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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-02
PROVIDE MART
FOR SOUTH SIDE
Women to Direct Venture al
Arizona and Talbot
Streets.

Under the direction Of the Original
South Side Woman's Club, a south side
market is to be conducted at Arizona and
Talbot streets, on Wednesdays and sat
urdays during the summer when growers
and commission men may sell their prod
ucts The opening day of the market
Wednesday June s. was announced at the
meeting OF the club held yesterday after
noon.
A committee 10 visit the park, health
and sanitary boards of the city was ap-
pointed at the meeting asking them to
cooperate with the organization and clean
out Pleasant Run and the artificial lake
at Garfield Park. II the boards will get
the water in sanitary condition the WON
en- will raise a fund for the buying OF
goldfish, ducks and swans for the lake
The committee included Mrs. Oscar Meis-
ter, Mrs. Theodore Bernd, Mrs. W. J.
Jacobs, Mrs. Oscar Merrill and Mrs
Thomas Carey.
committee headed by Mrs. Emma
Flick was named to visit disabled sol
diers in the hospitals once a month sup
plying them with delicacies.
Ten men Of the south side also were
admitted to honorary membership. They
presented a resolution asking that the
Woman's Club be changed to the South
Side Civic League so that the men may
cooperate with the women. Action re-
garding the resolution will be taken at
the meeting with Mrs. Theodore Bernd
221I Union street. June 10.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-02
MRS. SOUTHARD
ON WAY TO TRIAL
Fifth Husband of Reputed
Feminine 'Bluebeard' Left
in Honolulu.

HONOLULU, June Paul Vincent
Southard. husband Of Mrs. Lydia South
ard, alleged femme "Bluebeard." re-
NAMED in Honolulu today despite his de-
sire to accompany his wife to the main
land.
Mrs. Southard in charge Of Deputy
Sheriff V H Ormsby Of Twin Falls,
Idaho, and Mrs. Ormsby, left yesterday
on the liner Matsonia for San Francisco
en- route to Twin Falls to face trial She
is charged with poisoning four husbands
and her brother-in law.
Southland accompanied his wife aboard
the steamer and bade her an International
farewell After the vessel left Southard
could not be found and a police search
was started for him. Fearing he had
slowed away, radio requests were sent
that the Matsonia be searched. Late in
the evening, however, Southard was
found in Honolulu.
Mrs. Southard viii reach San Francisco
June 8.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-02
PARK BOARD TO
BUILD 7 POOLS
FOR SWIMMERS
Passes Resolution for Five
Small and Two Large
NatatoriumS.
TO BE READY BY FALL

Resolutions for the construction of
seven swimming pools, five of the
playground and two of the large type,
were adopted by the board of park
commissioners today. Plans for the
pools were ordered last week follow
ing the death by drowning in danger
Gus streams of five boys within a
period of seven days.
The two large pools will be located
at Rhodius and Brookside parks and
the playground tanks at Garfield and
Ellenberger parks, two along Fall
creek somewhere in the north side
and one at Riley playground.
The board last August announced its in
tention to have plans prepared for fifteen
pools within few weeks. but no fur
ther action was taken until the annual
list of drownings began to grow a week
ago.
Adoption Of the resolutions must be
advertised once a week for two weeks,
after which property owners have ten
days In which to demonstrates At the
emu VI thiS iitIlbA the DOAIu VIII tpu-
firm the resolutions and advertise for
bids. If it is found to be legally pos
sible advertisement for a bond issue TO
cover the cost of the pools will be run
simultaneously with advertising for bids,
thereby saving twenty nine days In ad-
vancement of necessary preliminary steps
before actual construction can begin. The
pools should be completed before the end
of the summer. James II. Lowry, super
intendent of parks, stated.
The board approved appointments Of
more than 200 playground instructors. as
sistants. matrons, life guards, watchmen
and custodians
Committees representing the Bright
wood Civic Association and the Lennox
Improvement Club reported they had
agreed on a pIat back Of the school
house in BrightwoOd as site for Il
proposed playground. The two Organiza-
tions have favored different sites for sew
eral months. The board instructed the
Continued on Page Two)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-02
ROADS SHOULD
CUT RATES AT
ONCE-WA

