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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 294

EVELYN’S ATTORNEY FLAYS THAW J 'l'm Here to Represent His Son,' Declares Lawyer in Impassioned Speech to Jury as Case Draws to Conclusion —Bribery Hinted, ‘I WILL 60 FREE,’SAYS SLAYER IN HAPPY MOODHas Packed His Things * Preparatory to Leaving Asylum and Plans to Go Abroad for Rest With Aged Mother, By FRANK GETTY United Press Staff Correspondent PHILADELPHIA. April 2.—Odds were freely offered today that Harry K. Thaw will be adjudged a sane man before nightfall. A verdict favorable to Thaw by the jury, hearing his petition for freedom from the asylum that has held him seven years, was anticipated. Developments of the past twentyfour hours within ana without the courtroom led to extreme confidence on Harry’s part. “I’ll be free before tonight,” the slayer of Stanford White said jubilantly. He plans to make his peace with the New York authorities who want him in connection with the beating of r. erlck Gump. Jr., in that city in 1917. and then he will be off for Paris and a peaceful Indian summer with his aged mother. The climax of the trial came when William J. Gray, counsel for Evelyn Kesblt, addressed the Jury after the State had concluded with a demand that Thaw be found still Insane. I Hepresents Thaw’s Son "I an* here to represent Harry Thaw’s ?boy—his eon—born Oct. 25, 1910. and In the name of this boy I oppose Thaw’s release,’’ said Attorney Gray. Almost at the last minute, it was understood an offer of settlement was made to Evelyn Nesblt which would have caused her virtual withdrawal. But the offer was refused and Gray began a slashing speech to the Jury demanding that Thaw be kept in Kirkbride’s. Gray threw out a hint of bribery and Thaw, who had packed his things preparatory to leaving the asylum, and who had smiled and laughed throughout the summation by Dickson, sat up and eyed the lawyer grimly. The fiery eloquence of the lawyer was bel eved all that stood between him and freedom and it was possibly for this reason that the unsatisfactory offer to Evelyn Nesblt was made. Electrifies Court Gray began by showing that not one lay witness called by counsel for Thaw had said they thought Thaw sane. He said the questions asked them had been cleverly framed so that they answered that they “had seen nothing in Thaw’s speech or actions to indicate that he was of unsound mind.’’ Gray electrified the courtroom with his fire—in contrast to dispassionate of their cases by Dickson and Judge Patterson, Thaw's lawyers. Miss Nesbit's attorney tore to pieces the testimony of many of the lay witnesses. showing they had no opportunity fairly to judge Thaw’s sanity. "What made those jurors that found him Insane In 1917 change their mind?" demanded Gray. "What is there about the Thaw family that makes people change their minds?*’ Thaw had lost a little of his cheerfulness and was perspiring freely. His mother sat near him, fanning herself vigorously.

LEAGUERS TO HEAR TALK International Secretary Will Speak at Rally Wednesday Evening. Dr. Charles E. Guthrie, international secretary of the Epworth League, will address the Third Department Epworth League rally at the Broadway M. E. Church Wednesday evening. Dr. Guthrie will give his famous ‘'Bead Story-” Miss Helen Barrett, third vice president, will preside. Miss Mildred Schmeddel will give vocal selections and. Paul Smith will direct the group songs. STATE ROAD NO. 10 OPEN Conditions Ended Highway Official Says. Flood conditions are over for State roads. • State highway No. 10 was open today at Lyford where the Wabash river blockaded traffic for ten days. A. H. Hinkle, assistant superintendent of road maintenance, announced. Health Official Has Operation Dr. W. F. King, secretry State board of health, has undergone a minor operation at St. Vincent Hos Pital. Ho Is improving rapidly.

