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The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-02
Screams Bring Help

Frantic efforts were made to reach
the victims, whose screams brought
persons running from farm houses
near the tracks. but it was impos-
sible to get near the wrecked cars
until the steam had poured from the
freight locomotive and cooled.
Coroner Colvin Briggs of Warren
County started an investigation into
the cause of the wreck at daybreak.
It is believed the switch which flew
open was either defective or had not
been locked.
The flyer was running about fifty
miles at the time of the crash.
The wreck was the eighth Of a
series Of serious accidents which
have occurred on the Wabash Rail
road near here in the last twelve
years.
The freight train in last nights
crash was in a wreck three weeks
ago tonight at Peru, Ind, when sew
enteen cars went into the ditch. kill.
ing three men who were cumming q
ride.
CuA NANOlS VI lAlC WICCh dLS QI~
able to furnish many details. Most
of them were asleep. They We're
hurled from their berths or awak-
ened by the noise of the crash and
showers of broken glass.
Deafening Roar
There was a deafening roar as this
boiler Of the freight locomotive
burst.
Some of the passengers or the
,Pullmans freed themselves and es-
capped before The wreckage was en-
veloped with steam.
Then, for what seemed hours to
the rescuers, it was impossible to
penetrate the clouds of steam and
get to the wreckage.
AmbUI3nces and autos bearing
physicians to the scene of the crash
were delayed by a dense fog alons
the Wabash River, which made fast
driving dangerous.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-02
FINK FAILS TO SHOW UP
'Dastardly Plot" Is Not Revealed to
Senate Daugherty Committee.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, June "A. L.
Fink of Buffalo, failed to make good
his promise to disclose a "dastardly
plot" against President Coolidge be-
fore the Senate Daugherty commit
tee today.
Fink, who was accused by Miss
Roxie Stinson of helping to frame
her" publicly stated Saturday. that
if permitted TO testify he would in
volve Frank A. Vanderlip and Sena-
tors Wheeler and Brookhart of the
committee in an attempt to discredit
the President. He did not appear,
however, when the committee called
for him and instead his attorney,
George P. Koegel, asked permission
to make a statement for him. Brook
4, hart refused to hear it.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-02
Flour Export Increases

MONTREAL, Quebec, June a.
Export operations in Canadian hours
are fair and there has recently been
a noticeable improvement in the vo.
ume Of business with the Near East,
and larger shipments are expected
in the near future in that direction,
especially to Constantinople. Clear
ances from New York last week con.
sisted of 1865 barrels and 210,66S
sacks. while shipments from st,
John, New Brunswick, were $4,000
sacks.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-02
Jumner under Arrest

Police today were holding Leonard
Smith. colored, Louisville. KY. on
a vagrancy charge Smith jumped
through the window of poolroom
when Wnkerson tapped him on the
shoulder, npIice said Wilkerson cap
tvred him. after a chase.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-02
Marmon Heaa Names Ala

Announcement was made today
in Indianapolis of the appointment
by G., NJ Williams, president Nor
dyke & Marmon Company and of
Carl J. Sherer, former secretary and
treasurer of the Dayton Wright Com
pany, as a special assistant to VIII
hams in the management and flnan-
cial control of the company.
Sherer was treasurer of the
Speedwell Motor Car Company from
1909 to 1914. He was high in coun-
cf4s of the General Motors Corpora
inn
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-02
FATHER is NOTIFIED

Z. T. DUNCAN, Succeeded by Son.
Killed in Wreck.
q. T. DUNCAN. clerk of Supreme
Court, was notified of the death Of
his son, Carl, in the Wabash Rail.
road wreck early today. He left for
Lafayette, Ind, at 615 a. m.
Carl DUNCAN succeeded his father
as claim agent for the Wabash, with
headquarters at Huntington, Ind,
when the elder DUNCAN took his
State Office two years ago.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-02
TEN LOSE LIVES
IN TRAIN WRECK.
Continued From Page II

rushed to the scene from Attica,
Williamsport, West Lebanon and
Lafayette.
All available physicians and.
nurses in the four cities were taken
toAthe wreck.
Rescue work was hampered until
nearly daylight by steam from the
boiler of the freight locomotive
The engineer of the freight is be-
lieved to have been burned to death
by steam.
The fireman and head brakeman
are unaccounted for, but it is be-
ieved they Jumped from the train
and mingled with the rescue work
ers.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-02
Two Men Reported Absent

