Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 279, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 April 1924 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 279

BANK DEBT OF M’CRAV mm Amount Owing March 1, 1923, Is Expected to Be Increased by Testimony Late Today; Seventy Financiers Testify in Trial,

ADDITIONAL WITNESSES ARE CALLED BY STATE Handwriting Experts May Be Questioned Saturday by Prosecution About Signatures Upon Notes Discounted by Governor, Governor Warren T. McCray had banking indebtedness of $1,247,471.51 March 1. 1923. according to testimony of about seventy bankers, witnesses for the State, in the Criminal Court trial of the Governor on charges of embezzlement and grand larceny of $155,000 of Indiana board of agriculture funds. Attorneys for the State said this amount would be increased by evidence of more bankers this afternoon. Contrary to expectations, the State '•■in not conclude its case today. More Witnesses Tailed Clarence W. Nichols, special prose tutor, said that the State had decided to call additional witnesses and that it would be some time Saturday before j they could be heard. It is understood these additional witnesses will be handwriting experts who are expected to testify that signatures of many notes discounted by Governor McCray at many banks and put up by him as collateral with the board of agriculture are In the handwriting of the Governor. According to testimony of I Newt Brown of Franklin, former secretarytreasurer of the board of agriculture. Governor McCray gave him a financial statement, as of March 1. 1&23. placing the Governor's liabilities at *37,684.16 Lawrence McNamee, president of the Gary State Bank of Gary, Ind., I $15,000 direct. Dennis A. Cray, vice president of the First National. First Trust and Savings, First Calumet Trust and Savings, Indiana Harbor National Banks, all of Chicago. $32,000 indirect. Boonville Banker Testifies Louis W, Bohn, president of the People's Trust and Savings Bank of Boonville, 36,050 indirect. Harry A. Lawson, president of th e Security Trust and Savings Company of Shelbyviiie, $5,060 indirect. E. W. Ohman, clerk of the loan and discount department of the Harris Loan and Trust Company of Chicago. the first wtlness today, testified that, on March 1. 1923. McCray owed the Harris Company SIOO,OOO direct obligation. Other witnesses testified to the following indebtedness: John H. Croxton. president of Steuben County Bank of Angola, $5,300 indirect. A. H. Schnell. esahier of the Peoples Savings Bank of Evansville, SIO,OOO direct. J. F. Hall, vice president of the American National Bank of Vincennes, $9,990 indirect. This brought the Governor's liabilities on March 1, 1923, as testified to by bankers during the last three days.! to $1,070,823.22. C. H. Ayer, cashier of the North Side Bank of Evansville, said the Governor owed his bank nothing March 1. 1923. Politician on Stand Stuart P. Fisher, president of the j People's American National Bank of j Princeton, Ind.. and First Districtj Republican chairman, $27,581.75 indirect. Fred Saint, cashier of the Farmers and First National Bank of Newcastle. $6,000 indirect. H. E. Heaton, cashier of the First National Bank of JefTersonvil!e. SB,OOO indirect. Charles W. Camp, formerly State bank commissioner, and now a'stockholder in the Garrett State Bank of Garrett. $9,000 direct. R. E. Berry, assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Gary, SIO,OOO direct. , E. F Schuemann, cashier of the First Natioral Bank of Ft. Wayne, one of the banks which brought the Federal Court bankruptcy proceedings | against McCray, $9,000 direct. O. R. Rahn, cashier of the Chicago State Bank of Chicago. $5,000 indirect. W. J. Killigrew, cashier of the Hobart Bank of Hobart, $5,130 indirect. James L. Gavin, a director of the Northwestern State Bank of Indianapolis, $5,000 direct. W. J. Clark, cashier of the Farmers Savings Bank of Muncie, testified McCray had no indebtedness at his bank March 1, 1923. Ralph K. Smith, vice president and cashier of the Fletcher American National JJank of Indianapolis, was on on Page 18) 4

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BOY ACTIVITIES AT ‘Y’| Membership Increased 199 in March; 465 Since Feb. 1. Membership in the boy's department of the Y. M. C. A. was increased 199 in March. Since Feb. 1, 465 boys have joinpd. The March report shows attendance at gym and swimming classes 3,283; at twenty-six entertainments, 1,536; at eight religious meetings, 717 and fifty-one made Christian decisions.

