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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-12

is HELD UP TO
FIND TALESMEN
Fourteen Members of Panel
Are A. w. 0. L. as Third
Trial Is Called.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 10
Failure of fourteen members of the jury
panel to report today brought to an
abrupt halt the third trial of Roscoe
(Fatty) Arbuckle for monslaughter when
the film comedian was arraigned before
Judge Harold Louderback.
Assistant District Attorney U'ren
moved adjournment until , o'clock this
afternoon when a roll call disclosed the
absence of the prospective jurors. Bail
ifs were instructed to go out and bring
in the missing talesmen.
Arbuckle, looking remarkably ft, was
on hand early, accompanied by his wife
The film comedian had just come from q
ten-day stay at a health resort with his
physical instructor, where he worked of
extra poundage accumulated during his
four months of idleness.
His attorneys were prepared to make
the greatest legal battle they yet have
made for their client, while District At
torney Brady and his assistants, flushed
with their near success in the last trial
were ready to "go the limit" in prosecu-
ton.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-12
HELP WANTED
TO GET SHORT
WEIGHT SHARK
Mrs. Riddle, Chief Inspector,
Declares Cooperation Is
Necessary.

Citizens who wish to see the practice
Of short weighing on the city market
broken up were urged to give better CO.
operation to the city bureau of weights
and measures, by Mrs. Mary Pearl
Riddle, chief inspector Of weights and
measures, today, after the case of Rus
sell Arnold, clerk on curb stand was
continued until next Monday, because
the complaining witness was not in city
court.
Arnold. who lives at 1014 East Ohio
street, was one of two clerks in curb
stands arrested by Il. II. Hathaway and
Elmer Petty, deputy inspectors of
weights and measures, Saturday. Arnold
was accused of charging Mrs. j. West
fall, 4123 Cornelius avenue, for six
pounds of apples when she received
only five pounds, and seven ounces.
The case of Charles Lark, 10. Il South
East street, was sent to juvenile court.
He was arrested on a charge of selling
Mrs. A. W. Shear, rs North De Quincy
street, one pound and nine ounces Of
apples, when she paid for two pounds.
1--WE can break up the shortweig ght
game if we can get the people to stand
behind us" said Mrs. Riddle. 80 often,
however, housewives complain of beiug
shortweighted, we make arrests and then
the complainants don't want to go to
court to appear against the defendants.
whenever any citizen has reason to
believe he has not been given full weight
he should note the number of the stand
from which he has made his purchase
and take the package to the market Office
which is in the first market house on
the Market street side, and ask the dep
uty inspector Of weights and measures
on duty there to reweigh it. If it Is
found short the inspector viii arrest the
offending standh0lder and file charges
against him in city court. 1t is up to
the citizen, then, to appear as a witness
against the standhOlder who has cheated
him or her. Many women, however, seem
to feel going to police court is some
thing disgraceful. As a matter of fact
testifying against some one who has dis
obeyed the law Is a plain matter Of
duty"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-12
JOHN d. DODGE
IN JAIL AFTER
WILD CAR PARTY
Son of Auto millionaire Is Ac.
cuSed of MistreatiRg High
School Girl.

