Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 105, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 September 1921 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Fair and slightly cooler tonight, Tuesday probably fair.

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COMEBACK IN AGRICULTURE SEEN IN lOWA Despite Low Prices, Farmer Will Reduce Debt. MARKET COST HIGH State Fails to Get Profits Due on Its Products. 'Special to Indiana Daily Times and Philadelphia Public Ledger. By RICHARD SPILLANE. DES MOINES, lowa, Sept. 12. This city reflects lowa, the greatest agricultural State of the Union, foremost in value of farm land, in value of farm machinery, in vplue of live stock on the farm. In percentage of acres of improved land, and. probably, In automobiles per capita. Confessedly the farmer has been hard hit by the great decline in farm products prices, but nowhere in the farm belt is the prospect better of an early return to fair conditions. City and country bankers agree that despite low prices, the farmer will be able to reduce his indebtedness somewhat out of this year's crop. But the bankers, like the farmers, are dissatisfied. They say lowa has the greatest machine for farm production In the world, but is not getting the real profit out of it and neither is the general pnbllc owing to the wastes and excessive costs of marketing. There Is no nonpartisan league or populistic taint to the lowan, but he declares there would have been no such blind movements if there were not gross evils to correct. Bankers and farmers would like to see order, system, common sense introduced into the distributive process.. They don't s#e why if the California Fruit Exchange 'Van benfit producer and consumer by its system of marketing the citrus and deciduous crops of California the grain farmers cannot likewise in regard to their products. They wish to reduce, or. If possible, eliminate the gamble there is in farming and make it a more stable Industry. lOWA BANKERS AND FARMERS IN ACCORD. Nowhere are bankers and farmers more In accord and in sympathy thau in lowa. They are sound, solid citizens. Their plans will be considered before being adopted. What they do is likely to have great influence on the farm nationally. Here in Dea Moines are several great farm publications. An lowa farm editor !• Secretary of Agriculture. lowa bankers rank high in influence and intelligence. The farther West a traveler goes, the more criticism he hears of the Federal Reserve System. The prevailing belief sevms to be that the East Is favored and the farm neglected. One thing certain Is that if earnest attention Is not given to the cattle question the Nation is going to pay the penalty. Corn is very cheap but, generally speaking, farmers who ordinarily buy cattle to feed and fatten for market, have not the money or ersfit to purchase cattle and they not only lose this opportunity to continue their ordinary feeding business, bnt their surplus corn is a dead asset or nearly so. Unquestionably if cattle from the range are not fed on the farms as usual and in the usual number there will be a beef shortage next year that will be nation-wide in its effect. Canada is handling this subject intelligently. Orders have gone forth for the most reasonable extension of credit to cattle feeders. \ TROLI.ET COMPANY STRIKE UNIQUE. Des Moines presents an odd picture to the stranger. The trolley system still Is out of commission. Sucn an assortment of queer vehicles masquerading as auto busses is in commission as you will see nowhere else In America. This is not a strike of workers, but of the trolley company. How it will end nobody knows. The trouble seeme to be in absentee landlordism, low earnings and poor management plus a secret agreement between the company and labor nnlon leader that outraged public opinion. The busses operate on a permit from the city revocable at any time. At firs: the bus people thought there was a for*tune in the business. They rigged all sorts of chassis and went to it. Now the number of busses is lessening. Some routes have bee-i found not to pay. When the bus men quits he just quits and lets the public go bang. At first everybody with an auto was willing to give a. lift to anybody afoot. Now men are getting tired of it. To get from your home to town in the morning is not difficult, all vehicles being pointed toward a common center, but to get home In the evening is another matter. People line up at the curbs and wait. Vehicles are sadly ►aver crowded. Most of them are ill designed for the business. There is inconvenience. discomfort and delav. THEATERS ARE LOSERS. The Des Moines stores suffered in patronage for a time. Now they suffer only a little, but the theaters, motion picture establishments, confectioners, and others In the heart of the city are hurt. There Is lees coming to town at night. A goodly proportion of people stay home perforce. A liberal estimate puts the loss to this business at 15 to 20 per cent. One prominent theater which was to have opened this month, will be closed until the transportation trouble is adjusted. Des Moines bas a considerable industrial establishment made up or nouring mills, hosiery mills, thrashing machine plants, tire and tube factories, a branch of the (Continued on rage Eight.) WEATHER Forecast for Indianapolis and virinity for the twenty-four hours ending- 7 P m.. Sept. 13. 1921: Fair and slightly cooler tonight: Tuesdsy probablv fair. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m 62 7 a. m 02 8 a. m. rtS 9 a. m 70 10 a. m 72 11 a. m 75 12 noon) 78 1 p. m 80 2 a m 82

