Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 235, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 February 1924 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 235

RALSTON HITS G. O. P. TAX

Commission May Increase Inspectors as Result of Wreck

rpUNLARGEMENT of the railway inspection department of I I the public service commission may be one of the results of the Union Traction wreck near Fortville, Feb. 2 and the subsequent investigation by the commission. While commissioners refused to be quoted for publication, it is known that when the commission confers on its findings an effort will be made to bring about an investigation of the

GOVERNORM’CRAY 10 BE TRIED ON LARCENYCOUNTS Indictment Pressed by State Involves Agriculture Board Money. $155,000 THEFT CHARGED Special Venire of 100 or More Expected to Be Called Before March 4, Governor Warren T. McCray will be tried on charges of embezzlement and larceny growing out of his dealings with the State board of agriculture. Clarence W. Nichols, special prosecutor, announced today. The announcement followed Instructions by Judge lames A. Collins of the Criminal Court to Nichols to choose which of twelve indictments would be pressed. The trial, set for March 4, will be onfined to hearing on this indictment, perhaps the center of the great-, '■st co’ntroversy in the McCray case. The indiqtment contains thirteen < ounts. Fraud Intent Alleged It charges that McCray did “unlawfully, knowingly and feloniously appropriate and convert to his own use" $165,900 of the money of the board of agriculture, “and did embezzle said funds with intent to defraud the Indiana board of agriculture." It also charges that he did “unlawfully, nowingly and feloniously, take, steal and carry away" the money of the i-oard of agriculture. The Governor has contended from :ne start that the money he obtained iom the board of agriculture was . btained as personal loans. He wau den the money, testimony in his mkruptey hearing in Federal Court .owed, in the form of checks payto the Discount and Deposit State .tk of Kentland, of which it© was president. Money Paid Back

The testimony showed, and the 1 tovernor admitted, that he had inocsed the name of the bank and had ■ as-tied the checks. It also showed that when the first check was given 1 he Governor he did not give the board a note or collateral, but that later notes and collateral were furnished. ' Both the Governor and the State agree that the money was turned over to the Governor in these sums—s2s,ooo June 8. 1923; $43,625, June 11; >6.375 June 11; $25,000, June 27, and >30.000 July 13. The board of agriculture was paid back the $155,000 by the “pool," headed by James P. Goodrich, former Governor, formed to meet the most pressing obligations of McCray. Collateral in the hands of the hoard was turned over to the Goodrich ‘pool.” Brown May Be Witness Other indictments against the Governor charge forgery, embezzlement in connection with other transactions, issuing fraudulent checks, false pretenses and making false financial statements. These indictments will not be touched on in the trial. I. Newt Brown, former secretary of the board of agriculture, is expected to be the principal witness for the State. He dealt directly with the Governor in making the transactions. A special venire of at least 100 prospective jurymen is expected to be summoned about a week before the trial date. U. S. Jury Hears Many About one hundred witnesses in the Federal investigation of financial affairs of McCray remained to be examined when the grand jury convened today. The investigation will not be completed before the end of the week at the earliest, it was believed. Nichols visited the office of Homer GUiott, United States district attorney. Tuesday afternoon. Coming within a few hours after the Governor pleaded not guilty in Criminal Court, the visit was the occasion of considerable comment. Bankers Appear Among witnesses before the grand jury today were the following bank representatives: Harry Hogan, wellknown Republican politician; Frank H. Cutshail. Harley Somers and F. J. Miller, all of Ft. Wayne; Charles W. Ziegler, of Attica, chairman of the State highway commission; J. C. Duffey, of Bumettsville; J. B. E. La Piante of Vincennes, and H. A. Bee--ott of Columbia City.

Champ’s Friend First to Enter Marble Meet Technical High School Freshman Seeks Title of Ross Beaver. By DICK LITTLETON .. ' meUe IpL* ■ > •> •' ~ T SHEY tell me I’m the first boy to enter The Times city marble tournament this year. I saw the announcement Tuesday that The Times would send the city champion to the National meet at Atlantic City in June again this year and I hustled right down to The Times office to put in my name. I’ve got the jump on the other boys entering *.ie contest, but I guess I’m not so far ahead on practice. I ought to get some pretty good training, though. I live right around the corner from Ross Reaver, city champ of last year, who went to Atlantic City as The Times' guest and I’m going to “work out" with him. Richard (Dick) Littleton, 12. lives at 224.9 Capitol Ave.. and is a freshman at Technical high school. DEMOCRATS ARRIVE FOR EDITORS’MEET

