Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 125, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 October 1921 — Page 1

Dozens Involved in Statement Made by Frank Francis

THE WEATHER Fair tonight and Thursday. Rising temperature.

VOL. XXXIV.

YANKS ANNEX OPENING TITLE GAME

POLO GROUND THRONGED AT FIRST SCRAP Gotham Fans View Prides in Baseball Title Series. COLD WINDS BLOW Partisan Rooters Hurl Jibes in Verbal Battles. World’s Series Facts | OFFICIAL LINE-ITS TODAY. Tanks. Giants. Miller, cf. Burns, cf. Peek, ss. Bancroft, ss. £uth. If. Frisch, 3b. B. Meusel, rs. Young. rs. Pipp, lb. Kelly, lb. Ward, 2b. F„ Meusel, If. Mc Nally, 3b. Bawling*. 2b. Schang. C- Snyder, c. Mays, p. Douglas, p. Umpires—Moriarity, Chill, Quigley and Bigler. j>l 3ce —Polo grounds. New York city. Managers—Miller Huggins. Yankees; John McGraw. Giants. Captains Shortstop Peekinpaugh, Yankees; Shortstop Bancroft, Giants. By HENRY FARRELL, TOLD GROUNDS, NEW YORK, Oct. 5. —O'.d Nero in his pnlniy days when the well-known Roman coliseum was playing to standing room only would have felt at homo today in the I’olo grounds. Fans thronged into every iueh in the arena to see the prides of Manhattan, the Giants and the l'anks, unsheatb their ashen swords in the first game of the world s baseball series. New York called for New Y'ork blood. Intensely partisan fans forgetting eivie relations yelled lustily for the head of John .T. McGraw and Miller Huggins, the leaders of the two bands of Gotham gladiators. The Yanks had their following and the jibes and taunts were hurled into the sections of the big stands where the | red. Heavy gray clouds cast an ash n wintry haze over the grounds when the gates opened beXo.a. noon and the pack of funs awaMtfSSf Into the- <%st-* front row seats of the bleachers and upper stands. It was as cold as a. late fall day, mnk*ng tne fans almost ready to see the clubhouse gales swing opeo for a blanketcovered football squad instead of a bird of bare armed diamond warriors. The fans' spirits went up and down with the weather. When the sun broke; through and flooded the stands with welcome warmth they yelled and jangled cowbells and rattled and pelted the rival rooters with paper balls and empty peanut bags. When the clouds drew a shoud over the skies and cold gray shadows settled over the field th ir noise subsided to a muttering and the forth nates drew themselves up within heavy overcoats. The Giants strolled on the field at 12:20. The crowd gave them an ovation and wave after wave of cheers swept around the stands. , The Giants looked “spiffy” in laundered uniforms. They had their ugual striped home uniforms. Jess Burk’ett, the underslung coach of the Giants, brought out a bag of balls and put the squad to work. Cozy Dolan went out on the moitnd and started serving them up to the batters. Fred Toney, Phil Douglas and Art N>hf took their turn with the bat. “Rosy” Ryan, the Holy Cross star, relieved Dolan in the box. The first Yanks to appear on the field at. 12:55 got an even greater reception than the Giants. The Yanks had on their road uniforms of gray, with dark blue caps and blue od gray socks. They looked determined M nd clean-cut. When they tame up to ™he "visitors'’ bench they were assaulted by the young army of cameramen and submitted to the many wliinig of the snapshot men with grim smiles on their faces. t Mrs. Babe Ruth had her picture taken many times waving the toy balloon she tarried. "Babe will make some home runs, 1 hope,’’ she said. “1 don't wish to guess bow many, but it will be some. It will lie jnst as many as Giant pitchers will let him. I hope it's a million.” The Giants went out for field practice at 1:30. The Giant infield performed spectacularly in practice. It was announced Umpire ltlgler would officiate behind the plate; Moriarity at first; Quigley at second and Chill at third. Behind a band a flock of cops, Governor Miller and Mayor Dylan marched across the field just before the game. John Heyd’er,. president of the National League, was also in the party. They occupied a box adjoining Judge Landis, commissioner of baseball. Pitcher Phil Douglas, the "shuffler” of the Giants, went out to warm up at 1:50. The crowd stood with doffed hats while the band played the National anthem. A squad of Yankees walked out to the field ani placed a huge floral wreath on Ihe monument erected in honor of the late Eddie Grant, former inficlder of the Giants, who fell in the Argoune. Both Mays and Douglas looked to be in great form, Douglas especially, who was getilng a fine hope on the ball. The sun was shining brightly just before game IsPEED IJP, WORD TO EXHIBITORS i "Exhibitors in the Indianapolis Industrial Exposition are urged by tile exhibits committee, of which John B. Orman is chairman, to endeavor to get their exhibits in jnst as soon as possible. An effort is being made by the exposition organization to reach all of them on the telephone, but beraose of tlie large number of exhibits many are being missed.”

