
action.
CLEVER WORK OF
MoTHER-IN-LAW.
The mother law summoned the four
to family conference. There was no
hair pulling. no angry words. no harsh
threats Everything was settled in an
orderly and systematic manner.
Babe" she said, addressing her daugh-
ter, do you love Bnl3"
Babe" nodded her head in assent
And. Bill, do you love my daughter
so that you could take her as your wife
and treat her kindly?" the master OF
the ceremony continued.
BIZ told the world that he lid.
Similar questions were put to German
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01
RACE DRIVERS
ALSO ORATORS
Milton and Others Speak at
Kiwanis Luncheon.

Tommy Milton. Roscoe Sarles, Jimmy
Murphy and others of the speeders who
won laurels in the automobile races at
the indianapolis Speedway Monday
proved themselves orators as well as race
drivers at the Kiwanis Club luncheon in
the roof garden Of the Hotel SEVERN at
noon today.
The club entertained the drivers as we'll
as the officers of the Duesenberg Auto
mobile Co. B. A. Wortilington, the new
which is soon to begin the active manu-
facture of cars in this city, gave short
talk after he was introduced by Secre-
tary Reynolds of the Chamber Of Com
merce.
Mr.. Worthington declared the In
dianapolis Speedway has given this city
wide reputation as a place of achieve
ment. "A few years ago." said the auto
mobile president, indianapolis was a
little way station some where this side
of Cincinnati.
Not so any more" he asserted, 'for
now people are beginning to ask, how
far is Chicago from Indianapolis"
Mr.. Worthington unfolded some OF the
future plans of the Duesenberg corpora
ton. Fred Duesenberg vice president of
the Duesenberg Company and A ID.
Adams, chairman of the citizens S2OOOo
lap prize, We're other speakers.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01

CHARGES 3 IN
AUTO STEALING
Ohioans and HOOsiers Said to
Have Operated Theft
Ring

Trial OF Clem Weber, Wrights Corner
James Greed, Hnlboro. Ohio, and Mar
tin Kelley, Cincinnati. Ohio charged with
being members OF a gang Of automobile
thieves that has stolen not less than one
hundred "hivvers' within a period of a
year, was begun in Federal CouH before
Judge Ferdinand A. Geiger today. I'm
mediately after the completion Of this
trial the cases Of Clarence Miller. Wrights
Corner, and Lee Robinson Of Sunman,
said to be members of the same gang,
will be taken up.
When court adjouE1ed for the noon re-
cess the Government had completed its
case and Clem Weber had finished his
direct testimony in his own behalf
Rupert f. Potorff, 4dO15 Agnes street,
indianapolis, was the star witness for
the Government. Potorff is the only de-
fendant in the cases to turn States evi-
dence and the GovernInent has built its
case entirely around his testimony
On the stand Potorff testified he had
an understanding with Greed and Kelley
by which be was to deliver stolen auto
mobiles to Kelley's gauge in Cincinnati
and that later they were turned over to
Greed. lie said he was told by Kelley
all cars brought in could be disposed Of
and that Creed had told him he could
easily get $3.50 for a good car.
The overt act which the Government set
out to prove was the sale of an auto
mobile stolen by POtorfr from in front
of the Methodist Church at Manchester
in the presence OF Weber, to Kelley and
later to Creed.
CHARGE WHOLESALE
THEFTS OF CARS.
The car was the property of a Dung
farmer, George Hoffmeier, livingDne r
Manchester, and was recovered about
seven weeks later at Lynchburg, Ohio,
CONTINUED on Page TwO.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01
GRAB
$4,000; ESCAPE
Two Messengers Held Up in
Front of Bark in Mime
apOl.s.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Jure 1.-Two
messengers OF the Millers ard Traders
State Bank. directly opposite the Cham
Der Of Commerce building and across
the street from the city and county
building, in the heart Of Minneapolis
were held up today by automobile band
its and robbed of $4,000 The robbery
occurred at 9 30 O'Clock this morning in
full view Of the many pedestrians.
D. E. Bray, manager Of the real estate
department of the bank. and Emmet
Erickson, 19-year-old messenger, were
bringing currency from another bank.
When they arrived in an automobile at
the door Of the Millers and Traders
Bank they were met by four armed men
who snstched the satchel, searched the
two for weapons and then jumped into a
large touring car standing alongside with
the motor running. The bandits then
dashed away towards st. Paul Police
and sheriffs deputies Of both cities are
IL pursuit.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01
NeIU Democrat Member
of Works Board Voted
G. o. p. Primary Ballot

