Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 275, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 March 1924 — Page 1

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ROOSEVELT TARGET OF DEMOCRATS Resolution Introduced Declaring Navy Official Should Resign for Association W'th Sinclair and Part in Naval Oil Leases, ACTION IS PREPARED ON SINCLAIR INDICTMENT Measure Is Brought Before Senate by Washington Solon Charged With Participation in Sending Marines to Teapot Dome, i—i UMMARY: Roosevelt comes Sunder Are of oil probers in Senate resolution asking ne resign for his part in oil scandal. Daugherty hurriedly called back to Washington from Atlantic City. Ousted Attorney General maintains friendship for Coolidge and says he’s "all right.” Indictment Sinclair cpectcd within net twenty-four hours. Hoover ridicules charge he diverted million dollars’ worth of supplies intended for Russian poor to general commanding Russian army. Probe of Daugherty will continue and Gaston Means and Captain H. L. Scaife are to be recalled to the stand. By PAUL, R. MALLON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, March 31—While the Federal grand Jury today prepared to act on a contempt indictment against Harry F. Sinclair, a drive was opened in the Senate to oust COL Theodore Roosevelt, as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, for his part In the oil scandal. Senator Dill, Washington, Democrat, introduced a resolution expressmg it to be the sense of the Senate that President Coolidge should request Roosevelt's resignation. The resolution charges that RooeeTelt was associated with the Sinclair Oil companies before his connection with the Navy Department. It also states Roosevelt carried the draft of the executive order to the White feouse which, when signed by President Harding, permitted the leasing of naval oil reserve land and that he participated in sending armed Marines to Teapot Dome to protect the Sinclair lease. Sinclair has surrounded himself with a large legal and publicity staff to fight the court action to the highest tribunal. The first action will be to set ball or seek a writ of habeas corpus in case an attempt is made to incarcerate Sinclair or place him in the custody of the sergeant-at-ahms of the Senate. HOOVER RIDICULTES CHARGE Secretary of Commerce Says Story of Alleged Fraud Is “Complete Bunk.” By United Prhs WASHINGTON, March 31 Charges made by Capt. H. L. Scaife, former Department of Justice agent, that the American relief administration In 1919, on orders of Herbert Hoover, now Secretary of Commerce, diverted $1,000,000 worth of supplies intended for starving Russian civilians to the counter revolutionary leader. Admiral Kolchak, at Archangel, may be Investigated by the Senate Daugherty committee. Diversion of Funis Scaife, in his testimony before the committee Saturday, made passing reference to a "diversion of funds by the administrataion to finance a revolution in Russia” and later amplified his statement. Hoover. Scaife said, ordered a whole boat load of trucks, medicines, food, (Continued on Page 11)

STATE ROADS FLOODED High Waters of Wabash and White Rivers Stop Traffic. State highways near Clinton, Seymour, Medora and Worthington were flooded today by Wabash and White Rivers, according to word received by the State highway department. Indications Were the roads would remain flooded all week. Wabash River has covered State road 64, south of Clinton. The east for kof White River flooded State --roads No. 1, north of'Seymour, and No. 4. east of Medora. Fish Creek waters stopped traffic on No. 12, south of Worthington. Dr. Setnbower Speaks Thursday Dr. Charles J. Sembower, professor of English at Indiana University, will speak Thursday night at Central Ave. M. E. Church on "My Bible.” Supper will precede the meeting of the You and I Club. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. 25 10 a. m 26 7 a. m •• 26 11 a. m 27 * a m. 26 12 (noon) 30 ! a- m 28 l p. 80

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Criminal Court Scene Showing Lawyers for Defense Examining I. Newt Brown, Former Agriculture Board Secretary, During Embezzlement Case of Indiana's Chief Executive

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SCENE IN CRIMINAL COI'RT WHERE GOVERNOR WARREN T. M'CRAV IS ON TRIAL ON CHARGES OF EMBEZZLEMENT AND GRAND LARCENY. SKETCHED BY MANUEL ROSENBERG, TIMES ARTIST. #

