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I Br the altea rreaa WASHINGTON. March IK. Oar many li rot ready to surrender to Kmnc In tha occupation of tha rich vAlley. acoorJins to intorma tiii ohtalneJ to. lay.

TJ. recent cummunlfatlon from tha (Term. an iron rnrntnt to the Unltai titeavand tlreat Irltaln. statlnc tha of C.ermany In tha occupation and how far tha Cuno jrovernment a readv to 10 toward reaching a with France. Imiated as a frst for necot tationa that the French troops ba withdrawn.

Tii Information. orervera tie live, atronjtly indicates that th Sullen between tli twocountrica In the ihr will ive to cntlnua a r.s time bfore a settlement rn agreed on. or even open peace undertaken. Further i this ti. it are a closelv uiril' aecrrt, but It Is believed tier many Indicated a wiliime neas to certain cnc as iona toward a aKreeroent.

'ltie iitrri fAct tht Germany sub tt atlaue4 ma Fas a. i TFT) A Eu'day, will ctserred thore their intention cf presenting Frr.ce ar.i the cf to ear.diates votes cn th basis the committee, will sJstire tcur fehroad this Tir.g. v.n I.ttratare will bo A ajf IaJ fiin fcaniAjr earl fcaa bn rrerare telltn of Ua work th AnerirAn oininitt. IV nrirrvna at the GoH ertion. a.c 5 girlEr tha r.irr,i this Jr.Jianaro.U ndl dataa.

Ob tha front It tIla feow th B.r riven by AmrV fc meant r.w an1 hop thia Cuter ttda to tha recti th AJan and It aks mamtara rt tha rhurchas turn their thotiarhta to th work of tha American coramitte and bow it a atlane4 cm TIrfy Ix POLICE GET DEHlfJD GIH7AY CfWPAIGH Rikhoff Assures Department Co operation in Effort to Rid Roada of Lawlessness. CITY TO GET ATTENTION, TOO Chief Gays Gheriff Plan for County Will Ge Carried Out in Outlying Districts. Herman F. Rikhoff, chief of po lice; today pleded the wholehearted surport of the Indianapolis police department to Geor? Snider, sher iff, In connection with the proposed campai that Is beirff worked out by the theriff and representatives of the Marion County Horsethief Detective Association to check law violations along the highweya and byways of the county during the prin, surrrrner and falL Chlef nikhoff told of bla daalra to. co operata In avery poaslbla way In tha rropoaed campaign after ha had accepted an Invitation from Khariff hnlder to attend a matins; at tha County Jail Tuesday nlcht of mam he a of tha Ilorathlf Ketactlva Aa aociAttan.

Sheriff. Snider and hla deputleua to diacuas a plan of action. William Futilsll, captain of tha police ll'iuoy divialon. who ha charra of reports and arrest rrowlng out of liquor law vlolationa. also hav been Invited to attend tha conference.

Atleattsa Attrstrtea. Tha proposad law enforcement ram palar ba attracted attention throoahout tha couaty. Siiartff SnWer said and addad that ba la wall pleased wtth tha quick reaponae that bar been received from reat denta tf tha rural district. Tha sherirl leiievea that after tha cam tiiiitn baa been In operation for a time, thero will ba a notatda decrease in hiffhwiiy robbery In tha rural districts, many "bootleKaars" and rum runners will ba caught and tha park In: evil, of which th rural resident have complained, will be practically eliminate. I.

In invltlner Chief nikhoff to tha conference, sheriff Snider aald felt that In view of hi experiences a head of tha Indianapolis pollc da I ea asl'ac Thlrty ebakt 5715,993.64 THE GAS INCOME IN SIX MONTHS Citizens Company Report With Gervice Commission. TALK OF TEMPORARY RATE Tha srosa in 00 ma of tha Citizen Ga Company of Indian a poll for the six months ending with February. was $715.93.4. a shown by it repwrt of tk a company filed today with tha public service commission In response, to a request from the commission, which may make a temporary sr as rate to continue until an official valuation of the company's property for rate making la made. in gross income indicates a marked Improvement In the financial operations of the company and the commission might hold that the present rate of $1.20 a thousand cubic feet, as authorized by the federal court until such time a the commission fixes a rate, should be lowered.

