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The Indianapolis times., 1923-03-09

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bridges on State highways:
Evening star., 1923-11-20
WOMEN TO FIGHT
EQUALITY WITH MEN
Members of II Organizations
See Step Backward in
Legal Changes.

Representatives of eleven women's
organizations having membership in
the women's joint congressional COM
mittee announced here today that
they had organized to oppose the
campaign of the National Womens
Party for constitutional amend
ment, placing men and women on a
footing of absolute legal equality.
Such an amendment, 1t was declared
by spokesmen for the group, should
be looked upon by the women of the
country as a step backward, since it
would operate to nullify the special
recognition given to women in such
legislation as the Sheppard-Towner
maternity act.
The organizations said to be
pledged to oppose the amendment are
clubs. the National League of Women
Voters, the American University of
Women, the National Council of Jew
fsh Women, the National Consumers
League, the American Home Eco
nomics Association, the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association, the Wom-
ems Trade League, the Girls Friend
ly Society, the National Council Of
Women and the National Federation
of Teachers.
Recently, when a delegation of the
National Woman's Party called on
President Coolidge, he told them he
was certain. if they would present to
Congress "as you have to me your
reasons why you want this constitu-
tional amendment that you will find
1t very responsive to your request"
Evening star., 1923-11-20
S10,5OO,OOO|S ASKED
| FOR DRY ENFORCING
Increase of ST, 800, 900 Over
Last Year Sought to Curb
Liquor and Drug Sales.

An appropriation of more than $10-
100000 for the enforcement of the
prohibition and narcotic laws during
the next fiscal year was said by pro-
hibition officials today to have been
included in Treasury estimates sub
mitted to the director of the budget.
The estimates include s1.250. 900, an
increase of 100000 over this years
allotment, for enforcement of the
Harrison act, which is administered
by the narcotic division of the pro-
hibition unit.
If these figures are agreed to by
Congress, they will represent an in
crease of approximately s1500.o00
over the appropriations granted for
the fiscal year ending June 80 next.
With Treasury plans for a supple
mental appropriation of s2S,5o0,0o0
for additional coast guard cutters
and personnel approved by the Presi-
dent. together with the $4,000, 900
included in Treasury estimates for
ordinary coast guard maintenance. il
was estimated by officials today that
more than S40,000.000 would be asked
of Congress at the coming session
and Illicit drug laws and for the pre-
vention of rum smuggling.
Prohibition officials would not dis
close today for just what purposes
the increase in appropriations would
be used A force of 1872 prohibition
enforcement agents now is operating
throughout the country, but whether
it is desired to augment this force
could not be learned officially.
The campaign againt the Illicit
drug traffic IS handled by IT'S field
men and Prohibition Commissioner
HAYNES has said repeatedly that pre-
yious narcotic appropriations have
been entirely inadequate.
Evening star., 1923-11-20
z HELD FOR $4,000
/. CHECK OPERATIONS
Brothers Accused of Frauds
Covering Period of Two
Years.

