Kokomo Tribune (Newspaper) - April 1, 1919, Kokomo, Indiana MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE KOKOMO DAILY TRIBUNE PAID CIRCULATION VOL 178 FOUR OCLOCK EDITION KOKOMO TUESDAY APRIL TWELVE PAGES CENTS PRESIDENT S YS m m ID BRING BIG m m TIME FOR TM MR BIG FOR HOAJ 151 STILL A OFFER Bids Were to Hare Been Opened Week Counties Are In the Same Fix Results of Peace C Soon For Delay Divid CHANGE IN THE CITY PRECINCTS A wtek Ence bids were Kokomo Will Have to Be Redis to have opened on the issue ofi ACCEPT ROOT SUG Throughout For Voting Next Year GREAT INCREASE IN Do American Delegate ing to ira April What is ns a warning that the world ould nor lour countenance further J In tKe jf ptace WUB to the allied end military of tho by Wilion Tt learned that nt a ate bonds for the W T Patten road and j no Lids have been received yet The of still stands without an I offer Furthermore Treasurer Sand rs says he does not know whether a j hid will ever be forthcoming He thought an offer would be made before i now but his expectations were not j realized I I have found out ons Interesting I ead the treasurer and that is that Howard is not the only j Women Will Participate and the county that is not getting bids on se j of this I have com with the treasurers of sev I oral adjoining counties and they have j told me that they are receiving no i offers on bond Issues that were ad j at the same time the issue on the Patten road was This goes to show that It is not a case of the bond in vestment concerns discriminating TO HELP CORPORATIONS Df FRAMING P Billings of Indianapolis Will Be at Chamber of Commerce Offices Until Saturday Noon William P Billings of Indianapolis income tax inspector is here to spend ANNOUNCED BY the week in assisting local corporations in making out their final Income tax returns He Is quartered In the office of the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce at the city hall and can be VOTE found there at any time during busi j ness hours up to next Saturday noon I ilr Billings wants it understood that he is here for the purpose of giving City Is Poll ing Places Needed ations commercial as well as indus j trial The impression may have gotten out that he had come to give assist ance only to corporations engaged in manufacturing He does not make out returns for the corporations but gives them instructions on the points on which they are confused BRIDGE FEUL DURING OF SHIP Coroner Believes Bodies Found Arc All of Em ployes of Yards Graduating Class of 1919 Has a Bristol pa TOO IN JAIL AS RESULT OF Total of NinetyFour Members CLASS OF AVERAGE Program For Commencement Week Not Yet Names of Graduates against seem to in the same boat I do not know what to make of the situation I thought that there would surely be a bid here this morning for I had received an Once more there is going to have to be a redistricting of Kokomo for voting purposes And this time it will not be Howard county It would a mild modification of precinct boun reveal that all counties are darles but a general shaking up and shifting about of them reports and pay whatever re This action will be necessary because mainder they must be done of two fact that women b s to give areto vote for presidential electors in i Assistance he can remain In this ter Tho corporations filed tentative re ports and paid part of their income tax i last month They now have to make WaS COmInS bUt the fact that the corporate I thls showed up I suppose those who are j limits of the city have been extended j Important that the local corporations shown RELEASE MEAT PACKERS FROM In bring together the ends In tie debate In nn effort to unite on upon which a be presented to Germany Paris April Wilson gain In attendance today at the meet ings of the council of four with peace problems In the he president had a conference with Jose Daniels the secretary of the nn vy shortly before the latters depart ure for Italy President Wilson today explained that he was willing to accept his share j of responsibility for the peace delayn He was careful to that the slowness of the was not due to any single country vr Its representatives He declared emphatically however that the time for talk was virtually finished nnd now was the time to show results The foregoing paragraph Is the lust APPLIED TO LIVESTOCK thn previous sections bein The section received does not make It In connection t dent Wilson made this whether In the peace conference or PaCKerS Expect Order j Somebody started a story this morn ing that Colonel E M an hnt the peace trenty had bern The report rapidly spread ov er all Paris and the telephone wires to the American headquarter In the Ho be prompt in making engagements with him for assistance on their re turns CAN NOT PREDICT WHO WILL WIN IN MAYORALTY RACE Under Food Administration Does Proclamation of Pres ident Wilson to Slight Effect Upon Trade With the women voting and with a very considerable