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I TODAYS BOX SCORE |1 YANKS A B R rt O A E Miller, cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 Peckinpaugh, ss.. 3 i 1 1 9 0 Ruth, If. „ 3 0 1 4 0 0 R. Meusel, rs 4 0 0 1 0 0 Pipp, lb 3 0 0 17 0 0 Ward, 2b 3 0 1 3 4 0 McNally, 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 Schang, c 2 0 0 1 1 0 Mays, p 3 0 1 0 3 0 Totals 29 3 7 27 17 0 GIANTS ABRH O A E Burns, cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 Bancroft, ss 4 0 0 1 2 0 Frisch, 3b 4 0 4 2 4 0 Young, rs 3 0 0 0 0 Kelly, lb 4 0 0 13 0 0 E. Meusel, If 3 0 0 0 0 0 Rawlings, 2b - 2 0 1 3 5 0 Snyder, c 3 0 0 7 1 0 Douglas, p 2 0 0 0 3 0 : Smith, c 1 0 0 0 0 0 Barnes, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 0 5 *26 15 0 *Schang out, hit by batted bail. “Smith batted for Douglas in eighth. YANKS IOOOx x- 3 GIANTS OOOOOOOOOxx-O

time. The stands were in the shade, hoewever. and it was chilly. The crowd was very disappointing. There were still less than ‘25,000 s pee - tutors present when the two clubs got ready to take the field. There were hundreds of vacant seats in the upper stands. The crowd evidently had been scared away through the anticipation of difficulty getting in. A great yell went* np from the stands xv’ n the Giants took the field at 2:07. Miller, the Yankee leadoff man, stood lit the plate with his bat and waited while the umpires ran the photographers off the field. Some of tiie photographers objected, but they quickly followed orders when several high police officials stepped out of Mayor Hytan's box and started In their direction. PLAY BY PLAY Today’s Series Game rOLO GROUNDS, NEW YORK. Oet 5. —At five minutes after 2 by the clock on the right-Held fence the Giants started out to the field to grapple with their rivals, the New Y'ork Y'ankees. Miller came out swinging a pair of heavy bats and the crowds awaited the call play ball. Mayor Dylan threw out the first ball. Flay In detail; FIRST INNING. YANKS—Miller singled through Rawlings. l’eck was out. Douglas to Kelly, on a sacrifice. Miller went to second. Ruth came up amid a roar of applai se. The Giant outfielders moved back. Miller scored on Ruth's single to center. Ruth hit the first ball pitched for a vicious liner that went by Douglas tike a cannon bail. Ruth and Meusel xvere out on a double play. Frisch to Rawlings to Kelly. ONE RUN. TWO HITS. NO ERRORS. GIANTS—Burns was out. Feck to Fipr> on a fast play. Burns hit the first ball pitched and it bounced over May's head, but Peek was th"re to get it. Bancroft was out. Ward to Pipp. Bancroft hit the second ball served up to him. Frisch singled to center, hitting the second ball piched. Young was out, Mavs to Pipp. NO RUNS; ONE HIT; NO ERRORS. SECOND INNING. YANKS —Pipp was out. Rawlings to Kelly. He knocked an easy bounder that bounced into the second saeker's mlt. Ward walked. Douglas sent him to first on four pitched balls. McNally was out, Frisch to Kelly. Frisch made a nice throw to get the runner. Ward pulled up at second. Schang struck out, NO RUNS. NO HITS. NO ERRORS. GIANTS —Kelly was out. lie sent a high fly to Ruth in left center. Meusel was- out on a fly to his brother. Bob, In right field. Rawlings wag hit by a pitched bail and took first base. The Giant fans begged Snyder for a long hit. Mays was pitching careful ball against every bitter. Snyder out. Schang to Pipp. He dumped a little roller in front Os ihe plate. NO RUNS. NO HITS. NO ERRORS. THIRD INNING. YANKS —Babe Ruth was coaching on third for the Yanks. Mays was out, Rawlings to Kelly. He hit the second bull pitched. An airplane flew over the field as Miller came up. Miller was out, Bancroft to Kelly on a fast play. Peck fanned. He was out on a third called strike. NO RUNS. NO HITS. NO ERRORS. GIANTS—The crowd applauded Douglas as he came to the plate. Douglas was out on a line drive to Ruth. It looked as though he had made a hit, but Rath made a nice catch. Burns was out, Peck to I'ipp. Peek made an easy play on the Giant center fielder. Bancroft grounded out. Ward to Pipp. NO RUNS. NO HITS. NO ERRORS. FOURTH INNING. Y’ANlxS—With the count 3 and 2, Ruth walked. Douglas’ last effort was a high wide pitch. Meusel popped a high fly to Frisch. Pipp hunted and was thrown out by Frisch. Ward grounded out. Bancroft to Kelly. NO RUN'S. NO HITS. NO ERRORS. GlANTS—Frisch singled to right. Frisch stole second. Y'oung was out, Mays to Pipp, ou a sacrifice, Frisch taking third. Kelly struck out. Meusel was •'•■L Peck to Pipp. no RUNS. ONE HIT. NO ERRORS. FIFTH INNING. YANKS—McNaIIy doubled to left field. It was a sharp hit that bounced against the wall. Schang was out, Douglas to

