Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 73, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 August 1921 — Page 15

SIFT REPORT OF THEFTTO SOLVE - MAN’S MURDER Authorities Say Florida Woman Confessed Shooting of Miltimore. Ml AVI Fla.. Aug. 3.—Effort* of West Palm Beech police acl Jtedcral post office Inspectors working on the Lena Clarke-Miltimore theft and murder case were directed today toward endeavoring to ascertain if there was a shortage of £33.009 In War Savings Stamps in 11*13 at the Weat Palm Beach for which Mlsa Clarke claims Miltimore was responsible, ill 1 , time re would not aign a statement admitting his guilt, she Is a aid to have confessed, and she shot Miltimore at the Orlando Hotel. Police officials here are inclined to believe her etatemen' that she shot iilltimore la desperation whan be refused to accept reopocsibliity for the theft. She doe* not connect him with the disappearance of 322,000 which was destined for Atlanta. PGLIC* CLAIM TWO CONFESSIONS MADE. With two confessions from Miss Lena Clarks, former postmistress at Weat Palm Beach, Fla.. In their handa. Federal and State authorities striving to elaar up the mystery of the murder of tF. M. Miltmcra at Orlando. Fla., be- ' lieved today their path had been made easier. Chief of Police Vestal a! Orlando declared Miss Clarke admitted she had shot Miltimore. Previously, according to postoffice Inspectors, she had admitted the tbift of 332.000 from a mall pooch while ft was u route to Atlanta. Defalcations plied np bit by Dir nntli fit; reach"!! a total of nearly 523.0 M. brad the fear la her heart, aathoritiea aitegs- that drove Mist Clarke first to ■teal 332.000 in currency and then to add tnmrdsr to her troubles. CAT CASH TAKEN TO COVER SHORTAGES The huge sum Id cash, it was declared, was taken by Miss Clarke to cover hpr shortages in the postoffW at West Palm Beach. Then fearful of shouldering the guilt, she lured Miltimore to her room in as Orlando hotel, accord!eg to the police, and there shot him when be declined to sign a statement admitting the theft. Again, terror stricken, according to the police theory, she conceived the plan of telling officers at Orlando that Miltimore was the real thief, that he had been lored to her room and drugged and that it would be easy for them to arrest him. Police found him dead la the room when they arrived two hoara after the time Mias Clarke said he reached her room. He had been shot through the heart. Sh professed ignorance at this tnrn of affairs Mlsa Clarke, according to her adeged confession to postal authorities. took 31.000 with her when she went to Orlando. They say they found $730 in the bathroom. Daughter of slai\ MAS O.Y WAY SOUTH 'CHICAGO, Aug. 5 —Mis* Naoma MU> more, 17-year-old daughter of Fred W. Mlltinore, slain at Orlando, Fla., to hide a postal robbery, was en route there today. The daughter declared *h would aid her mother in prosecuting Miss Lena Clarke, the confessed slayer of hex father. Mlltinore was a former Chicago postal clerk. His wife only recently had moved south to join him while the daughter continued In school here. Mtltraore was a brother-in-law of Fred W. Buck, former mayor of Waukegan and prominent politically. WARDED ABOUT AUGUST, 1921 OBIsAXDO. Fia Aue 3.—Mystlclam to day entered the murder of W. M. MBtinore. Orlando restaurant proprietor, which i* now charged to leiu Clark*, former postmistress at West Palm Beach. Fla. The woman, who. police say. admitted the murder of Mdtraore because be would not accept resv.-.isiMilty for thefts of money from the postoffice after she bad afte!n $32,000 tc cover the deficits, told a reporter in her cell here that she la a mywric and had been warned that soaaethiug terrible would happen to her. Miss Cltrke said a Gypsy eaoe toid her fortune and told her August. 1521. would be the worst time in her life. She also said a man in Denver *euf her horoscope to her and also warned that Aug wat. 1921. would be a bad month for her She •'<! this man warned her that a bUca star would appea- In her life In Angn&i ■ad that aiie must not take any Journeys Then. “I should not have com- to Orlando.” she said, ‘‘but I was so excited 1 forgot about the horoscope.'* Brazil Man Named for Prohibition Job Official confirmation of the report that John Jones, Mayor of BraxiL bad been eafcected for the position of Group Chief of Federal Prohibition fir the Terre Haute district was given by Bert Morgan. prohibition director for Indiana, today. Mr. Morgan has asked the Washington prohibition enforcement department to confirm the appointment as soon as possible as he ia anxious to have Mr. Juen begin his vrk. Th Tstrre Haute district extends from Lafayette to DranevlEe and takes la the western part of Indiana between those cities. Charities Conference Starts on Oct* 22 The annual Itu'iana State conference of charities an A correction will be held at Munde beginning Oct. 22 and continuing until Oct. 23. Amos W. Butler, secretary of the boa 11 of charities and correction. announced today. Complete plans and program for the meeting will be announced soon. Mr. Butler stated. Meetings will be a-id all day and In %-t* evening and Sunday. Oct. 22. a mas* meeting will be held In the afternoon at which Governor McCray will be the chief speaker. The conference is expected to be the most Important meeting on social welfare this year. Police Seek Identity of Suicide Thriller NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y„ Aug. 5 Polio* today are seeking the identity of the young woman who" thrilled spectators of the electrical JllanilnatVon of the falls last night by leaping into the river and being carried over and dashed te death. Those who saw her Jump into the river say the wore a black hat and brown soil and weighed about 140 poifndt