Registration, Theater Party on Today’s Program. Democratic editors and political ; workers began to arrive in Indianapolis today for the annual winter meeting of the Democratic State Editorial Association. Registration was on the program for the afternoon with a theater party at Keith's tonight. Business sessions will be held Thursday and the meeting will be concluded with a banquet; at the Claypool in the evening Speakers at the banquet will Include Alvin Owsley, former national comniandr of the American Legion; Homer Cummings, former national chairman; Robert J. Aley. president of Butler University: Mrs. James R. Riggs, national comniitteewoman from Indiana; Senator Samuel M. Ralston: Thomas R. Marshall and Mrs. Clyde M. Jones of Lafayette. Candidates for Governor and for other offices planned to boom their booms among the visitors. None of the candidates will be on any of the programs. John S. Mitchell of Greenfield is expected to be elected president of the association, to succeed George Purcell of Vincennes. Six hundred persons are expected to attend the banquet. REPORT ON SEALS MApE Tuberculosis Association Receives Belated Money From Sale. Employes, friends and relatives of patients at the Central Hospital for the Insane. Indianapolis, bought about 5,000 tubreculosis Christmas seals, according to a letter received today at the seal headquarters in the Pythian Bldg. Belated money from the sale is coming into headquarters, Harry A. Meyers, executive secretary of the Marion County Tuberculosis Association, said. New Move Against Garage Councilman Otto Raj- today said he would introduce a measure prohibiting construction of a garage within 150 feet of a public memorial. This will be part of the city movement to prevent the Test heirs from building a garage on the Bates Hotel site In Monument PL

need for more inspectors or possibly a reorganization of the inspection system. There are 1,100 miles of interurban railways in Indiana. The law makes it the duty of the public service commission to inspect these properties and to see that the law and safety regulations are obeyed. The inspection department consists of a chief inspector and

DOCTOR JAMESON, TRACTION LEADER, CALLED BV DEATH Long Career in Public Life Ends After Brief Pneumonia Attack. Dr. Henry Jameson, 75, physician and president of the board of directors of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company, died at his home, 1549 N. Talbott St., at 4 a. rr... today. He became ill last T 1 ursday and his illness developed into pneumonia, which caused his death. Besides being the head of the board of the street railway company. Dr. Jameson was chairman of the general plan committee of the hoard of trustees of Rutler University. In this capacity he had charge of plans for moving the institution to Fairview Park and for the development of the site. He was one of the leaders in the movement for the transfer by the street car company of the park to Butler. Dr Jameson was born in .Vayne Township, Marion County, Sc-pt. 9, 1848. He attended the Marion County public schools ar.d later was graduated from the Northwestern Christian University, now Rutler. Since his graduation he was active in development of the lnstitutiion. After leaving the university he attended Bellevue Hospital Medical College in New York, graduating in 1871. He entered the practice of medicine in Indianapolis the fol’owing year. He took up the teaching of medi cine, teaching in the Indiana Medical College, the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and in the MedicaJ College of Indiana, which later became the Indiana University School of Medicine. He was dean of this school for some time. In 1901 Dr. Jameson was appointed surgeon general of the Indiana Na tional Guard, serving until 1905. In 1906 he became chairman of the park board, continuing in this capacity until 1915. Asa result of his work on the park hoard, Ellenberger Park in Irvington was renamed Jameson Park. Dr. Jameson was connected with the street car company for about (Continued on Page 10)

CORONER’S PROBE OF WRECK ENDED Helbert Says He Will Announce Verdict Thursday. Coroner Jesse A. Helbert of Ander-gf-n announced today he had completed Ms investigation into the fatal wreck on the Union Traction line near Fort ville, Feb. 2. “I am going over the evidence today and I will make my report public Thursday,” he said. Helbsrt spent lost of Tuesday at Alfont, the scene of the wreck. He said he had taken no formal state ments, but that he had verfled facts previously presented to him. He said he had made a similar investigation at Muncie. An investigation by the Madison County grand jury is expected to follow immediately the verdict of the coroner. Helbert conferred with Prosecutor Smith this afternoon. ‘GET ANOTHER JOB’-JUDGE Collins Raps Constable While Reversin'); Fine of Beech Grove Court. A. C. Baumgart, 538 Prospect St., today was found not guilty of speeding and resisting a constable by Judge James A. Collins in Criminal Court. Appeal from fine and costs totaling $47 assessed by Justice of the Peace Henry* L. Hurst of Beech Grove, Oct. 7, was heard. Roy L. Starks, a deputy constable, was prosecuting witness. “If you car.'t earn enough money working for the Big Four through the week so that you won't have to go out and catch speeders for the constable fees, you should get another job,” Judge Collins told Starks. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 29 10 a. m.. 30 7 a. m 80 11 a. m 31 8 a. m •• 30 12 (noon) 32 9 a. m • • 81 1 p. m........ 82