Hate of laeaaie. If the grosw income for the next six month were as larsre a it ha been for the last six months, it would be $1.4 for a year. That Cwatlaae mm rc Tot MODS III cny COURT Grate Accounts Examinei 3 Are Looking Into Gystem. WILL REPORT TO ESCHBACH in KTIMIG HIDII An investigation of bonding methods in the city court, with particular reference to the system of ear ins; for stayed fines. Is being: conducted in the office of the city clerk by Tracy 1 "UTiltaker and James D.

Smith, examiners for the Indiana state board of accounts. It became knoirn today. In crimlnAl court. Friday. Judge James A.

Collins, in. sentencing Sherman Havis. colored professional bondsman, to the Indiana State. Frisco for two to twenty on years on a char of perjury. Marlon coun tv tanda to lose because of worthless city court, bonds, Drfradaata Oftea Move.

While result of the examination were forthcoming and probably will not bo announced until' the official report of the Investigation Cetatlaaed em rage Tir. I i Three Diilr AerLs i i I I 1 A 1 I 1 1 23 1 SAT UK DAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1023. FORTY PAGES I MAIL bY ZON" IB a LOCAL TO $1 fuj A i 1 i I i I I inm i i i 1 I L. Js ar. in Pr th 11 in vCin.i Iowa r.rsd Threatened by Vatars.

0 A4 4 Ste! fr'M March 2L Tee 5.1 th river c.r.1 tributary ttn irr.i lion, il. D. E.oux City nr. ar.i Dakota C.ty. lcAy had Tci; r.s that rres.mt' fvo all in th low Jar; bc cr.

Vcrmilion Oruha, tic 9 cf O.ou' irvJi cf rich farm Ii lift three itatr. destruction 1 hi cf farm horr.ri srvl at th rirt Inundation cf f'ioux 1 several trtx'Mer c.tl?s. ar.1 than 401 f.nnif In I t'wo fi''jt rl in rlvr wrr 1 t. jr a i port. ''f'" i I M'u "it r.

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Mi.l thlr tViiy c.il'.M for vuluntfra In hi'; Ii In ifiinc to trie lant. In rtt if ro t. i i.n tf ntlir tlifv trt4'l to row ii ri i tb wnlln 'l hv i tir I 1 1. nn A knull, fvtrsl II va Al'iut tmih. witter aroiititl tlirlr feet.

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Carina! t.l.. has tf 1 tf t.ns Iwev.ty two 1 fe ov darr 1 result of tl i in th 1 4 river ir, t.civ ll 1 In tv fw hiur. rii ai i i ihf rlt 'iit ri' i cf rler ari T'i ferrt At cn river at 1 1 hi uril i t'iree i nr i over 1 I i a v. 'ir 1 1 wa'rr i. tv V.it: i1, 1 river, t.t lt I r.

I 1 the a v. 'i crip will fe SENATOR NEAR DEATH. .11 JI ip of Savlnx I.lfe sei.iurl Cf hAY. life of t'nl i ttf.i 5 in tor i Iv. Ni.

ill lero fir I wa i fi 'an a 1 1 I ln a a a rmt at 1: r.tat I.IAIIY IITDIAITAPOLIS CHURCHES WILL OBSERVE GOOD WILL SUNDAY hr Ytlr.z ert 1 v. r. 1 7 cf the city have i cf cf tn fvr every tiol'ar eul scr.b i to a cf wc T.en cf a A il rcr.r.!:te. trlh I'm. 11 JSJ l' a.Alrrf!a.T.

tha r''''r''s'' r. II it el rr ar. haa In i rhtirrh ro Jfr. FaUx T. ll for tha thuffh; Jfra.

fr tha I'ran yter! 1'r. Jt Thorr.r"n. fr tha CathoMc; Ire4 C. (Ur.T. th I' J.ffB.

for th Jwiih, and L. M. J'arry for U.a A a. number cf church Will FieiEEilTISEI DESiSi Four Ccm Frcm Cvansvilla for Tha Ccmpetitlcn. KANSAS UNIVERSITY ENTERS riva mora antrlea from utlta ritlea hr tan mail In Tha Inll artapolla Arrhlteetnral Conpe tltlon elna" cortt ct4 Jointly with tha Iaka divlalon of tha architect mall I.OUM aervtca buraau to rro viiJa Jetina tor imill houe for ja Ilay In Th New booth, at th horna r'mi'lt axpoIUon In tha Manufae tunri' hulMlnr At th atate fair uriuni, April 3 to 7.