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G. A. R, Commander Announces Order It is announced at headquarters, department of Indiana. Grand Army of the Eepublic, that the following have been commissioned as aides on the stsff of Department Commander R. Tyner: Alvah Taylor. Post No. 8, Wabash: James P. Boas. Post No. 6. Wabash: John N. Kress. Post No. 40. Ft. Wayue; William S. BldweU, Post No. 40. Ft. Wayne; Noah Knepper, Post No 271. Ft. Wayne: Bam uel C. Murphy, Post No. 271. Ft. Wayne; 11 D. Harvoy, Post No. 148, Newcastle: George H. Cain, Poet No. 148, Newcastle; W. P. Fonlke. Post No. 108, Knights town; Willard Overhlaer. Post No. 179. Cambridge City; Joseph Young. Post No 119, Middletown; H. W. Baughman, Post No. 7.5, Richmond; Joseph Cured. Post No. 28L Indianapolis; H. L. Bruce, Post No. 2SL Indianapolis; James P. Manpin. Post No. 481, Heoryvi’le; Ed. L, Perrine. Post No. 481, IlenryvUle. SHANK CLUB OF 30,000 MEMBERS IS ANNOUNCED (Continoed From Page One.)

ecutive committee and a peE'ect working agreement made. The one hundred and sixty-six Shank precinct committeemen who served in the primary, together w-ith the Robinson precinct committeemen, will continue with the club.” COMMITTEEMEN OF -VAKIOI S HARDS. The club ward committeemen are ts follows: First Ward—Sylvester Jackson, Beverly Hqward. second Word—Henry B. Campbell, Howard Kimball. Third Ward—Clifford Kealing, Doyle Stout. Fourth Ward—George HutselL William T. Bailey. Henry Fleming, Edward Fiupatrick. FLih Ward—James Mann, Charles Brown. Sixth Ward —Bart Noblett, CoL John Fox. Seventh Ward—William Allan, Henry Kraemer. Eighth Ward —It. Harry Miller, Harry Newby. Ninth Ward—Dr. W. E. Mendenhall, William Wright, Tom Greenlee, Frank Weisenburg. Tenth Ward —Earl Heller, John Sullivan, A O. Vance. Eleventh Ward —William Cook, Charles Plummer, Koscoe Ruffin. Twelfth Ward—Fred Lenx, Elias Dulberger. Louis Barnett. Thirteenth Ward—James Quear, Hugh Ranje, Claude Mattthews, Mose B-abb. Fourteenth Ward—Janies ModrelL M-M-itthews. Fifteenth Ward—Henry Howard, William Shields, John Quinn, William Regers. PE&SOXNEI, OF THE COMMIT TEES. The various committees are made up of the following: Executive Committee— Taylor Gronln ger. E G. Sourbier, Charles Hutchinson. John Carlisle, George HutselL B. A. Shelton. Willetts Bsstian. Frank Erattan. John For. William Gerbrandt. Dr W. E. MenJenhalL Robert Sloan. Alex Alexander. Matthew Camden, James Lampkln. Registration Committee- W. E. Davis. Henry Cochrane. Thomas Basson, Edward Schubert, George Snyder, Mose Rabb. Samuel Joseph. Ollie Williamson. Thomas Spaffard. Henry Fleming. Frank Graham. William Cook, Norman Zolezrl. John Murray. Harry Dynes. William Anderson. Eic-tions Committee Conrad Keller. Patrick Oahaiane, Ralph Spann. John Castor. Walter Pritchard. Leo K_ Fesler, Dr. Paul Robinson. Robert Miller, Charles P. Benedict. John Corydon. Richard V. Slpe, Edward Pugh. Luther