KALAMAZOO, Mich, March 13.-John
Duval Dodge, son of the millionaire auto
family of Detroit, was In jail here today
charged with driving an automobile
while intoxicated and violation of the
State liquor law.
The arrest of Dodge and Rex Earl, a
local boy, followed what Prosecutor
Stephen Wattles characterized as a wild
party" Saturday night climaxed by a
young Normal student girl diving from
a speeding automobile onto a country
road. The girl was injured seriously and
lay in the road for some time before
being picked up by a farmer
dodge and Earl picked up the girl on
the streets of Grand Rapids Saturday
night" Wattles said. 1.-TWO other girls
also were in the party.
He induced the Normal School student
to enter his high powered machine by
telling her he would take her home. In
speeded up his automobile to more than
sixty miles an hour.
"The girls were offered liquor and 9TH
erwise terrorized The Normal School
student jumped from the machine"
The injured girl lay on the frozen
road for nearly an hour before a farmer
passing by picked her up and took her
to the Burgess Hospital, where 1t was
stated today she would recover.
Dodge and Earl were taken Into Gus.
tody Sunday and were held at the county
Jail without charges being preferred until
today. Dodge refused to talk regarding
the case.
Held with Dodge and Earl were Miss
Ethel Clemens and Miss Sue Stegenth, Of
Grand Rapids.
The injured girl it was learned, was
Miss Emiline Kwackerneck, Of Grand
Rapids She was in her second year at
the Normal School here.
The story told by Miss Clekins and
Stegenth was as follows:
I'VE We're at a dance at the Armory in
Grand Rapids when we met Dodge and
Earle in an automobile who offered to
take us home. We were taken from the
city at a high rate of speed. We begged
Dodge, who was driving, to take us back,
but he appeared as though he did not
hear US. As the auto slowed down, near
Kalamazoo, to pass another machine
Miss Kwackerneck opened the door and
jumped OUT
The girls said Dodge drove on despite
their cries to go back after the injured
girl.
I'VE called for him to please stop, she
has been killed." the girls said, "but he
did not heed us"
Dodge was disinherited by his father.
After entering suit, settlement finally
was affected by attorneys for the family,
under which the son was understood to
have received S1,0o0,0o0.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-12
SOLDIER BONUS
BILLDOOMED TO
REST IN SENATE
House Committee Also Shows
Tendency to Delay
Action.

WASHINGTON. March 13-Republicau
members OF the Ways and Means Com
mittee decided today TO delay action on
the bonus" bill for another twenty -four
hours.
1t had been intended to report the bin
today, but after a meeting OF the com
mittee, Chairman Fordney announced II
would not be presented until tomorrow
Several changes were made IN the bill
chief among which was a reduction from
40 to 2J per cent in the amount proposed
for farm and home settlement aid to ex-
soldiers. Other changes were unimpor-
tant. Fordney said.
The House Ways and Means Commit
tee met to put the last touches on the bill
and report It to the House and the pro-
gram is to put it on the floor March 81.
Despite the fact the bill is losing
strength daily in the House, its passage
is thought certain there.
The Senate Is busy with the arms con-
ference treaty and after they are disposed
Of the tariff bin and vast lot of other
important legislation which must be
passed before adjournment will come up
In addition to the bonus being caught
in a legislative jam IN the Senate 1t is
pretty definitely known that President
Harding will call in Administration lead
ers If necessary and say the word that
will hold up the soldier bill.
Secretary Melons latest letter to
Chairman Fordney OF the House Ways
and Means Committee attacking the
modified bonus" bill on the grounds 1t
would be dangerous abuse Of Govern
ment credit" did not create much OF a
stir IN the House. The opposition of
the Treasury to any form of soldier "bo-
nus" is ''well known already" House
leaders declared.
Secretary Mellon, in his letter, reit-
Grated there is no way the taxpayers
can avoid the bonus burden, and II a
bonus is to lie imposed, it would be far
better for all concerned to place 1t on a
direct and definite basis and pay 1t each
year out of current revenue"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-12

JOHANNESBURG, Union Of South
Africa, March 13. - Government
forces engaged with the rebels in the
mine fields are advancing all along
the line. Government leaders say the
whole military situation now favors
the government. Nearly 200 have
been killed and more than 1000
wounded in the battle.
All the western and northern side
Of the reef are now held by govern
ment troops under General Brit,
General Van Deventer's govern
ment forces are crowding back the
rebels
Heavy fighting is anticipated in
the Benoni and Brakpan regions.
Continuous attacks with airplanes
are being carried out against the
revolutionaries. The rebels are be-
ing bombed and fired upon with ma
chine guns.
Trench warfare Is threatened in the
EOrQSOurE sector. Inc reOelS n0lQ the
town and have thrown up earthworks all
around it.
Houses at Benoni and Boksburg have
been fired in reprisal for the death OF q
woman from a bomb.
Large forces of farmers have re-
sponded to Premier General SHUTS call
for volunteers to help the government
troops.
General SHUTS is directing the opera
tions Of the government troops IN person.
He declared the position of the loyal
forces is strong and that it should not
take long to put down the uprising. The
regular infantry is supported by
artillery, airplanes and armored cars.
GENERAL SHUTS
MAKES STATEMENT.
THE present revolutionary movement is
the work of extremist agitators who have
used the strike in the mine fields as a
cloak for dissemination Of the syndicalist
views among the many workers who were
Continued on Page TwO.l
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-12
GOVERNMENT
WILL TRY TO
AVERTSTRIKE
Outlook Gloomy, but
Not Believed
Hopeless.
1917 SCALE BONE

