Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 311, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 May 1922 — Page 11

MAY 10,1922.

SENTENCES TO PRISON MARK ! DAY IN COURT Judge Anderson Releases Others on Their Promise to Reform. were Imposed in a variety PP cases before Judge Albert B. Anderson in Feder l Court and prisoners held for terms in Atlanta prison or sent to their homes today on promises to reform. Joseph Burnett of Indianapolis entered a plea of guilty on a charge of being implicated in liquor running from Clinton to Indianapolis last November and was about to be sentenced for this when Alex G. Cavins, assistant district attorney, said that Joseph Burnett was indicted under the name of John Burnett in connection with the Clinton liquor conspiracy cases, involving more than twenty defendants. To back this up. Will D. Smith, known as “Big Smittv. " was brought forward to identify Burnett, which he quickly did. “Well, it looks had for you, doosn't it, Burnett V Judge Anderson asked. “It sure does, when a big bum like this Is agin me," Burnett answered. Georce Winkler, prohibition agent, said that recently eight gallons o* “mule” had been found in Eurnftt's barn. Burnett admitted it, hut Insisted the liquor belonged to Smith The court then ordered him arrested on the Clinton liquor case and deforc'd sentence in the first case f* r the time being.

FOUR RELBASEP SHOW GLADNESS. A big celebration was staged by the four young men indicted with Burnett when Judge Anderson let them all go with a technical sentence of one day In Jail. All had been in the Marion County iail for six months. They were Vernon Jones and Garrett Osborne, i -crocs, end Wolfla and James Hill. soon as they were freed they ran in the corridors and went whooping np and down the long hallway like a bunch of schoolhoys. “I'm through,” one of them shouted. “It’s me for a good Job and the straight and narrow from new on. I sure am olt this bootlegging business.” The four had a narrow escape from a serious charge of train robbing in Mil nois. I.ast November they w--r c glvt o a hearing on removal proceedings before Judge Anderson on charges of having robbed an Illinois Central mail train near Caampaign. 111., shortly after midnight. Nov. 2, 1921, following a pitched battle. The charges were based on the failing of the body of St- ve Ferguson, or.e of their party, in a clump -if bushes near Rockville. Fie bad been killed bv a ■ iflo rr revoivej. bullet. Near the place v s found the In. k from on if the registered mall pouches stolen from the robbed mail train. GETTING MI LE FOR ELECTION OAT. The defendants admitted they were < n their way to Clinton to get some white mule for c ection day here. Tinv t iid Ferguson had beer, killed w! en they stopped to aid a big automobile whb k was In the ditch and some or.e in the other car had shot him. They made a b tense in the train robbery charge, but Judge Anderson ordered them V-h; G r violation of the liquor laws Three residents of Terr' Haute, .Tames Knnekey, formerly war htnan at the C. A E. I. freight house in that city; William Jensen, proprietor of a poolroom, and Charles V. Paris entered picas of guilty of being implicated in the theft of 100,000 cigarettes from the freight • use. Knuckey took part in the theft, ille the orher two purchased the stolen goods. Knuckey was given a two y-ar sentence, while the other men go off with eighteen month*. Sentences of eighteen mocb* were imposed on Clyde O. Combs .Taeon A. Keibler, Harry Dillard and Noble F.?“ 1 lers. members of a Monon railr-.ad op w, who stole a case of shoe* from a freight train. Sellers is from West Clinton and the other me are from Bloomington. All admitted their guilt, htjt “passed the bnek” as to which one was the instigator of the theft. The only point on whieh the four could asree was that the train was headed south and that the theft occurred near Salem. Judge Anderson decided all were equally guilty.