’$ ALL OVER BUI SIGNING FORMAL ORDER ON FARE Way Apparently Cleared for Increase in Street Railway Revenues. Indianapolis street car riders will be paying a higher rate of fare by May 1 or sooner, it was indicated today. following the brief hearing before the public service commission at the Statehoase Thursday on the company's petition for an increase. The only step that remains is for the commission t j order an increase. This is expected to be done next week. There are only a few points at issue for the commission to iron out. It is not expected to go very deply into the company's operating conditions, in as much r.s there was virtually no opposition to a fare increase. One-Dollar Ticket Books i The principal po n> at issue is a matter of? 1 ticket books. The Company is asking permission to charge a 7-rent cash fare, sell four tickets for 25 cents and make a 1 cent trans fer charge. Taylor E. Groninger. Indianapolis corporation counsel, askfd the commission to put into effect an ordfr requiring the company to sell seventeen tickets for sl. John X. Feasey, chairman of the city street car rerouting committee, appeared before the commission and insisted the company should he required to sell eighteen tickets for sl. Feasey argued this would he an Inducement for more frequent use of street ears. Double Transfer System The double transfer proposal made by the city Is almost eure to. be put, into effect so far as It applies to College.® Central. Illinois and Northwestern lines. The proposal was approved so far as it effected these lines by Robert I Todd, president of the street car company. The proposed system would enable a passenger who must ride In three cars on one trip to do so hv paying one fare and buying one transfer. It i* now necessary to buy two transfers to make such a trip. Todd promise* to obtain, for the benefit of the city and the commission, facts as to the possibility of the street railway company obtaining tracks or the use of tracks of the Fnlon Traction Company from Forty-Sixth St. to-Broad Ripple with a view to giving Broad Ripple the same service as other parts of the city. He pointed out that the greatest obstacle in the way of city fare to Broad Ripple is the long haul. He said the Broad Ripple line is far longer than any other city line.

Pork Approves Inerea.se Benjamin Perk, utility consultant for the city, presented his report on the financial condition of the company and presented figures to show that the rate of fare in many other cities is higher than that in Indianapolis. He agreed that the company should have more money. Thomas B. McMath, engineer for the company, presented figures to show the necessity for track repairs. James H. Makln, president of Broad Ripple Park, Inc., urged service to Broad Ripple. David F. Smith, real estate dealer and attorney, 114 N. Delaware St., urged re-routing. Harry Boggs, chief accountant of the commission. presented an audit of the company's books. Jpseph F. Edward, master meonanic of the company, told of the cars in use and their condition. STUDENT EDITORS NAMED University Heights Man Heads Reflector Staff at Indiana Central. New officers for the Reflector, student paper of Indiana Central College, are Carroll W. Butler of University Heights, editor in chief; associate editors are Roy V. Davis, Ralph Light and Herman Spieth; joke editor, Bryan Stewart: business manager, Howard Ulsh: circulation manager, C. E. Liechty, and exchange editor, JoseSuicide May Be Officer By Cnitcd Press LOS ANGELES, CaL, April 4 Officers rushed to Venice, Cal., seeking to identify the body of a suicide found there as Lieut. Irvin R. Brown, naval officer, who disappeared while $120,000 short in his accounts. Burns Fata I to Workman By Times Special ANDERSON, Ind, April 4—Harley D. Knotts, 37, Elwood, died of burns received Monday when a gasoline blow torch with which he was working at the Frazier Canning factory exploded.

Boy’s Ambition Leads to Injury p RXEST ROSSETTER, 8, son of Mrs. Hattie Rossetter, 3748 KenK wood Ave„ always wanted to be a milkman. Today he got up early and induced his mother to allow him to ride with Albert Wiley, Unden Hotel, driver for the North Side Milk Company. Ernest has a crippled left leg. It is believed he caught his foot while attempting to get out of the wagon at 3900 Cornelius Ave. He fell on his face. The right leg was run over and broken just below the hip. He was taken to city hospital. *

