Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 250, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 February 1922 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Cloudy and colder tonight and Wednesday. Probably snow flurries.

VOL. XXXIV.

JtALSTON IS CANDIDATE FOR SENATE

Harding Urges Congress to Grant Ship Subsidy of About $30,000,000 a Year

HOLDS GREAT MARINE VITAL FOR DEFENSE Reads His Message in £ House Before Joint Session. ANSWERS CRITICS No More Sectional Than Manufacturing or Farming. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—A great American merchant marine is necessary as the second line of the Nation’s naval defense, President Harding told Congress today in appealing for approval of his ship subsidy program. Such a merchant marine is also, he added, the highest agency of peace and it bears no threat and incites no suspicion. President Harding incorporated in his Speech almost bodily the recommendation of the United States shipping board for a direct subsidy amounting to about $30,000,000 a year and calling for various indirect aids. All these he asked Congress to approve. Recognizing the widespread opposition to agriculture Interests j a ship subsidy, which has been a political “bug |bear” for many years, President HardBug emphasized that shipping is no more a sectional interest than agriculture or manufacturing, and that all sections of the country stood to gain by a thriving ocean commerce under the American flag. HARIIING COMMENDS PROPOSED WATERWAY. H< commended the Great Lakes- St. Lawrence waterway project as a broadvisioned enterprise. Only by means of subsidies can the merchant marine of the United States be made great and the Nation take the place on the sea which it held in t*he early days of the Republic, he said. The President spoke in the hall of the House. “The merchant marine is universally recognized as the second line of naval defense," he declared. “It is indispensable in the time of great national emergency. It is commendable to upbuild and maintain because it is the highest agency of peace and amity, and bears no threat and incites no suspicion. “And yet it is a supreme assurance without which we should be unmindful of onr safety and unheeding of our need to continue growth and maintained influence’’ America cannot hope to compete in world trade unless it is equipped to carry its own goods, the President emphasized. The cerm “subsidy" long has been “hateful” to the American public, he admitted, but the desire to build up a merchant marine has outlived all defeats. CITES DEFEAT OP I EFFORTS IX PAST. P “The conflict between two schools of political thought heretofore has defeated all efforts to employ the Governmental aid which other nations found advantageous while we held aloof,” he continued. The President asserted that American indifference to the vital necessity of a merchant marine as part of tse national defense resulted in waste and extravagance during the war, costing at the time he came into office $16,000,000 a month and the “added humiliation of ships libelled in foreign ports.” “Nevertheless, it was the American tonnage that was mainly responsible for America’s stability to share in the world trade immediately following the war. In all probability the losses we have sustained in our shipping activities were fully compensated to the American people in the saving of ocean freights in that period,” he said. The President’s recommendations were embodied in bills introduced in the House by Representative Green, Massachusetts, and in the Senate by Senator Jones, Washington.

Dr. Work Will Get Job Left by Hays WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—President Harding definitely has decided to name Dr. Hubert Work, now first assistant Postmaster General as Postmaster General to succeed Will Hays who leaves office March 4, to become director general I of the movies, it was learned on the highest authority today. Announcement may be made by the White House today.

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The'Administration Plan

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. —Here is how the Government plans to aid the growth of an American merchant marine through a subsidy plan presented to Congress today by President Harding. 1. Liberalization of restrictive ma- seafaring Americans in merchant rine laws. marine service.

2. Shpping board to sell remaining Government ships, not by competitive bidding, but by prices to be fixed by it. 3. Establishment of $125,000,000 loan fund, from which ship builders can borrow money at 2 per cent. 4. Reduction of income taxes on shipping corporations equal to 5 per cent of value of goods under the American flag. 6. Government to raise all such Income taxes when the amount of taxes is to be applied to half the cost of new ship construction. 8. Establishment of regulations compelling 60 per cent of all Immigrants coming to America to travel on Americnn ships. 7. Establishment of a merchant marine naval reserve comprised of

SERIOUS SHORTAGE IN SIPE’S ACCOUNTS, HiS FRIENDS ASSERT Field Examiners of State Board Put to Work on Investigation Into Affairs of County Clerk. OFFICIAL ADMITS DISCREPANCIES Open admission on the part of his friends of a serious shortage followed the assignment of field examiners to an examination of the accounts of Richard V. Slpe, county clerk, today. i At the office of the county auditor today Mr. Sipe admitted that there were some discrepancies in his accounts, but expressed the hope that the affair could be straightened out in a proper manner. He declined to make any other statement. When pressed as to whether he had made unfortunate investments, he reiterated that he was not in a position to make any statement, hut indicated that he would make public a statement later. As clerk of the various courts Mr. Sipe handles various trust funds under bond, which was furnished by the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company. These funds frequently mount above SIOO,OOO. It Is reported that whatever shortage there may he in the accounts of the clerk Is In these funds. >

