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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02
RATEINCREASE
ORDER CAUSES
FLOODOFCALLS
Inquiries Keep Bell Company
Busy-Few Removals
Are Ordered.
U. S. PROBE IS URGED

Hundreds Of calls asking for explana.
lions of the rate Increase order, q large
number indicating the subscribers Will
order measured service, and a few ask.
i-g telephones be removed were received
by the Indiana Bell TELEPHONE Company
today. Two switchboard operators were
kept busy receiving the calls, most Of
which were merely for explanations Of
the order issued By the public service
commission.
The company announced = Is ready 20
take care OF o9Gers for changes Of clssBI-
hcation, such as the orders for measured
service and orders from individual lima
subscribers who wish to be put on party
lines. The company officials said the
orders for removals are small and that it
viii be in no hurry TO remove telephones,
believing that many subscribers win
change their minds.
Persons who wish changes in clssk-
ncstion. the company announced, may
order such changes before Feb. Is ans
they will be treated so far as charges are
concerned as IL they had been ordered
Feb. 1. Credits for decreased rates win
be made or the March bills.
While the increase in rates viii hoIp
the telephone company. It probably viii
not give the company a return o. AZ
per cent, as estimated by the public
service commission. c. II. Rottger, presi-
dent OF the company, said. He said re-
classification and removals probably win
cut into the return.
WILL ASK CONGRESS
To INVESTIGATE.
A resolution asking q Congressional
investigation Of the relations between the
American Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany and local telephone companies
throughout the country viii be pre-
scented at the meeting OF the Enterprise
Civic League IN Assumption HILL, nos
Blaine avenue, Friday ching, J.
Stephen Fullen, one OF the league lead-
ers, announced today.
Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank, who
planned TO be at the meeting, said II ts
league would forward this resolution TO
United States Senator's Harry S. New and
James z. Watson he would accompany
It with a letter explaining the city Gov
eminent OF indianapolis feels the Same
way.
Further action In opposition to approx
al of the Indiana Electric Corporation
merger by the public service commission
is expected at the West indianapolis
meeting Meanwhile the city legal de-
partment was completing preparations to
file a petition for rehearlng on the mer-
ger petition with the commission. Cor
pOration Counsel Taylor E. Groninger
said the petition probably Will be ready
for films Friday. The city Of KokomO
Continued on Page Two.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02
JURY STILLOUT;
ARBUCKLE MAY
BETRIED AGAIN
Alternate Juror Says Count
Is 10 to 2 for Ac-
quittal.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2.-Another
chung" jury. In the manslaughter case
Of Roscoe Fatty" Arbuckle seemed prob
able today.
Unable to agree after more than five
hours deliberation the jury was locked
up over night and today resumed its de-
alterations at 10 o'clock.
An hour after the jury resumed It's
deliberations, no word had come from the
jury room.
Not a word has leaked out Of the jury
room regarding the ballots which have
been in progress there since 3 "A yester-
day afternoon. In the first trial fairly
authentic Information came by some
grapevine channel from the Juryroom,
but only vague rumors were aflOat today
as to the standing of the jury.
Henry Gutenberg, an alternate juror,
who was discharged when the twelve orr
ginaI jurors returned, expressed the be-
lief that the count was ten to two for ac-
quittal This seemed to be the prevail
ing belief, although Assistant District
Attorney Leo Freedme9 vas inclined TO
believe the division was more equal
Twice the jury has come to the courtroom
from the turyroom. The first time tht
testimony of Josephine Keza, hotel cham
bermaid, was read to them. The second
time they asked Judge Louderback to re-
read his entire Instructions. Attorneys
said this was the first time to their
knowledge a jury had ever asked for the
courts full instructions to be e-given.
Following the reading Of these instruc-
lions second time the jury retired and
took another ballot with no result. Judge
Louderback then ordered them to be
locked up for the night.
A disagreement will mean third trial,
defense attorneys said. The failure Of
the jury to return a quick verdict Of
acquittal was q stunning blow to Ar
buckle and his attorneys So confident
were they of the outcome that Gavin Nc
Nab submitted the case to the jury with
out argument
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02
MINERS WAGE
BODY CALLED
TO MEET FEB. 5
District Presidents to
Outline Convention
Program.
NEW UNION SEEN
Strong Alliance May
Be Effected With
Rail Men.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2,-stirred to
action by the fear of nationwide
strike of railroad workers and coal
miners as "a result of the proposed
coalition of their forces to resist wage
reductions. high officials of the Govern
ment prepared today 10 combat any
efforts 20 tie up transportation facilities
or to stop necessary supplies of food
and fuel.
Attorney General DnuEherty announced
that the Departm OF Justice, having
considered the possibility of a mine
strike for several weeks, had drafted a
formal statement of the Governments
policy TO be made public within "a few
days.
The international scale committee
Of the United Mine Workers has
been summoned to meet in Indian.
apolis Feb. 8. 1t was announced to-
day. The committee, composed Of
district presidents of the union, will
formulate wage scale program to
be presented to the international
convention ct the mine workers here
Feb. Il.
Possibility Of new trades union move
ment In the United states-entirely for
eign to the American Federation Of Labor
was seen today In the proposal Of coal
miners for an alliance with railroad
workers.
Being the two most powerful groups Of
union labor IN the world, they could east
ly form the neucleus for a new national
body
Significance was attached to the fact
that President John Lewis Of the miners
should appeal to the rail men for con-
certed action in their fight against the
open shop and wage reductions, rather
than lay his case directly before Presi-
dent Samuel GomperS Of the American
Federation of Labor
It Is known the miners in recent con-
ventlous have shown marked hostility
toward the federation. They have claimed
their aflliation with the federation never
helped them in any way and that the fed
erations policies are not progressive.
The railroad men have taken the same
position in some respects. At the Mon
treal and Denver conventions Of the
American Federation OF Laror the min
ers and railroaders threw their strength
together and defeated some OF the pol
icies OF Mr.. Gompers.
Such an alliance would give Mr.. Lewis
q powerful club over mine owners when
Continued on Page TwO)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02
Mellon Says Special Tax
Needed TO Pdy Bonus