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13, 1924

Tiny Hands Put Love in Valentines

LEFT TO RIGHT—MILDRED BOATMAN. LOUISE LJNDBLOM, LAVONNE DEMOSS AND MARGARET ICE

THE valentines that Ted and Donny and Junior receive Thursday will not be elaborate affairs of lace paper and appealing verses. They will he plain, small red j hearts. Across them will straggle three words, "I Love You,” printed with pencils held in tiny, cramped hands. "Junior's" valentine will come from Mildred Boatman. 903 N. Delaware St. Donny’s will he the work of Louise. Llndblorn, 244 E. Tenth St. Ted will receive his from La Vonne De Moss, 215 E. Eleventh St. STRAWN CERTAIN TO BE REJECTED / AS OIL COUNSEL Lawyer's Connection - With Standard Bank Is Basis for Opposition, By PAUL R. MALI/ON (United Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—Steadily growing opposition to the appointments made by President Coolldge gained such headway today that ro jeetion of the nomination ot Silas H. Strawn as one of the presidential oil counsel nominations seemed inevitable. When President Cool id ge returned i from New York today the situation was placed before him by Administration Senators who advised him to ■withdraw Strawn’s nomination. Strawn’s connection as a director of the First National and First Trust and Savings Banks of Chicago—admittedly Standard Oil banks—is the bais for opposition to him. Congress will fight it out with the; President of the nomination and let j the move for impeachment proceed- j fngs against Secretary of the Navy Denby rest for the time b^ing. Senator Walsh, Montana, who dominates the oil scandal inquiry, has been designated to survey the record for specific charges that might warrant impeachment of the Secretary. Dill Measure Adopted The resolution of Senator Dill, Washington, was adopted, calling on the State Department "concerning international activities of American oil me,” tr is aimed particularly at Harry F. Sinclair, lessee of Teapot Dome. Simultaneously Senator Wheeler, Montana, Democrat, introduced a revised resolution calling for investigation of the activities of Attorney General Daugherty in connection with the “war fraud prosecutions and other matters." Stack Cross-Examined The Public Lands Committee today proceeded with cross-examination of J. Leo Stack, Denver oil man. Stack charged the Standard Oil of Indiana “entered a conspiracy” with Harry F. Sinclair to put over the lease of Teapot Dome. Senator Walsh received a telegram from D. F. Stackelbach. Denver newspaper man, stating he believed Karl O. Schuyler. Denver attorney, had “some sensational correspondence" relating to the Teapot. Dome lease. Walsh also received a telegram from Schuyler in which he stated he acted as attorney for Stack. He said: “I have in my possession certain documents which I believe your committee should see and here(Uontinued on Page 10) FIREBUG IS SUSPECTED Relief that a firebug caused $150,000 blaze Sunday night at Kokomo- was strengthened today by discovery that an attempt was made the same night | to set fire to the Hazeltine Bros, jewelry store, State Fire Marshal Newman T. Miller said. A burned board, partially soaked in oil, was found Monday morning under storm doors pf the jewelry shop.

one inspector. The inspector does the active work of looking after the enforcement of regulations. Every one concerned has admitted this is too much work for one man. There formerly were one chief and four inspectors in the department. Block signals in the block in which the wreck occurred were not in operation, officials of the Union Traction Company have admitted. '

The little girls, who entered the l-B class at Benjamin Harrison School. Delaware and Walnut St., just three weeks ago, fashioned the valentines under the supervision of their teacher. Miss Lillian Bohnstadt. , Nor will Miss Bohnstadt he neglected when the Valentine box Is opened. Little Margaret Ice, 111 W. North St., ignoring the combined opportunities of Year and Valentine Day, dedaied that her Valentine was for "tea her." as she laboriously shaped a red cardboard heart. “See?"

DUSE HERE MARCH 29 Indianapolia Gets Brilliant Actress in . Face of Heavy Demand. Eleonora Duse will appear at the Murat in "The Closed Door” on Saturday night, March 29. under the direction of Ona B. Talbot. Mrs. Talbot, who is in New York, wired The Times that Duse today was placed under contract to appear here. "It is wonderful to get her when other cities are clamoring for her," Mrs. Talbot wired.

