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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
ONLY 5 STREETS
LEFT ON LIST TO
BE ERESURFACED
Twenty Cut OFF Because of
'RemOnstrances' Works
Board Says.

A list Of twenty Eve main streets which
John L. Elliott, assistant city civil en-
gineer, had designated as being most in
need of resurfacing, was pared TO five
by the board Of public works in outlin-
Ing It's resurfacing program today. Every
other improved street in need OF a new
surface, with the exception Of a few now
under contract, was ordered to be tenn
porarily patched and repaired by the
street commissioner.
The FIVE streets upon which the board
ordered plans for resurfacing prepared
Immediately are Georgia from Illinois TO
Delaware streets; Ohio from Delaware to
Alabama streets; Maryland from Illinois
to Alabama streets; New Jersey from
Virginia avenue to South street; Eleventh
from PENNSYLVANIA to Illinois streets.
40 On FIRST LIST
ELLIOTT SUBMITTED.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Elliott sub
mitted to the board a list Of forty
streets which he judged to be beyond
the point Of economic repair The board
announced that since 1t would cost ap-
proximately S1,30Oo0O to resurface these
that it would cut the list. When the
list was decreased TO twenty five the
board stated that twenty were highways
upon which remonstrances have been tled
when attempts were made to put through
resurfacug resolutions several months
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
Attempt to CoUer Up Fact
Rufe' Page Gets City Pay

Suppression of the fact that "Rufe'
Page, noted for his operation Of no.
torious negro gambling Joints, pet
OF the administration of Mayor
Charles W. Jewett and one of those
working for the election of Mr..
Thomas c. Howe, former president
of Butler College, as the News-Jewett
candidate for mayor, is on the pay
roll of the city street department Is
being attempted, records in the office
of the board Of public works show.
The effort to keep secret the fact
that Rufe Page draws pay from the
city has been carried to the point
of noting him as living at an address
not even listed in the city directory
and at least four blocks from tile
place where he really does reside.
The closest lot to the one where the
board of works records attempt to
show Page lives is listed as a vacant
lot in the directory.
Page is the owner of several teams
of horses. Throughout the Jewett
administration 1t has been well known
that the street department has hired
some Of these. With the administra-
tion trying to put over Mr.. Howe
It has become advisable from the
standpoint Of the Howe hackers to
attempt to divorce themselves from
tangible connection with Rufe Page,
the board Of works records indicate.
On Friday, April l, the board Of
works made thirty six appointments
in the street commissioner lep1rt-
ment, preliminary to the opening Of
the city asphalt plant and the season
for repairing improved streets. At
the very end of this list appears tho
name Robert Page" That is
"Rufe's" real name. The name ap-
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
RAP COERCION
AND HYPOCRISY
OF CITY HALL
Character of City Administra-
tiOn Shown by Shank and
Robson Speeches.
PLAN DOWNTOWN TALKS