Increase Of cigarette SOC a hundred,
which would yield $4,000 900.
Increase on smoking tobacco tax 2
cents a pound, which would produce So
600, 600.
License tax on automobile horsepower
Of % cents to yield $50.0o0.0oo.
"S425, 900, 600 YEAR
FIRST TWO YEARS"
The Secretary estimated the cash cost
Of the bonus" each year for the first
two years at $425.0GGd00, or total of
$3.50 000, 600 During the next fiscal year,
or in 1923 "a, the estimated deficiency In
expenditures over estimated receipts Is
$500 900, 600
1--WE cannot increase the class of taxes
now in existence" the Secretary argued,
1T is necessary to find some broad class
Of commodities upon which some reason
able percentage Of tax can be levied
which viii not be too muc" of burden
Representative Hawle- 7p), Oregon,
asked If an increase in tn rporation tax
and the income normal tax was prac-
tica,.
at would be harmful to increase eth
err" asserted Secretary Mellon. ut
would retard revival of industry. These
taxes are higher now than they should
be in normal or peace times"
Utilization or the foreign deOC IS I'M
practical, uncertain and would lead to
a great many difficulties" he said. at
Is a problem whether these funds can be
obtained within the time limit to meet
the bonus payment 1t is most I'M
certain when we can get this money
Nothing would be gained by such hnau-
cling. The Government would have to
guarantee these securities and market
them. 1t would cost more than market
ing our own. l don't think these for
eign securities would bring as much as
our bonds. They would have to be sold
at a discount because subject to mu-
nicipal taxes"
AS result Of the ministerial resigna-
lions, the ceremony in commemoration OF
the late Pope in the Chamber of Deputies
this afternoon was cancelled.
King Victor Emmanuel late in the aft
ernOon summoned the expremiers and
party chiefs to confer with him Friday
morning.
After the announcement of the cabinets
resignation. the Chamber of Deputies adj
tourned.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02

CITY EMPLOYEES
WAIT FOR PAY
Health Department, Facing
Shortage, Forced to
Borrow Money.