Police today were looking for two
men reported missing from their
homes. The men are: David Ber-
ry, 81, Of 314S N. Harding St., and
Clavin Ditmer. "a, of COZ E. Ohio ST.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-02
INVESTIGATION STARTED
Public Service Commission Sends
Two Men to Wreck Scene.

Investigator Ray Gibbons Of the
Public Service Commission left for
the scene of the Wabash wreck near
Attica today to start investigation in
conjunction with the probe being
made by the Warren County cor-
Oner. Investigator David Matthews
was to go to the wreck scene later.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-02

It is not generally known that
flour, sugar, starch, or grain dusts
are capable of working greater havoc
than a high explosive such as dyna.
mite
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-02
Seven Offices

The President is authorized and
directed by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate to appoint
an additional district judge for the
district Of Indiana. The clerk Of
the court for the district OF Indiana
shall maintain an office in each Of
the seven cities in which seats Of
justice are established. The general
law takes care Of the appointment Of
deputy clerks and assistants so no
mention OF these is made in the bill
Under the redrafted measure addi,
tional court officers such as United
States district attorney. clerk Of the
United States court and United
State marshal will not be named, al
though these court officers will have
additional deputies in South Bend
and Terre Haute, where court is to
be held. for the first time
The cost Of the new legislation is
placed at S19.S20 a year. which total
is made up of the following items:
Salary Of Judge. $500 salary Of his
secretary, $500; salary Of messen-
ger. $720; expenses Of judge. $500:
expenses Of his secretary, $500; two
additional deputy clerks, $4,000. and
five additional deputy marshals.
5000.
1t is not possible to determine in
advance what the proposed legisla-
ton will cost in the matter OF per
diem or bailiffs, and criers, fees of
jurors and witnesses and travelling
expenses of marshalls and other
court officials.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-02

There are approximately 400 es-
tablishments engaged in the carriage
and wagon industry in the United
States.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-06-02
BILL FOR TWO
INDIANA JUDGES
|SREPORTEDO OUT
Revised Senate Measure
Would Add S19,820 to
Annual Expense,
BY c. A RANDAU
Times Washington Correspondent

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WASHINGTON, June 2-Senate
Judiciary Committee today author
ized Senator Shortridge to report
favorably on the bill to give In
diana an additional judgeship. This
measure is a substitute for the
Hickey court bill which proposed
division of Indiana into two Federal
Court districts.
The proposed measure is salts
factory to Representative Hickey.
AS reported it has been placed on
the Senate calendar and win have
to take it's chance with many other
measures now awaiting action.
Under the terms OF the bill as re
ported, the State Of Indianaf shall
constitute one judicial district as
now, but, for the purpose of holding
terms Of court, the district shall be
divided into seven divisions with
seats of justice in Indianapolis, Ft.
Wayne, South Bend, Hammond,
Terre Haute, New Albany and
Evansville.
New Seats.
Court is now held in all these
cities save South Bend and Terre
Haute. which become division seats.
The division of which indianapolis
is to be the seat of justice includes
the counties of Boone, Clinton, Della
ware, Fayette. Franklin, Hamilton,
Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, John
son, Madison. Marion, Monroe, Nor
gan, Putnam. Randolph, Rush,
Shelby, Upton, Union, Tippecanoe,
Warren and Wayne.
Terms Of the district court for the
Indianapolis division shall be held
on the first Mondays of May and
November OF each year.
The bill provides that all civil
suits and proceedings not of a local
character which shall be brought In
the district of Indiana against a
single<defendant, or where all the
defendants reside in the same divi-
sion OF the district, shan be brought
and tried in the division in which
the defendant or the defendants re-
side.p If. however. the defendants
reside in different divisions, the suit
or proceedings may be brought and
tried in any division.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-02-14