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High Lights of Speech By United Press NEW YORK. April 22.—High lights in President Coolidge's speech: “Fundamentally America is sound. It has both the power and disposition to maintain itself in a healthy economic and moral condition. But it cannot do this by • * • • * making material prosperity its supreme choice. If America wishes to maintain its prosperity, it must maintain its ideals.” • • • "With a certain and definite settlement of German reparations firmly established, I would favor the calling of a similar conference (to the Washington conference) to achieve limitation of armaments • • * • * should preliminary inquiries disclose that such a proposal would meet with a sympathetic response.” • • • “Our country refused to adhere to the covenant of the League of Nations with a decisive action which 1 regard as final.” • • • "Complete independence means complete coordination and cooperation. From this principle arises the oft-repeated law of service—we can help ourseelves only as we help others. One of the preeminent requirements of our country at the present time is to emphasize in the public mind this new law of service.” • • • “I trust that private American capital will be willing to participate in advancing this loan (to Germany under the Dawes plan). Sound business reasons exist why we should participate in financing the work of peace in Europe •••••’’ • • • "There is an exceedingly healthy disposition to uproot it (corruption in office) altogether and administer punishment wherever competent evidence of guilt can be produced. That I am doing and propose to do.”

BUS LIKE MS EXCLUSIVE CITY FRANCHISE RIGHT Crosstown Routes, 10-Cent Fare and Sixteen-Hour Runs Proposed. A system of motor bus transports tion covering the entire city, including town lines is proposed by the People’s Motor Coach Company In a petition filed with the board of works by Smith Bowman, president. The company now operates busses to Riverside and Forty-Sixth St. and Central Ave. from Monument Pt. A twenty-five-year lease franchise is asked for busses each having twentyfive passenger capacity each. Tencent care Is proposed with transfers to crosstown lines. The contract submitted to the board provides for a license fee of SIOO on each bus, with liability Insurance up to SIO,OOO. A sixteen-hour daily schedule is promised. Thirtieth St. Line The company proposes to operate a cross-town line on Thirtieth 6t„ from Riverside Park to Jhe east city limits.. Anothsr route would start at Southern Ave. and Shelby St., run west to Madison Ave.. north -to Palmer St., west to Union St., north to Madison Ave., northwest to Meridian St. and then to the Monument. From Massachusetts Ave. and the city limits another line would operate down the avenue to Tenth St., west to Park Ave., south to St. Clair St., west to East St., south to Market St. and west to the Monument. East Side Service The east side would have a line n New York St., from Emerson Ave. to New Jersey St., south to Market St., and west to the Monument. Monument Place would be the transfer point for all lines. The board of works has the petition under consideration pending conference with city engineer and the legal department. The company announced that it intend to continue Its two present lines. PETITION IS QUESTIONED Traction Company Plea to Issue More Bonds Before Commission. The petition of the Interstate Public Service Company, Indianapolis, to issue $1,050,000 of common no par value stock for purposes of a "working capital” was sharply 'questioned today by Samuel B. Artman, member of the public service commission, who conducted the hearing. The company In February possessed $6,400,000 more securities than the value of property, Artman stated. CITY ATTORNEY, IN NET Trapped When Columbus Firemen Make "Fake” Run. By Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind.. April 22.—A "fake” fire run, made to trap all motorists who had not earlier in the day disobeyed a city ordinance covering hindering of the work of firemen and passage of trucks, netted twenty-five motorists, among thani C. E. Custer, city attorney, who drafted the ordinance and urged its paosage. The run was made following a fire which the firemen could not fight because of congestion.

