Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 216, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 January 1925 — Page 1

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SENATOR ACCUSED OF RUM -SELLING BY UJJLEUTH Edwards of New Jersey Received $3,800 for 100 * Cases of Whisky, Dry Officer Says, CHARGE MADE AT TRIAL Agent Declares He Believes Solon Is Head of Bootlegg Ring, fit/ United Prett JERSEY CITY. N. J., Jan. 20. — Senator Edward I. Edwards of New Jersey was accused of receiving $3,800 in payment for delivery of 100 cases of Scotch whisky by a witness in the Weehawken rum running trial here today. Lionel Wilson, an agent of the Treasury Department, said he believed Senator Edwards the head of the bootlegging ring. Wilson was a witness today in the trial of ten Weehawken policemen and two civilians. Wilson’s story under direct examination was to the effect that he met William Grifleg leader, at -If' various times beJT with Senator Edcalled at Senator ▼ Edwards’ home by appointment,” the EDWARDS witness declared, despite frantic objections by defense Counsel which were overruled. TeUs of Meeting ”1 met Senatorr Edwards and was with him for two hours. Griffin was present. I made arrangements to have 100 cases of Scotch delivered. After my arrangements with Senator Edwards at his home in Caldwell, N. J., I and my partner, Charles Hulburt, called at his bank, saw Senator Edwards and, in my presence, Hulburt handed the Senator $3,800 for the 100 cases of Scotch." Charles Hurlbut of Toledo, Ohio, followed Wilson on the stand and told of his part in the alleged purchase of 100 cases of liquor from Senator Edwards. “Griffin told us that Senator Edwards was his backer,” Hurlbut testified. “On Nov. 19,v 1923, Wilson and I called on Senator Edwards in his office at the First National Bank. “We talked for half an hour with him. Edwards said to me: “ ‘Griffin is responsible. He can guarantee first class, uncut liquor.’ ” Paid Over Money Hurlbut testified that he gave Edwards $3,800 and that Edwards put it in an envelope and wrote his name on it, giving it to the cashier. “Afterward,” said Hurlbut, “I saw Griffin and told him I wanted the liquor, and he seemed uneasy and said to me: ‘l’m not sure you are in the liquor business; I am sure I am. It looks like a conspiracy.’ He went out and came back in half an hour and said he couldn’t deliver the liquor and Senator Edwards would return the-money. We went to New York and reported to our superiors.” The witness said he returned the next day, received his money back from Edwards and that he never received any liquor from Griffin. “FRAME-UP” SAYS EDWARDS Enemies Have Tried to Implicate Him for Years, He Assorts. B„ United Prett WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—Senator Edward I. Edwards, New Jersey Democrat, today charged that the testimony of Lionel Wilson, prohibition agent, bringing his name into the rum trial at Jersey City, was part of a “political frame-up” against him. "It’s just a case of politics,” Edwards said. “They’ve tried to me for years and haven’t Succeeded. That is why I am so bitter against prohibition because they always try to frame innocent people.” MEASURE SENT BACK Title of Mortgage Exemption Bill Altered, After a minority committee report to the Indiana Senate today recommended the bill of Senator Lambert, Columbus, Republican, raising mortgage tax exemption to $2,000, be killed, while a majority report recommended adoption. The bill was sent back to committee because Senator Lambert, who had possession of the bill as leader of the majority in the committee, changed the title by inserting name of Senator Durham as co-author. Senator Russell B. Harrison, Indianapolis, Republican, committee chairman, signed the minority report. He is leading a fight against the bill, backed by the State Tax 1t , /A .

