Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 117, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 September 1920 — Page 1

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WILLIAM A. KETCHAM NEW G. A. R. COMMANDER

Si PCT. OF ROAD SCOSTS IN STATE ■i'Oß ‘OVERHEAD’ 01 “bodrich Highway Commission ne Makes Record of Profli- * gacy and Waste. :1s \;OTAL $69,149.37 A MILE >r — This Is the third of a series of •.articles dealing: with the expendljcnUsion, as disclosed in a compilation j. juule for the campaign handbook of icihe Democratic State committee, jr All figures herein not otherwise credited are taken from the Indiana Tear Book and the records of the I auditor of State. Highway construction under the direcon of James P. Goodrich through the disna State Highway Commission has ones one long record of profligacy and aiiste. fr. The first highway commission, whose <~istence was ended by a Supreme Court r-idslon declaring the highway commlst on law invalid, spent $42 360.91 during it period from Aug. 1 to Sept. 30. 1917. In this time the commission “designed" five highways for permanent improvement. ‘These five highways were the main ’Sank roads of the state and were reirded as the first that should be per''They were known to every person fa'llar with the roads of Indiana and _uld have been “designated" by any J_-son from excellent maps of them a In existence. total mileage on these roads was >y were known respectively as the nal road, Jackson highway. Unhighway, Evansville, Seymour and sncebnrg road, Vincennes, Washn and Mitchell road. Legi,ir “designation" by the commlsand coat the taxpayers of Indiana $4.45 “ ‘ e, dltlo this sum per mile for designation do Bwss spent In salaries to the "despraors;” $1.43 went for “traveling ex- “‘ s;” 41 cents per mile was spent on eh or ffice." mac IXUED UNTIL to .LOWING SPRING. •dtils waste In the taxpayers’ money as Is shown by the financial hrort for the period from Oct. 1, 1917, $7 May 21, 1918. report discloses that In this peC*d there was spent: $7,890.93 in salaries. V $2,777.86 In traveling expense*. $2,173216 In office expenses. 1 $2,263.94 for engineering. $11,813.66 In construction. This Is the first period In which any ctual construction work was reported g the highway commission, and it is significant fact that while the "over_d" expenses of the commission In this lod reached $15,106.29. the money nt for actual construction work • canted to only $11,813.66. Here It was established that the cost '? preparing for construction work unjtr the highway commission was exeedingly heavy, a "onditlon that exists oday when many miles of construction rork has been ordered. In return for the expenditure of more aan fifteen thousand dollars during this eriod on “overhead” the taxpayers of kdlaaa got tills: X 17.6 miles of roads surveyed. *2.74 miles of roads completely planned. 9.25 miles partly planned. I Eleven bridge plans, all of which had to be revised and resubmitted to the Federal Government because they wVre cot such as to meet the approval of Federal engineers. EPORT SHOWS O EQUIPMENT. The financial report for this period also iows that $1,432.33 was expended for inglneering equipment," but the report the engineer made In May, 1919, d!sises that the department bad no engl•krlns equipment, thus showing either '■ t the equipment disappeared or the te never received any value for the 32.33 expended. he next period for which there Is a ort of the finances of the commission - liable is from May 21, 1918, to Sept. 1919. fc discloses that the commission ex- ; ded for construction purposes only - 81.87, out of a total expenditure of ■fkig sum $31,513 09 was charged to "HI ar(i regarded as an asset of Em tnmission In the report, i; fj9 -1U be seen from these figures, the expenses of the commission B (Continued on Page Four.) WEATHER irecast for Indianapolis and vicluity the twenty-four hours ending 7 p. m., irday. Sept. 25: Partly cloudy, with (ably occasional showers tonight and rday: not quite so warm Saturday. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 6 a. 7 a. JO 8 a. i 9 a. *7 * 10 a. 80 ! U a. m 83 12 (noon) 84 1 P- s 2 p. m...

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Says Wife Heeled His Eye With Shoe NEW YORK, Sept. 24.—Albert R. Thoens, sued for divorced, testified hig wife Injured his left eye with the heel of one of her shoes. The shoe was in her hand, not on her foot, he said.

