Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 264, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 March 1923 — Page 1

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MARSHAL VON HINDENBURG URGES WAR IF FRANCE AND BELGIUM REMAIN IN RUHR Crowds Cheer Military Leader After Speech at Hanover — Britain Suggests Germany Offer New Reparations —Invaders Rumored at Odds. By United Press HANOVER, Germany. March 13.—“1f the French and Belgians insist upon staying in the Ruhr, then we must take arms in our hands and smite them,” Field Marshal Von Hindenburg declared today in a speech. An audience of 5,000 cheered. “We don’t want to stir up war,” the field marshal continued, “but it must be remembered the best of us can not continue to live in peace when bad neighbors don't wish it.”

OFFICERS WINKED AT GAMING HOUSE, EVANS CHARGES Prosecutor Accuses Policeof Tipping Off' Raids Planned. Testimony in the trial of George Uhockley. 507 E. Thirty-Fourth St., •JMI Roy Travis, 1245 Massachusetts Are., which began today in Criminal Court under Special Judge Emsley Johnson, will show that tho two operated a gambling house at 2129 "t E. Washington St. under conditions such . Ihn y always had advance tips ... police raids, declared Prosecutor William P. Evans in his opening statement. The first witness for the State, Paul Kabrick, Bak-'r Apartments, took the rtand shortly before noon. Kahrick was arrested and indicted for embezzling $4,500 from tho-Midwest Crushed Stone Company, where he was assistant cashier. "The testimony I will introduce will ehow that Kabrick lost most of his money' gambling in this place,-” said Evans. "The place operated by Shockley and Travis housed a poker game,” he said. "Kahrick often told them that he had a good job and didn't want to be arrested gambling. ‘Don’t worry. If the police ever do come we will have advance notice,’ they told him,” Evans said. An automobile hauled “producers’' from the Max Patton poolroom on X. Illinois St., Evans said his testimony would show HEAD OF SCHOOL IS UNDER ARREST George D. Thomas Named in SBOO Tuition Charge, George A. Thomas, 39, of 709 SpinkAnns Hotel, president and secretary of the Indianapolis Automobile School. 512 N. Capitol Ave., was arrested today by Detectives Roache and Fossatti. Police said l embers of the school allege Thomas failed to acount for SBOO of tuition money. Tuition fees of the school were said to be $75 a term. AUTO SKIDS: MAN HURT Slipping Car I looks Wheel of Light Wagon. Slippery streets sent Jasper Jines, •56 of 337 S. Holmes Ave.. to the city hospital today when an automobile driven by L. A. King, 42, of 2437 P.ellefontaine St., skidded and hooked the rear wheel of a light vegetable wagon In which Jasper was riding. •lines was injured about tho head, arm and leg when he was hurled to the street. New Tax Deputy Named Edward V. Williams of Richmond was named office deputy in the income tax division of the internal revenue office by M. Bert Thurman, collector, today. He will succeed Mark Demaree of Indianapolis, resigned. THE WEATHER Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity is rain tonight, probably clearing Friday morning. Colder Friday. Strong southerly winds, shifting to west and southwest. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. I 6 a. m 38 10 a. m J. 45 7 a. m 30 11 a. m i. 45 8 a. m 40 12 (noon) ..../. 43 'a* , A? r A VX rr. *

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FRENCH KILL THREE Sentries Shoot Germans When Latter Attempts to Enter Roundhouse. By T'nitrd Press RECKLINGHAUSER, March 15. French sentries killed three Germans today when the latter attempted to enter a railroad roundhouse. Recklinghausen is near Buer. in the most disturbed area of the Ruhr. DISAGREEMENT IS REPORTED Ruhr Occupation Causes Dispute, Various Reports Say. By United Press LONDON, March 15.—France and Belgium are in serious disagreement over several phases of the Ruhr occupation. according to reports from a variety of sources today. BRITAIN OFFERS PEACE PLAN Suggests Germany Make New Reparations. Outline to I'nited States. BY CARL D. GROAT United Press Staff Correspondent BERLIN, March 15. —Great Britain has responded to Germany's recent secret “peace feelers.” the United Press was advised today. The British government suggested Germany make anew and clearer reparations offer to the entente on her own initiative, or that such an offer be made to the entente and the United States.