SCRCGCS GIVEN* FOrR-VFAB SENTENCE. E. Si-rupgs was g’ivi'n a fnry**ar sentence for scaling a mali polish at Elkhart in' January. Pan Ingram, a n*srro, Implli-atfil in ths s-jdp affairf was let off with on* rear and one day wife is now in jail at Jrv-k----son. Miefc.. in 'onneetion with the theft At the time of the rrinie P'Ttijres was id parole from the Federal l*r!<on at Leavenworth, Kan., where he had been sent for stealing from an Interstate shipment of fmicrht. Arthur h'nn. Glande Pemmitt and Ray Armstrong, all of Kokomo, were sentenced to eighteen months eaeh for theft of twenty-four automobile tires from .a box car at Kakomo. Ed Stanlfer and William II Moore, both of Shelburn. admitted connection with the transportation of a stolen automobile from Illinois to this State and were given eighteen months earh. Russell Moore, 13, of Gatlin, who raised j aO-rent money order to S2<Y3O and a suit of clothes from Sea retold to go home and behave himself in the future. FOl'R MONTHS FOB WATCH SELLER. Four months in jait was the sentence imposed on Raymond L. Harrison of Evansville who admitted he ha 1 sold watches by mail order and sent fraudulent guarantees with them. Marcus K. Connellev of North Vernon, who said he had taken employment n a paint salesman are! then collected commissions on fictitious orders, was given six months In Jail. At the close of the session Tuesday Judge Anderson announced that all prison scnfeneos would be served at the Federal Prison at Atlanta, Gr... instead of at Reaver.worth. Kan. He had been making all sentences t> T.eavenwort h. but received a request from the Pcpartment of Justice at Washington yesterday to send all prisoners to Atlanta. Until about a year ago this had been the custom here for several rears Put at that time the Atlanta Prison became tilled to capacity and Indiana prisoners were then ordered to Leavenworth.

RALSTON FIRES FIRST GUN IN 1922 CAMPAIGN . (Continued From Page One.) faced the future bravely and hopefully. So, the new Administration came into power under most favorable conditions and bad it been blessed with a statesmanship wise enough to meet its opportuniit could have brought upon this N,a Wn untold blessings. But here it failed. PEOPLE NOT PROSPEROI S. “I do not need to remind you that prosperity does not follow the headlines of a {•artisan press. You know that our people are not today prosperous and happy, no matter what the newspapers may proclaim. The average business man is not making money. The farmer is losing out and labor is already out by the millions. “Republicans have had control of both branches of Congress for more than two years and President Harding has been !n office near fifteen months, and yet the present Administration has done nothing

to regain for the country the prosperity the people enjoyed when Republicans took over the Government. The mothers of the Nation should not overlook the fact that the party In power proceeded without delay, when It got possession of the Government, to Increase the burdens of the people by Increasing taxation. It has failed to conduct the affairs of the people on as economical a basis as they were managed before the war, and In this way the homes of the Nation have been penalized by Republican rule. Legitimate business has not been relieved from any of the unnecessary burdens it has been bearing, but on the contrary, the party in power Is proposing by the tariff bill. Congress ia now considering, to increase beyond what they have ever .before been the taxes of the people, except a favored few.” OLD METHOD OF MAKING TARIFF. Mr. Ralston took up the tartft measure proposed by the Republicans. He declared that the party in control had reverted to the ancient method of framing tariff legislation, which was to prepare the schedules and to allow the special interests to write whatever rate their conscience would permit them to Insert. Mr. Ralston said that no excuse exists for the law. Its only purpose, he satd, was to enable the greedy classes to grow fatter at the expense of the people. “If there ever was a reason for the enactment of a high protective tariff law. it does not now obtain,” Mr. • Ralston

Condensed Comparative Financial Statement of the —NATIONAL CITY BANK—OF INDIANAPOLIS —nt the Close of Business March 10, 1922 and May 5, 1922 RESOURCES March 10, 1922 May 5, 1922 Loans and Discounts $4,896,714.69 $4,619,024.54 U. S. Bonds 1,775,253.29 1,627,253.29 Bonds, Securities, etc 489,653.03 566,627.87 Furniture and Fixtures 1,848.89 789.89 Due from U. S. Treasury 28,000.00 50,000.00 Cash and Due from Banks . 1,142,189.27 1,545,851.47 $8,333,659.17 $8,409,547.06 LIABILITIES Capital Stock Paid In $1,000,000.00 $1,000,000.00 Surplus 275.000.00 • 275,000.00 Undivided Profits nln’ln! ei! 19,026.07 ’Circulation 1,000,000.00 990,800.00 BiHs Payable 7.7.7. 834,225.00 624,225.00 Notes and Bills Re-Discounted* J 502,390.59 176,431.66 p eposits • 4,711,853.89 5,324,064.33 $8,333,659.17 $8,409,547.06 Over 1,750 New Accounts Opened Since Our Removal to Our New Building, Jan. 3, 1922 and Accounts. jjafip Most Modern Safet y De P° sit Vault in the City. S 188. j Boxes, $5.00 Per Year and Up. 111 NATIONAL CITY BANK f|||! National City Bank Building SiSSlffl 108-112 Washington Street—East

