Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 214, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 January 1923 — Page 2

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STRIKING RAILROAD WORKER LYNCHED BY ARKANSAS MOB

HERRIN WITNESS CAUSES WRANGLE BETWEEN LAWYERS Jury Is Dismissed From Room While Nelson’s Veracity Is Argued. By United Press MARION, 111., Jan. 16— Dr. J. H. Coleman, first rebuttal witness for the prosecution in the Herrin massacre trial, testified today the general reputation of George Nelson, a State's witness, was “good.” “I’ve known George ever since he was 4 years old. I was his father’s physician and I have practiced in George’s family ever since he had one,” the doctor declared. “Are you acquainted with Nelson's general reputation in Williamson County as to truthfulness?" State Attorney Delos Duty asked. “I am.” “What is it?” “It is good.” On cross-examination, counsel for the defense asked the witness if he did not say Nelson was excommunicated from his church for alleged attack upon two nieces living in his home. Prosecuting attorneys, led by Otis Glenn, directed a vigorous objection against the question. “Your honor. Nelson might have committed murder and still be truthful.” Glenn declared. “The defense should be held to specific charges attacking his reputation as to truthfulness.” The court ordered the jury from the room while opposing attorneys wrangled.

KNIFE BIIET, MINORITY URGES (Continued From Page 1) tical and can be done, but not under the present plans and specifications which will cost SBO,OOO, besides another $30,000 to the same architect for supervision.” The minority members refused to sign the budget for the banking and insurance departments which they declared should be combined with the auditor’s office. The report declares this would effect a saving of $75,000 a year. Would Combine Offices The report recommends that the offices of reporter of the Supreme Court and clerk of the Supreme Court be combined. This also has been recommended by Governor McCray. The minority members refused to sign' the budget, for the automobile title registration and the automobile license departments of the office of tiie secretary of State. The report declares that these departments cost In excess of $300,000 a year and that more than 100 employes are on the pay rolls. It declares the State went to Kentucky and bought license tags fo>- $75,000 while it had machinery to make the tags at the prison and reformatory. The report declares much of the automobile registration work could be done at the prison and reformatory at a great saving. The abolishment of the colony for feeble minded adults at Butlerville is recommended. The report declared it could be combined with the colony for feeble minded youth at Ft. Wayne at a great saving. The State highway department also Is scored .n the minority report. “We did not sign the highway budget calling for $9,000,001),” it says. "Last year the commission paved 115 miles of road and about the same amount in 1921. With the paved roads taken over it now has 700 miles paved, or 23 per cent of the total State road mileage. It cost SSOO per mile to maintain the roads last year and the highway director says it will cost \ess the coming years. This would mean less than $1,600,000 for maintenance. The Government pays half the cost of paving and an appropriation of $1,500,000 for that purpose by Indiana would permit at least 125 miles to be paved next year, or more than ever before in any one year. Add to this the overhead ex penses desired by the department, it makes a total of $4,000,000.” The report says the minority is strong for good roads, but that it believes the proposed appropriation of $4,000,000 Is sufficient to obtain them. Would Not Impair "An appropriation of $4,000,000 would not impair the efficiency of the highway commission to the extent of a single dollar or a day’s work or a foot of paving," the. statement says. The minority members declare the inheritance tax and the 3 cent levy which now go Into the highway fund could not go into the general fund with an increase in automobile and truck license fees. They declare a galosine tax also would be unnecessary. If the gasoline tax of 2 cents a gallon is levied, the State tax rate should be cut 6 cents on each SIOO of taxables. the report says.

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—By Times Staff Artist Many of the most important measures in the Legislature go through judiciary B committee of the House of Representatives. The | chairman of that committee is i Representative Russell B. Harrison I of Indianapolis. Representative Har- i rison is a son of Benjamin Harrison and a veteran of the SpanishAmerican War. He is an attorney, j LICE TERMINAL WILLBE BUILT Plans Made for $1,100,000 Warehouse. Work will be started early in the spring on a large terminal warehouse and business block to be built by the Terminal Building Corporation on the southwest corner of Pennsylvania and Georgia Sts. at a cost estimated at $1,100,000, it was announced today. The building will be five stories in height, will have a frontage of 245 feet on Pennsylvania St. and will extend 195 feet on Georgia St. The company has a nihety-nine-year lease. A siding running over an elevation across Pennsylvania St. will afford car lr.t storage facilities, and sidings will occupy most of the third floor of the building. Sidings also will be constructed to enable interurban traffic handling. Officers of the company are W. J. Hogan, president, and B. E. Metcalf, secretary. Plans for the proposed structure were drawn by Rubush & Hunter, architects. HOUSE RANSACKED J. G. Louden. 1144 N. West St., proprietor of a poolroom, told police today a thief entered his home through a door leading from the poolroom. All rooms were ransacked. A Russian wolf fur valued at S3O was taken.

