Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 197, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 December 1922 — Page 1

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FURDS GNEH ‘TERRQRIST’ PRISOIEI Former Mayor Held Without Bail on Charge of Murdering Two Men. HOME TOWN EXPECTANT Feiìow Physician Offers to Stand by Accused for Any Amount Necessary. By United Press BALTIMORE, Md., Dee. 27. Dr. B. M. MeKeoin, former mayor of Mer Rouge, La., was held without bail today for action of Louisiana authorities, following arresi on a charge of murder in connection with killings by hooded terrorists there. Chief Judge Gorter of thè Supreme Court ruled that MeKeoin be kept in jail for ter. days, awalting arrivai of officers to take him back to Mer Rouge. Dr. Hugh S. Toung of Johns Hopkins Hospital attended McKeoin’s hearing and accompanied counsel to thè court. Dr. Toung said he would back Dr. MeKeoin and put up whatever security or cash necessary to obtain his release. Dr. Toung was reported to have been sent a telegram by thè Central Savings Bank and Trust Company of Mer Rouge. offering to deposit to thè credit of Dr. Toung in any bank in Baltimore any amount ">f money necessary to cover any risk he incurred. ‘DUAL’ PERSONALITY IS HINTED BY AUTHORITIES By United Prese MER ROUGE, Da., Dee. 27. Mer Rouge anxiously awaited thè ararti vai of its former ldol —Dr. W. B. MeKeoin. charged by Federai agents with being thè leader of thè band of hooded men who terrò ri zed thè community. Authorities charged MeKeoin with thè murder of Watt Daniels and Thomas F. Rlehards, whose bodies were sound in Dake LaFourche aster being weighted to thè bottom since last August. when they were kidnaped by a hooded mob. Federai operatives, brought to light a dual personaiity in charging thè former mayor with heading a band of mysterleus night riderà. As a professional man. Dr. MeKeoin braved death and disease day and night to administer to thè townspeople and often aided thè negro fami 11 es his aìleged band was bent on terrò ri zlng, accordine to thè authorities.

ANOTHER CHURCH IN CANADA IS BURNED Authorities Place Riamo on Flrebugs Who Flred Others. By Prrat LA FAVRE, Ont., Dee. 27.—Incendiarism Is suspected today In thè buming of thè Catholie Church of St. Thomas D'Alfred. The edlfice w;us bullt in 1879. Losg is SIOO,OOO. The sire was of mysterlous origin and authorities believe thè same gang of fìrebugs that has destroyed a number of Catholie churches in Canada is responsible. * REAL ESTATE COMPANY FILES INCORPORATION Uve Iy>cal Mrn Form New 875,000 Concerti. Articles of incorporation in thè amount of $75.000 were filed with thè secretarv of State by thè United Reai Estate Company today. ilncorporators were Louis J. Borinstein and Abe L. of 209 S. West St.; Philip Kfro valsoti, 2809 X. Pennsylvania St., and Louis Efrovmson of 3957 N. Pennsylvania St. and Henry Solomon, 943 S. Meridian St. The company, which will engagé in a generai reai etate business, will haye headtiuarters at 943 S. Meridian St. LEMEAUX ACCEPTS JOB Irving W. Lemeaux, president of thè Indianapolis Brush and Broom Company, today sent a formai letter of acceptance to thè board of county commlssioners of thè aprointment to thè board of managers of Sunnyside, county tuberculosis homc. Lemeaux saicl he was “r.ot unmindful” of thè duties attachrd and would do his best to fulfill them. START COUNTRY CLUB Articles of incorporation, signed by ten citizens of Lebanon, for thè fórmation and establishment of thè Uhlen Country Club of Lebanon. were filed with thè Secretarv of State today. Capitajization of $25,000 is listed.