NEW YORK, June 2.--Rail-
road rates should be reduced at
once, in view of the IL per cent
wage cut, according to William
G. McAdoo, former Secretary of
the Treasury and director gen.
eraI OF railroads.
"The present high freight rates
and passenger rates are based in
largo measure upon Increased
wages of railroad employees, es-
tablished by the railroad labor
board In the sumner Of 1920" Nc
Adoo said In an interview today.
"High rates are hurting business
and imposing a heavy burden
upon the general public. Farm
ers, cattIemen, producers and
consumers have felt it acutely."
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-02
SILENT COPS
BLINKS, SIGNS
CONFUSE MANY
Mixture of Street Warnings
Only Serves to Disrupt
Traffic.
SAFETY DEVICES FAIL

4 Opinion that the board Of public
fety has gone astray again in its
latest attempt to eliminate the dan
ger of collisions at four important
crossings on Meridian street is be-
ginning to crystalize as q result OF
growing confusion due to the sale
ty" devices installed a few weeks
ago.
It is coming to be the general
view, investigation among motorists
shows. that the use of silent cops"
and mushroom lights" in conjunc-
ton with signs reading, SLOW;
driver approaching from right has
right OF way" is more likely to dis
rupt traffic on other streets where
this rule does not hold good than TO
help matters on Meridian street
"silent cops" and signs are located at
Michigan and Meridian streets and M*pie
road and Meridian street and 'mush-
room lights" and signs at Meridian and
Sixteenth and Meridian and Thirtieth
streets. The cops" and lights" are 10
cnted at the center Of the street interSec-
tions while the signs are placed about
thirty feet from from the intersections
pm all four OF the approaches II each
sunction.
SILENT "CoPS"
OFTEN SMASHED.
The "cops" were first installed at the
Michigan and Sixteenth street crossing,
but. due to the fact that they were on
temporary wooden stands they were
smashed half a dozen times. The boaro
of safety finally had the one IT Sixteeufh
street moved to Maple road. had both
placed on permanent concrete bases. rnd
the experimental mushroom lights"
placed at Sixteenth and ThirtIath streets.
When the first installation of the safety
Mievices was made it was announced by
the board that the signs warning mo-
torists that the driver at the right has
the right Of way were put up in order to
cooperate with the HoOsier Motor Club
n an educational campaign preliminary
to the taking effect Of the law passed
by the 1921 Legislature. which estab-
fishes this rule Of the road throughout
the State with certain exceptions.
PROVISIONS
OF NEW LAW.
The new law, which is House Bill No.
u, introduced by Representative Bene-
dict Of Marion County, at the request of
the Hoosier Motor Club, provides in Sec
ton /:
BE It enacted by the General Assembly
Of the State of Indiana. that all vehicles
travelling upon public highways shall
give the right of way 10 other vehicles
approaching along intersecting highways
from the right, and shall have the right
Of way over those approaching from the
left; Provided, however, that roltce We
hIcles, fire departments, vehicles trans
porting United States mail. and ambu-
lznces shall have the right Of way over
other vehicles: Provided, also, that the
proper authorities Of incorporated cities.
having q population OF more than ten
Athousand Inhabitants, may designate GER
Continued on Page Nine.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-02
ORDERS GRAND JURY
TO SIFT RACE RIOTS
IN WHICH 100 DIED
Oklahoma Governor Puts Attorney General
in Charge of Investigation
0t Tulsa.
CITY is CALM UNDER MARTIAL LAW

2Governor A Robertson today ordered
Freeng will investigation
destr o property blacks whites
ha
behops
ano They about their duties unmolested
the
of
military
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-02