Representatives OF virtually every
banking institution in this city were
at police headquarters today to CO.
operate in an investigation Detect
ives O'Brien, Thompson and Living
ston were conducting in connection
with scores of fraudulent check
transactions here during the past two
years and which, Inspector Grant,
chief of detectives. estimated, had
caused losses of approximately s20.-
000
The investigation was conducted in
connection with the arrest of two
brothers. John Ashurst Mitchell. Two
Pines Chevy Chase, Md, and James
Walter Mitchell, 224 II street north
west, who had been employed as So
licitors for numerous publications.
Both Men Identified.
Both men were identified as having
been involved in fraudulent check
transactions. according to Inspector
Grant. John Mitchell. the police said
admitted his guilt when arrested Sat
urday on a charge of presenting a
ioi 5Cu ShSSh AL YSoV Ct LIhSoitl Nd
tional Bank, and is said to have i'm
plicated his brother.
Last night the brother was arrested
He denied having any connection
with the check transactions, and re-
with his brothers alleged confession
this morning. In his alleged con-
fession to the detectives, John
Mitchell is said to have told the po-
lice he obtained signatures of bank
depositors when they signed slips wher
taking subscriptions.
100 Checks Involved.
Detectives O'Brien. Thompson and
Livingston say their investigation
of the alleged unlawful transactions
of the Mitchells involved approxi
mately 100 checks James Walter
Mitchell has a wife and three chill.
dren, while the brothers family con.
sists of his wife and seven children
Recently. 1t is stated, the brothers
were engaged in the business of selling
| lavender from house to house, the police
learned. and checks were accepted from
some purchasers. Detectives recalled
several instances the past two years in
were asked to take their telephone re.
ceivers from the hooks for a period OF
ten or more minutes while tests were
made, making it impossible for bank
officials to Immediately get such per-
sons on the telephone.
Face Charges of Forgery.
Such was the scheme resorted to Sat.
urday it is charged, by John Mitchell
| when he appeared at Lincoln National
Bank with a check alleged to bear the
forged signature of Mrs. Walter Lea.
man, 1851 Mount Pleasant street, s2S(
| being the amount of the check. Mr.
Leaman soon succeeded in getting hts
wife on the telephone, however, and
John Mitchell was arrested.
When the detectives arrested Jane!
| Mitchell last night he was suffering
| from nervousness, they stated, ano
| this morning when taken to head
quarters for questioning his righ
eve was terribly discolored and prac
| tically closed. He had received the
! injury in a fall from a bench in
! police cell, it was said.
| Charges of forgery were fllet
1 against both men.
Evening star., 1923-11-20
Haze You Outside Radio Aerial?
Then You Must Get ID. e.. Permit

ut Is also in violation of law for any
person to install radio sets where an
outside aerial is used, without first OBJ
tanning the permit therefor from the
electrical engineer of the District, and
such permit cannot be issued in case
1t Is proposed that any part of the
aerial or wires connected Herewith are
to be on or over any public space"
It is estimated that there are $4,000
radio sets in use in Washington Since
permit under the present regulations
costs $2., a strict enforcement of the
rule would net the city approximately
100000 in revenue
It is understood. however, that the
enforcement of the permit regulation
is not being insisted upon for the pur-
pose OF raising revenue, but to give the
electrical department means Of check
ing up on the manner in which aerials
are erected.
1t Is believed that the orders Just
issued to the police are a result of the
death last week of Park Policeman
Allen, who was electrocuted while help
ing to erect radio when the radio
wire came In contact with a high ten
sion wire of the Potomac Electric Pow.
er Company.
Evening star., 1923-11-20
n STRIKING CONVICTS
ON BREAD AND WATER
Curtailed Diet and Solitary Con
finement Given to Syndicalists
in San Quentin.
Ry the Associa ted Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
SAN QUENTIN, Calf, November 90.
AS a result of their refusal to work
after they had demanded the release
Of J. B. Childs, their reputed leader
confined to the dungeon fo- striking
Saturday, seventy-one convicts. SEN
fenced to San Quentin prison for
criminal syndicalisrl, are in solitary
confinement on diet of bread and
water All the prisoners are said to
be members of the Industrial Workers
of the World.
Recently Childs and more than fifty
fellow convicts were released from
solitary confinement after Childs had
Voluntarily announced to Warden
James A. Johnston that he was ready
to cease the strike which he had
started several weeks before and
which resulted in the imposition Of
the drastic punishment.
Yesterday, shortly after breakfast,
the seventy-one prisoners are said to
have marched in a body to Warden
Johnston's office and issued their ul-
timatum. Only twenty could be ac-
Conmodated in the dungeon, but the
others were rut on restricted diet
in solitary cells.
Warden Johnston attributes the re-
curing strikes among the cobvicts
to desire to martyr themselves.
Evening star., 1923-11-20
WALTON REMOVED:
TO CONTINUE FIGHT
Denied RetriaI, Will Ask U. S.
Supreme Court for Writ
of Supersedeas.
Ry the Associa rod Press