MRS. EA FBLLETTE ASSAiLS PERSHING Wife of Solon Is Against Military Conscription, By United Press WASHINGTON, March 15. The women of the Nation should work for the passage of a constitutional amendment banning military conscription and compulsory military training. Mrs. Robert M. La Follette declared in an address today before the convention of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Assailing General Pershing for his views on preparedness, Mrs. La Follette. who recently came out strongly in favor of abolishing the Wisconsin national guard, declared that “militarists" are foisting a huge “war machine” on the American public.

THREE WORKERS KILLED WHEN MINE CAVES IN One Man Probably Fatally Injured in Accident, By I nitrd Press PITCHER, Okla.. March 15. Charles Itollins, Tom Smith and Harvey Case, miners, were killed and George Johnson was probably fatally injured here late yesterday when the Buffalo mine caved in without warning. FARM BLOC LEADERS PLAN EXPORT STIMULANT Extension of Credit by War Finance Corporation Sought. By United Press WASHINGTON, March 15.—Farm bloc leaders in Congress are working on a plan to stimulate the export of Amedican foodstuffs to Europe. Realizing the sale of surplus farm i loducts in the qld world is extremely difficult, the Congressmen hope to arrange for larger exports through the extension of credits by the War Finance Corporation. WUF! WATCH YOUR STEP Bull Dogs Will Greet Chicken Thieves at Poole's Home. “I'm through raising chickens, and I rn going to try bull dogs," said Dr. Richard A. Poole, 42 W. Thirtieth St. today, following the sixth raid on his chicken house within two years, and the second one since Christmas. Six hens and two roosters were stolen by thieves

Indigestion By United Press PARSONS, Kas„ March 15. — The mystery of the missing silverware at the State hospital for epileptics here was solved today when twenty-seven teaspoons were found in the stomach of James A. Malgrene, a patient, physicians declared. An operation on Malgrene's stomach also disclosed a handful of wooden sticks and a safety pin.

DUST OF DECADES STIRRED BY PLEA FOR HE ISLEY ‘Spare the Woman!' Is Text of Fiery Oration by Robinson, Dust undisturbed since 1874. the year the courthouse was built, fell In clouds from the figures of time and justice perched high in tho staid old Circuit Court room today as Arthur R Robinson made Ills closing argument to the jury In defense of Mrs. Mamie lsley, in the seventh and last day of her trial for conspiracy to loot the Alert State Bank of $47,,n00 in bonds. The jury was to get the case this afternoon. Robinson appealed to everything from the teachings of Christ "to spare the woman” to the common law in behalf of his client. Defendant in Tears “The woman! The woman! Spare i the woman!” was lus **xt Mrs. Islev wept convulsively the entire forty-five minutes. The attorney ran alj about the courtroom, pounded tables until books fell to the floor, and shouted at the top of his voice, attracting a throng cf spectators. John Mullen, chief of detective* of the Indianapolis police force, with Cecil Johnson and DeWitt Parker, who turned State's evidence, were scathingly denounced by the lawyer. Calls Mullen Vindictive " 'Flashlight' John Mullen, mad because he can't-find the rest of those bonds, Is determined to make somebody the goat,” roared Robinson. "Os the seven people indicted jointly for : tills alleged crime, he has picked out , the woman to face trial. The men ' are left alone. Mullen Is vindictive.”

ASK PERU FOR BIG NOTE ISSUE Indiana Bell Seeks to Borrow $3,000,000 From A, TANARUS, & TANARUS, Petition of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company for authority to issue $3,000,000 in demand notes, bearing 6 per cent annual Interest, to be sold to the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, is on file with the public service commission today. The amount listed includes $1,077,197.37 to reimburse the treasury of the company for expenditures and additions from Jan. 31, 1922 to Jan. 31, 1923, and $1,922,802.63 for payment on proposed additions to the plant's equipment. Notes are to be sold for cash at face value. In a statement accompanying the petition C. H. Rottger, president of the Indiana Bell, listed total assets of the company as $33,829,662.47 against the same amount in liabilities. Valuation of equipment of the Indiana Bel lis now being discussed in hearings before tne public service commis Sion. President's Cousin Is Dead By Times Special AKRON, Tnd., March 15.—Fletcher Stoner, founder of the Exchange Bank and a cousin of President Harding, is dead at his home. He recently divided his estate, valued at $70,000, among his three children.

