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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-04
SERVICE BOARD
MAY APPEAL TO
HIGHER COURT
Phone Rate Decision of Fed
eral Judge Upsets Prece-
dents of Commission.
NEW UTILITY CONTROL

Tho question of whether the public
service commission will take an appeal
from the decision IF the Federal Court
in the case OF the Home Telephone and
Telegraph Company Of TT. Wayne in
which the court granted the company In
creased rates that had been denied by
the commission will be put before the
commission at a meeting Monday.
John W. McCardle, chairman of the
commission, said that he did not wish to
discuss the question OF an appeal with
out consulting other members Of the COM
mission. He said, however, that lit is
very questionable II we can do any bet
ter If we take the case to Chicago"
The decision of the Federal Court is
one Of the most far reaching in the
history Of utility regulation in Indiana.
1t is the first time In the history Of the
public service commission that a utility
has taken a case to the Federal Court on
the ground that the commission has In
not granting increased rates, violated
the Fourteenth amendment to the Federal
Constitution by confiscating property
without due process of law.
OPENS DOORS FOR
OTHER CASES.
Members Of the commission have fire.
quently expressed the opinion that if the
Federal Court ruled In favor Of the tele-
phone company it would throw the door
wide open for similar action in other
cases. In fact. some Of the commissioners
have said that such q decision will mean
that the control Of public utilities will
eventually be lodged in the Federal
Court with the public service commission
in the position of a court Of original ju-
risdictlon and the Federal Court a court
Of appeal.
The commission recently has denied a
number Of petitions for increases in rates
and in other cases has granted only a
fraction Of the increases asked for. 1t is
possible that some Of the utilities in
volved viii now proceed to take their
cases to the Federal Court on the ground
that the commission By It's action Is con-
fscating their property.
Edward NJ White, assistant attorney
general. who handled the telephone case
In Federal Court, said he did not know
whether the case would be appealed. He
said this Is entirely In the hands OF the
public service commission.
The decree as entered by Judge Al
bert b. Anderson enjoins the commission
from enforcing the schedule er rates
1xed in it's orders OF March 81, 1920, and
Aug. II. 1921. from in any way interior
Ing with the pialhtlH III Vhat sIhb iate'
which will provide a reasonable return
upon a fair valuation Of its property and
collecting he schedule Of rates which
the company presented to the commits
sion last year for approval and which
was rejected Mt that time. The com
mission is also forbidden to prosecute
any civil or criminal suits against the
company for the collection or assessment
of any Denaltfes because of its having
Continued on Page Two)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-04
FINANCIAL AID 9 NATIONS JOIN
Delegates o. X. Pact
Presented by Under
wood.
BOOSTS INCOME
Aim to Put Nation
Back on Sound
Monetary Basis.
BY HARRY L. ROGERS.

CONTINENTAL HALL, WASH
INGTON, Feb. 1.-The nine powers
represented In the Washington con-
ference today gave their formal ap-
prevail to a treaty designed TO in
crease the customs revenues OF
China to a point which viii permit
her to get back on a sound financial
footing.
The treaty was presented by Sen
ator Oscar Underwood. minority
leader OF the Senate, and member
of the American delegation, who adj
dressed the conference in plenary
session for the first time.
The conference adopted the customs
treaty at 1l.30 q. IN. at the end OF Its
presentation by Underwood.
The text Of the customs treaty fol-
"The United States Of America.
belgium British Empire, China, France,
italy, japan, the Netherlands and
Portugal:
Of the Chinese government, have re-
solved TO conclude a treaty relating TO
the revision Of the Chinese customs tariff
and cognate matters, and to that end
have appointed as their plenipotentiaries
Who having communicated to each
OF her their full powers, found to be IN
good and due form, have agreed as fol-
lows:
ARTICLE I.
1.-THE representatives Of the contracting
powers having adopted. on the fourth day
Of February, 1922. in the city of Wash,
ington, a resolution which is appended
Continued on Page TwO)
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of the original Floradora company. They
had one child. Taylor and his wife sub
sequentIy were divorced.
Police are attempting to find out
whether or not the former wife is living.
Taylor's daughter, Ethel Daisy Taylor,
Il. is now said to be attending 4 finish
ing school at Marmaroneck, y. Y.
Pouce were SAID to be attaching con
siderable significance TO information
given by Harry Fellows, Taylor's assist
ant director and Nj and Mrs. Earl
Tiffany. Tiffany was the slain direc-
tors chauffeur. These three persons
have been questioned for several hours
and probably viii be subject to further
grilling
The detectives rigid questioning of
these three Is said to be prompted by
the feeling they may be able to shed some
light on events leading up to the fatal
shooting because of their close associa-
ton with the slain man.
Mrs. Tiffany is credited with the state
ment she saw Edward Z. Sands, former
secretary-yalet of the murdered man, on
the afternoon Of the day before the muir
Ger was committed. Sands has been
Continued on Page TwO)
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Ban Placed On
9 Professional
Bond Signers
Some Barred on Account OF
Faulty TitEe-OtherS OUer-
step Bounds.

