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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
POLICE LIE IN
WAIT TO REPORT
SMALL'S RETURN
Then Program Is for Big
Sheriff MeSter to Grab Cor
ernOr, Story Goes.

SPRINGFIELD. Ill, Aug. 4.-The city
police Of Springfield went into action to-
day for the first time in the passive
pursuit. Of Governor Len Small Of Illi-
nois.
A detail Of policemen were under or
ders to watch each incoming train for
the Governor They were not specifically
instructed to arrest him but were to
notify Sheriff Henry Mester of the Gov
ernor's arrival Three warrants charg
ing the States chief executive with mis-
use Of State interest funds were held
meanwhile by the sheriff
The position of the sheriff has not
changed in regard to service of the war
rants II anything, his office is more
determined thaz before to obtain service
the instant Governor Small arrives in
Springfield.
"IU serve the warrants was the
sheriffs only comment Sheriff Mester
is giant in stature ranging above six
feet. he is powerful physically and has
a typical fighting jaw" He seldom
smiles, speaks quietly, but creates the
impression that he would go into action
like chained lightning"
The opinion Of Springfield is best ex-
pressed in the comment of one citizen
1t is:
IF Mester goes after the Governor,
he'll bring him back"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
BRITISH PLAN
TO KEEP TITLE
OF MISTRESS
Retention of Sea Supremacy
Seen in Ship Building
Program.
ORDER DREADNAUGHTS
Disarmament Scheme to Pro-
vide for Scrapping of
Older Vessels.

WASHINGTON, Aug 4-Great
Britain has no intention of relin-
gushing her position as mistress OF
the seas at the forthcoming Wash
lngton disarmament conference.
This is the Interpretation placed
today in high naval quarters here on
the action of the British Admiralty
and House of Commons in voting to
go ahead with the immediate con-
struction of four new powerful bat
tleships.
The acquisition Of these great dread
naughts Will allow Great Britain to re-
tain her naval supremacy, which was
seriously endangered by the American
and japanese building programs. Should
England have stood s-ill in naval Luild
ing and America and Japan completed
their present program, the three great
est naval powers in the world would have
gathered around the conference table Ia
Washington on nearly an even footing.
As it is. Great Britain VIII enter the
conference with the greatest navy IN the
world and then fight for ''proportiOnate
reduction" which II adopted, VIII permit
her to emerge from the conference still
the worlds leading naval power.
The attitude Of the United States
towards this plan Of reduction has not
been made clear, nor has that Of Japan.
In proposing laying down OF the four
new vessels the British admiralty dis
closed there viii he no "scrapping' OF
first class ships The scrapping. II there
is to be any. will be confined to older yes
sels vessels which have served their time
on the seas Of the world.
There is no thought. the admiralty
said. that the powers concerned would de-
cree the juuking Of ships already built
and building.
This was taken as indicating that the
conference viii concern itself more with
limiting future operations than with en-
deavoring TO reduce or decrease the size
Of the nayies now existent
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
NO OBJECTION
TO MEETING ON
NOVEMBER Ii
Great Britain Gives Assent
and Other Powers Ex-
pected to Agree.
CHANGE, IF NECESSARY
United States Willing to Shift
Date if Any Nation
Desires.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-The as
sembling Of the disarmament and
Far East conference in Washington
on Armistice day, Nov. II, the date
first suggested by President Harding
and later officially proposed to the
world powers, became virtually as
sured today when Great Britain noti-
fed the United States any date agree.
able to Washington is agreeable to
London.
Nothing has been hear officially from
the other powers concerned-Japan.
France and Italy-concerning the ac-
ceptability Of the November date, but
officials Of the State Department felt
certain Nov. IL would prove agreeable
10 them also.
While the United States Government
would like to see the conference as
semble Nov. II, there IS no disposition
to be arbitrary about It, officials said,
and If later the Armistice day date IS
found unsuitable this Government will
interpose no objection to its postpone
ment until a later time. This, however,
is not anticipated.
It is probable that the complete pro-
gram for the conference can be worked
out here in Washington between Secre-
tary Of State Hughes and the ambassa
dors Of the countries involved. Discus
sions of the agenda now are in progress
here and TO date they have progressed
most favorably, it was stated.
Bulgaria came forward with solid ap-
proval Of President Harding's initiative
toward disarmament. in a cOmmunica-
tion received by the State Department,
from DIT. Plessinoff, Bulgarian charge
here
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
BOARD STUDIES
MONEY MARKET
Park Commissioners Hold Up
Pool Contracts Tempo
rarily.

