Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 258, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 March 1924 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 258

M’CRAY PLEADS INNOCENCE; CO-DEFENDANT IS GUILTY

BETTER WEATHER PROMISED AFTER SNOWFLURRIES Gradual Increase in Temperatuif Wednesday Forecast by Bureau. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m.....:.. 31 10 a. m 33 7 a. in..'*.... 32 11 a. in S3 8 a. m 32 12 (noon) ...... 34 9 a. m. 32 1 p. m 35 Snow flurries all day and a decline In temperature to twenty-five degrees tonight will be supplemented with fair weather and a gradual increase in temperature Wednesday, according to th 6 Weather bureau report today. There is a possibility of the snow turning to rain late this afternoon. Indianapolis is experiencing the heaviest March snow fall since March 24, 1912. While the present snow blanket measures 5.9 inches in depth the snowfall then registered 5.S inches. In March, 1912, there was a heavier snow for the twenty-four-hour period than Monday. The snow then was deeper on the ground than at any time since March 19. 1906. when a record snowfall of 12.1 inches brought the depth of snow on the ground to 14.1 Inches. Local railroad and traction officials report trains running on schedule. Snow drifting to the depth of four feet across the Riverside street car tracks in the South Grove golf links seriously hampered service Monday night. Several cars, in attempting to plow through the drift, got stuck. The snow plow, sent to the rescue, .also was stopped. I Cara were forced to back north on Montcalm St. to Riverside Park.. S Utile. tie car service was maintained for a while between Eighteenth St. and the park. The company reports tracks cleared today. , % Because of the million dollar decrease In the maintenance fund of the State highway department snow plows are being put in action only on the main State highways, L. F. Wertz, assistant State superintendent of maintenance, said today. Five large plows and fifty wooden ones are being used in the northern part of the State where the snowfall lias been heaviest. $37,500 DAMAGES GIVEN Jury Values Limb of Accident Victim at $12,500 an Inch. By T.nited Press CHICAGO, March 11.—Samuel Karnowsky of Rensselaer, Ind., today was awarded $12..">00 an inch for each of three inches he lost from his left leg ns tiie r*sult of an iccident on ‘he Chicago. Indiana & Louisville Railroad at Patton, Ind.. in 1921. A jury in Circuit Court gave him $37,500 damages. A train demolished Karnowsky's truck and injured his leg so it was shortened about three inches. - IRISH TROOPS MUTINY / ' liarrocks at Tipperary Deserted by Officers and Men. fcßv United Press f DUBLIN. March 11. —The mutiny in the army has become general, according to advices here today. The big barracks in Tipperary has been deserted by officers and men who decamped with their rifles and ammunition. The barracks in county Wexford also is deserted. BOYS CONFESS HOLD-UPS High School Bandits Tel'. Chicago Police of Robberies. By United Press CHICAGO, l.—Two high school bandits confessed to police today they were guilty of a score of robberies and a half dbzen holdups. Carl Woodward, 17. and James Kennedy, 15, were arrested as they were about to step into an expensive limou sine stolen earlier in the evening.

Citizens Urging Five-Cent Car Fare Insist Company Has Not Proved Case

The Indianapolis Street Railway Company is asking for increased fare. It says it must have an increase because it needs the money. % The city administration, which made such a strenuous and praiseworthy fight against higher water rates, has agreed to a fare increase with very little questioning. Many citizens do not believe the car company has proved its case. They are asking to be shown. Resolutions adopted almost daily by civic clubs indicate this attitude. THE PUBLIC IS JUSTIFIED IN ITS DEMANDS THAT IT BE SHOWN. There are indications that something more than the necessity for more money is involved. The Indianapolis Street Railway Company is owned by the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & East-

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Irresistible SHE weather man may delay, but he can not halt the onward march of spring, declared M. R. Calvert, 1511 Prospect St., today. “There’s a robin sitting out in my back yard right now, scratching for food in the snow.” Calvert telephoned The Times.

