Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 218, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 January 1925 — Page 1

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HAHNS IN JAIL IN NEW ATTEMPT TO EVADE TRIAL Fugitive Seeks Habeas Corpus Writ After Order for Removal is Granted LOWER BOND- OBJECT? Final Hearing on Iddings Ruling Saturday at Cincinnati, Bu Timet Svecial DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 22.—Morton S. Hawkins, dapper erstwhile president of thrf defunct Hawkins Mortgage Company, Portland. Ind., voluntarily went to Montgomery County jail today. Hawkins did this in a clever legal move to thwart the Government’s effort to remove him to Indianapolis for trial on an indictment charging he headed a conspiracy to use mails in a $6,000,000 stock swindle. He* was captured here last month after a Nation-wide search following his failure to appear for trial in Indianaoplls in October. / Removal Ordered N United States Commissioners Andrew S. Iddings in a brief hearing, ordered Hawkins’ removal today. This order goes before Federal Judge Smith Hlckenlooper, Cincinnati, Ohio, Saturday for final order. Beaten in his effort to have Commissioner Iddings hold the Indianapolis indictment faulty, Hawkins surrendered his $20,000 bond today and went to jail. Then he dispatched his attorney, Fred S. Warner, Marion, Ohio, to Cincinnati to file habeas corpus proceedings before Hickenlooper. It is understood he will attack the bond as unreasonably high. He had considerable difficulty in .raising it. Further Moves Planned Should Hickenlooper grant Hawkins the habeas corpus writ another stumbling block would be in the Government's path and Hawkins would be at liberty without so much property tied up. Warner was expected to see Hickenlooper before night. Meanwhile Warner indicated that if Hickenlooper upholds the remoyal order Saturday he will appeal to Circuit Court of Appeals, further delaying the Government. Hawkins has declared he will go to Supreme Court before he quits. His actions before the commissioner indicated that he is directing his own case.

FIGHT TO SAVE GIRL SLAYER ON 'mm+rnmirnmmmmm \ Dorothy Elllngson to Face Juvenile Authorities. Bv United Preee SJft FRANCISCO, Jan. 22.—The real fight to save Dorothy Elllngson, 16-year-old "jazz inaniac,” from punishment for murder of her mother, bejran today. With the aid o’ her father’s testlmoney that she was under 18, her attorneys have succeeded in having the case taken to juvenile court. Dorothy today will be brought before that body and an attempt made to prow she should be treated with “curative measures,” / rather than punished. Miss Teresa Mickle, assistant district attorney In charge of the prosecution, said she would demand the juvenile court exercise Its right to remand Dorothy to the criminal courts. ALBERT WARD FAVORED Walb Believes Peru Judge Will Be District Attorney Here. Albert Ward of Peril, Ind., judge of the Miami County Circuit Court, is practically certain to be the United Btates district attorney for Indiana, succeeding Homer Elliott, resigned, Clayde A. Walb, Repub lican State chairman, Indicated today. It was said that some arrangement'is being discussed for paying Ward’s traveling expenses In handling cases over the State under the new 'lndiana Federal Court law. It was also indicated that Thomas A. Slick of South# Bend probably. Will be named as the second Indiana district judge. *rth Ward and Slick recently have been in Washington. LOSE§ $80; ENDS LIFE Crape Gan* Is Blamed for Suicide M La Porte. Bv Timm Sveeial LA PORTE. Ind., Jan. • 22.—Despondent over the loss of SBO In a' "craps” game, John Chalek, 27, cjmmitted suicide by drinking poison.