Jones, Republican, of Washington,
proposed a bill to prohibit former
Cabinet officials from accepting en-
ployment in any organization prose-
cutting a claim against the govern
ment until the expiration OF five
years.
The Senate adopted a resolution di-
recting the Secretary OF the Interior
to take immediate steps to recover
certain properties in California from
the Standard Oil Company, at Elk
Hills. The Senate and House passed
large number of bridge bills and
other measures on the calendar this
week. Senator Ladd, Republican, of
North Dakota, filed a resolution which
would direct the Attorney General to
report to the Senate Immediately on
steps taken to fulfill the terms Of the
consent decree" against five. big
packers requiring their dissolution.
Senator Capper introduced an
other bill this week to aid associa-
tons of producers in agricultural
commodities. Senator Curtis, Repub-
lican of Kansas, brought in his draft
of a proposed measure for compensa-
ton for veterans of the World War.
Senator McNary, of Oregon, has a
bill to fix standards for hampers,
round STAYED baskets, and splint bas-
kets for fruit and vegetables.
Representative LaGuardia, Repub-
lican, of New York, introduced bill
to repeal the zone law for newspapers
and other publications
The Senate Public Lands COM
mittee continued it's investigation OF
the Naval oil leases. Former Secre-
tary of the Interior Fall was excused
from testifying on advice Of the COM
mittee's counsel that he could claim
immunity, and thus make successful
prosecution in the courts doubtful.
Several persons mentioned in the tes-
timony have requested permission to
appear before the committee and ex-
plain their connections. William Gibbs
McAdoo has advised the Senate that
his contract with the Doheny in
terests has ended and he desires to
make clear the extent of his legal &C
Invites in Mexico and elsewhere. The
disclosure furnished fodder for gen
eral debate on the floor of the Senate.
The House Commerce committee
approved the Winslow bill to apro-
pirate $11, 100000 for the purchase
of the Cape Cod canal. The house
Military committee reported favor
ably the bill designed to allow the
government to accept Henry Ford's
offer for the Muscle Shoals project.
This measure will find hard-sledding
in the House and Senate. The Sem
ate Interstate Commerce committee
has reported a resolution requiring
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to advise the Senate of the amounts
of money spent by railroads for prop
uganda purposes.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-02-14

and Administration leaders are
plainly worried over the outcome of
the bill. Under the Gberalized House
rules it will be possible for opponents
of the bill to offer drastic amend
ments from the floor. Hitherto COM
mittee bills have been generally
adopted without marked change.
The numerous and conflicting
suggestions offered on farm relief
legislation indicates quite clearly
that this momentous problem is far
from solution. The second National
Council of Farmers Cooperative
Marketing Associations has been held
here. They are planning to abolish
the middlemen-andt to tell the unor-
ganized consumers that they are gen
erous and will not keep all the $751;
900, 100000 a year which the middle
men are now getting. The Admins
tration favors the plan proposed by
the special conference held last week
for the relief of northwestern agri-
cultural sections. An organization
meeting will be held shortly to es-
tablish an agricultural service cor
poration, a private body with $780,
100000 capital raised in small sums
from various localities throughout the
country. The government has
pledged it's assistance through the
War Finance Corporation whenever
possible.
The President has made it clear
that the corporation cannot and
should not make loans directly to in
dividual farmers, nor purchase paper
without recourse from banks or other
financial institutions. Governmental
assistance will be general refunding
and extension of existing indebted
ness so that the farmer will be given
time to work out his future. Mean
while Senate and House committee
are considering the -Norbeck-B urtness
bill providing for federal aid in pro-
noting the Investigation of agri-
culture in sections which have hereto
fore been devoted primarily to the
production of wheat. The Admins
tration has endorsed this measure
and it will undoubtedly pass at an
early date.
A bill authorizing a $97,000,0 900
naval construction program was in
troduced in the House by Chairman
Butler, of the Naval committee.
Senator Bursum, Republican, of New
Mexico, submitted bill to appropri-
ate $50,000,000 of the government
funds for loans to banks and trust
companies, in order to stabilize finan-
cial conditions in the West. Senator
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-02-14