NEW SECRETARY OF NAVY EN ROUTE TO WASHINGTON Coolidge Makes No Official Announcement of Denby’s Successor By United Press WASHINGTON. March 11.—“ The new secretary of the navy"—whoever he may be—is reported en route to Washington today for a conference with President Coolidge. The President is said to have made up his own mind, but there has been no final decision because the offer has not yet been finally made or accepted. The two men whose names are now most prominently mentioned are Governor Joseph M. Dixon of Montana, and Curtis Dwight Wilbur, chief justice of the California Supreme Court end a graduate of the United States Naval Academy. _ There will be no definite development toward the appointment of a successor to Denby irfitil Wednesday, White House officials said. It was learned James E. Davidson, Republican national committeeman of Michigan, and former Congressman George Edmund. Foss of Chicago, prominent in naval affairs in the House, are under consideration as “alternates.'’ E. C. WISE FACES BIGAMYCUARGES Criminal Court Investigator Makes Discovery, Edward C. Wise, 28. of 2859 Bellefontaine St., was arrested on bigamycharges today following an investigation of his marital relations by Criminal Court Investigator Claude Worley. Police said Wise married Helen Armstrong. 25, of 1930 W. St. Clair St.., Sept. 19, 1922, and Mildred C. Mattson, 22. of 2859 Bellefontaine St., June 6, 1923. Wise said he filed divorce proceedings against his first wife in November, 1922. Hearing nothing of It. he proceeded with the second marriage, he said. Worley started investigation after divorce proceedings were started by the first wife last week. Wise was married the first time byJudge Delbert O. Wilmet.h the dayafter he and Helen Armstrong had been released from a statutory charge in city’ court, records show. WHO CAME OUT AHEAD? Police Say It Cost $l7O lo Recover $35 Automobile. _ It cost $l7O to capture two men and a woman and return them and the 1914 Ford automobile of John T. Taylor, Rt R. 8.. Box 407-H, to Indianapolis, police said today. Then they discovered the car was \allied at $35, they- said. “But we got ’em," said the officers. “I” Workers at Muncie By United Press MUNCIE. Ind.. March 11.—Y. M. C. A. workers from all parts of Inare attending a two days’ religious conference which opened here today.

FALLANDICLAIR TELEGRAMS READ BY OIL PROBERS Weight of Pressure From High Quarters Slows Up - Inquiry, r Oil Inquiry Lags Pomerene and Roberts en route to Wyoming to try Federal injunction suits. Doheny offers to spend $2,000 000 to •continue construction of storage tanks at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Daugherty investigators inquire in to alleged $1,000,000 slush fund provided by oil interests to encourage Mexican revolutionists. Pressure from higher*ups slows up investigation and makes evidence difficult to procure. Senator Heflin, charges campaign underway to intimidate Senators and prevent free discussion of scandal. Charles M. Schwab, 9teei magnate, tells Coolidge ‘hysteria’ over oils scandal is handicapping business. New batch of Fall and Sinclair telegrams perused by Senate. By PAUL R. MALLON, United Press Staff Correspondent WASH INGGTON, March IL—The Senate oil committee today searched througn anew batch of telegrams, tracing additional facts to show the ramifications of Albert B. Fall’s relations with other principals in the oil scandal. In -executive sessions the committee studied messages which passed between Fall and Ids associates while he was at his raneji at Three Rivers. New Mexico. Telegrams fours pertinent to the inquiry will bo raid into the record publicly later on. t. The subpoena that brought these telegrams called for all sent to or by Fall. Harry Sinclair, to whom he leased Teapot Dome; J. W. Zevely, Sinclair’s attorneq; H. M. Blackmer. president of the Midwest Refining Company, and Robert Stewart, president of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana. The weight of high pressure from various sources is being felt and investigators let It be knovtn tonay unless some means can be devised of breaking through the obstacles heir inquiry may fail. After more than anYhour in executive session the committee went Into open session and called John Major, confidential agent of Edward B. McLean, to the stand. Find Code Telegrams The committee found several Code telegrams among the new batch. They were turned over to W. F. Friedman, army- code expert. Senator Walsh questioned Major about a trip to Atlantic City before McLean told his first story that he loaned Fall SIOO,OOO. Major said he. McLean and W. O. Duckstein went to Atlantic City about the middle of December. He did not know the reason for the trip. 'n. Major insisted under questioning he did not know who McLean conferred with or why. * “Walsh asked Major who was the confidential representative Fail referred to in a telegram to McLean. “Some man named Jackson, I think,” Major replied. “In the same telegram you say the secretary said the whole matter would be dropped as soon as McLean had been questioned In a perfunctory manner by the committee. Did the secretary tell you how he got that impression?” “No.” Bur-sun) B*Wis Testimony Senator Bursum, New Mexico, read previous testimony- of Major before the committee when Major said that McLean had discussed the $ 100,000 story with Fall before the former secretary came to Washington and told it. “It is evident," Bursum said, “that (Continued on Page II)