SHAFER GROUP’S CHICAGO PAPER LAUDSTAGGART Evening Post, Sister Sheet to Indianapolis Star, Exposes Watson. STORY REPRINTED HERE (The Chieag) Rost Is one of a chain of newspapers published by John C. Shafer. The Indlanapolfe Star, the Muncie Star and the Terre Haute Star are Indiana newspapers belonging to this group. The editorial control of all four of these papers Is vested in the same persons. Therefore, what appears in one may be taken as Indicative of the sentiment of all. For the reason that the Indiana newspapers of toe Shafer group have omitted publication of the following story that appeared in the Chicago post, the Times reprints It for Indianapolis readers.)

WATSON MIXES UP HIS ORATORY WITHPOLIIICS That's Why Indiana May Send Tom Taggart to United. States Senate. By CLINTON W. GILBERT. INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 20. —If you ask why Senator Watson is In difficulties In this state, and why Thomas Taggart has some chance of defeating him, the Indlanian always begins: “Well, Jim, you know.'Ms n< politician." It 1a aiwrjs difficult for a sen of Inunderstand why a man Is no politician. "Jim is no politician, but he doesn't know It." the Indiana man continues. "He Is always acting as if he was one. and he is always getting Into trouble. .Tim ig an orator. If he would only content himself with stump apiakiug he wqpld always go baek to tbs senate. But he won’t. He always must gst hi*, finger into politics." Everybody In Indiana always explains It In just that way. Watson's politics have got the two newspapers of Indiana, the News and the Star of this city, agal.-.st him. Both are ordln irily Republican. HU troubles this year date back to the Republican primary campaign, when the state wanted to be for Wood, and Watson, with a clearer view of what svas going to happen at the Chicago convention tried to deliver It to Harding. Watson for Harding. The state went for Wood at least by a ; plurality, and Watson was sent to Chicago instructed for Wood. In the opin- ! ion of the Wood men her he sup- | ported the general only in form, while In effect waiting for Harding. This perhaps wouldn't have been an offense, for success in politics usually Is its own Justification. Bnt Watson, i In the opinion of many, was not content (Continued on Page Nineteen.) ESCHBACH YELPS AT MYERS SLASH Resorts to Abuse as Offset to Expose. Jgsse Esehbacb, speaker of Jim Goodrich's House, c|ilef of Jim Goodrich's account board, and head of Jim Goodrich's coal snooping commission. Is peeved greatly over a speech made by Walter Myers at Hope, Ind., In which Mr. Meyers disclosed how the Goodrich coal commission was to he used as an adjunct to the Republican Stifle committee In its efforts to perpetuate Ooodrlchism by the election of Warren T. McCray. Mr. Eschbach has issued a statement abounding in abuse of Mr. Myers and in keeping with the instructions issued by the State committee mandate to all Republican speakers to be “wholly Indefinite" as to the isues of the campaign. He discloses that It was Impossible to (Continued on Page Nineteen.) y YORK STATE JUSTICE DIES. SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y.. Sept. 24. Supreme Court Justice George R. Salisbury died of pneumonia at his home 'here this morning.

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LEMAUX SAYS SERVICE BOARD RETARDS CITY Grows Wrathy When He Discusses Street Car Case With Todd. 'WORKS BODY HELPLESS’ Declaring that the public service commission Is retarding the growth of Indianapolis by its failure to act upon the petition of the Indianapolis Street Railway Cpmpany for financial relief, George Lemaux, president of the board of public works, today told Robert I. Todd, president of the street car company, that If he were a citizen desiring extension of street car service he would organize a big delegation of citizens ana “storm the Statehouse.” “Why shouldn't citizens storm the Statehouse?” Inquired Mr. LemauxT “They storm tho board of works here almost every day and what can we do? “Our hands are tied; we can order the street car company to make extensions, but what can we do when the company hasn’t the money with which to make them? “We are perfectly Innocent. “We’ve gone Jnst as far as we can go: yon know that perfectly well, Mr. Todd, don’t you?" “Certainly,” the traction head replied. Earlier a citizen had been In to In- j quire when the North Illinois street line might be expected to be extended. This extension has been discussed for i several years and the board has ordered : the company to install it several times, j all without result “It Is a shame the way street car Improvements are holding back improvements In this city," Mr. Lemanx said. “It looks to me like someone / Is holding hack on the company so as to wreck It or something. “The Public'Service Commission ought to say 'yes' or ‘no’ to the street car company’s petition so we can know where we stand on the matter of future improvement*. “All that we know Is that the com- i pany does not have the money with ' which to make extensions and that we 1 don’t have the power to force them to j make the extensions.

