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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
The Remnants of the Code
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enclosed him absurdly, like the garb Of
some effigy that had been stuffed in
sport and thrown there after indignity
bad been wrought upon it. But firmly
upon the high bridge of his nose reposed
his gold trimmed glasses. the surviving
badge of his ancient glory.
The suns rays, rejecting quiveringly
from the ripping sea upon his face. and
the voices of the marketmen woke "Beel-
zebub" Blythe. He sat up, blinking. and
leaned his back against the wall of the
market. Drawing a bIighted silk hand
kerchief from his pocket, he assiduOusly
rubbed and FURNISHED his glasses And
while doing this he became aware that
his bedroom had been invaded, and that
polite brown and yellow men were be-
seeching him to yacate in favor of their
market stuff.
If the senior would have the good
ress-a thousand pardOns for bringing to
him molestation--but soon would come
the cOmpradores for the days provisions
surely they had ten thousand regrets
at disturbing him!
In this manner they expanded to him
the fntimation that he must clear out and
CEASE to clog the wheels of trade
Blythe stepped from the platform with
the airAof prince leaving his canopied
tCOntinued on Page FOur.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The appoint
ment of +. I. Lewis, indianapolis, to be
Interstate Commerce Commissioner is un-
derstoOd today to have been decided
upon by President Harding. Lewis Is
chairman OF the Indiana public service
commission.
A reorganization OF the Public Service
Commission is expected to result from the
appointment Of q. I. Lewis. chairman Of
the commission, to a place on the inter
state commerce commission. on which
Washington reports indicate President
Harding has decided.
The appointment Of Mr. Lewis on the
Federal commission will make necessary
the third appointment on the State board
by Governor Warren T. McCray. John
W. McCardle, who viii be the only Re
publican appointed before the advent OF
the McCray administration, is expected
TO be named chairman.
The commission now has two new
members, George Barnard Newcastle,
Republican, who took office April 1. and
Senator Maurice Douglass of Flat Rock,
Democrat, who Will become a member OF
the commission May l. The other mem
Der is Glenn Van Auken, Auburn. Dem
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
CITY PRIMARY
CAMPAIGN IN
MIXED STATE
Situation Such That NOmi-
nations Can Not Be Ac-
cepted as Settled.
HOWE RACE FALLS SHORT

With only two weeks left of the
city primary campaign Indianapolis
never faced a more turbulent political
situation than confronts it today.
The long promised crystalization of
sentiment against Samuel Lewis
Shank for mayor has failed to ma
terialize.
The expected rally of voters to Mr..
Thomas c. Howe, former president
of Butler College, is as far distant
as it was before he entered the race.
The tremendous progress of Ed ].
Robson, despite the opposition of the
administration machine, has made
him a contender concerning whose
strength there is much difference of
opinion.
One fact stands out above all others in
the primary today
That fact is that the campaign of Mr..
Howe has been a great disappointment
to those who, few weeks ago. were
cocksure of his nomination and election
CONFIDENCE
SHAKEN.
So thoroughly has confidence been
shaken in the ability Of the News-Jewett
organization to put Howe over" that
number Of men who opposed Shank
vigorously four years ago are today seek
ing to learn his intentions as to admin
istration In the hopes that they can be-
come recOnciled to his nomination.
In the Democratic ranks there is no
movement OF any great moment as yet.
The question has been raised as to
whether Edgar Perkins Is eligible to the
office of mayor In event Of his nomina-
tiOns. Lawyers declare that by reason
Continued on Page Two)
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ocrat. who was appointed by former
Governor James p. Goodrich. Senator
Douglass will succeed Fred Bates John
son, who was appointed by former Gov
ernor Goodrich.
Mr.. Lewis was appointed a member of
the commission May /, 1917, when Good
rich was Governor. At that time he was
a member Of the staff Of thetIndianapolis
News. On June 8, 1919 the terms Of the
commissioners were rearraneed. and in
order to be appointed to another term
Mr.. Lewis resigned and was reappointed
the same day. This would cause his term
to expire In 1923
Mr. Lewis Is native OF Indiana. hay-
ing been born in DanyiIle. large part
Of his experience and training has been
as a newspaper man. In 1907 and 1903
he visited New Zealand, Australia and
South Africa, where he studied govern
mental problems. In 1910 he was sent to
India, China, Manchuria and Korea to
study railway and economic and political
conditions
Mr.. Lewis will be the first Indiana man
to be appointed on the Interstate Com
merce Commission since It's organization
in 1881 He viii be the only member Mt
this time IN the district between New
York aud Illinois which comprises the
Central Freight Association territory
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
SO KNOWN DEAD,
COUNT MAY BE
so IN TWISTER
Wide Swath Cut Through
Southwest Arkansas
Many Injured.
LOSSES PUT AT $4,000

