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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-11
Evans WOOllen Jr.
Named Bank Head

Evans WoOllen, Jr.. was named cashier
Of the new Sixteenth Street State Bank
at a meeting Of the new directors of the
institution held yesterday afternoon. At
a stockholders meeting ten directors were
named and Hugh Mex. Landon, vice
president and chairman Of the executive
committee OF the Fletcher Savings and
Trust Company, was elected president of
the State bank Charles ". Scott,
druggist at Sixteenth and Illinois streets,
was named vice president. The new bank
will open its doors for business a week
from today, March is, at 154l North I'LL
nois street.
New directors elected included Evans
WOOllen, Sr., president of the Fletcher
Savings and Trust Company; Mr.. Ian
don, Albert E. Metzger, Hugh Dougherty
and Vinson Carter. vice president of
the downtown trust company; Mr.. Scott.
Charles a. 9reathouse of the Greathouse-
BOokwalter-Bau Printing Company;
George Wiegand, a florist; David Shane
a grocer, and DR.. c. s. Woods. The new
institution filed articles of incorpora-
ton yesterday with Ed Jackson, seere-
tary Of State. 1t is not a part of the
Fletcher Savings and Trust Company.
but viii be affiliated with 1t.
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STOPS ELEPHANT ACT.

LONDON, March lion the ground
that forcing an elephant to dance" on
its hind legs was cruel, the authorities
forbade the performing elephant act at
Agricultural Hall.
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CHEAPER BEER!

WYE. England March 1t-Barley-
growing farmers left with crops on their
hands, are demanding reduced taxation
on beer, so it viii be cheaper and more
drunk
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HI-NIAN OSTRICH.

3 EDMONTON, England, March lin
the stomach of an unidentified man
found drowned in the River Lea were
nine pebbles and the top OF lead PEN
ell.
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WILL ANSWER
ANY WOMAN
Who WRITES
Woman Restored TO Health by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Makes This Offer
IHIIIIIUIIlllIII|

Cumberland, Md. - my mother
gave me lydia E. Pinkham's Vepeta-
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printed Wabash edited at
Baldwin block by Philip B. Sapp
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AUTHORITY OF
ACCOUNTS BODY

CONTINUED From Page ons)
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d 0 t h g
work on a
large farm
a n d be-
sides an
walk four
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mile a
d q y, al
though my
age is SO
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BARON SHOOTS FIVE FOR INSULT.
BELGRADE, March 11.-Greeted by
the cry Of German Killer as he entrees
O Nish cafe, Baron FIGHTER Won Schoen-
thai drew a revolver and shot five mer at
r table near By.
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THE SURE FOUNDATION.
"My health is good, thanks to
Hoods Sarsaparilla. / am able to
The National leader., 1922-04-17
ToWnley, INDICATED in Court, Resigns
Will Hand His Resignation President Of Nonpasan League National
Charge Against Him Thrown Out by Judge

days after the North Dakota farmer delegates went
home.
Mr.. Townley was, charged with advising and
urging J. J. Hastings, then vice president of the
Scandinavian American bank at Fargo, to embez-
ze $4,000 from the bank to loan to corporation in
which Mr.. Townley said to be interested, but
with which he claimed matter of fact, he had
nothing to do Mr.. Townley arrested on this
charge as he stepped from the Jackson county
(Minn.) Jail, after serving so days charge
trumped up against him and against the farmers
organization by Minnesota politicians during the
war The embezzlement charge a political
move intended to dscredit the League leader, who
had obviously gained in public regard since his rail
roadng to Jail for standing up for the rights of the
people during the war.
The embezzlement charge was fiimsy on it's face.
He not accused Of taking the money but of
influencing to take it responsible officer of the
institution supposedly able to stand on his
own feet and run bank Mr.. Townley held no
Office or stock in the bank. Judge Cole said, after
hearing the evidence of the prosecution that there
had not even been any embezzlement by Hastings.
All that was proved by the state was that a loan
had been made to a company promoting sisal
farm in Florida, and that this loan had been paid
back to the bank within three months after it
made. Before the judge could order the dismissal
Of the case, the prosecuting attorney himself moved
The National leader., 1922-04-17