KNOX, Ind, June Cecil Burkett, IL
talked to Ma" Burkett about the old
swimming hole today and paid no atten-
tion to the arguments of his attorneys.
The jury will decide today whether Ce-
Gil murdered Benny Slavin, Z, his play
mate Only the closing arguments re-
main.
Cecil is sure he'll be freed.
"IIl bet you all these I'll be out to the
old swimmin' hole with the bunch to-
night" he said to his &year old brother
and one Of the seven children who sur
rounded ma" Burkett at the trial
All these" were marbles he had In his
pocket
MA" Burkett, despite the comforting
of her son, was downhearted. She
eloomily eyed each Of her brood Of chill
dren in turn.
GEE, 1T AMT
NOTHING, MA"
Gee, 1t amt nothing, ma" said Cecil.
81 didn't kill Benny and The jury knows
It, l do wish they'd hurry up and let
me go home though
Even the prosecuting attorney believed
an acquittal would come within a few
minutes after the jury went out.
Cecil still guarded the little map be
scrawled on a scrap of paper showing
his defense The map shows where Cecil
was when the Slavin boy was killed.
Cecil's attorney, w. G. Reed, wanted to
borrow the map in the closing argument,
but Cecil wouldn't part with it. In
stead, he stood up and showed it to the
jury himself.
The by didn't want that map to get out
Of his hands. He sat up many nights
drawing it, and in his boyish way. be-
lieves 1t will be the thing that Will ac-
quit him.
During noon recess since the trial
"lIa" Burkett feeds her youngsters out
Of big box she brings from their home
in Ora, Ind, near here, each morning.
Cecil always waits until his younger
brothers and sisters are served before
taking any of the fruit and sandwiches.
The boy defendant does not hold a
grudge against his playmates that tes-
tilted against him, but nodded to them
when he looked back of the rail.
HELD. Elsie," Cecil said, just before
court opehSd.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-02
Says Roads in Position to-
Let Public in on LOWer
R0tes-n They Only Will

WASHINGTON June 2-The Nations
railroads are now in a position to slash
freight rates and institute a policy Of
bargain counter bidding for increased
business, officials said here today.
Their operating costs decreased $780,
100000 a year by the wage reduction,
plus s1OO, 900 from reductions on coal
purchases, the roads are face to face with
the problem of letting shippers and :he
general public in on the easier situation,
1t was maintained.
Rates are now 30 per cent above pre-
war levels. The matter Of rate reduction
is wholly up to the roads themselves,
it was pointed out at the Interstate Com
merce Commission. The roads can fix
new and lower rates and put them into
effect on thirty days notice through the
simple process of filing copies of the
schedules with the commission.
New rate can be put into effect on
five days notice. instead of thirty. pro-
vided the railroads and the shippers get
together and agree to reductions. In this
case the Interstate Commerce Commission
makes special dispensation and the rates
go into effect almost at once.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-02
Delegates to AID Club
Convention Named

Delegates to the annual convention of
the Associated Advertising Clubs OF the
World, at Atlanta, June 1916, were elect
ed as follows at the weekly luncheon
of the Advertising Club of Indianapolis.
at the Chamber of Commerce building
today Jesse e. Hanft, Ralph W. Wish
ard, Frank Flanner, Leo Krauss. Merle
Sidener, II. B. Williams. Edward w.
Hunter Herbert King, Fred Mills. o.
t. Roberts, G. F. Roberts, G. r. Olwin
William D. Keenan. Frank T. Carroll,
Tracy w. Ellis and Roland Mellett.
In addition to the delegates, num-
Der Of other members Of the club will
attend the convention
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-02
SEE FIGHT OVER
CONFESSIONS
OF DECKER BOY
Murder Defendant Told Con-
fiicting Stories After
Arrest.


WARSAW, Ind. June 2.-First evidence
in the trial of Virgil Decker. charged
with numbering his chum, Leroy Lovett,
will be introduced this afternoon, ac-
cording to indications early today.
The jury was impaneled shortly be-
fore lunch and court was adjourned until
1 80, when the opening statements were
made:
Attorneys for the State insisted
that all Jurors be willing to inflict the
death penalty and at least half dozen
we're excused because they were opposed
to capital punishment.
The bitterest battle OF the trial is ex-
pected on the question Of admitting as
evidence the various confessions made by
Virgil Decker following his arrest. Form
er Judge F. z. Bowser defense counsel,
has indicated this repeatedly by referring
to them as -'purported statements"
The State will outline its case in the
opening statements. The defense by
filing a written plea Of insanity has
shown its hand.
Virgil has said on several occasions
he will "tell all" at the trial, Keen in
terest centers on whether be win be per-
mltted to take the stand and If he does
whether he will make still another con-
fession involving his mother and two
brothers who are indicted with him.
There is also much interest in whether
IL will develop that Lovett was killed
for $24 600 life insurance which Virgil.
an 1S-year- farmer boy carried on
himself in view OF the striking likeness
between him and Lovett.
Long before court opened the seats in
the room where the trial is being con-
Quoted were filled. The room viii seat
about 400 persons and Judge l.. w.
Royse issued orders that no one be per
mitted to stand along the walls.
Many who wanted to get front row
seats started shortly after sun-up to get
here in time They brought food along
so they wouldn't have to disturb the
court by leaving their seats and so they
could remain seated throughout the
dinner hour and be assured Of good
places when the evidence starts.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-02
WAGE CUT UNJUST,
ACCEPT RELUCTANTLY