HOOUEAGREES TO $5,000 ORDINANCE FOR coy PROBE Appropriation Measure to Go Before Council in Special Meeting This Evening, An ordinance appropriating $5,000 to meet expenses of investigation of alleged irregularities in city government was recommended to city council by Joseph L. Hogue, city controller today after a conference with city officials and councilmen. It will be introduced in a special council meeting tonight. As itemized by Walter W. Wise, council president of the council, and Lloyd D. Claycombe, chairman of the council investigating committee, the ordinance provides SI,OOO for accountants. SI,OOO for investigators. SI,OOO for reporters and stenographers. sl,000 for legal services. SSOO for abstractors, and SSOO for bailiffs to serve subpoenaes. Fund Solicited That a petition is now being circulated around the city asking citizens representing certain interests to contribute to the investigation fund was charged by Mayor Shank, who attended a part of the conference. Claycombe said he liad not seen or heard of the petition. Taylor Groninger, corporation counsel, W. T. Bailey, assistant city attorney, and Frank Symmes, attorney retained by the council, also attended the conference. When Hogue had objected to certain items councilmen promised to return any unexpended funds to the city treasury. Mayor Advises Hogue According to law, the council cannot appropriate any money for which there is no budget provision without the recommendation of the city controller. The mayor had advised Hogue to hold up the ordinance unless hearings are open. Wise said the nature of the investigation made secret hearings necessary. although Claycombe has promised the mayor to take up reconsidering the committee's action tonight.

Three Die in Hospital Fire By United Press NEGAUNEE, Mich., March 31. — Two hospital patients and an employe lost their lives in a hlaze which destroyed the city hospital Sunday night. Strikers Vote on Terms by United Press LONDON. March 31. —Striking London tramway men voted today on acceptance or rejection of terms of a settlement proposed by Premier MacDonald.

‘Canned Heat ' Is Fatal to Six By United Press lOLEDO, Ohio. March 31.—Six men are dead here today and one man is dying from drinking “tanned heal” and rubbing alcohol. One man died alone in his room, where he was found by the clerk of tlie Workingmen’s Hotel. Four others were found in different parts of the hotel in a stupified conditon. One died on the way to Municipal Hospital and the other three shortly after arrival there. v-'Wother man was fptggd dead in a rooming hougft. c,

MINE HOISTS 6.526 TONS New Record Set in Indiana Production at American No. 1, Bit knell. By Timet Special BICKNELL, Ind.. March 31. American min* 3 No. 1 hoisted 6.526 tons of coal here Saturday in eight hours, setting a new production record In Indiana, officials said today. The previous record was held by this mine was 6,357 tons In Maine mned Jan. 6. 1923. ‘BRIDE’ DENIES WEDDING Records Show, However, Rogers Ilomshy Got Marriage IJcense. j By United Pres* ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 31.—Rogers 1 Hornsby, champion batter of the Na- | tional lycague. and star of the Kt. Ixiuis Cardinals, obtained a license to ! marry Miss Jeannette Pennington , Feb. 28. before going South to the i Cardinals training camp, it was , learned today. Miss Pennington, divorced from John A. Hlne, automobile salmmpn, who charged Hornsby "broke up their home,’ 'today denied she had married the baseball star. Hornsby was divorced from his first wife last June. SHANK ON TOUR AGAIN Major to Spend Rest of Week in Northern Part of Indiana. Announcing he was “ready at any j time to appear before the council in- ! vestigation committee," Mayor Shank I left the city today for Logansport, ! where he will resume his guberna- | torial campaign tonight. ; The mayor's’ schedule this week ! will take him out of the atty until ! Saturday. Lafayette, Gary, East ChiI cago. La Porte are scheduled on the j trip. He was accompanied by his j campaign manager, Senator Will K. ! Penrod.

FAIR BARN LOSS $5,000 Plans for 1924 Exhibitions Uninterrupted by Storm Damage. With a loss estimated today at $5,000 as result of three sheep barns at the State fairground being wrecked in the Saturday storm, preparations were under way today by the Indiana board of agriculture to continus the 1924 fair plans, Willia mM. Jones, secretary treasurer, announced. The barns were to have been moved to the northwest grove on the grounds. The .board planned to remodel them into dormitories and a mess hall for use of the boys’ stock judging teams at the fair. One sheep barn escaped damage in the storm. A contractor had moved the structure to the new site a few days previously. H. N. Patton Visits Old Haunts N. H. Patton of Washington, D. C., for ten years a member of the local Army pension board in the Federal building, visited his friends there today. He was the second person to open his office in the building when it was completed.