WASHINGTON, March 13.-While
a strike Of soft coal miners is re-
garded as virtually certain, Govern
ment officials renewed their efforts
today to bring about conference be-
tween the operators and miners as
provided for in the 1920 pact. Secre-
tary OF Labor Davis, although disap-
pointed at the attitude Of certain
operators IN falling to agree to a
council table gathering, is making
other moves that may win. over the
rebeilious operators. What these
move. are he declines to say, hold
ing their effect might be lost if they
we're discussed publicly at this time.
Officials who are handling the threat
ened bituminous strike are awaiting with
deep interest the outcome Of the confer
ence between the operators and anthracite
miners. which viii be held in New York
March Is.
Word has reached Washington some OF
the important groups Of operators are
"going back to the November, 1911, scale
with the miners, and are determined to
go back to that scale whether or not the
miners agree" These operators declare
present living conditions and the state Of
the coal market warrant both sides to re-
turn to the 1917 scale. According to in
formation that has reached officials
handling the strike situation, the oper-
ators are perfectly willing to go along
with the union men, but they are deter
mined nothing shah deter them from go
ing back to the 1917 scale.
Thus virtual deadlock has been
reached in the negotiations which Secre-
tary Davis has put under way to bring
the opposing sides together. Secretary
Davis and his advisers are now casting
about for some plan to break this dead
lock
Officials point out that unless the rail-
road workers strike with the soft coal
miners, the effect Of the coal strike
would not be felt appreciably for sew
eraI weeks. For many weeks large stocks
Of coal have been going into storage and
the Governments coal experts estimate
By April 1, when the strike Is scheduled
to begin, about 50,OOO,O0O tons will be
above ground. NOu-union mines can be
counted on to produce at once from L.
100000 to 100000 tons a week which,
with the large stocks now in storage, will
carry the country along comfortably for
a considerable period.
"These facts are so apparent" said
high official that the Administration can
to bring on a strike"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-12
Divorce Suit Disclosure
MUOlUing Princess RiLes
Old German AristOcrGcy

specific questions, waving off all inquir-
ers with a contemptuous air, to give the
impression that such case never ex-
listed.
Against this your correspondent is able
to reveal that the divorce action unques-
tiSnably dates back two years. In that
time IL has been aired Off and on behind
closed doors.
The suit was brought by Baroness
Plettenberg, who names Princess Eitel
Friedrich. The Baron was formerly an
officer in a guards regiment and served
as aide de camp to the former grand
duke of Oldenburg.
Up to the time this cablegram was
sent not a single German newspaper had
printed anything about the divorce case.
This was accepted as proof Of the au-
thoFity still possessed by the old aristo-
cratic and monarchist circle in Potsdam-
former seat of the court. 1t is declared
that when a show of this authority oc>
casionally comes to the surface it makes
even the most profound believers in the
German republic doubt whether full rep
resentation principles are yet to be found
IN Germany.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-12
TWO DIE FROM
POISONED FOOD
Several Others Reported Ill
Canned Spinach Is
Blamed.
Special to The Times.

KENDALLvILLE. Ind. March 1S-
Two persons are dead and several others.
including nurses. are critically i'll today
as a result of botulinus poisoning which
developed among patients and nurses In
Lakeside Hospital. Authorities blamed
canned spinach.
The dead are Mrs. Raymond Walters.
age 26, and Mrs. Laura Bishop, age 60,
the caretaker. The critically i'll ars Mrs.
Cecil Hossnger, patient; Miss s. SkeeIs,
hospital matron; Ellsworth Newman of
South Milford, a patient and Miss Fran
ces Helmar, a nurse. Miss Frieda Fischer,
and nurse, and DR.. c. A Gardner are
Ill, but not seriously.
Every physician and available nurse
in the city was called to the hospital
and have been working feverishly to
prevent further fatalities. Drs. Beal and
Duemling, Ft. Wayne specialists, were
summoned to aid in the battle
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-12
CALIFORNIAN
in ASSAULTON
4-POWER PACT
Johnson Says Alliance
Exposes U. S. to
War Danger.
RAPS WAR THREAT
Raises Question Over
AnglO-J Japanese
Alliance.