Judge Delbert o. Wilmeth exploded
bomb in city court today when he posted
a notice barring nine professional bonds
men from signing bonds Of prisoners.
The nine on the barred list, all Of whom
have operated around police court for
years, are follows:
Alex Alexander, Louis Brown, Joseph
Bissesi, Piendel Shanofr, Ed Thomas, ne
gro; Harry Campbell, Sam Farb. w. P.
Hyde, negro, and William P. Hiatt.
The notices reading that bonds from
these men will not be accepted until
further notice was posted in the matrons
and turnkeys' offices and a copy was
sent to Chief Of Police Herman f. Rik-
off.
Some Of these men have been found
to have all Of their property in their
wife's name" said Judge Wilmeth In com
menting on the order. "0thers have been
found to have their property held in joint
deeds. Others have overstepped the
amount Of bonds for which their property
would be security
The Judge said a quiet investigation
Of the bondsmen has been going on for
some time and that undoubtedly others
would be excluded from city court prac-
tlce within a short time.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-04
SCHOOL HEADS
NAME OFFICERS
OF ASSOCIATION
J. M. Scudder of Huntington
President-New Account
ing System Desired.

T. NJ. Scudder, of Huntington, was
elected president Of the City and Town
shin Superintendents Association at the
closing meeting of the organization in
the CIaypool Hotel today. Mr.. Scudder
succeeds Y. +. FitzglbbOns of Muncie,
who retired.
Other officers elected were: J. s.
Painter of Mt Vernon, vice president, and
w. c. GOble Of Swayzee, secretary and
treasurer. The new executive committee
is composed Of A. w. YounghloOd OF
Auburn, w A. Knodle, Elwood, Paul
Van Rifer, Lebanon, and w. b. Nogei
of Bonneville.
A committee to cooperate with the State
superintendent Of public instruction and
the State board Of accounts in prescrib-
ing a new method of accounting for the
schools was appointed by Mr.. Scudder.
The committee will assist the two boards
in deYising a more up-to date systematic
scheme Of accounting than has been used
before.
Educators must realize that their prl-
mary function is to aid In the Social
cation" Of the children and that one OF
the problems to be confronted is the at
tention to be given to the so-called bad
boy" DR. Henry II. GODDARD, Columbus,
Ohio, told the conference.
I'VE do not know wnaC orr schools
will do for mental detectives for we have
not been able to give the schools fair
opportunity to try out the proposed
means of handling this class Of society"
DR.. GODDARD said. THE group of mental
detectives that is perhaps the most COM
pick and perplexing is the psychopathic
or the unstable minded child. In the
school and the penal institutions 1t Is
the psychopathic individual that is the
trouble maker We are wasting millions
Of dollars because we are treating the
prisoner on the same basis"
z. w. Konold of Elwood, urged that
the salaries Of married men teachers be
increased so as to afford them a living
wage. The average salary Of a teacher
in Elwood, he said, is $3.50 a school term.
while in other parts Of the State it is as
high as $3.50 for a school year
The final session and the election Of
the Officers Of the organization will be
held today,
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-04
Jap Homeland
Removed From
4-POWer Pact
T. S. SeRdte's Objections Met
by Conference in Supple
nleRtGry Treaty.
BY j. BART CAMPBELL.

