Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 124, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 October 1921 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Fair, continued cool tonight, frost. Wednesday, fair, warmer.

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WITNEY’ BUS ’ SEEN AS ISSUE IN CAMPAIGN Council’s Adoption of Ordinance Meets Threat. CARNEFIX WARNS Says He Will See That Next Administration Kills It. The jitney bus today threatened to become an issue in the municipal campaign, following passage ly the city council last night of the bus elimination ordinance and announcement on the floor of the council by Councilman Louis AY'. Carnefix that he would see that “the next administration, for whom I am working,’' does away with the measure. Mr. Carnefix is president of the Shank-for-Mayor Club. A petition bearing 15,000 signatures asking for the death of the ordinance, was filed with the council. The ordinance continuing iu force all provisions of the surrendered franchise of the Indianapolis Street Kallw iy Company, excepting those inconsistent with the present law, also was passed, as was the bill authorizing the issuance of $1,600,000 worth of ten-year 6 per cent bonds with which the board of works may start acquiring additional ground for the memorial plaza. G. A. R. INVITED TO lIOI.D ALL ENCAMPMENTS HERE. Invitation to the G. A. It. tc hold its annual encampments in Indianapolis continuously as long as the members deside Is contained in a resolution passed under suspension of the rules. A few registration places were changed and Inspectors for the Oct. 10 registration appointed in two resolutions adopted In the same way. Within twelve months open vaults will be prohibited within the city limits if Mayor Charles W. Jewett signs the antiopen vault ordinance, backed by the board of public health, and unanimously passed Last evening. Fred R. Bonifield, attorney for the Taxi and Jitney Drivers Protective Association, announced that he will attack the constitutionality of the Jitney ordinance, which becomes effective upon advertising after Mayor Jewett signs It. He said he would either seek to enjoin enforcement of the measure or attack Us constitutionality after some jitney driver Is arrested for violating It. ASHBY TO SEEK FRANCHISE TAX. Fpon passage of the street railway regulatory ordinance Corporation Counsel Samuel Ashby said he would proceed some time this week to seek to obtain payment of the $500,000 franchise tax he claims is due the city because of the (Continued on Page Three.)

BROTHER HELD FOR INQUIRY IN HANGING OF BOY Admits Playing ‘Hangman’ Previously, but Not on Day of Death. CHICAGO. Oct. 4.—Ten-year-old Hugh Buffington was held under guard of a police matron here today for further questioning in the death of his brother. Samuel Buffington, 14. who was found hanging in a clothes closet of his home Sunday. Beg Xewrr.ark, chief investigator for the State’s attorneys office, declared he was convinced the boy had not told all he knew concerning his brother's death. Newmark advanced the theory the two boys may have been playing "hangman” and that Samuel strangled to death after Hugh had became frightened and ran away. Newmark said he would hold the boy until he definitely determined if a third person was present. Hugh is said to have admitted he tied up his brother many times, but refused to admit he had tied him up Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Pink ham, tiic victim’s step-father and his mother, were released today after being questioned. Reports that the dead boj- was heir to nn estate of more than SOO,OOO left him by his father were found today to be erroneous. The value of the estate left by the elder Buffington, it was found, was less than SOO,OOO in all and he left no will. HOLD AUTOPSY IN POISON SEARCH

District Attorney Seeks Writer of Letter. LAWRENCE, Mass., Oct. 4 The autopsy on the body of Edward F. Searles Methuap. multi-millionaire recluse, to “set st rest rumors that he was nr.irdeutd by poison,” probably will take place In the little crypt of the private mausoleum on the Searles estate, Oct. 13, it was learned today. While preparations for the examination of the body were going on. District Attorney Howard Donnell of Essex County was searching for the writer of an anonymous letter which suggested Searles was either murdered or his death "helped along.” Donnell said he believed he had a cine to the Identity of the mysterious writer. Donnell still believes the aged nan died a natural death from heart disease and old age.