Employees of tho city health depart
ment will have to wait until some time
between Feb. and 10 for their salaries
due yesterday. Lack of money IN the
health department funds is responsible.
The board VIII make a temporary loan Of
$4,000 Feb. and the salaries can be
paid as soon as the money is received.
The loan viii tide the department over
until the June tax settlement.
There is only $1,000 left in the health
department funds. The pay roll due to
have been met yesterday total S11 1856.
City Controller Joseph L. Hogue Is
conducting 4 drive upon persons delin-
quent in the payment Of city licenses. due
Jan. l. Police have been reporting pool
room, theater and pawnshop owners who
do not have city licenses Arrests may
follow continued failure to pay the S101
fee. required Of each person in the above
businesses.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02

NEW YORK, Feb. Mrs. MargOt
Asoufth. wife of the former premier
Of England, whose recently published
diary caused all kinds Of stir and
gave America an eye full of spicy
gossip about the British upper
classes, lighted a fresh cigarette to-
day and then expressed her opinion
on women in politics.
Ladies do not go into politics"
Mrs. Asquith, who is here on lee
ture tour announced between puffs
Previously she had parted questions
seeking her opinion of Lady Astor.
A kindly reporter after watching
Margot light another, advised her to
cut out tobacco if she should go to
Kansas, explaining ii might land her
in the hoosesow or something.
Kansas" said Margot raising her
left eyebrow what is that"
After delivering. the opinion New
York was the peer of Cities" some
one asked:
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02
OF
FORD HANDED
TO CONGRESS
Secretary of War Sub
mits Offer for Mus
Gle Shoals.
NO ADVICE GIVEN

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Recom
mending neither acceptance nor re
lection, but urging immediate con
slderation, Secretary of War Weeks
today transmitted to Congress
Henry Ford's offer to the Govern
ment to develop the Muscle Shoals
project in Alabama.
Last-minute changes in Ford's
contract, making stronger the guar
antees of good faith to the Govern
ment, have led Administration Off
Gals to regard the Ford offer as
zone of value" Secretary Weeks de
clared.
Principal Of these changes were, Weeks
galC;
!. Ford agrees to continue manufac-
ture Of nitrogen and other fertilizers
in the nitrate plants now operating.
2. He guarantees that the fertilizer
products manufactured at the plant
win be sold for not more than eight
80 per cent profit.
3. He guarantees to maintain the
plant In its wartime state or reaQl-
ness for the manufacture Of explosives
IN the event Of war.
MAY RESULT IN
FINAL ACCEPTANCE.
These notifications Of Ford's first pro-
posaI for the development Of the prot
ect may result in final acceptance OF
his plans by Congress, although lengthy
consideration Of the scheme is bound to
be given, it was announced at the War
Department.
In sending the Ford offer to Congress,
Secretary Weeks suggests further con
tractural notifications designed to
throw up insurmountable guarantees that
the contract, If approved, will be carried
out
The Secretary asks that Congress make
provisions to insure carrying out Of the
contract, once it is started, no matter
what difficulties may face the projectors
of the plan lie urges Congress to make
sure, before sanctioning the proposal
that the Government be guaranteed the
right to proceed legally against the COM
pany by which Ford proposes to handle
the development, IL it fails in any way
to carry out Its contract to the letter.
Secretary Weeks combats the Ford de-
mand for a 100 year contract, declaring
it would be better to limit the proposed
contract to fifty years ito conform to
Continued on Page TwO.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02
NM Ph00! Mrs. Asquith Puffs and Chats
.AMERICAN REPORTERs QUITE ExTR ORDINARY
Who Is Hep She Asks DryJy

DID she think Americans crude aft
err her experience with her first Amer
lean audience, the other afternoon?
Oh, no, indeed. Mrs. AsQuith said
she thought Americans tremendous
ly interesting"
Women in the audience frequently
interrupted Mrs. Asquith with rude
remarks during her lecture.
''It is my opinion" she said, "that
the discourtesy which marked my
first appearance before an American
audience, came from the fashionable
ladies in the orchestra seats. They
were bored. That is all"
AS she sat in her hotel suite sur
rounded by interviewers, Margot
looked as if reporters and things
bored her beyond words.
What did she think Of American
reporters?
"They are quite extraordinary"
said Margot after bored puff at her
cigarette.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02