increase in the her of male voters the present arrangement will not furnish enough polling places to meet the j needs Some of the precincts are alj ready overcrowded With the increase resulting from the two causes men such precincts could not pos sibly accommodate their voters with one election board and one polling place The number of male voters in How ard county is not far from In as the women of the county i have never participated in an election there is nothing that gives a line on their number There are fewer female 5 voters however than male voters The fact that Kokomo is a manufacturing center nnd gives employment to hun dreds of young voters who are single and who have come here from other places accounts for the greater num ber of main A denl of is on in local political circles as to the registered vote In j INDEPENDENTS TO j Howard county will next year i I say it will be j j estimate men ind i women These figures nre HT r i i tnn high It may be that there are j Near RlOtS Last Night Lead to ma voters female vot to i the coroner of Bucks county the dent yesterday at the launching at Harriman of the cargo carrier Waukau resulted in the death of four workmen The Delaware in the I vicinity of the Merchant Shipbuilding plant is being searched to day but the coroner stated that he had no reason to believe that more I than four had been drowned About fifty workmen had clambered upon the platform near a vacant ship way in order to get a good view of he launching This toppled over and all of the men fell into the water As fur as is known all were rescued except four three of them being foreigners employed in the laboring gang I The coroner today absolved the ship L Cummins in Durance Here His Friend 0 B Murray Held at Elwood HANCOCK CO INTERESTED Sheriff Promises to File Charge For Aiding Fugitive to Escape Names of ninety four pupils who building company from blame for the H L Cummins t e debonair ami will be graduated from the Kokomo accident He said the men wore on sulea high school May 30 were announced j platform in violation the rules of wlo vanished from Kokomo last today by Principal C E Hinshaw The i the company forbidding any employe priday with a new roadster be rom using it longing to the Dickey Motor company The bridge fell into the Delaware today the bars ot class which will receive diplomas at j from using it the annual commencement exercises is about the average size of graduated in the fact that under the weight of the men nvnj the Howard county and at iast re Mur i LnB jni unu in ia recent years In spite of before the the his Q u conditions through the ton cargo carrier in at awa stances in which Cummins happened Most Bitter Campaign in Chica gos History Ends With Voting Today ers in but it Is unlikely all vil a thing as fun registration obtained No political in Howard Bounty has able to get its j full voto The more consor Apri meat guessers therefore say that Call For Large Police Force Today April nnd women tel De became h t with n Into the truth of the rumor Notwithstanding Ing an peace treaty the Paris Mall says lusted In spite of desire to attend or distribution of fresh canned or mav he it Is a thore will which ended last with the closing meeting of the British boef pork mutton or are e to be a scenes bor conference leased from license by the food admin In Kokomo Whether mor votin on the six amendments j places than nre now used will to the covenant of the of It was stated at the food bo provided In the genor suggested by Root it wjs tlon that the presidents action Isa It is how stated today by one of speed packers from supervision of every ever that most of them will be incumbent Robert M with the American kind by ths food administra t Set along with the present nimber county clerk pence conference delegation that he betlon Including restrictions upon is thought that if nny township democrat state all the were of j cept Center will havo to nn attorney Tohn Fitxpatrick nWe to tho American delegation j A from Herbert Hoovers it will be The American Paris notified food administration The matter of the new pre the covenant with officials of the proclamation I cinct will have to be tak that the United the authority of the Lever en up by the board of county corn school year have been decidedly of the launching party could not normal see the accident from their position I In announcing the names of the ton the side of the ship ways him ut a time when tho lat for diplomas Mr Hinshaw the vessel was launched on schedule j tcr wag anxious to speed stated that the list contained only the departure from Greenfield Murray drives a motor truck for ono Levl a junk and hide dealer of El wood Two or three times a week It has been Murrays custom to make trips witli the truck between Green field and his home town for the pur pose of buying hides It was disclosed this morning that Murray and Cum mins were friends Consequently an j explanation