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April 16.-
With grim death and destruction
stalking in it's wake, the tornado
which last night cut wide swath
through Hampstead and Miller coun-
ties had taken known death toll Of
thirty-nine this afternoon with the
final count expected to reach fifty.
More than fifty injured from rural
communities in the two stricken counties
are being attended by physicians in the
hospital at Hope, while friends and rela-
tives continued a search of debris piled
high on the farms on the chance of ex-
Treating additional dead.
Telephone and telegraph poles were
uproOted, wire communication demoral-
lied and railroad tracks washed out In
the district where the twister meted out
destruction The property damage is es-
timated at $4,000 Creeks are swollen
from heavy rains that fell throughout the
southwestern part Of the State last night
Relief trains were sent from here and
Texarkana to Hope, Sheppard and other
points along the Missouri Pacific rail
road. Physicians readily administered
to the suffering. municipal relief
bureau is operating at Texarkana and
Hope, where the injured we're carried.
Railroad traffic from Texarkana north
westward is kampered by soggy road
beds caused by the driving rain
The heaviest death toll was taken in
the Marlbrook community, where eleven
persons went down before the whlstling
fury Of the storm. which swept from
Cass County. Texas, from whence it came
so swiftly that storm cellars were use
less
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
NEW PLANNING
BOARD HAS JOB
Initial Meeting Will Take Up
Apartment Matter.

When the city planning committee,
which viii be appointed next week by
Mayor Jewett, holds its grst meeting
It will find work waiting for it. Today
the board of public safety refused a
building permit to the Newell Place
Realty Company for the erection of an
apartment house at Washington boule-
ward and Forty Sixth street, and re-
ferred the whole matter to the new com
mittee.
The proposed apartment house has been
the cause of dIssension for some time
past between the building company and
residents Of the neighborhood. The plans
as drawn provided for space of seven
teen feet between the property line and
the apartment house, while residents Of
the street have insisted on a much larg-
er space In order to maintain what they
consider the correct building line. The
matter has been before the board of pub
lie safety for several weeks.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
House Judiciary
Committee Is Dry

WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Desire Of
city members for liberalization Of the
prohibition laws has caused grand rush
by them for assignment to the House
judiciary Committee. Although eight
new members were added to this com
mittee 1t remains dry by a comfortab ble
majority. No promise Is held out by its
chairman, Andrew J. Volstead Of Mime
sofa. for any relaxation Of TIE dry legis-
lation. Instead, there IS strong move
ment among the dry members for a
tightening up Of the present law, espe-
clally with the use Of beers for medicinal
purpOses
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
BROACH SOVIET
RUSSIA POLICY
u. S. Prisoners Hold Up
Recognition.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The United
States will show no hospitality for any
proposals from soviet Russia. either with
regard to recognition or trade while
Americans are still held prisoners in
Russia, it was learned at the State De
partment today.
The State Department, It was said, is
making every possible effort to secure the
release Of Capt. Emmet Fitzpatrick and
Mrs. Ruth Harrison and other Americans
who are now held in prison in Russia
These negotiations are made more diff
cult because this Government has no
representative in Russia.
This Government does not hold that
the question of recognition is involved
in any effort which may be made to deal
directly with Russia to secure the re-
lease Of the Americans and it was indf-
Gated that there may be direct negotia-
tions attempted with Russia on this
question.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
Slaves Off Sentence
on Judge Lindsey

DENVER, Colo, April 16.-Further le-
gal steps In Criminal Court here delayed
the final execution Of sentence on Juvenile
Judge Ben Lindsey. who today was or
dered TO pay $500 fine or serve one year
In jail for contempt of court. Immedi
ately after District Attorney Vanise
moved execution Of sentence, attorneys
for Judge Lindsey announced they would
file a petition asking that execution Of
the sentence be remitted.
This petition will be acted upon some
time next week, it was indicated In court
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
In the Wake of the Storm,