“Personally I have felt all along that if they had been granted the right to charge 1 cent for transfers a year ago the company would have been In such shape now that it would not have to ask for anything more." In this connection It is to be remembered that during the war when the company was permitted to make tho penny tranafer charge the Increased revenues amounted to what would have been approximately $160,000 per year, which Is far les4 than the sum the company was compelled to spend by the hoard of works In laying a few block* of track In Indiana avenue. CALLED FOR CONFERENCE ON OTHF.R IMPROVEMENTS Mr. T>dd pas Ailed to the meeting to tell whed the board might expect the company to start repairing and snaking changes !u its tracks In West New Y<>rk street between Blake and West street, and in West Washington street between Belmont street and Harris avenue. This work Is necessary before the Mansfield Engineering Company can complete resurfacing projects. The eectlon of New York street ha/ been without a surface since It was removed hy the contracting company last May. with the result that the concrete base is beginning to go to pieces from traffic which has run ovy it uninterrupted. A representative of the contracting company said the surface was taken off In May with tha understanding that the street car company would fix Its tracks Immediately. Mr. Todd promised that a repair g*g would be put to work on New York street as soon as the new truck* under (Continued on Pago Four.)

‘FIRE BUG’ SOUGHT IN SIOO,OOO BLAZE Three Buildings Attacked at Same Time Here. An investlgat'on Is under way today to determine the origin of a fire believed to have been started by an Incendiary which originated in the William P. Jungclatis Company's plant, 825 Massachusetts avenue, last night. Fred Jungclaus, secretary and treasurer of the company, declared the loss of that company would not exceed s7o,o©(>, and that company was protected by insurance. Damage to other buildings. It Is said, will not exceed $25,000, bringing the total estimated-lose to SIOO,OOO. Firemen declare that the fire must hare been started, by a “fire bug,” who also started two other fires In the same neighborhood a few minutes before the blaze In the Jungclaus company’s plant was discovered. While firemen are positive that the Jungclaus fire was of Incendiary origin the blaze got such a start that the exact location of the place where the lire originated eould not he determined, but (Continued on Pago Nineteen.)

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1920.

HAAG AND HAAG BOOZE STOCK IS SEIZED BY U. S. Federal Court Orders Its Transfer From Custody of Sheriff. REVIVES OLD QUESTION The publlo Is finally to learn what has become of the $25,000 store of booze seized at the North Pennsylvania street drug store of Louis E. Haag and Julius A. Haag In a raid Jan. 10, 1919. The Federal Court today Issued a monition to United States Marshal Mark Storen to seize the liquor from Sheriff Robert F. Miller and to bring Ji-dnto the custody of the Federal Oflrt. ' A petition for such jk u order was filed In the Federal Coupt by Frederick Van Nuya, United States district attorney, several weeks ago. The Haag brothers were sentenced In Federal Court to serve eighteen months in the Federal Penitentiary at Atlanta, and to pay heavy fines on charges of conspiracy and of violation of the Reed amendment, which prohibits the transportation of booze Into a dry state. Federal seizure of the liquor recalls the question of how the liquor got Into tha custody of the sheriff. ADAMS’ STATEMENTS BROUGHT I P QUESTION. The question arose Aug. 10, when Claris I Adams, Marion County prosecutor, made J the statement that the booze had been ] transferred from the police to the sheriff. \ Section 26 of the State prohibition few j provides that liquor seized on search warrant shall remain la the custody of j the seizing officer, who In this case was ' former Chief of Police George V. Collin. I Tho liquor wus kept at police head- j quarters for a time and then by agreement was moved to the county Jail, still ostensibly under the custody of the chief j of police. When, during the pendency of the case against the Haags In Criminal Court, Special Judge Will Sparks, upon representations of Claude Worley, lnveetlgator for the prosecutor’* office, ordered the j liquor transferred to the custody of the j sheriff, Judge Walter Pritchard of City j Court ordered tha chief of police to re- j tain the custody. Judge Sparks rescinded hia order after; the provision of Section 26 wa* pointed i put to him. From that time until Mr. Adams an- j nounced it wa* In the hands of the! sheriff. It was generally supposed that j the liquor was in the custody of the ; chief of police. MAKES O. <>. P. COUNTY , OFFICIALS UNEASY. Republican County official* are under I stood to have viewed the prospect of i Federal seizure of the liquor with more \ or less apprehension since the /nternal i Bevcuu* Department ba* a complete in-! v*.*t<u-> of the amount which was In tho | chief of police * bauds shortly after the I tald. Any disappearance of booze since that j time will be disclosed when the amount, I a* It exists today. Is compared with the j list held by the Internal Revenue Department. One hundred and eighty gal’ons of whisky also will t>e recovered from the sheriff of Vanderburg County, which was | captured in raids in Evansville, resulting j in the Indictment of Charles F. Heilman j and John G. Moyor, who were charged j with transporting thirty gallons of] whisky from Kentucky to Indiana, and Fred Schroeder, Jr., James Boner. Eugene McKinney, Kit Harp cud Roy Harp, charged with violating the Federal lawa when they -transported fifteen gallons of whisky from Kentucky to Indiana. Tho cases of the Evansville men were settled by fines and light prlaon sentences, and the liquor has been held by the county sheriff, awaiting Federal action.