"iur ara from KvanavII! and tha tlflh irifn tha Si.hool of Archltertur In tha t'fii ver't of Kamai at Law. rn, liaa. Thrm of tha four 1 eli iia from 1'vanavlll are beln rta velt.e.l Khophall "ait jral firm. tha fourth by I riti A ft laraon. A letier frim floMaln goldamlth, prr feeiior of arrhltertura In tha University of Kanaaa.

em.J that a rr vlona entry in a ilmllar ronteet ma'la It li pftbl to ir'ijiir mora than on rtnirn for Tim InHianapolla New an hltcotural competition. la Ralrlt ft Althonah prlf ea offcra'l Ai et to tha contegt, arcMteta antarad tha rompctltion In tha aplrit of aerrica. Indirect henefita will mora than com penaata arehltei ta for their afTorta. fne acjiialnteil with tha attltuita In tha prnfelon towarit niffi niattera 1 1. 'iit tha prlnrtpal ohjeot amonic tha art httetta In 1 na ironutltlon la to rn ri a amethln twarl tha aerlr3 r.rtere.1 by tha La 'd la ion of the Imrraii.

tl.iintf thla tha archltecta will ba len.Jifiif enc.iirK'inent to horna bulld C'oallaaea aa Pe Tw. ISOLAlll FOLICY SEEN AS FOOLISH AfiD FUTILE U. G. Ghoutd Do Part in World Work, Gays Dr. Villatt.

HARDINQ MOVE IS PRAISED "The cry that America mult not entnala herself in European affair I fcmllah anil futile, for America 1 reaty la in rry aort of Intercouraa with ICurop aava that moral aril at aleum anlika leaderrhlrt which la tha Rreatcat need of tRc hour." aal nr. Herbert I Wlllett. of Chicago, today. In tha taat of kli aerlea of Lenten AcMreaaea at ft. Kelth'a theater, under tha auenlcaa of tha Indlanaptva.

I'hurch Ke Ura llon. lie apoka 011 'Th New World Or1er." "If you fear entanglement tn another world war." aai.t Dr. Wlllett. "tha moat certain methotl of becoming ao Involved la to preaerva our pr aent laoUtlon. and allow tha people Brronvlhe Atlantic to drift Into conflict.

Nothing ruld keep ua out of auc a conlet. a a learned before. It la only ChrlatUn Interna tlonallam tliAt tan ava oia and tha world. The tragedy of 1 1 txat war perio.i nM neen tha withdrawal of America from the council of tha na tlona at tha moment when her work In hehalf of democracy, aelf deter tnlnatioii. ami a new world order waa oniv completed." I'r.

Wlllett tha Washington dliarmAment conference, railed hy I'reitl tent llardinu. waa a "bold and atateamanli ke adventure which tive to the. world a token of American commitment to tha Ideal of uni veral peace." Th l.ev. tliarlea It. Winders, tec rtary of tha federation, announced that tha noonday Lenten meetings would held at th theater all neat week, excepting 'Saturday.

Speaker for tha mealing will ai follows: Monday. lr Frederick L. Taylor, pastor of the Kirat It.tptiat church; Tuea i1T. tha llev. William t.

Kvern. of Muncte; edneeday. tha Itev. K'rnest N. LrAna, paator of tha Second Ke formed church: Thursday, tha Hev.

J. AmlriK l'unkel. pa.vtor of tha Taher nAcle Prt "ly ert a church, and Krl iiy, th Iiev. V. It.

Karmer. pator of the Methodist LpiacopAl churcU. TO YIELD TO FRANCE Observers Look for Lens Continued Gtrurrrrlo. PARIS DEMANDS SURRENDER coHi GERMANY ROT HEADY which, crtditlrr i mm BUMSSGACHS SEEIATAiMSOil Canvasx Ghows Average cf 0 Per Cent Increase for Many Lines. STEEL PRODUCTS IN LEAD Ccst cf Raw Material Is Only Factor Tending to Hinder Advancing Prosperity.