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Sun-Gazers Shank Orders Those Who Would View Eclipse Protected From Pickpockets.

gr~l AKE Indianapolis safe for 86 gazers,” that is I-. i the slogan of city officials today. “Eclipses are a rarity and we are going to see that our folks get the most out of this one,” Mayor Shank said today. “It will be 200 years before a total eclipse comes this way and that won’t interest any of us very much, so we want to get the most of fills one. I am going to direct Chief of Police Rikoff to have the police watch out for pickpockets, so that a citizen can gaze at the eclipse to his heart’s content without fear of having his pockets picked. Also I am going tQ ask that city street lights be kept on until the eclipse is over.’’ A warning to observers to use colored or smoked glasses was issued by Dr. Herman G. Morgan, city sanitarian. ’ “While the sun is entering and leaving the shadow glasses should be used.” he said. “It is not necessary to use them at the period when ■ the eclipse nearest approaches totality.” Meantime there is a race on between the eclipse and a storm area in the far northwest to see which gets here first, according to J. H. Armington, feather bureau meteorologist. If the eclipse wins the phenomenon will be visible, clearly. If the disturbed area wins or ties then the eclipse will be a total failure. Armington has been asked to make a special report to the weather bureau at Washington, Friday. Upon observations made Over the United States the bureau then will issue a special eclipse bulletin. The sun will arise at 7 a. m., partially In eclipse. The maximum will be about 8 a. m. when 93 per cent of the sun’s surface will be darkened. The eclipse will end at 9.07 a. m. • * • A New York theater has arranged an outdoor movie show, which will be made possible through darkness caused by Saturday’s eclipse. The air sendee has ordered two McCook field fliers .to Mitchell field, Uong Island, with the most powerful camera in the service. It will be used in “shooting the sun.” • • • The Ohio State Universityastronomy department announces the eclipse in Ohio will cut the light of the sun down to the equivalent of 15,000 full moons v Ordinarily the sun on a clear day in Ohio radiates light equhjplent v to 600,000 full moons.

“I should hate to be kicked by a mool,” Said a lad who was somewhat of a (1), And it’s safe to (2) As we stroll through the (3) That He never got that stuff in (4). <1) Clown or jester. (2) Audibly prognosticate. (3) Place with benches for spooners. (4) Institution from which truants play hooky.

STATE RIGHTS BATTLE “Civil War” of Arrests Looms Between Ohio and Indiana. ‘ “Civil war” was threatened between Ohio and Indiana today. State Senator Republican, Carthage, introdMced a resolution calling upon fctate police to arrest all drivers of Ohio commercial busses and trucks entering Indiana. This was in retaliation for the Ohio public service commission’s threat to arrest drivers of the Hiner Red Ball Line busses who plan to take parties into Ohio this week-end, because the Rne has no Ohio permit Jo operate. Hill’s resolution was referred to judiciary A commute. ‘FIRST ADVANCE NOTICE * Robin Sigbfcer by Employes at the Beech Grove Exchange. The first robin reported seen beneath the war mid-winter sv.n in Indianapolis was sighted by enployea at the Indiana Befl Telephone exchange in Beech Grove today, Mrs. Margaret, McDonough,

SORRY TO SEE SO MANY, SAYS SHANK ON SPEED BENCH Mayor Sits With Judge Wilmeth as Motorists Are Arraigned in City Court, 114 CASES 'ARE HEARD Sixty-Three Fined and Forty Continued Four Ordered Rearrested. Mayor Shank today sat on the bench with Judge Delbert O. Wil’iqeth in city court and heard sixtythree drivers fined on speeding charges. Included was a city fireman, Oliver Hayworth, 25, of 861 Bradshaw St., who paid $lO and costs for traveling twenty-eight miles an hour. Forty cases were continued, one was dismissed, one discharged, two judgments were withheld, three bonds forfeited and four drivers ordered rearrested. In all 114 cases were heard. One sentence to the Indiana State Farm was givep. • “Must Be Broken Up” * "I am sorry to see so many speeders here this morning, but speeding must be broken up,” said Shank to the defendants. Shank cited the deaths of Robert Gault, at Thirtieth St. and Kessler Blvd., Miss Ada Whitaker, killed on W. Tenth St., And two persons Injured at Pine and Washington Sts., in automobile accidents. “A lot of folks plead not guilty when they know they are. A fellow knows when he is speeding. I have done it myself, but I don’t do it in Indianapolis, I go to some other town. “I hope they don’t soak you too hard, but you’ll get all you deserve.” Rtkhoff Is Spectator Fines of a dollar a mile were given by Jifflge Wilmeth. Chief F. Rikhoff was an Interested spectator, but 41d not speax. Monday, first day of the drive, netted thirty-three motorists. Since then totals have dropped. 'Those slated Wednesday night: Edgar Syrus, 27, of 858 N. La Salle si.; James V. Rawlings, 22, of 99 N. Ritter Ave.; John Melton, 18, of 38 Kentucky Ave.; Charles Patton, 26, of Forty-First St. and Cold Spring Rd.; Albert Wolff, 21, of 219 E. Morris St.; Phillip Webber, 25, of 147 W. Pratt St.; Ray Robertson, 30, of 2451 Parkway Blvd.; Raymond Weaver, 21, of 2317 Broadway.