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FIFTEEN RAID IN HAWKINS COMPANY CASE ARRAIGNED All Plead Not Guilty and Are Released on $7,500 Bond Each, Fifteen persons were arraigned in Federal Court today before Judge A. B. Anderson on new Indictments In the Hawkins Mortgage Company case. Conspiracy to use the mails to defraud Is charged. AU pleaded not guilty. Indictments were brought against them several months ago by the Federal grand jury- Demurrers were filed and new indictments on the samo charges were ?"turned. Efforts of the defense to cause further postponement was scored by Judge Anderson. Under indictment: Morton S. Hawkins, president of the Hawkins Mortgage Company of Portland, Ind.; Anthony B. Seheib, vice president; Carl B. Anderson, treasurer; Charles E. Succop, Harry J. Bovard and John A. Clark, trustees for the Co-Operative League of America. Pittsburgh, Pa.; William Sacks, William M. Webb, both of St. Louis. Mo., trustees of the United Home Builders of America: William Jones, Fairmount, Ind., former secretary-treasurer of the Indiana board of agriculture; Mord Carter, Indianapolis banker; Frank B Jaqua, genera! counsel for the Hawkins Company, Portland, Ind.; John T. Sutton, former prosecuting attorney; Frank C. Willis and Frank J Haight, Jocal accountants, and Leo P. Harrington, auditor for the Hawkins Company. Date for trial has not been set. Each was released on bond of $7,500. DANCE ‘FRONT’ QUIET Committee Considers Revision of Regulation Ordinance. “The publicity given to dance hall conditions and the movement to clean them up has done more good than the police department ever did,” said H. G. Diener. special dance hall police officer, today., He said the conditions had improved noticeably and that there were no signs of liquor being used. Mrs. Anna Brunner, policewoman, said that patrons of the dance halls are taking the investigation seriously and ace promising to cooperate.

BARNES DECLARED UNFAIR Legion Official Says Bonus Will Not Affect Tax Reduction. By United Xctrs WASHINGTON, March 31.—1n opposing the soldier-bonus bill, Julius H. Barnes, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, has been "unfair" in presenting the facts, according to John Thomas Taylor of the American Legioq legislative committee. Answering Barnes’ statement that tax reduction would be nullified by the bonus, Taylor declared "this is the error first proclaimed by Mr. Mellon and since proved false without apology or reply.” The Legion official said $221,000,000 would be left for tax reduction after the first bonus payment. Finn Name Changed The firm of S H. Small & Son, 4023 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., will be succeeded Tuesday by Small & O'Brien. The firm represents manufacturers.

•MIKE’ COMES TO GRIEF Traffic Inspector's Car Damaged Getting Out ol "Borrowed” Space. When Tiejfic Inspector Michael Glenn's automobile was backed through the doors of the county garage today, resulting in mutual damage to the door* and Mike's car. county officials asked, ' How come?" The coanty garage, behind the jail lot, is for county cars exclusively. County Commissioner Albert Hoffman said. Commissioner John McCloskey said Glenn had asked to put his car in the garage today because he could not find iKirklng space. MAYOR SHANK ‘OUSTED’ Cleaning Corps Drives Him Out of Office—for Awhile. A corps of city hall custodians sweeping down on the mayor’s office this morning drove Mayor Shank to cover its mops and brooms were put Into action. The mayor retreated to the office of Joseph L. Hogue, city controller. "It's about time you birds cleaned l - p In here," was Shank's greeting. But beforo tho house-cleaning was completed, ihe mayor had left the city for a campaign tour and his spick and span office will be vacant until Saturday. WYNNE ESTATE OPENED Personal Property Is Listed at $50,000 —Real Not Valued. The estate of the late Thomas A. Wynne, 2110 W. Forty First St., former treasurer of the Indianapolis Light, and Heat Company, was probated today. Personal property was listed as worth $50,000. and attorneys raid there was an indefinite amount of real estate. Heirs are Mrs. Minnie W. Wynne, the widow, and two sons, Leslie B. and Thomas M. Wynne. MINE STRIKE LOOMS Southwest Workers Demand Now Wage Agreement. By United Press KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 31. — Unless anew agreement between miners and operators on wages is reached by midnight, strike cf $46,000 workers will he ordered in southwest coal mines immediately, union leaders said today. The present contract expires at midnight. Democratic Club to .Meet The Fifty-Fifth Democratic Club </f the Fourth ward will hold a public meeting tonight at the home of Dr. L. M. Manicor, 412 E. Fall Creek Blvd. Similar clubs will be formed in every ward and township in the county. Disorderly Conduct Alleged Four men giving names as Lester Poland, 10*4 E. Ohio St.; Avery Robinson, 535 E. Ohio St.; William Belford, 40 S. Rural St., and Harry Snow, Puritan Hotel, are under arrest today. Intoxication and disorderly conduct is charged. v