Tox, Eiwari McGuff. Jesse WilUt*. Publicity Committee—J. F. Walker. J. W. Tucker, Daniel Dojran. Chsrlc# 01*n. Sam Marcus, George Stewart, Fred Boaifieli. Qr Ray Converse. Dr. W. H. Foremen. J P. O'Mahoney, L G Rothschild. Joan J. Gorman. Gas Galffre, Hanry Burton. M.chae! Jefferson, Harry Nogloy. Automobile Committee—W. B. Williams. Samuel Simon. Jess* Morroe. Otto Belat-r. M’’had Glenn. Pucl Hecpevwvy. William Powders. John Mnnyou. Harry James. William Aache. James Quear. Harry Bruner. William Rogers, Daylor Stout. Gordon Donaldson. John Bartlett. Dan Cab!!! Tony talto Dii-irlet Chairmen—Robert Sinsn. B. O. Sourbier. Taylor Groulnger. George HutseP. Harvey Kennedy Organization Committee—Clarence Martin, R H. Miller. Joseph Hayes. Dr. James A. NorrelL Henry Kraemer. Joseph Broyles, Louis Kiefer. Dr. Richard A. PooK Eeri n*-U*>r. Andrew McManacion, Martin Hylon L Tom Green W, Beverly Howard. James ModrsJL John Sullivan. Joss* Miller. Finance Committee —E G Sourbier, Car’.ia Sheik. John Rucktehaue. Merle Walker, J. J. Griffith. William Bessner. Leo Rirseh. Mantel!. Gn* Schmidt, Harry Tutewller, Wl'Uam Peake, Martin Hugg. J. C. Dcoglas. Jean Marks. Lon Hamilton. Hnah Lore, C. V Finney Speakers Committee —CL A Bookwaltur. Freinout Alford. Arthur B. Robinson. Ein*ley Johnson. S*r. Sumner Williams. W. N. Harding, W E. ReiTley, W. E. Henderson. James Ogden. Rv Joseph Asburr. Edwin Pugh, Remstcr Bin ghanl, Franklin McCray. Sumner Clancy, Jo veph A. Morgan. John O. Spehr, Hurst Ssbffeut. Thomas A. Dailey. Edward McBride O. V Newrnau, Bcv. 1L P. Par key Edward Idstz, A M. HslL E- Service Men's Ocuur if te*—W. E. Setney (Tarwice R Martim John Murrey Ralph Jones. Donald Roberta. WOMAN'S CICB TO BE OJtGAXKiiD. Organisation of women's Shack-for-Mayor club is under way and offioers win be announced within a for days, Mr. Oarncflx said. B -tb clubs will continue their headquarters on the second floor of the India®* Trust building. Several of the ward committeemen of the south tide are Democrat*, it war ASPIRIN 'am* “Bayer” on Ck... / [Oj \ f A pWgut Warning: tnless you see the samt "Bayeti* on package or on tablets you •re not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for twenty-one year* and proved safe by millions. Take Aspirin only as told in the Bayer package. for Cold*, Headache. Neuralgia, Rheumatism. Fmvaebe. Toothache, Lumbago and for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve Bayer Tablet* of Aspirin cost few cents. Druggists also sell larger pack age*. Asptrin 1 the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of fieltcylloacld—Advertisement

BROTHERS ACCUSED IN MURDER ■w. -' * ' *'^**^ 1 . -y. ' {j OOIJ.il! DEFITENDOLL. tV ILI JAM DKFFENDOLJ,. Two Booneville brothers, each of whom accuses (he other of killing Laura DeffendolL 70, their mother. The body of Mrs. Deffeudoll was found In a woods near Heilman. Wednesday. The woman had been dead two week*.

