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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
40 Brokers Haze
Closed Doors in
Greatest Panic

NV YORK, March 4.-Forty brokerage
houses have crashed since Jan. l. in the
greatest panic OF its kind In history.
Further collapses are expected today. =.
The New York Stock Exchange showed
4 steady advance in stock quotations
which contributes to the downfall of al
legged "hucket shops"
Six houses closed their doors yester-
day.
Frenzied customers are besiging other
houses whose financial stability Is ques-
toned.
District Attorney Joab Banton is con-
tinuing his probe and the State Legisla-
ture at Albany is laying plans for an In
vestlgation Of the whole situation. Mean
while many brokers who have been in
dicted continue to flee the oily. Police
in cities hundreds of miles from New
York have been asked to watch for them.
More indictments are expected.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
Hays for Picked Drama
in Schools and Churches
Neu Car of Films Quits Politics With Feel
ing of Regret.

don't. 1 would fail before Y started II
l tried to use my new position for po-
litical purposes.
II am not going to reform the movies.
There is to be no cleanup campaign In
the sense many have described. / am
going to work, and quietly, toward de-
vel0ping economies within the industry
and toward raising standards.
1--WE have big educational opportunity
scarcely touched because all enterprise
has been devoted to the theatrical end of
the business. Movie apparatus ought to
be installed in every church and school
house. Biblical pictures and travel pic
lures showing religious lands would
prove of great benefit to any church.
Schools can teach geography, history and
science through the aid of the movies
more graphically than in any other way.
Producers will turn out the right kind
of pictures If there is a demand for
them and it is my job to create that de-
mand."
The business end of the movie indus
try also is coming in for attention, Hays
said.
Seventy five per cent of the film ex-
changes could be eliminated by combin-
ing them and reducing overhead and
waste" he stated.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
LLOYDGEORGE
>CALLSLEADERS
British Premier Demands Full
Understanding With Con-
servative Chiefs.

LONDON. March Premier Lloyd
ceo~ga TODAY summoned leaders Of the
Coreervativa party. including Austen
C,bsvherlafn Arthur J. BalfOur and
lord Bfrkenhead. to Chequera, his coun-
try estate. A weekend conference OF the
utmost importance began
Although the Unionist revolt led by Sir
George Younger was checked THURSDAY
NIGHT. LLOYD George was determined to
reach a complete understanding Win me
less radical leaders OF the party TINS
weekend. or hand in his resignation.
Although 10 Downing street today de
MED that Premier Lloyd George would
confer with the Unionist leaders at
Cbeouers tomorrow, yet it is believed
that a conference will be held within
the next forty-eight hours that will de-
termfne the fate Of the coalition govern
ment.
when the Premier departed for Che
ruers yesterday. he infimafed, according
10 an article published by the Chronicle,
that he doubted whether he would ever
return to Downing street
Austen Chamberlain, Arthur James Bal
four. Sir Robert Horne and Lord Biz
kenhead, Unionist Leaders, who we're re-
rorted 10 be DESTROYS of comforting with
the coalition leader Sunday, are known
TO favor the latter remaining In office.
This group today. while expressing
~Lis desire, gave no indication. however
- at they could control the small, but
nevertheless powerful and noisy, minor
ity, termed the die hards," that has
offended the Premier so frequently in
the last month This break in the Union
list ranks was started, it is understood,
bv that section which opposes Lloyd
Georges Irish policy. Since then the
"die hards" have had their strength aug
mented by others who hold various grieT-
ances against the Premier.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
Oklahoma Governor
Returns to Office
Without TeStnying

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 4-Governor
J. X. A Robertson of Oklahoma. was to
return to the capital today, his demand
TO appear before the grand jury probing
the Okmulgee bank failures scandal ap-
parently having been denied. The Gov
ernor was to arrive in Oklahoma City
about noon.
He went to Okmulgee and demanded to
testify following announcement that the
jury would indict high State officials"
A fist fight with James Lyons. oil man,
climaxed the Governors activities in
Okmulgee.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
DEMOCRATS
DIVIDED ON
o CHAIRMAN
Party Leaders Sug-
gestiOn of Barrett
Opposed.
BOLTED RALSTON
Directors Demand
Man of Party Regu-
larity.