WASHINGTON, Eel. Ain order to
meet the objections raised by the United
States Senate, the armament conference
today adopted supplement to the four
power Pacific treaty, which definitely re-
moves the japanese homeland from the
provisions of that pact.
The supplementary treaty was pre-
sented TO the conference by Senator
Lodge, majority leader of the Senate,
who presented the original pact some
weeks ago.
The supplement removes Japan proper
by the simple expedient Of explaining
that the term ''insular possessions and
insular dominions' applies only to part
Of Sdkhalin Island, Fer2osa. the Pes
caGOTes and the Islands that are man
dated to Japan.
The text Of the brief supplement fol-
lows;
The United States of America, the
British Empire, France and Japan have,
through their respective plenipotenuarles
agreed upon the following stipulations
supplementary TO the quadruple treaty
signed at Washington on Dec. ID, 1921
The term 'inSular possessions and IN
sular dOmiuiOns' used in the aforesaid
treaty shall, in its application to Japan,
include only Karafuto COR the southern
portion Of the island of Sakhalinl, For
mosa and the PescadOres, and the islands
under he mandate of Japan.
The present agreement shall have the
same force and affect as the said treaty
TO which II is supplementary.
THE provisions of article " of the
aforesaid treaty of Dec. 10, 1921, relating
to ratification shall be applicable to the
present agreement, which in French and
Lnglish shall remain deposited in the
archives Of the Government Of the United
States and duly certified copies thereof,
shall be transmitted by that Govern
ment to each Of the other contracting
powers.
an faith whereof, the respective plenl-
potentiaries have signed the present
agreement.
Done at the City Of Washington, the
sixth day OF February, one thousand
nine hundred, Twenty-Five"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-04
Adopt Treaty in 5 Min
utes After Session
Under Way.
SET OUT
Oriental Country Be-
comes Party to
Agreement.
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES.

CONTINENTAL HALL, WASH
INGTON, Feb. 4.-The great powers
of the world today pledged them
selves to deal fairly with China.
The pledge was contained in a
nine-power treaty presented to the
sixth plenary session OF the arms
conferenfece by Secretary OF State
Hughes and adopted within five
minutes after the session got under
way.
China herself IS a party to the
agreement, and upon her own part,
she pledges herself not TO grant
preferential rights to any nation,
and to do her utmost to see that
all nations have equal economic OPP
portunities within her far flung
borders.
PLEDGED TO PRESERVE
CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY.
Following the adoption Of the Chinese
treaty, the conference formally approved
the resolution pledging the powers to
preserve the 1hineSe Eastern halfway.
Then Secretary Hughes read into the
conference record yesterdays action on
the twenty one demands, in which Japan
renowned group five and pledged herself
not to press the others to the detriments
Of other nations interested.
All this the conference quickly ap-
proved.
The treaty Itself was composed OF nine
sections. following a preamble which
stated that its purpose was TO stabilize
conditions in the Far East" and insure
the maintenance OF equal opportunity
for all nations In China (open door)
PLEDGE TO
RESPECT INTEGRITY.
1. The powers pledge themselves to
respect the territorial, administrative
and political integrity OF China. and
to do their utmost to maintain the
"open door"
Q The powers pledge themselves
not to enter into any agreements
with each other which would prevent
CONTINUED on Page TwO)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-04

WORLD POWERS PLEDGE TO
DEAL FAIRLY WITH CHINA
Arms PGrley achievements

WASHINGTON, FeL. 4-History
will record the following as the i'm
posing achievements Of the Washing
ton conference:
Five power naval limitation treaty,
junhlng many battleships, establish
ing a naval holiday and setting a
fat allotment Of tonnage Of war
ships for sthe five great naval pow
ers after the holiday.
FiYe-pOwer poison gas and subma-
rine treaties, outlawing gas as a war
weapon, and submarines as COM
MERGE attackers.
Four power Pacific treaty aimed
at eliminating strife in the Pacific.
Two so-called ninepOWer Chinese
treaties;
(A) One dealing with customs du-
ties-grantlng China an effective 8
per cent tariff with subsequent al
terations upward.
OBJ One reaffIrming in uneQuiyocal
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-04
Living Cost Here
Cut 1913 Per Cent
In Eighteen Months

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The cost or
living in the United States has decreased
1915 per cent in the last eighteen months,
according to Department Of Labor fig
ures just announced.
For the United States as a whole the
cost of living is 743 per cent higher
than It was in 1914. The percentage Of
1t for some of the principal cities for
Jan. Is this year as compared with 1914
are:
Chicago, 72.3; Los Angeles. 1914; Dem
yer, PAS; indianapolis. 1913; Kansas City,
%. 5; Minneapolis, 2O7, and st. Louis, 1S.5.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-04
Willie, Optimistic,
Takes Appeal to
State High Court