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COURTS AND POLITICS SRE the courts of,Marion County, and even the Supreme Court of Indiana, being made tools in the hands of politicians for building up their political machines ? The squabble in the city campaign—where party politics has no business whatever—resulted in injunctions, restraining orders, writs of prohibition and orders to dissolve injunctions. Every time a political faction wished to gain a point it ran to a court. And in one court or another every possible kind of an order was issued, favoring first' one sac- . tion and then another. Here is just one of the things that happened: Judge Sidney S. Miller of the Superior Court issued a restraining order prohibiting George V. Coffiii, one of the two Republican city chairman, from interfering with +v \3 attendance at one of the Republican city conventions of twenty-six committeemen who had been fired Tp\ Coffin. On Saturday afternoon, judge Clinton S. Givan sat in Judge Miller’s court, in the absence of Judge Miller, and, at the request of the Coffin faction, dissolved the restraining order. Judge Miller, returning to his eourt Monday ordered the record made by Judge Givan in dissolving the restraining order erased and put the restraining order back into effect. * But now the convention is over—and the Coffin faction did interfere with those twenty-six committeemen. This is just one of the many things that can and do happen when political parties are .allowed to conduct the affairs of a city. What chance has clean government and efficient administration under such conditions! Let’s put Indianapolis on a BUSINESS BASIS. The city manager form of government would be a long step in that direction.

FATHER IS HELD IN DEATH OF CHILDREN .* - . Charged With Negligence in Not Rescuing Five Little Ones From Flames Which Destroyed Home, Bu United Prett ELK RIVER, Mirin., Jan. 20.—Charges of second degree manslaughter were filed here today against Frank Betfoeh in connection with incineration of his five children in a fire in the Bedoch tar paper shack near here Sunday. .. .

Coroner Q. E. Page declared the upper part of the skull of each child was missing. County Attorney Robert E. Hastings issued a warrant charging Bedoch with manslaughter in the second degree, a charge jrhich is not bailable. The coroner’s information was that Bedoch was negligent in allowing the fire to get started and was culpably negligent in not attempting to rescue the children. Coroner Page did not charge the children were struck down before the fire started but said it was evident the charred little skulls had been severed at the hair line. Bedoch and his wife fled from the flames into the cold and arrived at a neighbor’s home a mile away, almost frozen. Bedoch told the coroner’s jury that the fire was started accidentally. He said that one of the girls complained of the cold and that he arose to shake the fire, in a little wood heating stove in the middle of the room. The stove pipe fell and sparks set fire to bed clothing, he said. In a moment the place was a mass of flames. Bedoch said he and his wife barely had time to escape in their night clothing. He .tried to chop a hole in the side of the shack to get the children out, but failed, he said. Neighbors told the coroner that Mrs. Bedoch, who was inmate of a State insane hospital in 1923, had acted strangely toward her babies The youngest was 18 months old and the oldest was 7 years. NEW CONSTABLES BILL INTRODUCED Measure Hits Horsethief Detective Associations. A bill which would virtually abolish Horse Thief Detective Associations throughout the State was introduced in the House of Representatives today by Representative Frank Bofns, Indianapolis. The measure provides that constables associations be formed and that existing Horsethief Detective Associations, unless complying with provisions of the bill, be declared invalid. Provisions are that ten or more persons, citizens 'of the United States, residents in Indiana two years ans of the county six months, may form a constables association chartered by the Secretary of State. Members. would provide SI,OOO surety bond and would wear a uniform badge showing rank in the association. Constitution and by-laws provide that members be expelled for acta unbecoming an officer and that county sheriffs may call in members to aid in running down felons for which they are to be compensated at the rate of $3 per day. Existing Horse Thief Detective Associations have ninety days from the passage of the act with which to comply with provisions of the bill. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 26 10 a. m.... .. 30 7 a. m...... 26 11 a. m....... 34 S a. m...... 26 12 (noon) 86 1 * ** “ 27 39

