davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-14

failure Of that territory to furnish such
requirements, the penal farm site or any
location adjoining same could not be
This mistake was due in part to the
unfortunate necessity under our constitu-
ton of inducing a newly elected executive
into office after the assembly has con-
vened before he has had any opportunity
to acQuaint himself with the great prob
lens which Immediately confront him
and upon which he must promptly de-
clare himself.
COPY SENT
TO EACH MEMBER.
The proceedings of the commission at
tempting to locate the reformatory under
/ the act has been fully set forth in d
| printed report, a copy of which was
mailed to each of you in order that you
might be thoroughly informed as to every
move made and every reason why the re-
| location was abandoned under the pro-
| visions Of the law established.
| The succeeding steps leading up to the
| and tersely set out by the following
| letter written by Colgate & Co., follow
/ ing an interview l had with their rep
| resentative in Washington, D. c., on
! W Wednesday, Nov. 16, 1921:
| Colgate & Co. desires to make a fur
1 theT proposition to the State Of Indiana
with reference to the property at Jeffer-
sonx1lIe; our o 9 for which. was ac-
| The matter stands as follows:
/ Inc act OF the regular session of the
/ Legislature of 1921, which authorized the
sale, stipulated that the. new institution
| was to be completed by Oct. so. 1922. Our
/ bid provided, accordingly, that we might
withdraw If delivery of the property were
not made by that date, and 1t was &C
| cepted with that condition.
ACTION HELD Up
BY RESTRICTION.
"'You subsequently advised US that the
! commission appointed under the act had
| found that its provisions so restricted
/ their action that it was impractlcable
| ever, 1t was thought that certain amend
ments to the State constitution with ref
erence to taxation, then about to be voted
/ upon. might be adopted, in which case
there would of necessity have followed a
special session Of the Legislature TO
carry out the changes in the tax laws
/ which the amendments cGntem plated. II
was your intention in that event to pro
pose to the Legislature amendments to
/ the act of 1927, which would make It pos
sible to proceed with the location and
| construction Of the new institution and
/ thus TO carry out the sale Of the old one
to US The defeat Of these amendments,
carrying out the purchase unless we We're
I willing to await the 1928 session or the
| Legislature and that we could not pos
I Sibly do.
while confronted with this situation
and the apparent necessity of wtthdra W
ing out bid and giving up wholly the
| plan for a plant at Jenersonyllle, we are
[ advised that It has been suggested that
in the public interest there be called a
I special session of the Legislature for the
specific purpose of amending the act of
a We could not ask that favorable con.
sideration be given to this suggestion on
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-14

ganization locate within our borders.
The other, that in order for this insti-
tuition to function in the big helpful way
toward the education and moral improve
ment in the young men who are COM
mitted to its care, the State will be com
PEELED to develop the present property to
it's best efficiency, thereby spending sew
eral hundred thousand dollars. The
choice that is to be made is obvious, and
to my mind our duty is plain.
URGES PASSAGE
OF MEASURE.
Il am now anxious that the bill sub
mitted to you for your consideration be
passed, in order that we may complete
the deal and proceed to prepare the way
toward an early delivery Of the property
to it's purchasers | consider it most
fortunate circumstance that We were able
to find a customer for piece of property
that ordinarily would attract few buyers
and at the same time acquire such a
as we do when the corporation OF
Colgate & Co. becomes established. The
advantage to the State and more espe-
! cially to the community most affected are
indeed great and will be constant and
permanent. 1 am reliably informed that
the location of Colgate Co. in Indiana
will insure the location Of other impor-
tant industries IN that locality.
II am therefore asking your favorable
action on the impending bin as 1t Is an
important step IL business TRANSACTION
in which the States best interests, good
faith and honor are involved. Hou are
the way for the fnal consumation of a
business transaction. I sincerely trust
you have given this matter your careful
consideration and are ready to act fay
orably and promptly upon its DISPOSE
ton.
"As the responsible head in whom the
constitution r4pOses the sole respon.
Assembly together, earnestly hope and
respectfully ask that you will favor no
other legislation at this time but will
however seemingly important, should be
delayed until tho next regular session.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-14