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Holland , Belgium Will Have Seats at Arms Confab WASHINGTON, Sept. I*.—The participation of Holland and Belgium in the Washington armament conference became virtually assured today when it was learned at least two of the big powers have consented to the representation of the two smaller countries, as suggested by the United States. Not having armies and navies worthy of consideration, the participation of Belgium and Holland will be limited to the discussion of problems of the Pacific and Far East, where both nations have important Interests.

HOOVER WILL HOLD PARLEY TO ONE ISSUE Out-of-Work Problem Only to Be Considered. 40 TO TAKE PART Special to Indiana Daily Times and Philadelphia Public Ledger. By F. W. WILE. WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—Herbert Hoover's plans for the national unemployment conference aim principally and primarily at getting ! down to the “brass tacks’’ of the | out-of-work problem. For the start, there is to be a maximum of practice and a minimum of theory. Extraneous issues are strictly on the prohibited list. It is conditions the country is faced witn, and with conditions —actual, existieg and urgent —Mr. Hoover proposes the conference exclusively shall concern itself. Attempts to drag in controversial i labor questions like the open shop, | or any of its allied squabbles ruthlessly will be suppressed. The conference is called to discuss unemployment and other topics are barred. Secretary Hoover spent the week end at Atlantic City with President Harding ; for the purpose of submitting his final ! plans for the unemployment conference. ! According to present expctatlons, a pub- ! lie announcement of them will be available by Wednesday. They will include the definite date of the conference, the personnel and probably the outline program. Sept. 22 now is regarded the most (Continued on Page Ten.) 50,000 VOTERS REGISTERED IN CITYSATURDAY Totals for 144 Precincts Show 26,685 Men and 18,084 Women. Estimates of the number of voters who registered Saturday were placed at 50,000 this afternoon by City Clerk George O. I when the official tabulation of | 114 precincts had been completed. The count of this number of precincts showed 44.769 persons had registered. The remainder of the precincts in the city are expected to verify the clerk's estimates. Os the number so far recorded 26,685 were men and 18.054 were women. The average precinct registration is 811, on the basis of figures so far obtained.

Police Department ‘Again’ Removed From All Politics Chief of Police Reads Order From Board of Safety Wants City Cleaned Up.

An order was read by Chief of Police Jerry Kinney at a general roll call at police department this morning and attended by members of the "uniform side" of the police department, which “takes the police department out of politics" again. No member of the detective department was present at the general roll call when the order was read and it was not stated if the order applies to detectives. as many of the “plain clothes men" have been very active in polities recently and are known to be arranging for their future after Jan. 3, 1922. The women’s police department also was absent at the general roll call. Some of the women have taken considerable interest in politics recently. The order the chief read was a letter received by the chief from the board of public safety. BOARD OF SAFETY MAKES DEMAND. "J. E. Kinney, Chief of Police, City, Dear Chief:— “Kor three and one half years the policy of the board has been directed toward freeing the police department of politics, not only for the best service to the city, but for the welfare of the department. This policy must be adhered to. A political woi ker has no place in the police department and any one engaged in political activity must get out "Violation of this policy by some of the members of your department has come to the attention of the board, and we will expect you to act with your usual diligence to secure _ ( the carrying out of this order. Your very truly, board of public safety, by Alex Taggart, president.” When the bell sounded dismissing the patrolmen and “higher ups” from roll call after the order had been read there was a hum of many voices and the order was much discussed. Never before has there been more “interest" taken in politics than this year in the police department. That some of the big fellows are going to slip and will be walking beats in Irvington and Norwood has often been stated by patrolmen who expect to be sergeants, and even captains, and the sudden order almost took the breath away from these men who have been planning for their future.