JURY DISAGREES IN LIQUOR CASE Further New Jersey Rum Prosecutions in Doubt. Bv United Preet J JERSEY CITY, N. J.. Jan. 22.-4$ Future prosecution of the New Jersey liquor ring is in doubt, au thoritles disagreeing on procedure to be followed after failure of the jury in the first trial, which ended today. Ten Weehawken policemen and two civilians were on trial. “I think the Federal Government should take the case now,” Prosecutor McMahon said. Washington advices, however, indicated the attorney general’s office favors anew trial In the county court. The jury announced Its inability to reach a verdict shortly after 10 a. m. It stood nine for conviction and three for acquittal.

COURT BILL PRESENTED Gives Indianapolis Three City Judges and One Common Pleas. Bills introduced today by State Senator Harrison, Indianapolis, Republican, would establish a court of common pleas to replace all but one justice of peace court, and establish % feecond city judge with, concurrent powers with the present court in Indianapolis. Twenty other bills were introduced. One by Senator O’Rourke, Ft. Wayne, would make legal all bond and note issues heretofore issued by any taxing unit. The bill by Senator English, Indianapolis, which .provides heavy penalties and a Statewide Injunction against driving autos for persons convicted of driving while drunk was referred back to committee because of technical flaws. Home Damaged $706 by Fire Fiire thought to have started from spontaneous combustion in waste paper mused' about S7OO damage at the home of Flavin Garnett, 1657 Cornell Ave., today. The two story frame house was badly damaged Action on Mortgage Bill

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, JAN. 22, 1925

Nerve Which Steeled Woung Mother to Scores of Robberies Leaves as Prison Term Is Faced

Mrs, May Conrad Sobs She Wants to See Her Babies,

T* --1 HE nerve which led her to accompany two bandits halfJ way across the continent and serve as look-out in almost a hundred robberies left Mrs. May Conrad, 21, of Riverview, Pa., today as she subbed in Marion County Jqil: “I want to go home to my babies." Instead she must go to the Indiana Woman’s Prison to serve from two to fourteen years, passed, by Criminal Judge Collins, Wednesday. “I promise I’ll never go wrong any more,” said Mrs. Conrad. "When I get free I’m going back home and live with my boy and girl.” The boy is 4 and the girl Is eighteen months old. They are cared for by Mrs. Conrad’s mother. They do not know- where their mother is. Mrs. Conrad said. The youthful banditress said she "pulled her first job” when she was twenty. “I didn't do it for a thrill. I was just easily influenced.” she said. Home, children, husband—everything was thrown overboard when Mrs. Conrad joined Charles Maggard. 22, and George Maggard, 19, brothers, and started in a stolen automobile on the bandit tour tour which led through eight States. They cut a notch in the steering wheel after each “Job.” They committed just one too many robberies. Mrs. Conrad was arrested after the . home of Kenneth Merill, Sixty-Second St. and Keystone Ave., was looted of household goods early in December. Police had given her permission to go back to her children when they captured the two brothers, who implicated her further. They re-arrested the girl at the Union Station. The brothers were taken to the Indiana State Reformatory today, to serve two to fourteen year terms. meMprobeo List Victims in $1,300,000 Forgery Case, Bu United Prett NEW YORK, Jan. 22.—Continuing investigation of the frenzied finance through which 27-year-old Mae Turman came to grief after forging notes for more than $1,300,000 Assistant District Attorney Ferdinand Pecora today set about securing, a full list of victims. Turman Wednesday was indicted on a charge of second degree forgery. Because of Turman’s paying a high rate of interest on the money he borrowed—sometimes as high as 300 per cent—the net loss to his investors Is believed to be but S4OO, 000. Turman himself says he hafs but a SIO,OOO bank account and that all he got out of the hundreds of thousands passing through his hands was $20,000, most of which he gave to charitable institutions.