Washington, Feb. 13.-Woodrow
Wilson's death temporarily hushed
partisan strife in Congress. The
passing of this great wartime Presi-
dent brought universal sorrow and
the legislators joined with the Amer
lean people in mourning. The Cong
ress has now resumed its regular
routine with the investigation of the
Teapot Oil Dome leases providing
the most sensational feature of the
day.
The Administration tax reduc-
ton bill, which formerly held first
place in the attention of the read
ing public, has been reported to
the House from the Ways and
Means committee. Though this meas
ure directly effects every taxpayer,
its Importance has been lessened
somwhat because of the tremendous
appeal of political scandal in the oil
case. Putting vital tax legislation in
second place may be explained, per-
haps, by the old proverb, "On eagles
wings immortal scandals fly, while
virtuous actions are but born and
die"
The tax bill now pending in the
House contains the Mellon income
rates which were disputed in COM
nittee. A provision has been inserted
in the bill cutting the income taxes
to be paid this year by rs per cent:
The changes made by the Ways and
Means committee remove the Board
of Tax Appeals from the Treasury
Department making the President d.
rectly responsible for their appoint
ment. The committee only partially
repealed the tax on admissions and
reduced, but did not repeal a numb
er of miscellaneous excise taxes. 1t
appears that the proposal of the Ad-
ministration for a constitutional
amendment prohibiting the issue OF
tax-exempt securities will find OBJ
stacles in the way of its enactment.
In the preliminary debate in the
House, Representative Garrett OF
Tennessee, the Democratic leader, IN
sisted that the proposal was an inva-
sion of state rights. Other Demo-
cratic leaders insisted that the pro
posed amendment would destroy state
and municipal credit. Republican
leaders maintained that legislation was
necessary in order to tax the billions
which are now invested in tax-free
securities. The reports of the ma
jority and minority members OF the
House Ways and Means committee
show a wide variance of views on
tax measures. The influence of this
split on the ultimate vote in the
House cannot be underestimate
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-02-14
Minnesota Second Lowest
of Class in Pneumonia Toll
Vermont Only State to Lead North
Star-Wisconsin and Iowa Has
Much Higher Rate

Minnesota, ranked as one of the
healthiest states in the United States,
has a new feather in its cap today, a
rating as second among states of its
population class in low pneumonia
death rate, says the Minneapolis
Journal.
Statistics prepared by Detroit,
Mich, bacteriologist show Minnesota
second only to Vermont among all
states with population of from g.
900, 900 to 100000 in it's pneumonia
death rate.
Pneumonia which ranks with tuber-
culosis in taking the largest toll of
life of any diseases, claimed 1861
victims in Minnesota in 1922, the
report showed. Vermont was credited
with 422 deaths.
Other states in the same population
rank and the pneumonia deaths in
1922 were: Indiana, 3,107; Alabama,
1886; North Carolina, 1900; Ten
nessee, 2,412; Wisconsin, 2,673;
Georgia, 1864, and Iowa, 1921. The
populations of Alabama and Tonnes
see were slightly below that of Min
nesota at the time of the 1920 census,
and those of the other states are not
much above it. The rate of pneu-
monia deaths in Minnesota is the low
est of all these.
North Dakota, South Dakota and
Vermont were the only states given in
the report in which the percentage of
deaths from pneumonia is lower than
in Minnesota. There is little differ
ence between the rates of Minnesota
and the neighbor state.
California had 1920 deaths from
pneumonia; Kentucky, 2,495; Illi-
nois. 6,064; New York, 14,212; Ohio,
5,968; Missouri 1925; New Jersey,
4,114, and Pennsylvania, 12,770.
There were II more deaths from
the disease in Minnesota than in
Louisiana in 1922. But in the 1920
census there were 100000 persons
| in Louisiana and 2,387,000 in Min
nesota.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-02-14
WATER, LIGHT AND POW.
Err PROCEEDINGS
Special Meeting