RIKUOFFVOWS HE WILL RID POLICE OF BOOZE TAINT ‘l'm Going to Clean Up Force If It's Last Thing I Do,' . Says Chief at Roll Call. •WAR TO END’ IS PROMISED Actions of Few Who Violate Law Injustice to Majority of High Caliber Men, “I'm going to clean up this force if it s the last thing I do as chief of police of the city of Indianapolis," declared Police Chief Herman Rlkhoff at 3 o'clock roll call today. Rikhoff announced a war to the end on policemen who have "liquor connections." Four men have been suspended on liquor charges in two weeks. Several more are being watched “Most of these are men of the drinking variety,” said the chief. “Its a disgraceful situation. It is an injustice to the majority of men on the force, all of them of high calibre. These few men who have no respect for themselves are going to be watched. If we can't catch them red handed well suspend them on other minor charges against them. I'm going to rid this department of suspicion " IJeutenant Drinkut reported todaj on his investigation of alleged tipoffs to bootleggers whenever pedice were preparing a raid. Two janitors were"questioned and cautioned. One wps alleged to have borrowed money from a bootlegger. 'Tf you're broke. I'd have you come to me rather than put yourself under obligation to a bootlegger," the Chief said. City Clerk John Rhodehamel was in structed to keep ever closer watch on search warrants than before. Officers were Instructed not to talk of li pending raids except to their highest superior officer. "Be particular to whom you talk.” said the chief. "Pome day we'll he asking you who knew of the search beside yourself." A bondsman. It is said, has been seen loitering near the clerk's window where eavesdropping would be possible. Hi Is being watched.

SEEK MAN’S RELATIVES David Fowler Seriously Injured In Fall. Ponce searched today for relatives of David Fowler, 35, who was taken I to the city hospital Thursday night suffering from injuries received in a fall at Alabama and New York Sts. Fowler was first taken to his Dome at 325 N. Alabama St. No relatives have been found. FREIGHT THROUGH BRIDGE (rev. on Motion Escape as Twenty Cars Go Into River. By l. nitrd Press LAFAYETTE, Tnd.. April 4.—The crew ->f a freight train on the Monon Railroad escaped injury today when the train broke through a span of a bridge over the Wabash River near here. Twenty cars we re reported to he in the river. VACCINATION IS REQUIRED School Children Cannot Enter Classes Without Certificates. Approximately four-fifths of the 79,000 school children of Indianapolis have been vaccinated for smallpox. Dr. Herman G. Morgan, city health officer estimated today. Pupils will not be permitted to attend classes unless the yhave certificates of vaccination when schools open Monday after spring vacation. The city, through nurses and doctors working in schools, has already vaccinated more than 10.000 children, it was said. Other children had al- | ready been vaccinated or were vaci einated by family physicians. Twenty-four new cases of smallpox | have been reported to the board of health office since April 1. TEACHER FAMINE FEARED Training Inspector Makes Plans for Recruiting Wee wit. A shortage of trained school teachers is feared by the State department of public instruction, it was learned today. Letters have been sent by Oscar H. Williams, inspector of teacher training, to school officials and teachers in every county, announcing final plans for a special teacher-recruiting week, April 7-11. The 1923 teachers’ license law increasing minimum tencing requirements for elementary teachers from twelve to thirty-six weeks, is held responsible. / llow to Choose a Car Otto C. Berry will tell the Scientoch Club "How to Choose an Automobile" at luncheon Monday at the Chamber of Commerce.

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1924

Getting Hair Bobbed to Eliminate Trouble of Caring for It Just an Alibi, Say Busy Barbers

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LEFT TO RIGHT—BEN 'WHITLOCK. G. DAVIS, MISS MARION BADEN AND JIMMIE DAMICO.

"I'm having It done because it's so much easier to take care of," says the modern maid, perched in a barber’s chair while the tonsorlal artist lops off her hair to the approved length—or shortness. "Oh, no you're not." says the bobbed-hair-wise barber. "That's just an alibi." "Bobbed hair is just llge r flivver. It isn't the original cost, but the upkeep that counts." It’s a lot more trouble to keep bobbed hair looking pretty ifian most girls would have you think