Letting of contracts for three park
swimming pools and a new retaining
wall along Fall Creek at Thirty Second
street were held up by the board of
park commissioners today pending deti-
mite assurance that the market is such
that fve-year per cent bonds can be
disposed of at par or as an alternative
the contractors will accept them in pay
ment al par for the work in case the
price on the open market is unsuitable.
City Controller Robert II. Bryson told
the board he believes such bonds may
be readily disposed of to outside capital
in case local purchasers can not be Sc
cured He said that he expects no diff
Guilty in selling to the Eastern buyers
$4,000 worth of fve-year per cent
bonds authorized Wednesday by the
board of sanitary commissioners.
CONTRACTS
RECOMMENDED.
City Civil Engineer Frank c. Lingen-
felter recommended that the contract for
retaining wall be let to Butters & Pat
terson on the cOmpany's bid of S31 50
per lineal foot and total of S35, ,525. 40
He also recommended that George A
Weaver & Son be given the contracts for
the swimming pools at Ellenberger Park
for S6,966, at Garfield Park for $6,542 and
S3.20 per uneal foot for about 800 feet OF
water main insulation, and at Riley play
ground for $6.G05.
1t is hoped to have the pool contracts
let and the work done before winter, Su-
perintendent of Parks James H. Lowry
said. The pool at Willard Park, which
is the only one Of the seven proposed
swimming tanks contracted for, probably
will be done in about three weeks and
may be in use within a month, he said.
PLAYG ROUNDS
PAGEANT.
r. Walter Jarvis, director of recrea-
tOin, announced that the third annual
pageant of the city Fairgrounds will be
held at BroOkside park on the evening
of Aug. II The spectacle-is to be known
this year as THE Evolution of the
Dance"
Plans were ordered for sidewalks on
both sides of Meridian street from
Forty Third to Fifty Fourth street and
extension of boulevard lights from
Forty Sixth to Fifty Fourth streets. The
park department is negotiating with
public utility companies for the removal
Of all poles from the street, now bou-
levard, from Twenty Fifth street. to the
canal.
The damage roll on the acquisition of
half a block of ground to the east of
Public School No. %, Kansas a. Illinois
streets. for use as a playground was ap-
proved.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
Apartment Building
Sold to Physician

he twelve-family apartment building at
the northeast corner OF Delaware and
Thirtieth streets, has been traded by W.
d. Allison = DR.. Harry Fabian for the
four family apartment building at the
northwest corner Of Broadway and
Twenty Fifth street, Or. Fabian paying
the difference IN cash and obligations as
sumed by him. The total value of the
two properties was about $4,000.
The deal was made through +. c.
Tucker, of the OstrOm Realty Co.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
DETECTIVES RUSHED
TO WOOD RIVER

CHICAGO, Aug. 4-Postofrice inspec
tors, railroad detectives and claim agents
hurried from here today to join the search
for the bandits who held up Big Four
Railroad train from Chicago at Wood
River. H. early today, and escaped with
a registered mail seek said to coutain a
large sum in cash.
Large checks belo 1ging to the Standard
Oil Company were on the train, officers
Of the company said. Payment will be
stopped on the checks, they said
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
RefOrmatOry Report
Sent to AssembIymen

Copies of the report Of the Indiana re
formatory commission, authorized by the
1921 session of the Indiana Legislature,
accompanied by a letter from the Gov
ernor. have been mailed to each member
of the Assembly. The work Of the COM
mission was completed several weeks ago,
after it was found impossible to remove
the prison from Jeffersonville to Put
namville.
I regret very much that It seems nee
essary to abandon this matter for the
time being" said. Governor Warren Il.
McCray, in his letter. but | still hold
firmly to the belief that tine Indiana Re-
formatory should be moved at the ear
llest possible opportunity"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
NEW AIR QUIZ
TO BE STARTED
Department of Justice on
Trail of Grafters. y