SERVICE IS KEYNOTE OF president: Restoration of America to Old Ideals, Both at Home and Abroad, Pledged by Coolidge in Address Before Editors at New York, TOUCHES ON SCANDALS; PROMISES PROSECUTION Says It's Wonder More Officials Have Not Been Corrupted by ‘Easy Money’ Era; Urges Strict Economy in Plea for Mellon Plan, By United Press NEW YORK. April 22—President Coolidge today dedicated himself to the task of restoring America to its lost or forgotten ideals. He made thp keynote of his coming campaign for the presidency and the platform on which his administration is to be built if he is re-elected, the “law of service" both domestically and internationally. The President in an address to several hundred newspaper editors attending the luncheon here of the Associated Press epitomized his platform in these words: "One of the pre-eminent requirements of our country at the present time is to establish and emphasize in the public mind this law of service. The danger of America is not in the direction of the failure to retain its economic position, but in the direction of the failure to maintain its ideals.” Touches on Oil Scandals Around that thought Mr. Coolidge built up a complete program, both domestic and foreign, of legislation and policy, which he made clear he will attempt to carry out If elected. To Mr. Coolidge this "law of service” is not a sentimental phrase. He said emphatically it was "not to he confounded with a weak and imprac tlcal sentimentalism.” And then to illustrate his meaning, he applied his idea of service to the questions of taxation, governmental economy, the uprooting of Iniquity In high places as disclosed by the scandal investigations and to America's foreign relations. Taking up first pie scandals. Mr. Coolidge said their genesis lay in the "easy money” era begotten of the war and declared that it was not surprising some Government officials had been corrupted.

Sees Return to Normalcy “From all of this sordidness the affairs of government, of course, suffered,'' said the President. “In some of it a few public officers were guilty participants. But the wonder is not (Continued on Page 6) NEW LODGE IS FORMED Promotion of Protestant Religion Given as One of Purposes. Articles of incorporation for the American Protestant Lodge, anew fraternal order, were filed today with the Secretary of Stale. Purpose was given as “to advance and promote the cause of Protestant religion,” the public school system and “to advance and raise standards of American citizenship.’’ Directors: John L. Hilton, Eli A. Summers and L. A. Summers, all of Indianapolis. BRICK IS PROTESTED Asphalt Desired on Central Avt). From Seventeenth to Nineteenth Sts. Final decision of the board of public works for the resurfacing of Central Ave. from Seventeenth to Nineteenth Sts. will be made Friday afternoon. Property owners protested to the board against brick. An asphalt street was requested because of less noise from heavy traffic. The board indicated bids received on remodeling the city market house probably will be rejected. HEDGE CUTTING TUNE Clip It Short, Advises State Entomologist Wallace. Now is the time to cut your privet hedge, Frank L. Wallace, State entomologist, reminded today. “Half of the hedges in the city aren’t cut yet,” Wallace asserted. "They should be cut at once close to the ground if owners expect them to come out well this spring. Grass seed can be sown any time, Wallace said, although the best time was April 1. Fire at Harrisburg, 111. By Initrd Preax HARRISBURG, 111., April 22.—Fire swept an entire business block here today, destroying three big stores, a half dozen other stores and n news paper office. Damage will be $200,000. it was estimated. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m • -.. 40 10 a. m 41 7 a. m.r--.... 40 11 a. m 42 l\ m 40 12 (noon) 45 8 a. m 42 1 p. m........ 43,

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1924

DR. F. A. PRIES TANARUS, of Marion, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, was born April 13, 1875, in Clark County, Ohio. Hts father died when the son was 3 years old and the mother and son moved to Grant County. Indiana, where he has lived since.

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b’OTE—THIS 19 THE SIXTH OF A SERIES OK STATEMENTS WRITTKN FOR THE TIMES BY CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATIONS FOR GOVERNOR. By F. A. PRIEST

I BELIEVE I should he elected Governor of Indiana because the people of Indiana deserve an administration free from the dictation of political bosses and the Influence of special Interests that are detrimental to the welfare of the people of our State. 1 believe in economy and practice It and the State should have as Its head one who knows what the term means from actual experience, and 1 would be against any extravagant expenditure of money for State purposes. I favor government by the people and for the people instead of guardianships in the form of commissions and boards, and I would most surely use every effort to limit the power of the State tax commission to equalization of valuations and rates for State putposes and I would favor changing the public service commission so that the people would have some rights or abolish the commission. I favor a cooperative marketing law favorable and agreeable to the fanner and would take the result of bis experience as my guide. I feel that labor should always receive a wage in keeping with the spirit of the Declaration of Independence, which would guarantee to our citizenship life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness—for with-