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Kelly, on a sacrifice hit, which put McNally on third I-nie. Mays fanned. He struck wildly at the third one. McNally stole home as Douglas pitched the tir I all to Miller. The crowd went wild. Jtigler called Mc.Vsllv safe on a close play, but the Giants disputed his Judgment. Miller was out. Frisch to Kelly, (in a fast play. Frisch had to jump into the air to nali the hi"b one. ONE RUN. ON K HIT. NO ERRORS. GIANTS— Rawlings out. Peck to Pipp Snyder wont out. Peck to I’ipp, on a fast play. Douglas wag out on a bounder to Pipp, unassisted. NO RUNS. NO HITS. NO ERRORS. fiINTII INNING. YANKS—Pock was safe at first, ou an infield hit to short. I’cck went to second ou a passed bail. Ruth fanned. He was out on a called third strike. Douglas sent a sharp curve over on the big baiter. peck scored on Mem-el's drive, but .Meusel was called out for not touching first base. The Giants made tin- put out on Meusel. Dougina to Kelly. Meusel Is not credited with a lilt. Pipp walked. Douglas tried ,i eatch I’ipp off first but fatted several times. Pipp . was out trying to s'ml second. Snvder to Rawlings. ONE RUN; ONE HIT; NO ERRORS. GIANTS—Burns was out. Mays to . Pipp. Bancroft was out to i’ipp. tinI assisted. Frisch tripled to left center. He made third hy sliding into the bag ahead of Ruth's relayed throw Young was out. Peck to I’ipp. NO RUNS. ONE HIT. NO ERRORS. SEVENTH INNING. YANKS—Ward fanned. McNally out. Rawlings to Kelly. Schang walked. Sehang was out. hit liv Max's hatted ball. NO RUNS. ONE Hit. NO ERRORS. GIANTS —Kelly was out on ii fly to Ward, who made a nice catch back of first. Meusel was out. Ward to Pipp. Rawlings singled to right, Rawlings was forced at second by Snvder. l’eck to Ward. No BUNS. ONE HIT. NO ERRORS. EIGHTH INNING. YANKS — Miller was out on a fly to Bancroft. Peck was out. Y'oung to Kelly, Ruth missed the last strike a foot on his last swing and struck out. NO RUNS; NO HITS; NO ERRORS. GIANTS—SmIih batting for Douglas. Smith out on a line drive to Ruth. Burns nut. Peck to Pipp. Bancroft flew out to Ruth. NO RUNS. NO HITS. NO ERRORS. NINTH INNING. YANKS —Barnes now pitching for the Giants. K. Meusel out on a fly to Rawling*. I’ipp out to Kelly unassisted. Ward singled. McNally singled to left, Ward going to third. McNally stole second, Ward staying on third. Schang struck out. NO BUNS. TWO HITS. NO ERRORS. GIAYTS Frisch made his batting average a perfect on efor the day liv singling to right field. Young forced Frisch at second. Ward to Peck. Ixellv hit into a double play, Peck to Ward to Pipp. fnr the game ending outs. No RUNS. ONE HIT. NO ERRORS. St MM ARY. Two-base bit—McNally. Three-base hit Frisch. Sacrifices—Peck, Y'oung, Scliang. Stolen bases Frisch, McNally, Ward. Double plays Frisch to Rawlings to Kelly; Peek to Ward to I’ipp. Hits —Off Douglas. 5 in 8 innings: off Barnes, 2 in 1 inning. Eeft on bases—Yanks, 3; Giants, 5. Bases on balls—Off Douglas, 4. Struck out—By Douglas, ti; l.v .Mays, 1 ; by Barnes, 1. Hit by pitched ball—By Mays (Rawlings!, Passed ball—Snyder, Time—l:3B. TRACEIVELL SPECIAL DEPUTY. The appointment of Louis Trneewell of Evansville ns special tax deputy in the Indianapolis office was announced by M. Bert Thurman, collector of Internal revenue, today. Mr. Tracewell Is the son of former Congressman Robert Tract-well of the Third district. FIRE DAMAGES FACTORY. Fire early this afternoon damaged th< building of the Cabinet Makers’ Union a furniture factory at Pine and Market streets. The fire started in the tabli department in the rear of the building, which Is a four-story brick structure. The blaze was caused by defective wiring and the damage was estimated at $2,000. Lft ■ :

