Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 273, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 March 1924 — Page 1

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STATE ATTEMPTS TO LINK M’CRAY IN OTHER DEALS Effort Made to Introduce Evidence Showing Transaction Other Than That With Agriculture Board. A. D, MORRIS ON STAND Former Cashier of Kentland Bank Identifies Writing as Governor's. Efforts were made by the Sta e today. In the trial of Governor Warren T. McCray, charged with en.bezrj lament ami grand larceny, In criminal court, to Introduce evidence con nectlng McCray with a transaction Involving Plate funds othfr than those of the Indiana hoard of agriculture, which he Is charged with using. Ames D. Morris, former cashier of the Discount and Deposit State Bank of Kentland, of which McCray was president, testified the bank was a State depository. He Identified n pass book issued by the bank to the treasurer of the State. The State attempted to place In evidence an Item in the book, dated Feb. 13, 1823, which Morris said was In McCray's handwriting. The defense objected to the Introduction of this evidence, on the ground It had no bearing on the case being tried. Purpose to Show Intent “The purpose of this evidence goes to the Intent of the defendant,” Clarence W. Nichols, special prosecuter, laid. "We expect to show a similar transaction to offenses charged in the In aicunent.” Morris testified he and McCray held a conversation concerning the entry of the-Ffcb. 13 Item on the books. The State endeavoring to have this converi&tion admitted as evidence. Specfe Judge Harry O. Chamberlin Insmicted attorneys for the State to tell him privately the substance of the conversation, so that he could rule as to whether It was admiseable. L Newt Brown of Franklin, former secretary-treasurer of the board of agriculture, was expected to take the stand this afternoon. Brown dealt directly with the Governor In the transfer of the $156,000 which the Governor la charged with embezzling. Inman to Take I^ead It was announced that Eph Inman, special assistant prosecutor, would conduct the examination of Brown for the State. Nichols has examined Witnesses heretofore. Morris told of various telephone conversations with McCray In which he had told McCray that the bank needed money to cover checks of the Governor which were held as cash items because the Governor's acccont Was not sufficiently large to take care of them. Morris Identified indorsements on checks of the Indiana board of sg rlculture payable to the bank, as being In the handwriting of Governor McCray. The checks totaled $156,000, the amount McCray Is charged with embezzling from the board. Morris Under Indictment Morris recently pleaded guilty In Federal Court to a chargo of conspiracy to use the malls to defraud. He was Indicted Jointly with Governor MoCruy, who pleaded not guilty. On tfte stand, Morris examined Indorsements on a board of agriculture check for $25,000, dated June 27, 1923. payable to the Discount and Deposit Bank and indorsed by McCray person ally. He said he had not put a rubber stamp Indorsement of the name of the bank on the check. He said a rubber stamp used to make the Indorsement was similar, but not exactly like, the one he had at the bank. Morris testified as to the methods of handling deposits made by Governor McCray. He said that the deposit of $26,000 of June £9, 1923, which was for the amount of the State board of agriculture check of June 27, was (Continued on Page 2) cars~of7lyer"derailed Pennsylvania Passengers Given Shak-lng-up In Accident at Hamlet, Ind. By United Press CHICAGO, March 28.—Four cars of the Broadway Limited, Pennsylvania Railroad fler between Chicago and New York, were derailed today at Hamlet, Ind., about seventy miles from here. Passengers were given a ehakin-up, but none were hurt. A defective switch caused the derailment, It was stated.