WHEEL FLIES OFF SPEW ENGINE Man at Throttle Is Unnerved After Narrow Escape, Frank Nagle. 1528 E. 010 Ft., con sidered himself the luckiest railroad engineer nlive today. While hia Big Four passenger tmln from Shelbyvllle wns running nt a rate said to have been about seventy miles nn hour Thursday, a driving wheel came off the engine near the Beech Grove shops. The wheel flew off and rolled about 490 feet Nagle safely stopped the train, in sported the engine and proceeded to Union Statum. minus the wheel. His run safely ended. Nagle became so nervous it was necessary for him to go home in a taxicab, it is wild. He refused to discuss tho incident. TWO HELD AS FORGERS Man and Wife Arrested at Ulrhmond <ui Check Charge. Hu Timm Special RICHMOND, Ind., April 4 —Mrs. Grace Revington, Mishawaka, and her husband. A1 Bevingtno, were arrested at Westcott Hotel today on charge of passing forged checks for $35 at Port land and Winchester Thursday. Bevington says he is an auto mechanic looking for a Job but had S2OO I when arrested. TEMPLE FIGHT RENEWED Luton Seeks to Block Construction by Beth El Congregation. Fresh opposition to construction of the Beth El Temple at Thirty-Fourth and Ruckle Sts., broke out today "with the filing of a petition with Francis Hamilton, building commissioner, and tho board of zoning appeals by Daniel B. Luton, neighboring property owner. Luton asked that construction on tho torn pie he halted, but Hamilton has held thnr any order to stop work must be made by the court, since the city has approved the work. Luten has an appeal In Superior Court, room 6, scheduled for hearing April 15. Mine Conference Deadlocked /?(/ United Pres* KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 4 Conferences attempting to obtain a settlement of the strike of 35,000 coal miners in the Southwest in progress were still deadlocked today. Little prospect of an immediate settlement was in sight. On*'-Year Enlistments Authorized According to word received by Sergt. Harley Sylvester, in charge of local recruiting for the United States Army, enlistments may now be made for either one or three years. There are seven vacancies In the Philippines to be filled by local recruits. Mindin’ Their Business Police received a hurry-up call to a Muskingum St. address on report of a woman screaming. They found a colored man being entertained by a woman playing the piano and singing, "Mindin’ My Business.” Dresser Drive Starts April 20 Bv United Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind., April 4 The Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce has completed plans for a drive to raise $25,000 for a memorial to Paul Dresser, Hoosler ooet. The drive will start April 20. Jackson Will Open Campaign By Times Special GREENSBURG, Ind., April 4—Ed Jackson, secretary of State and candidate for Republican nomination fm Governor, will open his campaign here Monday night. He will be accompanied by his campaign manager, Daily McCoy of Versailles. * Many delegations are expected to attend.

and a great deal more trouble than it is to keep long hair dressed, some barbers sav. "It's hard to satisfy a girl who is having her hair bobbed,” said Jack Harbor, proprietor of the Harbor barber shop, 26 S. Illinois St. ‘ They have notions about how it ought to be done and you have to try to do it that way. "What with having their hair trimmed frequently, their necks shaved, and more or less permanent waves installed, bobbed hair is considerably more trouble than long tresses," Harbor said.

REPORT FAVORS STONE Committee on Judiciary Acts Without Record Vole. Hi/ I nileii Press WASHINGTON, April 4 —The nomination of Harlan F. Stone of New York to l>e attorney general, today was ordered favorably reported by the Senate Judiciary, without a record vote. ONE DEAD IN CYCLONE Twister Sweep* Texas Community and Hundreds Arp Hntrielen*. By United Press DAT.LAS, Texas, April 4.—One man whs killed, thirteen injured and hundreds made homeless today In * cyclone which swept towns and Wtrms in the vicinity of Dallas. A trail of wrecked farm homes was loft in the path of the storm which struck suddenly at Richardson, sweep Ing on to Garland. lawer, Renner, Elmo and other villages.

FARMER Given $28,500 Jury Finds Against Nobiesville Utility in Damage Suit. Py Cnitrd Prrss “ FRANKFORT. Ind.. April 4 —Damages of $28,500 to>lay were awarded Roy IT. Castor, Nobiesville, against the Nobiesville Hea,i, Light and Power Company by a jury In Circuit Court. Castor charged building of a dam across White River, four miles north of Nobiesville, had rendered 500 acres of ids land worthless by overflow and drainage obstruction. STEAMER GOES ASHORE No Details of Disaster Received bzy Company Officials. By t'nitrd Press FAN FRANCISCO, April 4.—The steamship Admiral Rodman, a wooden ship of the Pacific Steamship Company's Adrrlirai line, ran ashore at Point Qalvery, Alaska, at 3:30 a. m. today. No details have been received. The steamer "Queen” has gone to her assistance MINERS MEET SECRETLY Cnioniz.ing Coal Fields Said to Be Topic for Discussion. The international executive board of the United Mine Workers of Americe were in session today at headquarters behind closed doors. Meetings started Thursday. Problems concerning unionizing of non-union coal fields are to come before the hoard, it was said. Decisions on protests made by members taken up by the board were not made public. John L. Lewis, president, is presiding at the meetings. ENGINEER IS INJURED Volney Branhatn Taken to Hospital After Fall. Volney Branham, 46, of 29 E. St. Joseph St., was taken to the city hospital partially unconscious after a fall today from ah ice machine at the Jessup & Antrim Ice Cream Company, 713 N. Illinois St., where he is an engineer. Investigation by police disclosed Branham evidently slipped on a frosted water pipe while oiling a machine. His condition is not serious, hospital attaches said.