jnetcfjrr &atotnffo anD Crust Company Northwest Corner Pennsylvania and Market Streets Statement of Condition May 5, 1922 BANKING DEPARTMENT RESOURCES LIABILITIES Leal Estate Loans $2,373,236.05 Capital Stock $1,500,000.00 Other Loans 4,432,049.19 Surplus and Profits 611,334.60 U. S. and other Securities 6,430.060.47 Reserves 111,535.46 Bank Building and Equipment 736,744.87 U. S. Bond Account 1,159,250.00 Advances to Trusts 364,740.33 Guaranteed Mortgage Certificates 100,000.00 Due from Departments 120,895.54 Deposits 14,039,280.28 Accrued Interest Receivable 164,898.10 Cash on Hand and in Banks. 2,898,775.79 $17,521,400.34 $17,521,400.34 TRUST DEPARTMENT Trust Funds Invested $3,644,889.90 Trust Funds Uninvested 214,169.91 Customers’ Securities 770,027.48 Corporate Trusts 29,329,896.38 Real Estate Trusts 4,214,890.00 Total $38,173,873.67 DIRECTORS HENRY C. ATKINS VINSON CARTER CHARLES W. JEWETT WILLIAM J. MOONEY JOSEPH H. SPELLMIRE President E. C. Atkins & Cos. Company’s Vice President Attorney Tresldent^Moonoy -Mueller- Me Vnve^tmeu^CV) a “ d FREDERIC M. AYRES ALLEN W. CONDUITT HUGH McK. LANDON ' KTrIT o T NOYES WILLIAM M. TAYLOR President L. S. Ayres & Cos. Presid eut Conduitt Auto Cos. Chairman Executive Commit- H. NOYES President Chandler & ATRFRT iUKFR tee and \ice President % Treasurer Ell Lilly & Cos. Taylor Company Baker & Daniels . nuGH i DOUGHERTY ALBERT E. METZGER GUSTAV A. SCHNULL CHARLES N. THOMPSON ’\ * \V BENNFTT Company’s Mce President Company’s Vice President Schnull & Cos. Attorney President" State Life WILLIAM F. HAYES SAMUEL D. MILLER CASSIUS C. SHIRLEY EVANS WOOLLEN Insurance Cos. Capitalist Miller, Daily & Thompson Attorney Company's President

said. The World War has thrown a wall arotmd this country and destroyed the ability of manufacturing nations to compete with the United States, he said. “This bill (tariff) if It becomes a law.” he said, "will enrich a favored few, with the hope that they, In turn, will take care of the Republican party, and will very largely deny this Nation access to foreign markets for its surplus products.” OUTLINES POLICY OF DEMOCRATS. Mr. Ralston outlined what he said would be the policy of the Democratic party when recalled to power. At the outset, he said, trade relations with rest of the world will he re-established and done without sacrifice on the part of this country. A reference was made by Mr. Ralston to the Four-Power pact which he said was supposed to be the thing which Mr. Harding Is most proud In his Administration. Mr. Ralston declared that he would be found always upholding any proposal tending toward the establishment of peace. HARDING PRO CD OF FOUR-POWER PACT. In reference to the Pacific Treaty, Mr. Ralston said: “l suppose that all will concede that the greatest thing the Harding Administration has to Its credit, up to date, 1s the Pour-Power pact. There Is no question but that the President Is producer of this achievement than he is of anything else his Administration haa accomplished. He thinks it will make for

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the peace of the world, and relying upon the assurance that It had been made so as to consumnate this object, I did not hesitate to commend the Administration for it. And I say to the people of Indiana, and especially to the mother* of my State, that In the event I am sent to the United States Senate, I will be found back of any proposal having for Its object peace—peace everywhere and war nowhere, so long as this can be without the sacrifice of National honor. “I will always regret for humanity’s sake that this spirit did not dominate the Senate of the United States when It was considering the League of Nations. I am not going to urge npon you the mis take made in not ratifying the Versailles treaty, but I do want .to remind you that It was in that covenant that all the great nations reached for the first time a common understanding for disarmament. The conference at The Hague, In 1899, attempted to have this aort of an understanding reached, bnt the attempt was not successful. Another conference at The Hague was called In 1907, but one nation refused to send commissioners to It, unless It was first expressly understood that the subject of disarmament was not to be brought up for discussion. “I cite these historical incidents to Impress upon you how difficult it has been to bring all nations to a common agreement for disarmament and how zealously we all should support any movement for the keeping of the peace of the world.”