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Temperamental Whims in Opera to Be Aired in Court

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NEW YORK. Oct. 4 —The affairs of Mme. Ganna \Valska. former prima donna of the Chicago Grand which was backed by Harold F. McCormick, soon will be laid before the publl; In two legal actions, it was learned todny. The first Is the expected separation proceedings between Mme. V, alsl:., and Alex ander Smith Cochran, her wealthy husband. The second 1s s suit by Benjamin Atwell, former publicity representative of the Chicago Opera, who asked $6,000 which he says is due in salary to be paid him by the company. Atwell, it was learned, will allege when his suit comes to trial that the opera company lost money due to its directors exercising personal whims. The company <h.r,es in an amended answer that the loss was due to Atwell's inefficiency. McCormick, president of the International Harvester Company, wag one of the principal backers of the company. He is said to be a personal friend of Alexander Fmlth Cochran, husband of Mme. YValska and it was through his es forts that Mine. Walska obtained the star role of Zaza, one of the big productions of the last opera season In Chicago. The night of the dress rehearsal it Is reported she quarreled with Giuo Maricuzzl, the director who said her voice was weak. She marched off the stage and never re-

Programs of Big Powers at Arms Parley Outlined

SHANGHAI. Oct. 4 —China's delegation to President Harding’s disarmament conference, to open in Washington Not’. 11, sailed this afternoon for tlie United States on the liner Hawkeye State. The departure of the delegation as scheduled served to effectually sny the rumor current that China had derided to withdraw from the conference because of reported restrictions placed upon her participation in the meeting. WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—lnvitations went forward today to Belgium, the Netherlands and Portugal to participate in the forthcoming armament and Far Eastern conference, all of the other participating powers having agreed to tlieir inclusion. Their participation will be limited to the discussions of the Pacific and Far Eastern problems, none of them having either armies or navies of sufficient else and importance to merit their inclusion in the armament discussion. Five major powers, Great Britain, France, Japan. Italy and the United States and four minor pewers, China, Belgium, Portugal and the Netherlands will constitute the gathering on Armistice day and officials said "the book is closed.” WASHINGTON, Oct. 4—An authoritative summary of the program the big powers expect to stand by in the conference ou limitation of armaments was obtained today. The programs indicated that big difficulties lie ahead of the conference and that this country must steer the parley through a maze of conflicting aims and prejudices. The summary of the programs follows: UNITED STATES—This Government sincerely desires an agreement among the nations for limitation of naval armaments. It also would limit land armament, If this ig found to be practicable, and wants the new agencies of warfare controlled as far as possible. The United States also wants to reach a frank agreement with the powers on principles and policies to govern its actions In the Far East. GREAT BRITAIN—Wishes a .satisfactory solution of the question of renewal of the Anglo Japanese alliance, one that will satisfy the opposition of the United States to this pact. Great Britain also would like to have the question of the allied debt of $11,000,000,000 to the United States settled. This U, a questicu which

Pretty Ankles , Wear ’Em Short; If Not — Wear Long Skirts PARIS, Oct. 4.—-The "world’s sweetheart” is going to wear her skirts ■’medium.” Mary Pick ford Fairbanks today showed tier secret of how to tell the proper length to wear ’em. ”It depends on your ankles,’’ said Mary with a maddening display of "dimples” that aimoat distracted attention from the silk dad limb she was uncovering to prove her point. "If you have pretty ankles you wear ’em short. II not you wear ’em long. I wear ’em ‘msdluik.’ 0

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turned. I.nter the opera directors met and asked Marinuzzl to resign, it was said. Atwell, according to his friends, wants to subpoenae McCormick to testify regarding this episode when the case comes to trial. He also wants to summon Mary Garden, who was business manager of the opera company during part of last season. McCormick is residing at his mansion at Lake Kr rest, near Chicago, where he announcer yesterday that be and his wife —daughter of John D. Rockefeller —had separated. It is not known yet whether Mme Walska's contemplated divorce proceedings against Cochran will be started here or in i’aris. Dudley Field Malone, her attorney, announced that she would start the suit “if at all, when she feels like it.” McCormick's lawyers here Issued a statement denying statements about tv* McCormicks marital troubles made by ("apt. Rodney Sterling Wyman, who rep resented himself as being a "liaison officer" between McCormick and his wife. Wyman is unknown to McCormick, the statement said. CHICAGO, Oct. 4—Culture and gendarmes today kept the public from fur ther word of the separation of Harold (Continued on Pago Eleven.)