BY the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, okla. November
20-J. c. WaIton's gubernatorial ca
reer. as spectacular as it was brief, Is
ended.
Deposed by the verdict of a senate
court of impeachment, which late yes
terday found him guilty of charges of
moral turpitude, corruption in office,
neglect Of duty and incompetence. his
term of office as Oklahoma's fifth gov
ernor was broken off after little more
than ten months, sensational to the
last.
But as his successor prepared for
mally to take over the reins of gov
ernment today. Walton girded for a
last desperate effort to retain the Of
flee by invoking the aid Of the United
States courts. clinging tenaciously to
the plea that he has not been given a
fair trial. with the promise of more
dramatics yet to come.
His next move will be made tomor-
row, when his legal staff appears be-
fore a federal judge here for a re-
hearing of his application for a retro
active injunction to annul the action
of the court of impeachment. That
falling, an appeal would be taken, as
last resort. to the United States Su-
preme Court, accompanied by petit
ton for writ of supersedeas to de-
clare him the incumbent until the case
is thrashed out before the tribunal.
Original Application Denied.
The deposed executives original ap-
plfcation was denied the day before
the impeachment trial opened, and OBJ
servers see scant likelihood that the
decision will be reversed after the re-
hearing. Neither is 1t probable, they
say. that the United States Supreme
Court will intervene should the local
federal court affirm it's previous rul-
ing on grounds that it has no juris-
diction in the case.
Walton's removal was decreed by
unanimous vote of the senate court
after he had been convicted upon
I eleven of the sixteen Impeachment
articles upon which he was prose
cuted and his application had been
denied for a new trial.
The record showed verdicts for ac-
quittal on five of the charges. The
votes on two of the articles were
unanimous for conviction and the
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1923-11-20
ACTRESS DAUGHTER
BALKS AT SPANKING
Barbara Bennett, II, Leaves
Father, Who Demanded She Get
Home Nights by Twelve.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 20.-Bar-
bara Bennett, seventeen-year-old ac-
tress, refuses to be spanked and has
left her father. Richard, the actor
for the shelter of her mothers home
Mr.. Bennett revealed today.
The father is the star in a new
Broadway production. The daughter
is in the supporting cast. Mr.. Ben.
nett and Mrs. Bennett recently agreed
to a friendly separation, the father
taking Barbara to live with him and
the mother taking Constance, an old
er daughter.
Father Bennett laid down a rule
for Barbara that she must be home
promptly at midnight unless she in
formed him where she went and with
whom. One night Barbara, after the
show, went out with Pat Somerset
the actor. and his wife, Edith Day
She left a note for her father, but he
did not get it..
Along toward dawn Mr.. Bennett, as
he tells the story. worried, phoned
his wife and together they waited on
the front step for Barbara's return
Soon a taxi. and Barbara stepped out
Bennett declared he would ~chastise
her. She objected. The mother OBJ
jected. A policeman objected. Ben
nett hit the policeman on the nose
The whole party went to police
station and the sergeant told them to
forget 1t. Barbara went home with
her mother.
Evening star., 1923-11-20
BABY LOSES LIFE
ASC[0THESBURN
Sister Seeks in Vain to Save
Child Who Ignited Garments
With Matches.

Climbing upon a dining table upon
which lay two boxes of matches, two
year-old John Loretto, son of John and
Mary Loretto, lis Schott alley north
east, ignited his clothing and was
burned to death today before aid could
reach him. Rosa Loretto, f1fteen-year-
old sister left in charge of the baby
while the father was at work and the
mother in a hospital, was badly burned
on the hands when she endeavored to
save her little brothers life.
Rosa, eldest of seven children and
mother temporarily, by right of
seniority, had absented herself only a
few moments from the room in which
Baby John was playing when she heard
him cry out Returning, she found
John atop the table, his body enveloped
in flames.
Grabbing the baby to her breast in
an effort to smother the blaze. Rosa
shrieked for aid, and neighbors quick
ly extinguished the flames. Firemen
and policemen responded to an alarm
sounded from a nearby box, but their
summons was received too late to ac-
complish any good. A physician from
Casualty Hospital who examined the
body pronounced the child dead.
Coroner hewitt issued a verdict of
accidental death.
Evening star., 1923-11-20
Mrs. Mortimer Denied Hearing
At Veterans Bureau Inquiry
Chairman Reed Agrees, However, to
Make Public Testimony Giue', in Pri-
Uate--Seeks to End Probe Today.