of interference I In the loss of the Inevitably i suggests Itself He was familiar with the recognized the car in how hot the pur suit was he realized Cummins peril of imminent capture This was about the situation when ho the police here that he had recognized the car standing In a street of Greenfield and demanding a reward Of course whatever reward Mr Dickey might be willing to pny would not bo near the car might have been sold for but a few would be much more than leaving the shiny new roadster to Its fate for olse to pick up nnd upon it the own ers its recovery might Jar loose from him j That Cummins hired an and overtook Murray outside of homeward with j his nnd hrn to let him rirle to might Tho In nf tho fore John Hunter of have In sPing names of students had the requir ed number of credits at the end of the first semester and who were taking work in the second semester to give them enough credits for graduation However as Mr Hinshaw explained there are always a few students on the seat when it comes to gradua tion and an absolutely correct list of graduates could not be given out un til commencement Regarding the program for com week it was stated that as yet no definite arrangements had been made regarding the program for com week but it was supposed that a program similar to that of Previous years would be made out It has been the custom for the activities of commencement week to begin with the baccalaureate which would be held on the Sunday before commence ment May 25 and to have the junior and senior reception and the alumni j meeting sometime between ate and commencement May 30 The senior play is to be given May 2 Following is a list of the graduates announced by Mr Hinshaw Ina Abney Ruby Alexander Julia Armstrong Marie Britton Mae Bair Helen 1 Flora Garret Beck Janice Brown i I Ted Butler Irene Belk Quincy Carney i Chesnut Jessamine Clark Arline Davenport Hazel Dar t Victor Davis Marguerite Detr ing LaVerna Delo Helen Such Is Impression Gained From Postoffice tor Hunt I YOUTH IS IN HIS FAVOR Also Fact Reimbursement Has Been Or ders Still Out riotous thp central district which ex tri details had in con trol at times mavor nre Walo Thompson reformatory this fore Lang Helen Charge Vavin of Station 2 Inspector Lockwood Arminta 1 cnse to Pis noon told that nn of at Indianapolis that Institution would start for does not relinquish its traditional control act by which the food ndj early next year as precinct tuo toward purely American questions ministration hnd authority to put the changes have to be made not later president Chicago Federation of labor John M Collins Adolph S Carm Each of the four candidates claims nice Kirkman Joy Main June Morris Marr Mil Attorney Slack The candidates for ard Rudolph Gilbert ths evening when n will mo for the purpose of in Outland Mildred Parr Kenneth Par future procedure It the cnse CIara Richard Patten Is probable that young Parrish Cummins received a two to fourteen Mabel Phelps Mary will be arraigned before the United year sentence In the county Donald Preble Edith Parsons States commissioner at to circuit court In 1916 and was out on Margaret Dawn Parsons morrow nominal ball will be The offense of which he was Ruth Rarey Alta Ravenscroft Edna to hold him to the May session convicted at time was one of Rotmetz Mildred Sea of the federal grand Jury grand larceny arising out of the theft ward Donald Shenk Wilma Shields As 1 reimbursement of the money of an automobile As there is yet some Christine Simmons William Smissen taen hs been made and In view of thing like twelve yenrs of the old sen Russel Smith Lula Souter Esther his and previous good character Chief Gross believes it T Mildred Stahl Lorena lt is not likely that Parrisb will be swill save the county a whole lot of Stratford Elsbeth Sutherlin verely dealt with by the federal court time worry and expense to have Cum 1s apparently regarded with consider under license control ex than the March term of Tiplady Earl Todd Martha It is believed that he wlllbe able to mins parole revoked and the young in American oficial circles in addition to limiting In any year in which a general tions Mary Vore Margaret Ward eive bond It s even possible that he mnn returned to the in delegates nre well impressed frin of profit over unfair practices I election is to be held It is assumed The of he pen Gladys Watkins Mary Wilhelm Audia mav released on his own to serve the por his today although forecasters say they are like credible hy the proposed amendment practices for revision of the covenant and extortionate that the commissioners survey made and an Jn not less than than ton years will have arrangement to be the Wise Mary Wolfe Maxine Woody ance flve nor more The enforcement division will be i worked out in time to comply with the maintained for tle purpose of Impos law The suggestion Cor the signature penalties should any become nee The first line on the number of