Both Samuel Lewis Shank and Ed
ward J. Robson, Republican con-
tenders for the mayoraIty nomina-
tion, will hold downtown mass meet
ings tonight, and both promise to
expose more Of the methods the
Jewett administration is using to
land the nomination for Mr.. Thomas
G. Howe, former professor Of But
Ter college and News-Jewett choice
for the nomination.
Mr.. Robson will deliver his widely
advertised keynote speech at s o'clock
at the Marion Club and Mr.. Shank will
talk at the Shank storage house, 227
North New Jersey street at $50 o'clock.
The Shank meeting was originally
scheduled as a Seventh ward meeting,
but it was decided today by Mr.. Shank
to make 1t an occasion for what he says
will be revelations Of city wide signif-
cance.
Roth of the candidates continued to
lambast the city administration last night
and today In addresses in various parts
of the city.
BOOKWALTER WILL
SPEAK FOR Robson.
Charles A. Bookwalter. former mayor
of Indianapolis, will speak in behalf Of
the Robson candidacy at the Marion
Club, and Caleb Denny, also an ex mayor,
will preside. In Mr.. Bookwalter's ad-
dress he will review the political and
public service career of Mr. Robson, cit
ing his term as county treasurer as an
example of efficient and 100 per cent hon
est administration of public office
More than 100 men and women vice
presidents have been announced for the
meeting. Additional women vice presi-
dents announced by Mrs. Ralph E. Ken
nington, woman manager, include Mrs.
7. c. Riddle, Mrs. J. II. Donaldson. Mrs.
Charles Warrington, Mrs Joseph II. Mil
Ter, Mrs. Percy Johnson, Mrs. NJ. L. An
derson, Mrs. Mary Tarry, Mrs. Lucille
Hoffman, Mrs. Grace Newby, Mrs. Arthur
Wills, Mrs Charles Sedwick, Mrs. George
Caldwell, Miss Ruth Sulgrove, Mrs. JULIA
Dawson. Mrs. Rena Lamkin Stone, Mrs,
II. H. Woodsmall. Mrs. Ronald Foster,
Mrs. f. f. Filllon. Mrs. C. H. Afford and
Mrs. Sadie Jolly.
Mr.. Robson at four meetings last night
attacked the city hail organization for
Continued on Page FOur)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08

pears on page 392 of the minute rec
ord Of the board Of public works un-
der the heading:
Zone team each to be employed
from the following men at S1.O0 per
hour"
Following the name Robert Page Is
the address, 1864 West Tenth street."
Evidence that Page has been rent
ing other teams to the city is found
in the pay roll of the unimproved
street department for March %, where
there is an entry showing that "ROb-
ert Page, 364 w. 10th St." was to
receive 500 for hire Of one team for
twentynine hours.
Although Pages address appears on
both these records as 1854 W. 10th
St." he really resides at 3G4 West
Fourteenth street The city directory
locates him at this point. and inquiry
among those who know him we'll sub
stantiates it.
The 1920 city directory does not
show any 1864 West Tenth street."
but shows that 366, the closest lot to
what might be 3C4, is vacant. The lot
on the other side Of what would be
964 is numbered 3G215 with the name
ALEX Fry" after it in the directory.
The list of appointments of April
also includes the names of four ne
groes generally known to be political
workers under Rufe Page and said to
be working in the interests Of Mr..
Howe. They are:
James Miles, 1922 Fayette street,
who was hired as a "kettleman" at 55
cents per hour; Robert A. Frazier,
1922 North Missouri street; Charles
Taylor, 1413 Brooker street, and Ja-
son Finnell, 1885 North Senate avenue,
hired as asphalt roller men" at
S27 so per week.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
HINT CHIEF FOR
VETERANS AID
Director for Disabled Heroes
Agency Considered.

WASHINGTON, April s.-Appointment
Of a director general to head the reor-
ganized Government agency caring for
disabled veterans viii be one of Presi-
dent Hardings first steps toward i'm
provement of this service, it was indi-
Gated today.
It was understood that several big
men are already under consideration for
the job. Among the men whose names
have been mentioned for the post are
Charles G. Dawes, Chicago banker, who
headed the Presidents special committee
on soldier relief; Col. F. w. Galbraith.
national commander Of the American Le-
gion, and Gen. John J. Pershing
The Dawes plan calls for a regrouping e
of the relief under one head directly re-
sponsible to the President, and suggests
that this be accomplished by an order to
the Secretary Of the Treasury pending
legislation.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
SAYS u. S. WILL
GET BERGDOLL
Kahn to Renew Resolution for
Return of Millionaire
Draft DOdger.