ern Traction Company. A large majority of the stock of the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company is owned by Philadelphia capitalists, including Randall Morgan, owner of enormous utility interests. The Indianapolis Street Railway Company is buying some of its power from the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company. The remainder it manufactures itself. The power it manufactures costs the company almost twice as much as the power it is buying. According to Benjamin Perk, utility consultant for the city, the company could save $177,000 a year if it bcjight all its power. Perk reported that the in-

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, MARCH 11,1924

Indianapolis Judge Predicts Stormy Time for ‘Matrimonial Vacation’

Marriage Just as Much Habit as Eating Is, Jurist Insists,

ARRIAGE is a habit—a good one. It Is the founda- .■- .1 lion of society. Therefore matrimonial ‘vacations,’ even though they bo by happy and mutual agreement, are in danger of becoming permanent The matrimonial habit is so strong the tendency would bo for each party to seek another mate, since, by agreement, they- cannot immediately each other.” Thus Superior Judge James M. Leathers sees the “matrimonial vacation” of Mrs. Thy-ra Samter Winslow, novelist and short story writer, and her husband, also a writer. They have lived happily together for twelve y-ears. Now they’re going to Like a year’s vacation. "The dependent woman iA the only type who is suited to conventional matrimony-, and marriage, as the average person interprets it. ia almost impossible for the independent. self-supporting, thinking individual,” says Mrs. Winslow. “Whimsy,” Says Judge “That’s why my husband and I are experimenting to find the plan which just suits our needs.” Judge Leathers takes issue again. “It is mere whimsy,” he said ‘There is financial dependence and ‘spiritual dependence. * “The first type of woman must, of rourae, look to her husband for support. But. In being a good wife and mother, she is carrying out the marriage contract as he is. She is therefore hot less.than the second type, which merries not of ftnan* cial. but of spiritual necessity. “The financial angle of the first type of marriage is. more often than not, secondary to the spiritual motive. “Tn the second type, carrying out of the marriage contract entails mutual. spiritual and sympathetic sup port /it least. Why. then, is it that marriage is impossible for the independent. self supporting, thinking individual? Sudden Change? “Human nature has been human nature for a long time. Through tl’ these years the marriage contract has been found to be the most powerful force in molding and holding society and civilization together. “Human nature must have undergone a sudden and acute change if marriage has suddenly become ‘lm possible’ for the independent, selfsupporting, thinking woman. “As for ‘matrimonial vacation,’ say that a person take a ‘gastronomieal vacation.’ Tn the flrsLcase there is necessity for association; in the second, necessity for food. If one desists from eating in one particular restaurant, he will go to another. If a man and woman, married twelve y-ears, suddenly agree to separate, it is believed that each will seek a similar companion elsewhere.” CHILD SCALDS IN TUB Baby Falls Into Bolling Water; Dies Shortly Afterward. Bp United Press SULLIVAN, Ind., March 11.— Crawling to the edge of a wash tub filled with boiling water. Gwendolyn, the 11-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Johnson, fell In the tub and was fatally scalded. She died a few hours later. The rn ther was out of the room at the time of the accident. Fire Halts “Prevention" Address By Times Special MUNCIE, Ind., March 11.—During an address on fire prevention by Jacob Reidel of the Indianapolis fire department, a motion picture film used in the lecture caught fire. The audience re-convened, after the blaze had been extinguished.

MRS. THYRA SAMTER WINSLOW.