1t became known today that Rich
ard A. Shirley, whom Mayor Jewett
recently appointed as the Demo
cratic" member Of the board Of public
works, participated in the Republican
primary May 2, to the extent or
calling for and voting a Republican
ticket in the second precinct OF the
eighth ward.
The disclosure was the result OF in
spection Of the polling sheets of the
primary which is now being made
by the Democratic city committee
under the direction Of Joel Baker Sec
retary.
The participation OF Mr.. Shirley
in the primaries as Republican
raises a question as to whether Mayor
Jewett's board of WORKS is, now any
more legally constituted than Cover
nor McCray's Industrial board. The
law provides that not more than two
members of the board Of works shall
be Of the same political faith and It
also provides that at least two of the
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01
Decker Will Plead Insanity
at Trial for Staying Double

Virgil is being given a separate trial,
however, because he said, in his last con-
fession, that the whole story will come
out at the trial"
Selection Of a jury is expected to take
considerable time on account of the wide
spread publicity given the case when
Lovett's body was found lying along
the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks ct At
wood. The clothing on the body of the
dead boy belonged to Decker and mem
bers of the Decker family identified the
body as that of Virgil, but Mrs. Decker
finally broke down at the inquest and
sobbed out that it was not her son.
Virgil was later arrested at the home
OF his uncle in Marion, by Sheriff Bert
Fowler of that city, and following the
grand jury probe here. Virgil's mother
and two brothers were placed in adje4n-
ing cells in the county jail. The case
has attracted wide attention.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01
oRBIsoN TO SPEAK Ar LUNCHEoN
Special to The Times.

KNOX, Ind, June 1.-Elsie Slavin, 6,
was ruled from the witness stand during
the murder trial of Cecil Burkett, IL,
here today.
Little Elsie was TO have been the star
witness for the prosecution in the case
in which Cecil is charged with numbering
Benny Slavin. z, a playmate. Court
room fans believed the chance of con-
viction were blasted with the ruling or
Judge Pentecost.
Elsie, undaunted By the crowd OF
arguing lawyers took the stand dressed
in summery chiffon.
Attorneys for cecil objected on the
ground that Elsie was too young to be
a witness.
do you know what an oath ~ Judge
Pentecost asked
NO. sir. I don't" she spoke up un-
hesitatingiy.
DO gou know what It is to tell the
truth1' the Judge asked.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01

1900, 900 Rail Employees Feel
~ Per Cent Wage Reductions
! Effective on All Lines july I
NEW SCHEDULES

CHICAGO. June 1.-The schedule of de
creases for each set of railway employe
announced as effective July 1 by tn
United States Railway Labor Board, /
as follows:
FLOATING EQUIPMENT.
Tug and ferry captains, reduced to
$500 a month.
Tug and ferry engineers reduced
to $50 a month.
Corresponding reductions for tug
and ferry crews.
Lighter captains reduced to s12O
and SIS5 a month.
Lighter engineers reduced to $3.50
and SI60 month.
TRAIN SERVICE.
Conductors, baggagemen, fiagmen
and brakemens In passenger service
reduced S1S rIonth In freight serv-
ice, reducei g. cents PER mile or per
day, aecOedin.- ~ method of pay
computation. n suburban service,
reduced co cSuts q day or SIS a
month.
Engineers, flremen an6 helpers: In
passenger service, reduced 48 cents
per mile or per day; in freight serv-
ice, Fednce1 81 cents per mile or per
day; IL yard service. reduced s
cents per hour.
TeIegraHlers and agents: In teIe-
gTSph stations, reduced cev<s per
hour, agents In non-teiegraph sta
tiOns, reduced ) cents per hour.
SHOP EMPLOYEES.
All supervisory employees and work
men of all crafts having less than
four years experience and all ap-
prentices, reduced cents per hour.
MAINTENANCE OF WAY EMPLOYEES.
All employees In this department are
reducec 10 cents per hour with few
exceptions. The exceptions are;
Mechanic helpers aud associated
employees, reduced IA cents per hour.
Track and common laborers, re-
duced S12 cents Per hour.
Drawbridge tenders, crossing, watch
men and fiegmen, hoisting fremen.
bumpers and pumper engineers. re-
duced S9a cents per hour.
CLERICAL FORCE.
Storekeepsrs, chief clerks and all
supervisory forces, reduced cents
per hour.
Clerks with two years experience,
reduced cents per hour.
Clerks with one year but less than
two years experience, rctuced Is
cents per hour.
Clerks with less than one years ex-
perienee. reduced 61a cents per nour.
New. clerks, inexperienced, to get
$3.50 the first six months and S77.50
the second six months.
Callers. announcers and other sta
tion employees, reduced 10 cents per
hour.
Janitors and watchmen, reduced 10
cents per hour.
OGice boys, reduced 5 cents per
hour.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01
HARDING TOLD
RATE REVISION
ISTN PROGRESS
President Makes Personal Call
at Offices of the
I. C.. c.
REVIEW WORK OF BODY

