Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 137, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 October 1922 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 137

KIDNAPER WANTED 1 MANY CHARGES. NLKHIKE William Melton, Confessed Abductor of Phyllis Prosch, Charged With Robberies. MAKES SIGNED STATEMENT # Prisoner Once Released in Criminal Court After Paying Back Stolen Money. William Melton, alias W. L. Wheeler, 31, under arrest on the charge of kidnaping Phyllis Prosch, 8, of 1460 Lexington Ave., is wanted on numerous charges in this and other cities, detectives said today. He is alleged to have been the man who, eighteen months ago, called a taxi to the Y. M. C. A. from the Woods rrarage and told the driver to take him o a certain farm house and then to the Occidental Hotel and while on a lonely road covered the taxi driver with a revolver and robbed him of money and a watch. Melton aim was wanted, detectives -say, for the alleged theft of a saxophone valued at $l5O from his brother, who formerly lived on Fletcher Ave. He is said to be wanted on numerous charges of passing fraudulent checks In Vincennes. Ind. Grand Larceny Charge Melton was arrested by Detectives Rugenstein and Hynes on April 20. 1920, on a charge of grand larceny. When the case came to trial on June 18, 1920, In Criminal Court, Judge Collins deferred judgment and ordered Melton to pay $137.50 to Jacob Klein from whc n be is alleged to have stolen the money. Melton was at one time arrested on a charge of vehicle taking, but was not convicted. Detectives Gollnisch and Sheridan went to Lafayette and brought the alleged kidnaper back to Indianapolis, last night. Child Not Harmed Parents of the child said the man did not harm her. Melton made a signed statement. He told police the girl asked him to take her to school and that when he stopped near the school she said she was late and that her mother had told her to return home if she was late. He said that they drove about the streets for a time and then drove to the Jackson highway. It was at that time he decided to go to Lafayette. . Mrs. William Buckner, 2029 X. tchurmann Ave., appeared at 'police headquarters and told officers that Melton, when employed by her as a chauffeur In Vincennes In June of 1921, had forged several checks and left town after a man answering his description had made an assault on a ! 4-year-old girl.

1301.Q80 WORTH if gejssim Daring Robbery’Takes Place in Crowded Boulevard Traffic Stream. By United Pre* CHICAGO, Oct. 18.—Four bandits at midnight held up and robbed Max Moser, jewelry broker and salesman of New York; of $500,000 worth of unset diamonds. Moaer had just left the Congress Hotel with Charles J. Morris, a friend, who had volunteered to drive him to the railroad station, when a black automobile containing the four robbers swept up alongside. The Moser robbery brings the total [Obtained in robbery of jewelry salesin Chicago this year to nearly $2,000,000.

SHORTAGE APPARENT Fifty foal Mines Idle Because of I-ack of Cars. The coal car shortage in Indiana, which it is claimed, keeps an average of fifty mines idle a day, is to be investigated by the interstate commerce commission, and if possible the shortage will be relieved, it was announoed at the office of Cairy Littlejohn, State mine inspector today. The investigation, it is said, follows numerous protests received by the Washington commission, concerning the car shortage. A rep resentative will be sent to Terre Haute this week to look over the In diana coal field. Five thousand miners are idle daily because of this shortage, Littlejohn says. REGISTRATION HEAVY Slate Total, Now 1,380,178. Will Exceed Previous Figure. With two counties lacking, the total 3922 registration in Indiana, as tabulated by the State board of election commissioners, is 1,380,178, as compared with 1.-170,920. the 1920 figures. The registration of Howard and Whit-1 ley Counties, which figures have not ! en received by the State board, will ; M>ut the present registration higher' than the previous one.