Mrs. Katherine Mortimer of Phila-
delphia, wife of Elias II. Mortimer.
star witness against former Director
Charles r. Forbes, tried unsuccess-
fully to testify today before the
Senate veterans committee in an
effort, she said. to vindicate publicly
her character and good name"
Responding to the formal request
of her counsel. Daniel T. Wright,
Chairman Reed said Mrs. Mortimer
had been heard at her own request
in private. and that If she desired the
committee would release her testi-
mony publicly. He added that the
committee also would PROFOUND to
Mrs. Mortimer in public such ques-
tions as her counsel might prepare.
and as the committee might regard
as relevant and necessary.
There has been too much irrele-
want testimony in this matter al
ready" Chairman Reed said. "The
principal offender in this respect was
Mrs Mortimers own attorney in her
divorce proceeding Is. d. Timberlake
Evening star., 1923-11-20

of Staunton. Va. He dragged into
the record matters which he as an
attorney must have known was irrel-
evant.
I'VE do not recall anything in the
record rejecting on the character OF
Mrs. Mortimer. Where she was re-
ferred to 1t was merely for the pur-
pose of fixing dates and times and
the names of persons present when
Veterans Bureau matters were under
discussion"
Mr.. Wright told the committee he
did not have In mind Undertakes
testimony. but that of Mortimer and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Williams of Phila-
delphia. uncle and aunt of Mrs. Nor
timer. He said he would be glad to
submit questions to the committee
and that Mrs. Mortimer had asked him
to request the committee that her
testimony given in secret session be
made public.
Mrs. Mortimer. who was accom-
panied by a woman friend, then left
the committee room with her counsel.
In presenting the plea of his client
Mr.. Wright said Mrs. Mortimer had
come asking for an opportunity to re-
fute the insinuations made before the
committee and declared that a spirit
CONTINUED on Page q Column AZ
Evening star., 1923-11-20
REED LIKELY HEAD
OF D. c. COMMITTEE
West virginian Practically
Certain to Fill Vacant
Congress Post.

Strong indication that Representative
Stuart F. Reed of West Virginia will be
the next chairman of the House Dis
trict committee was found at the
Capitol today. 1t was learned that
some of the effects of Representative
Reed have been moved to the rooms
of the District committee and that he
transiently uses the Office formerly
occupied by Representative Ben K
Foche of Pennsylvania while the lat
ter was District chairman.
Representative Merrill Moores ot
Indiana, secretary of the republican
committee on committees, believes
that the old seniority rule will bs
followed in filing vacancies in com.
mittee chairmanships. He anticipates
that some effort will be made to up.
set the seniority rule, but that it will
be unsuccessful. He outlined the
course followed by the committee un.
der the seniority rule. as allowing the
ranking member on any committee
who might be in line to succeed tc
the chairmanship of several commit
tees to choose of which one he preferred
to be chairman.
Heed HfmSeIf Silent.
While Representative Reed declines
TO state In advance of the action OF
the committee on committees whether
he expects to be chairman of the
District committee or of the wal
claims committee to which he is in
line to succeed, 1t is known that per.
sonal friends both in Congress ane
who are residents of the District are
strongly urging him to decide to take
the District committee chairmanshir
rather than that of war claims. Ii
that event Representative Strong OF
Kansas, who is a close friend of Rep.
resentative Reed, probably will bt
chairman of war claims
Representative Fred n. Zihlman O
Maryland, who entered Congress at tn.
same time as Representative Reed, bu
who is listed under him In the senior.
ity ranking, already is chairman o,
the House labor committee, but init
mate friends of his have let it be
known that he easily could be per.
suaded to relinquiSh labor in favor
of the District of Columbia post
Zihlman will not make any contest
against Representative Reed If the
latter really wants to be chairman OF
! the District committee.
Lampert in Line.
Next below Representative Zihlmar
ranks Representative Florian Lam
pert of wisconsin, who is now chair.
man of the House patents committee
and who has taken a strong inter
est in District legislation. The Cen
tral Citizens Association has urget
, that Representative Lampert be mad,
chairman of the District committee
1t is known that Representative Lam
pert, on account of his interest Il
District legislation, would be glad t
assume the duties of chairman, /
Representatives Reed and Zihlmal
preferred to accept the chairmanshi]
of war claims or labor in preference
| to the District committee.
1t seems almost certain today tha
Representative Reed will be tn
| chairman.
Evening star., 1923-11-20