France and Italy also would like to see taken up, but the T nlted States has no Intention of letting this become a problem to be settled by the cottfereui-e. JAPAN—Does not intend to have her "place in the sun” it the Far East dimmed by the conference and will be wary of any action which would take away her present advantageous naval position among the powers. FRANCE—Wishes to trade her agreement to a limitation of laud armaments for some guarantee by the powers of her security against another attack by Germany. ITALY—In close harmony with the International policies of the Fnlted States. CHlNA—Aside from the individual ambitions aud schemas of her statesmen, is expected to make a great effort to shake off the foreign control that through the decades has crept into the administration of her country. WHITE HOUSE OPPOSES LOANS’ DISCUSSION WASHINGTON. Oct. 4—lt was Minted officially at the White House that the Ad ministration is opposed to bringing up the settlement of foreign loans In connection with the forthcoming conference on limitation of armaments, confirming dispatches carried by the International News Service to this effect on Saturday. ’ The Administration feels that it would be wise, it was stated, to hold the confer em-e to purposes for which it was primarily called, namely, limitation of land aud sea armament and discussion of Pacific and Far East question*.

SHACKLETONS SHIP IN HEAVY SEA; ASKS AID LONDON, Oct. 4.— Sir Ernst Shackelton's tiny steamship ’’The Quest” ou which he is journeying to the Antarotic regions on a trip of exploration, encountered heavy weather off Cape Koch. Portugal, today and wirelessed for assistance. A tug was sent out from Lisbon to j help "The Quest” according to a dispatch from that city. ' No anxiety for Sir Ernst and his crew was felt here as "The Quest” is a sturdy craft, built to withstand the batterings i of ice floes and all kinds of rough seas. WOOD TO QUIT ARMY FOR JOB | WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—MaJ. Gen. j Leonard Wood will formally retire to i morrow from the Fnlted States Army, j subsequent to his appointment as gov't eruor general of the Philippine Islands, j it was learned today. With General Woods’ retirement from active service, the last l* 1 barrier to his being r.an.ed to thf nortant Pacific post .tv ill have been vovecL

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1921.

HARDING WILL ASK CONGRESS TO FINISH JOB Shows No Fear of Hecklers Interfering With Arms Parley. WILL PUSH BILLS President May Make Statement Urging Legislation. Special to Indiana Daily Times and Philadelphia Public l.edecr. By ROBERT BARRY WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—President Harding refuses to be bluffed into abandonment of his legislative program. He is not terrified by threats of Republican malcontents and Democratic partisans to heckle the conference for the limitation of armament. Therefore, he does not look with favor on suggestions for an abrupt adjournment of Congress Nov. 10 in order to close the forum of