Observation-Disclosures killed. leveled DESTROYED
wide property $5o,0oo
nearly foot Of seet high
lines and nterubans tied shipping Lake
gale, accompanied by
fall does heavy damage to trees frame buildings
roadi
MIsSoUR-T"o villages hit by cyclone with light damage
loWA-HeaW snowfall and by high ieinq
up traffic and damaging property.
coLORADO-HeaVy blocking and tyno I'D te
graph and telephone
iDAHo-Worst spring blizzard n years.
NEBRASKA-HeaVy with down
blocked.
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3 500 WALK OUT;
CITY BUILDING
TIE-UP LOOMS
Ten Building Crafts Protest
Wage Cut by Contractors
Association.
EXPECT LONG STRUGGLE

With $500 workmen now reported
out and indications pointing to what
labor leaders declare will be a
further walkout of approximately
1000 more, in protest or wage cut
made by the Building Contractors
Association of Indianapolis, the strike
of the building trades council late
today assumed serious proportions.
1T appears there will be long drawn
out struggle between the two forces,
which will result in almost complete
tie-up of building operations in In
dianapolis
Three thousand five hundred men did
not report for work this morning or quit
work at noon, it was announced at the
Labor Temple Association, headquarters
of the strikers.
Those trades which are out now are
carpenters. hoisting engineers, cement
finishers. sheet metal workers, painters,
electricians, steam filters. plumbers. plas-
terers and lathers Bricklayers and hod-
carriers are not affected by the walkout
as they are bound by an agreement that
does not expire until May l.
NEITHER SIDE
OFFERS PEACE.
No move has yet been made by either
side to attempt settlement Of the con
troversy. The strikers claim the next
move is on the part of the employers, as
the workmen have agreed to return to
work and open negotiations under the
old scale of wages. The employers have
D. F.fr
ultimatum. and thar they will not in
crease the scale Of wages, which goes
into effect Monday.
The contractors held a meeting this
morning, but no information was given
out as to the action takeny 7. d Hat
field, president Of the Building Trades
Association. said nothing important was
done at the meeting. and that no action
would be taken. as the next move. he said
is up to the wOrkmen.
we want 1t understood that we are
out at the orders Of the contractors"
said an official Of the building trades
union You can call it a strike, a walk
out. or q lock out, It's all the same Our
men have agreed 20 return to work un-
der the old scale, but the contractors
have refused to accept our proposal"
NEW WAGE
SCALE PROPOSED.
The new schedule Of pay, which forms
the bone Of contention between the en-
ployers and workmen. Is as follows:
Structural iron workers Sis to 81
an hour: cement f.nIshers, 81 to 75 cents
an hour; hosting engineers, 81, S112'2
and 81 % to 50 cents. 30 cents and 81
an hour; plasters, Slt2h TO 81 an
hour; sheet metal workers, 81 to 80
cents an hour; carpenters, 81 to 50
cents an hour steam filters 81 - 10 81
sn hour. plumbers. 81 25 TO 81 an hour;
electrical workers. 81 TO 81 cents an hour;
lathers, 81 to % cents an hour; brick
layers. 1925 20 Sl.15 ar hour; hod
carriers, 72i5 cents. - cents, TO G7I9
and 70 cents m hour.
The last two are not affected at pres
ent by the new wage scale, their old
agreement remaining in force until May
1.
The action OF the unions is directed
against III contractors, members Of the
Building Contractors Association, ac-
cordlng TO T. p. Hatfield, president OF
Continued on Page TwoD
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
Charge Lover Burned
Sweetheart's Clothes

The course of true love never runs
smooth.
At least that was what Angie Richards,
negress, 615 Charlotte street, thought
when she returned home last night to find
all of her clothes, valued at $3.50, burned
to ashes
Lem Rouser. negro, S64 west walnut
street. Miss Richards sweetheart until
three weeks ago, is being held in the city
prison under So 500 bond on vagrancy
charges following information received
nv NIotorpolicemen Dalton and Mcclure
that Rouser was seen trying the front
door Of Miss Richards home soon be-
fore the fire in the house broke out be-
tween and 10 o'clock last night. He
is accused of firing the clothing in a
spirit of revenge.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
TORNADO WREAKS HA VOC:
RAIN AND SNOW STORMS
RAGE IN MIDDLE WEST
FREEZE BOUND
FOR CITY, DUE
TO ARRIVE SOON
Weather Prophets GiUe Out
Chilly Information for
Weekend.

