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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-07
DECIDES ERIE
VIOLATED LAW
Labor Board Rules on Wage
Reduction, but Can Impose
No Penalty.

CHICAGO. March THE Erie Rail
road violated the Esch Cummins law,
under which the railroads were returned
to private ownership when 1t announced
a decrease in wages and an increase In
the hours Of labor Of its employees, the
United States railway labor board held
in decision announced here today.
The decision is expected to have a
moral, If not a legal, effect on the con
ferenees set for tomorrow between nu-
merous Eastern railroads and their
maintenance of way employees. Legally,
1t IS admitted however, the boards de-
cision is practically worthless for al
though finding the Erie has ignored it's
decisions and violated the transportation
act, 1t Is without authority to indorse
any penaly.
The Erie's case first came before the
board early In February when the United
Brotherhood OF Maintenance of Way EN-
ployes and Railway Shop Laborers and
the American Train Dispatchers' Asso-
citation filed a protest against a retrench-
ment order which cut the wages OF un-
skilled labor 2T per cent and deducted
one days pay a week from the salaries
of all employees paid on a monthly basis
The board declared the position taken
by the Erie was highly provocative" of
a strike.
If carrier may reduce wages arbitrar-
lily, the decision said, no reason appears
why railroad employees may not an
nounce an immediate intention of strik-
ing, unless demands for increased wages
and more favorable working conditions
are met.
The board announced It would not con-
slider the Erie case further until the com
pany had rescinded its order reducing
wages.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-07
Facts of the Session

Three hundred and sixty-seven bills
were introduced In the Senate.
Four hundred and sixty-four bills
were introduced In the House.
One hundred and fifty-six House
bills and 40 Senate bills had been
enacted up until today.
Governor Warren T. McCray has
signed IOI bills. thIrty-nine Senate
bills and seventy-twO House bills.
The Legislature Appropriated S1O,-
O41. .925.7I.
IL authorized expenditures that will
cost the State Ss5. .0OO. 600 in the next
two years.
1t raised the tax Ievies which Il
fixes to 1913 cents, an increase of 4.S
over the present rates.
Both houses were preponderantly
Republican. only nine Democrats sit
ting in the Senate and ten in the lower
branch.
One of the majority members. Rep
resentative Asa E Matthews of South
Bend, died during the session.
Lieutenant Governor Emmett Forest
Branch of MartInsville presided over
the Senate.
Speaker John r. Mcclure of Ander-
son presided over the House.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-07

(Rt. Hon. W. F. Masser, prime min
lister Of New Zearand. who was a
member Of the peace conference at
Paris.
Mr.. Boyce in the last twenty years has
made numerous expeditions In search Of
information and adventure for the read
ers Of his publications, but the present
voyage is one Of the most comprehensive
he has ever undertaken. The actual dis
tauce to be covered by Mr. Boyce and
his party In exploring New Zealand, Aus
tralia and the South Sea Islands Is equal
TO more than two thirds Of the earth S
circumference. When Mr.. Boyce returns
from this far-away corner of the globe
be win have travelled more than four
thousand miles by water alone In his
exploring trips.
On wednesday the Times will publish
an Interesting letter, Illustrated With
equally interesting pictures. which Mr.
Boyce wrote from Suya, the capital city
Of the FIJI Islands
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-07
German ObStinGcy
UpsetS u. S. Plan
of Separate Peace

WASHINGTON, March T.-Presi-
dent Harding's plan for an immediate
declaration Of peace with Germany
have been upset by that nations
stubborn refusal to accept the allied
reparations terms, it was learned to-
day.
Harding is said to feel that adop.
ton of the Knox peace resolution at
a time when British and French
troops are modified to enforce the
allied terms by marching into the
Ruhr basin and occupying important
German industrial centers would be
construed abroad as a direct affront
to our late associates in the war.
One Of Harding's campaign pledges
was to make formal peace with Ger
many Immediately on entering the
White House. But now he favors
Withholding action temporarily on the
Knox resolution, which he previously
had approved in Marion, and has
suggested to Senate leaders that they
go ahead on the Columbian treaty
and other agreements which stiu
await ratification.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-07
$4,000 on Note Asked
in Van Briggle Case