any grounds relating solely to our inter
est in the matter. We believe we are IN
q position, however, to add TO the con
81 ierations of public interest which
might add to the exped1ency or Gaining
special session.
In the expectation of getting posses
sion of the property at an early date,
we have made extensive arrangements
with that end in view. We have had
plans for remodeling the buildings
drawn; have obtained the publication OF
freight rates; and have laid new plans
for all our Western business. On all OF
this we have spent large sums OF money.
If we have to look for site elsewhere,
much of this expense will be duplicated
and there will be added the very much
greater cost incident to further delay In
starting our plant, and to the general up
set it would cause in our arrangements Is.
This would all mean heavy loss In
the hope that 1t may facilitate the call
| ing Of the special session and that this
! loss may be avoided, we beg to make this
| further proposition to the State of In
diana.
OFFER TO PAY
| $4,000 BONUS.
IF the act of 1921 is amended by Feb.
| l, 1922, in a manner that will enable the
commission to proceed at once upon the
| location and construction Of the new in
| stitution, we will add to the amount OF
| our original offer the further sum OF
SvOfVOO pdydDle wien Tue property 10 uS-
| livered to US. We also propose that in
the event we may be enabled to take over
| the property at Jeffersonville in whole
| by Sept. is, 1923, that we will pay to the
State Of Indiana a further sum of $780,
| 600, making in all for the transfer Of the
property described in our former pro-
possl the total sum of $451 OF, less the
! payment Of $105,330.31 made last spring,
| leaving balance due of $345, 1000, pay
able when delivery is made.
Respectfully submitted,
"'COLGATE & CO.,
by Gilbert Colgate, president
In my talk with the legal representa-
| tive l made 1t plain to him that to my
mind there was one Of three ways open
for them to folloy. First, the State would
cancel their agreement with them and re-
| turn the bonus paid with interest and
| they would be at libertW to seek a new
! location. Second, for them to wait until
| the matter could be taken up in the
| IN 1923 when I would use all the power
| OF my office to have the law amended so
we could proceed to relocate and rebuild
| at the earliest possible moment. Third,
| II they considered 1t to their financial
| advantage to have earlier possession,
than would be possible under such
| regular procedure al outlined in alterna-
| tive number two, then under certain con-
ditions q special session might be called
was their answer.
There are two fundamental facts that
you should keep always before you. One
is If We do not act in this matter at
this time we will lose the advantage Of
this sale and doubtless the State and
community would lose the benefits that
would accrue from having this great or
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-14
FINANCE FARLEY
TALK CONTINUES
fContinued From PAGE one.l

gress, which Will put into the execu-
tive's hands the power to arrange set
Element Of the $1,000, 900. 900 which
Europe owes the United States.
Influential members Of the Admin
istration are convinced America can
not escape participation. They mere
" point to the unsettled state Of for
eign indebtedness and the fact that
Americas foreign trade has shrunk
100 per cent since the war ended as
twin proofs that Americas interests
are too vital to permit staying out.
According to the views Of European
visitors, as expressed to members Of
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-14
ROLLS HORSE TO WIN BET.

STOCKTON, England, Dec. 14.-George
Brass bet he could drive his horse from
Stockton to Caterick Bridge, twenty
two miles, in twn ond one half hours. He
covered the distance In two hours twenty
six minutes, but the horse died a few
minutes after reaching the goal.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-14
SAXON ARMS SEIZED.

DRESDEN, Dec. 1.-THE authorities
have confscated here and in Gunnersdorf
large stores Of arms belonging to ath-
letic clubs and student societies, which
have secretly been working for a mon
archist rebellion.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-14

PLAN A--sECURES S12,75.
First deposit lie. increasing 1c each week,
for so weeks. Last deposit Soc.
PLAN B-SECURES $3.50.
First deposit &c, increasing &c each week,
for so weeks. Last deposit $1.00.
PLAN C-sECUREs S63.75.
First deposit sc, increasing sc each week,
for so weeks. Last deposit $3.50
PLAN D-SECURES $127.50.
First deposit 10c. increasing 10c each week,
for so weeks last deposit $500
PLAN E-SECURES S12.75.
First deposit 5Oc, decreasing 1c each week,
for so weeks. Last deposit lie.
PLAN F-SECURES $3.50
First deposit $1.0O, decreasing &c each week,
for 80 weeks. Last deposit &c.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
Magistrates Lack Right to
Hold Up Drivers Permit
Secretary of State Says He
Alone Has Power to Suspend
or Revoke Licenses