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Forecast for . Indianapolis and vicinity is fair tonight with frost. Thursday fair with slowly rising temperature. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m 35 10 a. ni 48 7 a. m 28 II a. m 50 8 a- m........ 41 12 (noon) 52 8 A. m....**.. 47 1 p. m......... 64

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TOM SIMS SAYS: * - I W I __ A newlywed tells us he is assistant head of his house. Our Pacific Ocean is BSE .Jr so dry now a big ship burned. SIMS Villa will open a bank, but not the way bandits usually do. Chicago has a gland larceny case and this is not a misprint. Are you a puzzle hound? Then what was it we saw a girl dancing instead of wearing? Alabama man who paid $l5O for half interest In a queen bee, claims he did not get stung. Since skirts are long figures are lying again. Mowrer says the German debt worries France. Germany should worry. The rumor that jazz Is dying ■will be three years old soon.

PRESIDENT SENDS FARMERS PROMISE OFHELPTHEYNEED Exexcutive Predicts ‘New Era of Activity and Prosperity’ for United States. By United Press > WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.—Predicting a “new era of activity and prosperity” for the United States, President Harding today promised the Nation’s farmers that they would be among the first fn that new era to get “the substantial recognition" which they must have. The President’s promise, coupled with a statement that the Harding Administration has already done much for the farmer in helping restore prices and markets, was read to a farmer's gathering at Washington Courthouse, Ohio, this afternoon by Secretary of Agriculture Wallace. “Prices Still Too Low” Harding said prices for farm products "are still too low.” It is apparent, he said, that the farreter is not being adequately compensated. The Washington Administration has recognized this condition and has done everything in its power to re- ; tore normal balance between prices and costs of production. A great deal j has been accomplished and I am glad ! to say that the trend is strongly to-! ward better conditions for the farm- j er." The President predicted that the American farmers never would unite on a program of decreased production, 3uch as has been threatened recently by some farmer leaders.

POLICE FIRE IN NEGRO PROWLER Man Seen About Methodist Nurses’ Home Believed Wounded in Chase. A negro prowler is believed to have been wounded early today in a gun battle with the police. Motorpolice ! Oliver Pfaffenberger and Fred Mague i called to the Methodist Hospital Nurse's Home at 1550 N. Meridian St. at 2:30 a. m. to investigate the report of a man prowling around the building with a flashlight. Pfaffenberger was walking through on alley in the rear of 1515 N. Meridian St., when he saw a man standing near a telephone pole. The policeman ordered the man to halt as the prowler started to walk away. Instead he started to run Pfaffenherger drew his revolver and fired. The prowler who the policeman said was a negro, turned and fired one shot at Pfaffenberger. Then the policeman fired two more shots. The man seemed to stagger but suddenly turned and ran. He vaulted a fence and disappeared. DEFENDANT iS RICH Divorce Action Brought Against Millionaire Feed Distributor. By United Xetcs CHICAGO, Oct. 18.—James H. Murphy, millionaire president of the James H. Murphy Feed Company of Chicago and Milwaukee, said to have an income of over $50,000 a year, was sued for divorce by Mrs. Meta M. Murphy in Circuit court here today. Murphy is charged by his wife with infidelity. Murphy is restrained by an injunction issued by Judge Rush following the filing of the bill for divorce from selling an automobile which Mrs. Murphy says was presented to her.

MEETING SCHEDULED Coal Commission Expected to Outline Future Policy. The city coal commision to meet for the first time late today in the office of Arthur E. Bradshaw, chairman, at the Allied Coal and Material Company, 225 N. Pennsylvania St. The commission was expected to do little more than discuss in a general way what its functions will be in case a coal shortage occurs. UNDERSECRETARY~OUT British Official Explains His Kesignais:n From Cabinet. By United \>ir LONDON*. Oct. Is. —Sir Robert j Sanders, undet secretary of war, announced in a speech at Bridgewater that he had tendered his resignation, but explained that the government had requested no action be taken before Thursday’s unionist caucus.