Speeia! te The godlaaapeSe New.l ANDERSON, llaixh 24 Jlantifactariry, wholesale and joh hizg concerns in Anderson today re ported a marked improvement in business in the first quarter of 1723 as compared with the same period in 1322. The grain pats th totals well ahead of normal in various liccs, it was said, and some of the fig ares on business thus far this year are 100 per cent, more than the corresponding period a year ago. A careful survey of Industries, wholesale bouse and Jobber showed business at this Um to be more than 19 par, cent, in excess of th bualneaa on tha books at the end of March, lfli. The average ef Increases reported by wholesale houses was 17 per cent, and the jobbing house estimate show an average Increase of ZO per cent. Among more than thirty active Industries, estimates by executive ware ellahtly more than 10 per cent over a year ago.

At factories, mills and shop where estimates were withheld it waa explained that bualneaa was satisfactory, some adding that It waa about the same aa laat year. Seaae Material Te lllgk. Tew complaint were mad and these were based principally on the cost of raw materials which. It waa explained. Interfered somewhat wtth trad In certain line where lower prices have been awaited In vain.

In thla class are some concerns burin steal of certain grades controlled by the large steel corporations. (n 6ne Inatance It was aaid that raw steel or wire for wire fences cost 7 per cent, more now than It did a year ago. The higher coat of material affects the fence trade because farmers have long hoped for wire fences at lower coat. The same ratio of higher coat of raw ateel la not reported in all lines using steel and Iron. Foundries' are buay and their order reflect the demand of other iron and ateel manufacturers awaiting steet products have a wide iad i nm incrtuM ami wnin auiomoous acceaaorles are Included In this group the demand for automobile parts is exceeded, in some ouier lines.

An unusual condition, indicating bow rapidly fiber products are com manding business, was shown by in Ceatlaaed Pace Two. BERNHARDT IS DYING IS THE WORD FROM PARIS Great Actress Recites Roles in Her Delirium. RELATIVE AT HER BEDSIDE By the Taltea Preasl PARIS, March 21. Madame Sarah Bernhardt suffered a aevere relapae today. Fhyalclana announced her con dition a crave, and expressed the belief that death was near: Bernhardt ha been III for week, follow ing her collapse Just before she waa to go on the stage In a new play.

She suffered from falnlng'spells. but ral lied again and ag ain. Kach time that she sralned strength she insisted on attempting to rise and go to the theater. Relatives and other member of the household were gathered at the bed side of Bernhardt this afternoon. Her doctors feared she would not live out the night.

Daring; the day the actress became delirious. In her delirium Mme. Bernhardt Imagined herself again on the stage. She recited the dramtio roles of the daya when she was the queen of the stage. PIGGLY.YIGGLY DARES VALL STREET'S WRATH Gaunders Refuses to Put Any Price cn Gtock.

fEW "SHORTS" DELIVER By the Associated Freea March Shares of Class A Piggly common stock, held by Clsrenc Saunders. of Piggly Wlggly Stores. Inc. and badly wanted by hort eeller that were caught In th Jam Tuesday when a bear raid on the stock was repelled, wer price leas today. Of this stock, which yesterday the Piggly bead quoted to Bhorts at $10!) a share.

Thursday at 1150 until i o'clock In the after Ctsatiasie Page Tw. GLENN WARNS AGAINST DANGERS IN CITY STREET AS PLAYGROUND In an effort to safeguard the lives of small children Captain Michael J. Glenn, head of the police traffic department, today said he. would appeal to mother to protect their children by refusing to permit them to play in the Ite Bald members of the traffic department would be Instructed to be particularly watchful for the safety of children playing In the street. The traffic policemen, or motorcycle policemen, who tour the residence districts, will confer with parents whenever children are fiund playing In the streets, and will call their attention to the danger of eueh a practice.