REPORT TRUST FUNDS SHORT SIO,OOO TO SIOO,OOO. Field examiners of the State board of accounts began an examination of the books and accounts of Richard V. Sipe, county clerk, today on the report that the trust funds of the clerk were short in sums variously estimated at from SIO,OOO to SIOO,OOO. A statement made today by one of Mr. Slpe’s close friends, who has tried for a week to help him untangle his financial affairs, is as follows: “Dick Sipe hasn’t enough money to pay board for a week. He has lost all he ever had and a considerable amount of trust funds that he controlled as county clerk. For two weeks his friends and bankers Lave been working with him in the hopes of straightening out the tangle, but there isn’t a chance to do it. “Sipe has been investing money in any number of wild-cat schemes in Indianapolis and the most of the stuff he has bought is not worth a nickel. He seems to have developed a mania for giving away money in the form of foolish Investments and it will take some time to find out how much he has become involved. About all we know now is that he has no money left.” Richard V. Sipe, generally known as “Dick,” is one of the most popular public officials who has ever been in the courthouse. His nomination and election was brought abcut at a time when war conditions made it impracticable for him to run for Congress, which was his desire. Sipe announced a determination to contest with Merrill Moores for the seat in the House. Friends of Moores prevailed upon him to stay out of that contest by presenting the argument that Moores was a staunch adherent of the war measures of the Administration and with considerable opposition in a primary, might lose out to a candidate who would not support the Administration (Continued on Page Two.)

BOY KILLS TO DEFEND MOTHER Fourteen-Year-Old Son Held on Charge of Slaying Sire. WHEELING, W. Va„ Feb. 28.—Aroused from sleep by the screams of his mother shortly after midnight. August Hanke, It, arose and shot his father, Henry Ilanke, 39, two bullets entering the brain and causing almost insiant death When Mrs. Hanke and daughter, 16, returned home just before midnight, she was accused by Hanke of having attended a dance. A quarrel followed. -luting which Hanke struck his wife. She screamed and the daughter procure'! a a revolver which the wife snatched, but could not discharge. He struck her again Just as the boy appeared. August seized the gun as his father pursued the mother Into the kitchen, and shot twice. The wife knelt over the wounded man and asked his forgiveness. He raised his head, kissed her goodbye and fell back, dead. The boy confessed the killing a.vi was held at the coroner's Jury, pending a preliminary hearing.

Entered as Beeond Class Matter. July 25, 1914, at Postofflce. Indianapolis. Ind.. under act March 8. 1879.

Lion to Crowd Lamb off Stage | at Very Outset Entrance of March to Be Marked by Decidedly Nippy Temperature . There will be more of the lion than the lamb in evidence when March arrives tonight, according to J. H. Armlngton, meteorologist at the local weather bureau. According to the best available “dope” the temperature will drop to between 10 and 15 degrees above zero during the night and the cold weather will stay with us at least over tomorrow. The cold wave predicted for last night failed to materialize, the lowest temperature recorded being 21 degrees above zero at 5:30 o’clock this morning. However It seems to merely have been delayed in transit and will arrive tonight, twenty-four hours behind schedule. All over Indiana today temperatures are from eight to twenty degrees lower than they were yesterday, and the general tendency Is downward. To the west ol us there is an extended area of extremely cold weather, the mercury recording from twenty to thirtytwo degrees below zero throughout the Dakotas and Montana, the lowest mark being reached at Miles City, Mont. Zero weather runs as far south as southwestern Kansas, and as far east as Green Bay, Wis. Two Companies Hit by Bankrupt Suits NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—Involuntary petitions in bankruptcy were filed in the United States District Court today against Morton LaehtenWuch & Cos. and Harry A. Cochrane & Cos,

Use of City Playgrounds May Be Denied Unless Park Board Conies Across With Cash for Bills Presented by School Body

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8. All Government transportation to be done in American ships, including Army and Navy transportation. 9. Extension of coastwise shipping laws to include the Philippine Islands. 10. Direct Government aid to be withheld when companies are earning more than 10 per cent profit, or when Government aid has been extended, all over 10 per cent to be turned over to the Government. 11. Ten per cent of all customs duties are to be devoted to a revolving fund (about $30,000,000 annually) to provide means of extending aid. 12. Tonnage taxes (amounting to about $2,000,000 annually) to be paid into same fund.

