Kokomo Tribune (Newspaper) - August 18, 1921, Kokomo, Indiana OK TBE THE DAILY TRIBUNE VOL 296 LAST EDITION KOKOMO THURSDAY AUGUST TWELVE PAGES That Out tats Her U Other STATE HAS A GREAT MANY Four Cities Have More Than Has Only 125 Of the penons residing m at the the federal cen MM of was taken were foreign born Howard county as a Whole had Of these only resided outside the bound aries of Kokomo In the decade between It 10 and the citys popula tion was practically doubled due to tbe coming here of laborer from countries In southern Europe to take employment In local Industrial plants The majority of per who came In tbe decade were from Italy aad Greece Italy furnished more than any other country England Ireland France Belgium Denmark Norway Poland Austria and Russia were all represented among the new arrivals but fay few Individuals Tha foregoing facts have been re by an analysis of the census that has Just been made by an Indi ana newspaper man In Washington Ke haa found out a number of Inter eating fact regarding lation aa a whole Of the states population per cent Is white Only M par cent la negro Of the population per cent Is of native parents per cent of mixed parentage one par ent being native and other foreign bora and only per cent acquired by immigration The cities having large numbers of foreign born residents are Oary Bast South The are the only atles hav ing or more foreign born regl Ft Wayne with a population of haa only who by Immigration has and Tarn Haute with a only population of to foreign Garys af to more than one third foreign bora aad South Bands vt to oas tor asm bora All of these cities have a much ham population than where only of the from ether countries There are eight cities la Indiana than that have larger are Lafayette i City Richmond than any ether there only ka Waah 4 Of tha CUB itt aad Kates In I I kM i MW foreigner of tk ctty of Of the ana the according to tha are scattered The negro has Its tartest re there being proportion to the total population than any other city New Albany Jeftereonville Madison and teveral other Onto river towns have colored aa have atoo ferre Haute Richmond and Marloa Of tha population of Indiana twothirds to in tha northern half of the Three fourtha af the land wader cultivation to In the northern half and nearly of tha at who hava i af are eeek ta Kokomo for a mother year old Biri who haa at Md Hka to UJK at tha FOR FOUR DAYS A Man Found b Pasture Near Lof Says His Home b b IS OLD AND ILL AND BROKE Gives As Campbell Cared For By the Cass County Sheriff Does any one In Kokomo know an elderly man named George Campbell It he missing from his home Is any one here concerned for his welfare If there Is any person In Kokomo who is Interested In the foregoing ques tions such person should communicate Immediately with Sheriff Grant of Cass county at In a complete state of exhaustion and critically 111 a man giving name as George Campbell his age as 73 years and his home as Kokomo was found yesterday morning In a pasture on the Claude Oram farm a short distance earth of Logansport Without food or water and too weak to make his way to a nearby farm house the old man had been forced to lie In the open for four days and nights When he was found his cloth tag waa literally soaked as a result of Ma having lain exposed to a heavy rain Tuesday night He waa so exhausted that It waa with difficulty be could tall Ma story The sheriff waa called who removed him to the county Jail and aaw to It that he waa given food cloth tag and attention He i re ported somewhat Improved today and haa a chanee to recover According to the story told by Camp ball to Grant he left Kokomo early last week with the Intention of walking to Logansport He stated he had no living relatives no friend to he could look for and that it had been only by the greatest effort that he had managed to eke out existence la tha teat few tha plun said that attar walking la of he became ill but thought ha could to reach the Caaa county capital Aa he trudged along however he became weaker and weak er and finally could go no farther On leaching the Oram pasture he wander ad Into It hoping to find shelter He says he must have fallen unconscious Whan ha regained his sense he was lying In the field and says he continued to lie there for four days and nights to attract oay ones attention and too weak to get upon his feet waa found by a farm hand who had gone to the pasture about day break Tuesday morning for some cows The local police department has re no notice of the disappearance from here of a man answering Camp bells description The department had not heard of the finding of the man near Logansport until the Tribune Inquiry The Tribune received the information through an Associated Press dispatch from SHE SMUT rat SMV Or A BICYCLE As an Inducement for the Boy to exert themselves in the re covery of his bicycle stolen Sunday Scout Executive haa of a reward of fit to any member or members who will locate the wheel or secure Information which will lead to its recovery i It was taken from in front of 1 headquarters while the owner was i absent