THE WEATHER

Forecast for Indianapolis arai vicinity is rain tonight. Thursday probablv fair. Coolerr tonight. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 6 a. 37 10 a. m 38 7 a. m.. ...... 38 11 r. m.. ...... 36 8 a. m........ 4112 (noon) ...... 36 8 cl m. •...... 43 3 P- Gì. ....... 84

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Girl of 17 Wins Times Contest for Indianapolis Cinderella

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Miss Clara Brinson, 131f>ij Oliver Ave., wins thè $25 cash prize offered by thè Indianapolis Daily Times to thè woman or girl who could come closest to wearing thè slippers of Miss Dora Veig, wee prima donna of Singer’s Midgets. At a fitting attended by several hundred Cinderella aspirants at thè Marott’s shoe store. Miss Brinson was able to get more of her right foot into thè slipper of Miss Veig’s than any other entrant. Aster thè con test yesterday afternoon closed. Miss Veig, Max Finley of thè Marott store and a representative of The Times examined foot diagrams of all thè entrants. It was decided unanimously that

OHIO WOMAN HEARS WIDOWER’S APPEAL

By United Press BLUFFTON, Ind., Dee. 27.—The heart cali of Oscar Noe, 65, for a fourth wife was answered today by a woman from Cincinnati who subscrlbed to his proposltion that thè man of thè house is monarch of all ho surveys and that thè woman must not snore above a whisper. "It pays to advertise,” remarked SGLDfER ISFDHD AFTERLOI UT Capt. Jones Located Through Veterans’ Organization. Capt. C. H. Jones, 314 N. Davidson St., who has been missing since 1919, has been located In United State 3 Veterans Hospital No. 64. Camp Kearney, Cai., where ho is suffering with tubercuìosis, B. M. Mevers, adjutant of Indianapolis Chapter No. 1, Disabled American Veterans, announeed today. Mrs. Mary Dodson, 314 N. Davidson St., Jones’ aurit, was enjoying a happy Christmas season as a result. Jones was located through publieation of his photograpli in thè weekly ma gazine of thè veterana’ organization, of which he is a niember. While on his way overseas near thè end of thè war, Jones, who is a doetor, was recallcd to this country and sent to Ft. Bayard, N. M., to help care for returned wounded and sick veterans. He contracted tuberculosis. In 1919 he wrote his aunt he would have to go further West for bis health and that was thè last ehe heard from him unti! now.

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DOORN, Dee. 27. —The secret why thè former Kaiser has been cutting wood all these raonths is out. Wilhelm Hohenzollem sent out into thè highways and byways on Christmas afu thè poor were lierded into his grounds Each was given a nice bundle of lo e s and went on his way rejoicing. The former Kaiser also had thè crown prince and a few otrer guests, including Dutch neighbors. His former majesty had two christmas *rees. one for thè servants and thè r.ther for thè guests. He cut both. Wilhelm corniuctod religious ser.'ices aster which Princess Hermine thè ne-kaiserin, presented each of hei children with a portrait of thè Kaiser in a field marshal’s uniform. They were autographed, “To my beloved children, from your father."

MISS CBAR A BRINSON

Miss Brinson was entitled to thè tltle of Cinderella. Miss Brinson can wear a No. 9 child’s slze slipper. She can place all except a part of her heel into thè right slipper of tho miùget prima donna. Miss Brinson was seventeen on Dee. 11. She has lived for se verni years in Indianapolis with her mother, Mrs. Mary Moore. She is 4 feet 7 l èi inehes in heignt and weighs only 73 pounds. Iti additioh to thè $25 cash prize Miss Brinson will he given a box by thè Palaco Theater where Singer’s Midgets are being featured this vveek. There were several contestants who gave Miss Brinson a dose r. Apri of thè come.'iants rangeìT from 16 to 73.