FATHER IS HELD IN m DEATH Three-Year-Old Boy Heir to $15,000, Bv United Pres MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 20. Asa climax to several days investigation, Arthur Haufschild was under arrest here today on a warrant charging murder in connection with the death of his three-year-old son Roy, heir to his mother’s $15,000 estate. Roy died mysteriously a week ago and after physicians had made an analysis of the organs of the boy’s body, it was ascertained that phosphorus poisoning had caused death. The young heir was said to have been in the best of health when he went to bed a week ago tonight. Early in the morning he was taken violently ill and shortly after a physician who had been summoned arrived, he died. District Attorney Eugene Wengert, who ordered Haufschild arrested, refused to disclose any of the findings, but it was indicated that there was no conclusive evidence fixing responsibility for the child's death on any one. Haufschild had married again since the death of the boy’s mother. Democrats May Meet ajn. 31 Jan. 31 is expected to be set as the date for Democratic city convention by the Democratic State comfnittee here Wednesday. Albert Walsman, Center Township trustee, is being discussed as a candidate for city chairman of Indianapolis. NO ALARM FELT FORDR. GROSE Not Heard From on Trip to Interior of China. Between Nov. 11 and Nov. 23, 1924, Bishop George R. Grose of the Methodist Episcopal Church, former president of De Pauw University, Greencaatle, Ind.. had not been heard from in the interior of China, according to a report received here today. A letter written by Jack Bryan, Evansville. Ind., secretary to Grose at his headquarters in Pekin, China, to Miss Virginia Kirkhoff, De Pauw student, dated Nov. 2 it, said that Grose left Nov. 11, for Shanghai by boat on the first leg of a tour of the interior. Bryan,, according to Miss Kirkhoff, wrote that telegrams to Grose had been unanswered. Bryan said, however, that no alarm was

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, JAN. 20, 1925

Shortridge Students Collect Books for Library as Memorial to Miss Charity Dye, Late Teacher

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mHESE young women took part today in a drive to secure fiction books for Shortridge High Schools’ library as a memorial for Miss Charity Dye, Shortridge teacher, who died last

EFFORT MADE TO TRACE CHAPMAN IN RECENT IOBS Postal Inspectors Suspect Criminal in Local Robberies. While two parole officers from St. Louis, Mo., and two assistant deputy wardens from the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta, G*., were to arrive' in Indianapolis this afternoon to take Gerald Chapman, nationallyknown crook, from the Marion County jail to Atlanta, where he escaped twice, two Indiana postal inspectors today began intensive work to unravel clewß to a series of postal robberies in Indiana thought to have been led by Chapman. W. C. Ela, IndianapoUs postal inspector, went to Muncie, Ind., today to work with A. S. Kelley, another inspector, on investigation of Chapman's alleged crimes. No Hearing Needed Chapman will be turned over to the wardens from Atlanta without the formality of a hearing, to finish serving his term there, according to Linus P. Meredith, United States marshal. , Chapman is wanted in New Britain, Conn , on charge of murdering James Skeily, policeman, but unless an order from the-attorney general’s office ordering Chapman to be turned over to Connecticut authorities is sent Meredith he will be taken into custody of the Atlanta wardens. Chapman had served only a few months of a twenty-five-year sentence for staging a $2,400,000 mail robbery in New York City in 1921. Just when the deputies will leave with Chapman may be kept secret as a precaution against an attempt by the criminal’s accomplices to rescue him. j - Many Aliases Chapman has a long trail of escapades behind him, including robberies of mail trucks, customs trucks, and department stores. He is alleged to have shot a policeman In Mt. Vernon, N. Y. He has gone under at least seven different aliases and has done time in New York prisons three times. Seme of his names, officials said, are Waldo W. Miller, Shelbourne, George Chartres, G. V. Colwell, C. W. Eldridge and Edward Bryan. He was. known in criminal circles as “the count” or “the count bf Grammercy Park.” He lived for a time In a luxurious apartment in Grammercy Park, New York'. ‘CAL’ SUPPORTS HUGHES U. S. Not Involved by Treaty, White House Spokesman flays. Bv United Prett WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—President Coolidge strongly supports Secretary of State Hughes’ statement denying that the United States in signing the Paris reparations agreement had become involved, either morally or legally, in European entanglements or commitments, it was said at the White House today; Claims Chat America had become Involved in European affairs are looked upon by the President as unimportant gossip, a White House spokesman said.