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.--Acting Attor-
ney General Guy d. Con today an
nounced that new investigation has
been ordered by the Department Of Jus
tice into the war aircraft scandal. in
which billions of dollars were spent,
without producing a single airplane that
saw action at the front.
The aircraft probe is expected to dis
close the identity Of a number of in
dividuals and concerns who mulcted the
Government, Gof said Some of the
charges now made the basis of investi-
CATION made it appear that the heavy
loses to the Government occurred through
conspiracies with outsiders"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
SOVIET FREES
PRISONERS TO
GET i. S. AID?
Government in State Of Panic
Over Extent of Famine
in Russia.
BROWN GOES TO MOSCOW
American Director to Meet
Lenin-SenatOr France Says
Reds Not Tottering.

LONDON, Aug. 4.-The soviet
government at Moscow is in a state
of panic over the extent Of famine
in Russia, the British Foreign Office
was informed today.
If there is sufficient time. the in
terallied supreme council will take
up the Russian situation in Paris
next week, but the official view here
is that Russian relief is a situation
for private action and not for gov
ernments.
RELIEF NEEDED
OVER BIG AREA.
The area Of starvation is Increasing in
Russia. 1t is now defined as stretch
ing from Mini NOvgor0d down the en-
tire valley Of the VoIga, the chief food
producing district OF Russia.
Walter L. Brown, director IN Europe
Of American relief administration. viii
sail for Riga on Saturday. reaching the
Latvian city on Tuesday. Lenine has
asked him to come TO Moscow
NJ. Kameneff. in behalf Of the soviet
government, has sent the following COM
munication to Director Brown regard
ing the relief measures and conditions
submitted through the Russian relief
committee. head by Maxim Gorky:
The Russian government has ac-
auainted itself with the proposals Of
Secretary Hoover aud it fince that
the proposals are acceptable - a
basis of relief, including the release
Of American citizens. The Russian
government considers it desirable 10
fix the precise conditions of relief as
sOoE as possible so that the relief
organization can quickly begin feed
ing aud giving medical treatment and
clothing to 1,OOOOO0 Russian children.
as it has promised 90 do. For this
purpose the soviet government con-
siders It wise for Mr. Brown 10 come
Immediately to Riga. RevaI and MOc-
COW. The soviet government awaits
a speedy reply as to the date and
place Of the negotiations"
RELEASE OF [. :.
PRISONERS DEMANDED.
Mr. Brown sent the following reply
The release OF the American citi-
zsns detained in Russia must be ef-
fected before there are any actual
negotiations. Some lave already been
released. ] shall De in Riga next
Tuesday. At that time. providing the
Americans have been liberated. I
shall be IN a position TO arrange de-
tails for immediate relief measures
We have large supplies Of food in the
Baltic region which can be moved at
once. We can arrange quick addi-
tions of fo0dstuffs from the United
States"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04

Postmaster General Hays, several OF
his assistants and postmasters of several
Of the larger cities recently witnessed
in New York the inauguration Of the
Postmaster Generals improved service.
4 The party went down New York Bay on
the President, one of the boats assigned
20 meet all mail carrying vessels at
Quarantine and watched the transferring g
Of the mail from an incoming liner. Here
tofore the mails have been held up until
the passengers were landed, which fire.
quently caused a delay of twenty four
hours and at times more. The mail
boat service, It is said, viii expedite
Transatlantic and coastwise mails from
twenty four to thirty-six hours The
above photo shows the President. the
first United States mail carrier Below
Postmaster Hays is shown supervising
the transferring OF the mail from the
Blue Hen State to the mail boat Presi-
dent. The sacks are dropped through a
canvas chute.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
Boy, Age Is, Hikes
to Philadelphia