There are too manv parents who allow their children to roller skate and roll their hoops and play ball and do one of a thousand things WE DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S Qlpgp If I) biKiu ccTCHi FCLLOVJ HM VonETHlNO TO I I IjlilB0 lT I j) a fj NDIANA NOT TO HAVE PRIZE FIGHTS fiVCRAY Fitzsimmons Reported to Have Bouts Gcheduted. STATE LAV IS UNCHANGED There will be no prise fights In Indiana. fjovernor McCray today, commenting on the report that Floyd. Fitsslmmons. promoter 'of the Michigan City arena, had arranged for boxing show July 4 and Labor day.

The report from Michigan City said the plan Is for Benny Leonard and Sailor Friedman to be the head lineis I ndependence day. and for Jack Dempsey in a fight Labor day. Desired Law. "Whenthe matter of prise fights came up last year. said th tiov ernor, "I expressed a desire to see a new law enacted regarding boxing exhibitions, providing' for the an polntment of a boxing commission that should determine the conditions and character of bouts that complied with the Friends of boxing bad the chance to clarify the situation in Indiana tn the recent general assembly, but nothing was accomplished.

So now the old law must continue to be enforced, and it will be." Beats la 1S22. Boxing ahows were held In the Fitzsimmons arena twice in 1922, Independence day and Labor day. Before the Labor day bout, when Jack Dempsey and Bill Brennan appeared. Governor McCray had taken a stand against the bout. After the Labor day bout.

Governor McCray and IT. S. Iesb. attorney general, called Karl Rowley. Iaprte county prosecutor.

Into a conference, and started a move to prosecute the fight promoters for violation of the state antl prlxe ffRht law. The Governor desired the court to decide when a boxing match becomes a prise fight. After it seemed arrangements had been made for court action, Rowley refused to proceed. HEED OF MODERNIZING U. S.

NAVY POINTED OUT Experts Warn of Disruption, of the 5 5 3 Ratio. DATA ON BUILDING DESIRED WASHINGTON. March 24. The flve flve three naval ratio, the foundation stone of all the naval agreements growing out of the Washington arms conference will be utterly destroyed unless the United States carries out Its program to modernise the American treaty fleet, in the opinion of expert naval officers. On the computation in which all the known factors of naval power were considered, some officer occupying advisory positions In the navy depart Cwatlaaed Face Tea, In the street every day.

Captain Olenn said. "I realise that In aome neighborhoods there are no vacant lors or playgrounds where the children can go to play, and they natu rslly run out Into th street. This will hecom more prevalent with the advent of warm weather. But more persons will be driving automobiles In warm weather, too. and deaplte all precautions there are some reck lea driver who are liable to take their toll of lives'" Captain said be was working out a plan to speak before par ent Teacher organisations In tb city and in rthis way bring bis message directly before the eyes of the parents.

The parents, be said, will gladly co operate wlrfi tbe traffic department in "tmfe guardlng the liven of children. Captain Glenn predicted that with then precautlona. the lives of many chlljrtu Will be saved ti.s summer. A digest of all the laws enacted by tbe last session of the legislature will be found on Pages 10, 11 and 12. KNOCKED 50 FEET BY CAR.

Hallle llyrner alejnred la Traetloa Trsek Oelllalea. Hallie Hymer. age twenty one. 1124 Bates street, a driver for the Cen traKI'ubllo Warehouse Company, escaped Injury today when a truck he was driving, was struck by an outbound Indianapolis and Cincinnati traction car beneath the elevation In Virginia avenue. Ii was knocked fifty, feet and wedged tween the tnterurban and an Inbound I'ngllsh avenue street car.

Tbe truck was damaged. The street car was knocked off the track. The interurban car was In the charge of Price Giles, motor roan, and II. r. Allender, conductor, both of Greensburg.

James Dell. 18 South Kelchweln avenue, waa motorraan on the street car. liYiPROVEf.iENT NOTED Ml Law Enforcement Worker Gays Vice Conditions Are Better. ORGANIZATION IS AT WORK A general Improvement In vice conditional particularly' with reference to violations of the liquor laws, has' been noted in West Indianapolis since the formation of the West Indianapolis Civic League for the Enforcement of I.s West of White River, an official of the league said today. The organization, 'the names and officers of which have not been made public, was formed a few weeks apo to watch for and report law violations in the district.