Willie doesn't want to 90 to jail yet.
Willie Carey, who Friday received fine
of $500 and costs and was sentenced to
serve sixty days in the Marion County
jail by Judge Harry o. Chamber''n for
violating the liquor law, appeared in
Criminal Court today and appealed from
the decision of the court. His appeal was
taken to the State Supreme Court.
Willie ordered to report to Sheriff
George Snider at 8 a. IN. to begin his
sentence, but his appeal will stay the
Beginning of his service until the high
GSurt acts on the case.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-04

language old principles of respect
for China's open door" and China's
integrity.
Settlement Of the Shantung ques-
ton between China and Japan pro-
vlding for return of kia Chou and the
Shantung Railway to China.
Settlement of the zap controversy
between the United States and japan
"A controversy which was aiding
the two powers manifestly - war.
Settlement of the division of cables
in the Pacific.
Agreement Of Japan to withdraw
from Siberia.
Withdrawal by Japan Of the OBJ
noxious group five of the twenty
one demands with REIMBURSEMENT OF
the idea Of exclusive" control In
South Manchuria and interchangeable.
Return Of Wei Hei Wei to China
by Great Britain.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-04
FAINTS BEFORE BODY

Los ANGELES, Feb. 4.-The collapse
Of Henry Peavey, negro servant of the
muFdbred man, when he was led by de-
tectises into little room and told 90
dock upon the body of his dead en-
pIoyer. marked the opening of the in
quest into the death OF Taylor.
AS he glanced at the body of his for
mer master, the negro mOaned and sank
to the floor. Detectives carried him
into an adjoining room where he was
revived.
y great thrOng of persons assembled
at the mortuary eager to get first hand
details OF the circumstances in connec-
ton with the mysterious murder. Many
of those present were Iuminaries in the
film world, whose faces are familiar to
millions OF movie fans.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-04
UNCOVER
BOOTLEGGER GANG
Three Taken by Federal and Local Officers II
Ound-up-Ordered Held With
out Bond.

Montrose Jetmore, Muncie.
Ratclif and Criswel were held on
blind tiger charges with notations that
they were to be held for Federal Of
icers Jetmore was charged with vag-
rancy, technical charge, and the samS
notation was made concerning him. The
police were instructed that none Of the
men are too be released on bond.
Large quantities of booze, bearing
counterfeit United States and Canadian
revenue stamps were found at both the
CarroIlton avenue address and the North
Illinois street address, but no counter.
feiting equipment was found in either
place.
The Ratclif house was the first raided.
In that place the officers found one
hundred quarts Of colored liquor in
cases, each bottle bearing a counterfeit
United States or Canadian stamp. A
large quantity Of material for making
booze also was found in the place, but
no still was discovered.
At the Carrollton avenue address the
officers found six ten gallon jugs Of
whisky, and eighty five quart bottles Of
whisky, all bearing counterfeit stamps
similar to those found at the North I'LL
nols street address. Ratclir and Crisswell
insisted they were not working together
despite the similarity Of the stamps.
According to the police, Crisswell was
the only person at the house when the
raid was made. They say he was pre-
pairing to load an automobile which was
found in the garage on the place, with
the booze.
To persons living in the neighborhood
the CarrOllton avenue house has been
mystery for some time. While the
house was fully furnished, they say no
one was about it except in the evening.
Nearly every evening about o'clock,
according to neighbours the house was
lighted from top to bottom and the
lights kept burning, although no one
ever was seen moving about in the main
part Of the house. Among the persons
who have been seen going into the house
in the evening was a woman.
The police were told by neighbors
automobiles frequently had been V9en
to stop at the place and the occupants
to leave a few minutes later bearing
packages. The police often have been
notified of the circumstances surround
ing the place. but so far as can be
determined no investigation was made
until the Federal officials started an In
vestigation of the existence Of counter
felt revenue stamps in indianapolis.
STPTKF DELAYS SESSION
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-04

Three arrests had been made this after
noon In connection with an investigation
being made by the Federal officers and
the indianapolis police of what Is be-
Iieved to be gang Of bootIeggers and
counterfeiters who have been operating
in indianapolis for some time.
Those arrested are:
Edgar Ratcliff, q barber, 39O28 North
Illinois street
Roscoe Crisswell, 1904 Carrollton ave
nue.,
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-04
Enlarges School!