BLOCK HELD ON BATTERY CHARGE Accused of Knocking Attorney Down in Courtroom. William H. Block, Jr., today Is facing charges of assault and battery with Intent to kill following an alleged attack yesterday afternoon on Othulel Hitch, *t--torney. In Superior Court, Room 3. Block was arrested laat night on an affidavit signed by Charles E Cox, attorney. He was released when ba procured a bond of $5,000. The case will be heard In City Court Oct 6. The attack occurred following Block * appearance In count In connection with a suit for divorce trougbt by hls wife. According to persona who witnessed the affair. Block made the statement that Hitch, who la hla wife’s attorney, had called film a Mar, to which Hitch Is reported to hav** retorted, “You are a liar. Block Is said to have knocked Hitch to the floor of the courtroom. Block declared he hit Hitch In selfdefense.

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New G, A * R. Head • mmmmmummmmm—mmmmmm wmmmmtmmmmmmmmmmtmm ■ WILLIAM A. KETCHAM. The office of national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic went to William A. Ketcham of Indianapolis, who was elected at the final meeting of delegates to the encampment at Tomlinson Hall today. Mr. Ketcham la an attorney, haring practiced law In Indianapolis for many years.

Members of G . A. R . Like Indianapolis — Wish to Come Back Say Hospitality of Hoosier Capital Compares Most Favorably. Do the members of the Q. A. R.. like Indianapolis? They do! Every member of the organization is expressing his appreciation of the hospitality of the Hoosier capital, and they compare their treatment here favorably with that received In every other city in which an encampment has been held. It wouldn't be surprising If the encampment should be held In Indianapolis again. Here's what some of them have to •ay : William Perkins, I)ei .-.on. Texas—Better time then 1 expected, and if I am on earth twenty year* from now I would vote to come back to Indianapolis. Henry / F. MeUoilnm, Fleet Secretary of Navail' Vitonai' Association, Xe**. Raven, c'ao.-~Every old ah!pmt** who waa here leaves with the fe-st foelfctgs for your city and the conscagn* of opinion of ail of us is that this encampment wa* the most enjoyable because so many of us were here and all were made so happy by the splendid hospitality. t. W. Goleuor, Mamie—Although I was Injured by something faliln- on my head fit the Statehouse ou parade day. I leave the capital of my home State proud of the splendid reception given me sod the hotel where I was stopping waa so fine and ao reasonable in ait charges C. T. Maeeey, Aldrich, Mo.—Me and my buddy, S. Y. Shipman, are going borne happier and even younger than when we arrived here. We think Indianapolis la (Continued on Fnge Twelve)

AMNESIA VICTIM MAY BE DESERTER Man at Hospital Here Served in U. S. Army, Is Claim. That on* of the two men who, appeared st polio* beadq jarters a month ago and were sent to toe City Hospital when they were unab’e t.o tell their name or addrers la a deserter from the United State* Army ! the statement In a letter received by the police from B. O. Harris, adjutant general of the United State* Army. The man had been identified by the Canadian military authorities as James Oatheort of St. Mary's, Canada, who served In the 16th Canadian expeditionary forces and was discharged as physically unfit on Aug. 23, 1918. The identification is verified by the United State* Army recorda, ss the letter state* the man enlisted aa Jnmea Cathcart, at PL Slocum, N. Y., Oct. 12. 1914, giving the name of hls nearest relative as Mrs. Katie Wilson, an aunt at Bridgeport, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was stated that Oathcart deserted from Ft Sill, Okln., Oct. 12, 1914, but that the statute of limitation* applied In hi* case and that he is not sought by the military authorities. The other man who has lost hls memory and who is In the <Mty Hospital, Is believed to be William A. Hilton, a former Canadian soldier. The United States Army has no record of this man but the navy authorities are making an investigation.

