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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-22
DIPHTHERIA IN
CITY INCREASES

Diphtheria cases reported to the board
of public health reached the highest total
for September during the first twenty
one days Of this month since 1917
Eleven eases reported within a few hours
Wednesday brought the total for this
month to ninety-three. with five deaths
health department records show. During
September of last year there were twenty
one cases, with one death. In the same
month Of 1917 there were 23S cases and
sixteen deaths.
The cases reported have increased rap
idly since the operin~ # school mr.
ticularly on the south side and in West
indianapolis, DR.. Herman G. Morgan,
secretary Of the board Of public health,
stated
School physicians and nurses are being
specially assigned to districts where the
heaviest number of cases are reported.
The doctors have instructions TO
vaccinate all children whose parents give
consent and the health department is
urging all parents TO take the step as
the most effective means of checking the
spread Of the disease. The health de-
partment laboratory win furnish free of
Charge vaccine for the immunization of
children whose parents are unable to pay
for it, DR.. Morgan said.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-22
COURT UPHOLDS
STATE LICENSE
LAW ON TRUCKS
Judge Pritchard Opens Way
for $50 Cases to Be Tried
Without Delay.

With a jury in the city court finding
Wesley Baldwin, 4 driver for the Quill
Trucking Company, guilty of a charge
of failing to display a State automobile
truck license and imposing a fine of SIS
and costs, City Judge Walter Pritchard
takes the same view of the validity of
the automobile license statute as that en-
tertained by Judge T. J. Moll of Su-
reriOr Court, Room ..
Baldwin was tried by a jury late yes
terday which rendered its. decision after
one hour of elaboration. His case was
one Of a hundred and fifty which are
pending on the docket for the same
offense Baldwin Immediately filed notice
of an appeal to the Marion County Grim
inal Court. Judge Pritchard fixed the
bond at $50
Counsel for the drivers of the various
trucking companies who are slated fO-
trial on charges Of failing to display a
State automobile license, failed in their
attempt to delay the hearing of all such
cases in the city court until the Indiana
State Supreme Court passed upon the
ruling of Judge T. J. MolI in the case of
". S. Frye, local transfer man.
Judge AIou in this case upheld thu
validity of the 1919 and the 1921 motor
vehicle statutes with their amendments
and the court refused to grant an in
junction restraining State. city and county
officials from enforcing the provisions Of
the statute providing for the payment Of
a license fee. Mr.. Frye after asking for
a new trial, which was refused by Judge
MOll, served notice of appeal to the In
diana State Supreme Court.
Prosecutor William p. Evans in the
city court refused to tolerate any delay
and insisted that all cases be tried. He
stated he is prepared to try all alleged
offenders of this statute in the city court.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-22

Jefferson Potlocks, who base been ac-
cusing everybody in the neighborhood of
having stolen his cow, found her today
while cutting some tall weeds at the rear
Of his home.
Mrs. JEFF Potlocks is laid up with a
sore throat so bad she can not talk and
to expedite matters JEFF has bought a
photograph record containing the words,
Children, you all behave or I'll get my
hickory!'
Tho Rye Straw storekeeper invoiced his
stock today, and finds that he hasn't got
as big a stock as he had last year, which
shows that he has sold several things.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-22
11,OOO OFFICERS
MAY BE LIMIT
SET FOR ARMY
Law Provides for $4,000, but
Smaller Figure Will
Cut Expenses.
special to Indiana Daily Times

and phil mia Publfc Ledger
WASHINGTON. Sept elimination
Of the commissioned personnel of the
Army to its present strength. approx
matelv 1900 instead of the 1900
authorized by law is being considered
by the central staff and John w.
Weeks. Secretary of War, both on the
theory that the existing number is sur
ficient for the size of the Army and to
reduce the cost of the Army.
r The plan which has been worked ont
by the general staff out which has not
been definitely approved by Mr.. Weeks
provides that all further vacancies at
the bottom Of the list shall be filled
from West Point and from selected men
from the ranks only. 1t further provides
that vacancies in the higher grades shall
be filled by promotion only.
Adoption of the plan would mean
eventually a gradual decrease in the num-
Der of officers. The rate of resignation
and death is higher at this time than
the number of graduations from the
Military Academy. Secretary Weeks had
this policy in mind when the most recent
examinations were held for appointment
to the Army from civil life. At his di-
rection the test was made veEY stringent,
so that only the few best men Of the
applicants would receive commissions.
Fiscal experts of the Army have esti-
mated that keeping the officers Of the
Army at II, 900 instead Of the 1900 pro-
vided for under the Army reorganization
act, would enable the War Department to
reduce its appropriation by $J00,OO0 for
salaries and an equal amount in trans
portatiOn, Communication and other ways
compared to what the financial require
ments would be with the full legal num-
Der in the service.-COpyright 1921, by
Public Ledger Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-06-21
Sentenced Three
Times to be Shot
(By Associated Press)