jority of the committee have it's say
and do it's worst, and to abide by the
decision of the state convention of the
farmers. That convention, as be adj
vised, elected new state committee,
members of which had taken no part
either for or against the majority on
the old committee. But before that
was done Mr.. Townley announced that
he would resign. The unity o. the
League, in North Dakota could not
have been assured in any other way.
The fact is that, aside from this
particular internal fight in North Da-
kota,, Mr.. Townley believes the time
has come to let others step in and man
age the League. The League origin
ally and for years was organized on
what may be termed a democrat
ically centralized" plan. The League
members reserved, under the articles
of association, the right, through state
and national conventions, to indorse
candidates for Office, to shape the
League program as they saw fit, and
to elect a national executive commit
tee of three to handle the business af-
1dllS dliu OISdIlZdtloIl WOIh VI CilS OL-
ganization. Under this democratic
plan the members themselves indorsed
candidates, shaped their own political
program and named their leaders.
But these leaders, the national execu-
tive committee, had wide and exclu-
sive powers SO far as the business and
organization work was concerned,
once they were put on the job by the
farmers. That is why ! haxe called
the form Of organization demo-
cratically centralized" one. 4: =.
The League was an army with few
Continued on page 12)
The National leader., 1922-04-17

when the most important fight has not been in the
June primaries. In the past the League and labor
maries and when losing there have run men as in
dependents Farmer-L Labor party in the fall
election, making two hot campaigns instead Of the
one that will be pulled off this year.
The Minnesota farmer and labor conventions
adopted strong platform, which points out the
.reactionary and big business record of Senator
Kellogg and the Preus state government in Mime
sofa, and which declares for the program of the
farmer and labor organizations.
A new state committee for the League was also
elected as follows:
The National leader., 1922-04-17

cornered fight in Minnesota. In 1920 the farmer
labor forces close second to the Republicans
and the Democrats were poor third. It is not be-
lieved the Democrats will make much Of an impress
sion in the campaign this year either.
The result of this lineup is that there will be no
primary contest in June for the farmer-abor forces
Their indorsed candidates will file in the Farmer
Labor party which has legal standing, and it is not
expected any other candidates will file in that
party for the June primaries. The contest will
therefore be in the general election against the
three parties. The Republicans will not have any
serious contest in the June primaries either, so
that this will be the first campaign year in years
The National leader., 1922-04-17

A. c.. Welch Glencoe; Mrs. Harold Baker, Rem
vile; Henry Arens Jordan; Mrs. Otto Brinkman,
Glencoe; Ole Langhaug, Evansville. s..
The state committee will meet to outline
plans for the campaign and for the League organ
ization work, which is expected to start at once.
intensively, in all parts of the state The
ton asked the national committee of the League to
more clearly define the powers and duties of state
committees, as the Minnesota committee expects
to take active part in the work than former
committees. The national committee of the League
consisting of members of the various state COM
mttees, is expected to be called soon for it's annual
meeting.
The National leader., 1922-04-17
FACTS OF CHARGE
AGAINST TOWNLEY

Before I discuss what this resigna-
tion means to the farmers movement,
what his reasons for it probably
were, and what his plans are. let me
give the facts concerning his yindica
tion in connection with the recent em-
bezzlement charge in North Dakota.
That vindication did not come until
after the North Dakota convention
had adjourned Judge Cole at Fargo
threw the charge out Of court three
The National leader., 1922-04-17

Gle dealing with the League conventions, printed on
the opposite page. I intend here to discuss the
matter fully. Mr.. Townley resigned in the
interests of harmony within the organization in
North Dakota, and to certain extent to eliminate
issues which also might have bad effect the
cause of the farmers in Minnesota and in other
states.
The originator and founder of the League has
held no office in the North Dakota, Minnesota or
any other state organization. He is a member of
the NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of
the League, and as chairman of that executive COM
mittee Of three is president of the national League
That has been his only Office. The national execu-
tive committee under the articles of association, is
elected by the NATIONAL COMMITTEE. The
tional committee consists of the chairman Of each
state committee Of the League. The Office he held
was in the gift Of the national committee, and not
Of any state committee or convention.
But to preserve harmony in North Dakota, still
the leading state League organization and to avoid
similar issue arising elsewhere, Mr.. Townley told
both the North Dakota and Minnesota conventions
The National leader., 1922-04-17