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ENCAMPMENT IS CLOSED HERE WITH ELECTION Indianapolis Man Elevated to High Post Without Opposition. COUNCIL IS CONFIRMED After electing William A. Ketcham of Indianapolis national commander, aaji expressing heartfelt gratitude toward the citizens of Indianapolis and the State of Indiana for the wonderful reception given them, the fifty-fourth national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic officially adjourned at noon today, The new commander-ln-chief was elected unanimously and without opposition. Other officers elected at the closing session are as follows: George A. Uosley, Boston, senior vice commarder-ln-cblef. J. E. Gandy, Spokane, Wash., Junior vice commander-ln-chlef. C. W. BnrriU, Kansas City, Mo, surgeon general. W. A. Boswell, Wichita, Kan., chaplaln-in-chief. The new commander-ln-chlef appointed Mablon D. Butler bt George H. Thomas Post, Indianapolis, adjutant general and reappointed Cola D R. Stowits of Buffalo, N. Y., as quartermaster general. OTHER APPOINTMENTS WAIT ON CONFERENCE. Commander Ketcham announced that other appointments to hta official staff would not be made until after consults tton with hla staff. The delegates confirmed the nomination* of the members of the National Council of Administration and the following were declared elected to the council Alabama, George F. Jackson, Birmingham; Arizona. E. D. Godfrey, Cookstowri, N. J.; Arkansas, Cos Altenherg, Little Rock; California and Nevada, W. H. Noll, Log Angeles; Colorado and Wyoming. Janies E. Jewell, Ft. Morgan, Colo.; Connecticut, Harry L. Beach, Hartford ; Delaware. William Kelley, Wilmington; Florida, M. H. Porter, Kissimmee i Georgia and Sonth Carolina, George E. Whitman, Fitzgerald, Ga.: Idaho, George F. Kimery, Boise; Illinois, John B. Inman, Springfield; Indiana, Orlando A. Somers, Kokomo; lowa. J. W. Willett, Tama; Kansas, Scott Kelsey, Topeka; Kentucky. Amerieus Whedon, Waablifi;ton, D. C.; Louisiana and Mlsslssfppi, Baail# Ulgere, New Orleans; Maine, Alphonzo Rollins, Portland; Maryland. John A. Thompson, Baltimore; Massachusetts. W. a. Wetberbee, Newton; Michigan, H. A. Chaplt}, Lansing; Minnesota, Phtllp G. Woodward. Anoka; Missouri, John M. WlUUm*. California; Montana, George H. Taj'or. Helena; Xabrtft**. DYH. Stewart, OorWaj Kevr ITiOwpghtre, Henry 1., Harris, Warner; New Jersey, Ernest C. Stahl, Trenton; New Mexico, John Greenwald. Socorro; New York. George A. Price. Brooklyn; North Dakota, Pat H. Cummlng*, Fargo; Ohio, J. 0. Roland. Cleveland; Oklahoma, F. E. Hlliist Enid; Oregon, J. G. Chambers, Portland; Pennsylvania. J. Andrew Wilt, Towauda; Potomac, John Middleton, ■Washington, D. C.; Rhode Island, John A. Medbery, East Providence; South Dakota, M. M jjaird, Hturgis; Tennesaee, Newton Hacker, Jonesboro, Texas, Henry W. Nye, Ft. Worth; Utah, H. W. Charter, Bait Lake City; Vermont, J. A. Thwlng, Bellows Fall*; Virginia and North Carolina. H. W. Weiss, Emporia. Va.; Washington and (Continued on Page Twelve)