fe covenant by the States with while these commodities remain male voters in the is the j number that wilt participate in elec j be obtained when the regis the United tration of voters for the genera elec ont involves no po States bureau of markets here it wasi tlon Is held There Is to be a designed to insure the under license the Monroe doctrine and American laws Chicago April tcr In tho balloting and there Is no wilburn Sara vager menns of knowing politicians say to just which candidate it will go The vote is expected to be heavy estimates being that of the persons to vote will appear at the election precincts Extra precautions were taken by Chief of Police Garrity who said every policeman in the city tlon of his term Chief Gross believes ni the s would be pointed out that the removal of tlon of voters and the womens e in readiness to prevent pos sible outbreak of the bitterness engen with which tions on packers products today ap tration will be kept separate from that signed plied directly to In packing of the men The new registration law somewhat similar to the treaty was Mr Koots six proposed amendments house products and not directly to the has not yet been published and all its to the covenant were in hands of purchase or sale ot live stock This IIj provisions are not yet known to the the American peace cense is from the bureau of markets general public but it Is known that it eral day before they were published of the United States department of ag in the States had been by le j Inasmuch as for sufficient reason any expressed their of license Is necessarily exposed to pos provides for keeping the registration records of separate from those of the men The registration next year will not this definite and construct e sible cancellation it was pointed out j be the Inconvenient and enormously Several nf the Root sug are the live stock industry is by no means expensive thing the registration of believed by the delegates t be taken altogether from under was To begin with there will be by the covenant as it now stands in its federal control which resulted from the no registration board of four members amended form j stress of wartime conditions Even sitting in the court house for six A fueling of apprehension over the without actual withdrawal of license j months and drawing a day lack of progress on the peace treaty in any given case much margin for of the time for doing in American circles horc exists through a hint or ing Furthermore the voters will not though It is stated in i warning to licensees that prices have to go to the court house to quarters that differences which have to as against the public welfare j register The registration will be held have not reached tie status of would result in a definite license The principal difficulty has been Packers representatives here upon its own registration place found In upon of news of release cording to the new method nf payment government control said they wished by the French the text of the new order bej This plan was on Saturday fore discussing its effects before the council of four and con twenty typewritten pages VOTES TO RETAIN TAX ON LUXURIES NOW London peace treaty the Several said that the effect bly would be negligible Whether j stock prices advanced one packing Paris Monday March a vote j house representatives thought depends of 140 to 80 the senate tonight endorsed ion the foreign market and he said he j the governments demand for the re does not know effect if any the tention of the luxuries tax by eliminat might have on the export marling from the budget an article in at Versailles tf iv during the final stages of the campaign SHIPS IMPRISONED IN ICE PACK OFF NOVA SCOTIA COAST with the facts that this Is the course that will be followed money orders which had been paid by Cummins with grand tar Clerk Until are recover as n result of his escapade with led or accounted for the father of Dickey Motor machine Mr Dickey said today that the car was uninjured except for some minor damage that can be remedied at little rish must have on deposit the amount they represent about Any person who cashed at Station 2 the North Star drugi p s North Sydney N April hundred passengers on board the store durinc the day of Friday March The sheriff of Hancock county ex Among the propositions appearing on steamship Kyle which had been imi 28 wilt perform a very valuable a determination of filing an ic little ballot accompanying the prisoned In the ice pack two miles off ice to all concerned by reporting the affidavit against Murray for aiding a the mayoralty ballot Is the proposition this coast for a week were relieved shall Chicago become antisaloon the discomfort of short rations to day when members of the crew ven This proposition was not allowed on j tured ashore over the Ice pack and re the ballot at the preceding election and turned with a large quantity of pro the drys brought suit against the visions