WASHINGTON, March 1a.-The
four-power Pacific treaty was nayed
in the Senate as a "quadruple al
lance, which exposes the American
people to the danger of war" by
Senator Hiram Johnson of California,
Republican 1rreconcilable."
Johnson demanded, If the Anglo
Japanese alliance was considered a
menace to the United States, to know
why this country should be forced
into a compact with the two nations
who composed 1t under a threat of
war"
"Do those who favor the four power
treaty assert that Great Britain under
any circumstances would make war upon
us:' Johnson inquired.
Il do not believe it. Do they in
tend us to infer that Japan was ready
to strike at US. or was only awaiting
a favorable opportunity to catch US of
our guard and then attack us?
WISHES NO ALLIANCE WITH
DISTRUSTED POWER.
But II IDuJ were the attitude OF ia
pan toward us, and pro-treaty Senators
are all limiting at 1t, then l. for one
want no alliance with her. If any cOun-
try IS to be so little trusted that we
must believe that she lies in wait for
our ruin aud Decentralization by no
agreement like the fOurpower pact can
you either alter her intention nor post
pOne the day Of reckoning.
II you have so bad an opinion Of any
nation which Is a party to the four
power alliance, you can only take the
American people into 1t because OF base
fear. Yielding to fear by any nation will
cOrrOde its character.
Il shall vote against mo four over
treaty, first, because IL saPs the spirit
which Is the genuine security OF this
country. The genuine security Of this
country IS in the mood of mind that
took our soldiers across the forest Of
Argonne. You cannot make heroes-you
cannot produce the human defense which
is the essential defense OF a country out
Of national policies which acknowledge
fear, which teach fear and which prefer
the alternative Of surrender to the alter
native Of danger.
FAVORS INDEPENDENT
NATIONAL ACTION.
"Tbe argument for the present sur
render OF our ancient policy Of inde-
pendent national action is nothing in the
end but thac one word: Donger. The
Anelo-Japanese alliance, Senator's say
exposes US to danger. Therefore. we
have no choice. We must accept this
Continued on Page Two.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-12
SNIP!
HOUSE CUTS
ARMY DOWN
Advice of Pershing
and Others Given
No Heed.
HAS ONLY BEGUN

WASHINGTON, March 13.--Disre
garding the advice of General Perish
ing and other high Army officers, the
House Appropriations Committee to
day fixed the size of the American
Army at not more than 1000 OF
ficers and $4,000 men.
No provision for the pay and main
tenance of a greater number was
contained in the Army supply bill
reported out, and certain Of passage
The evident intent of Congress to slash
all along the line in military and naval
appropriations was noted again in pro-
vision of the bill designed to force the
return OF American troops from China
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-12
BY s. d. WEYER.

POTSDAM, Germany, March 13.-This
peaceful Prussian town, the last strong
hold Of defunct German royalty,
swarmed today with correspondents rep
resenting papers in all lands frantical-
~ trying to verify the revelations in the
sensational Plettenburg divorce suit in
which the wife of the ex Kaisers second
son. Princess Ettel Friedrich Hohen-
zollern, plays such an important part
Enraged by news that fresh American
refsortorial breeze dared to blow through
the historic and exclusive courtroom
where the cream of German aristocracy
has been wont to air its scandals un-
molested from the stare of ordinary
mortals and untouched by the glare Of
pitiless publicity, the higher-ups in this
remarkable divorce case have clamped
down the lip tighter than ever and all
the papers have been put under lock and
key.
The secretary of Prince Eltel Freder-
ich issued hot statement describing the
disclosures as q tissue Of malicious
les"
He refused. however. to answer any
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-12
Lloyd George Ministry
Beset From AU Sides