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CHURCH TOOK JOYRIDE AFTER DOUBLE CRIME Chicago Police Seek 2 Men and 3 Women. PARENTS CALLED Officers Sure Youth Had Aid in ‘Handcuff’ Murder. CHICAGO, Sept. 12. Harvey Church, youthful slayer of Bernard J. Daugherty and Carl Ausmus. stepped from the cellar where his two garroted and tortured victims ; lay into the new automobile he had bought with two human lives and went joy riding with two men and three young women, Chief of Police Charles F. Fitzmorris revealed today. Fitzmorris immediately after learni ing this, dispatched detectives on a vigorous hunt for Church's companions in his ghastly joyride, j Chief Fitzmorris' revelation came at a time when the State's attorney's office ! practically was convinced a woman—be- | lieved to be a near relative—had assisted j Church either in the slaughter lie confessed to or in disposing of the bodies. It came also as States Attorney ("rowe dispatched detectives to bring before him Mrs. Elizabeth Church, mother of the I confessed killer, and his father. Edwin 1 O. Church. | Both the State's attorney and the chief ! believe Church lias uoi told ail of the (Continued on Pago Ten.) City Schools Opened Doors This Morning By MABEL WHEELER. Peace and quiet reigned along neigh ' horhood streets this morning. The early sleep of the tired business man was not disturbed by the noise of the rattling pushtnobile, nor the shouts of small boys playing ball in vacant lots. Funereal silence was decidedly in evidence. Along about 8 o'clock, stepping softly from various houses, quietly and sedate ly, strange little figures, subdued sieek haired little figures whose faces bore looks of patient resignation as they lng- ! gingly, lingeringly started down the [Street, waving sad goodbye to smiling faces at the windows. As the little figures dwindled smaller and smaller in the distance, those same smiling faces , turned to neighboring smiling faces with I looks of Ineffable peace aud. simultaneously breathed fervently: ' "Thank goodness, school has begun!” j And so it has. Today all the schools ‘ In the city opened their doors to welj come the students. All grade schools : were ready for work this morning, all I the children reporting at their respective | buildings before RAO o'clock this morn ing although they were not required to ! stay but a short time. Nine portables In the process of con struction to accommodate the overflow, are not quite completed bnt will be ready | next Monday morning according to reports from the school office. However, j the children will not be forced to stay I home as arrangements have been made ; for half day sessions lo be conducted in the stationary IquldingS until the rooms are in readiness. Freshmen will not report at Shortridgn High School until tomorrow, but stu- | dents at Emmerich Manual Training High School and the Arsenal Technical Schools were assigned classes this morn-

Not only did Chief Kinney read the order "taking the police department out of politics,” but he also took the oppor tunity to point out to the policemen where some officers were failing to per form their duty. “Accidents are on the increase.” declared the chief. "Men on the districts see traffic law violations every day and fail to make arrests. A man who can't see a lemonade stand twelve feet long on the sidewalk, city property, can't see much. Some time ago the order was Is sued to force stands off of city property, It did not mean a show case in front of a store ns some men thought, but it dill mean these refreshment stands put up in various parts of the city. The orders are to clean them up. “If you read the daily papers and the police bulletin you will see that burglaries, robberies, hold-ups and crime is increasing. Visit the poolrooms, dry beer saloons and Bend In the loafers. I don’t mean hard working men who are at present out of employment and who Just happen to be In these places a few moments. I mean the professional loafer who always has money to play pool and gamble. When these places are cleaned up stealing and crime will decrease.” .MOTOR AND BJKE COPS GET MORE DETAILS. After the patrolmen had been dismissed and had left the roll call room Chief Kinney had a few things to say to the motor policemen and bicycle men, who were told to remain. These are the men who investigate most of the accidents. "I wish to point out that accident* have increased at an alarming rate since the first of the year,” said the chief. “No accident occurs without some person being at fault and In many cases arrests should be made, but they seldom are Make arrests and stop the increase of accidents. Some of the men have complained to me that their partners would not make an arrest no matter what hap pened, as they wanted to go fishing or paint a house the next day and did not want to go to court. If I hear of one j more case like that I will prefer charges against that man before the board of safety. The men will not be reduced, so 1 1 guess what that means.”