All Tech Students to Gather Tonight

rrr-IRINCIPAL. MIIX) H. STUjp I ART of Technical High I * | School will see all his students to one group for the first time in his thirteen years as school head tonight. Technical has about student*. The lunch room, largest i' ■ ’ ;■ . ..

spring after twenty-five years of service. Miss Dye was deeply interested in guiding students to read good literature. The girls guarded baskets deco-

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When Myrtella sat down in some paint, Did she look at her dress and then <l)f No. she didn’t (2) She looked pleasant and (3) “That’s the kind of a girl that I ( 4). (1) Act of becoming losely limp. . (2) In place of. (3) Observed, recited or declaimed. (4) Plapper talk for “am not.” HJERE’S anew stunt—the guess-wofd limerick. It combines the cross-word puzzle idea with the limerick and lots of humor. Fill out the missing words. The definitions are printed below the limerick. Anew guessword limerick will appear every day in The Times. No answers will be published. Your guess is as £ood as ours. JEWELER TAKES LEASE! STORE Wolf Sussman Negotiates $92,000 Deal. Leasing of the storeroom at 239241 W. Washington St. by Wolf Sussman, 1 jeweler and pawnbroker, from RusseH and William George Sullivan 'for twenty-five years was announced today. Lease was negotiated through the B. M. Ralston agency. It is understood rental for the full period totals about $92,000. Sussman has occupied the room for several years. # WIFE SHOOTS HUSBAND Attempt to Patch Up Trouble Out of Court Falls. > . Bw United Prett WABASH, ]jfa„\ Jan. 20.—Mrs. James Drumheller, who tried to settle tier matrimonial difficulties out of court was held in jail here today awaiting the outcome of a bulletwound inflicted on her husband. The couple had been separated for some time and Drumheller called on his wife to “patch things up.” The shotting ended his efforts. He is in a serious condition. New Yorker Gives Address J. Schofield Rowe, president of Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Company of New York, spoke at the Mercator Club luncheon today, at the Spink-Arms.

K hall at the school, accomodates 1 only one-tenth of the body at a time. “I wanted to see them all together once —that was one of the reasons for calling a special auditorium exercises at C nms Taber-, cad© at 8 tonight,” said Stuart,

rated in Blue and White, school colors, in which students placed their book contributions. Miss Della Thompson, dean of girls, is directing the drive.

W SWORN IN AS GOVERNOR OF STATE OF TEXAS i „ Mrs. Ferguson Takes Oath of Office —Big Inaugural Ball Tonight. Bu United Prett AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 20.—Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson is the new Governor of Texas. ‘“Ma” took the oath of office "Before a packed throng in the Hall of Representatives at 12:30 p. m., today. Chief Justice C. M. Cureton administered the oath to the woman Governor of the largest Satte in the Union. Mrs. Ferguson repeated the sentences after the chief justice in a low tone. Administration of the oath required about three minutes. Dark Silk Dress The new chief executive of the State was dressed in a dark silk dress, overlaid with steel beads. She wore a black hat. A huge ostrich plume neckpiece surmounted a dark wrap and another large plume adorned the bodice of the wrap. Mrs. Ferguson signed her oath in a firm hand. A slight flush on her face was the only sign of excitement. As she finished with the signature the bands struck up the “Star-Spangled Banner” and the House cheered for several minutes. Following the oath, Mrs. Ferguson made a brief speech to the Legislators. Her written message will probably be sent to the solons Wednesday. A ball and reception tonight will conclude the inaugural ceremonies. The entire second floor of the capitol will be used to accommodate the twenty thousand who have been invited, rjid the many others who will be welcomed without invitations. Lots of Music Three orchestras and as many bands have 1 been engaged to play in relays in the capitol and in two dow-ntown hotels. It will be a big occasion, but “Ma” won’t dance. She will “sit out” the dances. She never learned to dance, although she has no objections to it, she says. DEATH VERDICT DeTaYED • McClintock Inquest Held Over on Request of Police Chief. Bu United Prett \ CHICAGO, Jan. 20.—Upon order of Chief of Police > Collins, inquest into death of William “Billy” McClintock, “millionaire orphan,” today. was held over thirty .days. “I have obtained information that may shed some light on this case and for this reason want an opportunity for furter investigation,” Chief Collins said. SNOW FOLLOWS SLEET Fall of an Inch Reported Over Night by Weather Bureau. Coasting was in order again today with an inch of snow on the ground. The fall started late Monday night, following sleet, the weather bureau stated. Generally fair with somewhat colder weather was forecast for tonight ahd' Wednesday with the lowest temperature about 20.