Warsaw, June 21.-Three different
times Captain Merton Cooper, Of JACK
sonville, Fla, while in a Bolshevik
prisoners camp in Russia for nine
months, was notified that he was TO
be shot at sunrise. Then, for hours
preceding the time set for the supposed
execution, Cooper was grilled by So
Wet authorities who pretended to be-
lieve that he was representative Of
the American government. When the
hour of execution came round no Boil
sheviki appeared but Cooper was
never notified otherwise, being left in
suspense day after day until he escap-
eJ
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-06-21
News From
State Capitol
(By Maxwell Gormon)

Raleigh, June 21.-Befofe returning
to Raleigh this week Governor Nor
rison spent two days in company with
the highway committee and others on
tour Of inspection Of mountain high
ways. Leaving Charlotte Monday
morning Governor Morrison and W.
A. Hart, Of Tarboro, State Highway
Commissioner for the first district,
Heriot Clarkson, one of the most en-
thusiastic and hardest workers Of the
hard surface highway advocates, Wade
Harris Of the Charlotte Observer, Fran
els O. Clarkson Of Charlotte, and some
others, went to Lenoir, where the par
ty was joined by Chairman Page OF
sioners for the fifth, sixth, seventh
and eighth highway districts, Messrs.
Wilkinson, Cox, Doughton and McBee.
The party then inspected the Blow
ing Rock Turnpike from Lenoir to
Blowing Rock, thence to Spruce Pine
Yonalessee highway being followed
Along the route the committee of IN
spection was met by delegations OF
citizens. This committee of commrs
sioners have been appointed by the
State commission to inspect western
toll roads with the view of making ap
praisal Of values, in order that th'
State Highway Commission may d
guided thereby in taking over tn
: roads in making them public thorough
fares and parts of the great Stat
hard-suIrfaced highways system.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-06-21
What Akout :,
The Woman
Member
(By Maxwell Germany

Washington, Raleigh 21.-Since the
legislature adjourned last March the
one woman member, Miss Clements,
of Buncombe, has married and chang
ed her name. The question arises as
to how this fact will affect the rep
resentative from Buncombe county.
Legally, there is no such person Us
Miss Clements, and what we want to
know is what Alex Lassiter, principal
clerk of the House, is going to &C
about it when he makes up the roll
He can t really expect an eye response
if he calls "Miss Clements,' and by
what authority is he to become able
to call her Mrs. Nawname (Which es-
capes us for the moment) and be sure
of the validity of he "actg"
But Clerk Lassiter IS gentleman
! OF resources and has been serving II
| one capacity and another in the House
since Horace Greeley ran for presr
| dent. IF the female representative
from Buncombe attends the extra ses
/ sion, Colonel Lassiter can probably b.
depended on to get her legal cogno
men adjusted so as to appear on tn
House roll Of members, but de fact
de jure'
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-06-21
SPECIAL SESSION
. Of LEGISLATURE
(By Maxwell Germany

Raleigh, June 21.-The chances arc
that the Governor will call an extra
session of the legislat ature. 1t may oe
announced within the next few days.
Convening the lawmakers in extra
year, will be much against the wishes
Of the Governor, personally as well as
against the desire Of the legislators.
But the representatives Of the State
Association of Municipalities have pre-
sented such strong case on the part
Of a number Of cities to function their
financial management in no other
way, that the Governor is understood
to have come around to their way Of
thinking.
Of course, the chief purpose Of the
session will be to validate the muni-
.cpal act, which has been declared in
Ndilti, D.N CHC kouPIC ClHo Coui oNt0u'C
Of the failure of the Senate .journar
clerk to pl operly record its passage on
the Senate Journal, but once assem-
bled the Legislature will not confine
itself to that duty.
/ The chances are that, like the q Ex-
try Of last August, it will go the
limit of twenty days session before 1t
adiourns The date for assembling
the legislators in extra session IS rx-
ipected to be sometime during July or
August.
The governor would defer it till lall
if some Of the cities were not CRYING
out that they can not wait TIL theh.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-06-21
CHILD BADLY INJURED
FROM EXPLOSION 0F
DYNAMITE CAP