CHICAGO, June 2!--Rail workers feel
that the u per cent wage cut ordered by
the United States Railroad Board is un-
just at this time, but will accept it re-
luctantly. Many Of the rank and file who
were talked with at Chicagos big ter
minals expressed the opinion that they
have not yet noticed j. per cent cut in
their grocery bills. They said the cut ia
necessities was hardly noticeable.
Workers on the railroads are up against
these problems, they say, and realize
them fully:
A strike would not have public ap-
proval. The general public is having
hard enough time making ends meet dur.
ing the Industrial depression and would
refuse to back any movement that would
make the hard times worse.
In event of a strike. railroaders know
that thousands of jobless men would
take their posts.
There always has been a certain jeai-
ousy OF rail workers by men Of other
trades, Outsiders always dubbed the
railroader as the aristocrat Of labor"
This adverse sentiment would mean that
other crafts would not support a rail
strike.
Leaders of the powful rail unions re-
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-02
Husbands Can't
SWdp Wives,
Says Judge
Refers to Ten Commandments
to Reach Decision in
Anderson Case.

ANDERSON. Ind, June 2.-"Love thy
neighbor as thyseif-but stay away from
his wife"
Judge william A. Kittlnger today used
that revised version Of the old laws in
reaching a decision In the wife swapping
divorce case.
The court told the United Press the
petition for divorces filed by Glee Nun
cey against her husband BIZ and that Of
Babe Huffman against her husband Cor
man would not be granted by him.
German and Bill craved TO trade wives.
There is no need OF looking up
Blackstone to decide this case" Judge
Kittinger told the United Press. "All we
need to do is to so back to the fundamen-
tai basic laws-the ten commandants
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor S
wife Is the only law l need refer to in
refusing to give them n divorce"
The judge recounted how the quartet
came before him and asked that they be
allowed to swap husbands and wives.
II tod them ! couldn't help them un-
less they obtained divorces and in
structed them to see attorneys" he said
THAT is the only thing 1 could do.
However, when the case comes before
me for decision | cannot give them d.
vorces, knowing the circumstances as !
do 1t would be a misuse Of the provinces
Of my judicial power"
Judge Kittinger has presided in many
divorce cases.
'T don't spend much time on divorce
cases unless children are involved" he
said. "In this case there are no children.
These people have just taken a fascina-
tion, which may be only temporary, to
each others spouses. I could not grant
divorce on that ground"
The judge agreed that:
Fair exchange Is no robbery-unless
wives are the subject of the bargain.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-02
Talks of 'SlUimnain' Hole
During Tense Trial for
Staying of His Playmate

Elsie was the little sister of Benny,
who was to have been the star witness
for the State, but she was ruled out of
the witness box because she was only
years old.
Elsie smiled a sickly little smile. 1t
was easy to see she still missed Brother
Benny"
Benny's mother sits near the prosecu-
tors table, aiding in the presentation of
the case against the child. She demands
that the killing of her boy be avenged.
Cecil denies he shot Benny. He claimed
Benny shot himself accidentally.
Other children who were with the two
boys the day of the shooting, testified
that Cecil was holding the gun when the
shot was fired and that Benny, before
he died. said:
Cecil shot me and I am going to die
Cecirs father is a poor day laborer
Benny was the son of struggling cross
roads merchant.
The entire section Of the country is
divided on the question of whether Cecil
should be punished. The State will not
ask heavy punishment, In case of con-
viction. but will demand that the boy be
confined in some home for children.
"KID" BROTHER
TAKES STAND.
With tears streaming down his
freckled face, Alfred Burkett gulped out
his story to free his big brother Cecil.
Cecil didn't shoot Benny. cause 1 was
with him and we were around back of
the house when the gun went bing,"
Alfred sobbed
I'VE ruined around and there was
Benny with the gun in his hand. His
red sweater was aburning."
Little Alfred's head hardly reached the
arms Of the witness chair. His body
shook AMI he cried incessantly.
Prosecutor James Dilts in his closing
argument exclaimed:
Alfred was lying to shield his brother
If he had been telling the truth he wo Id
not have cried. We don't ask death for
Cecil, but we do ask a conviction, be-
cause this boy is bad egg"
Cecil calmly view his accuser with his
big brown eyes. he did not vince, but
looked Dilts squarely in the eyes.
The case went 70 the jury late tudky,
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-02
MAILERS ARE
FORBIDDEN TO
ORDER STRIKE
Printing Plants Obtain Tempo.
rary Restraining Order
Against Local Union.