BOOZEWILLSTAY ON FOREIGN SHIPS FORUSEOFCREWS Federal Judge Hand Declines to Restrain Application of Daugherty Order. ISSUE FOR HIGHEST COURT Legal Talent Expects Delay in Final Decision of Several Months. By United A'etc* NEW YORK, Oct. 18.—The status quo as respects liquor on ships entering American ports remains unchanged. It probably will remain unchanged till Christmas. A battery of lawyers representing both American and foreign steamships argued all day Tuesday In Yhe United States Distjjjct Court in an effort to induce Judge Learned Hand to issue an Injunction restraining the Government from applying recent Daugherty ruling that ships entering American territorial waters must come In dry as dust as regards their bars. Orders Briefs Submitted The upshot was that Judge Hand delayed his decision. He ordered the submission of briefs Wednesday and expressed the hope he would be able to announc some action next Monday. But the prevailing opinion among the legal talent was that before there is a definite dcision one way or the othr —the whole matter having to go to the United tSates Supreme Court —the end of the year will be approaching. Meanwhile the steamships will operate as hitherto—bars wide open until the three-mile limit is reached and then sealed. Ship stores—liquor rations for the crews—will continue to be carried.

HARDING ESCAPES EEGIDN CRITICISM FOR VETO Os BONUS Officers of Veterans Organization Instructed to Continue Compensation Fight. By United Press NEW ORLEANS. Oot. IS.—The American Legion convention today Instructed its national officers to continue the fight for the adjusted compensation bill until it is enacted into law. The convention adopted unanimously and without a debate a joint report of Its resolution and legislative committees, recommending this policy. No criticism of President Hard ing or the Administration for killing the previous bonus hill was made. The New York delegation seconded the resolution.

TELEGRIIPHERSfISK EIGHT-HOUR 111 Guarantees of Continuances in Working Rules and Wages Requested. By United S'e ice CHICAGO, Oct. 18.—A ruling guaranteeing railroad telegraphers a con tinuous eight-hour day was asked of the United States railroad labor board, Tuesday President E. J. Manion of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers. Interpretation of other working rules was also requested. The ruling governing the eight.hour day as promulgated by the board last March, according to Manion, is interpreted In so many widely different ways that a decision establishing a uniform custom on all roads Is necessary. WILL DISCUSS PARK Brightwood League Considering Land for City Park. Plans for acquiring a plat of land on Dearborn St., between Thirtieth and Thirty-Fourth Sts., to be used as a city park, will be the principal business to come before the Brightwood Civic League at its bi-monthly meeting tonight in the Brightwood branch library building. Station St. and Roosevelt Ave. Free Employment Bureaus of State Make Report. Os the 33,336 persons given employment through the various free employment bureaus in the State during the fiscal year ending September 30, 27.551 were men and 11,785 were women.

WILL HONOR CHIEFS Ladies Plan to Entertain Prominent Red Men Tonight. The ladies of the Order of Pocahontas will hold a reception tonight at the Hotel Denison for the present and past great chiefs of Pocahontas and the great chiefs of the Improved Order of Red Men. Mrs. Laura McKelvy of Irvington, will have charge. A short musical number will be given, followed by a dance.

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18,1922

Invisible? By United Press CHICAGO, Oct. 18—W. M. Brancher, peppy salesman of “what every one should know about everything,” refused to stop when told Mrs. C. He McDonald couldn’t be seen. Brancher pushed into the house and discovered Mrs. McDonald taking a bath.

LIGHT AND FUEL LARGEST ITEMS IN LOCAL H. C. L. Government Figures Show Cost of Necessities Has Increased Alarmingly Since 1917. Announcing changes in the cost of living in Indianapolis since 1917 the department of labor showed today that the most excessive increase has been in fuel and light, according to a dispatch from Washington today. Light and fuel, according to the announcement, cost residents 71.3 per cent more than they did five years ago. FYod is the only item on the list of necessities that has dropped. The department estimates the decrease at 13 2 per cent. Housing costs 41.7 per cent more: furniture, 14.2 per cent more, and ciher miscellaneous items that go to make up the family budget cost 46 per cent more in Indianapolis than they did in 1917. The average family outgo lias increased 17.1 per cent in Indianapolis, the announcement says. According to department of labor figures, the cost of living has steadily declined since 1920. despite the unfavorable comparison with 1917. It is now 22 per cent lower In Indianapolis than it was two years ago and had dropped six tenths of 1 per cent in the past three months.