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By United Press NDERSON, Texas, March 31. /Y —Commodore Bullock, 33, ' who confessed to the murder of Sheriff l>e Morehead during a community entertainment at Steep Hollow schoolhouse, . will probably be sent /to an asylum. Bullock told authqMties his "dead

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U.S. PER CAPITA WEALTH IS $2,018, EXPERTS FIGURE Total Resources of Nation ! c Computed at $320,803,862,000. By l lifted Press WASHINGTON, March 31—The American .Nation, reputed to be the richest In the world. Is worth $320,. 803,862,000. the Department of Commerce reported today. In ten years, between Dec. 31. 1912. and Dec. 31. 1922, when the last survey was made, the national wealth Increased 72 2 per cent. On Dec. 31, 1912, it was placed at $189,299,664,000. Per capita wealth increased from $1,950 In 1912 to $2.91S In 1922. an Increase of 49 6 per cent. The huge Increase In the money value of the Nation’s wealth, the department said. Is due principally to the rise in prices in recent years and not entirely to a corresponding increase in the quantity of wealth, as economists figure it. IJvestock Shows Decrease All classes of property, except livestock. Increased in value In tho ten years' period, the department re ported. Tho estimated value of taxed rea) property and improvements increased from $96,923,406,000 to $155,908,625,000 or 60.9 per cent. Exempt real property,, exclusive of national parks and monuments, rose from $12,313,520,000 to $20,505,819,000 or 66.5 per cent. Stocks of goods, vehicles, other than motor, furniture and clothing rose from $34,334,291,000 to $75,983.607,000 or 121.3 per cent. Railroads and-their equipment rose, from $16,148,532,000 to $19.900,800,000, or 23.5 per cent. Farm Implements Increase Farm implements and machinery increased from $1,365,225,000 to $2,604,638,000 or 90.4 per cent. Livestock values slumped from $6,238,389,000 to $5,807,104,000 or 6.9 per cent. WIND PLAYS ‘BURGLAR’ Barber Pole Blown Through Drug Store Window. “Come quick, a burglar has broken a window in a drug store at TwentyFifth St. and Northwestern Ave.,” a voice shouted over the phone to police headquarters. The emergency squad found that .the wind had hurled a barber pole through a plate glass window in the Northwestern Pharmacy, 2502 Northwestern Ave.

sister In heaven sent me word to do it.” Sheriff Morehead was taking the part of a country constable in a play when, as he stalked across the stage, the report of a shotgun was heard and he crumpled to the floor. The audience thought it was port of the play and applauded.

J. P. GOODRICH DESCRIBES FORMATION OF $350,000 POOL ‘TO SAVE M’CRAY’ Former Governor Throws Bombshell Into Defense Ranks by Telling of SIO,OOO Warrant Signed by Treasurer \ / of State and Used by Chief. STORY OF REQUEST FOR FUND TO PAY OBLIGATIONS RELATED Witness Says Executive Protested Innocence When Accused of ‘Breaking Every Bank Statute’ at Conference Taking Place in Chicago. Details of the formation of Hie “Goodrich pool’’ of $350,000, “to save McCray from the gravest personal consequence,” were related by James P. Goodrich, former Governor of Indiana, who testified today in the Criminal Court trial of Governor Warren T. McCray, charged with embezzlement and grand larceny. Goodrich was on the stand about two hours. Following conclusion of his testimony, T. Newt Brown of Franklin, former sec-retary-treasurer of tlie Indiana Board of Agriculture, resumed his story of how McCray ea&e into possession of $155,000 of the board's money.