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1921.

ARBUCKLE HIRES BEST TALENT TO FIGHT CASE -l- -!- -l- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -iLos Angeles Movie World Stirred — Actors’ Colony Is Called Immoral

HOLLYWOOD IS DIVIDED; SOME AGAINST ‘FATTY’ Jesse L. Lasky Cancels Trip to Watch Effects on His Companies. ACTOR HAI) 55,000 SALARY LOS ANGELES, Ca) . Sept. 12.—Arrest of Roseoe Arbuckle in San I'raneisco, charged with the murder of beautiful Virginia Kappa bas "split wide open” Los Angeles—the world's movie capital. The movie colony is divided into factions, one professing a belief in the hnccence of the famous comedlau; the other" denouncing him One motion picture house last night followed the lead set Saturday in San Francisco and cancelled an announced showing of one of his latest films. Joss L. Lasky. he n d of the numerous Lasky interests, was reported to have cancelled a trip on which be was scheduled to sturt today, In order to watch and consider the Arbuckle case aud its effects on Ills companies. lasky's com i panics control several of Arbuckle's dims There were many rumors of cancelling picture contracts l ;it none were verified. CELEBRITIES WON'T TALK ABOUT CASK. Most of the motion picture celebrities, ns far as public statements were con cerned, refused to dlseu's the ease. Vet on the “lots" there was a buzz of gossip, and in Hollywood at the liesch. cases anil In the lobby of the Hotel Alexandria whore movie folk are accu omed ho gather, the usual laughter and sroie'y last night had given away to whispers, grave faces and plain worry. It was clear the movie folk were ask ing themselves r s to what would be the effect on th ont're rnovin industry For several years the motion picture Industry has been a hone of contention in less Angeles. The business commit- ' nil/ supported it for it brought the city millions of dollars annually. The "home fo!k>” (lenient. quiet, retired farmers from tie* Middle West, church people and mnnv "natives” denounced it. j claiming Hollywood, where the motion picture people centered, was a hot tied of immorality. MAW WILD PARTIES HELD. The movie colony has been "invest! gated” by social workers; charges that stage struck gills were lured to ruin by the glamor of movie life; and allegations that days before the camera were only forerunners of nights of carousal j bare been made in the press and from the pulpit. Los Angeles always was ' filled with gossip of "wild parties” with which the names of movie people were connected. The ra ivie colony largely has oeen confined to the Hollywood section of the (Continued on Page Two.) SAYS RELIGION IS BIG NEED OF WORLD TODAY Lecturer Addresses Christian Scientists at Murat Theater. Clarence IV. Chadwick, C. S. B . Omaha, Neb., delivered a Christian Science lecture yesterday afternoon at the Murat Theater under auspices of the First Church of Christ, Scientist. He was introduced by Mrs. Ancll T. Brown. The lecturer spoke as follows: “What the whole world needs today Is more religion. Blit this religion must : be made practical If it Is to prove rente , dial or constructive. The gospel of : healing must accompany the gospel of i preaching. If the Word is to be with power. It is what Christians do, more than what they say, that convinces one that there Is salvation In religion "Because Christian Science has healed its thousands snd hundreds of thousands in Jesus' way, it bas won its right to recognition as a practical religion. The best way to inspire a man's faith in God, is to heal him morally and physically, thereby proving to him the power of Immanuel, ‘God with us,' and giving him breadth and freedom of thought with which to recognize the great need of a demonstrable religion. His experience of healing soon does away with his innate opposition to eplrttunltty. Those spiritually healed in Christian Science i have noshing to say against Christ Jesus, nor against the religion which He lived to establish. Their one desire is to tin demand God and His Christ and to make their religion practical. "The story is told of a man, who. when a small child, became separated from his parents and was made to believe that he had a most unkind and cruel father, one who was always severe, unloving, and unlovable; one who was relentless nnd unforgiving, showing neither mer ey nor pity for his own. The child listened to this portrayal of his father's character, which naturally made him very unhappy; nnd he grew to manhood, actually believing it all to be true "Finally, a traveler, who was well acquainted with his father, found his way (Continued on Pago Three.) SOUTH BEND MAN GETS U. S. POST V. W. Van Fleet, Harding's Indiana Manager, Member Federal Trade Commission. WASHINGTON, Sept. 12—-President Harding has chosen Vernon W. Van Fleet of South Bend, Ind., ns a member of the Federal Trade Contmitsion to succeed Jno. G. Pollard of Richmond, Va., w lose term expires Bept. 25, it was learned on high authority today. Official announcement of the selection will be made shortly. Mr. Van Fleet formerly was judge of the St. Joseph Circuit Court and during the presidential primary campaign was President Harding’s Indiana manager. Since March 4. last, tie has been a special assistant in the office of Attorney General Daugherty. Mr. Van Fleet also Is Republican chalrj man of the Thirteenth district. Announcej nient of his appointment to the Federal j trade post has been expected for some | time here by Mr. Van Fleet's friends, who | recently were Informed that he was slated j lor the position.