A meeting was held this week at which further details of the organization were perfected and another meeting will be held next week, the official said. Three members of the leatfue. each known aa captain, are aaaitr tHd to eai block in Weat Indianapolis to keijp a lookout fur law violations. They report the re.ult of their Inves tiedtlona to a central committee and the committee In turn submits its reports to the authortliea. "fondltlons have Improved wonder.

fully aince the organization has starreo 10 worn, aia one ot the of. i flcials of th league. well known 'hoot leg ire rs' have out of the neighborhood and aome gamb ling games have been broken up. We are well pleaeed wtth the results 1 inus xar ana expect io continue our work until not a violator remains In the district. If they persist In remaining, we're going tv make it bot' for them." LEASES BUILDING III SOUTH Mill ST.

Rcmer Lihtin Fixture Company to Have fJew Quarters. BARBASOL PLANT TO MOVE The four story bu.Mdinj at 1P4 South Meridian street, formerly occupied by a furniture store, has been leased by the Romer Lighting Fixture Company frcm its owner, William P. Kuhn. Tbe Romer company, now on the second floor of th. When building will be in its new quarters by May 15, according: to Kidney V.

Romer owner of the company. The lease, which la for tb rt turm. reouires tb payment of SlS.COi) rental. The bs a basement. Continued ea l'i Twa II WEST NDIANAPOUS DONE, BUT nut.

ABAEiENTOFSf.iOKE i Members of Chamber of Commerce Committee Report. PUfX HOME SHOW EXHIBIT The economic value of amoke abatement waa discussed by members of the smoke abatement committee of th Indlanapoli i mrce. who met Friday afUn" 1 make plans for extending the work of the committee. The Jilsclnir of smok! bollera And preverilton r'i u.l pmen si the plant of lie Kll Lilly Company was described by, William A. Han ley.

a member of the committee. Mr. Han ley said the proper designing and construction of a power pin tit, which Is virtually arnokelees, had enabled them to iise the pooreat Ind na ateam coal successf ully. Th orliHnnl rot, Mr. Hanley said, was 12.0u0, but th saving in fuel bills bad ben inor than $4,000 a year.

Mr. llanley td there waa no question aa to the economy In ih ue of power plants deHKned to eliminate loss of heat which take plar when a plant i constantly pouring out black clouds of smoke. Ileaaa fa Smke Abalenteat. A number of Indianapolis manufacturing plants. Mr.

llanley said, are equipped with smole consuming devices. Proper plant dealjjn, be said, waa essential to the elimination of arrioke. Intelligent firing was lo de acrlbed aa a means of preventing unnecessary loud of amoke. Mrs. Felix T.

McWhirter and Mrs. J. W. Moore, of the smoke abatement committee, urged th necesalty of carrying on the campaign In an educational manner in tiraton with local engineering experts who are engaged In surveying the smoke situation in Indianapolis from an enKl rieering; viewpoint, wllh a view to wetern.inJnir what can be done to reduce the smoke An offer from th home complete exposition romrnlttee to give at the exposition for a display show Continued on Page Tna. J.

K. KG AS LiOOEL'S ADinlRER Mysterious "Mr. Marshali" Philadelphia Rubber Man. ANNOUNCEMENT BY PEC0RA IWy the A.anelatext "NKW YORK. March 24.

District Attorney Pceora toilay announced that the mysterious Marshall." who was the last person known to see MIj Dorothy Ki finan, slain model, before she waa chloroformed, was J. K. Mitchell, of J'blia deir.hbi. "MarshAll wan with tbe girl a few hours before she was killed, but la Innocent of any knowledge the slaying. Pecora said.

I'erora Identified th mysterious "Mr. WiJuon." i secretary, who waa said to have accompanied the I'hiladelohian to the Kee nan suite, as John JL Jackson, a New York lawyer. Rubber Works Head. Mr. Mitchell, listed In the Philadelphia social register as J.

Kearsley Mitchell. Is president of the Philadelphia Rubber Work Company and husband of Mrs. France Stoteabury Mitchell, prominent in f'h i Jad f. and New York Kci'y. Mr.