Early this morning Irma, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Price, living
about five miles in the country. was
seriously injured by the explosion Of
what was supposedly a dynamite cap.
It seems that the child was play
ing with the cartridge, picking it WIN
pin, when a loud explosion occurred,
the child screamed and her mother
ran. out of the house and found ner
bleeding from the face, arms and
both hands. Upon examination it was
found that the thumb and two fingers
Of the left hand were torn off at the
first joint, and numerous cuts on the
arms and face.
She was put into a car and rushed
to - office of DR.. o. F. Smith, VINO
-ediately operated upon her hand
1and dressed the other wounds. Though
there were scars close around the ewes
her eyesight was apparently unaffect-
ed. Mrs. Price was prostrated over
the accident and the suffering of the
child.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-06-21
PULLMAN COMPANY
| LOSES OPEN SHOP FIGHT
(By Associated Press)

Chicago, Ill, June 21.-The Pull
man Company has lost the open shop
fight before the Railroad Labor Board
when the Board upheld the contention
of the Labor Union leaders that the
Company had not obeyed the letter
and spirit'' Of the transportation act
Iwhen it conferred with employees in a
mass meeting. The Board threw out
the Company's petition for a cut In
wages Of it's employees and instruct
ed the company to go back and meet
the only elected representatives of the
| employees .
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-06-21
WORLD WIDE SEARCH
FOR MISSING CREW
(By Associated Press)

Washington, June 21.-The State
Department has started a worldwide
search for the missing crew of the
schooner, Carroll A. Deering, which
piled up on the North Carolina beach
last January with all sails set, but no
living soul abroad The departments
of Justice and Commerce are also in
vestigating the disappearance of the
Deering and the freighter Hewitt
which disappeared about the same
time.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-06-21
Copper Smelling
And Refining
(By U. S. Press)

Washington, June 21.-A preliminary
statement of the 1920 census of manu-
factures with respect to the copper
smelling and refining industry during
the year 1919 has been prepared by
the Bureau of the Census. The figures
are based on returns from 33 esta bl1sn-
ments with products valued at $685.
S97 900. At the census of 1914 there
were 81 establishments with products
valued at $444, ,O22 900, an increase o-a
$685. 900 or 1925 per cent.
Arizona is the leading state in cop
per smelling, with products valued a,
$94, ,1S4 900 compared with $53 ,43s 900
in 1914, an increase of 70 per cent;
and New Jersey in copper refining,
with products amounting to $244 ,269,-
1000, compared with $159, 100000 IL
! 1914, an increase of 534 per cent.
Quantity Of copper produced at
smelters, as compiled by the Geo1og-
ical Survey, aggregated 1,310,972 $50
pounds in 1919, compared with 1850,
1871 in 1914 Arizona leads with
536, ,515,368 pounds, or over 40 per
cent of the total, followed in order OF
rank, by Michigan, Montana, Utah
New Mexico, Alaska, California, Ten
nessee, Colorado, Idaho, and Oregon.
Primary copper Of domestic origin
produced at regineries was ,444l ,64U
900 pounds in 1919, compared with :,
21O, ,423, 900 in 1914; while total refin
ed copper, primary and secondary, o.
both domestic and foreign origin, i
reported at 1868 $4,000 pounds fol
, 1919, compared with 1866, ,7OS,OOO TO
| 1914, a 5-year increase Of 297 ,S72,oo'
pounds, or 10 per cent.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-06-21
POLISH Government |
NEG0T|ATES WITH
THE JE VS.
(By Associated Press)

Warsaw, June 21-Negotiations be-
tween the Polish government and
commission Of representative Jews
in the new republic were broken off
recently, it was announced, after a
intervals during several months.
Since the negotiations began, ac
cording to Jewish members of the com
mission, conditions generally SO far
as the Jewish population is concern
ed, have become worse with little
prospect Of improvement. The Jews
contended that further meetings with
1.-THE Polish committee were useless a,
that time.
The government committee included
Prince Sapieha, then Minister Of For
eign Affairs; NJ. Steczk kowski, Minis
ter of Finance; and other cabinet
members The Jews were represented
,by several of the best-known Jewisf
members Cf the Diet and others prom
inent in looking after the Jewish In
terests OF the state.
Poland has total population O.
about 3O,0O0,0O0 of whom, approxima
tely 100000 are Jews.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-06-21