Hatches Praise , Spoils His Boat by Hard Thinking LANCASTER. N. H . Ang. s.—Mike Gayuor, Civil War veteran and Incorrigible Democrat, paid President Harding a high compliment today. He spoiled the boat he was carving. “I didn't vote for him,” Mike said, smooth shavings falling to the grocery porch. “He seems to be making out all right down In Washington,” the shavings somewhat larger fell faster. "Yes, sir, I guess ha's a deni good President" A wild slash split the side off the boat. "There. I spoiled it I always do when l think real hard about aomethlng.” V ') pointed out. Among such Democrats are John Quinn and William Shields, appointed In the Fifteen!b ward; Janies Queer In the Thirteenth ward; William Cook, a Democratic precinct committeemen, In the Eleventh ward; Robert R. Sloan and k. O. Y*nce in the Tenth ward and Frank Weisenburg in tbo Ninth ward. FIND RUNAWAY GIRL IN CHICAGO Mother to Bring Truant. Daughter Horae. CHICAGO, Aug. s.—Helen Dabler, 15, who lives at 57 North East street, vu held by Juvenile authorities here today following word from h*r mother that *l'.e had run away from home. Helen arrived early today after leaving Indianapolis last night. She was la the custody of Social Workers when found by police The girl pleaded not to be sent back home. The Da bier girl was reported missing to the Indianapolis police yesterday afternoon by her mother, lire. Lillian Dabler, proprietress of a rooming house si the address named. The police notified the Chicago authorities and the girl was taken off tha train when sits arrived there. Mrs. Dabler ha* gone to Chicago to bring the girl home Says Man She Wed Head of Family of Four at Cleveland Claiming that her husband was a married man and tbe futher of two children living at Cleveland, Ohio, at the time she married him, Laura 11 Kmg today filed proceeding* In Superior Court. Room 1. to annul her marrtsge to Harry E. Mlley at St. Louis on Dec. 27, 1920. It is gUted in tbe suit tha ttbe plaintiff did not know that Mlley waa married until June 25, of this year and on learning of It. separated from him. Wiley is reported a* living In Chicago. The plaintiff resides at 2137 Shriver avenue, this dty.

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PERU HUSBAND CLAIMS HE HAS 4 LIVING WIVES Paul Gross, Arrested in Ohio, Says He Married Indianapolis Girl in 1919. I CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. s.—The case of Paul Gross, Peru, lad., who, police say, admits he Is the husband of four women, was continued when he was nrj reigned In municipal court here, on a charge of bigamy. David Ferris of Newj ion, game warden, alleges Gross rnor- ; tied bis daughter. Grace Ferris, in June, 1929. Gross said he was confined twice In an asylum at Lognnsport, lnd., but dented he waa mentally 111. He said bis detention was a plan to keep him from being sent to prison for carrying concealed weapons. "None of our family ever had been in Jail, and to save the family from disgrace 1 was adjudged insane,'’ Grs* said, according to police. "Were you crasy when you married so | many women without having a divorce?” Great was asked. "Oue would think so,” he replied, "but I wasn’t. I was drunk every time T was married except the last time. Then I married Miss Ferris. I dearly love her. I hope she sticks by me ” Gross admitted, according to Joseph Woeeta, municipal court prosecutor, ho married a Cincinnati woman In Newport i In 1917, an Indianapolis woman In 1919 j and a Cincinnati woman at Louisville, I Ky., the same year. Shelbyville Man Is Killed jnjCar Smash Special to The Times. j SHELBYYILLE, lnd- Aug. 5. —William Henry McCall!p. 72, well known Shelby | County farmer, is dead from injuries suffered in an automobile accident at Carl [ton, Hancock County, late Thursday, | when the machine i which he uas riding collided with another automobile drtven by Saint J. Maffat of Flthiau. Acording to the report of Coroner Dr. tG. Jnlow, the accident waa unavoidable and Mr. Maffet Is bold bteiueless. The funeral will be held Sunday morning from hi* late home. Warren E. Me Calilp of Indianapolis 1* a son of the i wreck victim. Official Sure of Wage for 4 Years | When a county board of education, o® ! petition of four hundred taxpayers, ha* Intreneod the salary of the county super ; iudendent, under the acta of 1919, that salary ounnot he reduoed for the four year tortn beginning Aug. id, 192 L accord lug to an opinion submitted today to !>. N. Kluea, superintendent of public Instruction, by X’. 8. Leah, attorney general. If the superintendent has been re elec ted, to succeed himself, or if another has been elected, tho snma salary will govern according to the opinion. Mr. Leth held the salary of the superintendent, under the law of ]MCT, may be Increased, bnt cannot be reduced, without new legist* tion.