Students and a feW guests will be admitted by ticket only. The Rev. Orien W. Fifer, pastor of Central Avenue M. E. Church, will speak. Former Mayor Charles A. Bookwalter will be a guest. Students will furnish music.

Entered a6 Second-clans Matter at Poetofflee, Indianapolis. Published Daily Except Sunday.

MniHl LEADER 111 STATE SEDATE MR IN TESTVRTE2T ID 23 Sharp Clash Between Nejdl and Daily Marks Upper House—Debate on Motion by Democratic Member to Amend Rules. CLOSE DIVISION OF POWER IS INDICATED BY FIRST CONTEST Insurgent Republicans Win One Step in Fight by Joining With Men of Opposite Party, but Lose on Final Roll Call. *. Senator James J. Nejdl, Whiting, won the first test of hi* power as Republican floor leader of the State Senate today by a vote of 27 to 23. The fight came on a motion of Senator Perkins, Indianapolis, Democrat, to amend rules. Senator Daily, Indianapolis, Republican, defeated by Nepdl for president pro tenu, supported the Perkins motion.

Nejdl bitterly arraigned the antiadministration Republicans. Perkins’ motion was to amend the rules so bills could not be reconsidered after indefinite' postponement. . Nejdl shook his finger in the face of Daily as he thundered: “Whether these rules are amended or not is immaterial to me. The whole question settles down to this, that it is a fight to determine who is the leader of the majority. You’re a member of the rules committee.” he said, looking at Daily. “Take ’em and amend ’em if you want to, I don't care, but you’re wrong.” Loses First Move Nejdl lost a motion to table Perkins’ motion by a vote of 25 to 24, Daily and other Republicans voting with the Democrats, and Senator Holmes. Gary. Republican, refusing to vote, though brought in by the chiuf doorkeeper. On the succeeding roll call on Perkins’ motion, Nejdl was sustained by a vote of 27 to 25, and the motion was lost. Republican Senators who voted with the Democrats to call the amendment from committee were: Daily, Moorhead, Bradford, Quillen and Holdeman. Van Orman Unseated Lieutenant Governor Van Orman was temporarily unseated as chairman when Senator Perkins appealed from a decision on motion to have the door-keeper round up absentees and bring them on the floor. Senator Holmes was the absentee. He came in of his own accord. When President Pro Tem. Nejdl took the chair. Senator Craven, Democratic leader, insisted the chair was “riding rough shod over the rights of the minority.” “You’ll have nothing but turmoil for two months if that keeps on,” said Cravens. “That’s a reflection on the chair,” replied Nejdl. Holmes refused to vote on Nejdl’s motion to table Perkins’ motion. Senator Nejdl, back on the floor, insisted he do so. “unless there is a pecuniary or personal interest in the question.” The Senate excused Holmes from, voting. HAWniNG AT DAYTON TODAY Removal Proceedings Before U, S, Commissioner, Removal proceedings against Morton S. Hawkins, formerly president of the Hawkins Mortgage Company, of Portland, Ind., wanted by Indiana Federal authorities to answer to an indictment charging conspiracy to use the mails in a scheme to defraud, were to be heard before Andrew S. Idding, United States commissioner, at Dayton, Ohio, today.* Hawkins has announced that he will fight removal on the ground that thq Indiana Federal Court has no jurisdiction, that the grand jury was improperly constituted and that the manner of selecting Judge Ferdinand A. Geiger of Milwaukee, Wis., to hear the base was illegal. Hawkins jumped bond of $7,500 when his case was called for trial at Indianapolis Oct. 1. He was arrested at Dayton last month and after remaining in jail several days was released on bond of $20,000. Grocery Is Robbed Burglars broke the lock on the rear door at the Hoyt and Allman Grocery, 323 W. Twelfth St.., and Stole cigars, cigar a ts, tobacco and icandy.