Judgement of $1,000 was asked today
before Judge Harry Chamberlin in a
suit filed by the Farmers Bank of Hazel
wood, against william R. Hirst, receiver
for the Van Briggle Motor Device Com
pany Of this city, L. II. Van Briggle,
John H. Buning, Robert Il. Guild. Henry
5. Rominger Frank Hilgemeier, Calvin
StoEt and Raymond Stout.
The suit states the Van Briggle com
pany, through it's officers, Sert IA,
1920, gave a promissory note for $1,000
on condition 1t would be paid back with
in sixty days. The bank claims the
money, with interest, is past due.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-07
Frisco Hotel Guests
Are Alarmed by Fire

SAN FRANCISCO, March 7,-Hundreds
of guests at the fashionable st. Francis
Hotel were awakened early today when
fire in the soap factory and laundry on
the roof of the hotel caused damage
amounting to probably $4,000 and
brought all the city's ire-ighting ap-
paratus to the scene.
There was no panic, but the dun explo-
sion which preceded the fire awakened
nearly all, and the heightened guests
,swarmed from their rooms in night at
tire.
The fire was under control in about an
hour.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-07

DOMINION OF NEW ZEALAND.
Prime Minister'S Office,
Wellington,
2nd February, 1921.
Dear Mr.. Boyce:
| willingly comply with your re-
quest to send. few words of greet
ing, on behalf of the government and
people Of New Zealand to our kins-
men in the United States:
In our own way New Zealanders
are building up British nation in
the south Pacific in much the same
fashion as the Pilgrim Fathers Of
New England laid the foundations Of
the great American Nation Of today.
We rejoice In the fact that, in the
hour of the worlds greatest tribula-
tion, New Zealanders and Americans
were found hghting side by side on
French soil. In uphOlding those prin-
ciples of truth. liberty and justice
upon which both the British empire
and the United States have nodded
their destlnies Could IL have been
otherwise with peoples of whom it
has been so well written.
I'VE must he free or die. who
peare spske: the faith and morals
hold which Milton held"
Under differing constitutions we
maintain our positions as the freest
countries of the world. and we New
Zealanders look hopefully forward to
that day when the English speaking
peoples will stand unitedly for the
protection Of the weak against those
strong and ruthless nations who
might seek. without such corrective
Influences, to hold them In bondage.
The British ideal has been well pic
tured by one Of our poets in the
words:
"Free voice, free aid. free ooun-
sci a free throne by freemen dr-
cled. each respecting each;
realm self-centered. yet with arms
to reach where earth's Oppressed
ones groan."
That ideal we hold largely in COM
mon. and knowing we have so much
reason to respect and sympathize
with one another, say: Heaven
grant that the Union Jack and the
Stars and Stripes may ever wave to-
gether as the champ ions OF the
worlds liberties"
The people Of New Zealand have
nought but the most cordial feelings
toward the citizens Of the great
American commonwealth 10 whom
they send. through me, this express
sion OF good VIII. Yours sincerely.
(Signed) W. F. MASSEY.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-07
No Change in Ban
on Cable Landing

WASHINGTON, March There has
been no change in the orders of the Navy
Department to vessels on the Florida
coast to prevent the landing of the
Western Union cable from the Barbados,
it was stated at the department today.
The State Department has called on the
Nary Department for n report on the in
cident Saturday when a submarine chas-
er fired on cable ship of the Western
Union, which was reported to have been
attempting to lay the prohibited cable.
No formal announcement was made as
to the policy of the new administration
with regard to this matter
Newcomb Carleton, president of the
Western Union, arrived here and Is ex-
pected to take up the matter with the
State Department
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-07
VAN BRIGGLE OFFICERS
PLEAD NOT Guilty
Colombian Treaty
Reported; Goes Over

WASHINGTON, March THE Colcm-
biSn treaty was reported to the Senate
today by the Foreign Relations Commit
tee without discussion.
No time for taking it up was set and
committee members said it might not
be acted on this session, despite Presi-
dent Harding's desire for immediate rati-
fication.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-07
Harding to Give Date
Of Special Session

WASHINGTON, March president
Harding Will decide on the date OF the
special session of Congress before to-
morrow. he today informed Senator I'm
derwood of Ala bama, minority leader of
the Senate.
Senator Underwood told the President
he felt that the new Congress would
make more rapid progress if given a few
weeks rest. While the President has not
yet set the date, Senator Underwood said
he believed that the special session
would not be called until early in April.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-07
ADVANCE INTO RUHR
VALLEY TO FOLLOW
RUPTURE IN LONDON
Negotiations Broken Off With Notification
to Huns That Indemnity Offer
Is Rejected.
GERMANS PRESENT LEAGUE PROTEST