Mr Bakers statements wers made to
the school board at a special meeting
held to hear number of former en-
ployes who were discharged summarily
when Mr.. Rickes was made superintend-
ent of buildings and grounds a few
weeks ago.
BAKER TREMBLES
WITH EMOTION.
1.-THE trouble between Rickes and me
dates back Il number Of years." Mr..
Baker, who has been a school board en-
ploye for twenty seven years, told the
board in a voice which trembled with
intensity Of his feelings. TT goes back
to the time l told n truck driver TO take
benches that had beee made out Of ma
terial for use at Techaical High School
by school board employees, to Rickes'
home.
when that man remodeled his house
on Sutherland avenue he carried lumber
from the school board yard to his house
and out of it built steps, forty or fifty
Of them. know for a man named
Douglas, a school board employee, and
myself did the work
HE had glass and flooring used in his
remodeling work from school No. IS. He
sent four labOrers on the school board
forces to clean his house and wall paper.
Two of these he paid. and the school
board paid the other two.
zone Of the men at Manual Training
High School told us he had made a clock
on school board time and said the clock
was for Rickes' home.
The meeting which started as a hearing
of the cases of the discharged employees
turned into a hearing on the fitness OF
Rlckes to hold the office before 1t ad
journed. All the old questions brought
up when Rickes was discharged two
years ago where brought up and lot Of
new ones. The discharged men openly
charged Rickes had removed them with
out even telling them the nature Of the
charges and it was matter OF comment
among spectators that Rickes was set
Ting old scores of long standing.
GADD REMARK
CAUSES STIR.
When the meeting opened Bert S. Gadd,
who played an important part in the dis.
charge of Rickes in 1920, frankly said,
after a tilt with Charles l.. Barry, presi-
handling the hearing:
"If you don't want to enter this case
with an open mind, then go ahead the
skids are creased"
This mention Of CREASED skids" caused
turmoil in the ranks Of the majority
members of the board, particularly af-
fecting Adolph Emhardt and President
Barry.
This is an insult to the intelligence
of this board" Mr.. Emhardt almost
shouted, and President Barry, apparently
Mortified by Mr.. Gadd's use of the term,
asked what was meant by it.
Just this" Mr.. Gadd answered, very
deliberately, that this is all a prear
Continued ON Page Two>l
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02

The highway department predicted that
the change in the brick specifications
would reduce the cost Of brick roads
about 5000 mile and slightly the cost
of cement roads. With this the brick
interests took issue stating that while
they had been given some concessions,
new requirements were imposed which
increased the cost Of brick roads about
$1,000 q mile.
The bidding last Thursday not only
brought out the fact that the new speci-
hcations have increased rather than de-
creased the wide margin between cement
and the other two types of roads, but
showed a wide margin between the de-
partment's advance estimates Of the costs
and the actual bids made by the contract
Srs. In every instance the bids for cement
roads ran under the engineers estimate,
and on one Job was more than $4,000
lower. Also, in every instance, the low
bids for brick and asphalt roads were
higher than the departments estimate,
the low bid on asphalt on one road be-
ing $4,000 above the estimate.
Although the highway commission. IT.
self, has taken great pains to convince
the public that the new specifications
abolished the cement monopoly and gave
the State the advantage Of competition
among materials, the commissions chief
engineer seems at no time to have been
under any illusion on this point. A few
days after the change IN specifications
he stated in a letter to an Ohio surveyor
that "due to the high cost Of brick
and asphalt pavements It is quite likely
that the greater portion Of our program
for the coming year will be concrete"
His advance estimates for the letting
last week bear out his position
A total Of 81 ,042 miles Of the National
Continued on Page TweIye)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02
NEGRO SLASHES
HIS EMPLOYER
Crayton H. Meyers, Restau'
rant Proprietor, Severely
Cut by Dishwasher.