In order that they may know some
thing about the work they are supposed
to do Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank will
have city street and street cleaning In
spectors go to school a few hours each
week until the spring season opens, he
announced today. Engineers will lie asked
to lecture to the inspectors upon APP
proved methods Of laying and maintain
ing pavements and keeping them clean.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-04

At 1870 o'clock Secretary Of State
Hughes formally announced that the
work Of the conference has been accom-
plished. This was the signal for the be-
ginning Of a final round Of speech max
ing. in which all the heads Of dele
cations were to express their approval Of
the works Of the conference. -
RESULTS OF TWO
HOURS WORK.
When the final speaking began, the
conference had, in a hectic two hours,
accomplished the following:
L. Approved a nine-p powered treaty
pledging the powers to strict observance
Of the open door. and to respect the
territorial, political and administ rative
integrity Of China.
2. Approved a nine-powered Chinese
tariff treaty, designed TO grant China a
tariff increase so that she may get back
on her feet financially.
3. Approved four powered supplement
tai treaty to the Pacific treaty, which
definitely takes Japan proper out of the
provisions of the pact
1. Accepted Japan's remuneration Of
part Of the twentyOne demands and her
promise not to press the other part to
the detriment OF other powers CONNER
ciaI interests.
8. Adopted a declaration, aimed at bet
ter preservation Of the Chinese Eastern
RAILWAY and a continuance Of interna-
tional control
ACCEPT JAPAN'S WORD
OF PEACEFUL INTENT.
G. Accepted Japan's declaration Of
peaceful intent toward Siberia and her
promise to withdraw japanese troops
as soon as q stable government is set up
in Russia.
Z. Approved the creation OF an inter
national board OF reference in China to
which disputed points between nations
Of this conference can be referred for
action.
s. Adopted a resolution providing for
the creation Of a commission to study
new agencies of warfare with a view to
codifying rules governing them.
0. Accepted a resolution by which the
naval powers agree not to sell capital
ships ordered strapped under the Hughes
plan.
After the longest session yet held, and
which saw the completion OF three
months work, the Washington confer
enee adjourned at 2:35 o'clock this aft
ernoon until Monday.
On Monday the treaties will be signed
and President Harding will address the
conference at a final session.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-04
2 CLAIM BOOZE;
BOTH ARRESTED
Second Claimant ArriUeS in
Time to Climb in Wagon.

When two persons claimed ownership
Of the same Illicit booze, the police ar
rested both Of them today.
The police found eight pints Of whisky
under a stairway in the grocery Of Curtis
Boggs, $50 Ogden street, and a quart Of
whisky under the building. william
Wright Of the same address, said the
booze belonged to him, Boggs and Wright
were being loaded into a Patrol wagon
when Herbert Colver, negro, 637 Ogden
street, appeared and said the booze be-
longed to him.
"AIl right, climb in," the police said.
Herbert climbed All were charged with
operating a blind tiger.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-04
Middaugh's BOndsmen
Face Delicate Task

Bondsmen for Charles Big Sinner
NIiddaugh against whom a charge Of
operating a blind tiger is pending in
Criminal Court, today were ordered by
Special Judge Harry O. Chamberlin to
have him in court Tuesday, Feb. 10, or
the bond would be forfeited.
Middaugh is serving a term at the
Indiana State Farm for violation OF the
liquor laws.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-04
Pneumonia Claims
Thirty in Five Days

The pneumonia and influenza death
rate continued to cause health depart
ment officials concern today. Four
deaths from pneumonia and one from
influenza were added to the list yester-
day. making the total In the last five
days thirty.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-04
DETECTIVES SUSPECT
'DAPPER DAM COLLINS
IN DEATH OF TAYLOR
Seek Alleged TwO-Gun Man and Master
Blackmailer, Said to Have Been
Traced to Los Angeles.
UNDERWORLD PALS NELL on BOASTS

LOS ANGELES Cal, 4Dapper Collins, twogun
bacaer
tony with he O William
tericu Staying OF am picture
detectives ad of IS 900
following shooting Reid,
Iltodo manufacturer, at the home OF
"Dapper Denver
ed