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Mis Rappe, who was 25 and a native of Chicago, died after a "party” in the rooms of Roseoe (Fatty) Arbuckle. Miss Ksppe had been prominent on the stage and as a model since 19)3. In that year she announced in Chicago she was earniug $4,000 a year as a model. The following year she and another girl are said to have presented a “nighties tango” on the liner Baltic en route to Europe. In 1915 she startled Paris by appearing

MOVIE HOUSES DROP FILMS Charles Olson, owner of the Isis, Alhambra and Lyric theaters in Indianapolis. today cancelled a Fatty Arbuckle comedy which he had booked for local presentation. "I took the .picture out partly on account of the trouble that Arbuckle is in and partly for other reasons," Mr. Olson explained when asked if he would continue to show movies of the comedian pending final settlement of Arbuckle's present serious trouble. Arbuckle ha3 been considered one of the heavy drawing cards at the Isis. Mrs. David Ross, president of the Indianapolis Indorsers of Photoplay, In dismissing thy attitude of her organization in regard to "Fatty” Arbuckle pictures In view of the recent murder charges against the film star sold: "I would be decidedly unwilling to support any picture that ‘Fatty* Arbnckt Is In. I feel that the Indorsers should take the same action regarding his pictures as they did in the cnee of the tiara Human films—absolutely against haling them shown in Indiana. While I cannot speak for mj organization I can say that I expert action to betaken against presenting pictures of Arbtickle, at our meeting tomorrow morning."

CHICAGO, Sept. 12 —"Fatty" Arbucklo films were withdrawn today as attractions at the Chicago theater of Ltibliner A Trlnz because of charges of murder pending in California. Other large exhibitors said they did not have Arbuckle picture* booked during the next, few weeks, but asserted they considered the demand for the star to be virtually destroyed until his Innocence should bo proved. WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—Theaters of the National Capital having bookings of films featuring Roseoe "FHtty” Arbuckle cancelled them today. The member of the Crandle string of picture theaters lu Washington announced that no more Arbuckle pictures would be shown for the present. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 12. - Fred C. Nixon Nlerdlinger, who controls a chain of theaters, today said the Arbuckle csss would not make any change In his film bookings at present. “There is no use kicking a man when he is down,” he said MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 12,-Unless Fatty Arbuckle is exonerated of the charge of murder, films in which the comedian appears never again Will be shown in houses controlled by Flnkelstein A Rubin, according to a statement made by them today. Finkelsteln and Ruben own all of the Important moving picture theaters In St. Paul and Minneapolis. Mr. Ruben announced that “Crazy to Marry,” an Arbuckle film, now playing here, had been withdrawn. NEW YORK, Sept. 12.—The notoriety occasioned by the death of Miss Virginia Rappe and the arrest of “Fatty" Arbuckle on a charge of murder aroused

Suicide , Scandal , Violent Deaths in Society of Movies A series of violent deaths, suicides and scandals in the movie world warn brought to a climax by the death of A’irginia Rappe. Olive Thomas, popular American movie atar, died in Paris from bichloride of mercury poisoning following a wild "party" in the Mont Marte district. Zeida Crosby, young senario writer, committed suicide by poison in New York after a tragic love affair with a millionaire movie producer. Prominent movie magnates paid SIOO,OOO hush money to avoid publicity as the result of a "girl aud wine” revel at a roadhouse iu Woburn, Mass.. iu honor of "Fatty” Arbuckle. Nevada authorities started action to nullify Mary Pickford's divorce following her marriage to Douglas Fairbanks. Charlie Chaplin divorced on grounds of cruelty. Geraldine Farrar and Lon Tellegen separated after a sensational quarrel.