Crayton II Meyers, proprietor Of a
restaurant at 611 Massachusetts avenue
was severely cut today in an alteration
with a negro named mcdonald" whom
Meyers had hired as a dishwasher yes
terday.
Meyers told police that he had ordered
the negro to clean up the kitchen. The
negro refused and in the argument which
followed, drew a razor and cut Meyers
three times on the side Of the head,
shoulder and arm. He was taken to the
city hospital where eighteen stitches
were taken to close the wounds. The
negro escaped.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02

WASHINGTON, Feb. Especial taxes
must be levied TO pay q soldier bonus
as the foreign debt cannot be relied upon
for this purpose, Secretary Mellon stated
emphatically today before the House
Ways and Means Committee.
He opposed a general sales tax on the
ground of the cost Of administration and
suggested that specific articles should be
taken up for special taxation.
without specifically recommending any
tax he suggested revenues would be
raised by these taxes!
Increase Of 1 cent on frst-clGss mail
matter and ou second class mail matter
which would yield S1000 100000.
Increase in documentary stamp taxes
to yield $4,000, GOO,
Tax of cents on bank checks, yield
ing $40 OO000O
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02
Scrub Woman
Saves $4,000 for
Arg0 State Bank
And have you see BROOKLYN"
"Brooklyn-who is her asked Mar


CHICAGO, Eel. "A scrub woman
saved $4,000 belonging to the Argo
State Bank today. Her appearance
routed three men who had forced an
entrance to the bank, cut the wires
Of the burglar alarm system and were
preparing to dynamite the safe. The
bandits fed at the scrubwoman's ap-
proach, taking about 81 900 they had
obtained from a cash drawer.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02
NATIONAL ROAD BIDS
SHOW BRICK, ASPHALT
CONSTRUCTION HIGH
Cement Pavement Said to Have Wide Margin
ofAdvantage in Figures Submitted
to Highway Commission.
BOARDS ENGINEER GIVES ESTIMATE

recently
Thursday
specifications asphalt
be higher than
highway
virtually
specifications
competition asphalt
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02
FILM DIRECTOR
SLAIN ATHOME
INLOS ANGELES

Los ANGELES, Feb. Shot down
while writing at a desk by a mysterious
assassin, William Desmond Taylor, we'll
known motion picture producer and di-
rector, was found dead today in his
bungalow in the Westlake district. Death
was caused by a bullet found in the
back, just below the left shoulder, ac-
cordin1 to the police.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02
ACCUSES SUCCESSOR
IN SCHOOL POSITION
OF SWINDLE TACTICS
Baker, Recently Disch arged, Declares Rickes
Used Materials and Labor in Improve
ment of His Own Property.
MAKES CHARGES TO COMMISSIONERS

Rickes, Of building and
his home that he used
employed by the school board private work his house
charged the
the made W. Baker,
formerly
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02
Denies Resignation

LONDON Web. IA report that Field
Marshal Allenby. British high commits
sioner to Egypt has resigned, was denied
at Premier Lloyd Georges office today.
It was said the Field Marshal has the
confidence OK the cabinet.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02
WEATHER

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty-four hours ending at Z
p. m, Feb 8. 1922:
Generally 1air tonight and Friday.
Colder tonight, with lowest temperature
% to % degrees
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02
EXPLOSION OF GAS
TAKES HEAVY TOLL
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Rescuers Work HerOically to Save Lives of
Workers EntOmbed Under Debris-1,O00
Men Employed in Shaft.
SOME ESCAPE BY CLIMBING CABLES

BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Feb 2Twentyour killed in
explosion mine of the H Company
here to be surface
The believed Of
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-02
THE WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and Friday
Colder tonight.
The New York herald., 1922-10-03

w.srs,iTss EEsLTsE co North Shore Properties
rs EAST 10TH ST. Tel. Vanderbilt s55s-
The New York herald., 1922-10-03
SHE CONFESSES BIGAMY
ON DAY OF ATONEMENT
District Attorney Surprised at
Request to Be Locked Up.

Bessie Wallack 20 years old. of III
Second avenue. yeserday created stir
in the office of Joab II. Banton, Dis
trict Attorney. when she told him she
was bigamist and wanted to be locked
up on the charge.
This is the Day of Atonement and I
wish to atone am a bigamist," said
the young woman TO the astonished Dis
trict Attorney.
After showing papers that she was
married to David Segel of 1898 Madi-
son avenue September 20. 1921. and to
Antonio Versety of 33l East One Hun
dred and Fifth street September II last.
the young woman was arraigned before
Magistrate McAndrews in the Tombs
Court and held in $1,000 bail for hear
ing next Monday. Failing to produce
bail she was locked up in the Tombs.
'My first husband did not treat me
well and ] left him. she explained to
Detective sullivan. "I then met Mr..
Versety and without telling him OF my
former marriage became his wife"