Newport News, Va, June 21.-one
member Of crew Of ten was injured,
when the naval seaplane N G 7, carry
ing bombs, was wrecked and burned
in Hampton Roads. Radio operator
was injured by burning was on the
water. The other nine escaped un-
bombs when they found forced land
ing was necessary when machine
caught fire.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-06-21
Scores OF Airships
Sweep Out To Sea
(By . Associated Press)

Old Point Comfort, Va, June 21.-
Like swarm Of mosquitoes bearing
death dealing stings, scores of arr
craft swept by here out to sea to seez
and bomb former German submarines
in the first of a series of tests &c
prove or disprove the claims Of the
air service experts that the develop
ment of military aircraft has spelled
the doom Of surface warcraft.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-06-21
w ater Power
Conference Of
Manufacturers
(By Associated Press)

New York, June 21-Manufac ct turers
power, from the standpoint of the con
sumer, assembled here today for
conference called by the Water Pow
er League of America to discuss the |
questions of power, power shortage,
cost Of fuel and amendments to pc
asked to the Federal Power Act The
League hopes to induce private capr
tai to invest in the enterprises of wa
|ter-power development to relieve pow
Ter shortage and reduce the cost of
power to the consumer
The Water Power League assails
| the workings of the Federal Power
Act as detrimental to water power
development and asserts that the act
has made it practically impossible fo-
private enterprises to engage in these
underta kings The League also as
serts that the Federal act has taken
from the several states all their rights
to intrastate streams within their
borders and places them in charge Of
the Federal Power Commission, which
is composed Of the Secretary Of War
as chairman, the Secretary of the In
terror, and the Secretary of Agriculture
Also it is asserted that the act takes
from Congress the powers it has ex'
ercised tand also takes from the War
Department the authority vested in it
by the Constitution and relegates these
powers to the commission.
) Officials Of the Water Power Lea
o que assert that there are on file at
Washington today more than 200 ap
plications for permits and licenses tc
develop water powers. The total
> horsepower Of these projects is estims
ted at more than 20,00O,OOO and II
they were carried to completion II
would require several billion dollars
J. to finance them. League Officials
saw, that without exception, all thes'
+ projects have been halted by rule
>, and regulations promulgated by tn
! Power Commission which passed ou
Of existence March with the chang
II of administration.
r The League declares that Gamer
r can financiers refuse to consider tn
investment Of hundreds of millions o
J. dollars in projects which are mad
uncertain by the vagaries of bod
n of men subject to the changes whic
!, occur in American politics every fou
years. It is to discuss these ref
n lures that the Water power Leagr
# has called the conference.
,s A statement from the League urge
n Congress to "pass the Power Act
Or create a body which would be able
10 grant licenses to prospective powf
developers and relieve them of tt
tedious DELAYS incident to getting
s bin through Congress for each propo
ir ed development. -
es The Lea que announces its determi
D. alton to make an effort to break II
deadlock in water-power developme1
,s in this country and bring about
he immediate and general movement
ST the development Of every ounce
of lrvdro- electric energy in the counts
he to the end that waning fuel suppl
ng NAV be conserved.
United States Senator Theodore
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-06-21
SOLDIERS BONUS! u
BILL. FVORABLY
REPORTED

Washington, June 21.-The senate
finance committee voted today to make
a favorable report to the senate on
the veterans adjusted compensation
bill, formerly known as the soldiers
bonus bill.
The measure will be reported with
the fivefold benefit plan as passed by
the house in the last session of con-
gres..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-06-21
COTTON MARKET

Burton, for years chairman Of the
Rivers and Harbors Committee of Con-
gress, is head Of the advisory eoun-
- ce the Water-power League.
The Officers of the League are
Charles IT. Ingersoll, presidents; Char
les 7. Root, first e-president; Jonn
II. Allen second vice-president; and
Frederick L. Long, Secretary.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-06-21

tage stamps, causing indignant pros
pective. buyers to dig down i'll their
pockets to pay postage due in rubles
or marks of whatever the unit hap
pens to be.
Some Of them bear fantastic address
ses, such as "Riga, Russia, via the
Pacific. One letter in reply to reques'
to ship for cash big consignment OF
goods from New York to Riga said the
firm was sorry 'but had no shipping
facilities Oh the Pacific. =
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-06-21
IN YES ATION Of
RESE RYE B D A R D
9 |sC 0 U Mt RATE
(By Associated Press)