COLLINS RELEASES ALLEGED ’LEGGER Judge Says Officer Had No Right to Enter Building, Despite arguments by Seth Ward. Federal prohibition agent, that he had a definite “tip" from the colored janitor at 228 E. Thirteenth St., that Lee Baker, a roomer, had whisky in his suitcase, Judge James A. Collins today found Baker not guilty of charges of transporting liquor. Ward said he arrested Baker June 11 in the hallway of the apartment, after lie examined his grip and found three quarts of Canadian liquor. Baker was fined SSO and sentenced to thirty days in jail by Special Judge Pritchard in city court and appealed to Criminal Court. Judge Collins held that the Federal officer had no right to enter the build lng without a search warrant. Byron K. Elliott, deputy prosecutor, argued that it was a public place. BOBSLED VICTIMS HERE One Killed When Party Is Struck by Truck in Greenfield. Grover Henderson and Clarence Morris, both of Greenfield, Ind., are in a serious condition at the Methodist Hospital today suffering from fractured skulls and broken arms and legs suffered late Tuesday in Greenfield, Ind., when a truck driven by James Barrett ran over the bobsled on which they were riding, instantly killing Landon Elliott, their companion. The sled had turned over when the auto to which it had been hitched turned a corner. The truck could not avoid the crash, it was said. The driver of the truck was exonerated by the coroner.

Main Street Texas Folks Mourn Louise Lawson

By United Press A LVARADO, Texas, Feb. 13. —From Broadway, where 1 she danced with death, Louise Lawson came home to Main St. today to be laid in rest. The “Broadway / Butterfly,” whose strange slaying still puzzles police, will be buried simply, Thursday afternoon in the same Jilot where her grandparents—pion ,-r Texans—lie. Hundreds of home folks who disbelieve taies of her vivid career in New Ybrk wall pay reverent homage R> the memory of Louise, They iVemember- her only as the

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Margaret held up her cardboard heart, nearly completed. “The one I made for Ted is at home,” Louise explained. “I haven't put the printing on it yet. I can't do that very good " The thirty-nine other children in 1 the room also are making Valentine?. White hearts on red, with a few words poorly-printed—these will be the tributes of these first-graders to their best-beloved. They will be treasured above any lace and tinsel hearts. They will be “real” Valentines.

FORTY-NINE ARE SLAIN BY MOBS IN GERMAN CITY Separatist Leader Lynched as Loyalists Riot in Bavaria, By CARL D. GROAT I rutfil press Staff Cotrespondent BERLIN, Feb. 13. — Bloody fighting has broken out between separatists and Germans loyal to the Reich in Firmasens. Bavarian palatinate. Herr Schwab, separatists leader, was lynched by a mob of infuriated loyal Germans. Twenty of Schwab's followers were burned to death in the city hall. Dispatches said a total of forty nine were known to be dead. The separatists had lost twenty-eight killed and the citizens twenty-one. The separatists had taken refuge in the building which was stormed by the loyal Germans and set on fire. Maddened mobs of infuriated citizens continued to hunt down separatists throughout Pirmasens today. Whenever ferreted out, the separatists wore killed or badly beaten. Trouble began late Tuesday when citizens of Firmasens, reinforced by the fire department, started a con(Continued on Page 2) VALENTINE MAIL RUSH IS HEAVY Postmaster Says Volume Is Greatest in History, Mail carriers today found themselves buried under an avalanche of St. Valentine's Day mail, Robert 1L Bryson, postmaster, announced. Never Ims it reached such a volume. Big valentines, little ones, candy, flowers, postcards and parcels of all descriptions poured into the postofflee in unending streams. The day is becoming observed more generally each year, postal officials said. v

plain and ambitious little girl of a few years and who left home to study music in New York. They will not listen to the stories of her luxurious life on Broadway which# culminated in her tragic death. Tomorrow these faithful friends will gather with the sorrow-stricken relatives in the little Baptist church where Louise used to sing and play the organ. Dr. F. S. Groner —the kindly pastor who baptized her eleven years ago—will read her funeral service. Louise Lawson didn't come home