Special meeting Water, Light and
Power Commission, Jan. 23rd with all
members of the Commission present.
The purpose of the meeting was
stated to be the consideration of wat
er meters, and after some discussion,
it was moved and carried that the
Commission advertise for bids on ap-
proximately $50 water meters, that
specifications be prepared by Mr..
Perry and the Secretary, and that the
date of opening the bids be set for
February 18th, 1924.
The bids for plumbing fixtures in
the new power house, which had been
previously called for, were opened,
and the work of installing them was
awarded to G. Hillerud & Co., their
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-02-14
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS:

Regular monthly. meeting of the
Common Council Of the City of Sank
Centre held Wednesday, Feb. 9th,
1924 at 7:30 p. M.
Council convened in regular session
with all the members present.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The Chief Of the Fire Department
was authorized to order 500 feet of
hose, after getting the best price he
could.
The City Attorney was directed to
notify the relatives of Charley Kur-
rell that they must furnish him with
the necessary supplies as required by
statute.
The Clerk reported having drawn
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-02-14
AMERICAN LEGION

j Department officers of The Ameri.
can Legion of Minnesota urge thai
POSTS throughout the state give
prompt attention to the following &C
tivities:
Do not withhold your state and
national dues. Your post may have
considerable funds which have not
been forwarded to department head
quarters. Please send them along
and remit outstanding dues regularly
once week.
At this time membership is the
big task upon which to concentrate.
Superseding previous instructions
calling for payment of one years ex-
ira dues in addition to current 1924
dues for reinstatement of delinquent
members, your post is authorized to
waive this provision, or to establish
such payment as is considered sutfi-
cient to constitute a penalty for the
delinquency.
ooh, Buddy, There's Room for Us
ALP Membership billboard poster is
available. Posts all over the country
are placing it on local billboards. It
| is 9x21 feet in area, in bright red
and blue colors, and costs &c cents
each. Obtainable from Legion Ma
tional Headquarters, Indianapolis
eff you have the privilege of member
ship in the American Legion get on
the dotted line" 1T says.
An american Legion Fathers Aux
iliary" may now be organized. Each
group of fathers is a Council; each
Council takes the number of the
post to which it is attached. Charter
fee of ten dollars must accompany
application.
Community mass meetings with Lee
gion speakers help impress audiences
with the value Of the Legion. Speak
ers should outline Legion activities
and community plans. Tell why Leg
ionaires believe in adjusted compen-
sation.
Order young trees now in prepare
ton for spring planting on highways.
Legionaire p. o. Anderson, state
sylviculturist, Old Capitol, st. Paul,
requests this.
Do not agitate for any particular
site as the location of the proposed
U. S. v. B. hospital. The Legion
wants the hospital, not for particu-
lar place but for the tubercular vet
Grams. Political agitation for the site
may cause the loss of the hospital.
There is no more beautiful ritual than
that of the Legion. Use it. Bound
copies of all Legion ceremonies may
be obtained from national headquart-
ers at Indianapolis.
Legion Mourns Wilson
Flags Of American Legion Posts
and Auxiliary units throughout Min
nesota are draped for period Of 80
days in mourning for Woodrow Viii
son. Action to this effect was or
| dered by National Commander John
R. Quinn and Endorsed by Department
Commander Ludwig Roe of Monte
video, Department Adjutant Stafford
King and by Mrs. George Osborne,
state president Of the Auxiliary.
In many cases posts have partici-
pated in memorial services for the
wartime commander-in-chief, and in
some instances have taken the lead in
holding programs suitable to pay
Iment of tribute to his memory. Ram
sey County Legionaires directed SER
vices at the st. Paul Auditorium Sum
day Feb. 10, when Governor Preus,
Mayor Arthur Nelson and several
others spoke.
In Hennepin county Legianaires
acted as ushers at memorial service
held at the Auditorium. Department
Adjutant Stafford King, Commander