John j. Lyons, Secretary of State,
yesterday declared in Special Sessions,
where he was sitting as a magistrate
to pass on traffic violations, that the
judges Of the traffic court have not
the authority to suspend the licenses
of chauReurs.
II consider It my duty" Secretary
Lyons said, "to tell you that under the
law there is only one man in the state
who has the right to suspend or re-
woke your license and that man is the
Secretary Of State"
Mr.. Lyons made this declaration
after it had been testified by several
chauffeurs that magistrates sitting in
the Traffic Court had suspended their
licenses from thirty to sixty days after
they had been convicted Of speeding
and other traffic violations.
Of thirtytwo cases on the calendars,
the licenses of three men were re-
voked. They were James Herbert, Of
los East 118th Street for being intoxi-
Gated while driving his machine; Carl
Zimmerman, Of 974 East Seventy-ninth
Street. and Sylvester Hurley, of 65
Keap Street, Brooklyn, also for lintoxi-
cation while driving. Most bf the
others charged with traffic violations
had their licenses suspended for
periods Of from fifteen to twenty days.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
office is city property and assert his
right Of entry by police fcrce. if neces-
May Open Up on Mayor


The Comptroller may improve the op-
portunity to open up on the. Mayor
and Major La Guardia, President of
the Board of Aldermen, who have ap-
peared to work together in the drive
against the Comptroller in the Board
Of Estimate.
Indications were yesterday that the
Board of Estimate at Its meeting next
Friday would accept the Comptroller's
resignation from the Finance and
Budget Committee. Consideration Of
the resignation was laid over for q
week last Friday. Aldermanic Presi-
dent La Guardie is anxious that such
action be taken, and it is understood
that the Mayor and the Tammany men,
bers of the board who were not willing
to let the Comptroller out last week
may change their minds. Borough
President Henry H. Curran of Manhat-
tan is the only one likely to maintain
the attitude that it is essential for the
best interests of the city that the
Comptroller continue as q member Of
the Budget Committee
Major La Guardia said yesterday the
best evidence that Comptroller Craig
could be spared from the Finance and
Budget Committee, as well as from the
Board of Estimate, was that for the
last four weeks, during which time the
Comptroller has not attended the meet
ings, but has been represented by
Deputy Comptroller Henry Smith, the
proceedings of the board had been car
ried on more expeditiously and in a
more businesslike manner than ever
before in the history Of the present
administration
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23

40. That his prosecutions Of men for
mere trifling and technical offenses
amount to vicious assault on personal
liberty for which we shall never be
forgiven by the enlightened thought
of the world and that our pride in be-
ing q free country has been by him
dragged into the dust by his want of
discrimination under the delicate con
ditions under which he was called upon
to act"
Lockwood Committee IndorSed
The 1900 members Of the Bronx Fair
play Rent Association yesterday an
nounced they had thrown their influ-
ence into the fight now before the Leg
islature at Albany for the renewal of
the Lockwood committee'a life with in
creased powers. The association, at a
meeting on Thursday. adopted resolu-
tions urging the Legislature to grant
the Lockwood committee the added pow
ers requested, which would include an
investigation of insurance and bank
Ing institutions, in so far as they affect
the housing situation. The Legislative
committee considering the Lockwood
committee matter is expected to report
back on Tuesday.
Mrs. Harry Arthur, who represented
the Fairplay Association at the spe-
cial legislative session last September
was empowered to seek concerted ac-
tion in behalf of the enabling resolu-
tion from all the other rent payers
associations Of the city. The political
consequences Of failure to grant the
new powers asked are being emphasize
in the movement.
Stewart Browne, representing the
view Of the Real Estate Owners Asso-
citation, issued statement relative to
the financial end Of the housing situa.
tion. He says that the housing short
age could not be overcome in twenty
years unless the Federal or city GOV.
eminent subsidies every new multi
family building operation to che extent
Of rs per cent or more of it's cost
Exemption from municipal taxation fo1
five years will help, he said. but it is
not sufficient.
Existing owners Of New York CITY
realty" he continued, "who are not
speculative builders or promoters. are
more interested in legally preventing
calling of mortgage loans than they
are In legally forcing corporate mort.
gage lenders to make loans for new
housing construction. Compelling finar.
cial institutions by statute to invest
100, so, 25, 10 or per cent Of their
assets in housing mortgage loans will
in my opinion, mot build new build
Ing for housing, but probably will pre-.
vent calling Of mortgage loans"
Mr.. Browne added that the Lock
wood -Untermyer committee, effective
as Its results have so far been, woult
not perceptibly reduce. the cost Of new
housing construction.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
80 11nperiled by Collapse
Brooklyn Floor Falls and Fire
man Is Overcome by Smoke