which met recently that he would
eliminate himself at once. In spite of
newspaper statements and the belief
of some of his friends to the contrary,
Mr.. Townley will stick absolutely to
his announcement. Whether the ma
tional committee urges him to cons,
tinue or not, he will step out.
This was an important decision in
Mr.. Townley's life. During the last
s12 or Is years he has devoted his life
night and day, in Jail and out, to the
cause of the American farmers. He
has probably stood more abuse from
enemies of the farmers and of reform
than any other man who ever became
farmer leader. He even served in
Jail for the cause. He was hated in
certain quarters because he stood
steadfast to the farmers cause, where
others had compromised or sold out,
The League and it's success were his
life-work. He broke down when he
came to the part Of his speech before
the North Dakota convention in which
! he announced that he would resign,
and there were very few dry eyes in
the audience.
The National leader., 1922-04-17

for dismissal, which took place at once. Mr..
Townleys vindcation could not have been more
emphatic or sweeping. -." -
What has caused the most effective, the most
feared and the most loved farmer leader in America
to resign from leadership of the organization that
he originated and built into the most powerful
agency for agricultural progress in all the history
of the country? Well, think know. Mr.. Town
ley himself has said nothing except what he told
the North Dakota convention That was that he
believed he should eliminate himself in the inter-
ests of harmony in the League in that state
THE SPLIT ON THE N D.
STATE FARMERS COMMITTEE
The majority faction of the old North Dakota
state committee had used League publications and
speakers to attack Mr.. Townley personally. He
was charged by the majority committee faction
with trying to "sell OUT the organization. It was
intimated he crook The publications under
control of the majority faction made no attempt to
explain the embezzement charge against Townley
which was obviously frame-up and SO proved in
court later 1t charged he wanted to seize con-
troll of the North Dakota League and use it for
personal power. q <5.-.| -, 2og
= Mr.. Townley made no attempt to fight back at
the majority committee faction, not even using his
page in the Leader, which he might well have done,
to defend himself. He was willing to let the ma
The National leader., 1922-04-17
BY OLIVER S. MORRIS

HE circumstances under which A. c..
Townley announced that he would
hand his resignation to the national
committee of the Nonpartisan league,
as soon as that body could be assem-
bled, are briefly outlined in the arti-
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-07-29

lAdvertisement.)
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-07-29
CAR OVERTURNED I
TWO MEN INJURED
Ford Car Crowded Into Ditch BY
Passing Automobile Turns
Turtle.

Friday night, shortly before 800
o'clock B. B. Boyte and Hiram Max
well were both painfully, though not
dangerously hurt, when the Ford car
in which they were riding, was over
turned by another car in passing.
Mr.. Boyte was thrown into barbed
wire fence and sustained quite cut
on the left side of his face. Mr..
Maxwell was caught under the over
turned car and was bruised about the
face and shoulder.
Mr.. o. F. armstrong, manager of
the Gulf Refining Co.. at Brookha-
ven. brought the injured men to the
city from the scene of the accident,
which occurred south of town close
to the Dixie Creamery. He stated
that young man stopped him fur
ther down the road and asked him
to see If anyone was hurt in -the ov-
,erturned car The young man who
stopped Mr.. Armstrong is probably
the driver of the car that caused the
wreck.
Mr.. Boyte who lives ten miles east
Of Brookhaven, says that he did not
recognize the fellow in the other car,
as he was busy trying to avoid a
smash-up when he realized the other
car was not going to give sufficient
room for passing.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-07-29
MAKES NO CHARGES AGAINST MRS. QUIN.