for a few minutes He is not only willing to pay the amount to again get of the bicycle but will be glad to aee the sum go to one of ehe many of whom would recognise it on sight The bicycle is one manufactured for the government to be used for war purposes but was not needed and was then among the number disposed of later It is practically new having I been used only three The seat in branded U 8 A and the factory number is LOWER PRICES TRADE DECLINE Decrease In Value of Foreign Trade Darius Past Year tats DEPRESSION WORLD WIDE Another Cause Is the Fact That America No Loafer Is Producer Washington Aug decrease of over in the value of the foreign trade during the past fiscal year ascribed by the com merce department today to the wide depression coming as an aftermath of the war Lower prices rather than diminish ed quantities were to a great extent for tbe decrease in experts the department asserted In a state ment reviewing the foreign commerce The total value of the for eign trade of the country dropped from in the fiscal year to in a decrease of per cent the bowed Im ports dropped from in to in a loss of or per cent while amounting to In against in decreased or per cent Aside from lower other causes contributed to the small foreign trade totals the department declared as serting that the advantage enjoyed by this country during and after the war of being the only country able to sup ply the needs of the others has Crops are now being raised on the battle fields of the devastated of Europe the department CONFERENCES Declares That Are Trying To Weaken Measure HOUSE OPPOSED Advocates Say That It Would la Effect Legal ire Home Brew Washington Aug Ash urst democrat announced today that he had refused to partici pate in further conferences because of an evident Intention on the part of the conferees to weaken and destroy the effect of the Stanley amendment adopted unanimously by the As a member Of the Judiciary com Senator was named one of the senate members but it de that he withdrew from the meeting night He declared that he would not return to take part In the conference It the con proposed to agree to any amendment which will directly or in directly permit the manufacture of malt or liquors In che home or for beverage Senator Ashurst declined to com ment on published reports that Wayne B Wheeler general counsel of the AntiSaloon league aat with the con yesterday and assisted in tha work of trying to get the house and senate together on the provisions of the I was not he said The Stanley amendment adopted by the senate provided that prohibition agent must have search warrants be fore attempting to enter residences automobiles or baggage for contra band liquor The house adopted a substitute which provided that no search of a home hall be made with out a search warrant based on an affidavit setting forth that there wa reasonable cause to suspect that liquor was being manufactured on the premises for sale or if utter that led advocates of prohibition that Its effect would legalise home brew In the absence of aa official state ment from conferees it was said they had prepared a substitute for both amendments requiring a search war rant for search ot a residence and penalising other searches made with out warrant where good cause waa not shown authorized a state ment saying he was a strong support er of the and had par In the conference Tuesday evening and objected to tha house amendment on the ground that It would the manufacture of distilled and malt spirits in tha home for beverage and would permit hundreds and even thousands of miniature breweries and distilleries to be set The Stanley amendment waa adopt m FACT 15 FEET TRAIN Pendergrass Has a Nar row Escape From Death la Collision Today HER INJURIES ONLY MINOR A Pennsylvania Freight Engine Struck Auto Driven By Frank Sarver Two persons were injured this morn Ing about S oclock when a Buick truck driven by Frank Sarver owner of grocery at the corner of Markland ave nue and Plate street was struck by ai east bound Pennsylvania local freight No 472 at the South Plate street cross Ing of the Pennsylvania railroad Pendergrass age 10 years stepdaughter of Paul South Elizabeth street was from the machine a distance of fifteen feet by the force of the collision but escaped with a number of bruises and cuts about the body and head It was thought the girl had been injured Internally but an examination by the attending physician disclosed only minor external injuries Sarver re minor bruises about the body and had one eye Injured The machine was demolished Sarver In company with the little girl had started south on Plate street to secure the daily supply of milk for his grocery Reaching the railroad crossing he changed his mind and turned the machine around to return to the store In making the turn he backed the machine into the middle of the track directly In the path of the oncoming train which spectators al lege was running at a good rate ot speed The machine was struck broad by the engine and thrown Into the I ditch along the right of way a I of a number of feet Persons who witnessed the accident