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PUBLIC PROBE IS ASKED BY SHANK OF CITY COUNCIL Mayor' Opposed to Secrecy and to Use of Taxpayers' Money for Investigation. Mayor Shank today demanded that investigation of any charges of irregularities In city government be public, in a letter addressed to Lloyd D. Claycombe, chairman of the council investigating committee. With this request, Shank said he would ask Joseph L. Ilogue, city controller, not to recommend an appropriation ordinance of $5,000 which the committee Thursday said It would ask to conduct the probe. Shank said that the appropriation should be itemized shoving where each dollar of the appropriation would go. ‘He sa!d~ that Clftycombe Is an able attorney and that taxpayers’ money' to pay Joseph R. Roach and Frank A. Symmes would be wasted. Roach and Hymmee have been retained as attorneys to advise the council. Nothing to Fear "I have nothing to fear from this Investigation and If It Is held behind closed doors I have a right to assume that the committee some member has something to fear,” said Shank. Shank would rather pay for the council s Investigation than have the taxpayers meet the expense, he said. "This $5,000 will go to attorneys who are henchmen of certain organizations, and will be used for political purposes,” said Shank, “and the taxpayers will be the ‘goats.’ " Records Are Open “My records and transactions are all on paper and are open for inspection any time,” said Shank. “If they have any' Investigation to make, It should be turned over to the county grand Jury. The council committee already has one lawyer, Lloyd D. Claycombe, end he should be ab’e to give all the legal advise necessary.” Hearings Secret Any investigation by the council committee will be behind close doors, the committee decided late Thursday at a meeting In the office of Walter W. Wise, council president. Only members of the city council will be allowed to hear the evidence gathered, ered. The committee decided to ask for $5,000 to conduct this Investigation, and President Wise has agreed to call a special council meeting next Monday night to pass this measure. After the meeting the committee will go into executiv sssion to contlnu the probe, Claycombe said. - The decision to hold secret meetings was to eliminate rumors and unnecessary besmirching of names. Claycombe said. The public will be given Irequent statements on the Investigation, councilmen said. Joseph R. Roach and Frank TV. Symmes, attorneys retained by the councilmen, have submitted an opinion that powers of the council are similar to those of a grand jury, and that proceedings should be similar.

PIKE TO DEFEND GIRL Attorney for Shaw Appointed Counsel for Gladys Kills. H. B. Pike was today appointed by Judge James A. Collins to defend Gladys Ellis, charged with murder of Miss Louise Richards, 70, Indiana Woman's Prison matron. An affidavit filed by the girl’s father, Daniel Ellis, stated neither he nor the girl had sufficient money to hire an at- | torney. Pike defended John Thomas Shaw, convicted of the murder of Miss | Helen Hager Whelchel. The Ellis, trial is set for April 8, ! but Judge Collins said it may be postponed If the trial of Governor McCray Is not over by that date. Seniors to Report Play Manual High School seniors will present 'The First Lady of the /.and.” a play of society during the Revolution, for the second time to r ight. The first performane, Thursday afternoon. was given before a racked house. Leading players are Clara Mahr, Gordon lif>n*rd, Donald O’Kelley and Yetla Grecnitan.

BREACH IN RANKS OF OIL PROBERS IS WIDENED BY TILT Walsh and Spencer Clash as Lease Prosecutor's Brother Is Called on Witness Stand. IMPROPRIETY IS CHARGED Missouri Solon Is Target of Democratic Wrath as Ouster Is Sought. JUMMARY: Attorney General Daugherty resigns upon reu__J quest of President Coolidge. James M. Beck becomes acting attorney general. Partisan split over alleged “Improprieties'’ of Senator Spencer causes turbulent session In oil committee. Will Hays denies he ever got $25,000 from Jake llamon, either personally or for the G. O. P. campaign fund, as testified by A1 Jennings. Former New York Representative declares he was offered judgeship If he would pay “the boy a” in Washington $35,000. John Walsh, brother of Senator Walsh, on stand in oil please probe. By PAUL MALLON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, March a turbulent session of the Senate oil committee today. Senator Walsh of Montana charged that Senator Selden Spencer. Republican. Missouri, a member of the committee had subpoenaed John Walsh, his brother "to cast mAcious suspicions upon me.” John Walsh was put on the stand before the committee today after Senator Walsh Insisted, but Spencer ques tloned him only perfunctorily, declaring he was not ready for a thorough examination. John Walsh denied he had any connection with either Sinclair or Dobeny oil companies or was in anjl way connected with the leases made by Albert B. Fail. The sharp conflict between Spencer and Walsh further widened the breach between Spencer and the Democratic members of the committee. When the committee met, Chairman I>add read a telegram from Wij] Hays denying he ever received $25,000 from Jake Hamon In connection with a “deal” at the last Republican convention, as charged by A1 Jennings. former bandit, yesterday. Ready to Testify Walsh announced his brother John was present and ready to testify, but Spencer said he was not ready to examine him. Walsh said he was a lawyer, born in Wisconsin. “Do you represent the Mutual Oil Company?” Spencer asked. “No.” “What oil companies do you represent?”