Hugh Woods Is, son of Lee A. Woods,
1923 College avenue, left this afternoon
on a 1000 hike to Philadelphia to at
tend the national convention of the Phi
Sigma Chi fraternity, of which he is a
member. The youth is expected with a
pack and expects to camp out along the
roadside. He will make the journey via
Wheeling, w. V.
Woods, who Is a student at the Brooks
preparatory school of this city, viii be
the indianapolis delegate at the conven-
ton which opens on Aug. 20. He was
escorted to the edge of the city in IT.
vington by a large number of fellow
frat men who bade him farewell as he
swung away on the long journey.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
CHARGE FRAUD
ON BUILDINGS
Federal Government May Act
Against Material Dealers
in Central West.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 4-Investigation
Of building material frauds In scores of
cities of the Middle West justifies whole
sale indictments and civil proceedings to
dissolve certain unlawful combines" As
sistant Attorney General Fowler reported
TO the Department of Justice today when
he returned from Chicago.
Fowler's recommendations will lead to
many Federal court actions Of a civil
character in which the Government wilt
seek permanently TO restrain certain al
legged lawless practices by groups Of
trade associations, officials said.
Fowler's inquiry covered illinois, Indi-
ana, Ohio, Missouri. Michigan and Iowa.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
Peru Woman Injured
in Automobile Wreck

LOGANSPONI, Ind, Aug. 4.-Airs.
Jasper WahIig OF Peru was severely in
jured today. eight miles west of here.
when the automobile. in which she was
riding with her brother. struck a wash
out. tumbled over six-foot embankment
and turned completely over, pinning her
to the ground
Mrs. Wahlig is believed to be hurt in
ternally. The two had started on a trip
TO WatertOwn, Nina.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
DAIRY TRUST
IS CHARGE IN
STATES SUIT
Manufacturers of Dairy Pro-
duets and 81 Members
Defendants.
90 CITIES AFFECTED
Action Similar to Case Now
Pending Against Ice
Concerns.
CITIES AFFECTED

Asking for an injunction to pro
hibit the operation of a "combina-
tion and conspiracy" in restraint of
trade and charging there is an or
ganized effort to fix the prices OF ice
cream and dairy products, Attorney
General U. S. Lesh today filed suit
in Marion County Superior Court,
room 3, against the Indiana Manu-
facturers of Dairy Products and
thirty-eight members doing business
in twenty-nine Indiana cities.
This is the second trust bust
ing" complaint to be filed by the at
torney general, the first having been
aimed at fifteen Indianapolis ice
dealers. The states request for a
temporary injunction was denied by
Special Judge w. H. Eichhorn of
Blufton and the case will come up
in the September term of court.
In the complaint filed against the milk
dealers the attorney general asks that
dairy products business, be prevented from
further carrying on a combination and
conspiracy, or from further doing any
acts Of the character herein complained
Of, and adjudging that for the abuse of
their corporate privileges granted them
by the State their respective franchises
be forfeited, and that receivers be ap-
pointed to wind up their business af-
fairs"
FIRMS NAMED IN
milk TRUST" SUIT.
The firms named in the suit are as
follows:
Indiana Manufacturers Of Dairy Prod
ucts; J. \. Long Company Union City:
Glover Leaf Creameries, The, Hunting
ton; F. II. George & Co, Ft. Wayne:
Schlosser Brothers, Frankfort; Indiana
Condensed Milk Company, Lebanon; Ray
& Arnold Creamery Company, Logans-
port; Johnson Butter Company. Terre
Haute; Nance's Creamery, Brazil; Bal
lard Ice Cream Company, Indianapolis:
Evansville Pure Milk Company. Evans
Vile; Vincennes Milk and Ice Cream
Company, Fincennes; Washington Mix
and Ice Cream Company Washington;
George Frease's Sons. Nappanee; Camp
bell Ice Cream and Milk Company, Nun
Gle; Beatrice Creamery Company, Nun
Gle; Indiana Ice and Dairy Company, An
derson; White Water Creamery Com
pany, ConnersvilIe; Purity Maid Prod
ucts, New Albany; Sohns Products
Company. Marion; Robbins Dairy Com
pany, Noblesville; Sanitary Milk Prod
ucts Company, Indianapolis; The Wad-
ley Company, Indianapolis; Jersey
Creamery Company, Newcastle; Eel
River Valley Creamery Company, North
Manchester; Seymour Ice Cream Com
pany, Seymour; Weber Milk Company,
Indianapolis; The r. W. Furnas Ice
Cream Company. Indianapolis; Jessup &
Antrim, indianapolis; Polk Sanitary Milk
Continued on Page Seyen.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
PRISONERS ARE
GIVEN FREEDOM

RIGA. Aug 4.-American prisoners in
Russia already have been released from
confinement, according TO unofficial re
ports st the Bolshevist legation press
bureau here. but there was no word as
Continued on Page EIeven.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
Shipping Board Asks
New Liquor Ruling