WASHINGTON, June 1.-Revision
of many freight rates is In process,
President Harding was Informed to-
day during a conference with mem
bers of the I. c. c.
The President made a personal
call at the office of Chairman Clark
of the I. c. C. Immediately after an
nouncement of the rail wage reduc-
ton by the railroad labor board.
II was learned suthoritatively
that the commissioners reviewed
with him what they aIc doing to ad-
Just rates which Harding believes
must precede a return to prosperity.
Harding was told that the reyisions Of
rates for the most part are being made
voluntarily through concerted action be-
tween the commission and the railroads
~7he President expressed interest in what
was being done TO modify rates on fruit,
which Pacific coast interests say are so
high that fruit can not be shipped to the
Eastern market. He was assured that
this phase Of the rate problem is now
Informally before the commission.
SATISFIED WITH
CONFERENCE
The President was at the L c. e. for
about half an hour. meeting Clark
and other members Of the commission
Who were at their Office He walked
back TO the White House smiling and
nodding to Government clerks who were
coming TO work. The President seemed
satisfied with his conference.
Il Is unusual for a President to call
on a subordinate Government official
The usual procedure is to call the
official to the White House. President
Wilson frequently broke this precedent
bv calling on Cabinet members, but this
IS the first tine Harding has done so.
The visit was taken as 4 forerunner OF
an announcement OF the complete plan OF
the Administration for rehabilitation OF
the Nations transportation system.
ACTION OF JUDICIAL
BODIES COMES FIRST.
It has been insisted that the Admins
tration had a complete plan, but that the
railroad Labor Board and I. c. c., both
y ddicial bodies, must act before any an
rouncement can be made.
1t was learned today that the plan
contemplates rate cuts and at the same
time as much aid as the Government tan
extend the roads under present eircun-
stances.
Ths wage cut announced at Chicago
win reduce railroad operating costs $780,
100000 per year.
In addition Harding is considering pay
ment to the roads OF about $500, 600 900,
which the Government admits 1t owes the
railroads as result OF the operations IN
der Federal control and Immediately fol-
lowing ii. The railroads claim the Gov
ernment's debt is S1.5OO, 900. 900, but the
Government has admitted less than half
Of this.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01
400 MILLIONS
ANNUALLYCUT
FROM PAY ROLL
National Working Pact Ex-
pires Same Date-TO
Draft New One.
PREDICT ACCEPTANCE