LONDON March 7Ald will advancing
this
indemnity
troops
territory
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-07
High Court UphOlds
Indiana Rum Decision

WASHINGTON, March 7-S1preme
Court today sustained the contention OF
the Government that in a previous de-
cision in the Dan Hill case it had up
held the Reed amendment, passed be-
fore the days of the Volstead act. to
prohibit the shipment of liquor into a
dry State.
BY doing so it affiFms the conviction
of Willis d. and Azel Williams of Indi-
annapolis in 1913, charged with bringing
105 gallons of whisky from Cincinnati
then wet, into Indiana, then dry. The
defendants eontended the court never
had upheld the Reed amendment.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-07
Printing Bill of
Assembly Reaches
Total of S2O,472.46

The printing bills Of the Legisla-
ture amounted to $2O.4T2.46, accord
ing to figures compiled today by
Dirrelle Chaney, head of the State
printing board. The House printin.,
cost $10,S64.53 and the Senate
$9,G07,93.
In 1919 the printing bills amounted
to $15,01691, the Senate costing
$S. 1868 and the House SO, ,6S091.
The low mark for printing costs
was reached in 1917, when the House
hill was S4.756.SS and the Senate
SS,92159, a total for the session of
$1367S47
Contract prices were raised % per
cent on material and labor this year"
Mr.. CLANCY said. More bills Wee
printed two or three times than ever
before because of the many amend
ments introduced"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-07
I'D ASSEMBLY NOTED
FOR VAST AMOUNT OF
ITS EXPENDITURES
Ten Million Dollar S, ion an Inheritance
From Goodrich Re-, ,-4he Which Sent
State Institutions to Low Ebb.
ULL MCRAY PROGRAM CARRIED OUT

Assembly which is fastening sine
which
public
Legislature
of
upon the gigantic task of esurrecng
ebb they reached result of the
Former Governor James Goodrich
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-07
Halts Prosecution
of Food HOarders

WASHINGTON, March All prosecu-
tiOn of ,hoarders~ of foodstuffs under the
Lever law will be stopped, despite the
fact that the anti-hoarding provision of
the statute was not involved in the de-
cisiOn of the Supreme Court last Monday
holding the profiteering sections un-
constitutional, Solicitor General Frierson
today announced.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-07
INDICTED MEN
CROWD ROOM OF
FEDERAL COURT
Opening Session Witnesses
Arrangements on Various
Charges.

When the roll call Of defendants began
in Federal Court at O'o'clock this morn
ing the courtroom was almost packed
by the more than 200 persons indicted
by the Federal grand jury in its recent
session and their lawyers. There was
room for only a few spectators.
As the call OF the roll was made the
defendants entered their pleas. Those
pleading not guilty viii be given trials
beginning about March 81, while the cases
of those entering pleas Of guilty were
taken up by Judge Anderson as soon as
the roll call was completed.
Among the defendants were Lilburn II
Van BriggIe, president of the Van Briggle
Motor Device Company; Henry S. Rom
niger, treasurer Of the same concern. and
Charles A. Taylor, sales manager, all OF
indianapolis. All three were indicted on
charges of using the mails in a scheme
to defraud in connection with represen-
tations alleged to have been made con-
cerning the financial condition OF the
company for the purpose OF inducing
persons to invest money for it's capital
stock.
The Van Briggle Motor Device Company
was thrown into receivership in the local
courts last August and shortly after that
postofice inspectors began an inyestiga-
tiOn that resulted in the return of the
indictments.
VAN BRIGGLE OFFICERS
PLEAD NOT GUILTY.
Pleas of not guilty were entered by
Van Briggle, Rominger and Taylor when
their names were reached on the roll
call.
There was big break in teamwork of
the forty Muncie defendants charged with
conspiracy to violate the liquor laws of
the United States. Fifteen pleas of guilty
were entered, while twenty -four pleaded
not guilty and one, Kenneth Spurgeon,
wealthy Muncie manufacturer did not
enter any plea pending a ruling by Judge
Continued on Page Two.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-07