those Senators who might be expected to bid for spotlight favor by attacking the work of the conference in its organization stages. The President tins allowed it to be known to Republican leaders that he entertains no fears of verbal attacks by Senators Borah of Idaho, or Harrison of Mississippi, or La Follette of Wisconsin, or such smaller fry as llelfln of Alabama. He believes '.he American people are interested so deeply in the success of the conference that partisan criticism cannot prove a boomerang. Without undertaking to dictate the course of Congress, Mr. Harding has given hie approval to a program which contemplates an unremitting drive straight aheud for enactment of essential legislation, it is not improbable a formal statement of the Administration plan may be made in the Senate shortly so that the country may be acquainted fully with the legislative outlook. WANTS \CTION ON IMPORTANT ME A Sl' RES. As outlined by Republican leader* following their conference with the President hi* program is: Tassagc of the ranama Canal tolls bill Oct. 10 with the distiuct understanding It is to be held up in the House until after the limitation of armament conference. Ratification of the German, trlan and Hungarian peace treatloa by Oct 21. Passage of a very much amended revenue 1)111, which will carry out the party pledges for repeal of tho excess profits and higher bracket personal Income taxes, but which probably will carry reductions aver aging 3 or 4 per oeut iu tho surtaxes of the lower brackets. In spite of farmer, labor and House opposition the whole tendency is toward adoption of the Smoot plan for a production tax calculated to yield approximately $1,000,000,000 In revenue to make up the losses through Income and profit tax changes. Consideration of the conference report on the Sterling anti beer bill, Adinints tratlon lenders, regardless of their personal opinion on the legislation, believe a majority of the Senate ahould be permitted to record Its decision. Disposition of tho beer bill will be followed by consideration of the railroad financing legislation. That, it is believed, would consume from two to four weeks and therefore would be the business before the Senate during the preliminary sessions of the conference. The Mellon war debt funding bill would follow the railroad bill, hut the Issues of that legislation which lend themselves so readily to demagogy would not be brought forward until the conference #all have gotten away tu a flying start. WILL NOT DROP TARIFF REVISION BILL. The Administration desires to put an end to all talk that the tariff revision bill is to he dropped. The measure will come before the Senate early in 11)22. Thus far there is no disposition to allow It to die. Republican opponents of the pending tax bill have been challenged to suggest ways and means of raising revenues necessary to run the Government aud to safeguard American business, If their radical tax proposals were to be adopted. Senator Iji Folette, It is understood, has accepted the challenge and will submit a complete substitute for the l'enrose bill. There Is a very pronounced feeling that reductions will have to be made iu the surtaxes on personal Incomes below s•'.<>,000 a year It Is very likely those changes will be voted by the majority party to offset opposition to the repeal of the surtaxes above 32 per cent. Senators New, of Indiana, Moses of New Hampshire, Dillingham of Vermont and McLean of Connecticut, were among ibe Republicans, who were reported to have been won over to the Smoot plan for o manufacturers' tax.—Copyright, 1021, by Public Ledger Company.

T. Marshall, Ex-V.P., Calls on Harding, Cracks Jokes Meets Coolidge and Cabinet Members Still Looking for Good 5-Cent Cigar,

WASHINGTON, Oet. 4—The old and the new met at the White House today. Thomas Riley Marshall, former Vice President of the United States, called upon President Harding and at. the executive offices be met Vice President Coolidge. While tbe former and the present Vice Presidents chatted, members of the Cabinet strolled in and gave the former Vice President a warm reception. Mr. Marshall was running true to form an dtold a few yarns and informed Postmaster General Hays he had only called to pay his respects to tbe President, and that he probably was a unique caller because he ’’had no advice to give the President.” Mr. Marshall, who otiee declared that “what this country needs Is a good 5-oent cigar,” announced that he still has hopes of that "good 5-cent cigar. 0 “I’ve got a man making samples for

Billy Sunday Proud of Governor McCray for Paroling ‘Vet 9 “Dear Mac: I am a Hoo-sier. X live at Winona Lake. I am proud of you,” was the bpginlng of a letter received at the Governor's office this morning from Billy Sunday, congratulating Governor YVarren T. McCray for his recent act of paroling a life-term Grand Army veteran five days so as to enable hitn to attend the national encampment bold here lust week. The letter continues: "It was one of the noblest, kindest, manly, sympathetic acts 1 have ever heard of, your paroling that old soldier for five days so he could attend the reunion at Indianapolis. “I have a sneaking feeling I would have said, ‘Old pal, you go home and stay there; you are 76 years old and it won't be long before you are mustered out and lips sound taps for you.’ "The Lord bless you, Mac.” 10 ARRESTED IN BILLION DOLLAR FINANCIAL DEAL Omaha Bankers, With Attorneys, Await at Courthouse for Warrants.