MARIE TRIES AUTO-SUGGESTION ON SMOKE

“Now that they are using smoke consumers in Indianapolis,” said Marie, the stenographer, as she sat down at her desk, this morning, "have you noticed how clean the city is getting?” Who soj -4ft <£ -tow/o/ T^T I'i sm,ka!e6i "I didn't know they were using 'em:” sarcastically remarked James, the bookkeeper, as he blew a p ece of foot from the paper on which he was writing, leaving a black streak. “If

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KIRKE Tho Indianapolis Indians are Into the annual spring training grand up to their necks at Bogalusa, la., getting ready for the opening of the American Association schedule on April 19 at Washington park with the l/-iuisville Colonels. Two players. Jay Kirke, and Spud Campbell, shown here, donned the Tribe uniform for the first time this year. Fitzsimmons, pitcher, who made a good showing with the club

Mother, Holding Baby, Leaps to Death

y United Press CINCINNATI, Ohio., March 15.—A <, r i r L mothfir with her baby, 11 days old. in her arms, leaped from a fifth story apartment window today. Mrs. Mae Gnllion. 20, and her ehild. were instantly killed. Irvin Gnllion. husband and father, rushed to the window too late to prevent bis wife’s suicide. Leaning out he saw the bodies strike the pavement.

FORMER KLAN WIZARD FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE Edward Young Clarke Fails to Appear to Answer Cliarges. By t'nitrd Press HOUSTON, Texas, March 15.—Ed ward Young Clarke, former imperial wizard of tho Ku-Klux lvlon was declared a fugitive from Justice by Federal Judge Joseph Hutcheson today and his appearance in person to answer charges of violating the Maim act ordered. ' Sidney Smith, attorney of Atlanta, Ga., appeared in court for Clarke and said that he did not know where Ids client was. CABBY HAS LITTLE JOKE Hauls Two “Fares’’ to Police Headquarters. A taxi driver played a little joke on Eddie McDuff, 23, of New York St. and Arsenal Ave., and Ralph Harden, 27, of 2205 N. Alabama St., at 12:30 a. m. today. Tie drove to police headquarters and called police, who charged the pair with drunkenness.

ing they can leave ’em off as far as I am concerned!’’ "Yes,” continued Marie, ignoring his remark; “you know the mayor says they have to use 'em and every thing the mayor says, goes! All the things that smoke, are using smoke consumers—factories, office buildings, apartment houses, pop-corn wagons, street cars, men who smoke cheap cigars, and — “What is a smoke consumer anyway?” timidly asked Nellie, the little file clerk. Marie turned on her a withering look. “Smoke consumers,” she said: “are —are —well! things to consume smoke, of course! I thought every one knew that!’.' “Oh! I see!” said Nellie, who didn’t see at all, but was afraid to say so. "You see," continued Marie, “some

FITZSIMMONS on the road at the close of last season, has never appeared at Washington park Reports from tho camp state that Kirke. veteran first sacker who was obtained in a trade with Louisville for Covington, is cutting up in the Smith like a school boy with plenty of pepper to spare. The smack of the hall against Ills bat is the sweetest music in the world to Jay. Campbell, who is a tryout at third also looks like the goods, lie is

Gnllion, almost hysterical with grief, said he iiis wife were awakened just before dawn by the infant ’s cries. “I went to heat some milk.” he said. “I heard Mae open a window. When 1 stepped to the bedroom door 1 saw her. with the baby in her arms, crouched on the window led^e.” Gnllion called to his wife to come back into the room and started toward her. Mrs. Gnllion returned from a hospital yesterday.

HUNDREDS FIGHT FORES! BLAZE Flames Subdued; $5,000,000 Damage to Water Supply, By United Press PASADENA, Cos 1., March IS.— Hundreds of fighters combating tho forest fire which has raged twentyfour hours in tho Mount Wilson district, are slowly subduing the flames. There was still danger, however, due to the shifting of the winds. The fire, which for a time threatened the famous Mount Lowe observatory, has caused damage of $5,000,000 to Padadena’s water supply. Governor No Driver NEW PHILADELPHIA. Ohio, March 15. —When Governor Vic Dona hey earn ehome in the new State auto his son Robert, drove. The Governor never has learned to driv.

of smoke hanging over the city, said, “Well, something has just got to be done! We will just have to use smoke consumers!’ So there you are, and I am surprised that you haven't noticed how much cleaner every thing is!” Nellie looked up and exclaimed “Why, it must be raining! there comes Billie (the office boy) with his umbrella raised!” Billie entered. Nellie said: “Is it raining?" “Nope!” said Billie. “Theri why did you have your umbrella tip?" asked Nellie. “For self-preservation!” replied Billie. “This smoke and soot are geltin' my goat! It’s fierce, that’s what it is! what a man needs to go to work in is a gas mask or a diving suit! believe me! It’s gettin’ on my nerves!” “Oh dear!” walle(^^LLrfe^”there