LONDON. March 13-The coalition
government. leaderless for the moment
while Lloyd George is on a holiday In
Wales, today was faced with n series Of
crises which threatens It's downfall.
Trouble in India in the Transvaal. In
the Near East and at home confronted the
already shaky Lloyd George ministry.
hurry call for Lloyd George to re-
turn TO the helm OF the badly battered
ship Of state has been sent out, It was
reported.
The premier might start back for Lon
don today, Il was said.
Anticipated trouble in India where
scarcely repressed revolt has been in
teusified by the arrest and arraignment
Of Gandhi, began with the Staying Of two
natives In the Hardoi district following
ri0ting. Candid and a banker arrested
with him, pleaded guilty to the charges
Of sedition Fears are expressed that
Sikhs In the Punjab district, many Of
whom have deserted to Join revolutionary
bands, may mutiuy. The first troubles
since the arrest OF Gandhi occurred in the
agricultural districts.
In the Transvaal. government troops
were reported by General Smutz to have
the situation well in hand but consid-
cradle fighting remains TO be done before
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-12
Winkler Promoted
to Dry Group Head

George Winkler, who has been a Fed
eral prohibition agent for more than a
year. has been named as group chief Of
the central division Of Indiana, accord
Ing TO a statement given out today by
Bert Morgan. Federal Prohibition Direc-
tor for Indiana. Mr. Winkler will be in
charge Of thirty counties in this part
Of the State.
Heretofore there has been no group
chief in this division. the work being
in charge of W O. Holman, head of the
prohibition field force. The State is di-
vided into three districts. the northern.
Ain charge Of George Weeks with head
yquarters at Hammond; the southern, in
charge of VIII Hays with headquarters
at Terre Haute and the central.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-12

the johannesburg district is cleared Of
rebels.
The Turco-Greek war has broken out
again IN the Near East and this. in view
of the forthcoming allied conference, re-
garding policies toward these countries
will prove extremely embarrassing to
Great Britain, which has backed Greece.
Mass meetings in London Sunday
showed that the industrial situation here
is approaching a crisis which would i'm
peril the government even If events
abroad were settled Unless an agree
ment is reached by March -, six hun
dred thousand more workers will be
added to the ranks of England's unem-
ployed.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-12
AIR SQUADRON
ATTACKS WITH
FORCES
Bomb and Machine
Gun Fire Rakes
Mine Fields.
SHUTS IN CHARGE
Personally Directs
Operations - Has
Narrow Escape.
SHUTS IN CHARGE
STRIKE STARTED 1T

The trouble at Johannesburg and
vicinity is the result Of a three
months strike in the Transyaal gold
mines.
The native workers led by whites,
struck to obtain higher wages and
better conditions in the mines.
Disloyal Boer chieftains seized the
opportunity to use the dissatisfied
natives in minor revolt against the
Government. 1t is not a radical
movement for the Beers and all con-
servatives, but is an attempt TO re-
store a Boer government in the Trans
yaal.
The native miners are easily in
famed and led, and the trouble began
with attacks upon police cOnstableS
guarding mines near Johannesburg.
When it was seen that a serious re-
volt threatened to develop, Govern
ment troops were rushed to the re-
lief Of the police.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-12
SIPE INQUIRY
is BEGUN BY
GRAND JURY
Experts Work Day and Night
to Complete Records
Examination.

The Marion County grand Jury today
began the inspection of documentary evi-
dence in the case Of Richard V. sipe,
former Marion County clerk, in Jail
charged with embezzling trust funds.
This evidence consists of sipes state
ments, statements Of other persons con-
cerned, the lists OF Slpe's assets and doc
uments of Ike nature.
The examination of witnesses probably
will not start for several days. 1t is held
up pending the completion Of the exami-
nation Of Sipe's books by the State board
of accounts. This examination will cover
in detail the years 1919, 1920 and 1921
Examiners Of the board worked Sunday
and are working day and night to speed
up the examination.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-12
EXPECTED TO
TALK ON INDIA

LONDON. March 13-That Premier
Lloyd George will make a statement in
Parliament upon the political unrest In
India as soon as he returns from his va
cation at Criccieth. Wales, was inti-
mated today. A dispatch from the Welsh
town quoted the Premier as saying he
could only answer the assertions of
E. s. Montague, former secreary for In
dia, upon the floor Of the House of Com
mons" 1t Is understood Mr.. Montagu's
resignation was forced by the Premier
because of the formers pro-Moslem
policy.