HUNDRED ARE INDICTED OMAHA. Neb. Oct. 4. With authorities maintaining utmost secrecy as to the exact nature of the charges or the number of ruen Involved, developments in Omaha's “billion dollar financial scandal," were awaited with keenest interest toduy. Arrests of ten well known business men already has caused a sensation here. It is reported that at least 100 indictments, naming many of the city*' leading business and financial men, have been re turned by the grand Jury. Several prominent bankers, accompanied by their lawyers, were waiting at the courthouse toJay for the sheriff to obtain warrants expect ed to be Issued. out om e or DIMNESS FAIH'RES. The indictments and the arrests already made are known to be the out growth of business failures that occurred in Omaha during the past year. The total involved in these failures Is esti mated as high as one billion dollars. Although authorities have not disclosed the nature of their evidence It Is believed the State will attempt to prove the failures resulted from a colossal fraud conspiracy. The ten men under arrest are: Edward U. Gurney, president of the Lion Bonding and Security Company, prominent bunker and politician. 1 here arc three Indictments against him, charging . mbezzletr.ent and theft of more than S.KJO,OO) of funds and certificates of deposit aud notes belonging to the company. Ward Fi. Shafer, president and director of M F Shafer A Cos , advertising novelties ami vice president aud director of the American Bank Building Company. Each of these concerns is now In the bands of a receiver. Three Indictments against Shaf-r charge embezzlement of sums aggregating $45,000 and conspiracy to emlj zz'.e. Marion F. Shafer, president and <ll rector of the American Bank Building Company nml vice president and director of H. F. Shafer >Y Cos., indictments similar to those returned against Ward E. Shafer, his brother. ONE OF MEN IS LABOR LEADER. Robert C. O'Bryan, secretary treasurer and general manager of the Great Western Commercial Body Company; two indictments charging embezzlement. Sam B. M’usser, president of tho American Brokerage mid Development Company and Ruth C. Strickland, secretary treasurer of the company ; three Indictments charging obtaining money by false pretense through the sale of oil leases in Montana. Sam 11. Grace, well known labor lender and politician, charged with embezzzling $20,000 worth of certificates of deposit while secretary treasurer of division No. 1 Hallway Employes Department, American Federation of Labor. O. M Brlctson, president of the Brtctson Tire Manufacturing Company, was arrested on charge of embezzlement. The Brictson company recently was placed in the hands of a receiver on petition of the stockholders. U'*f E. Karls, former cashier of the American State Bank, was arrested ou a charge of aiding and abetting a felony.

Ask Extradition of West Virginia Miner Extradition of Davlfi Robb, minor of West Terre Haute, Ind., to West Virginia to answer a charge of murder in connection with the recent "march on Mtego," was requested by Governor Morgan of that State today. Hearing on extradition of the Indiana man will be held in Governor Warren T. McCray’s office at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. London Jobless and Police Clash I ON DON. Oct.. 4.—There was a serious encounter between demonstrating unemployed aud police in Trafalgar square tills Mftcrnoti when part of 10,000 demonstrators. who previously had peaceably scattered, rushed the police, who charged with their batons. Bottles were hurled at the (.flii-ers. Several were injured on both sides.

me,” said the former Vice President. He informed the reporters that he was Just, closing a lecture tour. “I’ve been engaged in that wonderful game of exchanging old stuff for new money,” said Mr. Marshall. "And do you know they have almost forgotten that I eveu was a Democrat. Why. up in New Hampshire last week I was sitting around a hotel lobby waiting for the committee from the literary club to come and escort me to the orgy, when I heard two men talking. One of them said: 'l see Marshall’s going to speak here tonight.' ’Who's Marshall?’ inquired the other. ’Oh, lie used to he Vice President.’ ‘I think I remember; he was a Democrat, wasn’t he?'" The former Vice President gave one of his characteristic cackling laughs, lit his cigar afresh and, waving his ran, in farewell, left the Whit* House. *

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FRANCIS’ ‘CONFESSION ’ ONLY‘NOTES’ON TALK WITH NEWSPAPERMAN

HARTMAN REITERATES HIS REFUSAL TO RESIGN WHILE UN HER CLOUD J. Herbert Hartman, candidate for city judge on Republican ticket, in a letter today to the officers of the Republican city committee and the eight other candidaies for municipal office, reiterates his refusal to resign from the ticket while a cloud hangs over him. The letter is in reply to a request drafted yesterday by the political leaders and candidates asking him for Mr. Hartman's Immediate resignation. It follows: "I hereby acknowledge receipt of jronr resolution requesting my resignation as candidate for city judge, and while I am mindful of your motive in adopting such a resolution, I can not accede to your demands. “I can not sacrifice my reputation and future to gratify your selfish political ambitions. I-et me ask you: How can your fear of loing a few votes be considered, when my reputation and my future, and that of my family in this community are at stake? I am not guilty of these cliargea made against me, and am not willing to brand myself as guilty, by retiring from the ticket. “1 do not recognize that yon are individually or collectively responsible for ny nomination, therefore I refuse to concede you the right either Individually or collectively, to demand my resignation. •‘I owe my nomination t-o the people. I have asked the prosecuting attorney for a speedy trial so that the people may know the truth of my innocence and 1 am willing to abide by their verdict on election day. ”J. HERBERT HARTMAN."