MISS VIRGINIA RAPPE.

on tlte streets with fur anklets, pins pantalettes showing below ber skirts snd carrying armfuls of fruit instead of flowers In 1917 she went into the movies. Two of her pictures were “The Punch of tbe Irish” and "The Twi-Light. Baby.” Her parents are dead and she lived with a housekeeper In a bungalow in I/oa Angeles, living on an income from oil property. Her body has been ordered shipped to Los Angeles for Interment.

Mayor Bars ‘Fatty * Pictures in Town MEDFORD, Mass, Sept. 12.—Mayor B. F. Haines of this city today Issued an order barring exhibition of motion pictures In which Roseoe (Fatty) Arbuckle appears. "I believe It against public morals to show Arbuckle ns a hero while so serous a charge is pending against him." declared the mayor in issuing his order to local managers.

interest today along Broadway as to what fffect the case would have regarding exhibiting the films In which Arbuckle Is starred. The Capitol, which is one of the largest movie theaters in the world, issued this statement: “We wouldn't touch hts pictures now. The public wouldn't come to see his pictures if exhibited.” Marcus Loew, owner of SOO motion picture theaters, said be believed Arbuckle to be innocent. “I cannot believe that Arbuckle was guilty of any such crime," he said. “I know the man. My attitude is that t<; is innocent until proved guilty, and no action will be taken to restrict the showing of Arbuckle films In any of my theaters.” ALLIES MAY INTERFERE. LONDON, Sept. 12—The inter-Allled Council of Ambassadors has been summoned at Paris to consider the AustroHungarian quarrel, and belief was expressed in official circles today that an ulttmatum will b* gent to Budapest.

Alimony and Support Payments Require Extra Force in Clerk’s Office

(Editor’s Note—This Is the sixth of a series of ivrtlaio* dealing with the divorco evil, its problem and Its remedy as reflected in the official records and opinions of the local Judges.) BY WALTER D. HICKMAN. Approximately seven hundred divorced men of Marion County are making weekly payments In alimony Judgments or support orders for the care of their former wives and children as decreed by the six Marion County courts having divorce Jurisdiction. These payments are made direct to County Clerk Richard V. Slpe or his deputies. The average support payment is about $6 a week. The local county Judges who grant divorces, do not compel a divorced man to make large naan