SIXTEEN ARRESTED IN FATAL SHOOTING Police Believe Man Held in St, Louis Is Edgar Walsh, Police believe the sixteenth arrest of persons Involved In the shooting of Joeseph Forrestal April 13 in a battle between two alleged factions of bootleggers has been made In Bt. Louis. A man arrested there, giving his name as Frank Herger, believed to be Edgar Walsh. Raymond and Lewis Walsh, brothers of Edgar, have been charged with murder. A picture of the man arrested in Jt. Louis has been received and a check up of Bertllllon measurements will be made late today by Lieut. Burt Perrott, fingerprint expert. Hearings on habeus court proceedings instituted in Superior Court, Room 3, by Raymond Walsh were to be held at 3 p. m. today. DUSE RITES TO BE SIMPLE Body Will Be Taken to Italy for Burial May 1. By United Press PITTSBURGH, April 22.—The mortal remains of Eleanor Duse, famous tragedienne, who died here Tuesday will be taken to Italy May 1 on the steamer Dulllo and buried in a little cemetery at Asolo, near Venice, according to incomplete funeral arrangements made today. All rites for Mme. Duse will be simple and private, according to Chevalier Telescio Lucci, Italian consul here, who has assumed charge of the services In of the Rome government. Qg§y

F. A. Priest

Dr. Priest started teaching school when he was 17 and taught for four years. He has been practicing medicine for twenty-five years. He is an ex-service man, a former member of the Marion school board, a director of the Marion Chamber of Commerce, president of the Grant County Medical So-

out an adequate return for labor, life is meaningless, liberty is a mockery and the pursuit of happiness is a sham. This applies not only to men, but to women, and women should always receive equal compensation with men for work of a similar character and the working hours and conditions shouid be bettered. 1 favor raising the standard of our public schools and making teaching a profession so attractive that teachers will desire to make it their life work instead of a stepping stone and will therefore be better equipped professionally to direct the student. 1 would like to be the Governor of our State be cause 1 know I would not compromise myself on any matter that would be to the detriment of the people of Indiana and I do not want your support if that is what you expect. I want the laws enforced impartially and fearlessly and if the things set out, which are some of the things 1 would like to see accomplished, meet with your approval, I would like to merit your support and be the Governor of Indiana. Next—Olin R. Holt, candidate for the Democratic nomination.

STATE AUTO HEAD ILL V G. I.upton, President of Hooeier Association, Stricken. H United Press HARTFORD CITY. Ind.. April 22. —A. G. Lupton. president of Hoosier State Auto Association. is danger ously 'll with heart trouble at the Blackford County Hospital. Although he spent a comfortable night, he is very weak and his con dition is serious, hospital attendants said. Lupton is a director of ?he National Automotive Association, and one of the largest real estate owners In Blackford County. PENNSYLVANIA IS VOTING Heavy Vote Expected in Primary— Fight tenters About Pinchot. By United Press HARRISBURG, Pa., April 22.—Primary electfon today in Pennsylvania saw workers for all partisan groups out early in an attempt to poll a heavy vote. Interest centered on the battle between Governor Gifford Pinchot: and Ralph Beaver Strassberger for a place on the Republican list of seven dele-gates-at-large to the Cleveland convention. D'ANNUNZIO IS OVERCOME Poet Grief Stricken by Death of Mme. Duse, Former Sweetheart. By United Press BRBSERIA, Italy, April 22.—Gab rieile D’Annunzio kept to himself in j his villa near here today, sorrowing j for the death of Eleanore Duse, in 1 Pittsburgh. The poet, whose love affair with the tragedienne is called one of the great romances of history, received first news of the death from the United J Press office In Rome and was profoundly shocked. “I'm too overcome to now,” he said. "Latei- when.l have collected myself, I wiljy pay fitting tribute to Duse in a proper way. She was a great acMMur.”