HUSBAND IS RELEASED Freed In Connection With Death of Wife at Gary- -- Bv United Press GARY, Ind., Jan. 22.—Police today released Bert W. Cox, Terre Haute barber, held in connection with the death of his wife, found dead Monday night in her room in a local hotel. She is believed to have committed su.'cide Jby swallowing poison. A coroner’s jury will deliver a verdict within two days. BRR-R! COLD’S Alaska Weather on Way, Weather Man Says—l 4 Belo win Canada. Bv United Press CHICAGO. Jan. 22.—The cold wave from Alaska is creeping southward, reaching Saskatchewan and Manitoba today, the weather bureau here announced. At Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, the temperature had sunk to 28 degrees below zero;Awhile at Minnedosa, Manitoba, it was 14/below. DON’T READ THIS, FOLKS It's Just Some More Unpleasant News About Income Taxes. Extensions beyond March 16. final dates forming Income tax returns, can not*be granted by the collector, under the new internal .revenue Ja,w, according M. Bert Thurman, collector of internal revenue for Indiana. “Requests for extensions of dme must be filed directly with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue at Washington.” Thurman said. Under the Income tax law even* single person fcaving. net income of SI,OOO or more and every married person, on-single person who is the ne&G oi ft i tunny, oAving a. net & tax" return

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‘Make Smokers Pay, ’ Says ‘Ma’

Bu United Prett prnuSTIN, Texas. Jan. 22. |y!Yj Governor Sliriam FerguL I son wants the smokers of Texas pay for education of the school children. In her legislative message the new woman executive proposed to tax cigars and cigarets, and “if smokers aren’t Interested in the great cause of education, all they have to do is to cut out smoking until such time as the desire for smoking would overcome opposition to education.” *

TWO PARKS PROPOSED Bill Introduced, Would Set Aside Tippencanoe River Land. A bill authorizing purchases of two new State parks and creating, a 1-mill levy for each, effective in 1925 and 1926. was introduced in the Indiana House today by Representative Knepper of Warsaw. The bill is sponsored by the Isaak Walton League. One of the parks would be known as Tippecanoe River State Park, in Kosciusko, Marshall' and Fulton counties; the other. Pigeon River State Park, in Lagrange Cbunty. Another bill to be introduced prorides for optional increase of State Conservation Commission from four to five members.

NURSE EIGURES IN M’CLINTOCK PROBE Letters Said ft Throw Light on Youth’s Death. Bv United Preet CHICAGO, Jan. 22.—A mysterious person known as Miss Estelle Gehling, a graduate nurse, today entered the McClintock death tale. Letters written to Miss C|ehllng by William D. Shepherd, guardian of William McClintock, the "millionaire orphan,” will be intnpduced as evidence when the inquest is held next mdnth. Chief Justice Harry Olson, investigator of the investigation, announced. The woman may be called to testify, Olson indicated. Olson refused to give out the contents of the letters—four in number. They wert written, Olson said, before McClintock’s death, and showed a friendship between Shepherd and the young nurse. SENATE FIGHT EXPECTED Divided Report to Be Made on Searcher’s Bill. Fight was forecast in the Senate today on the bill introduced Wednesday by Senator Sims; Terre Haute, Republican, that teachers in public schools, shall be graduates of public common and high schools with a divided - report expected from the Committee on Education. Senator Nejdl, committee chairman, said Sims probably would sign a minority report, favoring the bill. The majority report, he would recommend indefinite postponement. t Democratic Meetings Feb. 7 Democratic city conventions in Indiana will lie held Feb. 7, according to announcement at Democratic State headquarters. Russel J. Ryan, Marion County Democratic chairman, will call the meeting at Indianapolis in the absence of Thomas Meelter. city chairman HOURLY TEMPERATURE tj a. r.. 34 16 a. mi...... ss 7 a. m.,.... 34 11 m 3f6 8 a. m- 33 12 fnoi' n .... 37