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Revenue Com
missioner Blair has received a formal re-
quest from the United States Shipping
Board for new ruling on the right of
American ships. who asserted that they
liquor to passengers aboard outside the
American territorial limits.
The Shipping Boards request for a new
Interpretation of the Volstead act fol-
lowed vigorous appeals from operators of
American ships, wh oasserted that they
are meeting ruinous competition from
British and other foreign shina
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
POOLRoOM AS BLIND PIG

Chris Tom 81, proprietor Of a pOolroom
at 3l3 West Ohio street, was arrested to-
day on a blind tiger charge i'm raid
made by Lieutenant Jones and a squad
of police assisted by Federal Prohibition
Officers Winkler and Bundy. A half gal
lon of white mule and nine empty bottles
were found in Toms place OF business.
He was released on bond.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
Hah! Spurgin Now
Located i'm Mexico

MARIA, Texas, Aug. 4.-Warren c.
spurgin, abconding president of the
Michigan Avenue Trust Company of Chi
cago, has been located in chihuahua
City, according to the district superin
tendent OF a private detective agency
here today, and is surrounded by opera
tives of the company. His arrest is ex-
pected momentarily by the Mexican au-
thorities.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
Attempt to Rob Cor
Line of Last Cash

DES MONIES. Iowa. lug. Am
attempt TO rob the defunct Des
Molnes Street Car Company Of jts
last 5000, representing the days re-
ceipts was frustrated an hour before
the cars stopped last night.
c. Z. Hin, a former mOtOrman, was
arrested and charged with holding
up the cashier. He is said to have
confessed
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04

for the street car company and then d.
rected them to suspend service because
the lines were losing large sums or
money.
The order came as the result OF a re-
quest OF the company following demand
for Il foreclosure Of a first lien mort
gage held by the A. W Harris Trust
Company, Chicago, also principal stock
holders.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
Klan Asks $15O,OO0
Damages From Paper

Los ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 4-Suit for
$4,000 damages was on file today
against the Los Angles Evening Express
with the knights OF the Ku-Klux KIam.
a corporation" appearing as plaintiff.
The complaint alleged libel in charging
the -Klux Klan with responsibility
for the outrages in raiding parties in the
South.
Promises to show the Klan was not
responsible when the case comes to trial.
were made.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04

DES MONIES. Ia. Aug. THE show
down between motor busses and street
cars has come TO Des Moines.
The trolley ear has been driven from the
streets Of this city Of nearly $4,000 pop
IlatiOn by the motor bus.
Des Moines wa either walking TO work
today or riding busses-street car serv-
ice was suspended last midnight.
Electric traction stopped on order Of
Judge Martin wade, who appointed +. G..
Chambers and fs6meF A. Miller receivers
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
Woman Found After
All-Night Search

LOGANSPUKT, Ind, Aug. 4-FolIoW-
ing an all day and night search. Mrs.
Hattie r. zeIlers, who left home with her
four months-o old baby, was found today
two miles west of this city. Both mother
and child were suffering from exposure.
The woman is believed to be demented.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
Newberry Contest Up
to Full Committee

WASHINGTON, Aug 1.-The Senate
sub committee investigating the Ford
Newberry senatorial election contest to-
day decided to put up to the full Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections. at
meeting tomorrow, questions of pro-
cedure raised by Senators Ashurst and
Pomerene. Until these questions have
been disposed of by the full committee
no report on the investigation viii be
made
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
DENyRR BIsHOP yIsIys PORE.

ROME. Aug. A. Monsignor Henry
Then, bishop of Denver, accompan ed by
a group of American pilgrims, was re-
ceived in audience today by Pope Bene-
dict. The Americans contributed liber-
ally to the Peters pence funds
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
LOVE SICK. KILLS COUNTEss.

VIENNA, Aug 4.-Consuela Petrizzo,
Spanish dancer, invlbed the Countess Sem
bick to dine and poisoned her. The coun-
tess had forbidden her son to marry the
dancer.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-04
WEATHER

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty four hours ending at I
p. m. Aug. 3. 1921:
Generally fair and slightly warmer to-
night; Friday partly cloudy. with prob
ably thunder showers