temporary restraining order was is
sued today by Solon J. Carter, judge Of
Superior Court, Room 3, preventing the
officers and members of the executive
committee of Mailers' Union No. 10 of
indianapolis from calling a meeting to
discuss the matter of a strike against
forty one members of the closed shop
division Of the indianapolis TypOthetae
or from ordering a strike.
The restraining order was issued as
the result of a petition filed before the
court by the Barnes -Gault Company,
Bookwalter- Ball Printing Company and
thirty nine other members Of the closed
shop division.
The action is directed against Omar
Lambert/ president of the Mailers' Union
No. 10 and seventeen other officers of the
defendant union.
JUNE 20 FIXED
FOR INJUNCTION HEARING.
Judge Carter fixed June 20 as the date
for hearing the argument on q motion for
a temporary injunction.
The plaintiffs also ask damages in the
sum OF $4,000 against the defendants.
The complaint states that one object
and purpose Of the closed shop division
is to abolish the system and practice of
individual contracts with labor organ
nations and to inaugurate the more
equitable plan and system Of collective
bargaining or the making Of collective
labor contracts for all Of the plaintiffs
with the members of Mailsrs Union No.
10 Another object of the organization
Of the closed shop division, according to
the complaint. was to further concilia-
tion and arbitration in the settlement Of
labor differences and the like.
SUING DEFENDANTS
AS INDIVIDUALS.
The complaint states that the Mailers
Union No. 10 of indianapolis is a non
Incorporated association and the plain
tiffs are suing the defendants as indi-
v.duals because the union has mo legal
entity"
Charles n. Smith, who is a defendant,
is the national president of the national
body of the mailers' union and by virtue
of that position is a member of the ex-
ecutive counsel Of the International Typo
graphical Union. The complaint states
that the Mailers' Union No. 10 of indian
apolis has the power and does make con.
tracts with the closed shop division OF
the indianapolis TypOthea subject to the
approval of the executive counsel of the
International Typographical Union and
the specific written Endorsement of the
president Of the International Union. The
Continued on Page TwO.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-02

Business was resumed as usual. fol-
lowing a night Of quiet. The militia
still PAGES the streets and martial law
continues in effect, but there is no dis
order. Stores and business places,
barred and bolted shut yesterday, are
open and white people appeared on the
streets as though Tulsa's day Of terror"
had never happened.
There were no further outbreaks OF
the race riot which had ragged unchecked
during the morning hours of yesterday,
and which was only put down by the
arrival of the National Guard from out
side cities.
State troops. acting under the direction
Of Adjt. Gen. Charles F. Barrett,
patrolled the city during the night.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-02
HOLD CHICAGOAN
IN $4,000 THEFT
Two Others Under Arrest Are
Indicted.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, June 2-J. W.
Reiserow, 81 Stanley Terrace, Chicago,
was arrested In st. Paul this morning as
one Of the five bandits who held up and
robbed two Minneapolis bank messengers
of $4,000 in front of the Millers &
Traders Bank yesterday morning. He
was arrested on description and denied
any connection with the crime.
Fred Mckay and Tom Powers, arrested
at Forest Lake, Mimi, yesterday after
noon as bandit suspects in connection
with the robbery have been indicted by
the Hennepin grand jury on a charge Of
robbery in the first degree.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-02
Judge Collins Generous
in Appeal Cases, Passes
Out Suspended Sentences

Charles Pool, who appealed from the
city court on petit larceny charge, was
fined 81 and costs and sentenced to ten
days in Jail by Judge Collins, but the
Judge suspended the days The same ac-
tion was taken in the cases of George
Casey and John White, both charged with
petit larceny.
Charles Middaugh, who appealed from
the justice of peace court of T. Ernest
Maholm on an assault charge, dismissed
his appeal
The court ordered forfeited "a $1.2OC
surety bond which was signed by Sam
Koby in the case of John Barb, who was
found guilty in city court of operating a
blind tiger. Barb failed to appear in
Criminal Court and the court declared
the bond fo4feited