body listens. Think of j. w. Casse-
dy crying out Shame! Shame!
Shame on Hugh WALTZ" The people
know both Of us, He is about the
last man on earth who ought to make
use of the word shame, in a poll
tical or any other sense. Hugh Wall
has never been guilty Of shameful
act in his life and the lawyer who
wrote that Shame" knows it, and he
knows nobody will believe it, and he
knows HE DOESN'T BELIEVE IT,
HIMSELF. HE knows where the
shame is. Shame! Yes! SHAME ON
PERCY QUIN'', who would betray
the people and knock down $1,44O.-
90 per year and not be brave enough
to take it in his OWN name, but
drags the name of his pure wife into
use as dummy to take this money!
Yes, say, Shame on Quin". And
shame on his LAWYER, who would
go in public print and endorse it,"
Quin says that Wall doesn't criti-
else his record. Quin has NO record
to critieise, except this of knocking
down money in his wife's name,
which have exposed to the public.
Well, he has a record of SENDING
OUT GARDEN SEED, and that's a.
bout all the record he has and all
this TRADE in the papers and abuse Of
me by him and his lawyer is done
for the specific purpose OF fooling the
people and detraeting their minds
from the issue in this campaign. No
body will pay any attention to your
whining about your wifes church
affiliations, which is done for the
sole purpose of covering up your own
record of shame.
No! repeat, did NOT bring your
wife into this campaign and, be it
said to your everlasting disgrace.
YOU are the man that brought her
in.
/ am not hiring any LAWYER to
write this for me. l am writing 1t,
myself. have always been able to
do my own thinking and am man
enough to sign it myself.
HUGH V. WALL,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-07-29
How Congressional Campaign Looks To A.
Woman VOter----That OerkShip Charge.
Brookhaven, Miss, July 25, 1922.

Brookhaven, Miss, July 25, 1922
To The Public: =
AS the present campaign for representative in
Congress from the Seventh Congressional District is
the first have ever noted from the viewpoint of
prospective voter, have followed it with especial in
terest.
l think that the district is fortunate in having
candidates of the character and qualifications of Mr.
Wall and Mr., Quin, but am disappointed as see Mr.
Walls campaign is beginning to be characterized by
petty attacks that becoud the real issues, and appeal
to the prejudice and smanes of human nature rather
than its nobler side.
For Mr. Wall to reproach Mr. Qun with the fact
that Mr. Qun's wife drew clerks salary for assist
ing her husband and his secretary in his office at
Washington, when he was allowed clerk by the gov
ernment with restrictions to choice the arrange
ment being entirely legal seems strange in view c the
fact that have heard Mr. Wall condemn state
county or city officers for employing relatives here
in Mississippi
Mr. Wall, in his long experience as district attor-
ney knows that it has been and common practice for
a sheriff to employ members of his own family as depu-
ties at good salaries, and for the Chancery Clerk and
Circuit Clerk and perhaps other officers to do likewise
We have only to look within the Lincoln County Court
House to see that family parties the rule I'm the
different departments. Yet we have heard no COM
plant of this from Mr.. Wall nor has he tried to have
enacted law to forbid it.
In the Brookhaven Public School and in other
schools in Lincoln County we have had father acting
as member of the board of trustees while in the body
of teachers it was his duty to select and supervise
was his daughter. Yet no protest against paying
taxpayers money to such teachers was heard from Mr.
WALL nor did he offer to have law enacted to forbid
it.
In the present state department of government
with which am poorly acquainted, i know that the
wife of at least official is drawing salary for act
ing as clerk to her husband and few years ago, the
niece of another So Doubtless there many 9TH
ers Yet Mr.. Wall does not mention nor complain that
taxpayers money is being paid to relatives of state Of
fcals Nor has he tried to effect legislation against it.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-07-29
PRES. WILSON AGAIN
SCORES VARDAMAN
Throws His Influence Against
Election of Former Missis-
sippi Senator.