Aged Cobbler’s ‘Wealth’ —Copped Jack Leibrock 73, cobbler, 2524 S. Meridian St., told police today his savings of $225, "to care for him in old age,” had been stolen from his shop when he went to mail a letter. Police investigated. A neighbor said six men drove up. One, wearing a badge, was armed, he said. Three entered the shop and later all drove away. When the emergency returned to headquarters it was found Lieutenant Stoddard and Johnson had been the “visitors." They brought a gallon of white mule back to headquarters. 1 As for the $226 — “We found two pennies," said Stoddard. Leibrock was arrested. ~ ,

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In the good old days there was an invisible sign, "men only" over every barber shop door. But today, it's the happy hunting ground of mi-lady in quest of adornment, say the barbers. The picture shows an example, Miss Marion Baden. 35 S. Dearborn St., is under the dexterous scissors of Jimmie Damico, 1204 N. Illinois St., at Harbor's barber shop, while G. Davis, of Cincinnati, a customer, and Barber Ben 'Whitlock, 576 Lynn Ft., are mere men looking on.

[A FOLLETTE ROLLS HP LEAD Os 87,000 j Senator's Majority Over Coolicige Continues to Gain, fly United press MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 4. With 1,461 precincts reported out of 2,574 in returns of Wednesday's election, Senator Robert M. la Follette's slate of delegates to the national Republican convention were leading the Coolldge slate 87,363 votes, the vote being: lai Follette. 169,759 Coolldge, 82,426. Returns of 1.130 precincts in the j Democratic delegate election gave j Governor Smith 37.173: McAdoo, 24.989.

DELEGATES UNINSTRUCTED Majority of Thirty lowa Representatives Are Friendly to McAdoo. By I'nitrd Press DAVENPORT, Town, April 4.—lowa delegates to the Democratic national convention in New York in June will go uninstructed. A majority of thirty delegates, however, are known to be friendly to William G. McAdoo, candidate for the presidential nomination. Clyde I/. Herring, Democratic progressive leader, a McAdoo supporter, w-as elected national committeeman to succeed Wilbur W. Marsh, conservative leader. BREWERY IS ‘BEER PROOF’ C. S. Deputies Go lo Anderson, Ind., to Carry Out Order. Oscar Johnson and Harley Wertz, deputy United States marshals, were in Anderson today to "destroy” the Norton brewery there. Their orders are to make the brewery absolutely “beer proof.’” An official of the brewery was convicted on a liquor indictment several month.! ago. DRIVE BRINGS RESULTS Policewomen Report Dance Hall Conditions Better. The effect of the recent drive launched against improper dancing at public halls of the city has brought results, reports filed by policewomen show. Police were forced to eject one couple from the floor at the P. II C. Hall, Michigan and East Sts., when they refused to heed the warning of the matron. Mrs. A M. Buck, policewoman, said that in her canvass of the motion picture theaters and downtown dance 'nails she found conditions good and found no children at any of the halls. BANDITS SALESMAN Hold Up Long Island Bank and Get $2,000 Cash. By United Press BELLMORE, N. Y„ April 4.—Bandits held up the First National Bank of Bellmore, Long Island, today, shot and killed Ernest L. Whitman, a New York salesman, and escaped with approximately $2,000 In cash. Two of the bandits entered the teller’s cage and scooped up all the money in sight. The salesman was shot down before he had a chance to protest or escape.

WEEKS OBEYS SIMMS OF DAUGHERTY COMMITTEE AND DELIVERS UP RECORDS Secretary of War,. Under Subpoena, Pleads for Secrecy in Contents of Aircraft Papers Because of Injury to Nation Publicity Would Give. COURT LITIGATION INVOLVES TOTAL OF NEAR 542,000,000 Oklahoma Prohibition Agent, Former Warden at Atlanta Federal Prison, Tells of Traffic in Narcotics at Penitentiary and Failure to Prosecute. fly I nited Pres* 'WASHINGTON, April 4.—Secretary of War Weeks today transmitted to the Senate Daugherty investigating committee all | W ar Department reeords in aireraft eases which the committee demanded Thursday. V\ eeks, in a letter to the committee said the reeords were of great importance to litigation already in the courts or about to betaken to them, that the sum of $42,000,000 was involved and if contents of the reeords were made known ui the defendants of the suits, it would “result in great injury to the public interest.” W eeks also asked the records at all times be left in the custody of Captain \ olandt, so the War Department’s responsibility foj them would not be interrupted. He said Volandt would produce them whenever the committee desired. The committee went into executive session immediately after receipt of Week’s letter to consider his request to keep the documents secret. When the committee convened in open session. Chairman Brookhart announced Weeks had sent all the records desired by the committee at this time.