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HE GOES BEFORE COURT TO FACE MURDERCHARGE Maintains Silence in His Cell as Attorneys Prepare Defense. ‘AFRAID TO BE ALONE’ ‘Fatty* Swears Off "Pm through with booze, forever. No more,” woe a remark attributed to Arbuckle by bis fellow prisoners. They said ho was emphatic about It. v. / RAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12.—Roscoie Arbuckle was formally charged wifu murder today Mrs. Bainbina Maud Delmont. friend of Miss Virginia Rappe. appeared with District Attorney Brady In Police Judge O'Brien's court shortly after 11 a. m. and swore to a complaint charging Arbuckle witli the murder of Miss Rappe Mrs. Delmont collapsed in tbe courtroom after swearing to the complaint. Dletrlct Attorney Brady followed tbe charge with an order forbidding the shipment of Miss Happc's body to Los Angeles. Coroner I.eland announced the inquest would be started at 2 p. m. These developments, coming in rapid succession after a brief meeting in the office of District Attorney Brady between Brady, Mrs. Delmont and Mrs. Spreckles, were taken to mean that Brady had de lermlned upon a course of rapid prosecution. Immediately afterward Arbuckle was summoned to the courtroom, after Captain of Detectives Matbeson had told Police Judge O'Brien he would not permit Arbuckle to waive the formality of appearing lu court. "All prisoners must be treated alike.” Matbeson insisted. The complaint sworn to by Mrs. Delmont charges Arbuckle did "willfully, unlawfully, feloniously and with malice of forethought kill aud murder Miss Virginia Rappe, a human being." He lined up with the Monday morning crowd of drunks, petty criminals and vagrants and marched from his barred Jail cell on ' felons row" to the cage in the courtroom of Police Judge O'Brien. There bis case had its turn on the docket and "Fatty” was scheduled to wait tbe pleasure of the court. He had arisen early this morning at the determined importunities of Albert Martin, his cell mate, dressed carefully In his natty green golf suit, washed his ruddy face until it shined —using soap borrowed from Martin —and then had ordered breakfast for himself and his cell mate. Then be treated Martin to a shaTe before ho had a massage hiqtself. But there was where luxury ended. The gong sounded fftr morning line-up of prisoner*. Fatty lined up. BOfiCOK ARBUCKLE, UIKDER, 18 READ. “Roseoe Arbuckle. murder.” read the sergeant. “Step out of line,” he was ordered ns he answered. And he slouched into the corner with the group of men charged with felonies, answering the call to court. Arbuckle Isn't being shown any courtesies not granted to other prisoners. When the new prisoners were lined up in the corridor for the seventy-five city detectives to view with tbe purpose of fixing their appearances in mind, Arbuckle ra raded with the rest. He wore a foolish grin but said nothing. “Arbuckle means no more to us than any one else,” said Capftion of Detectives Matbeson. discussing the case. “We are proceeding on the theory there was a flagrant violation of the law. The party was wrong to start with and we have evidence that shows Arbuckle assaulted the girl. No effort will be spared to convict him.” Matbeson revealed that great importance was attached to statements of Mrs. Bamblne, Maude Delmont and other witnesses that the bed in Arbuckle's room was saturated with water when they entered. The chief of detectives declared (Continued on Page Two.) IRISH ACCEPT PARLEY PLANS Object, However, to Conference Without Issue of Break Being Raised. DUBLIN, Sept. 12.—Eamonn De Valera’s reply to the British cabinet’s note of last Wednesday protests against any stipulation for the peace conference at Inverness and expresses preference for a parley without the issue of a break from the British empire being raised, it was learned today. The Sinn Fein note, which accepts the , British proposal for a peace conference at Inverness Is being taken to Premier Lloyd George in Scotland by Joseph MacGrath, a Sinn Fein courier. The Sinn Fein delegation that will attend the conference has not been selected. It Will be appointed when Dail Eireann meets bare In secret session Wednesday. It probably will toe made of De Valera. : Arthur Griffith, Prof. MaoNelll. R. O. Barton, A Stack and C. Burgess, and possibly two others.

alimony settlements unless big property rights are concerned and in many cases a here the estates are large, a settlement Is reached ont of court. The court* follow the practice of entering what is termed “alimony Judgments” under which a divorced husband pays into the office of the county clerk a certain sum for a definite period. Any violation of these "alimony Judgment" orders results in the coarts issuing either attachments, which causes the former husband to be taken to jail until payments are made, or the courts issue a citation for contempt which causes the divorced husband to appear in court and show cause why he should not be punished. Indications are that during the summer, many of the alimony and support (Continued on Page Eight.) J