Represent* Holding Company "Strictly speaking I represent no oil company. I do, however, represent a holding company, known as the American Republics Corporation, £ which J. S. Collins Is president. It holds oil stocks. I am counsel and a member of the board.” "Does the company have any interest in oil leases In 'Wyoming and California?" "No.” “You never have been engaged in the oil business in any way?” asked Spencer. “No, sir.” “You never have visited the office of the Secretary of the Interior in regard to oil matters?” LAW WILL BE ‘ARMED’ City Council to Re Asked to Put Teeth in Milk Ordinance. The city council will be asked to put teeth In the ordinance providing no milk may enter Indianapolis unless cows from which It was obtained have been tested for tuberculosis. Royal McClain, county agricultural agent, said today. The present ordinance is ineffective because it falls ,to provide a pentlay for violation. Onethird of tuberculosis cases are contracted from such infected milk, McClain said. CAR THIEVES SENTENCED Threi Alexandria Men Get Two to Fourteen-Tear Terms. Bu Timm Special ANDERSON. Ind., March 28.-r Three Alexandria men, Chares er, Perry Matthews and Joseph Bastine, were today under sentences of from two to fourteen years In prison, folowing their pleas of guilty to a charge of stealing merchandise from trains on the Big Four railroad. More ti]g)| $3,000 in loot was found at their homes. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 su m. 48 10 a. m 84 7 a. m.V 48 11 a. nx, 56 8 ft. m........ 64 12 (noofil ~*••• 66 9 a. m.. v .... (4 1 p. m, Si

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POISON TAKEN AS WIFE SUCCUMBS Husband Attempts to Seek Same Way Out. "She Is gone, I have nothing to live for.” Dudley Lowrey. 1516 Barth Ave., In these words, explained why he took the same kind of poison which a few moments before had caused the death of Ills wife at city hospital today. He was taken to city hospital. Attaches said his condition is critlcuL Mrs. Lowrey took slow poison Sunday. Lowrey said she had threatened to take her life before. Mre. Lowrey, according to officers, said he” life had ben' "nothing but trouble," and that eh© was tired of living. ' Police said Ijowrey bad been despondent over Ms wife’s act and had been drinking heavily. When police answered a call to the heme today they found the husband had sought the same way out of his troubles. FOR A ‘BOUNCING BABY’ Housewife TWIs Health Office Milk Contained a Rubber Rail. The Ideal milk to nourish a bouncing baby waa reported to the city health board today. An irate housewife called the board’s officp today Informing the clerk that a bottlo of milk delivered to her contained a rubber ball. "And it made me sick, too," the voice added. The complaint was referred to the city chemist. MENDENHALL TO QUIT? Possible Resignation of Securities Head Seen. With the State securities act nearly punctured by an escrow ruling of Attorney General Ui, S. Leshr' rumors were current today at the Statehouse that Maurice Mendenhall, administrator of the State securities department, would announce his resignation. Mendenhall would neither affirm nor deny the report. It is known Mendenhall has contemplated leaving the State office to resume his law practice. Leah’s opinion, declaring that the State Securities commission possessed no power to fix the selling price of common stock, was taken by Mendenhall’s friends to be another "slap” in his face. LA FOLLETTE IS IMPROVED Solon Passes Comfortable Night and Is in No Danger By United Press WASHINGTON. March 28.—Senator Robert M. La Follette. ill from pneumonia, passed a comfortable night and was improved today. La Foilette’s physicians said informally he was in no immediate danger, except on account of his age and generally weakened condition. Recruiting Sergeant Leaves Sergt. Harry Bailey, for four years connected with the local Army recruiting’ corps, left the service today to go to Los Angeles, Cal., where he will engage in the real estate business.