Use of the playgrounds of the public schools may be refused the board of park commissioners during the coming summer as a result of the constroversy between the park board and the board of school commissioners regarding the payment of a bill of $795.18 by the school board for Its share of the cost of municipal concerts during the past year, according to Charles L. Barry, president of the school board. The school board lust week ordered payment of the bill held up because about $395.25 of Its was for printing done by the Enquirer Printing Company, of which Clarence E. Crippln, a former member of the

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1922.

WILL ATTACK! STORY TOLD BY FRANCIS Hartman Defense to Challenge Testimony of Burglar. WITNESSES READY Former Deputy Prosecutor to Testify for Defendant. That the first attacks of the defense in the case against J. Herbert Hartman, deposed Republican nominee for the city judgeship in the last city election charged with receiving stolen goods, will be directed against the credibility of Frank Francis, the confessing burglar and star witness for the prosecution, was indicated at the opening of the case for the defense in Criminal Court today. When court adjourned at noon throe witnesses for the defense, Faye W. Patrick, 201 North Mount street, formerly deputy prosecutor in city court; Marshall J. Thompson, 526 North. Belmont avenue, and Leslie T. Ridenbough, 953 King avenue, had taken the stand. DENY HARTMAN WAS WITH FRANCIS. These witnesses testified to having seen Hartman about the Ninth and Fifth precincts of the Fifteenth ward between 10 o’clock and noon of primary day, May 3, 1921, and they denied Francis had been with Hartman at that time. All three testified that Hartman had been in a Ford automobile at this time. This waa in direct contradiction to testimony given by Francis that he had driven Hartman about the city that morning in a Buick car. Prosecutor Evans made strenous efforts on cross-examination to break down the testimony of the witnesses, but was unable to bring out any Important variations. Prosecutor William P. Evans rested the case for the State following the (estimony of William H. De Forrester, chief of detectives of Louisville. HOLMES OUTLINES CASK OF DEFENSE. Ira Holmes, one of Hartman’s attorneys, began making the opening statement for the defense following the resting of the State’s case by Mr. Evans. The defense had reserved the right to outline its case to the jury after the State had completed the introduction of its testimony. Mr. Holmes, daring his opening statement, was halted several times by ob(Continued on Page Two.)

SAYS UTILITIES OUGHT TO BE WITHOUT TAX Cleveland Street Railway Official Gives Views. Public utilities should not be compelled to pay taxes In the opinion of Fielder Sanders, street railway commissioner of Cleveland, who addressed the convention of the American Electric Railway Association at the Claypool Hotel today. “Organized for public service, carrying out as truly governmental functions as the furnishing of drinking water, cleaning of streets and the various other health protections of our cities, they should be under no more burdens than the accepted governmental agencies,” he said. “The street railway renders Indispensable service to the city—possibly the greatest single public service. Upon It depends largely all business activities, for no business can flourish to which access Is slow and difficult. Upon' It depends largely the social and living conditions of the Individual, for he can live only at a place from which he can get to his work. Freedom of movement to and fro is vital. No higher public accomplishment for the welfare of the city can (Continued on Page Eleven.)

school board, la president. The board of school commissioners, according to the bill presented, owes one-half of this printing bill. Mr. Barry, who long has been a foe of Mr. Crippln, held up payment on the ground that Crippln’s company could not legally be Interested In any contract with the school board while Crippln was a member of the board. Meantime the school board has a claim against the park board of $475 for windows broken while the park board operated the playgrounds last summer and the park board showed no Inclination to pay this amount as long as the school board was holding

FORMER GOVERNOR YIELDS TO PLEAS OF DEMOCRATIC LEADERS AND ENTERS RACE

SAMUEL M. RALSTON. Samuel M. Ralston Is 64. He was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, In 1857 and came to Indiana In boyhood. He attended the Valparaiso Normal School and the Central Normal College at Danville, graduating from the latter In 1884. He was admitted to the bar In 1886 and practiced law In Lebanon. In 1912 he was elected Governor of Indiana, serving from 1913 to 1917. This Is the only public office he ever held. Mr. Ralston Is a member of the Presbyterian Church, the Masonic order, the Knights of Pythias and the Indiana Democratic Club. He has been practicing law in Indianapolis since he left the Governor’s office.