Commission Gives Its Reason

Reasons why the report of the public service commission on the Fmtville interurban wreck had been withheld from the public are outlined in a statement issued by the commission. The statement, prepared following exclusive publication of tiie report by The Indianapolis Times Monday, follows: “It was the unanimous judgment of the commission that the findings set out in the report should not be given out for three re’-uior.s:

11 BODIES TAKEN FRONT UTAH MINE / Rescuers Hold Faint Hope Few May Be Alive, fit/ United Press CASTLE GATE. Utah. March 11.— Tired and worn rescue crews worked doggedly today clearing the wreckage from the'undergi-ound passage of the Utah Fuel Company's mine No. 2 wheye 173 men were trapped by a gas explosion Saturday. Although all indications are none of the workers survived, rescue crews have not 'entirely given up hope a few of the men may be found alive. Seventy-sevn bodies, some burned and broken beyond all possibility of identification, were lying In Knights of Pythias hall today. Man Stabbed In Fight By Times Special GREENCASTLE, Ind.. March 11.— Fourteen stitches w/ere required to close a gash across the back of Frank Hudson as the result of a fight here, Monday night. A butcher knife wieldeo by Lon Smith sent Hudson to a physician's office, police say.

efficiency of the company’s power plant is responsible for excessive costs. Yet the company is refusing to buy power from any one except the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company. In other words, it is refusing to buy power from anyone except itself. The Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company does not have facilities for manufacturing sufficient power to operate the street railway company. So the local carrier makes the rest of the electricity in an antiquated plant on VV. Washington St. at an excessive cost. THE PUBLIC IS PAYING THE BILL. Records of the public service commission show that an 1m

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“1. That no public interest would be served by their publication. “2. That their publication probably would Im to the disadvantage of the persons having claims growing out of the wreck. ”3. That their publication would probably affect injuriously the stockholders of the company.” Stock of the Union Traction Company is controlled by Philadelphia financiers, including Randall Morgan and others.

RELATIVES AT BEDSIDE F. Gladden Searle, 3053 Broadway, Hurt in Terre Haute Crash. Relatives of F. Gladden Searle, 32, of 3053 Broadway, who was seriously injured in an auto crash Monday in Terre Haute. Ind., were at his bedside today. Searle was riding with Stewart Rose of Terre Haute, when their auto was struck by a street car. PATROLMEN PROMOTED Six Get Better Jobs—Two Firemen Made Regulars by Board. * Patrolmen Harry’ Smith. Donald Bushong and Raymond Fletcher were promoted to traffiemen by the safety board today. The board promoted Patrolmen Harry Hillman and Wagonman Charles A. Viles to detective sergeants, and patrolman Joseph Everson to bicycleman. Thomas W. Schlottman was appointed patrolman and Walter E. Sandy was reinstated to that rank. Substitutes Vollie Reiss and Joseph Gallagher were promoted to regular firemen. Fortville Wreck Jury Adjourns Bp Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., March IL—The Madison County grand jury, investigating the Fortville wreck on the Union Traction line Feb. 2, adjourned late Monday until Wednesday.*

Governor Faces Judge Anderson in Regular Turn With Others Held by Uncle Sam Executive Calm in Two Appearances Before Federal Bar — Trial April 21 W bite faced, but calm, A\ arren T. McCray, Governor of Indiana, stood before Judge Albert B. Anderson in Federal Court today and pleaded not guilty to two indictments charging use of the mails in a scheme to defraud, vifilation of national banking laws and conspiracy. Trial for the postal case was set for April 21. No trial date was set for the bank case. A hush fell upon the crowded courtroom as Judge Anderson read: “Case No. 2415, Amos D. Morris and Warren T. McCray.”