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held every month, when scouts who successfully passed examinations during the previous month are awarded merit badges. The boys taking the work *n preparation for the machinery merit badge are: Troop No. S3, Kenneth L. Gross, Harold Herman, Raymond Breneman. Jack Turner, Taylor Roberts. Lawton C. Link, Lynn Turner and Raymond Harvey; Troop No. 7, Harlow Hyde, Jr.; Troop No. 9, Charles Cassell; Troop No. 42, William Ammerman and Robert Reiner; Troop No. 43, Harry McCalla; Troop No. 46, Harold E. Wright and Raymond Prigger; Troop No. 47, Charles Van Buskirk and Ferris Ruggies; Troop No. 21. Robert C. Winsted: Troop No. 59, Russell Walden; Troop No. 82. Carl Uinne, Rob ert Anderson and Crawford Yeazel.

TRAIL OF STOLEN SENS LENDS HEBE Thieves Dicker for Return of $500,000 Jewels. Although local police today said they doubted authenticity of press dispatches which said that Charles P. Hugo Schoellkopf, Buffalo multimillionaire, was on his way to Indianapolis to dicker with attorneys representing robbers who stole gems valued at $500,000 from his wife in New York City Jan. 1, latest dispatches from New York said Schoellkopf had started the trip. The New York story was to the effect that through a local firm of attorneys Schoellkopf’s New York attorneys had received an offer to re- i turn the jewels for SIOO,OOO and immunity from prosecution. The names of the law firms were not disclosed. The gems were stolen from Mrs. Schoellkopf a party in a New York apartment New Year’s Eve. LEM APPROVES BUBO OCCUPATION French occupation of the Ruhr valI ley was approved by the national • executive committee of tho American i Legion In session here Monday. The committee also adopted resolutions approving the action of l Louisiana authorities in investigating I the Mer Rouge murders. The resolution on the Ruhr valley | stated that shortly after acceptance of i the reparations award Germany fell j in arrears in payment of money and I delivery of materials provided by treaty. In an effort to avoid payment the people of Germany, the resolution said, sent gold and securities out of the country and seriously impaired j the entire German financial system. | The course of France in occupying the Ruhr was “the only effective means of collecting the debt which the majority of nations hkve declared she is justly and properly entitled to,” the resolution said. The committee that drafted the res- | olution consisted of Alvin Owsley, naI t.ional commander; John R. McQuigg j of Ohio, Emmet O’Neal of Kentucky, I Orville E. Cain of New Hampshire and R. E. Conden, representing the I department of continental Europe. The next meeting of the committee will be held in May. MORMON LEADERS WILL LECTURE HERE TONIGHT Dr. John N. Taylor of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Winslow F. Smith, leaders In the Mormon Church, will lecture tonight at the Metropolitan School of Music building. Besides being a prominent church- ; worker, having spent nearly four years In the European missions, Dr. Taylor, is deeply interested in athletics. He formerly played football on a team with John T. Axton, now head chaplain of the United States Army. Some years ago he was chosen by his church to introduce athletics and scouting in connection with the Mutual Improvement Associations. President Winslow Farr Smith, who with his family, will leave Chicago for their Salt Lake City home Jan. 29, is a cousin of Joseph Smith, the founder of the church, and a great-great - grandson of Captain Asabel Smith, who led the revolution- | ary patriots in their first charge against the British at the battle of j Lexington. HEADACHE FROM SLIGHT COLDS laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets I relieve tho Headache by curing the I Cold. A tonic laxative and germ destroyer. The box bears the signature of E. W. Grove, (Be sure you get 1 BROMO.) 30c.—Advertisement,

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Civilians Enraged at Sabotage Which Threatens to Stop Train Service Into Town— Body Reported Hanging on Trestle. By United Press HARRISON, Ark., Jan. 16.—A mob of one thousand angry residents of Harrison hung E. S. McGregor, a striking railroad shop worker today from a high trestle near here. The mob sought to drive striking shop workers from the city following a campaign of sabotage against the Missouri & North Arkansas railroad. The posse visited McGregor’s home and demanded that he surrender. His reply was a revolver shot which wounded one member of the mob.