The question of who is to be the
Democratic county chairman was a
subject of considerable discussion
among Marion County Democrats to
day following a meeting at the Indi-
ana Democratic Club last night, in
which party leaders revealed them
selves divided on the subject.
The name OF John Barrett was placed
before the meeting which was attended
By chairmen Of most Of the wards AMI
many other leading Democrats, but
many Of those present expressed strong
opposition to his being named on the
AsSund that he deserted the party IN the
81 CITY election and did not vote for
%ya NJ RalstOn. the candidate FOL
mayor On The Democratic ticket
COMMITTEE TO
RECOMMEND.
The meeting was called to order by
Reginald Sullivan, the present county
chairman. who explained that about
twenty party workers had met in the
office Of Joseph E. Bell recently and had
appointed a committee Of six to rec
ommend : county chairman to Just such
meeting as was held last night, the
cbsirmen TO be elected by the precinct
committeeman when the time comes MI
Sullivan said this committee was read
10 report Members OF the committee, ne
said. were Mr.. Bell, Ed Raub. Joseph
Manning. Hubert Riley, Clay Bachelor
and MI Sullivan.
This committee was not appointed 10
nick the chairman, but merely to con-
slider who was available he said. he
introduced Mr.. Bell who made his re-
mort as chairman Of the committee.
Just because a meeting was held IN
nv Office does not mean that the old Joe
Bell machine is working again, Ir. Ben
said. THAT was scrapped long time
ago.
WISHES TO GET RID
OF COURTHOUSE GANG.
we want to form an organization that
can present to the people plan to get
rid of the gang that controls tie court
Continued on Page Three. First Section-)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
Monticello Project
to Cost Millions
Special to The Times.

WARSAW, Ind, March 4.-Harry
Reid, indianapolis, president of the In
terstate Public Service Corporation, an
nounced here today the company is plan
ming a mammoth hydro-electric plant at
Mottville, Mich, on the ST. Joseph River,
that eventually $5,O0O,OOO will be spen
on the recently launched project at Mon
ticello, Ind, and that recently acquired
electric systems at Warsaw, Goshen and
Middlesbury will be supplied with cur
rent from Monticello.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
CREDITORS OF
PARKER AGREE
Trustees to Manage Affairs of
Cooperative Society.

CHICAGO. March 4-Settlement was
agreed upon today by creditors of the
Cooperative Society OF America and Har-
rison Parker. president Of the society.
Petitions for bankruptcy and receiver
ship will be withdrawn by the agree
ment and the society will again begin
business.
Under the agreement as presented to
Judge Evan Evans of the Federal Court,
thre trustees will manage tn affairs Of
the society. Judge Evans will name two
TRUSTEES and Parker the third. Mrs. Edith
Parker. wife of Harrison Parker, win
turn back all securities held by her to
the society. including that Of the Great
Western Security Company, according %
the stipulations Of the agreement.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
WOOdrOW Wilson VieWed
as o. Material Factor in
Directing Party Affairs
BY FRANK A. sTETsoN.
Copyright 1929. by Inter national News Service

WASHINGTON, March 4-woodrow
Wilson returned to private life one year
ago today after eight years in the White
House.
For twelve months he has lived qui-
city, almost Isolated here in Washington.
When it was announced he had bought
a house here, TO be occupied after leating
the Presidency, there was general criti-
cism. 1t was declared he would prove
IAN embarrassing problem" not alone
for the incoming Administration, but fol
political leaders generally.
When this criticism was conveyed to
the then President, he Is understood to
have said:
Il will welcome the opportunity to
live here in the capital and tao demon
st-ate how a former President should
behave"
KEEPS FREE FROM
POLITICAL CONTROVERSY.
Leaving the White House with Presi-
dent Elect Harding for the Inauguration
ceremonies at the Capitol after their
completion, he drove directly to his IS"
street home. From that moment he has
refused to discuss for publication any
of the acts of his successor.
Urged time and again by political
friends and by newspaper correspondents
to express himself regarding the great
problems of the hour, he has Steadfast-
" declined to do so. Not a single au-
dible sentence has been given out with
his consent.
Privately. he has talked with his in
Inmates, members of the Senate. members
of his former Cabinet and with the dozen
or So of men who were closely associated
with him during the war and the peace
negotiations that followed. But at all
times he has refused to allow his views
to be broadcssted, taking the position
that he intended to keep free from all po-
1iticai controversy.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
HARTMAN IN
FINAL EFFORT
TO DISPROVE
Character Witnesses
for DepOsed Candi-
date Heard.
REBUTTAL PLANS
State Is Expected to
Deny Francis Re
ceived Money.