WASHINGTON, April s-"Bergdon
will be brought back" predicted Repre-
sentative Kahn, California, chairman of
the House Military Affairs Committee,
today.
Kahn said he will reintroduce Monday
his resolution for an investigation of the
entire Bergdoll affair. He will also de-
mand the return of Bergdon and Will
praise the Government policy to bring
back from Germany the millionaire draft
dOdger.
"Bergdoll cannot get by with his fout
and insult to this country and with his
idea that there is one rule for million
aire slackers and another for poor ones"
Kahn said. He must be punished and
the cloud hanging over the way he es-
capped from this country must be cleared
up"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
Federal Banking
Head Coins o. FeIU
TerSe Sentences

WASHINGTON, April s.-GOvernor
W. p. G. Harding of the Federal re-
serve banking system blOssomed out
today as a business Optimist. Com
menting on a number of great prob
lens" which confront American busi-
ness and which has led to some pessi-
mistic utterances recently, Governor
Harding said:
THE only people who have solved
all their problems are in the ceme-
teries.
There are some regions of peren-
niaI sunshine-Death Valley and tho
Desert of Sahara. Both are unit for
human habitatiOn.
Nations that have no problems are
dead or decaying nations.
"Our business reaction has been vio-
lent. Its very violence means
speedy return to normal"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
DEATH FARM CASE
TO JURY SOON
Defendant to Face Govern
ment's Charge of PeOnage.

CONVICTION, Ga. April s.-The fate Of
John s. Williams. charged with the mur-
der Of Lindsey Peterson, negro, will be
in the hands Of the jury today. Closing
arguments for State and defense were
to be presented early. Judge HutchesOn
was then to deliver his charge and the
work Of the jury was scheduled to start
Immediately.
1t was admitted that an appeal viii be
taken in case a verdict of guilty is re-
turned by the jury. What the procedure
viii be in case the reverse is the case
has not been made known.
.TwO other counts in the indictment re
main against Williams and he also faces
immediate arrest on Jasper County
charges should the jury free him.
Williams will be arrested and tried by
tie United States Government on charges
of peonage, 1t become known when Vim
cent Hughes, an agent Of the department
Of Justice. arrived here TO make the ar
rest after the verdict in the murder casa
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
City Pays Man 500 Month
to Pass Out HOWe Pictures

The city of indianapolis Is paying
a man 500 a month for passing out
pictures Of a political candidate in
front Of the Washington street ofice
Of the indianapolis News.
The city in general may not know
or intend that the salary pay for this
sort of philandering, but friends of
Henry Pfsterer, drawing pay as an
inspector in the city civil engineering
department, let the secret out when
they told Of his boasts that he had
passed out more than two hundred
pictures Of Mr.. Thomas C. Howe. for
mer president of Butler College, and
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
Fires Start
From Sparks, Fire
Marshal Reports

Recommendations for the adoption Of
a State building code are contained in
the seventh and eighth annual reports of
the State fire marshal covering the years
1910 and 1920 The report shows that in
1919 there were 5,34S fires in Indiana,
causing a total loss of $6,135,526 and that
in 1920 there were 5,0S3 fires with loss
Of SIS, 22S S96.
The report shows that the cause of
most fires is sparks from chimneys. Sec
ond in the list is the defective flue and
third is the fire started from fire in
an adjoining building.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
FOch Is Undecided
About Visit to u. S.

PARIS, April S,-Marsha1 Foch today
had not yet received the invitation of
the American Legion to visit America.
He said he hoped he would be able to
go to the United States for the celebra-
tion of Americas entry into the war, but
that he was unable to say positively at
this time whether he would be able to,
owing to the tense European situation.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
BRITISH SLOW TO
OFFER COMMENT

LONDON, April S-Brltish government
officials declined today to comment on
the American note regarding the League
of Nations mandates. They explained
that the coal strike is monopolizing the
governments attention just now. 1t was
added that the governments Of France
and Japan would have to be consulted
before Britain sends a reply 10 Wash
ington and that this probably will delay
the answer.
The Manchester Guardian, commenting
on the American note, says:
Naturally and rightly, as she was Of
supreme assistance in winning the war,
America wants to be certain that her
country's interests do not suffer from the
peace settlement. Britain replies with
formal correctness that these are ques-
tions for the signatories Of the League Of
Nations covenant and the peace treaty. 1t
is time that this foolish impasse was
brought to an end"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
Merriman VS.. White
in Big Golf Match