Warning was sounded today by the
Government weather bureau that freezing
temperature VIII visit Indianapolis by this
evening and that while tomorrow will be
fair, the weather will be cold. Predic-
tions are, however, that Monday will be
fair with a rising temperature.
Reports received by the bureau are to
the effect that a temperature which will
hit the freezing mark or which may go
slightly below it will be accompanied
by snow furries. The cold wave will
be general over the Central West
The falling mercury is coming on the
heels Of rain that extended over the
greater part of the Central and Western
States. Freezing weather already has
descended on the Western States and
extends as far north as the northern
boundaries Of Kansas and Missouri, and
1t is rapidly sweeping eastward.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. April 16.-Nine
and one half inches Of snow had fallen
here at a. m. today. and was continu
Ing to fall, according to official report
of the United States Weather Bureau.
An army of 5000 employed had been
placed at work by the city trying to dig
out from under the record April snow
storm.
A Standard Oil tug. towing tanker.
was reported in distress in Milwaukee
harbOr
BELOIT, Wis, April 16-Beloit and
the surrounding countryside was vir-
tually snowbound today when its popu-
lace woke TO find a blizzard in progress
and the heaviest snowfall of the year
In some places drifts several feet deep
were delaying trains and electric lines
and handicapping local transportation ia
cilities. Great danger to the fruit crop
is predicted. A heavy snow continues to
fall.
MADISON. Wis, April 16.-Wisconsin
was buried under several inches of snow
today. after the heaviest snow storm
since the winter Of 1919-192O. Madison
street cars were stalled and power in
terrupted. The temperature hOvered
around the freezing point.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
Continue Fight ON
Collapse Indictment

Prosecutor William p. Evans insisting
upon the validity" of the indictment re-
turned by the Marion County grand jury
against John NJ. Melvin, 944 Lexington
avenue, and superintendent Of the Hether-
ington & Berner Steel Works, which has
the contract for the steel work on the
Charles e. Emmerich Manual Training
High School, argument on the motion to
quash was continued indefinitely today in
the Marion County Criminal Court
Melvin was indicted by the grand jury
several weeks ago on charge Of in
voluntary manslaughter resulting from
the collapse of the steel construction on
the school annex last year, which caused
the death of two men.
The motion to quash the indictment
was presented to the court by Attorney
Charles o. Roemler and Elmer E. Steven
son. The court at that time took the
motion under advisement until today.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16

ID REAKFAST in Corallo was at II.
Therefore the people did not go to
market early. The little wooden
market-house stood on a patch Of short
trimmed grass, under the vivid green
foliage of a bread fruit tree.
Thither one morning the vendors leis-
urely convened, bringing their wares with
them. A porch or platform six feet wide
encircled the building, shaded from the
mid morning sun by the projecting
grass -thatched roof. Upon this platform
the venders were wont to display their
goOds-newly- killed beef, fish, crabs,
fruit Of the country, cassava, eggs, dulces
and high, tottering stacks of native tor
tillas as large around as the sombrero of
a Spanish grandee.
But on the morning they whose sta
tiOns lay on the seward side of the mar
ket-hOuse, instead of spreading their
merchandise formed themselves into d
softly jabbering and gesticulating group.
For there upon their space OF plat
form was sprawled, asleep. the unbeau-
tiful figure Of "Beelzebub" Blythe He
lay upon a ragged strip of cocoa mating,
more than ever a fallen angel in appear
ance. His suit of coarse flax soiled
bursting at the seams. erumpled into a
thousand diversified wrinkles and creases.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
Grants Continuance
in Contempt Citation