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RALSTON RAPS SHANK’S LAWN PARTY SPEECH Says Remarks of G. 0P. Candidate Favor Transgressor. MEDAL OFFER UP ‘Fewest Arrests’ and Other Points Are Discussed. “Surely the way of the transgressor is hard, but if we are to believe all we read, htings are to be made easies f rohim if the Shank-Hartir an com* bination wins," declared Boyd M, Ralston, Democratic nominee, in a i speech to the employes of the Crown Laundry, Washington and Graca streets, at noon today. Mr. Ralston picked out a number of statements made by Samuel Lewis i Shank, his Republican opponent, at the lawn party at the Shank homq last Friday night, and commented upon them. J. Herbert Hartman, Rej publican nominee for city Judge, was attacked. “In one place,” said Mr. Ralston, “th* Tunes quotes Mr. Shank as saying. “GeC •me right now. I said the policeman who ■ keeps his district 'cleanest* and makes the fewest arrests.” This refers to fhj officer who is going to get the gold medal for making the fewest arrests at the end of the year. Just what does Mr. Shank mean by this? Whoae tup- . port is he soliciting by these remarks? Is it the cithn who pays taxes to meed the salary of the police officer? Or is id the police officer? Or, is it the law violator? ASKS WHAT IS MEANT BY THE CLEANEST. "Just what docs he mean by th* : 'cleanest'? Just how can each district be that—the word ‘cleanest’ may represent his idea of sufficient law enforce-’ ment ? The worst condition the city 1 i ever had might be the cioanest compared! to what might exist after ‘gold medals' arr* an rewards. The Times was read, quoting Mr. •thank as saying. “ 'X" w this doesn’t mean that I at* going to turn the town over to the bootloggers either. I m not going" to turn the town wide open. I'm just going to' Jve and let live.' Now what does thl* mean?,” asked Mr. Ralston. “Why then* words ‘over’ and -wide?’” “Did this particular statement pleas* all of hi* audience? Or, did the words j 'over' and wide' disappoint many of ■ them? is he indicating to the roadi house keeper and the gambler that they (Continued on Pare Two.) ATTEMPT MADE TO CHEAT BANK OF LARGE SUM Presents Checks and Drafts on Banks in Other Cities to Local Teller. Attempts are being made to find Georg* B. Durand, alias George H. WbJtehocsa* who attempted a week ago to defraud a*i least one Indianapolis bank out of a. large sum of money, it vvas learned today.' Durand appeared at the Fletcher Sav- ; in * and Trust Company, Sept. 2, and! ! presented a check signed by himself oa the Commonwealth Federal Savings Bank | of Detroit, according to S. B. Kasberg., monitor of the checking department ofj j the trust company, who was qnestlon*m i concerning the affair. He gave as ref-! erencc Henry C. Atkins, president of th* : E. C. Atkins Company. Before the check was accepted for de-1 , posit tho bank got in touch with Mr.' Atkins who toid them that the man had' | come to him following the receipt of a ; long distance telerphone call from a Mr.! ; Miller of the General Motors Company; of Detroit. The man who represented' himself to be Miller, who Is an acquaintance of Mr. Atkins, said that' Durand was coming to Indianapolis and' risked Mr. Atkins to take care of him.' Mr. Atkins promised to do so and when Durand appeared and asked him to! recommend a ban he recommended the. Fletcher Savings and Trust Company. On the strength of Mr. Atkins’ statements the check was accepted for deposit. Durand offered to pay $5 exchange' chnrgcs. At the same time he asked MrJ Kasberg to introduce hi into the tellers.' This was done and Durand departed. j The next day during the rush hours’ Durand appeared again aud went to obej of the tellers he had bean introduced to., H ehad with him a draft for $12,000 byi the Buffalo Savings Bank on the Han-, over National Bank of New York City. He asked to deposit this draft and to cask Lis personal check for $+.500. The bank again called Mr. Atkins and' asked him if he had heard any morel of Durand. He said Durand had called! him and had arranged to obtain office, room at the Atkins Company plant. Th*j teller, however, was suspicious and went to Mr. Kasberg. Mr. Kasberg told him' not to nccept the draft or to cash that check. An investigation was then started. The! trust company telegraphed the Buffalo! bank and found the draft was fraudulant.' The precaution was taken, however, to' send the draft through in the regular l way and it was reported as worthless. Durand gave his address as the Clay-, pool Hotel. He was hot found there bot, at tho Lincoln Hotel the name of Georgs, IT. Wliitehouse was found on the register.! Tho signature of the name “George” corresponded to that of Durand. The man' had chocked out half an hour earlier. Hanged After Eating Chicken Breakfast UNION, Me , Sept, 12.—After eating a breakfast of fried chicken, John W, Carroll of Fair Chance, Pa., wounded veteran of the Argonne. was hanged in th* Jail’ yard here today for complicity In the 1 murder of Benjamin Schobe, who was slain Nov. 20, 1920. Carroll went to his death stoically. Charles Jacoy, o evicted for the same crime, was hanged her* last month.