PINEHURsT, N. c., April Sd. P.
Merriman of Waterbury. Conn, and Gar
diner White of New York will meet to-
morrow in the thirty slx-hole final for
the North and South amateur golf cham
pionship These players won their semi
final round matches today.
Merriman beat Frank Dyer, Upper
Montclair, two up. White beat Perry
Adair, Atlanta, four and three.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
Youth Held in Theft
of $500 Diamond

Ora Sumner, %. 112S North Senate ave
nue., believed by police officers to be
the man who stole a diamond valued at
$500 from the home Of Mrs. Fay Stewart,
apartment .. 2444 North Meridian street,
yesterday while working as a paper
hanger, was arrested by Detectives Null
len and Rowe last night He was slated
on a charge Of vagrancy, which will be
changed to grand larceny. The dia-
mOnd has been recovered and is being
held at police station.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
HOLD-UP TRIO
STILL AT LARGE

CINCINNATI. April $40 trace has
been found today OF three unmasked
bandits who last night held up a postal
c.erk Of a United States mail truck,
handcuned the clerk and driver to the
machine and picked out three sacks of
registered mail
An estimate OF the amount secured by
the bandits can not be made at this
time.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
HIGHWAY AND
HAYNES NAMED
BY GOV. M'CRAY
Appointed New Members of
State Board of Edu-
cation.
GROSE IS REAPPOINTED

Two new members of the the State
board Of education were appointed
and one old member was reappointed
by Governor Warren T. McCray TO-
day.
The new members are Elwood
Haynes of Kokomo and Frank Heigh-
way of Lake County. George f.
Grose, president Of De Pauw Univers'
ity, was reappointed. Mr.. Haynes sue
ceeds Archibald Hall of Indianapolis
and Mr.. HIGHWAY succeeds c. O..
Williams, superintendent of the
Wayne County schools.
Mr.. Haynes is president Of the
Haynes Automobile Company and is ac-
credited as the inventor of the first prac-
tical gasoline propelled motor vehicle. He
Is a leader in the Prohibition party and
has been a candidate for State office on
that party's ticket several times.
ROBINSON TAKES
NEW POST MONDAY.
Mr.. HIGHWAY is superintendent Of the
Lake County schools. He was a candi-
date for State superintendent Of public
instruction several years ago.
Mr. Haynes was appointed to represent
the manufacturing interests, Mr.. Heigh-
way a a representative school superin-
tendent. and DR.. Grose as a college presi-
dent under the requirements of the law.
Fred B. Robinson, a former campaign
manager Of Governor McCray, was ap-
pointed secretary of the State purchas-
ing committee at a meeting Of the COM
mitee. The appointment will become
effective Monday, at which time Maurice
Shelton, the present secretary, will re,
tire
Mr.. Shelton is retiring at the request
Of Governor McCray, who asked for his
resignation about two weeks ago. Mr..
Shelton presented his resignation to the
committee April 1. Before the meeting
Of the committee the members held a
conference with the Governor, at which
State purchases were discussed. The com
mittee opened coal bids and viii let con-
tracts about May l.
NO CRITICISM OF
sHELTON's WORK.
Mr. Robinson was appointed at the re
quest Of the Governor. In announcing
that the committee had accepted his resig-
nation, Mr.. Shelton made the following &
statement:
Il wish the public 10 understand that
my leaving the sacretaryship OF the joint
purchasing committee was not occasioned
by any lack of honest and efficient con-
duct OF the office. IN support OF this
statement I offer the following quotation
from the letter OF Governor McCray to
me, in which he explained his reason for
asking for my resignation, as follows;
" I have made no complaint whatever
against your conduct of the office. but
as stated IN my former communication,
I desire to put another person in your
place
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
'REHEARING is
DENIED BAKER
Only Governor Now Can Save
Man Slated for
Execution.