Allied forces will march Into the Ruar
Valley, it was stated in French cir
oles. The detectives of the allied troops
will be Dusseldorf, Dulsberg and Ruhrort.
The German reparatlOns proposals are
not acceptable and do not Justify post
pOnement of the penalties to be inflicted
by the allies, It was officially announced
following the mai conference at 4 80
p. m. today.
The penalties laid down for German re-
fusal to accept the demand also included
seizure of customs houses, the levying
Of tax on German exports and estab
lishment of a customs line along the
Rhine.
The indemnity conference negotiations
have been discontinued, according to an
official announcement by the French del
egates this afternoon
Foreign Minister Won SimOns Of Ger
many Informed the allies ne was unable
to agree to the reparations demanded at
the Paris conference.
However. the Germans modified their
original rejection of the allied demands
with the following counter proposals:
L. Agreement to make five of the
yearly payments demanded by the allies.
(The allies demanded payments ex-
tending over fOrty-two yearsD
2. Acceptance of the IL per cent tax
on exports, provided that Germany be
permitted to 6oat lsani that upper
Silesia remain German and that COM
mercial restrictions against Germany be
abolished.
CLAIMS LEAGUE
PROTECTION.
Germany protested today to the League
-of Nations against the menace Of an al
lied invasion. The protest was filed with
the league council
Foreign Minister Won Simons Of Ger
many gave notice Of his intention of ap-
pealing to the league when he said to
the allied representatives during their
meeting today:
Germany IL not a member of the
league, but she has signed the pact. /,
Therefore. appeal to the league in the
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-07
ALLIES INVADE GERMANY TOMORROW
Premier of NelU Zealand
Sends America Greetings
Through OJUner of Times

w publisher of the Times while the Dominion
Expedition which he is
leading South Pacific
Minister
greeting with the
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-07
WEATHER

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
foT the twenty-four hours ending p. m.
aarcl s.: Showers tonight and Tuesday
warmer tonight
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-07
THE WEATHER

Showers tonight and Tuesday. Wa
tonight.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-06-10
Lincoln Gets Baby Fish

Six cans Of brook trout have been
~anted in South Lincoln by w. H.
Hawkes., chief Of the Bennington
hatchery and Wardens H. A. Booth
of Vergennes and George Dougherty OF
Middlebury To better aid the growth
of these FISH the brooks have been
closed for one year. They are the
Ben. Durham Kelton and Grant
brooks. This closing of the small
streams is an innovation by the new
Commissioner, H. P Sheldon, who
plans to similarly close all the brooks
in which small fish are planted.
Warden Dougherty discovered two
barrel nets in Lake Champlain We'd
nesday. The nets had six hoops and
wings OF 80 feet in length He is at
present actively engaged in the search
for other violations OF the fish and
game laws on the lake.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-06-10
RIpTON MEN WILL BANQUET
AND DISCUSS MUTUAL NEEDS
Boy Problem and Conversion of Old
Congregational Church Among
Topics of Varied Program

The parlors OF the Methodist Epis-
copal parsonage in Ripton will be
thrown open to the men OF the town
Saturday evening, June 10, for a ban
quet and conference. The gathering
will be exclusively OF the men, al
though the women will participate to
the extent of preparing the meal. A
program of lecture entertainment IS
being prepared. with the feature
speeches delivered by out OF town men.
Principal among the topics already
suggested for discussion are "The Boy
Problem in Our Town, and the con-
version of the old and unused Congre-
gational church building into com
munity house or something similarly
of use to the town.
The banquet will be free, the con-
tribution of the ladies of the town to-
ward the happier solution by their
fathers and husbands of the PROPOSE
tons recommended for the community
welfare. But after removing covers
from the steaming food, they will re-
tire and the young men of the church
will succeed them in the serving OF
the meal. Every man in Ripton is
urgently invited and expected to at
tend. Eight o'clock is the hour
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-06-10
AUTO SPEEDSTER
PAYS S18.52 ASSESSMENT