FIVE BANDITS ROB EAST TENTH STREET BANK; GET $30,000 Force Employes Into Directors’ Room and Loot Safe —Driver Remains in Car for Getaway. POLICE LOSE TRAIL IN PURSUIT Approximately $30,000 was obtained by four men who held up the Fletcher Savings and Trust Company’s East Tenth street branch bank, 2104 East Tenth street, shortly after 11 o’clock today. The bandits made good their escape in a Buick touring car, piloted by a fifth member of the gang, who, with his motor running, in front of the bank, had awaited his companions’ exit. Immediately after the robbery waa reported police squads -were dispatched in all directions in an effort to obtain some trace of the robbers. The last seen of the bandit car, however, was when it turned off of East Tenth street north into Tecumseh streeL

The four men, all rather roughly dressed, sauntered Into the hank without attracting any particular attention from the employes. One walked directly to the third window and seemingly at a preconcerted signal he whipped out a revolver and covered L. L. Orwlg, an employe of the main branch, who has been relieving H. B. Tillman, the manager of the branch, who is 111. SECOND COVERS THE ASSISTANT. At the same time another covered R. A. Bechtold, assistant manager. Mr. Bechtold was a little slow to obey the command to raise his bands and the bandit struck him a heavy blow over the head with the butt of his revolver. While this was going on a third member of the quartette took his stand by the door with a revolver in his hand. Then the one who had covered Mr. Orwlg lined the two men and Mrs. Henry Piper and Miss Julia Dean, employes of the bank, up and forced them to enter the directors’ room in the rear of the building. Mrs. J. E. W’heasler, 2316 East Tenth street, who was in the bank, started to leave when she saw the hold-up taking place, but one of the robbers seized her

np the payment of th*, bill for municipal concert*. When asked about this today, Mr. Barry said: “It would be unfortunate If the school board were forced to deny the use of the school playgrounds to the park board next summer and this probably will be done if the bill for broken windows Is not paid. This is entirely a separate matter from the municipal concert bill and should be Judged without reference to it. The pank department should know that in our refusal to pay the bill for the concerts that there Is nothing of a personal nature involved, or any reflection on the park board or Its members.’*

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roughly by the arm ail'd forced her Into the room with the employes. BANDIT GREETS CUSTOMER AT DOOR. William Kirkpatrick, 2407 East Tenth street, a customer of the bank, got the surprise of his life about this tlmo when he entered to get a check cashed. He was greeted at the door by the bandit guard, a revolver was thrust into his side and he was bidden take hia place with the remainder of the prisoners. While the “guests” were being ushered to the rear, the bandit who had not drawn a gun scooped up about $4,000 which had been lying on the counter, and placed it in a small sack. Then two others entered the vault and to the accompaniment of much profanity looted It of every cent it contained, about $20,000 in all. The safety deposit boxes, which line the vault, were not touched, however. In fact, the entire hold-up was accompanied by much profanity, the victims said, the bandits using choice "cuss words” at ail times, in ordering them to move about. After Mr. Bechtold had been forced into the directors’ room, he touched a button which sounded a burglar alarm in front of the building, but it failed to attract any attention. CAR DASHES AWAY AT HIGH SPEED. It required only a few minutes for the two men to gather up the money in sacks and the entire gang emerged together, the door guard bringing up the (Continued on Fnge Two.)

Sing, Pretty Birds for Less, He Says, or Go to Europe CHICAGO, Feb. 28.—Samuel Insull, president of the Civic Opera Association, threatened to slash the pay of operatic headliners next season. “Temperamental song birds who are continually chirping about the way things are done In Tarts and Rome are at liberty to stay in Europe and get paid off in stage money,” Insull said. “If they want Chicago’s real money, they’ll have to work for it.’’

CITY TO ASK SHOWDOWN ON PAVING COST Board of Works Rejects Asphalt Bids as Too High. The opening gun in a fight upon high prices of asphalt pavements in Indianapolis has been fired by City Civil Engineer John L. Elliott who, In a letter to the board of public works, recommended the rejection of several bids and urged that out-of-town contractors be invited to bid upon future work. The board had the letter read to about fifty contractors who were present to hear the opening of bids on a number of street and sidewalk improvements. Mr. Elliott presented a table showing whereas the United States Labor Bureau figures the average price of some 200 commodities is only 48 per cent higher now than in 1915. The price of asphalt paving per square yard, as contained in bids of local contractors is 125 per cent higher than in 1015. On Mr. Elliott’s recommendation, the board rejected bids for the permanent improvement with asphalt of Mansfield street from Eighteenth to Twenty-First streets, Maple street from McCarty to Morris streets, Raymond street from Madison avenue to Meridian street, and St. Clair street from Highland avenue to Oriental street. The board, however, took under advisement Mr. Elliott s recommendation that proposed street improvements be held up until a square yardage of 50,000 accumulates so as to make it profitable for outside contractors to come into the field. The rejecteed bids were received Feb. 20. Mr. Elliott said they averaged a price per square yard on asphalt pavement of $4.10. Compared with the prices of everything that goes Into the making of asphalt pavement and the bids of contractors in other cities, Mr. Elliott said the local price should be between $2.80 and $3 per square yard. Asphalt prices in Indianapolis, accordingly to Mr. Elliott’s letter, followed the general trend of prices up to and includin the year, 1920. He continued: “Durir.g the year 1921, and up to the present in 1922, all prices are on a downward trend although slight fluctuations (Continued on Page Five.)