election officials which resulted In a deI It Is believed here that It will be sev of the supreme court several oral days before the vessel can release weeks ago that the proposition should be submitted to the voters In of the government rilling soon to be same to Clerk In order that from justice to escape A sim of of charge might lie lodged against payment may be taken for the post Murray also in Madison county where office records which would clear up alleged that he gave Cummins tirey the end of the refuge In his hous nnd refused to de herself Two aviation i from England on their way to St Johns T to make preparations for I Y Men of State Study Soldier Problems come effective and the adoption of the a transAtlantic flight are among the amendment to the constitution the drys decided to make no campaign for adoption of the local prohibitory Kyles proposition have The however John Was Robbed of B Braden who operates M C A MEN OF Indianapolis April relation of the returning soldiers and sailors liver him to the officers until he him self had been taken to police head and and a search warrant was Issued that enabled the Elwood police to find Cummins In the Murray home Also it Is that while Murray was entering Elwood with his truck in conducted a vigorous campaign j poolroom at 105 West Markland I the proposition with the avenue reported to the police Sunday congress hear your i morning that an employe of his place at a fourday was opened at Fort Benjamin Harrison n h hto police commanded I Wm to do so It Is said that Murray The polls opened at six oclock and will close at four oclock iket Another pointed out that as the at some town farther from Paris as been the rule with in his opinion to have much convention the armistice by the chamber of deputies abolishing it Louis L Klotz minister of finance who was present and who urged that the article be stricken out of the motored to the chamber u bf Versailles i effect The limitation was nine per j later and asked that branch of 01 capital invested In meat to reverse its action on the tax and on turnover There protests in the chamber j against the senates action Deputies Fire Does Damage About midnight this morning fire destroyed a small automobile repair shop belonging to Elmer Lantis at 317 South Washington street An bile and stock of accessories and tools were also destroyed Loss on build ing and other property will total with no Insurance About this afternoon blaze damaged the dwelling McGrail at 1121 North Washington street to the extent of 110 I to Many George Helton and Hazel Flook Westey Pine and Pearl Biggins Andrew and Eazel Elnora Says Wife Is Charles W Aikens through has applied for divorce from Rachel faithfulness ried November 27 E Aikens un The parties were mar and separated Laura Wade j May 20 1918 according to the com 7 advocated the suppression of the luxu ries tax saying that it was not wanted by merchants named Josephine Lucile THE WEATHER was robbed of late Saturday night while In the act of closing and locking the door for the night says that the man was The report choked and the money representing the days re taken from him No Y M C A About 100 busi ae and professional men from truck outside of parts of the state were present at the opening session Four men who were to represent Ko komo at this conference left for Indi Lamii 111111 itu j T c Tlr tion of the robbers could be furnished Pev V H and the police have only a slight clue Mark Ultts and H to work upon Shields Threw Meat leaver at Her In her divorce complaint filed by Judge B F Harness Bessie I Scott alleges that her husband Walter Scott a cook threw a meat cleaver at her while they were living A charge of grand larceny sworn to by for which offense he served a Jail sent ence She avers that he failed to care for her when she was sick and that ishe was forced to rely upon he town trustee for aid rhitng to Mr F Uren ot Gone After a Fugitive Night Captain of Police Elklns went to Dayton this morning to bring back Edward Dillow under ar rest there and wanted here to answer Bobert Love Love charges that Dil low intercepted his mall took money from a letter and certain baggage checks with secured posses sion of a suit cue and traveling bag the property of Loye containing wear Ing apparel of the Value of 4100 It is possible say the police Post HEBE A SHORT TIME Kokomo lawyer Who Fought and Wa Wounded on the Battle Front is in City Few Hours Lieutenant George W Hay of the Hay Ballenger Miller Arrived in the city Monday night from over wears wound upon his sleeves which show that he suffered by being in the thick of the fray in some very hard fighting on the French fronts He left this morning for Converse where he has business and is compelled to go to Washington Saturday where he ex to be mustered out of the viee in the near He win ultimately return to Kokomo and re sume his law practice with the firm with which he was associated before