With the introduction of the testi.
mony of a large number of character
witnesses for J. Herbert Hartman
deposed candidate for city judge in
the last election, who is on trial in
Criminal Court on a charge of receiv-
ing stolen goods, the defense rest.
ed its case early this afternoon, and
the State Immediately proceeded to
put on a MURDER of witnesses in 're-
buttal.
Prosecutor William Z. Evans said he
would call about fTe OF. six witnesses on
rebutta1, among whom are William Fl.
De Forester, captain of detectives of the
Louisville police department, and Frank
Elvaine, formerly q Louisville detective.
DE FORESTER EXPECTED
TO DENY MONEY PAID.
DeForester. it is believed, will deny
that he received any money from vii
liam H Blodget: Of the Indianapolis
News in connection with the confession"
obtained by Blodgett from Frank Francis,
the confessing burglar shortly before the
Indianapolis city election last fall
Elvaine is expected to deny that he
told Ira NJ Holmes, attorney for Hart
man, that he saw ElOdgett lay package
on DeForester's desk.
This fact was testified 10 by Holmes on
the witness stand Friday. He also teSti-
fed Francis had told him De Forester
had said to Francis there Is a lot Of
money ia this for us" and that Francis
had said further, Il am not saying / got
any money. but I saw 5000"
HARTMAN HOLDS
TO ORIGINAL STORY.
The morning session was devoid OF
special interest. Hartman completed his
testimony on cross examination and his
original story remaiped mistaken On any
vital point.
Hartman specifically denied much OF
the evidence given by witnesses for the
State and particularly denied that he
ever had known Francis by any ngme
other than Moore before the arrest OF
Francis at Louisville on charges OF
burglary and forgery.
Evans drew from Hartman the admis
sion that after his return from Lake
Manitou July 5, 1921, when he said he
had suspected that Francis had stolen the
automobile ia which the trip was made
and had quarreled with Francis as
result, that he had notified the police d.
partment on his return that Francis had
& hot car as Il stolen automobile is
called in police and criminal circles.
TILT BETWEEN EVANS
AND OVERSTREET
The morning proceedings were enliv-
ened by a tilt between Brent Overstreet,
attorney Of Louisville. and Prosecutor
Evans. Overstreet, who represented Fran
els in that city. testified that for attor-
CONTINUED on Page Two, First SectiOu.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
Morris and Company
Plead More Time

WASHINGTON, March A petition
for an extension of one year in which
to give individual holders Of stocks In
meat packing concerns an opportunity to
dispose of their holdings, was filed to-
day in the District Supreme Court by
general counsel for Morris and Company.
The petitioners declare they have dis
posed of their plants at New Orleans,
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore ard
elsewhere, in accordance with the decree
of the court, and that they have also
sold their grocery branches for $1,000
600, suffering losses thereby of $1,025000.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
Evangeline Booth
Attacked by Flu

LOS ANGELES, Cal, March 4.-Com-
mander Evangeline Booth, the national
leader of the Salvation Army, who is
making an official visit to California, has
been stricken with influenza and Is con-
fined to her room iii Long Beach.
The commander has been forced to can
Gel engagements at albuquerque, New
Mexico. Denver and Colorado Springs.
Attending doctors say there is no imme-
diate danger In her illness.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
ELLIOTT HAS
ADVANTAGE IN
PAVING FIGHT
Backed by Mayor,
Engineer Will Bat
tie On.
CRISIS is OVER
Shank Insists No
FavOritism Shall
Be Shown.

With Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank
insisting he will not permit any
contractor or asphalt company to
hold up prices of paving materials
in Indianapolis, City Civil Engineer
John L. Elliott today appeared to
hold the advantage in his fight for
lower asphalt prices and to prevent
the squeezing out of other paving
materials for the benefit of asphalt.
While the situation appeared to have
reached the point where either the board
Of public works or Mr.. Elliott might re-
sign. due to the fact the engineer refuses
to comply with a request of the board
that concrete be eliminated from speci-
fcations for streets and alleys in Indi-
annapolis, it WAS not quite so tense today.
BOARD FOLLOWS
ELLIOTT SUGGESTIONS
This was due, in a measure, to the
fact the board followed recommendations
of The engineer without question in all
but one instance at its meeting yesterday
afternoon. Board Members W. IL. Free
man and DR.. VI. J. Spencer were eXtraOr-
dlnarily polite in their conversations with
tie engineer. VINO was equally courteous.
To the casual observer Uho did not know
that there was lying on the table of the
board Il letter from the city legal depart
ment informing it that il had no power
to ask for the engineers resignation, all
appeared serene and peaceful.
1t WAS said at the city hall that Anal
settlement Of the dispute rests upon the
return Of Charles +. Coffin, president OF
the board, from Florida, where he has
been for the past three weeks. Mr. Free
man and DIR Spencer adopted the res0lu-
ton to eliminate concrete, which brought
the trouble to a head, in Mr.. Collins alb
Sence. With Mr.. Cofitn's return, Mayor
Shank said he thought the controversy
would be settled without any member Of
the board or Mr.. Elliott resiGning or
harboring further hard feelings.
ARMITAGE HAS
TALK WITH FREEMAN.
Just as the board was ending it's meet
ing William II. Armitage, political cap
tain Of the Shank camp, came into the
back Office and engaged Mr.. Freeman in
conversation. Mr.. Armitage is the agent
for the Barber Asphalt Company which
sells Trinidad asphalt. Mr.. Freeman has
been quoted as saying the board pre-
fers Trinidad asphalt for pavements.
Later, the door to the private Office
was closed and Mr. Arinitage was In
there for almost half an hour, Mayor
Shank joining in the conference 1t is
not know if Mr.. Freeman and DR.. Spen-
Ger stayed in the closed meeting. The
mayor declined T6 discuss what trans
Continued on Page Two, First SectiOn.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
COUNTY ORDERS
SALE OF BONDS
Plaza Securities Ready to
Market April q.

The Marion County commissioners at
noon today ordered the sale Of $3.50
OOO worth Of plaza bonds on April II.
next.
This official order sets into legal mo-
ton the process by which the county can
obtain the south block Of the proposed
war memorial plaza
County Auditor Leo K. Fesler ex-
planned the bonds are in thirty series.
paying ) per cent interest. the principal
being payable beginning July 1, 1927.
It was explained after the sale Of the
bonds, the commissioners can proceed
to take over the property in the block.
PREPARATIONS FARLEY DELAYED.
ROME. March. 4.-Italy today requested
a two weeks pOstpOnement of the three
zSay conference on separations, which at
resent is scheduled to meet Paris on
wednesday.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
Sands Condemned
to Die as Slayer,
Investigators Hear

LOS ANGELES, March "A bomb
she'll was exploded today in the probe
Of the mystery surrounding the muir
der of William Desmond Taylor, film
director, when Detectives King and
VIM of the district attorneys Of
fee revealed they are investigating
a report Edward F. Sands, missing
valet of. William d. Taylor. was I'M
der sentence to be hanged for muir
der.
This startling development came
with the receipt by Detectives King
and Winn Of a letter from A. e.
Swank, Canton, Ohio, in which was
enclosed a newspaper picture identi-
fed as that of Sands. The caption Of
the picture stated the man was to be
hanged at Toronto. 1t was said the
name of the man in the picture was
given as David Sarri. The picture
was i'd n'ified positively, however, as
that of Sands.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
Discusses Plans for
C.. of C.. Activities

Plans for a general broadening of
the activities Of the indianapolis Chamber
Of Commerce were discussed by o. B.
lies. president Of the chamber, in an ad-
dress Friday night before the regular
monthly meeting of the Indianapolis
Alumni Association, Phi Kappa Phi fra
ternity, at the Columbia CluL. Emerson
B. Knight president of the association,
presided.
Mr.. lies said that number of de-
funct committees of the Chamber of
Commerce would be revived and new life
put into them. Activities of the chamber
will be broadened as much as posi-
BILE, he said.
Mr. Knight appointed Ralph Vonnegut
and ElwoOd Dunlavy as members Of a
program committee to arrange for the
next meeting of the association.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
TAKES POISON
AFTER QUARREL
WITH HIS WIFE
Young Husband Ends Life as
Result Of Alleged Love
Triangle.