Says He’ll Try to Get Francis .4s a Witness *Doggief Johnson Named in Confession Made by Louisville Burglar. Ira Holmes, attorney for Fred “Doggie’’ Johnson. 2S, 1322 Shepard street, held by the police on burglary and grand larceny charges, announced today that he would endeavor to have Frank Francis, held in Louisville on similar charges, brought here as a witness when Johnson is brought to trial. Johnson, the police say, was slated on the burglary charges following a statement Francis is alleged to have made in Louisville that the two robbed the home of I*. L. Montaul, 110 North Riley avenue, Deo. 5, last. Inspector of Detectives Herbert Fletcher said he did not have a copy of Frauds’ confession, but that in his communication with Louisville authorities he had learned that while Frauds was making statements purporting to show that J. Herbert Hartman, Republican nominee for city judge, had received stolen goods, he had mentioned his connection with Johnson. JOHNSON WAS ARRESTED SATt RDAY. Johnson was taken in custody on a vagrancy charge last Saturday and yesterday was reslated ou tho more serious charge*. He was released on SI,OOO bond signed by Kutb Wiggins, a relative of leiule Brown, a professional bondsman. The police allege Johnson is connected with Carl Kuukle, who pleaded guilty (Continued on I’age Two.)

Francis Manufacturing Tales, Says Carl Kunkle

Declaring that Frank Francis, alias Moore, who is in jail in I/ouisville, and whose purported confession Involves J. Herbert Hartman, the Republican nominee for the city judgship of Indianapolis, is “manufacturing a lot of tbe things ho Is saylug at Louisville.” Carl Kunkle, 32. now in the Marion County jail waiting sentence on a < barge of stealing an automobile. broke his silence today. Kunkle-was asked if he had seen the purported remarks cf Frauds alias Moore that Kunkle voted seventeen times at the spring primary In Indianapolis. Kunkle eyed the reporter for a second and then said in a steady and emphatic vole*. "That's a d d—-<1 lie. A dirty lie. I didn’t even vote once on primary day. AH I did was to drive an automobile used to haul voters to the polls." HAS THREE Al l USES, WHY ANOTHER? “I don’t know where Moore Is getting that ’Kid Dugan' stuff about me,” said Kunkle. "lie never called nie that when we were together. He always called me Whitie.' I've never been known as 'Kid Dugan.’ I hare three aliases now, what in the hell do I need with another?” When ask.nl about the trip to Louisville for tlie Derby, Kunkle said: "I went with Hartman, his wife. Moore and his w-ife lu Moore’s car to Louisville for the races. It's a dirty lie when Moore says Lew Shank went with him. I know that he didn't even see Lew Shauk at Louisville. “Moore is manufacturing a lot of that stuff he is saying at Louisville about Hartman, Shank and myself. Ho is a dirty cur and he knows right down in ills heart it is a lie. “Sure. I admit that 1 hauled whisky with litm from Louisville. I told the police but I wou't admit I helped him iu

WORLD’S SERIES Games between Giants and Yankees start. In New York tomorrow Bed the Times Is prepared to bundle the event in the same rapid manner as In the past. Window bulletin service n the score by Innings will be posted at the Times office. Immediately at the conclusion of the game tomorrow and e\ery day thereafter of the series, exerpt Snndav, the Times will issue a hnseboll extra carrying a full account of the contests and box scores. I.eased wires of the International News Service and United Press will carry Items of Interest direct from the Polo Grounds to the Times and snelt well-known baseball writers as Jack Velock, Sid Mercer, Henry Farrell. Thomas A. Dorgan (Tad! and others will send complete account* of the play on the Held and features connected with the games and crowds. Being a clash between the two New York clubs and the fact that Italic Ruth. liome-rtin king, will perforin In the event gives added luster to the classic this year and If you are a baseball fan you'll get all the Information you seek In the Times. The games are scheduled to start at 2 p. m. Eastern time, which Is 1 o’clock Indianapolis time.