ACCUSE GOAL MAN OFSHORT WEIGHT Measure Inspectors Arrest Charles Sigman for Cheating School Department. Charles M. Sigmon, a member of the Sigmon Coal Company, was today facing charges of giving short weight as a result of his arrest yesterday afternoon by weights and measures Inspectors. Sigmon has a contract for supplying coal to the school department. He was awarded the contract some time ago on a bid higher than that filed by another company. According to the inspectors who made the arrest, Sigmon was delivering a load of coal to School No. 43. The load, according to the charges, was 1,130 pounds under weight. Sigmon was released on bond and a hearing in city court was sot for Nov. 1. Members of the school hoard said the Slgmod company was given the contract because it was the only bidder which met specifications.

TEACHERS HEAR WOMANEXPERT Miss Mabel Carney Stresses Importance of Teacher Train-, ing in Opening Speech. "Teacher training is the biggest problem facing the rural school," Miss Mabel Carney, rural school specialist of the teachers’ college at Columbia University, today fold the county school superintendents of the State, assembled In the*House of Representatives rooms of the Statehouse for their bi-annual meeting In conjunction with the Indiana State Teachers’ Association, which will convene for a three-day session tomorrow. I Miss Carney said that in the teachers’ colleges and normal schools of Indiana, as well as in some other States, the background was not professionalized. The revision of the rural high school curriculum to give the student of the small community what is needed was urged. Miss Carney expressed a fear the classical and abstract Instead of the concrete courses were being stressed. . t

ROCKEFELLER JR. RESTS Soil of Rich Oil Magnate in Michigan Sanitarium. By United Press BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Oct. 18.— John D. Rockefeller Jr., son of the millionaire oil magnate, was In a local sanitarium today for rest and treatment. JUDGE COGITATES Declares Wives Should Have as Much Consideration as Horses. By United A’eirs NEW YORK. Oct. 18.—" We enforce the law forbidding men to beat their horses, so we ought to prevent them from beating their wives,” said Magistrate Oberwager in sending Andrew MacDonald, 45. to the workhouse for sixty days. MacDonald broke down in court and begged his wife not to prosecute. “Let him have it, judge,” was her reply. "1 would rather work hard for myself and three small children than be supported by one who beats me."

MINISTER SLAIN IN DEFENSE OF ATTACKED CHOIR SINGER

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Livid scars covering the hotly of Russell Smith (above), Dighton (Mass.) lad of 9. tell the story of four years’ torture at the hands of gypsy captors. Mrs. Clarence Smith (inset), his mother, has just recovered him after the gypsy band abandoned him in Maine. CHILD SEEKS PRIZE Enters Times CON-test to Win Gun ADAM PI-lAIK NOTE: Miss Abigal Applesauce, who h;fl contributed the following heart-interest article on the great Times circulation C'ON-test, is no newcomer to daily Journalism. Although she Is best known as the author of the romantic best-sellers, “Gilda Oumdrop’s Gastritis,” and “The Inside of the Shaving-Cup,” she made her first reputation as a writer by her sensational article entitled "Off in the Chilly Night," published in the Bi-Weekly Bugle of Montpelier, Vt., In 1886. This enthralling little story concerned the tragic death of her fiance, who kicked his quilts off one winter night and died of whooping cough. EDITOR THE TIMES CON TEST. By ABIGAIL APPLESAUCE, Champion Left-Handed Lady Novelist of Three Counties. Specially Writen for the Great Times CON-test. The phono hell at my farm—for I write close to nature. Just as Mr. George Ade does—the phone bell jangled furiously.

We wereat breakfast. “So, boss,” I said, excusing myself. 1 not only believe In but practice the truest democracy and never take a meal without by farm pets about me. “So, boss.” I said, therefore, and, “Get over, Betsy: gee over there,” and went to see if some one might not be calling me. F'or it often happens that when my phone bell rings there is someone trying to get me. “Hello.” I said. “Hello, came the response, and I knew that such ready wit. ''such a crackling, instantneous rejoinder could come from no man else In this world but myold colleague, Mr. Adam Phaik. “I have a very Interesting assignment for you,” he sal I. “The Times CON-test is giving away a .38 blue steel Colt automatic pistol and 50 round of dumdum ammunition to some fortunate little hoy or girl and I want you to come

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down and interview little Xluriel Waffle, who Is leading the CONtestants. She Is only 7 years old and a lovely child.” Thus it happened that just at midnight I approached the dignified old colonial home on the outskirts of town where the Waffles have lived for generations.