Brookhart also announced the committee had decided to hold hearings in the near future at Washington Courthouse. Ohio, to examine records of the Midland National Bank of which Mel F. Daugherty, brother of the former attorney general, is president. The derision to go to Ohio to investigate the estate of the late Jesse Smith was made to relieve the bank of embarrassment in being deprived of its records for any great length of time. $50,000 Bribe Offered A photostatic copy of a letter purporting to be from Charles Vineeinti of Baltimore to Elias IT. Mortimer, setting forth an agreement whereby Mortimer was to get Vincinti's eighteen months' sentence in a Federal prison commuted for $50,000, was introduced In the record. Senator Wheeler said he would show later the matter "was connected with the Department of Justice." Mortimer was chief Government witness before the grand jury that indieted Charles R. Forbes, former director of the Veterans’ Bureau, and Representative Langley of Kentucky. J. W. Dyche. of Oklahoma, a prohibition agent, was the first witness called today-. Dyche was formerly warden at the Atlanta penitentiary. Dyche said the inspector of prisons called on him at Atlanta when he was warden and asked him “to step out" as Attorney General Daugherty was "in again.” He said he was relieved, as warden and then obtained an appointment as prohibition agent. “Didn’t y T ou have some knowledge of trafficking of narcotics at the pen?” Wheeler asked. “Yes.” "After you discovered these sales of narcotics what did you do?” “I began urging Mr. Votawa., superintendent of prison to make an investigation of the narcotic situation with a view of prosecuting somebody. Three Men Sent “Did you get anyone down there to investigate?” "Yes, Burns sent three men down.” "How long was it after you asked for the men before y r ou got help?” "Just about a year.” “Was any'body indicted there on dope charges?” “Four guards.” “Did you discharge anybody prior to the indictments? "Two men resigned at my request.” “What happened to the four guards?” “Two of them were not convicted and two were dismissed.” Dy'che said the indictments did not stop the traffic and it is continuing today.

NEW WITNESSES CALLED Walsh Expects New Evidence on 1920 Deal With Oil Men. By United Pres* WASHINGTON, April 4.—A half cozen new witnesses dug up by the new national Investigating agency of Senator Thomas J. Walsh will be brought before the Teapot Dome committee next week. Walsh expects them to give

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testimony concerning a deal of oil men to select a "complacent'’ secretary of the Interior who would lease the Government naval oft\laftd&, DAUGHERTY TAKES ISSlllf Answers Speech of Senator I’epper With Brief Retort. By United Pres* WASHINGTON, April 4.—Former Attorney General Daugherty will re-’ fuse to be "made a goat’’ he and his friends said emphatically today as Daugherty prepared to issue a statement in reply to Senator George Wharton Pepper's reference to Daugherty in his Portland, Me., “keynot<#j speech. Pepper said appointment of Daughß er\v was a grave error in judgments Instantly Daugherty shot out al statement in which he said: 1 "I do not propose to be made atfl issue in the coming campaign for the benefit of the Republican party 1 as a beneficiary of my administration | of the public business In the Depart-1 ment of Justice ” I

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DOPE! f jrIILLIONS are slaves to the [yH dru £ habit! L—J Their number is swelling daily. When will it stop? A former Indianapolis policeman has admitted he Is a drug addict. He says he contracted the dfead habit in the Army. .* * * A local restaurant proprietor is held under bond on dope charge. • • • A woman, arrested at a downtown hotel, is at county jail. She told police she had no trouble in obtaining morphine from eight physicians in one office building in Indianapolis. • * * A Tipton, Ind., doctor will face a United States commissioner here Saturday on a narcotic violation charge. * * * Today The Times begins a series of eight articles dealing with this situation. They were written especially for The Times by Capt. Richmond P. Hobson, president of the International Narcotic Education Association. It will be found on PA.GIM TWO. READ how the dope habit has fastened its hold on the United States. , READ how children ar6 being taught to take drugs. READ how dope makes criminals of its victims. LEARN how' the evil can bs stamped out. The series begins today. Watch for it. A