Unless Governor Warren T. McCray IN
terferes Walter Baker, convicted in the
st. Joseph County courts Of murder, must
die in the electric chair May as a result
Of the action Of the Supreme Court to
day in overruling petitions OF his attor-
neys for a rehearing Of the case.
Baker participated in a hold-up at La
Porte in which a storekeeper was killed.
He has been granted two stays by the
Court, the latter stay expiring May G.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08

News -Jewett candidate for mayor,
Thursday.
Pisterer's name appears on the city
civil engineering inspectors pay roll
of March % as residing at 2139 South
Meridian street. His salary is set
out at the rate of S100 per month.
According to the law, inspectors Of
the engineering department are sup
posed to watch the construction Of
streets to make certain that they are
put down according to specifications
and to make investigations Of petit
tioDs and complaints at the direction
of the city civil engineer or the chief
INSPECTOR.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
TAKE THREE SACKS
FROM HAYS TOWN

SULLIVAN, Ind, April S.-Three
locked mail pounches containing drst
class and registered mail We're stolen
from the Chicago & Eastern Illinois rail-
road station here early Thursday.
The robbers broke oPen a window Of
the station while the agent was absent
secured the pouches and escaped I'm an
automobile. The pounches contained
nothing Of great value, 1t is believed.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
Probes Democrats
Alleged Monopoly

L. N. Hines, State superintendent of
public instruction, is investigating a re-
port that all the members of the school
board at Vevay are Democrats. Under a
ruling of the attorney general several
months ago members of school boards
must represent two political parties. Mr..
Hines has been investigating for some
time a condition Mt North Vernon where
ell the members of the board are Repub-
Iicans
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
PANAMA STANDS
PAT IN DISPUTE
National Assembly Ratifies
Attitude on Boundary.

WASHINGTON. April S.-AIthough the
United States has received no official
note from Panama, the State Department
was advised today by the American
minister that the National Assembly has
approved the attitude of the foreign
office in reiterating Panama's refusal
to accept the White award as a basis
for the boundary dispute with Costa
Rica.
The State Department was advised that
the National Assembly went on record
as being ready to accept the conse-
quences of this action.
Reports have also reached the State
Department of considerable importation
Of arms into Panama.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
YAP PRINCIPLE
WIDE IN SCOPE
Hughes Note Covers All ex-
German Possessions.

WASHINGTON. April s.-Ths express
sion OF the fundamental principles on
which America bases her rights in the
Island Of zap, contained IN the Hughes
note to the four great powers was in
tended to cover not only YaP, but to ap-
Ply equally to mandates over all the
territories that formerly belonged TO Ger
many and were lost by that nation in the
war, II was learned today at the State De
partment.
The position taken by this Govern
meut is that the same principles which
underlie American rights IN zap extend
also to former German possessions else
where in the Pacific aud the German col
onies in South Africa
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
Irish Confetti to
Cost. Less in Chi

CHICAGO, April s.-Price5 Of
bricks will drop from SIC to $40 per
thousand here Monday, according to
announcement by leading brickmakers
today.
This is the first substantial re-
duction in the price Of any build
ing material to be announced here.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-08
Vaudeville Day Is
Observed at Keith's

National vaudeville day was observed at
B. +. Keiths this afternoon. The entire
proceeds will be turned over to the
vaudeville actors insurance fund All Of
the leading vaudeville houses in this coun-
try and Canada are honoring the actors
today IN a skpilar manner.
Gypsy Smith, the evangelist; Mayor
Charles Jewett and Meredith Nicholson,
the author, were scheduled to appear on
the program In addition to the regular
bill.