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28 MINERS ARE BELIEVED BURIED West Virginia Scene of Blast in Coal Pit. By United Press CHARLESTON. W. Va., March 28. —Twenty-eight miners were entombed and believed to have been killed In a gas explosion of the Yukon Perchantas Coai Company mine, near Bluefleld. early today, according to a telegram received here from the mining company by R. L. Lamby, chief of the West Virginia Bureau of Mines. The mining chief made preparations to go to the scene of tho accident. TWO ARE INDICTED Court Charges Driving Auto Out of State Without Owner's Consent. Charges of driving an auto bought on part payment plan outside of Indiana without consent of the owner, the Carr Auto Sales Company, were returned in a grand jury indictment today against Janies C. Chamness, held in jail. Charles Allen, in Jail, was indicted on charges of bigamy. It Is alleged he married Miss Jewel Stewart, 217 GeisenodriT St., March 19, 1919, and on Dec. 23, 1923, married Miss Edna Swanson, IIS W. Tenth St. CITY STARTS CLEAN-UP Street Sweeping Department Prepares for Campaign. John F. -Walker, superintendent of the city, street cleaning department, today conferred with John B. Reynolds, general secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, relative to a preliminary spring cleaning campaign, beginning Monday. Tho clean-up will be ended by Easter. Walker said. Walker said main thoroughfares, side streets and alleys 'will be cleaned thoroughly. Residents are to rake their yards and put rubbish In containers to be carried away. More than two hundred men will be added during the campaign. EIGHT DEMOCRATS FILE Republicans in Minority In Today’s Declarations of Candidacy. Democrats lead today in tho number of candidates filing declarations of candidacy with the secretary of State. They are: Democrats^—Congress: E. A. McClintock, Garrett._ State representatives: James B. Dillon, Sioux City; Otto Berts, Edinburg: O. R. Kelsey, Ft. Wayne; Robert V. Henderson, Terr© Haute; Thomas W. Swinehart. Brazil; C. A. Clark, Nashville, and C. C. Hamman, Deedsvljle. Republicans—State Representative: Paul E. Miller, 1438 N. New Jersey St.; John C. Knight, Jonesboro, and Frank A. Aldenhagen, Bartholomew County. Bankruptcy Petitions Filed Bankruptcy petitions were filed in Federal Court today by th© Safety Gas and Appliance Company of Wabash, Ind., and Francis J. Light, milliner, of Terre Haute, Ind. Officers of the appliance comply offer to'surrender all their property to clear debts.

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MASKED BANDITS GET 11,1 FROM ELDERLY COUPLE Mr, and Mrs, George W, Berry Held Up, Bound and Robbed by Three Men in Their Home, REGISTERED BONDS LEFT Victims Are Threatened With Violence if They Telephoned for Officers, Their feeble efforts to resist entrance of three masked men overcome, an elderly couple living south of New Bethel were robbed of $1,300 in Liberty bonds Wednesday night, Sheriff .George Snider learned today. The victims, George W. Berry. 73, and wife, Elizabeth, 65, were left bound after the robbers threatened them with death if they ventured out to telephone. “You have more money you don't pay taxes on,” the robbers told Berry, he reported. "Hand it over or we will burn your house down, and you, too.” The 'votiple freed themselves two hours later and called Snider. Oscar McCurday, another aged far rner, who lives alone close to the Berrys, was robbed last fall under similar circumstances. Snider said he suspected "local talent" and is investigating. The robbers missed SSOO in gold which was secreted on the premises and after ascertaining that additional Liberty bonds totaling S7OO were registered. the men returned them. Mrs. Berry refused to unlock the door on demand of a voice she did not recognize, she said, and one man then broke a window close to the door, reached in and turned the key. The couple was tied with rope and left on the floor. The robbery occurred at 0 p. rn. Afraid to venture out until daylight, Mrs. Berry did not telephone the sheriff until 6:40 this morning. The SBOO in gold was deposited in the Wanamaker State Bank today.