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1921.

NEWS GARBLES FRANCIS STATEMENT TO DISCREDIT CERTAIN MEN,-SHIELD HOWE

That a desperate effort was made to pervert the statement of Frank Francis from a confession of his participation in the last primaries Into a blanket indictment of the whole Republican ticket becomes apparent with the publication In the Times today of Francis' full sworn statement. From Sept. 23 to Oet. 1 this statement was iu the possession of William H. Blodgett, of tlie Indianapolis News stiff, who was present when Francis made it, and who was permitted by the chairman of the Louisville hoard of safety to carry away the statement over the protest of William Deforester, chief of the Eouisvil'e detectives. When publication of parts of the statement were begun in Indianapolis Oct. 1. it was carefully deleted of charges affecting any member of the Jewett administration and supporters of Thomas C. Howe for mayor. Statements that t,re not contained In the statement by Francis were inserted and exploited and efforts were made t<> connect a number of Indianapolis citizens with Hartman and Francis. NEWS GARBLES I BANOS STATEMENT. An example of tins perversion of the Francis statement is the following from the Indianapolis News of Monday . “I'll ally, say- Francis, ho, Hartinan, Barnes and Kid Dugan, now in Jail In Indianapolis, go! Into tie car that was used by Hartman and went to the place of I’ete Brown In Fast Washington street. Hart nan, Francis says, went into Browns place. Francis

First Signed Statement by F. Francis Made Tuesday By STAFF CORRESPONDENT, LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Oet. 5. —Frank Francis, aiias Moore, tl.e ‘‘talking burglar” who is in jail here and who sp’-ntls most of the time making wild statements concerning Indianapolis persona, is a puzzle to the Louisville police and to every ore who talks to him. He is the longest winded prisoner on record and the more he talks the wilder his statements grow. In an investigation of the circumstances surrounding the holding of Francis and his statements concerning J. Herbert Hartman. Republican nominee for city judge in Indianapolis, and numerous others, a call was made at the county jail here and an audience with Francis was requested. A deputy sheriff informed the caller the prisoner had refused to seo any more newspaper men and had refused to talk any more.

The Inaccuracy of Mils statement was soon evidenced when Francis was taken : to detective headquarters at his own re- \ quest. He eaiue In between two detective, and was talking. Three hours later when he left he was Mill talking. ! Francis is a little dark man. apparently very nervous but at the same time apparently having no fear of file con- , sequence* of his confessed crimes. He i wore ids coat collar turned up around j his thin throat. His face was covered , with ’several days growth es board. Ills ro'hversatlon was largely about Ilartman. lie started talking to everyi body in the room, including M. J. Glenn jof tHe Indiana Srato automobile department. who was in Louisville to determine tlie connection of I rands with auto- ! mobile thefts in Indiana. | "Hartman's story doesn't jibe with the facts,” he started. "He says he wouldn't i have anything to do with me after he knew l had stolen an automobile, but he saw tne afterward.” J He continued in a constant stream of j conversation, repeating most of the statement he made in the confession i which he afterwards signed and adding ‘ various embellishment*, such as the state(Contlnued on Page Two.) (another STEP IN ‘MILK “'RUST CASE Court Har> Jurisdiction Over Dairy Concerns, Holding. Holding that the court had Jurisdiction over the milk and dairy products companies and corporations which are defendants to a suit, brought under the Indiana State antitrust law and which have their principal offices outside of Marion County, Judge Solon J. Carter of Superior Court, room ", today sustained tiie demurrer of the attorney general to pleas in abatement entered by the defendnuta residing outside of Marlon County. In sustaining the position of Attorney General U. S. I.esb another step to actual trial in the so-called milk eou spirney case is taken. Counsel for the defendant corporations took exceptions to the ruling and informed the court that proper motions will be filed attacking the right to forfeit franchises of tho defendant corporations and companies. Judge Carter said he would not rule on that point but lie "leaned toward the j idea that the court lias the power to | forfeit the franchises.” i Tliis will lie tiie next legal point to b thrashed out before Judge Carter.