MRS. MAY CONRAD

“Ma’s” message proposed a cut in State taxes, notably in automobile fees. At the same time the Governor would raise the gasoline tax. As for prohibition, Mrs. Ferguson Indicated that the "bone dry” efforts of her predecessor, ex-Governor Neff, would not be _ “Public officials are going to enforce the law only in proportion to popular demand for such enforcement,” she Informed the Legislature.

STRQTHENK CASE GOES TO TRIAL Auto Driver Faces Jury in Criminal Court, John Strothenk, 47, of 605 E. Market St., held in jail under high bond on a charge of involuntary manslaughter, went on trial before a Jury today in Criminal Court. Strothenk is alleged to have driven his automobile on the night of Oct. 22. 1924 into the rear of another car belonging to Chester Haase, 1141 Blaine Ave., which was parked on the road near Maywood. The Haase car overture and his wife, Mrs. Edith Maude Haase, 29; a son, Paul, 13-months-old, and a daughter, Doris, 7, were .killed. Only eight jurors had been accepted at noon. The State will try to prove Strothenk was under the influence of liquor while driving, and that he was driving thirty miles an hour. William H. Remy, prosecutor, said he would demand the maximum penalty of two to fourteen years at the Indiana State Prison. MOTHER, BABE PERISH Burned to Death hi Home—Doors Locked From Ihside. Bv United Preee BEMIDJI, Minn., Jan. 22.—Mrs. Lewis T. De Lezene, 33, and a baby daughter, Dorothy, were burned to death when their home was destroyed by fire here today. The doors of th© house were locked from the inside.

PIANO AGENCY SOLD Pearson Company Takes Over Steinway Branch Store. Purchase of Steh.way & Sons’ branch* Pipno store, 225 N. Pennsylvania St., and the agency for Steinway pianos, in all of roughly soiith of a line drawn east and east through Kokomo, by the Pearson Ftano Company, 128 N. Pennsylvania St., was announced today by J. S.-Pearson, secretary-treasurer. The Pearson company wilt sell the stdek at _the present Steinway branch and make room for the new line in its own store. It also will sell Steinways in its five branches in other Indiana cities.

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MOTOR SPEEDWAY Bill KILLED Bi ONANMIOOS | \ Action Eliminates Repetition of in 1923- General Assembly Over Nearly Successful Attempt to Block Annual Race on Memorial Day. INDICATIONS MEASURE WILL NOT BE PUT BEFORE SENATE Representatives Accept Report of .Public Morals Committee Recommending Indefinite Postponement Without Dissenting Word.

The Indiana House today killed the Indianapolis Motor Speedway bill, by accepting, without a dissenting word, a report of the Committee on Public Morals recommending indefinite postponement. Indications were the bill would not be introduced in the Senate.

The measure, which was introduced Wednesday by Representative F. E. Miller of Kokomo, would have prohibited commercialized racing sports of any description on Memorial Day. A similar bill was vetoed by former Governor McCray in 1925; after it had passed both Houses following a bitter fight.

The public morals committee, of which Representative Russell V.Duncan, Indianapolis, is chairman, decided on its recommendation Wedqepday night, at a meeting following a public hearing en the “blue Sunday” bill. All committee members were present except Representative Plass, Decker. It was said he favored indefinite postponement, recommended unanimously by the other committee members. Others on the committee are Mrs. Antoinette Hagenwald, Representative from Terre Haute, and Representatives Sherwood of Mitchell, Wright of Randolph, Babcock of Rensselaer, Farrell, Hanford City; Gardner, Ft. Wayne; Knepper, War* saw; Hinkle, Indianapolis; Wright of Clay and Kinney, New Albany. All except Kinney are Republicans. WRIT IS DEMANDED Habeas t’orups Action Started in tincinnai i t-ourt. Bu United Press CINCINNATI. Jan. 22.—A writ of habeas corpus was demanded here today by Morton S. Hawkins, Portland. Ind., through his attorney, in Federal Court.