VETERINARIANS IN 16 DISTRICTS NOW RELEASED Livestock Sanitary Board Announces Change in State Service. District men. working under the direction of the live stock sanitary board, have b<>en eliminated, and the work hereafter is to be directed through the office of the board in Indianapolis, under direction of Dr. R. C. Julien, newly elected State vetrlnari in, it was learned today. Tbe action abolishing the district offices was taken at the meeting of the board held Monday and Tuesday of this week. District officers and officers that have been maintained by the board heretofore and which have been dlspens<d with are as follows: W. J. Armour, Goshen; Ed D. Leach. Ft. Wayne; O. G. Whitenstine. Huntington; R. C. Julien. now State veterinarian. Delphi; G. M. Funkhouser, Lafayette; 1. E. Scripture. Frankfort; J. S. Culbert, Portland; James A. Dragoo, Connersville; T. A. Walsh, Brasil; L. A. Ray, Quincy; J. li. Tado. Vincennes; R. C. Applegate, Bloomfield; H. Lett, Seymour; J. L. Axby, Lawreneeburg: C. F. Pangbarn. Charlestown; A. L. Marvel, Owen* villa. These men have been paid for their work oil a per diem basis. Hei-ecfter, ail calls will be made directly to the State veterinarian's office, and he will designate a doctor ia the district from which the call came, to attend the case. The veterinarian will be at liberty to select any doctor available. / It Is understood the board also received th resignations of Ed D. Leach, Ft. Wayr.e: W. H. Gruner, Evansville; G. J. Behrens. Evansville, and G. M. Funkhouser, Lafayette, who were on tha stockyards supervision committee of tho veterinary board. No reason for the abolishment, of tha ofiioss. other than for economy, were assigned, ai'Lcngh there apparently is no saving of salaries, since the members were paid only for work actually done.

MANY AT PICNIC OF SHRINERS Broad Ripple Outing Promises Big Success. With weatheT of the made to-order va rtety the big Shrlners' basket picnic at Broad Ripple Park today promised to e the moat successful over held, and early indications were that tbo attendance mark of 5,000 aet last year will be surpassed by a wide margin before evening A large number of out-of town Shrlu•rs begun to arrive by automobile cajlv In tho day, proving the wisdom of the committee In charge In posting many Marion County roads with arrows pointing the way to the park. In addition to a supply of tempting food In Quantity sufficient to provision s young army there are all sorts of amusement features ranging from athletic contests to ridiculous stunts are on the program for tbe picnicker*. Oue of the big features ia a children parade scheduled for the afternoon. Other even * on the program are tug of war with twenty five men on each aida, ball game, airplane flight and dancing. Among tho first organisations to arrive st tho park were tho Shriner*’ big baud aud the famous saxaphons sextet of the GatUng Gun squad. Pritchard Fines Two on Tiger Charges Chris Tom. proprietor of n pool room at 875 South Illinois street, arrested b.v Federal Officers Bundy and George Winkler ou a blind tiger charge, wns fined flflO and cost* by Judge Urltchard In city court today. Two quarts of •white mule” whisky were found in Tom's poolroom, the officers said. Lillian Banks, uogresa, 1509 North Arsenal avenue, was fined SSO and costs oti a blind tiger charge. Federal Officers Bundy snd Winkler stated they found two half pint* of "white male” whisky In her home. Iff 18tilONAi HI EH EATEN LONDON, Aug. s.—Throe English missionaries have boon eaten by starving Chinese, according to semi official ad i vices from Hongkong.

SEEK MAN FOR CHILD ASSAULT South Bend Citizens Scour Country for Tramp. Special to The Times. SOUTH BEND, lnd., Aug. 5.-—A posse of fifty citizens led by Sheriff Louis Duck and members of tho police force scoured the territory near the South Bend Country Club and Mllliken’s marsh.

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four miles west of here, today for the assailant of an 11-year-old girl. The child was picking -blueberries In the marsh lute yesterday when a tramp, alighting from a New York Central train, seized her and carried her across the fields for two hundred yards. The girl made a desperate struggle. She was not found until four hours after the assault was made. She was bound and gagged and ber clothing was torn to shreds. Her body was bruised and she was nearly exhausted. The assault is said to have been tha most vicious ever perpetrated In this

county. The chUd s name Is being withheld. She was of foreign parentage. Authorities in nearby towns have been asked to watch for the tramp, but as the child was not able to give a description of him. the search appeared fruitless even before it was started. TILE PRICES REDUCED. HARTFORD CITY, lnd.. Aug. s.—Tile manufacturers of this city announced today a reduction of 10 to 25 per cent In prices of tile.

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