Articles From Hartman Home Taken to Police

A large number of articles, including wearing apparel and silverware was brought to the police station last night and today by Fred Hartman,-brother of i Herbert Hartman, the Republican nomi- ; nee for city judge who is under fire foli lowing the confession of Frank Francis, a burglar held in Louisville. Mr. Ilarti man said all but three of the articles had been brought from his brother's home and he told the police he was turning the stuff over voluntarily. According to police, Fred Hartman said the articles had been purchased by Herbert Ilartman from Francis at the time he bought goods from Francis that had been stolen from Dr. ICatterhenry's home. All cf the goods were tagged by the police, "Received from Herbert Hartman.” The group consisted of a number of dresses, several fur neck pieces, a mlr-

. says hs helped Hartman carry some money which Hartman had when he returned to the car. Saw Bill Armitage, Hb Says. "From Brown’s place, Francis avers they went to the Brevort Hotel and then he and Hartman, be says, went to Bill Armituge's poolroom. Bill Armitnge came out of the poolroom, recording to Francis's story, and he and Ilartman and Arinitage walked together ‘down toward the Brevort Hotel.’ At tuis time. Francis says, Aruiltage gave Hartman some money. "Armitnge was *m- of the main backers of Lew Shank iu Shank's, campaign Palpably False! William Armitnge sal dtoday that be had never taken the trouble to deny the statement in an evening newspaper that he had given J. Herbert Hartman money ou the sidewalk near the Brevort hotel. "Every one who knows me,” said Armitnge, "knows that if I bad given Hartman money it would not have passed oil the street corner aud no one would have seen me do it.” V J for the mayoralty nomination in Indianapolis aud the great bulk of Hartloan's support also came from the Arwituge political element.” - The sworn statement es Francis does not contain any mention whatsoever of

TACOMA SEES i LITTLE SLACK | IN BUSINESS Speo|l to Indiana Daily T!nv*s j a..d Philadelphia Public Ledcer. 1 By RICHARD SPILLANE. . TACOMA, Wash., Oct. s.—ln the ■ reports of tho leading men of Tacoma, assembled at the Chamber of Commerce to meet your representative, the came general utory of betterment. In conditions and brighten* | Ing of outlook was told as in other ! cities. This, despite the failure months ago of a large and important bank. When the bank closed anew home for it. a structure bigger than any other in tho municipality, was |in course of construction. Today the great steel frame of the build--1 ing occupies one of the finest sites in Tacoma, it is likely the structure will be utilized as a great hotel. To a fine harbor and a fair coastwise j and foreign commerce, Tacoma adds n I goodly industrial establishment with woodworking plants and large flouring j mills predominating. Iu furniture manufacture its output is exceeded only by that of Grand Rapids. This industry is particularly active and has today the largest number of orders in its history. From the railroad the city looks un sightly, like most American eities. but the city itself and the suburbs are beau tifii l. Mansions are few, hut charming little houses, principally of the bunga(Continued on t'age Seven.) WEATHER HOURLY TEMPERATURE. ts a. m -10 T a. m 42 8 a. ui 4t> 9 a. hi 52 10 a. m ot! 11 a. m 5? J 2 (noon) 59 1 p. ui 02 2 p. m 03

ror, an electric percolator, a room-sized rug, a number of plated silver articles including knives, forks and spoons; a traveling bag including a manicure set and two fur coats. According to the police, the rug originally had been stored at Herbert Hartman's home, but later had been used In Fred Hartman’s office. Fred Hartman brought one of the fur coats to headquarters and told the officers another had been stored by Mrs. Herbert Hartman and his wife in a downtown store. It was recovered by th'* police. A third fur coat was recovered in a trunk in a home in Kiver avenue when the police first started tracing down Francis’ statements. It was sent to l oulsTille nfter Chief He Forester of the Louisville detective department came here last week. „ A--