Washington, June 21.-Senaror
Smith, Of South Carolina, urged an
investigation Of the Federal Reserve
Board s regulation Of the rediscounc
rate. "The people Of the country are
going bankrupt and are starving,'' he
said.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-06-21

w Washington, June 21.-The Super
dreadnaught Maryland, said to be the
most powerful fighting machine afloat
put to sea from Newport News, to pc
gin series Of tests preliminary r1
being turned over to Navy department,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-06-21

Washington, June 21.-The former
German submarine was sunk off Cape
Charles by the first squadron Of Naval
|seaplanes which bombed it, according
to reports received at the Navy de
partment.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-06-21
WEATHER REPORT

For North Carolina: Fair tonight
and Wednesday. Not much change ~
temperature. Moderate east winds.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-26
TO LA JUNTA COURT

Judge S. n. Trimbic, accompanied
by Court Reporter \. j. Beaumont.
goes TO La Junta tomorrow TO open n
term of district cour, for otcro coun-
~ that bids fair to last for three
weeks.
Tho county Jail there is said to be
literally full of prisoners. and at least
eight jury cases have bccn set. Be
sides that there are \ number Of pleas
that arc to bc taken tomorrow. and
number of other criminal and civil
cases TO be disposed of.
Another big fcaturc of thin court
term at La Junta Is ihsi Of natural
ixa,ion. II In said that there arc more
than thirty aliens ready for hat pro-
ccdurc. ot ut icastsready TO try to pass
tho examination required to become
American citizens. They arc largely
Russians and Bohcmians.
District Judge James a. Park and
Court Reporter Nash will leave tho
city this evening for ordway. where
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-26
COLORADO AKO
SOUTHERN RY.

Is now operating daily passenger and
freight trains on regular schedule be-
tween Pueblo and all points north.
south, cast and west with connections
at Billings. Casper. CHEYENNE. Denver.
Colorado Springs. Trii idad. Dalhart.
Amarillo. Ch.llicothc. ouanah. and Fl.
Worth. Texas. Running three Pullman
ears to FL Worth. San Antonio. Hous-
ton. and Now Orleans. Also thru Pull
man car service from Denver.
Inquire at e. e. y ticket office. 1on
West Fourth street. Phone 1905. for
time of trains. tickets. Pullman rcscr-
vations. folders. etc. also at General
Agents office. 40 E'irs. National Bank
building. Phone loa, for information
about freight and passenger service.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-26
CITY BRIEFS

RETURN FROM SPRINGS-Mrs.
Essie benson and little son. Master
Aubrey Donald, returned to Pueblo
Thursday evening from Colorado
Springs where they had been attend.
ing the Colorado State Sunday School
convention. Master Aubrey. a lad of
9 years, sang the Holy CITY and
Teach Nc to Pray" for tho conven-
uon.
AM-steel Safes and cabineeA Ths
Best. O'Brien Printing o..
FOR QUICK TIRE REPAIRING
and tire changes on the road or for
New Tires, Call Tire Service Inc.
Phone S45S.
YOU will get the peaes Of mind and
soul by hearing DR.. Cochran at the
First Baptist church tomorrow. Come
and be convinced.
ANNOUNCEMENT efficient
telephone service has been reestab-
lshed, those desiring my services
please leave calls at 400 w. 18th. Min
neaua Hospital. Jones'. Kenrerley's.
Longs or Howe's drue stores. Office,
except Sundays. $50 to $50 a. m on
Sundays Typhoid innoculations will
be given at the office.
WILBUR LUCAS. NJ D.
JOHN STRANEY has opened an
employment office at 30s 1-2 South
Union. and intends to furnish all
kinds of help-city. farm and rail-
road labor. Mr.. Straney has been a
resident Of Pueblo for years. and his
reputation has always been on the
square. Just now Mr.. Strancy wants
100 men for the Kansas harvest
fields. and he wants them quick. The
pay will be $500 per day and trans
portat ton will be arranged for.
Paint removed from automobiles
within an hours time. Motors and
chassis cleaned. Paint also removed
from furniture and show cases
Pueblo Paint Remover and Motor
Cleaning CO.. 7151a North Main st.
THE HARDIN Hairdresstng. Mani
curing and Chiropody parlors now open
fc- business 81 Masonic Block