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Developments of the Day in G. O. P. Scandal

Developments In the Republican party's mu Idle over allegations of misconduct on the part of J. Herbert Hartman, candidate for city judge, today were: 1. The dDeovery that Frank Francis, Louisville prisoner, hrs never made a signed confession involving any Indianapolis resident. 2. That “notes” taken of a conversation between W. H. Blodgett and the prisoner constitute the alleged “confession” that was represented as having been made by Francis. 3. That Francis is still willing and anxious to make more of these “statements" Involving other Indianapolis citxens In attempted murder and other crimes. 4. That I*rose4*utor Frans, who has been called upon by J. Herbert Hartman to make a grand jury investigation of tile matter, lias no evideucs to submit to the grand jury. 5. That neither Chief Kinney nor Inspector Fletcher of the local police department lia-s in bis possession either a confession or the "notes of a < onfessioii" purporting to have been made by Fruncis. ♦>. That Hartman charges an attempt made by Francis and others to blackmail him prior to the expose of tlie alleged “confess!.>n." 7. That Hartman will not resign from the Republican ticket. 8. That Republican candidates and organization officials who were induced to demand Hartman’s resignation, In the belief that the cliarges made against him were contained In an authenticated confession from Francis, will take no further action until developments warrant it.

any of the Louisville burglaries or any others. When ho says that he knows he Is Being. You are a reporter, you can tell the people for me it is a dirty black He. ”1 do not believa Hartman knew the gods, which are said to have been found at his house, were stolen. I know Moore told me some of the goods he had In his flat at. I think, Twenty-Fifth aud North Delaware streets, he had bought. It s n d—d lie when Moore says I had that 1 voted seventeen times at the prianythlng to do with the burglaries or tuary here. DIDN’T HAVE WHISKY ON PRIMARY DAY. “Yes, 1 was with him hauling whisky from Louisville In January aud I know that he didn't have enough whisky on primary day to biry votes. He might have had a quart or two, but not enough to buy votes to swing a primary,” said Kunkle, as he put his hands in his pocket. Kunkle made several remarks concerning his personal relations with Moore, which sliowod Kuuklo was “off Moore for life.” "I knew him ns Moore not as Francis,” said Kunkle. “Some time before this last trouble, 1 broke with Mm. When be came back from St. Louis he told me he wanted to hook up with me again so we could haul whisky. We had a fifty-fifty agreement when it came to splitting the money from the whisky. He kept the whisky in a garage. He told me once he got some of his w hisky from Hamilton, Ohio. When he asked me to (Continued on Page Two.) BOOSTS BONDS OF 3TO $25,000 Judjje Acts on Move of Wife of One Reputed Beech Grove Robber.

Judge Walter Pritchard today raised the bonds of the three alleged bank robhers held on the charge of having held up and robbed the Beech Grove State Bank, from Jltl.OH) to $25,000. The three men. Clint Shaw, alias Clint Sims: Glen Stout and George Miller, are held on charges of robbery and grand larceny. They are In jail awaiting a preliminary hearing In city court Oct. 14. Detectives Investigating the case have failed to recover any of the $23,000 cash and $1,400 Liberty bonds stolen by four men Sept. 9 at the Beech Grove State Bank. The detectives also have failed to arrest the fourth member of the ban <1 if gang. Each day, however, the police claim that they have found some new witness who identifies one nr more of the three prisoners as the men they saw in the Beech Grove bank. The occasion of the raising of the bonds today by tbe judge of the city court followed the appearance of Mrs. George Miller at the office of the city clerk and offering to qualify and sign the bond of her l)Qsband.

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POLICE HOLD NO STATEMENT BY THE PRISONER Louisville Detective Chief Participated in Interview. BEGINS TO BACK UP Charges made against J. Herbert Hartman, Republican candidate for city judge; Samuel Lewis Shank, Republican candidate for mayor, and a number of other Indianapolis politicians, purporting to be taken from a “confession” of Frank Francis, Louisville prisoner, are predicated wholly on “notes” purported to have been taken from a conversation between Francis and William H. Blodgett, Indianapolis News agent, in which William Deforester, chief of Louisville detectives, participated. Francis has given them no signed statement and the police of neither Louisville nor Indianapolis have any signed confession from Francis or anything that purports to he a direct and concise statement of the participation of Hartman or any one else in any law violations.