CONDUCTOR DIES OF TRAIN INJURIES R. F, Crone Caught Between Cars at Brooklyn, Ind, R. F. Cron©. 40. of 333 N. Walcott St., Vandalia freight conductor, was fatally Injured while switching at Brooklyn, Ind. today. He was crushed between two cars while adjusting a drawbar, trainmen said. Ho was rushed to Indianapolis but died as the train arrived In Union Station. Crone started wofk with the Pennsylvania in 1910 as a brakeman. He was promoted to conductor in. 1918. lie is survived by th© widow and a daughter, 18. RE-ELECTION IS SOUGHT Coroner Faul F. Robinson Candidate for Fourth Term. Coroner Paul F. Robinson today announced he would seek th© Repub*lcan nomination for ro-clection for th© fourth term of service. Robinson's auto accident crusade cut mlsliaps in Marion County, 40 to 50 per cent. He Instituted tb© present grand Jury and police court systems of deaUng with acidents. He lias handled 8,500 cases in his fourteen years of service two terms of which he served as deputy. MARRIAGE TANGLE”SEEN Prosecutor Orders Investigation of Evidence In Divorce Case. An order from Prosecutor William H. Remy for an investigation Into the marriage annulment granted Mrs. Stella Anderson Thursday by Superior Judge T. J. Moll wras begun today. Mrs. Anderson w r as granted the annulment on evidence that Charles F. Anderson married her March 8, 1922, and was divorced from wife No. 1, Margaret MlUer Anderson, May 1, 1922, in DeWitt County, Illinois. Grand Juryman Resigns Thomas J. Eales, 8906 Hillsld© Ave., today* tendered his resignation from the Marion County grand jury to Judge James A. Oollins of Criminal Court, because of the serious illness of hls wife. The lesignation was accepted and a venire of five ordered drawn for Monday to fill the vacancy. Veteran Missing From Hospital By United Press EVANSVILLE. Ind., March 23. Search was being made throughout the southwestern part of the State today for Clarence Baum, a World War veteran, missing fcrom the Walker Hospital for five days. Baum Is suffering with a nervous dlaordes.

Senate Probe of Attorney General Prompts Coolidge to Ask for Resignation to Take Effect Immediately —Demand Made in Letter. g OHIO MAN DECLARES ACTION OF EXECUTIVE IS UNTIMELY White. House Sets Out President Can Not Reconcile Condition Which Precludes Cabinet Member Giving Disinterested Advice Because of Quiz. By United Press W ASHINGTON, March 28.—Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty, intimate friend and political adviser of the Harding Administration, was forced out of office today by the fire of a Senate investigating committee which prompted President Coolidge to ask his resignation. * The man who more than any other effected the nomination of the late President Harding, went out only after a long struggle in which he defied the Senate and House committees to find him guilty of wrongdoing in office and opposed the counsel of senatorial friends to resign his post voluntarily. Ihe ouster of the Attorney General came with dramatic suddenness after weeks of speculation as to how long President Coolidge would resist the demands that he put him out. For Good of Party Many of Coolidge’s friends and numerous Republican leaders in and out of Congress persuaded Coolidge insistently to act for the good of the party. Even indirect methods were employed to indicate to Daugherty it would please the President if he got out. But Daugherty remained adamant. He would leave, he said, only if guilt of misconduct in office were proven against him, or if Coolidge personally demanded it. Meantime, the Senate committee investigating his conduct of the Department of Justice began hearings which to date have developed the most extraordinary and sensational stories of intrigues, deals of all kinds and the interchange of huge sums. Daugherty indicated he still was in fighting mood after liis resignation. Says “Most Untimely” Asserting that President Coolidge’s action was “most untimely,” Daugherty, in a seven-page letter to the President given out today at the Department of Justice said Mr. Coolidge was following “a dangerous doctrine” in suggesting that “an attack upon a Cabinet officer disqualifies him for further official service.” “All the pretended charges against me are false,” continued Daugherty. “But whether true or false, if a member of the Cabinet is to be incapacitated or disqualified by the preferment of charges against him, no matter how malicious or groundless, and he is compelled to give up his responsible position and sacrifice his honor for the time being because of such attacks, no man in an T official position is safe and the most honorable, upright and efficient public servant could be swept from office and stable government destroj'ed by clamor.