Domestic trouble caused Ira Fouty, 70,
to drink lysol at his hume, SO Massa.
chusetts avenue, about II o'clock LAST
night according 10 the police. He died
in the city hospital a short time later.
The police said Fouty had been quar-
reling with his wife, Mary, for a month
over another woman. Last night. the
police said. they were arguing after they
went to bed and Fouty% they say. struck
his wife in the face She rose and
dressed, saying she was going TO her
mother. who was sleeping IN an ad-
joining room. Fouty warned her he
would commit suicide II she went. ac-
cording TO the police. She left and
found he had drunk the poison when she
came back a short time later.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
Col. Hubert Work Is
Postmaster General

WASHINGTON, March 4-Col. Hubert
Work Of Co , do was sworn in as Post
master General, succeeding VIII II. Hays
who resigned to, become the head Of
the moving picture industry. Hays will
leave immediately for New York where
on Monday he will take up his new
duties with the movie" magnates
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
Senate Confirms
Peck Nomination

WASHINGTON, March AFTER a bit
ter fight behind closed doors the Senate
today confirmed the nomination of Maj
Robert G.. Peck to be a lieutenant col
Onel in the Regular Army. The vote was
fl to 10.
Peck's promotion has been held up for
months on account Of the strenuous op-
position of Senators from Missouri aus
Kansas, who charged Peck "insulted" the
35th Division National Guard) during
the war by making unwarranted and un
just accusations against it.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
Western Canada
Faces Mine Strike

WINNIPEG, Manitoba. March 4~-The
soft coal mines Of western Canada today
face n strike on April l as the result OF
the announced determination of operators
to cut wages 30 per cent on that date.
The operators have informed the 1900
miners employed in the fields that no ne
gotiatiOns will Offset their determination
to put the wage cuts into effect.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
Harding Will Ask
Harvey to ResigE,y
Is London RepOrt

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Presi-
dent Harding today authorized an
official denial of reports published In
London that he mad decided to ask
George Harvey. ambassador to Great
Britain, to resign or that the envoy
was planning to do SO.
LONDON, March 4.-The Daily
Herald's political correspondent de-
Clares President Harding definitely
has decided" to ask Ambassador
George Harvey to resign.
The Herald understands only the
question of Harvey's successor is
delaying the resignation.
Harvey has been criticised for his
prO-British attitude. says the Herald,
and for not taking sufficient care of
American interests in London. 1t is
believed. however, the paper says, the
Ambassadors recall is based on en-
tireiy different grounds.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04

1t was known that to various Senator's
of his own political faith who asked his
opinion regarding the Knox resolution,
creating a separate peace with the Cen
trail Powers, be characterized the legis-
lGtiOn as a "disgraceful procedure and
one whichprOclaimed desertiOn Of the
allies who fought with America in win
ming the war" But this view was not
made public with the consent of the for.
mer President.
DECLINES TO WRITE
FOR PUBLICATION.
Fabulous offers to write his views Of
the situation created by the failure Of
the Senate to ratify the treaty Of Yer
sailles were coldly turned down. Eff
forts to have him prepare articles for
publication dealing with his eight years
in the White House met the same fate
His intimate friends declare he still
remains true TO his convictions.
He is firmly convinced the United States
must do its part in the field Of interna-
tiOnal politics.
One thing which the former President
has emphasized to callers and in letters
written to various organizations through
out the country, is that the Democratic
party continues a vital fighting force IN
American politics. He has declared he
believes II will retrieve the ground lost
in the 1920 presidential election and he
has heartily Endorsed the proposal thar
his party draft its most prominent mem
bers to run for Congress in the elections
to be held next November
Democratic party leaders who are fol-
lowing events declare the former Presi-
dent will be a very material factor In the
selection of the next Democratic candi-
date for the presidency if his health con-
ttnues to improve during the next year
as it has in the past twelve months.
The former President is much improved
in health.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
SMALL HEARING
TOBELENGTHY
Attorneys Prepare for Hard
Battle in Trial of Illi-
nOiS Governor.

WAUKEGAN. H., March 4-Attorneys
IN the Governor Len Small conspiracy
charge case began arriving here t6duy
for the trial which opens Monday. No
further delay Of the trial is expected by
attorneys.
\ special venire has been summoned
and Judge Claire Edwards is prepared to
start picking a jury Monday.
It is expected 1t viii take a week to
obtain a jury and the trial may last
six weeks.