George L. Morse d Milton, VT, was
fined $1,000 and costs of 1852 in the
Addison County Municipal Court Fri
day for violating the speed regulations
of Middlebury. He was arrested Thurs
day evening by Night Officer Charles
Shaw at o'clock for driving his auto
mobile at an excessive speed on Nam
street. The officer said that his was
not merely case Of driving few
miles faster than the 10 per hour limit,
but that his recklessness was = real
danger to other vehicles on the street
at the same time.
The defendant, who is a salesman for
the Cross Cracker Company of Mont
pelier, denied that he had driven reck-
lessly. He at first refused to plead
guilty and asked what the alternative
would be. Judge Dickens said that
he was wholly free to contest the
charge. Morse said that he did not
have the time to do that, and to void
delay would pay the fine. He later
met the Judge and said that he would
return to demand a refund of The fund,
as one OF the trustees whom he had
consulted agreed that Officer Shay mad
exceeded his authority in arfesting
him. To date has has not returned.
Morse is the ninth to be hailed be-
fore Judge A. w. Dickens for traffic
violations in Middlebury.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-06-10
BOYS AND GIRLS, CLUB WORK
AGAIN GETS FINANCIAL AID
State and County Prizes and Camp
Vail Teams Made Possible by
the Bankers, Association

AT a recent meeting in Burlington
of the Committee on Agriculture OF
the Vermont State Bankers Associa-
ton, the cash prizes and gold and
silver medals were renewed for results
in Boys and Girls Club Work under
the several County Farm Bureaus OF
the University OF Vermont Extension
Service. There will be cash prizes of
$500, $500 and $500 for the best three
club members in the State in each club
enterprise, and prizes OF $500, S2OO and
Sl.00 for the best three in each enter
prise in each county. State Champions
will receive a gold medal and the
County Champion a silver medal Club
members may compete in these twelve
enterprises: garden, canning, pig, poul-
try, potato, corn, calf, sheep, cooking,
clothing, handcrafts, and maple sugar.
The Association also guarantees
the travel and subsistence expenses Tor
four club leaders to accompany four
club teams to Camp Vail, Springfield,
Mass, in September The Eastern
States Exposition will provide free
trips for the four club teams repre-
senting each of the ten Northeastern
States. The four teams from Vermont
will be those teams which make the
best showing during the season prior
to Camp Vail, irrespective OF the ma
ture of the club activity they repre-
sent
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-06-10
Mrs. Duclos Showered

Twenty friends of Mrs. These Du-
clos surprised her with miscellaneous
shower Thursday evening in honor Of
her approaching marriage to Thomas
Brown of Willimantic, Conn The par
tv was held at the home of Jesse Bou-
LA on Seymour street where Mrs.
Duclos has lived as housekeeper for
several years. A number of beautiful
gifts were given her Refreshments
were served after varied entertain
INIT program. The marriage will take
place in Willimantic June 20
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-06-10
Undergrad. Association Meeting

The Undergraduate Association he'd
jrs regular meeting Tuesday evening,
the new student council assuming CON
troll J.. and J. Darby q, the retiring
president handed the gavel to the new
" elected president, Albert F Coll
nick 80, and urged that the associa-
ton support the new administration as
faithfully as they had the retiring one
Elections for assistant manager OF
baseball and track and members OF
the athletic council were held. Clyde
Iakway %, OF Brattleboro, was elect
d assistant manager OF baseball, and
Julian Klock 90, of Wallngford was
elected assistant manager OF track. As
a result Of the balloting on the nomina-
tions made at the last meeting, the, fol-
lowing were elected to serve as next
years Student Council: Baldwin %,
Potratz 20, Robinson %, Lane y,
K alin 90, and Leonard 90. 1t was vot-
ed to authorize the student council TO
appropriate funds to cover the expense
of printing the Constitution OF the I'm
dergraduate Association and the Ath-
letic Council in the handbook to be
published by the Y NJ. c. A.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-06-10
Dekes' Annual Dance

Alpha Alpha Of Delta Kappa EpS4 t5n
Me- Mccullough Gymnasium Saturday s "
evening. The decorations consisted I'D ID
college and fraternity banners a5 hIne
crepe streamers in red, gold and Dl9ti
the Deke colors Punch was seIVt S
thu throughout the dance with I refresh
a mSp' 1af Sa59s Rs5e Prof. and MI:
p c. Voter, Prof. A R. Davis MI
and Mrs. John A. Fletcher, and MIS-.
Maud o. Mason. REPRESENTATIVES ",
were: Chi Psi, Robert 7. Aldrich ~ ~
Delta Epsilon, Winford Z. Heath ~;
Kappa Delta Rho, Robert r aien-
tine 81; Alpha Sigma Phi, John d.
Prescott %; Neutral, James x Gan
non "a. Arthur N. Ferry "a was a
guest Music was furnished by the
Dartmouth Jazz Orchestra OF nine
pieces.