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ciety, chief of staff of the Grant County Hospital and a member of the executive board of the State Tuberculosis Association. 0 He was grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias in 1917 and at present is supreme representative. He is married and has two daughters.

INDIANAPOLIS LIGHT REQUESTS TAX CUT $400,000 Reduction in Property Appraisement Asked, Reduction of approximately $400,000 in appraisement of property was asked by the Indianapolis Light and Heat Company at a hearing before the State board of tax commissioners today. The company sU ted the value of its property, except real estate and intangibles, is, $7,249,424. Real estate in Marion County is valued at $1,150,754, coal land in Sullivan County at $40,740 and intangible value as a going concern at $400,000. The tanglible property of the com pony, excepting real estate, was valued at $7,630,835 in 1923 by the tax boa i'd. According to statement of the company, a surplus of $1,205,874 and a reserve of SIO,OOO, which existed in March, 1923, has been "reinvested in the business.” Dividends of $199,000 were paid in 1923, it is stated. DOROTHY DALTON TO WED Film Star Will Marry- Arthur Ham merstein, Son of I -ate Impresario By United Preaa CHICAGO, April 22. —Dorothy Dalton, one of the best known performers in the movies and Arthur Hammerstein, impresario and son of the late Oscar Hammerstein are to be married here today. Dorothy is the divorced wife of Lew Cody, the he-vamp of the movies, while Hammerstein has had three matrimonial ventures. The couple plan to leave for New York today on the Twentieth Century, and Mil for Europe on May 14.

HIM BARTERED STATE DEPOSITS FOR PERSONAL tDAHS. WITNESSES ASSERT Evansville Cashier Says Governor; Offered $20,000 Public ,Funds in' Exchange for Discount of Note for; SIO,OOO in May, 1923. TELEPHONE CONVERSATION ON ' TRANSACTION IS TOLD TO JURY Letter in Evidence Shows Financial House Wrote Chief Executive About? Failure to Receive Second Allotment of SIO,OOO in “Trade.” / Governor Warren T. McCray bartered deposits of State fundi to Indiana banks in exchange for loans, according to Government witnesses today in the Federal Court trial of th£ Governor on charges of using the mails in a scheme to defraud. C. H. Ayer, cashier of the North Side Bank of Evansville, testified his bank loaned Governor McCray SIO,OOO on a personal note in May, 1923, in return for a State deposit of SIO,OOO and a promise of SIO,OOO more, which did nat materialize. Small Deposit Regretted Charles W. Coen, vice president of the Merchants National Bank of South Bend, testified his bank loaned McCray SIO,OOO on a personal note, secured by cattle paper. Coen identified a letter lie said lie had written to the Governor, in which he expressed regret that the State finance board had deposited so small an amount in South Bend, while awarding a larger amount elsewhere. Ayres told of a telephone conversation with the Governor May 14 or 15, 1923. Ayer testified: 'McCray said. By the way. have you any State funds?’ I told him we had not. Then he said. ‘lf 1 get you about SIO,OOO in State funds, will you discount my note for $10,0007’ I told him I would put it up to my hoard of finance.” The proposition was accepted, Ayer said. Note Is Mailed I l \ A letter from the Governor to the bank, dated early in Maj% vas read. It stated- “Agreeable to our talk. lam enclosing my note for $10,000.” I he reply to the Governor, read in evidence, stated that the proceeds from the SIO,OOO note had been placed to the Governor’s credit. •V letter from the bank, also an exhibit, read, in part, as follows: “It appears we have not yet received the deposit of SIO,OOO from the State funds. We think maybe the treasurer has overlooked vour. instructions. ” District Attorney Homer L. Elliott asked whether the bank ever received the deposit. Ayer replied: “It. did.”