Forecast Generally fair tonight and Wednesday. Somewhat colder tonight with lowest temperature about 20.

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MOTORISTS SLOW UP; WARNING OF RIKHOFF OBEYED Few Arrests Made on Speed Charges Despite Aug-, mented Force, Indianapolis motorists today had evidently taken seriously the warning ol Police Chief Herman F. Rikhoff that speeding must stop. A minimum number of arrests were made today, despite the fact that Chief Rikhoff still had on the streets an augmented force, Including • every available police and municipal auto. Slippery streets accounted somewhat for the few arrests. Rikhoff said he had told his men not to risk their lives in chasing speeders. License numbers will be taken and arrests made on affidavits. Those arrested today: John Izor, 19, of 1229 Olive Are. E. S. Beagles, 29, of 2339 Iff. 1111 nois St. Ernest Badger, 26, of 1346 Charles St Ed Marshall, 36, of 136 N. Liberty St From the time the campaign started Monday until 2 a- m. today thirtythree alleged speeders were arrested. Rikhoff, taking personal charge of the drive, directed his chauffeur to arrest two drivers, Louis Chevrolet, 45, of 710 W. Tenth St., former race driver and race car designer, charged with going thirty miles an hour, and Edward Syracher, 29, of 1701 N. Illinois St., charged with thirty-four miles. In Police Net Other drivers added to the list: Frank Hathaway, 23, of 926 N. Park Ave.; Roy J. White, 33, of 2513 Prospect St.; Edgar Joseph, 22, of 37 E. Thirty-Second St.; McKinley Callahan, 23. of 1249 Haugh at.; Carl Yates, 25, of 3018 W. Vermont St.; Earl Saxson, 25, Greenfield, Ind.; E. H. Dolly, 33, of 5186 Maple Lane; Gilbert Clark, 19, of 1465 N. Meridian St.; Lloyd Inman, 23, of 1620 Ludlow Ave.; Lawrence Johnson, 27, colored, 413 W. Fourteenth St.; Earl Lee, 35, Seville Hotel; Richard J. Rom, 16. of 4350 N. Pennsylvania St.; Arthur Roseberry, 25, of 237 S. Keystone Ave. On Slate Harry Pray, 35, of 65 N. Lewis St.: Ray Kean, 36. of 606 Fletcher Ave.; Leonard Trester, 16, of 1141 W. Twenty-Eighth St.; H.\ C. Williams, 23, of 602 N. Sherman Dr.; Claude Garvin, 43, R. R. 28, box 18; Albert Denny, 27, R. R. O; Herbert Sprouse, 19. of 909 Buchanan St.; Louis Kauffman, 18, of 222 Richland St.; N. Huckleberry, 36, of 6645 Central Ave.; Ray Roach, 20, of 8021 Jackson St.; George Young, tl, of 1838 N. Capitol Ave. Simon Quinn, 43, colored, 2815 N. James St., .s charged with failure to stop after accident and driving without auto license. TAX EXEMPTION STRUCK Bill Would Abolish Such Securities Issued in Stale. Senator Robert B. Shirley, Woodburn. Democrat, is preparing a bill for a law to abolish all tax-exempt security issues by cities and other tax units in Indiana. It wil lower taxes, Shirley said. Increase In in-