"Good evening, Muriel,” I said to the little girl who greeted me. A sweet, delicate child with a voice of musical. ringing clarity like that of of a rat-tail file. “Lady," she said, with charming naivette, “are you snaking snoots at me or is that your regular face.” Three Years at the Coftage “Where’s your old man?” 1 parried. “Cockeyed again?” "No," she replied. “He's gone back to the cottage. He got three years and a bit this time. The

MURIEL Federals lagged him for stilling potato jackets. I told him he ought to stick to a good legitimate mash. The boot-leggers won't handle that potato stuff any more and, anyway, It’s illegal.” “Well," 1 turned the conversation. “What about this pistol? I understand you are leading the Times CON-test and stand ,as much chance as any one ever does to get a prize for nothing. What do you want the pistol for? To shoot the Volstead boys, perhaps, when they come horning around Daddy’s still?” "No, you sap,” the ehyjl complained.

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This picture shews the seething mob gathered in frunt of the Times CON-test headquarters after the announcement it our circulation snatching CON test. “That’s illegal, too. Everything’s illegal nowadays. All our simple suburban pleasures have been legislated away from us. No, I want that gat to get Santa Claus with. The old bum leaves me a no-account banana in my stocking last year and I’m going to tear him In chunk* If he tries to get (Turn to Page/2)

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New Theory of Mysterious Double Murder Is Advanced by Personal Attorney for Daughter of One Victim. JEALOUS WOMAN DECLARED GUILTY Month of Inactivity on Part of Local Officials Serves to Emphasize Accuracy of Florence North’s Views. By United Press NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Oct. 18.—Pitying references to “another woinaq” who had to content herself with “the crumbs” of the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall’s affection are contained in Mrs. Eleanor Mills’ love letters to the rector, made public today by Prosecutor Beekman. . The passionate notes were found in the pockets of the minister after his murder and some of them were discovered scattered around the ground at the scene of the tragedy. They are replete with such phrases as: “I am tired today—want to lie with you and rest for hours/' “Oh, you sweet adorable babvkins'of mine.” “Because you and I hunger for the same THING- is the reason for our longing to be together.” Contented With Crumbs “Poor Minnie, she is easily contented with the crumbs, isn't she, dear?” (“Poor Minnie” is not Mrs. Hall) “Dear Boy—Wasn’t I happy to find a sweet note, for I didn’t expect that you would risk leaving one for me yesterday. Such delicious eclairs.” “My love is deep, calm, quiet today. I am in the mood to listen to music.” “And honey mine—isn’t it true that I live in a different world. Today I am not wide awake. I am not sad—but quiet. Yesterday I was rollicking. Oh, I love these moods, they mean intense life fire.”

Rector Dies by Accident in Struggle With Fury

Klorrnoe M. North, p-rsoiial attorney for Charlotte Mills and leading woman investigator of the Hall-Mills murder mystery at New Brunswick N ,).. presents today through the United Press her startling theory as to the perpetrator and the means employed In the double killing. No t.,v al'iutor in the <vse has been more intimately eonnertrd than Miss North, who. working with a iirs-e stall of trained operatives, is determined to run down the murderer of the mother of her client, pitiful child victim of the trarily. Miss North will continue her analysis of the progress of the investigation tomorrow. BY FLORENCE M. NORTH. Attorney for Charlotte Mills. Copyright 1922, by the United Press. NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Oot. 18. —Dr. Edward Wheeler Hail was slain by accident as he struggled to defend Xlrs. Eleanor Mills against the insane fury of a jealous woman and her confederates. The couple whose bodies were found near Phillips farm on Sept. 16. were either lured separately from their homes two nights previous or were kidnaped as they made their way to a rendezvous and the woman was murdered after the rector was accidently shot. This occured in a vecant building not far from where they were found. Past I,ivs Probed This, after a thorough investigation with a trained staff of operatives, is my theory of the mysterious murder. Everything we have been able to discover concerning the crime, deep probes into the past lives of the couple and relationships of the principals, sifting of the contradictory tales told by certain persons intimate with the slain couple, all point in this one direction. The murder was instigated by a jealous woman.' My men have absolutely discarded the possibility that the crime was an accident, and place little credence in any .blackmail theory. Each clew, as we unearth it laboriously a whole month after the finding of the bodies—a month of shameful inactivity on the part of officials, turns the finger of suspicion always toward this jealous woman. Only Scratched Surface We have only scratched the surface In our search and no name athong the ones involved In the tangle has been eliminated. We will proceed, regardless of what the authorities may do, until the murderer of Char-