W. R. C. SESSIONS END HERE TODAY Newly-Elected Officers Are Installed for Year. In spite of the strenuous business session of yesterday afternoon, which lasted from 2 until 8:50 last night, without recess for dinner, the members of the Woman’* Relief Corps assembled In full force at 9 this morning In the Central Avenue M. E. Church to complete the business of the organization. Mr*. Inez J. Bender, newly elected national president of the relief corps made the following appointments: Mary French of California department, national Inspector; Cora Harris of Wisconsin, national Instituting and installing officer; Mrs. Mary North of the Potomac department, national press correspondent; Agnes H. Parker of Massachusetts, patriotic Instructor; Marie L. Basham of lowa, senior aide. These appointments complete the corps of national officers for the coming sea. son. Mrs. Bender also named Mrs. Kate G. Raynor of Toledo ns chairman of the Americanization committee, other committee chairmen to be named later. She also appointed the officers who will conduct the national Installation ceremonies to he held this afternoon following the completion of the business session. They include Mrs. Eliza Brown-Daggett of Massachusetts, Installing officer; Ida (Continued on Face Twelve)

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Believe *U Station Bomb Was Amateur's NEW YORK, Sept. 24.—Close examination of the bomb found in an elevated railway station In Brooklyn yesterday led experts to believe today it was made by a bungling amateur. It contained on® stick of dynamite and the fuse was made of pipe cleaners. Thero was no detonating cap. WESTERN PRESS IS BOUGHT OUT BY G. 0. P.-COX Hays' Agents Precede Him Everywhere He Goes, Governor Declares. BUSY DAY IN COLORADO EN ROUTE WITH GOVERNOR COX, TRINIDAD, Coio., Sept. 24. —Eighteen supposedly Democratic newspapers in the State of Arizona, Gov. James M. Cox charged today, have been purchise3 with the funds of- the Republican national committee, and he believes similar operations on a larger scale are being carried out In a number of other Western and Northwestern States. Nevertheless, the Governor entered Colorado, bound, convinced he will carry a majority of these States. “I am going baek East,” he said, “to tell the people of the effort that Is being made to keen the truth from the people of the West. It Isn’t fair to them. They deserve to hear both sides, and they are going to." The Governor charged that persona! representatives of Will n. Hays, chairman of the Republican national committee, have preceded him for weeks, calling npon editors in cities where the Governor was to speak and endeavoring to persuade them to print as little as possible concerning the Governor's meetings and to misrepresent the impression he makes. "All through Oregon, Washington and California,” the Governor said, “I have encountered the same phenomena, newspapers printing a series of question* just as I arrive in their city, questions all bearing the same earmarks and all designed re befog the real issues of this campaign." The Governor spent an hour In Trinidad and addressed an audience that was large, considering the early hour. He left here at 8:40 for Faeblo, where be speaks early this afternoon. He leaves Immediately afterward for Colorado Springs and Denver, where the principal speech of the day is scheduled for thta evening. Babe Ruth Raises Homer Total to 51 NEW FORK. Sept. 24.—Following the blasting of hla fiftieth home run of the 1920 season In the Best game at the New York-Washlngton iioat!e-he*iier here thl afternoon. Babe Rath continued hi* terrific slugging in the second contest of the day and drove-out hi* fltfjflrt circuit smash off Pitcher Shaw In ths ftrst Inning.. Ruth's homer In the first contest waa the only marker New York made In that game, Washington winning, 3 to 1. Details of Bath’s fiftieth heme run, made in New York today, can be found on the sport page.

Violator of Parole, Aged 17, Sentenced Frank Peacock, charged with operating a blind tiger, was fined $250 and sentenced to ninety days at tho Indiana State farm by Judge James A. Collins of the Criminal Court today. Fred Mehl, who was given a suspended sentence last July on a grand larceny charge, today was ordered to serve the suspended sentence of from one to fourteen “years at the reformatory because Judge Collins was Informed by the police that Mehl attempted to burglarize a home. Mehl is 17 and was handed out a suspended sentence last July on hi* mere promise to behave himself. The court withheld Judgment In a number of cases. TAX BLOCKING CASES PREPARED Additional Injunction proceeding* will he started Saturday before Judge Linn Hay of Superior Court, room 2, against Countv Treasurer Ralph and the Indiana State Tax Board restraining them from collecting the horizontal In. creases In seven of the nine townships of the county. Several days ago petitions were filed against Lemcke and members of the tax board restraining them from collecting the horizontal increase* in Washington township. V When the remaining cases are filed Saturday petitions seeking to prevent the collection of the horizontal increases In every township of the county with the exception of Center township, will be before Judge Hay for consideration.