The second floor Of four-story
building at 492 Throop Avenue. Brook
lyn, collapsed during a fire last night
and imperiled thirty fremen of En-
gine Companies 214 and 217. August
Bullinger. twenty y-nine. of Engine Com
pany 234, Monroe Street and Nostrand
Avenue, was overcome by smoke, but,
when revived with pulmotor in the
Gates Avenue station, insisted upon re-
turning to help fight the fire.
The fire started in the basement of
the building, and had eaten its way
through the first and second floors
when Battalion Chief John U. Farrell
sent the men Of Companies 214 and
PIT into the building to handle the
lines on the first floor. Suddenly he
saw that the. second floor was sagging.
He called to his men to come out. All
but Bullinger got out without accident,
but he was caught and overcome in a
swirl of dense smoke.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
way 70 the extent Of hundreds Of thou.
SandA Of dollars

way 70 the extent Of hundreds Of thou
sands Of dollars.
"Why does he not furnish the name
Of the people and the amounts they re-
ceived instead of just using -epithets?
''3. That not only was the enforce
nnent Of the antitrust laws Suspended
throughout the war, as he himself is
forced to confess, but that since the
srmistsee he has persistently failed to
enforce these laws, although ne asked
and received millions Of dollars from
Congress for that express purpose.
~. That most Of this money has
know ne has as yet offered no public
accounting Of It's use.
"Did it 60 to political favorites to
support his grotesque ambition?
IS. That as result Of the efforts Of
the counsel for the Lockwood commit
tee to spur him into action, following
the revelation by the committee Of
conditions that it was his duty to have
known and corrected, he became sullen
and obstreperous and would do moth
ing to aid until forced to do so, and
then only In q grudging and inefficient
way, and that the ultimate fate Of pros
ecutions undertaken in that spirit and
under such conditions is most prec&ri-
Gus to the public interests.
Cites Sand and Cement Case
"e. That in the only case in which
an indictment has thus far been found
by the Federal grand Jury at New York
since the lockwood committee took &C.
tion-that of the sand and cement
rnen, who were indicted on the evil
oence furnished by the committee the
Attorney General, instead Of prosccut-
ing real interstate violations. the evil
dencc Of which was handed over to
him prepared by as for action on his
part, acted without consulting the
Lockwood committee; that he accepted
mere fines and was very properly re-
buked by the court for not leaving
that particular case to the state au-
thorities. where 1t belonged and who
were handling It and had collected the
evidence.
". That almost every community in
the United States is now suffering
from the lack Of housing and that this
Is due at least to some extent to his
that his confession of non-enforce-
mont should result in his prompt re-
moval from office.
"8. That instead Of acting in the in
ternment Of alien enemies upon his
own Investigations, and after the most
serutintzing inquiry, he in fact acted
largely upon the reports Of Che secre,
service of the British government
t'(which is still actively at wok in thi.
country gathered here both while We
were at peace and at war and that he
played Great Britain's game and pun.
ished It's enemies rather than ours ir
the internment of many Of these men
"9. That after the war men were de-
ported, indiscriminately and withou
hearing, until halt was called by tn,
protests of few brave men, all to tn,
eternal shame of our country, and tha
he has thus abused our Institutions ant
! disgraced US in the eyes Of the world.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
Craig Through
With M Mayor;
Storm Brewing
Comptroller Won't Run for
Office Again ON Same
Ticket With Hylan; May
Accept a Fusion Offer
Revelations Are Promised
To Tell of High Handed
Methods Used i'm Con-
Quoting City's Business