stated that it wa remarkable tl at both persons did not receive serious If not fatal injuries The girl was taken to the Good Sa maritan hospital in the Smith Ja cob ambulance where her injuries Sarver was taken to tJe of Dr J Adams where medical attention wa given him The train wa In of Jean Mc Cann conductor and Harry Ganter engineer EXPECT ARREST ANOTHER MAN IS OR TAKEN IK KENNEDY MURDER CASE Los Angeles Cat Aug arrest of a man on a Los Lake route tram left here last night was forecast In a story which Los Angeles newspapers printed to day covering a new angle of the mys slaying of J Helton Kennedy broker on August a The newspaper said it had Informa tion that Deputy Sheriff wired from Los Angeles either to Bar stow or Las Vegas Nevada asking that the man be taken from the train The man was believed to have been one of two sought by automobile club officials of this In connection with the theft of an automobile on the night of the slaying of Kennedy and its recovery near the scene of the shooting two days later the said could not be reached here early today AMENDMENTS ID TAX DILL Committee Agrees To Eliminate Tax On the Soft Drink Venders EXEMPT VETERAN PENSIONS Rep Oldfield Democrat Attacks What He Calls Jokers In the LOCAL LIBRARY ONE OF FINEST nun Librarians Report Gives Hint of How Wide Is Field tt Cov ers In Kokomo SERVES MANY LOCAL NEEDS Evans and Son Improve Evans and Son located in East Sy camore street are building a large wooden canopy over the front of their music store and nave torn out partitions to give them more store space Charles L F the building contractor Is superintending the work goes To Recover Phonograph The Sears Roebuck a corpor ation located In Chicago has sued J W Lewis and Albert Lemons to re cover a phonograph of the alleged value of which it is claimed they unlawfully detain Jessup Gwartney bring the action Washington Aug from the republican tax of the sections tax of a year on venders of soft drinks was agreed upon today by majority members of tbe ways and means committee while general debate on the measure waa continued In the house Another amendment adopted would exempt from the Income tax all sums received as pensions or allowances from the government by of all wan or their Many other amend ments were before the committee but Chairman Fordney said these were the only ones of importance agreed upon Further revision will be conducted to morrow Democratic leaders said to day that under the republican rule they would be given no opportunity to propose In the They were prepared however to offer a motion to recommit the measure with instructions to the ways and means committee to eliminate the proposal for repeal of the income surtax rates in excess of 32 per cent It said they had been promised some support for such a motion from the republican side Representative Oldfield Arkansas a democratic member of the ways and means committee opened the debate in the house dealing largely with OK TWO Very Few People Know In How Many Ways Library Can Be of Real Help If you are chairman of your clubs program committee and are at your wits end to supply mental pabulum for your next meeting go to the Carnegie Public Library During the past year Mrs Dana Sollenberger librarian and her staff of obliging and capable young ladies supplied no less than subjects for club programs and prepared In full the complete programs of eighteen clubs This is but one of many ways in which the library under the of Mrs Sollenberger brings real practical help to the people that could not le supplied in any other way except with much difficulty and ex pense Reports of public institutions usually make pretty dry reading but as an illuminating record of one important phase of the citys activities one that is full of genuine Interest and informa tion that one should remember for future use Mm report for the year ending July 31 1921 may be commended without reserve For one thing the report shows the library is serving a very real cause one the value of which can not be esti mated Upon its shelves are ex pertly chosen volumes not counting the government books either state or fed eral These books are so nearly con stantly available that their circulation may be said to be for the report states the library was open days of the year and 75 hours of each week during which times every volume was accessible The period of ac applies equally to ever other function of the library To what extent this service Is ap is shown by number of persons who avail themselves of tbe library There are live borrowers as distinguished from those registered who take out books only Infrequently or not at all During the year live were registered and added to the list The average dally circulation of books has been 300 plus No less than volumes were added to the shelves of which number were gifts covering a wide range of subjects from soup to nuts number and of these were circulated Newspapers and periodicals total 271 One valuable adjunct of the library concerning which too little is generally known is the fact that and views are lent the same aa books A large number of