A letter of June S. 1923, from the Governor to the bank, asked a renewal for thirty days on the notes and wanted to know whether the State had "responded," according to the Governor’s request. Another letter from the Governor stated: “At a meeting of the finance board, we looked into your request. There will be no chance to give you a further deposit of State funds until the counties make an advance.” Rank Was "Anxious” / A letter from the bank to the Gov ernor, dated June 30. aiso put in evidence, read in part, as follows: “We ate anxiously looking* forward to another State deposit for SIO,OOO. which we hope you will be able to land for us at an early date." “Has the later deposit ever landed?” asked Elliott. “It has not,” Ayer replied. On cross-examination by James W. Noel, attorney for the Governor, who is leading the defense. Ayer said ttyit his bank had applied to the State previous to the Governor's loan, for State money, but never had applied to the Governor. All the letters to the South Bend and Evansville banks and the personal notes given them by the Governor were introduced into evidence by Elliott, who fixed the point that all these transactions were carried by mail. R. J. Carpenter, cashier of the Steuben County State Bank of Angola, testified that, in 1921, his bank discounted a note signed “A. Messman Company,” for $5,300. This note was renewed from time to time, he said, and never has been paid. Blackburn Witness Again E. E. Blackburn, president of the Marion National Bank of Marion, Ind., followed Carpenter on the stand. In substance, Blackburn repeated testimony given at the McCr y bankruptcy hearing in Federal C jurt last November, and in the recent Criminal Court trial of the Governor. He said that July 16, 1923. McCray owed his bank $32,900. He said that during 1922 and 1923 his bank held as collateral notes bearing the name of the “Bqjle Fourche Cattle Company,” "Rinehart & C 0..” "Messman & Co.,”’ “Hickory Island Stock Farm,” “Allen County Stock Farm,” "R$ W. Christie,” "Miller A Manning,’' "Green Farm Company,” "Camby Land Com-

Forecast FAIR tonight with probably frost. "Wednesday fair with rising temperature in this vicinity.

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pany. ’Howard Cattle Company” and “A. E. Herriman A Cos.” Search for Firms Fail Blackburn testified that he had irvestigated many of these concerns and had been unable to locate them. He said that lie had been unable ta find any such person as "Asa Wiggins.” the name signed to the Green Farm Company note as manager. Blackburn identified correspondence between the Governor and the bank as sent through mails. He said that at that time he knew nothing of the collateral, which was notes signed “A. Messman.” “Camby Cattle Company.'’ "Green Farm” and others of the Governor's firms, except what it appeared to be on the face. Blackburn referred frequently to records. “Speak Ou(,” Says Judge Judge Albert B. Anderson finally instructed the witness to “speak out, so we can get along.” On cross-examination, Attorney Noel asked Blackburn whether the indebtedness did not begin before Blackburn was president of the bank. Here, is that cross-examination?” asked Judge Anderson. ’The district attorney never went into that.” A ell. I thought it is something that should be gone into,” Noel said. If there is any objection—” "Well, I’ll make the objection,” the judge said. “Let’s go along. Call the next witness.” William H. O’Brien, president of the Peoples National Bank of Lawrenceburg, Ind., and former State Auditor, took the 3tand. IS hile O Brlen identified correspondence between his bank and the Governor, McCray sat with one hand in his coat pocket, whistling almost iraudibly through his teeth and toying with his spectacles. In one instance, McCray solicited a loan from a bank almost a month before it opened its doors for business and obtained a loan within five days after th ebank opened, rcc-ord.ng to testimony of A. E I <”t,.iougli, cashier cf the Citizens Trust Company of Jasouvil'e. ’ii.e Citizens Batik opened its door* Jan. 3.192 J. On Jan. 8. it discounted paper of $5,000 for the Governor, Mo* Cullough said. The note was signed. “Butler Land & Cattle Cos.” 4 Later, McCullough the name (Continued on Page II)