McGregor escaped from his home in a hail of bullets but was overtaken near the city limits. The mob left his body hanging from the trestle and it was not cut down for several hours, j Authorities had made no arrests 1 during the morning although the mob continued to mill through the streets rounding up strikers for questioning in connection with recent burnings of bridges on the road. Pete Zenable, leader of the strikers, was also reported hung but his body has not been located. Zenable’s wife was ordered to leave the community. She complied, believing her husband dead. Mayor J. L. Clute resigned on demand of the citizens and William Parr, city marshal, ordered to leave the community, disappeared. Governor Mcßae early today was besieged with requests to send State guardsmen to Harrison to quell the disturbances. The civilians became enraged when bridges along the railroad were burned, presumably by shop workers who have been on strike since the national walkout last July. Officials of the road announced service would oe discontinued unless the sabotage ended and the citizens took the situation in their own hands. George W. O'Neil, hotel man who went bonds for striking workers

Love Unshaken as Father Faces Trial

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THE FOUR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS OF VICTOR H. ARNOLD. THE BANKER PREACHER OF NEW YORK. WHO IS NOW HELD ON $25,000 BAIL IN NATIONALLY PROMINENT FRAUD CASE. STATE THAT THEIR LOVE AND CONFIDENCE IN THEIR FATHBR REMAINS UNSHAKEN. “HE HAS ALWAYS PLAYED FAIR," SAID YSOBELLE ARNOLD (ABOVE) AT THE HOME IN BAYSIPE L. I.

mum pot BIBLE ifiSOHOQLS A bill providing' for the reading of at least ten verses of the Biblo at the opening session each day of all public schools was introduced in the lower house of the State Legislature today by Representative Edgar Livingston of Bruceville. Failure on the part of the teacher to comply '-with the proposed law would result in forfeiture Os the teacher's position and salary. Two other bills, introduced by Representatives Earle M. Myers of Kingman and Lemuel A. Pittenger of Selma, provide that the township trustee of rural school districts would become ex-officio attendance officer, and for revocation of teachers’ contracts on failure of teacher to effect agreement for resignation, respectively. The third bill concerning schools. Introduced by Representatives Edgar Livingston of Bruceville and Arthur Johnson of Oakland City, would make township trustees and boards of school trustees the purchasers and distributors of free text books for all public schools. All the bills wore referred to the committee on education. GOOD ROADS CONGRESS IN ANNUAL MEETING Convention Is Largest Held in Chicago Since World Fair. By United Preta CHICAGO. Jan. 16.—Fifteen thousand delegates from all parts of the world were here today for the thirtieth annual good-roads congress of America. The convention is the largest held in Chicago since the world’s fair. The congress was opened today with an address by Thomas J. Wasser, president of the American Road Builders’ Association. Cork, iron and glass have been experimented with for making roads to stand heavy trafxc-

charged with paralyzing transportation by burning bridges, was taken from his home in his night clothes and whipped by the mob of citizens. The streets; were filled with milling crowds of prominent men of the vicinity who trekked into Harrison all yesterday and last night, intent on settling difficulties which threatened to result in suspension of the railroad. Twenty other strikers taken in tho i round-up were held in a hall by the mob and subjected to vigorous questioning. Another group of citizens meanwhile stormed headquarters, burned papers and smashed furniture. Eight Bridges Burned Eight large bridges of the road have been burned during the week, J. C. Murray, general manager of the Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad, said. Thirty arrests have been made in connection with the acts of sabotage in five counties touched by the line. Murray said trains were running on regular schedules today and service would be maintained at all hazards. A. J. Russell, United States district attorney of Ft. Smith arrived here today to make an investigation of conditions on the railroad in compli ance with Instructions from Attorney (General Daugherty.

WIRELESS PHONE PREDICTED BOBU (Copyrifiht. 19tS, by United Xeics) LONDON, Jan. 16.—“ Within two years— possibly one—l expect it will be possible and practical for your New York editor to call you up on the wireless telephone and give you assignments." Gueglielmo Marconi, the wireless wizard, made this statement to the representative of the United News Monday night. The (inventor was commenting on the conversation held Sunday night between officials of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, in New York and a party rear London, including Marconi. Marconi described the conversations as a great achievement. The clear transmission of American voices was a definite-advance in wireless telephony, he said. The ancient Egyptians used rings as an equivalent for money.