CHICAGO, June 1.-Two million
railway workers in TIE United
States are facing AZ entirely new
deal in wages al wor!.ing condi-
tions on July 1 as the result of a
decision made public today by the
United States railway labor board.
During the present month the rail-
way employees must decide what
their attitude toward the new deal
is to be.
The decision Of the railway board
granting the roads permission to cut
wages, approximately u per cent from
the present scale. is effective July l. On
that date also the present national agree
meEt. which prescribes rules under which
the employees now work expires. After
July 1, the transportation system or the
country will be operating under entirely
pew conditions as to wages and working
rules
MAKES AVERAGE PAY
S1s5 MONTH AGAINST SIf1.
Leaders Of the railway workers have
withheld comment on the decision OF the
board pending a closer study of its pro-
visions In some circles il was regarded
as a victory for the men, however, in
asmuch as the railroads had asked wage
reductions approximating % per cent. 1t
is believed the workers Will accept the
wage cuts, regarding as more vital the
provisions Of the new working agreements
that are to be drafted.
The aggregate reduction II applied TO
employees Of the class one carriers would
total S400,OO0OOO annually. Under the
award the average railroader's pay Will
be S125, compared to S141 a month. at
present
In making the award the board de-
clared that during Government control
OF railroads. wages had increased from
an average Of SIS in December, 1917. to
SIG a month In January. 1920 A sub
sequent award of the board increased
this average to s141 monthly average,
existing now. This. the board stated.
was an average increase OF 81 per cent
Continued on Page TwO.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01
DRYLAWS VALID,
SUPREME RULING
Uphold Federal and State
Liquor Statutes.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-Federal and
State laws regulating the liquor traffic
which are not inconsistent or in conflict
with the Volstead act are valid and
effective. the Supreme Court Of the United
States today decided.
The opinion was delivered By Justice
Day.
The issues were raised in the case OF
Boze YugiDovieh Of Oregon. on an ap-
peal brought by the United States, in
volTing the legality of taxes on lawfully
manufactured liquor.
Cable companies are not liable for the
full amount of damages caused by the
Incorrect sending Of cables into the
United States, the court held.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01
HOOsier Birth Rate
Is Double Deaths

March was nearly double the death rdte,
according to figures given out at the
office of the State board Of health today
The birth rate for the State was % per
l 900 population and the death rate H.
The deaths included thirty eight suicides
and showed poisoning to be the favorite
method, with shooting second. The holai-
cides totaled ten, in six Of which shoot
ing was the method used.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01
Orders Confirmation
of Minister to China

WASHINGTON, june 1.-The nomlna-
tion of Jacob Gould Schurman Of New
York as minister to China today vas or
dered favorably reported by the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee. Senator
Johnson, Republican, California, who re-
Gently filed objections to Schurman rep
resenting the American Government at
Perkin was absent.
The objections were based on alleged
pre-Japanese speeches Schurman was ac-
cused of delivering. No opposition to
Schurman developed at today's meeting.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01

WARSAW, Ind, June T-Shortly be-
fore Virgil Decker went on trial here
today for the murder of Leroy Lovett,
his youthful pal, attorneys entered plea
of insanity for the 1Syear-old farmer
boy.
This was taken as an indication that
the entire defense will be woven around
the plea in view of the many conflicting
stories told by Young Decker, confess
ing and denying alternately that he killed
Lovett.
1t is expected that prosecuting attor-
news will present a case drawn along the
line of nvestigation-that Lovett was
slain to collect 1000 life insurance car
ried by Decker in view of the striking
resemblance between the chums. The
mother and two brothers Of Virgil are
awaiting trial on a first degree murder
charge for alleged completely Ia the muir.
der.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01
Ad Club Will Discuss
Results Tomorrow

Interesting Experiences Of Results of
Advertising" will be the subject for a
general discussion at the weekly lunch
con Of the Advertising Club of Indian
apolis, at the Chamber of Commerce
building tomorrow.
1t is explained that any member nay
relate his story, and IT is suggested that
each come prepared with something of
interest to clup members.
Edward w. Hunter, business manager
OF the club, will go to Vincennes tonight
TO organize an advertising club in that
city.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01
Asks Completion of
Jury Hearings June 18

Tho members of the Marion County
grand Jury were instructed today by Judge
. a. Collins OF criminal Court to
complete all hearings If possible by June
IS so that the week Of June 20 could be
devoted to inspecting Julietta, the poor
farm, the Jail and the correctional de-
partment of the Indiana WOman's Prison.
Judge Collins stated that he would
accompany the jurors to the prison on
Thursday. June %. The jury will be
discharged June 80, after having been in
session six mOn;ns.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-01
Bill Proposes Union
of Telephone Lines

WASHINGTON, June 1.-Cousolidabon
pf all the telephone systems Of the
United States is authorized in a bill re-
ported favorably to the House today by
The House Interstate Commerce Com
mittee.
The Clayton anti trust act hitherto pre-
rented such consultations, It is stated
The present bill. however, does not in
Ierfere with State powers to regulate or
prevent such consultations.