Oscar as he packed bis grip for a trip to Ohio in responso to this letter: “Your ad in thè Cincinnati Post .attraetevi my attentlon. It has t>een my Ufo desire to be so fortunate as to have a husband sueh as your ad Scema to Indicate you are. “I agree with you. Man should nlways be thè head of thè house. Mv quali tv for becomìng your mate seems to answer every desire of your advertisement. I neither suore nor klek and am extremely meek. “Especially since Christmas is drawing near what more could a woman like me desire for a Christmas present but a husband. “There is no doubt but should wo be able to meet, we can come to some mutuai understanding. "Looking forward with heart’B depire to meet you, I am Most hopefully yours.” Oscar withheld tlie woman’s nume, j but he piana to go courling. BREAD IS UP THREE CENTS AT SOUTH BEND Consolidatimi of Ral\eric.s Ends IYica Cutting. lì V I nitrii PrrHH SOUTH BEND, Tnd., Dee. 27. Bread prices were boosted three cents a loafin South Bend today. This followed consolidaiion of thè largest independent bakery here with thè trust. The organizsi bakeries and thè Busse Bread Company, independent fimi, waged a bitter war in which thè price went as low as tliree cents a loaf. The new prices will be ten cents for one size and thirteen cents for thè other size loaf. INCREASES CAPITAL The Tuttle Packing Company of Oary has increased its capitai stock from $30,000 to $200,000, according to a notice filed with tho secretary of State today.

PARIS, Dee. 27. —Sarah Bernhardt displayed a sure sign of recovery when she quarte! ed with one of her physicians. All was quiet as attendants and doctors tiptoed about her irtansìon. Suddenly Divine Sarah hajf-lifted herself from her bed and shouted at thè nearest physician: “You desile me to die, don’t you?” “Pardon. Madame, non,” thè doctor replied. A slight improvement in thè 78-year-old actr-ass’ condition has been r’anifested. She was taken ili a week agd.

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 27, 1922

Shank VS. Evans

ROUND ONE Mayor Shank assigns Detective Sergeant Englebright to lceep tho police posted concerning activities of thè prosecutori office; shakes up police department. ROUND TWO Prosecutor Evans refuses to accept thè Services of Englebright. ROUND THREE Shank intimates Governor McCray is back of row. Ridiculous, counters Evans. ROUND FOUR Shank withdraws Englebright and Claude Worley, assigned to thè prosecutori office for se verni years, from thè Service of thè prosecutor. ROUND FIVE Shank accuses Evans of being a candidate for governor and trying to get him (Shank) out of thè way. Haw, haw, says Evans. ROUND SIX Shank sav he wilj run for Governor if Evatc. seeks nomination. ROUND SEVEN ???? ? ? ? LODGEATTACKS bquàh flrn for DISARMAMELI Administration Leader Dcclares Idalio Senatori Proposai Would Be Useless. By United Press WASHINGTON*. I>ec. 27.—A conferenee to consider land disarmament as suggested by Senator Borah in conneation with his proposai for an economie conference, would be useless. Senator I.odge declared today in a speech to thè Senate, tinless France withdrew her ob.iections and agreed to keep with thè other power in lowering land forces. l.odge tini nponrd thè combined att tok ut ihuTlarding Ad micie tratiau on Bombi two propesale for an economie ami disarmament parley. Previously abnut twenty Republican sonatore in "a war coainell” in I.o’.gei office agrecti to tight Borahi move. “Perhaps Franco has changed her attitude sirice barely a year ago, she refused to c cslder land armament reductio at thè disarmament cor.ference,” sairi Senator Idge. "If she has I liave no Information to that effect. Perhaps Senator Borah has.” The Uniteli States, Ix>dge said. has al ready reduced land forces to "somotliing lesa tlnui proper peace strength.” Iteviews Arms Confprence Bridge similurly reviewed thè arms conference fallure to reach ngrernents on thè submarine and olrcraft questiona, included iti thè amendment to thè naval bill which tho House adopted and which Borah seeks to broaden. "The American delegatlon presented a complete program to thè arms conference relating to limltation of auxiliary crafts,” Lodge, who was one of tho delegates, said. "But thè French were opposed to thè proposltion. M. Briand pointed out that his government coti 11 not aecept any proposltion relating to abolinon of limltation of cruisers and submarlnes. Treaty fs Not Rati si ed Bndgo polnted out that Franca and Ttaly liavo not yet ratified thè naval limitation treaty, without which ratlflcation tho work of thè conference will remaln ineffective. "\Vo have no Information, so far as I am aware from Hollnnd. Frane*. Japan. Italy or Oreat Brltaln, that they would disouss limltation of airrraft, submarlnes or auxiliary craft,” said Lodge, “therefore such a conference would be futile. Lodge said thè United States shotild "abovo all tliings” bulbi wàr c-uisers and airplane carriera under tlie Washington treaty. “They are absolutel.v needed end wo have thè right to have them,” he aaserted. MOTOMETER STOLEN John Rugenstein, 1418 St., park ed his automobile at New Jersey and McCarty Sta., last night. A thief stole a motometer valued at $9.