SPEEDERS ESCAPE' second™ Errors and Oversight Are Held Responsible, Two auto drivers, both convicted previously on speeding charges, escaped mandatory sentences to the Indiana State Farm today, one because of an "oversight,” and the other due to the misspelling of a name. Police Chief Herman F. Rikhoff warned that officers in the future would Ha dismissed for careless reslating when he was told that Fred Rhees, 26, of 648 St., escaped with h fine of S3O and costs when records showed that he had been convicted on four previous occasions. Investigation showed he was arraigned this morning under the name of “Reese,” and the affidavit carried "no second conviction supplement.” Henry Brooks, 18, colored, 326 E. North St., was fined $35 and costs also with a second conviction on the records. Judge Wilmeth said he overlooked the notation. - ' - RECEPTION BY JACKSONS Legislators to Be Guests at Govem- . or’s Mansion Tonight. Governor and Mrs. Jackson will hold a reception fore Legislators at the Governor’s mansion from 8 to 10 tonight. LUTHER GIVEN APPROVAL Reichstag Votes Confidence in New Chancellor’s Program. Bv United Preet BERLIN, Jan. 22.—Dr. Max Luther's ■coalition government weathered its first storm when the German Reichstag today gave the

Forecast Generally fair tonight and Friday. Colder. Lowest temperature tonight,-- 20 to 25.

TWO CENTS

UTILITY NEARING TO BTRESUMED Holding Companies Protest Senate Bills, Immediately after adjournment of the Indiana Senate today Judiciary A comm vtee will continue consideration of bills designed to regulate public utilities. The committee heard lengthy argument Wednesday afternoon by Senator Quillen, Indianapolis, Republican, for the bill, which would put holding companies under jurisdiction of the public service commission. "These utility bills are the last straws of an exasperated people to give the commission full chance tD try to regulate public utilities,” said Senator QuHlen to the committee. “But I predict they will be evaddfi. “Consistent law evasion by these companies will force public ownerI ship of many utilities. It is a shame Indianapolis has to pay four times the water rate of Cleveland." Samuel R. Artman, public service commission chairman, who drafted Quillen’s amendment, spoke in fa vor of the Hyi. Representatives of public utilities protested vigorously that putting the holding companies under the commission would destroy their credit. MAYFIELD RETAINS SEAT Senate Committee’ Dismisses Contest Brought'by Opponent. Bv United Preee WASHINGTON. Jan. 22 —Senator Earle B. Mayfield, Texas Democrat, will be seated by the Senate despite contest brought by George E. B. Peddy, his Republican opponent in the 1922 elections. Peddy’s contest, based on charges of intimidation, excessive expenditure of money and alleged support of Mayfield by the Ku-Klux Klaif was dismissed by a vote of the Senate subcommittee which investi gated it. G. 0. P. EDITORS MEET State Committee Will Play Host to Journalists. Business session of the forty-sev-enth annual meeting of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association was scheduled to get under way at a noon luncheon at the Severin today. Herbert C. Willis, Waterloo, who will become new president by rota tion of office, was to call the meeting to order in the absence of George Ejiiott, Newcastle, president, who is ill. The annual banquet will be at the Claypool Friday night. United States Senator Frank B. Willis. Ohio, will be principal speaker. The editors and ijitate officials will be guests cf the Republican State committee at a banquet at the Severin tonight. The State committee was called to jmeet at 2:30 p. m. Logansport Man Dies Funeral services for Charles O ' Hartley of Logansport, formerly Insurance Company, who died Tues j?al Church at LoftuymorL