Hoosier Senator in Maiden Speech Upholds Tax Exempt Securities —Favors Property Draft Senate Listens Attentively to Clear Discourse and Attack on Mellon Plan By JOHN CARSON Times Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—Senator Samuel M. Ralston of Indiana today made his maiden speech in the United States Senate, attacking the Mellon tax proposals. Because of his possible Democratic presidential candidacy, Ralston’s first effort got close attention. The Senator’s speech showed study of the tax problems, his discussion on tax exempt bonds probably being the most thorough yet on the Senate floor. In opposing Mellon’s proposals Ralston offered some concrete suggestions. They were as follows: 1. That incomes of $.3,000 and less should be exempted from national income taxes. 2. That the war has not ended and will not until the debt is paid and that wealth should be compelled to bear its burden of paying this debt. 3. I hat Congress should adopt a constitutional amendment which would give the Government in time of war the power to draft the property of the Nation as well as the persons. Travesty on Original Purpose Ihe taxation of 6mall incomes, the incomes of widows and orphans, the aged and infirm, is no less than a ghastly travesty on the beneficent purposes of the original advocates of the income tax system,” Ralston declared. The intention of the income tax law, he said, was to equalize the tax burden by making the wealthy classes pay their share. Persons with incomes oT $3,000 and less always paid, more than their share of taxes, he said, and even if exempted from all national income taxes would continue to pay more than their share. The tariff tax and the railroad tax, they are compelled to pay. _. By wiping out all taxes on incomes of $5,000 and less, Ralston showed the Government would lose only $92,790,390. As Secretary Mellon proposes a reduction of about $300,000,Qi)0. Ralston said there would be more than $200,000,000 remaining to" provide adjusted compensation for the returned soldiers. Six Million Would Benefit In addition, he said more than six million persons of the six and one-half million who made returns in 1921. would be relieved. I’he average income tax on each of these six million." under Mellon’s proposals, would not be more than $5. Ralston Showed. Mellon has based his argument for reduction in'the taxes on the wealthy class on the ground they had become unproductive. Ralston showed Mellon illustrated his argument by comparisons of income tax returns for 1920 and 1921. He showed, then that incomes fell off in 1921 because of the business depression. This he attributed to the system of ‘‘taxing the masses for the benefit of the favored few.” Ralston’s attack on Mellon’s proposal that tax exempt securities he prohibited showed tax exempt securities are not hurting the productivity of the income tax; that fanners and taxpayers in general in Indiana and other States would suffer, and that behind the amendment was an effort of New York bankers and investors to draw to New York all such securities. M liat the world needs now is the example of a great law abiding nation, soberly adopting this principle (to conscript property in time of war) not of confiscation, but of just taxation of the profits of accumulated wealth to pay the cost of war, Ralston said in discussing his peace proposals. “If we give that example, we might again vindicate our claim to our celebrated monument of liberty enlightening the world.” Favors Property Conscription in War Ralston then explained he agreed with the plan advocated by the Christian Science Monitor to adopt constitutional amendment. which would provide for the conscription of property in time of war. With this plan, even the isolationists could agree, he said. We can adopt it regardless of what other nations do, but he insisted. if we set the example, other nations would follow. Ralston said while many business men gave patriotic service to the country, there could be no denying profiteering was widespread and exceedingly vicious. “Take the profit out of war and we will have no war,” he contended. '

POULTRY SHOW OPENED Good attendance marked the opening of the firsty-first Indianapolis Poultry Show at Tomlinson Hall today. Almost 1 000 prize fowls are on I exhibition. The annual cat show will be held with the poultry exhibition Friday, Saturday and Sunday, more than 200 ' pedigreed animals being entered.

as she had planned. She had often visioned her own return—hailed by her proud family and friends as an opera star. All the stores in Alvarado will close and for miles around will come sympathetic, big-hearted Texas folk, who remembered Louise as .i “curly-haired little tike” as a “favorite kid" around town. The finest tribute of these simple mourners seemed like irony in the wake of her New York tragedy. They scoffed at the extravagant stories of her death, her sumptuous apartment, where they found

Forecast l’ IGHT rain or possibly snow 1-J tonight. Slightly warmer with lowest temperature a little above freezing. Thursday partly cloudy.

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ONE HURT IN GAS BLAST By United Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Feb. 13. Damagj estimated at from $20,000 to $30,000 was caused and one woman was slightly injured here today when a gas explosion in the basement of the Terre Haute Trust Company at a downtown corner, blew ten feet of sidewalk into the street.

her body in soft negligee sprawled across her dainty bed, never believed by them—the liquor and photographs of millionaire admirers and the Jewels were just “newspaper stories." “We who knew her best know these things are not true,” they B&id simply. Had there been anything to forgive they would have forgiven freely. But they chose to recall Louise as they knew her and they mourned the vivacious girl they remembered on Main Street. SL