Following the explanation that she did
not have an attorney to represent her.
Mrs Ruth Vollner Weber, who was cited
to appear before Judge T. !. Moll OF
Superior Court, Room 3, today, and ex-
plain why she should not be punished for
contempt because, 1t is claimed, she re-
married three days after she was granted
a divorce when the court forbade mar
rage for two years, was granted a CON
tinuance by the court until next Satur-
day. Paul Wetter, pauper attorney, was
appointed to defend her.
Ruth z. Vollner Clay was granted a
divorce from Dallie Clay on April 1, and
she is said to have married again on
April of this year.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
Negro Kills Two;
Lynching Feared

SPRINGFIELD, No. April 16.-M. J.
Purvis and Clifford Elmer. the latter a
negro, were shot to death here today by
Lee Harold. negro. Harold, following
his arrest, was Immediately spirited away
to avert a possible lynching
Puryis was killed by a stray bullet
when Harold started firing at Enner.
who, he claimed, "consorted with his
wife"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
%. X. ex-Rep. Esch for
Commerce Commission

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The nomi-
nation of former Representative John J.
Esch of Wisconsin as a member of the
Interstate Commerce Commission was re-
ported favorably to the Senate today by
the Senate Interstate Commerce Commit
tee.
Senator La Toilette Republican, Wis
consih, member of the committee, and
Eschs political foe, disagreed with the
committees action, but was Overruled.
Early confirmation of Eschs nomination
by the Senate is predicted by Republican
aders.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
GOmpers, II, Labor
Chief, Weds Artist

NEW YORK. April 16.-Samuel Com
pers, 1-year-old president and founder
Of the American Federation Of Labor.
was married here today to Mrs Gertrude
Ainsley Gleayes Neuscheler, So. artist.
formerly of GAINESVILLE. Ohio. Gompers
and his wife left New York at noon on
wedding trip to Toronto, Canada.
The marriage ceremony was performed
at tn Hotel Woodward by Judge Robert
Wagner of the New York factory inspec-
ton commission.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
National Council of
Women Coming Here

The National Council Of Women win
meet in indianapolis April 27 and %, the
National War Mothers to act as hostess
organization. There are four Of the M
tonal officers Of the War Mothers In this
city, Mrs. Alice French, National War
Mother; Mrs Richard Coleman, secre-
tary; Mrs. Oscar Lewis, censor; Mrs.
Janice Joseph, Indiana member Of tho
national memorial committee. The four
officers will entertain with a luncheon
April 2S in the Riley room OF the Clay
pool Hotel for the visitors. Mrs. T. Har-
hey Reese. treasurer Of the local chapter,
Is in charge Of reservations. Any one
Interested. whether a member or not,
may attend.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
THREE NAMED FOR
RAILLABOR BOARD
President Sends Nominations
to Senate.

WASHINGTON. April denominations
to fill the three existing vacancies on the
Railway Labor board were sent to the
Senate today by President Harding.
Those named were:
Samuel Higgins of New York, Ben W.
Hooper Of Tennessee, Walter McAIenimen,
an official of the railway brotherhoods
Higgins is a former general manager OF
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad.
McMenimen is deputy president Of the
Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen.
Hooper is former Governor of Tens
neSsee.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
Wabash College Man
Winner in OratOry

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. April 10
William Miller, a Charlottesville student
at wabash College, won the Indians
peace oratorical contest at Manchester
College last night. A Manchester student
was second and Indiana University won
third
This was the eighth consecutive victory
for Wabash College this year. The col
lege was undefeated last year In oratori-
cal contests
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
Bebe Daniels Stars
in Ten Days in Jail

SANTA ANA, Cal, April 16.-Bebe
Daniels. motion picture actress. today
starred in her latest production, Ten
Days In Jail"
The pretty star limousined to the bas-
tile and insisted on serving her ten day
sentence for speeding without awaiting
the outcome Of her appeal.
She was accommodated.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
EASTERN STATES
TO ESCAPE STORM
L6.-Colder

WASHINGTON, April 16.-Colder
weather following the storm now sweep-
ing the Middle West. was forecast by the
weather bureau here today. The storm
will not hit the Eastern States, the buz.
reau said.
The storm is now central over southern
Missouri and IS moving east-northeast-
ward, the bureau said. 1t has been ac-
companied by snow in upper lake regions,
Mississippi Valley, Middle plain States
and Rocky Mountain regions. The snow
has stopped, however, in the Rocky
Mountain States. 1t is heavy in Colo
rado, Kansas. Wisconsin, Michigan and
Nebraska.