Mitchell came to New York I.t right In re' to a from Mr. Pecora, bo ihe.l to ieition him further ab.tit fhe toi 1 that he rniht have, written Mi' Keena! letters vt hlcii could have l. ri oi a basis for an fTort blackmail bin. He returned to Pl.t:. iel: hi; thu afternoon "for further (ial.i afti telephone con r.a ton i ii the si.tant profecutor.

ays He la Not the line. Tbe mytery of tbe Identity of MarthaU" bad been Intensified J.mt before Mr. IVcora. broke in eilchce of niore than a week, when O'colt. counat I for Die myil.rinn nan.

iar 't Cntlv tt'at r. 1 1 i i was not nt i tl at I Contlnord oa Psce Twe rn hi i i ui uifA 1 i V. lit Iii iiillivj Oi Wi I 'ESS STAI Gtate Representative Threatened Ukman, Cary Lcwyer. TESTIMONY OF DEFENCE Further EfTcrtG to Ccntrcvert Evidence Offered by tha Government. Further testimony by tri r.5 tvlt ncsses seckirtfjf to contrxnert tl.e cvi denee fven ly Philip Hammond attorney, in to arrest in Gary lait Ft tcrr.l.

ti cthcr with the ti cf fcvcral lawyers na to the reputation cf rover, cf the hi the dry liquor cunsj iracy case, I ir. trie i ia ft Jcral court It fore Ju.lje Fcr li nant A. Goiter, of Milwaukee, was heard today. J. 'Glenn Harris, Republican member of the state legislature, who was r.tme.l as one e' ma purl In an attempt to get L'kinan to Fign a statement Involving govt rnment cf RclAla In a blackmaillt plot.

t.ok the stand for a few momenta to lny he bad threatened Fkmun. Harris is Hot a defendant. Myron H.irri. city editor of the Gary l'oM TrHMjue. itm sthe principal witneaa of tbe iii Continuing hla testimony frutn tbe Friday afternoon session.

Talked llk tkrt.an. Harris, the reporter, s.tld he had talked with t'kman on September 19ZZ. the day following after money had been "pUntll" on I'kman. In this cenvet Said there was a ttmu on him on the south side." lUrrin aid. "Iiid he aay anything to you about having been given the thirl or anything of the kind" M.

11. Lalry, counael for Rosucll O. Johnson, mayor of Gary and a fen "1 es. sir." Mr. I then questioned tbe witness about th finding of tbe ffdrrnl which.

It la allegivl 'by tb defense, t'kman used to "hk down" law violators. Harris sai t'kman bad tld him Ralph Magna i )i. who he rayed t'kmari to the pr.ho. according to the testimony, "planted" tbe warrant In hla au while Itkmnn stood with his fod on a tall. "at tbe same time th money iwun planted." Ifrrla admitted on cm ami nation that knew tbe ofricera.

In dealing with Mag na l. h. were alln with a liquor law violator t1 knew t'kman ws a a I 1 1 1 tlm government. Tbe rhitf of police of ll.irv blm the Impression, lljrrl tl 11 he was dialing wllh a i 'ir Mury." of rili.ill. Romr Rlliott, I'lilti Malf, ilia Irlct attorney.

repe.tO 'ily furls to get Il.firrls to nv tint be lievi the men Imm in tht c.i ke were 1 federal prohibit I. I I if MorgAn, pr I 1 1 did 1 1. i be, till. beli'Vi. Winkb we.

Is vr.lil Ii rb'in to t'efriud (be I I i In referrlnr to tii i nn LMiott ask "Wa anything t' crlm a n. 4 1 wi'H lit i ii. i tt mptln to bribo a ii i 1 1 off Ice r. I never beard ii.jthlrirj that." litrrls tb it i wrote. .1 letter to ft I i i 1 rri 'i Mr.

I i res me nt of Jubilee i i I ni presiion of i the subse'iuent events, brought out that in Slid tr ellerd Charles It. Surpre, i r. Ummrn'l, wer I rnau. it la contended ly ti fnae. H.irr! i nia in I tbin, s.

id that this n'Wt w.iJ b'H telle f. Questioned thy Ji, Jildce tie I per A Vied Harris V. ee It waa not bia motive to be IV" ground first when tbe s'. ry so that Mi papf I th fin I to carry It. Harris anv, rel Wl When Ilnrrl" wi took bold of rwman's fiir i nftrr arreit wim be "I auh ted nnylblr look In tr f'r anytfiinsr On being pri 1 i.

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