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CAMPBELL • xceptionnlly fast and seems to drive a good arm. He was bought from Terre Haute of the Three-I loofXand may prove to be a find. Fitzsimmons iooks as though he could lose some of that extra weight and notXhurt him a bit. but he says he is always heavy In the spring. The pictures were taken in Bogalusa. afid hustled home to the fans by Eddie Ash, Times sports writter. who Is looking 'em over down South. \

TWO HELD FOLLOWING CRASH OF AUTOMOBILES Driver and Companion Charged With Being Drunk. Following an accident at New York and Pennsylvania Sts.. Wednesday night Claude Pimick, 27, of 1219 Cornell Ave., today were charged with operating a. motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor and failing to stop after an accident. Jordan Johnson, 21, of tiie s:mio address who was with Plnnick was charged with drunkeness. Harry Wolfe, 726 Campbell St., said an automobile collided with his car at Pennsylvania and New York Sts., according to police. The automobile failed to stop and Wolfe followed it to 436 S. Alabama St. Police arrested Plnnick and Johnson there. Going to Denver Meeting Indianapolis will send a large delegation to Denver, Colo., in June to a meeting in the interests of the Jewish Hospital for Consumptives, according to Sol Kiser, of the Meyer-Kiser bank. He has charge of local arrangements.

the joy out of life—now, for two weeks I have been practising autosuggestion just as Mr. Coue told us to—every morning I have come to work, saying, ‘Every day, in every way’ Indianapolis is getting cleaner and cleaner, and I was just beginning t- •”? t / / Mv>Cou to believe it, and —but oh, dear! what is the use, anyway!" . She wein t<> the wash room her hand®for the second timejhe half houwhe at W! jjJgjfjß, K

Liquor Delivered in Case Lots to City Judge and Former Prosecutor, ex-Deputy Constable Charges in Trial of Sixty-Three Alleged Conspirators, „ City officials of Gary divided confiscated whisky among themselves and after they got what they wanted, sold the balance, dividing the proceeds, Dan Melloy, former deputy constable at Gary, testified today in Federal Court here. Sixty-three defendants. including the mayor, prosecuting attorney, police and others, charged with conspiracy to violate Federal prohibition laws, listened to Melloy’s evidence intently. A grilling cross-examination failed to shake Melloy’s story, but brought out points not hitherto touched upon.

Clyde Hunter, former prosecutor of Lake County, and Wiljiam M. Dunn, city judge, were most frequently mentioned by Melloy. star witness for the Government. “I used to deliver whisky to Hunter and Dunn,” Melloy testified. Several Cases at Once ”1 delivered as high as three or four rases at a time to Hunter's house and to Dunn. Sometimes I took it to Dunn's office before court opened in the morning. “I also gave them twenty or twenty-five flasks of liquor. “When I caught Frank Burich with about si,ooo worth of gin. I forget which one i gave tlasks. I don't remember whether it was Dunn or Hunter, who was the gin drinker. “Tony put up S6OO cash bond. This was kept and divided. Fred Seabright, one of the defendants here, got $25. and I got some. I guess Hunter and Dunn got some too.” Melloy said that on one occasion when Hunter was out of town for several days he kept Hunter's share of the “split” for him and turned it over to Hunter when he returned. Divided With Hunter L>n cross-examination by Charles M. McCabe, attorney for Hunter. Melloy said, in answer to question as to what was done with the confiscated whisky: ”1 divided a lot of it with Hunter. When Dunn got too much in cellar, we began to sell it. “Once Hunter made me give back a lot of whisky and wine I had seized from an Italian because he said the fellow was the only Italian informer he had in town. Hunter came in and raged around like a lion when ne heard what 1 had done.” Melloy said it was "a common understanding” that certain places to be let alone. Among these he named places run by Martin and John Bennett. Jake Friedman and Mike Njegovan. defendants in the present case. "There were some drug stores and cigar stores, too.” he said. The names of Dwight M. Kinder, prosecutor, and William H. Olds, sheriff .were brought in by Melloy. “Kinder told me he had some sort of an understanding for a 50-50 split with Olds for money taken as bonds on outside raids," he said. find Basket Not Enough Melloy brought a big laugh when McCabe asked him if he had not hung around a wholesale whisky house in (Continued on Page 2)