There can be no reconciliation be-
tween Comptroller Charles L. Craig
and Mayor Hylan. The Comptroller
says he "is through" with the Mayor,
politically, socially and governmentally
except in the strictly formal sense re-
quired by law in regard to city mat
ters in which both officials may be
compelled to act, according to the
Comptroller's friends.
Comptroller Craig has assured his
friends that he will not run for Office
again on the same ticket with Mayor
Hylan. He has said that he was not a
candidate for Mayor. In fact, the
Comptroller's friends declare his res
ignation from the finance and budget
committee of the Board of Estimate
Friday is the forerunner of his retire.
ment from politics altogether, unless
he is drafted on fusion or inde-
pendent ticket in the coming municipal
election.
The Comptroller himself has not in
dicated that he would accept a re-
nomination on any ticket outside Of
the Democratic party. The only thing
he has made clear and certain is that
he never will be on another ticket with
John F. Hylan.
Report He May Quit Board
There was persistent rumor at the
City Hall yesterday that Comptroller
Craig would follow up his resignation
from the budget making committee by
resigning from the Board Of Estimate.
There was no verifcation for such q
rumor, but it is known that henceforth
the Comptroller intends to pursue the
even tenor Of his way as an indepen-
dent elective officer of the city govern
n.ent, without guidance or advice from
the Mayor ana other members of the
Estimate Board.
1t is understood the Comptroller has
a story to tell, and intends to tell it at
the proper time, in regard to alleged
high-handed methods and tactics EN- .
ployed by the Mayor and some other
members of the Board Of Estimate in
the transaction of city business. Break
ers are ahead if the attempt is made
tomorrow to hold meeting of the
Finance and Budget Committee in tina
Comptroller's Office, as the Board Of
Estimate voted to do at its meeting
Friday.
There have been threats from tho
Comptroller's Office that the doors may
be locked against the other city Off
cials. Friends of the Mayor said yes
terday he would go to the Comptrol-
ler's Office prepared for any emergency
If access is denied to the committee
! which includes all the members of the
Board of Estimate--the Mayor is ex-
| pected to insist that the Comptrollers
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
2 a11l1er Scored
BY Untermyer
On TenCounts
Lockwood committee Lawyer
Renews Asaack, Charging
Attorney General Evades
Replying to Accusations
Insists Upon an Inquiry
Says Investigation Would
Expese Wrongs Which the
Government Should Right

Samuel Untermysr, counsel for che
Lockwood committee Oh housing. yss-
terday resumed his attack on Attorney
General A. Mitchell Palmer, who had
charscterised the lawyers charges Of
neglect snd inehicieney as "absurdly
false" snA "1urid"
When seen at his home in connection
With Attorney General Palmer's reply
70 his. seeussstons he again insisted
thens should Be = thoroxgh investiga-
ton Of Tho Attorney Generals admin
istration, adding: ~His persistent
evasioHs' Of The eAsyves constitute an
additsonl REASON fer . comprehensive
inquiry that shall dig far beneath the
surface.
~ repeat" he continued. "thAt It Will
expose enc Of the most humiliating
rsscaudals Of the present day and the
1eSrpetYstion Of great wrongs that
should be 1ighted for the honor Of our
country. The specifications are not to
be disposed Of by the mere statement
shat they ere lurid. II they are to be
shar1eterized st all, ! should say that
they gro unfortunate rather than lurid.
"P1filess. public investigation is the
enly course that will dispose of them
md that IL all thas has been asked.
Mr.. Palmer owes it to himself, as we'll
- TO the country to promote such An
sMvestigstion, and NOS BY an investi-
gator Of his own nomination as he
6ee1ns to imply. We have already too
much In the way Of friendly white
wash and superficial inquiry in this
psttieuidr case. What We now need ia
: thorough but absolutely Just and
impaftiaI searching inquiry that will
spare No one.
III the charges made by me against
Mr.. Palmer are not supported by the
facts, why does be not try 70 meet
them instead Of contenting himself
with ehAractsrizing them a. lurid and
letting it 20 At that1 Something more
than mere mud Singing 10 expected Of
any man whe happens Tor the time
being to be the Attorney General o1
the United States"
Detsils His Changes
Mr.. Untermyer detailed bis accuse.
tions as follows:
II. That tho Attorney General &urnec
the administration Of the office of the
Alien Property Custodian into q poll
tical msehine for the fuftherance o,
his own ambitions.
"2. That millions o1 other people,.
money was distributed under his di.ec
tion among fAvorites, in the form oi
staggering fees to lawyers and diYec
tors whom he showed into tho proper
ties OF these unfortunate people, ant
that in given cases single individual.
are said to have been favored In thai