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William Armltage but reads as follows: "lie then goes down in a machine to I’ete Brown's on Washington street and I’ete gets SI,OOO out of his safe and gives it to Herb Hartman. We talked awhile and Pete says: ‘We'll leave it to Mr. Frank Francis.’ I said that was ‘bum stuff’ to knock the negro off. Fred said be hatl | double-crossed us and the word is passed. Fred said we ought to ’get’ Jewett and see if we can't put him on the bum. He said if there is a chance to hurt him. do It, but don't kill him. I said: '1 am off of that stuff; it's a bum play.' He said: •All right, then.’ "I said, ’Buy them off.' "He said he was afraid of Windy Johnson at the city hall. “We then goes over and secs Beverly Howard.” The Windy Johnson, to whom the confession did refer, however, is a janitor employed by the board of safety, who was industriously engaged in trying to lino up the voters for Mr. Thomas C. Ilowe. In the publication of the story of the confession Johnson was carefully protected throughout, although Francis charges him with accepting bribe money on two occasions. Armitnge, who. it lias been said, “was ' certainly back of it all." was used to j cover this gap. probably because he conj tribufpd the same amount of money to ; the Shank campaign that ho did to the (Continued ou Page Three.)

CITY DEMANDS $500,000 FROM STREET CAR CO. Request Made Only to Bring About ‘Trade.* Corporation Counsel Samuel Ashby today carriod out hi3 intention, announced soma time ago. of formally demanding payment of the $500,000 franchis etax from the Indianapolis Street Railway Company. The tax, Mr. Ashby held in a letter to the company, is collectible because it fell due before the utility surrendered its franchise. It was understood by those with knowledge of the .nner ib-alings in the controversy between the city and the street railway company growing out of the surrender of the franchise, that Mr. Ashby's move was for the purpose of further trading and that the city administration made t lie demand with full knowledge that It could not be carried out. The demand followed a conference between Mayor Charles \Y. Jewett and Dr. Henry Jameson, chairman of the board of directors of the street railway company, late Tuesday after which it appearvd that settlement of the controversy along llnoi predicted by tiie Daily Times several weeks ago may be effected. It was predicted that the city would relievo tiie company of tiie burdens set out above in return for title to the barns at 1134 Shelby street and part of Fair-, view Park. Mayor Jewett announced, following tiie conference with Dr. Jameson, that the company may be relieved of the tax and paving costs iu return for tho barn, the land at Fa'.rvlew and removal of car tracks from Riverside park. Mr. Ashby's letter called attention to Section 12 of the surrendered franchise, guaranteeing the payment by the company of $30,000 a year to the board of park commissioners for twenty-seven years from Ist *9 ami $50,000 a year for seven years thereafter and providing that whenever a payment was defaulted all of the remaining payments automatically fell due in a lump sum. Tiie company defaulted its payment on May 1. This, Mr. Ashby contends, brought tiie ?500.000 of future paymeuts due. He said that surrender es the franchise did not affect the company’s liability because the amount fell due on May 1 and the franchise was surrendered later. Dr. Jameson said that since the jitney elimination ordinance lias been passed and the loss of $1,200 a day from jitney competition soon will be stopped tiie company may be iu position next spring to float a bond issue of $1,000,000 with which to make some improvements in the system. The results of the conference bore out the assertion made some time ago that all the city ever Intended to do was to give the stret railway company protection from tiie jitney in return for the barn and part of Fairvicw park, while the million-dollar improvement program mentioned by l>r. Jameson depends entirely upon the financial conditions of next spring and constitutes only what the company has intended doing all along as soon as it got able. The street railway company owns Fairview park and the barns. The city could use part of the park in a scheme to establish a municipal lake in the bottom land northwest of the park. The barns have been used to store city equipment and animals for more than twenty years. Under the franchise surrendered by the company in June title to the burns would have gone to the city in 1!>39 when the franchise would have expired. Ask West Morris Road Paved for Four Miles Fifty residents on West Morris street road appeared today before the Marion county commissioners asking that the West Morris street road be paved from the city limits of West Indianapolis to a point four miles west. The commissioners were informed that the road was now nearly impassible in places because of heavy truck hauling. The taxpayers j were informed that the commissioners would award tte contract after the first | of next year if no opposition developed.