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NEW YORK, Doc. 27.—Guido Sporiani made SIOO in live minutes, but lf he makes much more money that way lt’s tho poor house for Guido. Guido was running 282 bottles of Scotch whisky down from Champlain, Canada, to New York City, when his $2,500 automobile fouled a lliwer outside thè metropolis and thè police of Whi-te Plains arrested him. In court he fole) .Tudge Bleakley frankly that this was a bootlegging cruise, come to grief, and thè judge, in recognition of Guido's candor, lopped off SIOO of his fine. That reduced Guido’s loss to a fine of $250, a $2,600 car and thè cost of thè liquor. “Well," said Guido ruefully, “by thè time I save SI,OOO at tbia rata IH be a pauper.”

MAYOR WILL RUN FOR GOVERNOR, IF-

Girl Nurse Will Arm Herself Aster Experience With Prowler ■■ ■ ■ ' ■ ’

When a prowler appeared at thè wlndow of thè apartment of Miss Bucille Klrkwoc 1, 24. No. 12''. Roberti nnnex. 229 N. Illinois St;. last night, she di'! not serrani. Hhe rnerely expressed to iierßeìf thè wish that she had a pistol T'nen she telephoned for thè police. "Of course thè man was gotte when thè polire arrived,” Miss Kirkwood said today. "But thè next Unte a burglar appears he will stili be there when polire arrivo, because T am going to have a revolver handy.

BOY SLAYER THANKS McCRAY FOR LIBERTY

"My grcatest liope is that, some day when I become a man, I shall be nblo to repay you for your goodness in releasing me from thè Boys’ School,” said a letter received by GovftSKS REPMRSDN .KETSTDIEBHIDCE State Examiner Declares Structure Weak and Inadequate. Recommendatlons that improvfments which will c<i.st between $4,200 and $4,600 be made on thè wooden bridge on Keystone Ave., which has been thè subject of irivestigatlon, were made by A. B. Donaldson, examiner for tlie State board of accounts tn a report submitted to Jesso E. Eschbaeh, chief examiner, today. The report disclosed weakness of thè present sttucture and inatlequacy to thè growing needs of thè community and declared it soon will need a larger structure to replace it. Donaldson said that certain repairs to thè chords and superstructure would place thè bridge in a safe condition but recommended that plana be made for a future structure of concrete, with two Olì-foot spans 27 feet wide with two 6foot walks on each side.

CHICAGO, Dee. 27—When a mother-in-law stays at thè side of a pair of all day and then all night it'e estreme cruelty, Judge Steffen ruled in granting a decreo of separate maintenance to Mrs. Helen G. Heizer, wlfe of Edward G. Heizer. The Heizer home for thè first month of their married fife was as private as a hotel lobby, Mrs. Heizer charged, but thè worst of it was that her mother-in-law insisted on occupylng thè sanie bed with thè brldal pair. Other “in-laws” contributed to thè lack of privacy, Ma. Heizer ciatme

BUCIBBE KIRKWCXID

"If I had been amied last night I eertainly could harve shot thè provv - ler.” Miss Kirkwood returned from a iheater at about 11 p. m. As she entered her apartment she heard a noise outside. She opened a wlndow and was confronted hv thè prowler, who stood doso to thè Wall. "He was so dose I could have killed him if I had a gun,” she said. Miss Kirkwood is a nurse at thè Flower Mission Hospital.

ernor McCray today from Robert Silver, 9, of Portland. The lad was servlng a sentence for thè stabbing to death of a playmate, Bernard Teeters, when thè Governor, as a Christmas present, gave thè youngster a perraanent parole. The i oleoso was being sought by thè parents who had enlisted thè aid of officers of thè court from which he had been sentenced. PHONE HEARING REOPENS BEFORE SERVICE BODY Atwater Ilesumes Testimony in Rate Case. Re-direct examination of Munson D. Atwater, witness for and before thè publlc Service commission in thè hearing on thè Consolidated rate cases of thè Indiana Bell Telephone Company, began today with thè resumption of thè sesslon. The commission’s attorneys expected to finish Atwater’s examination by noon and to introduce new witnesses at thè afternoon sossion. VERNON FIRM FILES The Vernon Dovelopment Company wdth a capitalization of $250,000 has been formed to engagé In a generai reai estate business. The articles of incorporation were signed by William T. Semnn, Frank J. Batts and Paul H. Hunt, all of Vernon.