excellent instruments are available and the views Including such subjects as Nature studies Art Industries and the like are exception ally fine A collection of colored wiM FIRST PICTURES OF THE NEW MASONIC TEMPLE KOKOMO IS TO HAVE PAID GENTS KOKOMO Tha privileged today to tha likenesses that hava of Kokomos new Masonic aa tt when com a year froan now Of from drawings by tha the Elmer one tha street elevation tha other tha or Taylor ot tha to top of roof garden will ha M fact tha width 71 feat and tha depth fact The wm occupy tha center of tha quarter of a 112 by fact on tha south eaat corner of Washington and Taylor streets In the front section of the installation of noon the will have ate ex of tha basement which wilt above the around level about la raw of tha tha three portion of height aa hot will of gi aad lodge the should floor win e apace The itory will be given ow in the main to a aad banquet halt fating of on both sides he Bedford atone a twentytwo feet tha facing ha hi Bedford atona Tha entire front will ha ta except the comer above the twentytwo foot which will be win be a expanse of lawn in front of tha building and a thirty Coot expanse on each aide Work on the building haa been un der way for several ex being practically completed and the installing of the foundation weather conditions favorable it la thought that tha work will ha far enough advanced by the middle of October to make possible tha of the corner atone at that time That will be the first formal ceremony in connection the building Tbe contract the temple association with English Bros of Champaign Illinois tha for the completion of the building by July 1 IMS When completed and furnish ed Kokomo will have large aa aad aa well equipped a Masonic tem ple as any city of like Use not only ta Indiana but ta entire country CONSPIRED TO Majority of House Master Mbd of the Plot TWO COLONELS INVOLVED Minority Holds Evidence Does Not Support the Charges Against Official Washington Aug Ansell former acting Judge advocate general of the army and of the pris legal counsel Col John E Hunt and Col C C Cresson were charged with conspiracy In connection with es cape of Cleveland draft evader in a report signed by three of the five of a special investigating committee filed today with the house Characterizing Ansell the master mind in the plan by which Bergdoll was released from a military prison under guard to dig up a pot of gold the majority report recommended that be disbarred from practicing in the courts of the nation above whose safety and integrity he placed A minority report nied at the sama time held however that there waa ao testimony to support charge that through whose efforts aa coun sel the prisoner wss released con spired to effectuate his or that his motive waa Improper One Luh ring of two democrats Johnson of Kentucky and Flood of Vir the majority report while the minority were pre sented by Chairman Peters and Representative McArthur Oregon re publicans The majority findings the first In the many Investigating re ports submitted to the house close of the war where a republican member Joined with and them to file majority The majority held that CoL Hunt ecan of the at Island which Bergdoll art aa his errand waa directly for through O handcuff him and to provide adequate guard The minority after that no officer knowingly in the conspiracy found dereliction of duty on the part of a for criticism of Colonel Cresson the majority report that ugly as many of tbe whole none la more defenseless thaa the conduct of CoL In bta pre tense of prosecution of CoL Hunt tried by court martial In with the Bergdon No reference ta Cresson was by the minority Major Bruce R Campbell by mother of having ac to help obtain freedom for the prisoner waa exonerated by majority The minority reported that there no evidence that Campbell by court marital ta connection with the but assumed the tary would sach investigation aa may be end that Campbell may crated If not found Dismissal Justice of Bart B Weed ta for failure that tha cape waa Major hy ha asa C ad who aa guard tw by the search for j minority for tbe tbe Harrla did tbe waa no question of adding tt apparent hie mind readily by strong statement af that he would stand i far safe return of minority General Harria for suggesting ta Hunt instead of ordering that a coo missioned officer accompany tha expe dition The majority reported that the es cape waa the direct result of the proposition submitted by to General Harria and that evea If An sell did not concern the plan ha pee sented It and pursued it to accom Taking up alleged connection with the Bergdoll of former Judge John W Weacott one tine attorney general of New Jersey the majority held it unimportant whether he actually had legally re port declared it waa dear that An sell undertook to oas name for the of to bear a political any body ta the then which might be nssded to aura of the gold himt which at teat spelled The majority report the of the Bergdoll property by Allen Property MOto aad urged that he ta geld by Kama C Bergdon from department and alleged to burled her y Thla waa eg af