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CLIFFORD ELFELT, MOVIE DIRECTOR, HAS ENGAGED AS A STAR HIS DIVORCED WIFE. GLADYS E. ELFELT. KNOWN ON THE SC REEN AS JUNE LE VERE. “CLIFFORD’S A FAILURE AS A MATRIMONIAL DIRECTOR, BUT AS A MOVIE DIRECTOR HE’S ALL RIGHT” SAYS JUNE.

POLICE CONTINUE BffiITSESBGU Denver Mint Suspect May Be Released at Chicago. By United Press CHICAGO. Jan. I.—Police continued their search hero today for the bandits who participated in the $200,000 Denver mint robbery. Local authorities were appealed to by by Denver police following identification of the body found in a Denver garage as J. R. Sloane. Casper, Wyo, alleged leader of the gang. Sloane was known to the police of the West ns a “two gun” leader of a band of desperadoes. It is believed he also lias a criminal record in Chicago. Tiie clothing he wore was purchased from Chicago stores. Dan Culhane, arrested here as a suspect, was still held today, but police declared unless further evidence was found be would be released. CECITY UNIT TIT BY FOIES BLOC Senator Lindley Charges Part of School Report Left Out. The “farm bloc” in the Indiana Legislature Is opposed, to the administration bill providing that counties shall be units in school tdminiatrntion, it was revealed today, following a meeting last night of farmer members of the Assembly and representatives of the Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations In the House of Representatives. The charge was made at the meeting by Senator Alonzo Lindley of Kingman, who acted as chairman, that some of the school survey re port nad not been given to the Legislature and that the Assembly was being asked to act without knowing all the facts. John G. Brown, former president of the farm federation, and a member of its legislative committee, declared his organization Is solidly opposed to the measure. Senator Lindley was empowered by the meeting to appoint a committee of six, three from the Senate and three from the House, to consider and formulate a plan to handle road legislation. Dissatisfaction with some of the present road laws was expressed. The farmers expressed the opinion that the bonding limit for road work in counties should be cut. S2OO IS MISSING Two hundred dollars was missing today from a smoking cabinet in the home of ,Levi Watkins, 13 Roanoke St. He informed the police.

Education and Farms Divide Senator’s Time

—By Times Staff Artist SENATOR OLIVER KLINE Oliver Kline, former Senator, was sketched by The Times staff artist as he paid a visit to the Assembly. Kline is interested in education. When he is not talking education he manages his highly prosperous farm in Huntington County.

5340.444 SET AS STSTE LIDPRICE Bracken Wires Offer on East Chicago Tract. The State will sell the 282 acres of land it owns near East Chicago for $340,444. State Auditor Robert W. Bracken announced today. He wired the East Chicago Land Company this offer. The land was claimed by East Chicago people in a riparian rights suit, which the State won several months ago. Practically all of It Is under water. The land company desires the property for use of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., and had offered the State $44,000 for a tract of 440 acres, inculding the 282 acres, the auditor said.

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PASTOR SCORED FOB UTTERANCES ' OEBYIMBIST Episcopal Clergyman Contradicts Divinity of Savior and Consecration of Church. By United News CHICAGO, Jan. 16. —Clergymen here denounced, ignored, pitied, frowned at and prayed for the Rev. Dr. Percy Stickney Grant of New York, who in a sermon comparing the miracles of Christ with the reported autosuggestion cures of Dr. Coue, and denying the consecration of the church, created one of the greatest stirs in orthodox religious circles since the days of Brigham Young. At a late hour none had risen to praise Dr. Grant for his outspokenness, and dark clouds were observed forming in the direction of Knoxville, Tenn., where the Rev. Billy Sunday was reported to be about to make a statement. “The church believes in the Apostle’s creed; Dr. Grant’s views are his own,” said Bishop Charles Palmer Anderson, and dismissed the matter forthwith. Bishop Thomas Nicholson pend’ng more information, held Ills remarks within similar limits. On the other hand a number of clergymen declared that official church action to punish the noted New York divine should be taken at once. “Dr. Grant Is morally decomposed and he should be ecclesiastically disposed,” declared the Rev. H. J. Buckingham of Christ Church, Woodlawn. “He has proven himself to be a raaK outsider. I can’t understand why the bishop of New York doesn't take action against him.” “He should be tried for heresy,” agreed the Rev. Walter S. Pond, rector of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church.

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