“I cannot escape the conviction, Mr. President, that your request for my resignation is also most untimely. It comes at a time when the truth is banishing falsehood from the pubic mind, even though I have not as yet had an opportunity to place upon the witness stand before the Senate committee a single witness In my defense or in explanation or rebuttal of the whis pered and gossipy charges against me.” Defiance of An Rules Daugherty then launched into an assault on the character of the Senate Investigation and the,men who are conducting it. asserting that some of them have “openly, bitterly and falsely assailed me under senatorial immunity.” He said the Senate hearings are conducted in defiance of all rules of evidence, declaring that the witnesses against him axe “blackmailers, bootleggers, confessed corruptionlets and discharged and discredited Government employes, not one of whom has given testimony that would be admitted as evidence in the most loosely conducted courts of the land.” Daugherty said he knew the President had been urged to retire him on the ground of “party expediency.” In this connection he revealed ho bad twice offered to resign since Mr. Coolidge became President, “when I could have done so without criticism.” and reminded the President he had both times refused to accept the resignation and had expressed ‘'entire satisfaction with the splendid accomplishments of th© Department of . Justice under my administration.” Th© resignation was announced from the White House, where Daugherty's letter acceding to the President’s demands was riven out. Daugherty’s letter follows: “My Dear Mr. President: “I hereby acknowledge receipt of your letter of March 27 by the hand of your secretary, requesting my resignation as Attorney General of the United States. “Solely out of deference and in compliance therewith, I hereby tender my resignation. While you do not state when you desire my resignation to become effective, I must respectfully request that It become effective forthwith. Yours very truly, "HARRY M. DAUGHERTY, “Attorney General.” The President’s letter to Daugherty follows: “My Dear Mr. Attorney General: “Since my .conference with you I have examined the proposed reply you suggest making to th* demand that you furnish the commtttse Inveatiga(Continued pa Page 17)

Forecast UNSETTLED with rain Saturday and probably late tonight. Continued warm weather tonight. Colder is prediction fop Saturday night.

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POINCARE NAMES HIS NEWCABINH Wealthy Industrialist Fills Commerce Post By United Press PARIS, March 28.—Premier Poincare’s new cabinet, complete with the exception of three posts, was ail* nounced late today. The most striking feature Is the eoceptance by Louis Loucheur, wealthiest of French industrialists, of t)te post of minister of commerce and of posts end telegraph. Francis Marseilles fills the difficult post of minister of finance. The cabinet is as follows: Premier and foreign affairs—Poincare. Colonies—Fabry. Public works —Le Troquetv Interior —Seselves. Liberated regions— Marin, Finance—Marselle. Educn tion—Jouvenel. Labor —Vincent. \ Commerce and telegraphs—Loneheur.

DOHENY! The magic name of. the oil fields! Tho magic name in politics! "Who is E. L. Doheny, focal point of the Senate oil investigation? What manner of man is he ? What does he think ? Doheny has told this in his own words. His story will appear in The Indianapolis Times, starting Monday, March 31. Ifcjs called: How I Made My Millions. *