Oeodrigh threw a into the defense ranks when he testified that l Governor McCray put up a warrant for SIO,OOO. signed by the treasurer of the State, as part of a deposit. Feb. 14. 1923. This SIO,OOO <i the same slo.oov which Amos D. Morris, former cashier of the Discount and Deposit State Bank of Kentland, testified was crolited by the Governor to the State on the passbook of the treasurer of State, but which he said was deposited to McCray's personal account. Evidence showed the money was deposited to the account of the .gtate seven months later, when the Goodrich pool was formed. Defense Objects The witness was allowed-to testify qn this point, by Special Judge Harry O. Chamberlin, after the defense law- ! yers made repeated objections. The | defense apparently was determined ito use every possible means to exclude it. When Goodrich took the stand, he his occupation as president of the Railway Service and Supply Company. He said he had known Governor McCray twenty years. "Did you have a conversation In February, 1923, with the defendant, regarding a deposit made to your bank?” Clarence W. Nichols, prosecutor, asked. “I did," was the reply. "At that time, were you president of tho National City Bank?” "Yes.” “When and where was the conversation?" Talked in Goodrich Office “In my office, some time in February.” After looking at a file of papers shown him, Goodrich fixed the date as Feb. 14. "State the conversation with the Governor," Nichols said. At this point, Martin Hugg, one of McCray's attorneys, made a determined, but unsuccessful, attempt to have the evidence excluded. When told to answer, Goodrich said; "Governor McCray came to my office. He said that lie wished to place $25,000 to the credit of the Discount and Deposit State bank of Kentland” (of which McCray was president at the time) "and that he wished to borrow *?15,000 for a few days to do this.” “He gave his note, I think it was for thirty days, and also a check of the treasurer of State, for SIO,OOO, payable to the Discount and Deposit State Bank. We remitted $25,000 to the Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago, with instructions to place it to the credit of the Discount and Deposit Bank.” Warrant Identified Goodrich then was shown a warrant of the treasured of State and asked whether that was the warrant which the Governor had turned over to him. “It is.” the witness said. “Did you over have a conversation regarding use of the board of agriculture funds, with the Governor?” Nichols continued his questioning. “I did.” “More than one?” “Yes.” “Where and when did the first occur?” “As I remember, the first was in the Governor’s office, in the spring of i 1923, I think in May or June.” “State the conversation.” McCray Needed Money "The Governor said that he owed the board of agriculture $30,090 and | that he must repay it. He asked mo to arrange to get money to pay that and other pressing obligations. I told him I would, and I did try to arrange for money.” , “When did you next talk with him?” "I couldn’t say definitely. mA had other conversations about It, In his

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, office, my office and the Indiana National Bank.” ’Please .state to the jury when the ; next conversation regarding board of agriculture funds occurred,” Nichols said. There were a number of conversaI tions and a conference at Chicago.” Goodrich replied. “Not a week passed j that we did not have a conference.” 'Were the board of agriculture funds discussed in these conferences?” "Yes, sir: in every one of them.” "\\ here was the conference in Chicago?’’ Disposition of Money "At the Union League Club, I believe in July.” "A\ ho was the conference?” "Frank C. Ball of Muncie, Joseph O. Oliver of South Bend. Henry Marshall of Lafayette, R. C. Sehaaf of Gary, Marcus Sonntag of Evansivlle, Governor McCray and myself.” jss>tate the conversation at that conference.” “I told-'these gentlemen that I had called tnem together to consider the possibility of raising $350,000 for Governor McCray. I told them that ; 5155,000 of this amount was to go to | the Discount and Deposit Bank; $155,I 000, to the board of agriculture, and. , 530,000 to the Indiana National Bank. : The latter amount was to get control |of the stock of the McCray Land 1 Company. "I told them these things must be ; taken care of. 1 told them that they were of the greatest consequence to the Governor and that the money was I necessary to save the State from dis- | grace. “Should Have More” "I told them that, to secure the money, the Governor would turn over to them the controlling interest in the McCray Land Company, all the cattle and farm implements that he owned. $25,000 in bank stock. $30,000 in stock of the Sawers Grain Company, and certain notes held by the board of agriculture as collateral. "I told them that SIOO,OOO In notes would be turned over to the trustees of the fund and that the Governor would add enough other notes, known las cattle paper, to make a total of j $200,000. "Someone asked .whether this amount wuold take care of the Governor's obligations. The Governor said he ought to have more money. I answered that we were Interested only in tnose matters involving grave consequences to the Governor. "McCray said that the value of the property to be turned over t,o trustees would be far in excess of the amount of the loan.’’ Agreement Signed "I'll ask you this other question—whether you did not say to the Governor that the only money you would interest yourself in raising was that involving criminal liability?” Nichols said. Goodrich answered that he did not remember whether he had used the words “gravest personal consequences” or “criminal acts.” Goodrich told of a meeting in an office at the Hume-Mansur Bldg, when the pool agreement signed. Ho said he did not remember what was said about the board of agriculture money at that time. He said the next meeting he remembered was at the Severin. “Who was present?” Nichols asked. “Senator James E. Watson: Ewing Eniisoh. Second district Republican chairman- Joseph B. Kealing. Republican National committeeman for Indiana; Clyde A. Walb, Republican State chairman, Governor McCray and myself.” "AYas the matter of the board of agriculture funds talked about? State the conversation at that meeting.." 1 “The Governor came Into the vieet-l (Continued on Page 11)