REMUS EXTRADITED Governor Davis Honors Requisition Tor Ohioan’s Return. | George Remus of Cincinnati, wanted i litre for an assault on N M. Sham rr: is, who. Remus accuses, came to Indianapolis with Mrs. Remus, will be brought to Indianapolis for trial. This was assured today when Governor Harry L. Davis of Ohio honored a requisition of Governor McCray for Remus’ extraditiod. The attack occurred in the Clay poof Hotel. FORGER SENTENCED \V. A. Sanford Draws From Two to Fourteen Years. W. A. Sanford, *ge 22, pleaded guilty to forgery today in Criminal Court and was sentenced to serve a term of from two to fourteen years in the State reformatory and fined $lO6 and costs. Sanford forged a cfyeek bearing the name Harry A. Vice, Southport, for 522.50. FIRMS INCORPORATE Monarch and Oriental-Market Real Estaie < ompauies Formed. The Monarch arid Oriental-Market Real Estate Companies of Indianapolis today filed articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State. The Oriental Market Company incorporated for $150,000 and th* Monarch at SIO,OOO.

Forecast Fair tonight with frost. Thursday fair, slowly rising temperature.

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lotte Mills' mother is brought to justice. Poor Charlotte, pitiful little child, victim of the grim tragedy, her girlish dreams destroyed, her future a blank, toward which she dances in a mad whirl of excitement. She can not nor relax. She has suddenly become mature. Robbed of the loving mother who was “more of a sister” to her, Charlotte has aged almost over night. No one can take her mother’s place in her life, but Charlotte Mills can be avenged. IJke Picture Puzzle It may be well to give the theory of the murders, which, after a thorough search into the lives of the principals, as Charlotte has helped me know them, I have evolved. Later, I will show how each fresh scrap of evidence which our men have dug up fits in like a bit of a picture puzzle, until the portrait is nearly complete. The murderer we cannot name—yet. A few more links i:t our chain and we hope to present the prosecutor w-th the facts.

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Os course vour hsby has said or dsn* something: just as clever as those reported in lhig column. Writ** it on a postcard and send it to the Rub.v Mine Editor of The Times and share your chuckles with the rest. Artistic Trouble ! Gordon, age 7, aspires to be a great i artist. One evening he was working industriously at a sketch, and suddenly began to cry. When his father 'asked him what the trouble was, he confessed: “I edn’t make this bird smile.” —F. M. K. Viewpoint Lillian Ruth, age 4, had a bad cold, and 1 remarked her eyes didn't look good. “Well, maybe they don’t,” the child responded, “but I do." —Mrs. R. WAGNER. “United We Stand" Since Charline started to school she is industrious, and I help her with her lessons. One evening her sister, 9 years old, wanted so help her, but Charline said: “Oh, Doris, you don't know anything. Aunt Fannie knows more than any one in the world, for what I don’t know she does.”—F. M. M. • Guard Duty Grandpa often takes Teddy with him when he goes downtown. The child loves trips, as they entail ice cream, candy and various forbidden luxuries. One day grandpa did not find it convenient to take the little chap along, and was trying to slip away, so I called Teddy to come upstairs. But, he said, “I has to watch grandpa, ’cause he’s trying to run away.” —lt. O.