NEW YORK, Dee. 27.—Nellie Re veli, formerly famous as a press-agent, theatrical manager and newspaper wrlter, is passlng her thlrd year in St. iVncent's Hospital here with a spinai affllctlon, not having stlrred fr\ms bed in all that time except to go ito thè o itera ti ng ìoom. Her friends are displaying a Christmas card received from her which caused some of them to weep. It is in verse. Concluding lines are: You’ve said it with tears and said it with smiles With wires and cables that spanned millions of miles You’ve said it with everything under thè sun If I don’t get well —God’s will be dona.

Entered as Fecond-elass Matter at Postoffìce, Indianapolis. Puliltshed Daily Except Sunday.

Shank Says His Hat Is in Ring* If Prosecutor William P. Evans Seeks Republican Nomination, in 1924. INSISTS COUNTY MUST PAY FOR POLICE Chief Rikhoff Plans to Confer on Status of Claude Worley as Investig*ator at Courthouse. ‘‘]f Evans runs for Governor you ean count me in on thè race,” declared Mayor Shank today in thè heat of his word battle with thè proseeuting attorney. “Il will be a pleasure to run against: Evans, because he would run just like my borse, behind >iie Gelei,” roared thè mayor. Evans intends to be a candidate for Governor and that is why he has been denouneing thè city administration, thè mayor conteuded.

Expanding his originai intention of withdrawlng Police Captain Claude Worley from Evans’ office, where he is assigned as an investigator for Evans, thè mayor declared in a conference with Chief of Police Herman F. Rikhoff that he was going to withdraw all city policemen doing work in thè Courthouse, unless thè county pays thè city $25.000 a year to cover their salaries and agrees that reports of all investigations shall he given to thè police department as well as county officiala. RikholT to Confer Rikhoff was to have a conference with Evans late today to discuss thè whole matter, thè mayor said. Chief of Detective. John Mullin had a conference with .Tudge James A. Collins of Criminal Court, aster which thè mayor said Patrolman Grover Hinton. assigned to thè court, might be sent back to police headquarters and Worley transferred to his place. "So far Worley has been given no Ci iers to leave Evans’ office, but he will unless Evans does not agree in thè conference with Rikhoff that he shall muke a report of his activities to polle headquarters.” said Shank. "Ili he damred if I will let Evans nave any policemen to go around getting Information to get thè chief and myself in had. "In Harmony With CoDins” "I have no objection to Worley being assigned to Judge Collins, because I am working in perfect harmony with thè .iudge. He’s a mighty fine man and I wouldn’t want to take any man away from him if I could help it. "I don’t helleve thè mayor will carry out his threat.” said Evans. "His only evident purpose seems to be to emharrass thè enforcement of law In thè city.” Worley-said he had received no orders to leave thè prosecutor’s office and return to regular police work. but "I am subject to orders if they come.” Answering Evans' charge that he was trylng to hamper enforcement of thè law thè mayor contlnucd: “Bet me teli you something. Conditions do not compare with what they were last year when Evans was in sympathy with thè Jewett administration. “During thè municipal primary in 1921 I went into a dry beer saloon out oh Belmont Ave. There on a table was thè whisky borile and glasses. You could walk right in and ask for as much as you wanted at 25 or 50 cents, whatever It was a drink. Makes Charges "This man who ran thè place had been a friend of mine all his lise. He told me he would give me his support in my race for thè Republican nomination for mayor. Two weeks later this man sent for me and told me that a police offlcer had come to his place and informed him that he would have to get off of Shank and be for Howe, thè Jewett candidate, or else he wóuld be closed up. The cop told him if Howe was elected he would be taken care of. "That was thè condition last year.” The mayor said he heard there were only three of thè eight pollcewemen assigned to juvenije court who were being given anything to do by Miss Clara Bumside, in charge of them. Ile said he understood thè three were “Jewett” women and thè Shank women were not given a chance. Therefore there was not