Jackson, Miss, July 25. = In an
swer to a query relative to what he
thinks of former Senator James X.
Vardaman, who is candidate for
the United States Senate, DR.. James
F. McCaleb of Carlisle, Claiborne
county, recently received a reply
from former president Woodrow Will
son stating that he thought Mr.. Var
daman thoroughly false and un-
trustworthy"
Mr.. Wilson's letter follows:-
Washington, D. c., July 8, 1922.
my Dear Mr.. McCaleb:-
II have your-l letter of July S. In
reply let me say that am not in a
position to review Mr. Vardaman's
record in Washington in detail, but
can sum up my impression of him
in a single sentence: i think he is
thoroughly false and untrustworthy,
and that it would be a great detri-
ment to Mississippi and the nation if
he should be returned to the Senate.
With deep in terest in the out
come OF. the contest of which you
speak,
Sincerely yours,
Woodrow Wilson,"
This is the second time Wilson has
thrown the weight of his influence
against the election of Vardaman to
the United States Senate.
During the campaign of 1918, he
wrote letter to Hon. M. S. McNeill,
of Copiah, declaring that Senator
Vardaman's return to the Senate
would be regarded by him as con-
demnation of his administration by
the people of Mississippi.
Wilson was then at the height of
his power and popularity as Presi-
dent, and his denunciation of varda-
man went long way toward secur-
ing the latter's defeat, If, indeed it
was not wholly responsible for it.
Whether his interference in Mis-
sissippi politics will have like eff
feet in the present campaign, re-
mains to be seen.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-07-29

MOI. Hugh Wall did not drag Per-
icy Quin's wife into this campaign!
Be it said to the everlasting disgrace
of Percy eQuin. HE dragged ibis good
wife into the campaign when he
WRONGFULLY placed her name on
the payroll at Washington as dunn
my through which he could knock
down $1,440.00 per year out of the
taxpayers pockets of this country.
First, the evidence shows that
Mrs. Quin rendered no service what
ever to the taxpayers of this country.
A careful reading of the affidavit
made by Mr.. R. Lee Stamps, Private
Secretary to Percy Quin, will show
that he says NOWHERE that Mrs.
Quin did any work. This affidavit
was drawn by lawyer and the sleek
lawyer he is, tried to make the af-
fidavit state that Mrs. Quin did some
work but 1 did not believe and do
not believe that Lee Stamps will
make the affidavit that she did any
work, because he has told too many
people in Brookhaven that he, Lee
Stamps, did all the work in that Of
fee and that his hair had BEEN
MADE GREY by doing ALL THE
WORK AND NOT GETTING THE
MONEY FOR IT!
This lawyer undertakes to fool the
people by abusing 'The Evening
World. newspaper published in
New York. I hold no brief to de-
fend this paper. l never saw it be.
fore until copy was sent me maxi
ing the disclosure of. Quin padding
his payroll. l care nothing about
this paper, but for this lawyers in
formation, we direct his attention to
the Annual Report of the Clerk of the
House of Representatives which
shows that Percy Quin had his wife's
name on the payroll and, through it,
was knocking down $1,440.00 a
year. Now, just leave the paper out
of it and criticise this report, if you.
likei The Annual Report is not
'Negro-Loving nor South-Hating"
1t shows that Mrs. Quin was on the
payroll. How anxious Quin and his
sleek lawyer are to becloud the issue
by cursing the newspaper! What
will they tell the people about the
Annual Report of the Clerk Of the
House Of Representatives, when it
shows that $1.440.O0 was paid in
Mrs. Quin's name?
Not only is that true: when Mr..
Quin was away from his lawyer, in
joint debate at Allen, he ADMIT
TED that he had his wife on the
payroll and the only explanation he
gave was that she was his clerk. He
did not say she was rendering any
service. PERHAPS, If Mr.. Quin
could have gotten to his lawyer, he
would not have admitted it but he
would have denied it and come out
again in great boxcar letters. TAN
other Campaign Lie Nailed"
This shrewd lawyer says he is de-
Tending Mrs. Quin! Mrs. Quin needs
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-07-29

A burst of enthusiastic applause
followed Mr.. Quin's speech. as at a
number of times during its course.
and scores OF his auditors went up to
shake hands and assure him Of their
appreciation Of his service and Of his
speech. which was made in the siz-
zling heat characteristic Of the City
Hall at this time Of the year; but
which seemed forgotten both by
speaker and people In the keen inter-
est Of the occasion that grippcd Mr..
Quin's audience for the two hours
his address covered.