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WOMEN SOUGHT IN POISONING OF MINE OPERATOR Body Found in Rudely Built "Tomb’ in Basement of Residence. MISSING SINCE JUNE Z LOS ANGELES. Sept. 24.— Poison and not external violence caused the death of Jacob Charles Denton, wealthy Log Angeles broker, whose body wag found In a sealed tomb in the basement of a bouse he owned here, police believed today. Examination of the body by medical experts failed to reveal either a gunshot wound or evidence of other violence. First reports of physicians that Denton’s skull had been fractured were found to be erroneous on.more careful examination. Police here wired Denver authorities to interview Mrs. R. C. Peete, who rented the home from Denton where his body was found. T. T. Miller, who moved Into the hones when Mrs. Peete left for Denver, gaid Mrs. Peete had control of the renting of tho house. SEEN WITH SPANISH GIRL BEFORE DEATH. A pretty Spanish girl seen In Denton’s company shortly before he disappeared and several other women are sought. Denton made a will on June 2, which, according to some reports, was the last date on which ho was seen. Police also Investigated a report that Denton was here on but could find no substantiation for this rumor. Denton was to have left here on June 12 for a trip East. He had made business engagements to be In Phoenix, Aria., June 3 and Kansas City June 5. Apparently he never left here as Ms suitcase, all packed, was found In hi* home. Mrs. J. C. Denton, divorced wife oS the dead man, and Frances Denton, their 15-year-old daughter, will reach here tonight to claim the body and takv charge of hls affairs. "TOMB" BUILT OF ROUGH BOARDS FOUND IN CELLAR, Examnation pf the “tomb” In whleb Denton's body was found showed ii to be a crude affair, built of rougi boards In a corner of the basement. Another report being Investigated wa that a Hollywood woman Is now driv lng an automobile belonging to Denton Judge R. M. Avery, Denton’s attor ney. Instituted a search for the mlseln, man some time ago. after attorneys so hls daughter had made Inquiries regar. lng his whereabouts. Denton had lived a mysterious llftu according -to Judge Avery. He had gone out of sight for montlu at times, which lent plausibility to tb theory that he had again merely gon Into seclusion, when reported missing ii June. Denton’s second wife, formerly Doll: Mae Winters, died here last March. Jo<! R. Denton, a brother lives In Lawtot Mo.

MRS. PEETE VOLUNTEER[ STORY TO DENVER POLICE DENVER, Qplo., Sept. 24.—Jlra. Pee went voluntarily to police headquarte. here todav when she heard her nan was mentioned in connection with Dei ton's death and told her story. Mrs. Peete said the last time she sa Denton was about June 9, when si. packed his bag for the business trip. The last time she heard from him, s! (Continued on Page Four.) SAYS RESULT IS MORAL VICTORI Wilson Sends Message t American Legion. ~ CLEVELAND, 0., Sept. 24.—Delegatto the annual convention of the Amer can Legion which begins Mouhlay, begr to arrive here today. Practically all ti national officers have arrived. Messages were received today fro President Wilson, Senator Harding at Governor Cox. “The fidelity with which yon fonght fl’ tlngly represented the faithfulness wi! which those at home labored and scar Deed in te same cause,” wired Wtlso“The result of it all was a military vi tory in France, a moral victory in tl world.” Mexican Bandit on U. S. Side Kills Ons SAN DIEGO, Cal., Sept. 24 —A Mexicabandit early today crossed the bordr line at Tec ate, east of Tijuana, robbe tiie Tecate store and shot the proprleto. Preston Cort, in the leg. * Deputy sheriffs are searching the US for the robber. G. A. R. Veterans Hur When Autos Collide Two Civil War veterans were hurt to day in an automobile accident near S3o< East New York street. The two veterans, Charles W. Hflden 70, of Townsend, Mass., and Henry M Saunders, 77, of Fitchburg, Mass, wen riding in an automobile driven by Wal tern. Judd, 4821 East NeV York street when Judd in attempting to avoid s wagon, struck a truck driven by 'Vernon Morgan, 822 Coffey street. Neither of the men was seriously hurt.

WHY? TO LCCirS SWIFT, Member of Sanitary Board of Indianapolis. Dear Mr. Swift—You have repeatedly asserted that the sanitary district of Indianapolis got fall value for the 5176,000 it paid Jim Goodrich and others for the garbage plant. Why, then, when one-fourth of the plant burns, isn't the loss approximately $'4,000 instead of only ss,fK>o, as tl:o superintendent reports!' Has this "$175,000 property” deteriorated to a valuation of only $20,000 during the two years it has been under the Influence ; of the Jewett administration? Why? V