ELABORATED STORIES ARISE OUT OF ‘TALK’ IN JAIL AT LOUISVILLE Prisoner Signs Statement Which Implicates Many in Alleged Political Frauds at Primaries. SAYS HARTMAN USED WHISKY, MONEY

Frank Francis, the Louisville prisoner who was credited with making enarge* against Herbert Ilartman that resulted in a demand for Hartman’s retirement from the Republican municipal ticket yesterday signed and swore to the truth of a statement prepared from notes taken of a conversation between himself and William 11. Blodgett of the Indianapolis News on Sept. 23, 1921. This statement, which has been made tiie basis for an attempt to make it appear that the May primaries were stolen by what has been termed "the Armltage element which Is supporting Shank for mayor,” Is reproduced herewith in the Daily Times nolely ns a bit of evidence to which the citizens of this community are entitled In a consideration of the plausibility and truth of the charges which have been elaborated from it and which are specifically directed against

The Statement

Louisville, Ky„ September 23, 1921. Statement of Frank Francis, alias Moore, made in the office of the board of public rafety, city hall, Louisville, Ky., in the presence of Capt. W. H. DeForest, chief of detectives; Louisville Detectives Frank Elvin and James S. Bishop of the detective bureau, Louisville, and (W. H. Blodgett) of Indianapolis. Francis states tnat he was known as Frank Francis while he was in Indianapolis. His statement follows:

"The night before election 1 was at nerb Hartman’s home. lie was a candidate for police judge. They called jp Herb aDd told him to come to the office right away; that they wanted to see him right away. "When we got to the office Da: Brown and a Mr. Ward were there. He sent ward out. Fred Hartman called me aside and called Herb and Dan Brown inside and said he wanted me to do something and dtdn’t want any one to know it. He f sajd Page double-cro.-sed us. Hartman (Said be wanted (hat black—.— bumped j off and he said he would go with us if ' necessary. Herb heard the conversation. ! I said I didn't know about it. I think there is another way to get him out of here. I said leave It to Barnes. He and {Karl Kunkle, alias Dugan, and I had a conference for about half an hour. I said j TU tell you Herb,’ I said ‘lit steal the ] damn boat or do anything else, but I ; don't like to get blood on my hands.’ I "I suid. ’He goes down In the morning ; and we can get somebody to ruu into ! him or something.’ I "He then goes down In a machine to Pete Brown's cn Washington street and i Pete gris SI,OOO out of his safe and gives {it to Htrb Ilartman. We talked awhile and l’ete says, 'We’ll leave It to Mr. j I rank Francis.’ 1 said It was bum stuff Ito knock the negro off. Fr and said he ■ had double-crossed us and word is 1 passed. | SUGGESTED JEWETT i BE -PAULY HURT. "Fred said we ought to get Jewett and see if we enn't put him on the bum I He said if there is a chance to get him ] hurt to do it. but don't kill him. I said. ; T am off of that stuff, it's a bum iday.’ He said alright then. I said. ’But them | off.* He said he was afraid of Windy , Johnson at the city hall. | "We then goes over and sees Beverly . Howard and he says he is for Robinson. Herb Hartman gave him $l5O cash. "Wo drove up on the same street to Windy Johnson's bouse and found a voting booth. We called Johnson out and took four quarts of whisky out of the machine. Four policemen there took it back to the barn. 1 could identify two of the policemen, but don't snow their names. "Herb said: ‘Windy, if you go over there and get those votes out tomorrow I II put S2OO cash in your hand tomorrow uiglit.’ "Windy says: ‘Alright, I'll put you over.’ "We went back to Hartman's office and ordered another case of whisky. W e went over to the bank next to Keith s Theater, where Hartman does his banking business, and Ilartman gave them a note and leaves his money there and got some Government stamps to put on the bill of sale for tho stolen car we had. "He and I went over home and I and his wife and my wife went out to supper, out to White’s. After supper we drove up on Alabama street and theu back to nerli’s office. That was the night before election. ".Stone was there, so was Deßossey and two or three more cops. I didn't pay much attention. We were trying to get a fellow named Thomas of West street, j south of Washington. We found him’ and got s.>oo from him for the campaign for Herb Hartman. We then drove out to Chick Lewis's and Chick gave S2OO. Hartman sold him a stolen ring from Louisville while we were there for about S2SS. IV e came buck to the office and met Dock . who lives Iu Brightwood. He asked Herb what it would cost to get Beverly Howard to kick in. I didn't hear the answer. He said to him, ‘Did Windy kick lu?’ and he answered, ’Y’es.’ "\\ e called up Morris Silverman and he came to the office. Herb wanted to know how much it would cost to keep I ‘lose negroes in line on the avenue. Mor- i ris said leave it to him. not to give those ; negroes any money. He said he would j pay them tomorrow night. He said, 'Don't pay them anything in tho office.’ "H<*b said he had some stuff he expected to get iu a couple of days, no said to me: “ ‘What did they do with Yockey's machine 5’ “ 'Y'oekey lost two autos.’ "Herb said: -Frank, I leave it to yon to send someone out to get those autos.’ " "We sent a man out named Hump Shine and Doggy Johnson and they got the machines. That ended it that night. I went to Hartman’s home. Herb slept i in his office that night. ft "I was with Herb all day election da-