Lockwood Secretary of G. 0. P. Committee WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—John T. Adams, chairman of the Republican national committee, today announced the selection of George B. Lockwood, editor of the National Republican here and a Muncie (Ind.) paper, as acting secretary of the national committee to succeed the late Clarence B. Mi^r. AMBASSADOR TO BE GUEST. Dr. S. Heinachum, Turkish ambassador to the United States, will be the guest of Rabbi S. R. Israel, 1030 South Capitol avenue, Friday evening. Dr. Heitachum was Turkish representative at Yersal'les peace conference. Kk

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ASKS SUPPORT IN STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY Follows Pressure by Party Chiefs of State. DISCOUNT OTHERS Shively of Marion Only Opponent So Far. Samuel M. Ralston, former Governor of Indiana, today announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator. Mr. Ralston made the following statement: “I am a candidate for the nomination on the Democratic ticket foM United States Senator from Indiana! and I ask for the support of the pecs pie who believe that I am worthy qB the honor which I seek." The announcement of Mr. Ralstol followed pressure brought to bear (I him by leading Democrats, wfl joined in a popular demand for hi candidacy. Leaders from all pari of the State were gathered in Indial apolis today to discuss the senatorial situation and to a man they favored Mr. Ralston. AT FIRST HE DECLINED TO BIY. When the senatorial nomination was first considered Mr. Ralston was the most talked of possibility. Later he announced he would not be a candidate, financial considerations preventing him from entering the race. Later there was a demand that Thomas Taggart enter the race. When Mr. Taggart finally refused pressure was concentrated on Mr. Ralston, resulting In his formal announcement. It is expected Mr. Ralston will bare little opposition In the primary. There is only one announced candidate, Bernard B. Shively of Marion, but he la not expected to cut much of a figure In the race. A number of other possible candidates had petitions ready but few of them, If any, are expected to file. Word was received from friends of Dan Simms of Lafayette that they Intend to file a petition in his behalf tomorrow, but Mr. Ralston’s announcement may forestall 1L A petition in behalf of Mr. Ralston already has been prepared and It probe ably will be filed tomorrow. 7 Last night Mr. Rayston called a meeting of the members of his newly organized law firm, Myers, Gates, Van Nnys and Barnard, and asked their opinion as to his leaving his legal duties to become a candidate. They readily gave their consent.

Mr. Ralston conferred with party leaders only a short time before making his announcement. He spent the morning as an attorney in a hearing before the public service commission. THOMAS TAGGART ATTENDS MEETING. Mr. Taggart attended the meeting of political leaders. Others invited were: Joseph M. Cravens, Madison, State Senator; William H. O’Brien, Lawrenceburg, and Lincoln Dixon, North Vernon, representing the Fourth district; Benjamin Bosse, State chairman, Evansville, First district; Henry A. Barnhart. Rochester, Thirteenth district; John McFaddei Rockville, Fifth district; Dale J. Criltenberger, Anderson, Eighth district; D. Frank Culbertson. Vincennes. Second district; E. B. Stotsenburg, New Albany, Third district; J. E. Frederick, Kokomo, Ninth district; Ed Simon, Hammond, Tenth district; E. G. Hoffman and L. G. Elllngham, Ft. Wayne, Twelfth district; W. A. Mclnerny. South Bend, Thirteenth district; Waiter Chambers, Newcastle, Sixth district; Charles J. Murphy. Joseph E. Bell. Frederick Van Nuys. Joseph H. Shea. Charles A. Oreethouse and A. C. Sallee, Indianapolis, Seventh district. Britain to Abolish Egypt Protectorate LONDON, Feb. 28.—Great Britain will abolish the British protectorate over Egypt and will terminate martial law in Egypt when the act of indemnity is passed. Premier Lloyd George announced in the House of Commons this afternoon.

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