LOWER RATES NECESSARY TO GOOD BUSINESS Railroad Executives to Meet Harding to Hear His Views. Special to Indiana Dally* Ttm.s and Philadelphia Public Ledger. ’ WASHINGTON, May 10.—Downward readjustment of freight rate?, regarded by President Harding and his advisers as a necessary step to a complete business revival, will be discussed by the President and a group of railroad executives May 20. The President has asked the executives to come to 'ashlngton in the hope that a railroad policy can be determined by which freight rates could be lowered, either voluntarily by the railroads or by some method not In conflict with the EBch-Cummlns transportation act. The Interstate Commerce Commission now is considering the evidence of the recent rate hearings in an effort to reach a decision as to whether reductions will be made and what form they can take. Compliance with the transportation act, however, requires the commission to authorize

rates which will give the roads a fair return, judged to b£ 0 per cent on their valuation. Members of the commission, it is understood, have failed thus far to 3gree on a program and one report is to the effect that they are hopelessly deadlocked, some members holding that the failure of the roads to earn 6 per cent under existing rates, estops the commission from granting further reductions. Beyond saying that the executives had been Invited to dinner a! the White House May 20 and that a “policy” would he discussed, the President offered no Information regarding the administration’s view on what might be expected. It Is not Improbable that some plan suggested by Secretary Hoover may be given consideration and that a project to alter the transportation act may grow out of the conference. There has been an Increasing gentiment among certain administration officials that the rigidity of the transportation act has served to defeat the ends of the legislation. The tendency of the law apparently is to work out so that rates are high when business is bad and that rates based arbitrarily on railroad valuation, may tend actually to reduce railroad earnings. As far as could be learned no definite plan has been evolved by the administration, the possibility of applying seasonable rates on certain commodities, the reduction of certain commodity rates, the absorption by (be railroad of any future wage reduction and all kindred suggestions,-will lie given consideration. Senator Pepper announced that rep-

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resentatives of the Railway Business Association, concerned over "threatened reduction of railway earnings by the Interstate Commerce Commission,” -.will confer with Secretary Mellon Thursday. Those representing the association will Include Samuel G. Allen, chairman, Franklin Railway Supply of New York; A. H. Mulliken of Pettibone-Mulliken Company, Chicago; Frank Noxon, secretary of the association, and Alba B. Johnson of Philadelphia. HOOK COMPANY IN NEW STORE Francis Pharmacy Lease' Taken for Seven Years. The Hook Drug Company has purchased the Francis Pharmacy, southwest corner of Pennsylvania and Ohio streets, the oldest prescription store In Indianapolis, acording to a formal announcement today. Anew seven-year lease lias been taken on the property by John A. Hook, president of the Hook Company. The Francis store was founded Jn 1890, by Dr. J. N. Hurty. It was situated In the old Hutchins’ Block, where the Federal building now stands. When Dr. Hurty became secretary of the State board of health In 1895. J. Ttlehard Francis became active director of the business. In 1901, largely through the

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efforts of Mr. Francis, the Newton Clay* pool building was erected and the Hurty* Francis Pharmacy was established in Us present location. The name was changed to the Francis Pharmacy four years later. Nine years ago, Mr. Francis relinquished the management of the store to Jesse E. M. Wilson, In order that he might devote his time to business Interests In Michigan. Mr. Wilson has been In active charge since that time. There will be no change in the personnel of the Francis store under tiio new management, it was announced today. The Francis store Is the eighth which the Hook Drug Company operates In Indianapolis, In addition to stores in live other cities. Negro Fighter Sued for Debt of $4,500 Jack Johnson, negro pugilist, who Is appearing In a vaudeville act at the Broadway Theater, is the defendant In a suit filed In Superior Court, room 2 by William Bottoms of Chicago, wbo alleges that the negro owes him $4,500. It Is averted that this money was loaned Johnson at the time of his release from prison for violation of the Mann White Slave act. The Lenwood Amusement Company and McGee and Crary managers of the theater are also made defendants to the suit in order that Johnson’s personal property may be kept within the Jurisdiction of the court.

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