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J. Herbert Hartman. Samuel Lewis Shank and William Armitage. # The Times does not assert that any part of this statement is true. The circumstances under which it was obtained, the suppression of it for a week, the subsequent elaborations thereof, the wholly unjustified attempts to read into | it the names of Indianapolis citizens and the efforts to misrepresent its context, 1 were, of course, predicated on the theory that It would never be published and its true character would not become known ■until after this election. This statement, which Francis bad never acknowledged as bis own prior to yesterday, stands today as the most important document of the municipal camj paign an l the basis of the attempt of an element of the Republican party to eliminate the choice of the party for th# office of police judge.

in a stolen machine from Lexington, Ky. Every time we passed a policeman at the corner of Pennsylvania and Hyatt (Ohio! and Massachusetts avenue the policeman said; “ ’Yon fellows have got a different machine eierv day, but I am for you. I'm for anything that Herb is for.’ "We drove nil day that day. So that night after the polls were all In Don Roberts paid tiie negroes off in his dis- . .Irlct. Harry Hauler on the west *!de j fnrnished about twenty cases of whisky j and he paid the west side off. : "1 got in Pete Browning's Hudson car that night and we drove out and saw Ruth Paige on the south side and talked to Ruth. He said : i “ 'Never m:nd. Herb, it's bad dope fhey : re sending out that I’m not for you. i but I ant for you.’ He said it would be bad dope for them to find out that he was for him, but that he was really for him. ! "We drove tip to the booth wbpre Bev- , erly Howard was. about 1 In the morning. and called him out. We met Dock j and Herb and gave bim SIOO. He wbisI pored something to him. 1 could not | hear him very good, but he said:* ”’Are you sure Stone is through?* "He said: ‘Were afraid of Windy i Johnson.’ “We went to Windy Johnson's house! about 1 a. m. and called hint out. “We then went to the city police headquarters and called for Rhodchamei, city clerk. He asked Herb how he was comj ing along. • "We went back to Howe headquarters : in the Lewis building and met Mayor i Jewel - ', and Clarence Adams. Jewett I said. “ 'Herb, it looks like they’ put you j over.’ "We stayed there about an hour. We went downstairs while there and came I'-aek aud Ruth Taige was coming out jof ITowe’s headquarters. Herb says: “ T can't do anything here, but I'll take care of you tomorrow,’ and Paige said, ‘that's all right.’ "The returns hadn't come in from Johnson's place and we went back there. \\ e took a stack of ballots away and I burned them up-. < "The next morning Herb and Fred Hartman and Capt. White came over aud advised Hartman to leave and go to West Laden so he wouldn't have to pay off. ' Hartman said he had promised to pay and had to make good. He went to bed; at 8 a. m. the next morning and was very drunk. About 9 o’o'ook Fred came over and wanted to see Herb, but I told | him I had orders from Herb not to wake him and not to let any one see him. lie ' said. ’What have you got to do with | Ibis?’ PAID WINDY JOHXSOX ON THE STREET. "He went to the same bank in the , Keith building and got S3OO in bills. I ivent to the office end took the money ! to the office and Herb passed the negroes In and I paid them off in Herb’s office. Herb wrote the amount on a slip. We j ruu ou t of the S3OO. He had promised Windy Johnson another $l5O. He goe6 ; t,ver t( * th e bank and gives them a note, as he had run out of money. He gave the bank a note for S3OO and got the S3OO and went back to the city building aud called Windy Johnson out and said: “ ‘I promised you S2OO. but I can only give you half of It today.’ He gave Windy the money on the street. “That afternoon, I think It was close to Derby day he aud my wife and Pete Dugan left for Louisville for the Derby. We met Shank and Doc Christy They had a quart of whisky. He said'that b? would meet them at the Tyler notel. Shank went to the Tyler Hotel and reg- : istered there. We met him aud took him to the races. We drove down and got him in the afternoon. We stayed at Sellersburg, Ind., all night the night before, Ilartman and I and our wives. We got there next morning and tried to make arrangements with Lew Shank to get us in the Tyler Hotel, but it was full We went out on Second street and got a room. Herb is a Mason. We went lu the room and changed our clothes and rested. We were unable to find a hotel. I drove him and Shank and his wife and my wife to the races and we came back. Shanx stayed at the Tyler. We stayed at the place on Second street. We were using a car that was stolen in Louisville "We left for West Baden Sunday morning. “We pulled a Job some place Derby (Continued on Page Eleven.)

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