From his seat inside the railing, surrounded by self-admitted criminals, men and women, white and colored, bootleggers, automobile thieves, white slavers, operators of fake matrimonial schemes, the grist of a Federal Court arraignment day. the room reeking with the pungent, unmistakable odor of jail disinfectant, emanating from jail prisoners, the chief executive arose and slowly walked to a point a few paces in front of the bench. .Stands Before Bar Morris also advanced. “What plea do you wish to enter?” Judge Anderson asked. In a low voice Morris, formerly cashier of the Discount and Deposit State Bank of Kentland, answered; "Guilty.” "Not guilty,” the GoveriMr said in a stfiong, clear voice. “Wait a minute,” broke in James A. Noel, the _ Governor’s attorney. “We wish to interpose a demurrer.” Noels demurrer to the bank case was based on the contention that provision of the Federal Reserve act applying to State banks was unconstitutional; that the count charging con-

HUSBAND THOUGHT HE WAS DIVORCED Charles Allen Says He Paid 'Costs’ for First Wife, He had paid w r hat he was told were court costs for his wife’s divorce, so he supposed he was free to remarry. That is tiie explanation Charles Elmer Allen, 29, of 118 W. Tenth St., in city prison, gave today for a bigamy warrant sworn out by his first wife, Mrs. Jewell Allen, living at 217 N. Geisendorff St., with her two children. According to detectives, Allen married Edna Swanson Feb. 24. 1924. She lives with him at 118 W. Tenth St. Allen said he married the first Mrs. Allen four years ago. He said he left her and filed suit‘for divorce following a controversy, after his return from the Army. Later. Allen explained, he agreed to let his wife obtain the divorce, so ignored a court summons on her cross-complaint, “to make it easier for her to get the divorce.” ACCIDENT TOLL REPORTED Four Killed in February Mishaps; Ninety-Four Injured. Four persons were killed and nini-ty-four injured in autopiobile accidents in February- according to the monthly report of the police accident bureau. Os 348 accidents, 234 were automobile collisions. More than 13.U00 persons heard talks and saw accident prevention films during February. Ten arrests were made out of twenty complaints. So far this ylar 220 have been injured raid nine killed in 776 accidents.

dianapolis electric company offered to sell power to the street railway company, but the latter has not accepted the offer. There is another angle to the situation. The Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company has petitioned for permission to operate an electric utility in Indianapolis. The case is now in the courts. Land for the erection of the plant has been obtained. If permission is granted for operation of the plant, the street car company will obtain its power there. If not, the public must pay excess manufacturing costs. The company is in the position of saying, “Give us permission to erect anew utility plant in Indianapolis or the public must pay the bill for inefficiently manufactured electricity.” THE RANDALL MORGAN INTERESTS STAND TO WIN EITHER >VAY,

Forecast FAIR tonight and Wednesday. Trobably preceded by light snow flurries this afternoon. Slightly colder tonight, lowest about 25,

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spiracy was indefinite and vague;~that counts charging conspiracy did not aver that the Discount and Deposit Bank it which McCray was president at the time acts complained of were said to have been committed, was not indebted to the Governor, Governor Repeats Plea Judge Anderson overruled the demurrer and the Governor then repeated his plea of not guilty. Later the Governor was called to plead in the postal case. Again a demurrer was filed on the ground of indefiniteness and multiplicity of chuiges in the indictment. Again Juuge Anderson overruled them, again McCray in the same strong, clear voice, pleaded; “Not guilty.” A serious blow was dealt the Governor’s defense according to those familiar with the case, when Amos D. Morris formerly cashier of the Discount and Deposit State Bank of Kentland, of which McCray was president, pleaded guilty to violating national banking laws and conspiring with the Governor to violate them. Morris May Be Witness It is understood Morris will be a star witness for the Government when the bank case is tried. However, It is believed the postal case, will be tried first. f The Governor asked no special favors and he received none. His case was treated by Judge Anderson Just as that of every, other defendant. The bank case was called half an hour before the postal case, and after a plea had been entered in the first rase, Noel said: “May the Governor’s other case be taken up now?” “It will come up in its turn,” Judge Anderson replied, and the Governor returned to his seat. Greeting to Friends The Governor, accompanied by Noel, entered the courtroom shortly before 10 a. m. He nodded to several friends and took his seat with other defendants. Later M. A. Ryan, Martin Hugg and George Barnard, others of his counsel came in and sat with Noel at the defendant's table. Just across from the Governor s#t four members of the grand jury which indicted him. The four glanced at the Governor from time to time, but hf apparently was unaware of their identity. “We want to see some of the defendants we heard so much about In the grand jury room,” one of them said before court opened.