Fran.-ls, a prisoner, is an obliging talker who takes great pleasure in giving out interviews concerning Indianapolis citizens in the course of which he does not hesitate to charge others with participation in crime after crime with him. 1 These Interviews, which any newspaper man who desires can obtain from Fruncis, and in which he shows a disposition to oblige with any kind of a story, form the basis of the “confessions” printed in Indianapolis and represented as "parts of a confession, made by Francis ” POLICE OF NEITHER CITY HOLD CONFESSION. Neither the police of Louisville nor tbs police of Indianapolis have anything in the naturp of a confession from Francis on which to proceed in their investigation of the conduct of any one else in either Indianapolis or Louisville. They have been asked to establish the truth or the falsity of statement* alleged to have been made by Francis in a conversation between Francis and a newspaper man, of which notes were taken by a detective. The notes have not been authenticated by Fraud*, he has not signed the statements attributed to him and already he has begun to repudiate details of the alleged conversation which was published in this city as “a statement signed by Frank Francis, alias William Moore.” William Defcrester. chief of detectives of Louisville, was asked today by a staff correspondent of the Daily Times to produce the alleged confession purported to have been made by Francis. He declared that there was to 6uch confession in existence and that the notes he had exhibited recently while in Indianapolis were notes taken from a conversation he and Blodgett had with Francis. FRANCIS ELABORATES ON SOME STORIES. Francis was interviewed by the Time* correspondent and In his conversation elaborated some of the stories which he is alleged to have told before concerning Herbert Hartman.

In the course of this statement he declared that an attempt had been made by Indianapolis politicians to hire him to kill Rufe Page, negro supporter of Mr. Thomas C. Howe in the primaries. He declared that he had personallypaid half of the purchase price of a home bought by Herbert Hartman. He declared he had bought and Irons- ■ ported to Indiauapolls all the liquor which he is purported to have said was used in the primary. He said statements attrlbrted to him regarding Intimacy with Sqmuel Lewl9 Shank were untrue, that SI ank did not know him and had never met him but once, and that was at a hotel in Louisville. Elaborating on this meeting he asserted that Hartman invited him to ride to the Derby races In the car with Shank and that he bad done so. He declared Shank was not with the Hartman party of which he says he was a mem tier, in Louisville. Repeatedly ho requested ttfe Time* representative to make it clear that Shank never had anything to do with him. He asserted that "Doggy” Johnson, an Indianapolis man, hda stolen the autos which Harry E. l'ockey lost during the primary. REVERTS TO ATTACKS ON HARTMAN". Repeatedly he reverted to hl attacks on Hartman, who, be declared, ’’framed’’ the robbery of Dr. E. E. Ratter henry's home, and had supplied him with bills of sale for stolen automobiles. At the climax of his attacks on Hartman he asserted that for the last two years he practically supported Hartman and his family with the spoils of his robberies and that Hartman had participated in a robbery in Louisville. Like a man with a mania, Francis continued his attacks on the character of Hartman, the general Hue of his talk being similar to those previous statements which were given credence in Indianapolis as the context of a "signed statement” represented to have been made in the form of a "confession” to a police otfieiul. Following a conference between Claude Worley, special investigator for the Criminal Court, and Inspector of Detectives Fletcher today it was announced that a request probably would be made for the grand Jury to meet tomorrow afternoon to hear evidence In the case. Fletcher said he would get In touch with Chief DeForrester of the Louisville detective department at once and if the chief could be here tomorrow he would ask that he be allowed to testify before the grand jury. EVANS RF.FISES TO DISCI SS CASE. Prosecuting Attorney William P. Earns refused to discuss the case further, other than to state that the investigation of the lochl end of Francis’ activities will be continued and if facts warrant they will be laid before the grand jjrry in the regular manner. This investigation. It is known, includes a probe rs all phases of tbe Francis charges, as the al loged use of repeaters In Ylartman’a prl* (Continued on TwoJ