All persons having radios with out
side aerials must get a permit from
the District government.
This edict went forth today in a
bulletin from Maj Daniel Sullivan,
superintendent of police, to precinct
captains.
The bulletin also calls the atten-
ton of the police to the fact that it
is unlawful for any private individual
to string wires across a public street,
but, even though the aerial is con-
fined to private property. a permit
is required to erect 1t. the order
states.
The text of Maj Sullivan's order
follows:
You will invite the attention of
the members of your command to the
fact that 1t Is in violation of law for
any private individual to string wires
in, along or across any street, avenue,
alley or public thoroughfare or pub
lie property of any description.
Evening star., 1923-11-20
SHERIFF MURDERED
BEFORE OHIO JAIL
Shot When Called Out in Ruse
Speeding Automobile
Sought.
Ry the Associated Press.

hy the ASSOclated PreSs.
MARIETTA, Ohio, November 20
Sheriff Charles Moore, f1fty-five, Of
Noble county was shot and instantly
killed shortly before 8 o'clock this
morning. when summoned from his
home in the county jail building at
Caldwell. thirty-six miles north of
here. to Investigate an alleged auto
mobile accident. Four shots were
fired. but only one took effect, strik-
ing him squarely between the eyes.
An automobile standing in the
street on the front of the jail build
ing, with motor running, sped away
as the shots were fired and this incl
dent furnishes the basic clue upon
which officials are working to iden-
tify the murderers. broken bottle
of bootleg whisky was hurled from
the automobile as 1t sped away, and
officers hold the belief that liquor
runners were responsible for the
crime.
There were no eyewitnesses to the
shooting. Police in all surrounding
cities were notified to be on the look
out for the murder car.
Evening star., 1923-11-20
Increase of S2,0O0,OOO in
Budget Thought One Reason
for Decision.
CITIZENS NOT UNITED
IN VIEWS ON BIG LOAN
Data Collected on Proposal to Be
Held for Possible Future
Use by City.

The District Commissioners TO-DAY
decided to lay aside for the present
the proposal to ask for a bond issue
to meet accumulated municipal prof
ects.
Although no formal announcement
to this effect was made. it is under
stood that the three members Of
the board went thoroughly over the
entire question at their regular
meeting this morning and decided
to let the proposition rest for the
time being.
For several months the Commission
ers have been contemplating a bond
issue as one means of catching un
on urgent work and the auditors
office has collected data from a num-
ber of large American cities as to
how they float bonds for municipal!
work.
Citizens Divide on Issue.
The fact that consideration was Civ
en- TO the issuance of bonds led to the
discussion of the question in citizens
organizations, which discussions re-
vealed divided sentiment in the
community.
Whether this division of sentiment
had anything to do with the deter
mination Of the Commissioners not to
push the bond bill at this time is not
known
Any proposed legislation involving
the expenditure of funds must first
be submitted TO the budget bureau
perore going to Congress. 1t is pos
sible that the Commissioners took
the budget bureau granted an in
crease OF nearly two million dollars
IN the regular annual estimates of
the District government
Data for Future Use.
The data already collected TO be
used in framing the bond bill prob
ably will be kept on file should ii be
decided at any future time to take
the question up again.
Edward Scheer, general manager of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, to-
day told the District Commissioners
at a conference at the District build
ing that he would submit to them in
the next Few weeks d plan for the
safeguarding of all grade crossings
along the tracks OF his company in
Washington.
Mr.. Scheer came to the city from
Baltimore following a letter from the
Commissioners, in which they called
the attention to the necessity for pro-
Tiding ample protection to motorists
at the several points where District
highways still cross the railroad
tracks.
Evening star., 1923-11-20
Coolidge Clues Up
Army-Nauy Game
T0FinishMessQqe

President Coolidge has decided
definitely that he will be unable to
attend the Army-Navy foot ball
game Saturday in New York. De-
sire to complete work on his mes
sage to Congress by the middle of
next week was said at the White
House today to be a prominent
factor in bringing about the de-
cision.
Mrs. Coolidge. who attended the
Navy-Princeton game in Baltimore
a few weeks ago. had planned to
go to New York Saturday in COM
pany with some friends, but this
likewise has been given up, and
the White House will be represent
ed at the Army-Navy contest by
G. Bascom Slemp. secretary to the
President.