LOS ANGELES, Cai., Dee. 27. Owners of Los Angeles movie theaters pian action against thè Los Angeles minlsterial union under thè Federai boycott laws lf thè union attempts to carry out its decision to blacklist every theater showlng Roscoe Arbuckle’s filma. Severa! exhlbitors said they would make a test case “on thè question of minlsterial Interference in affairs which do not touch thè church.” The decision of thè ministers to tight Arbuckle’s return to thè screen carne aster a bitter attack by thè Rev. E. F. Daugherty. who branded Will Hays, who gave Arbuckle thè opportunità' to “come back,” as a “Moses who betrayed his people, a false Christian, and one who quoted scripture In an attempt to obacuro moi-als by sohedulea.” *

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muoh need of policewomen in juvenile court, he argued. “The prosecutor's office will function, in spite of what thè mayor does,” said Evans. “What will you do for an investigator?” he was asked. “I don’t care to discuss that just fow, but I know my office will function.” When asked if he would have Worley appointed a deputy sheriff so he could remain attaclied to thè Criminal Court, thè prosecutor replied “there’s a law that will permit such action.” Sheriff Deciines to Talk Sheriff George Snider was unpreparod to state whetlier he would appoint Worley as deputy if he were asked to do so. “I haven’t been mixed up in thè niatter at all so far, and I would havo to look up thè law.” said thè sheriff. Evans asserted it certainly was peculiar that thè police would have to get tips from his office on what was going on in thè city, ferreted out by his “one little iryestigator,” whea thè force had hunilreds of raen on thè streets every day. "The city police know what is goìng on in town.” said Evans. “Dldn't three of them testify during Tommy Pillon’s trial that they knew about it and that reports had been made to Inspector Cletus Weaver?” DEliisfce m PINCE Legislators Would Strip State. Board of Power. Radicai revision of State tax laws will be demanded by Democraiic members of thè Legislature. This was decided by thè legislative committee of thè Democratic minorlty at a meeting at thè Denison Hotel today. Provisions for stripping thè State tax board of many of its powers were made in a bill prepared by Senator Charles S. Batt of Terre Haute. The bill would give back to thè Legislature practically all thè taxing powers It enjoyed prior to 1915, including thè power to fix thè tax levy. "tender thè present law thè Governor really has thè power to say how much money shall be raised hy taxatlon,” Senator Batt said. “He appoints thè members of thè tax board and thè budget offìcer. If they do not do as he wishes he can remove them. If thè Legislature fixes thè rate this power is taken away from thè Goveraor. “Board members lose their perspective. They get so they look only on thè amount of money to be raised and not on thè burden it places on taxpayers.” Bils to carry lout other platform oledges of thè Democratic party in thè last campaign also were considered. The bill drafting committee which was appointed by Walter S. Chambers, Democratic State chalrman. in addltion to Senator Batt, Senatore Joseph M. Cravens, Madison, chalrman: J. Francis Lochard, Mllan, and Representatives Thurman A. Gottschalk, Berne; John W. Kltch, Plymouth, and William H. Larrabee, New Palestine. E. C. ATKINS COMPANY INCREASES CAPITAL STOCK The E. C. Atkins Company today announced an increase In capitai stock from $600,000 to $3,000,000. Officiala of thè company explained thè Increase represented value of property already In existence, Including ten branch houses and two branch factories. All thè stock ls common. FORM STUCCO COMPANY Articles of incorporation for thè Silverstone Stucco and Plaster Products Company, capitalized for SIOO,OOO were filed with thè secretary of State today. The incorporators who filed were John J. Briggs, C. A. Ittenbach and L. M. Briggs, all of 3323 Park Ave. The company will engagé In a genera contracting and ruanylng business.