REWRITE TRAFFIC CODE EVERY DAY Measure Has Been Revised by Lawyer Seven Times. The new traffic code has been rewritten seven times, William T. Bailey, city attorney, whekis now busy re-writing the ordinance kaid today. Bailey said this was a for any one ordinance. Additional changes are being recommended daily and no sooner is one amendment written that others are asked, Bailey stated. Bailey expressed the opinion that flat-to-curb parking wherever prac-' tical should be provided for In the changes. No amendment to this effect has been written. COMPOSER VISITS BUTLER Noble Sissle, “Shuffle Along” Star, Entertains Students. Noble Sissle, former student at Butler College, returned to his college today to take part in the regular chapel exercises. Sissle took with him the quartette from "Shuffle Along,” now playing at English’s. Sissle is one of the composers of that success, as well as being a featured player. While at Butler, Sissle wi-ote “Butler Will Shine Tonight,” a song which Butler students sing at all athletic contests. PHYSICAL COURSE URGED Directors of Women’s league Urge More Training in Schools. The board of directors of the Indiana League of Women Voters will send a letter to the State board of education asking that a program of more general physical education be intro duced in the schools, it was decided at the Clxiypool today. The league is anxious that Indiana have a State superintendent of physical instruction. Mrs. Alice Foster McCulloch of Ft. Wayne, chairman of the educational committee, told of a speaking tour she is Making cationsJ subjects. dK2&BSi!S.

Forecast RAIN tonight, probably clearing Friday morning. Colder Friday. Strong southerly winds.

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NINE PERISH IN BLAZE AT POHUSE Seven Women and Men Paupers Are Trapped by Flames, By United Press ANGELICA, N. Y., March 15. —Seven women and two men. were burned to death early today when the Allegheny Almshouse was destroyed by fire. Charles Sanbcrn, an attendant, lost his life attempting to save the inmates. Fifty paupers were driven out by the flames. The origin of the blaze, which destroyed two three-story buildings, was not discovered. The blaze swept through the almshouse with terrific speed. Helpless paupers who were burned to death were trapped without a chance to escape. The building collapsed with a crash of burning walls. Death Toil May Mount Others besides the nine known to have burned to death may have perished.

Shrieks and cries of “fire" called the paupers, many aged and feeble, 1 from their beds shortly after midnight. Terror stricken, the inmates rushed j about within the building, losing their i heads hopelessly as the roar of the : flames grew louder. There were fifty inmates to be accounted for. Confused, many threw themselves from upper story windows, clad only in their night attire. One woman, driven into a panic by flames close behind her, leaped to the frozen ground. Both her legs were broken as she struck. The disaster that shook the little town of Angelica started in the dead of night, when persons asleep in the vicinity were awakened by the roar of an explosion in the basement of the alms-house. Await Their Doom As volunteer firemen struggled into their clothes and started for the town’s engines, the fire licked its way up to the women's dormitory in the poor* house, where seven bed ridden inmates lay helplessly awaiting their doom. Twenty others, able to walk, were hysterically rushing about, lacking the strength to help to safety those con* fined in their beds. In another dormitory were twentythree old men. Guards marshaled them into line and escorted them downstairs and into the freezing air. Meanwhile, the fire gained such headway in the women's ward that hope of reaching bed-ridden victims was lost. THREE CHILDREN PERISH Home Burns as Father and Mother Are Away. By l kited Press COLi/MBUS, Ohio. March 15. Three children of Levi McDowell perished when their home at Taylor Station. near here, burned to the ground, today. \ Father anaxmother were away. The dead: Alagnolis, 4: Charles, 2; William Edward, seventeen months. Sad Tidings for Son Sad news awaits t{, Gillis, police today were trying to locate him here to tell him of the death c>f his father at Tab, Ind. \

Complete Basket- \ ball Returns in \ The Times \ Watch The Times for complete results of all final State basket-ball games up to 4 p. m. Friday and Saturday. Pictures and dope on the teams will be other features. Line-ups and summaries will be in each edition of The Times right up to the minute of going to press. The Times Pink will be a basket-ball extra on Saturday with the results of the semifina! contests nlsy by play. Get the Pink to see which two teams-will battle in the ntuijd Saturday night for tfc& Indiana high school chamnijgpl