Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 119, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 September 1925 — Page 1
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VOLTTME 37—NUMBER 119
STATE POLICE POWERS PASSED OUT
HAL T CALLED IN MNAMARA TRIAL AS DEFENSE SCORES
JURY DECIDES ON NOOSE FOR HOTELBftNDITS Drake Raiders Found Guilty of Murdering Assistant -Cashier. WIDOW IS SATISFIED Verdict Is Victory for Law, Crowe Says. Bu United Pre*i CHICAGO, Sept. 17.—The Drake hotel bandits must hang, a jury decided early today after a night of balloting. A verdict of guilty of first degree murder was returned at 4:18 a. m. It carried no recommendation for mercy. Judge Jacob Hopkins will not pass formal sentence until after hearing a motion for anew trial Oct. 3. Neither of the slayers. Joe Holmes and Jack Woods, showed any emo-
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tion when the verdict was announced. They slumped down in their chairs, and later were taken hack to jail without incident. They were found guilty of murdering rank Rodkey, assistant cashier of the fashionable Drake hotel in a raid on it by five armed men. They seized $7,500 and terrorized guests and employes, shooting Rodkey. Two of the gang were killed by police, one escaped and Woods and Holmes were captured. State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe said the verdict was a great victory for law and order. Mrs. Rodkey, widow of the slain cashier, declared she had received justice and was satisfied.
BREAKING DIKES FLOOD CODNTRY Area, 60 Miles Long, 13 Miles Wide, Inundated. Bu I'it td Prcnh PEKIN, Sept. 17.—Yellow River dikes at Yung Chem Hsien have broken beneath the strain of swollen tides and the river is pouring its waters into a sixty-mile long and thir-teen-mile wide area. Nine hundred villages have been surrounded by the flood waters. All crops in the big area have been destroyed. The international famine relief committee has sent relief boats to the district. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 63 10 a. 76 7 a. m 63 11 a. m 79 8 a. m 70 12 (noon) .... 80 0 a. m...., f 73 1 p. m 82
The Indianapolis Times today begins publication in its Home Edition of anew feature called SCHOOL HELPS This Illustrated column, as the name Implies, is Intended primarily to help boyß and girls In their school work. It will eover the subjects of geography, history, nature study, civics and elementary science. The column Is designed to fit in with school work In Indianapolis and Indiana so that It can be used both for classroom and home study. It 1b written In simple and entertaining English. It will Interest grownups as well as the boys and girls. We believe it will prove an Invaluable aid In school work. The First Column of SCHOOL HELPS ' Appears Today on Page 15.
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Let’s Debate, Shank Tells Shumaker Mayor Challenges Head of Anti-Saloon League on ‘Dry’ Question.
M*— ~"J AYOR SHANK today issued a forfnal but jocose challenge l—J to the Rev. Edward S. Shumaker, Indiana Anti Saloon iveague superintendent, to debate the merits of enforcement of the present prohibition law. “It would be somewhat at a vaudeville performance, I susiect,” commented Shumaker, who declined to make a reply today. The letter of challenge follows: “My dear Mr. Shumaker, “I understand that you have made some remarks about a joint debate between you and me, and it looks like the only way to solve this dispu;e is for me to issue a challenge. Therefore. I ask you to pick a date not later than about the first of .November, and it does not make any difference to me where the debate is held. You select a location, providing. however, that it must be held in a building where both sides have an equal opportunity. The Judges “You select one judge: I will select one and the two of us will select the third, or leave it to three reporters of the Indianapolis news papers. “I understand you say I have been on both sides of the fence and. as this subject is debatable from both sides, I am going to give you the best of it by letting you select which side you want, because I think you are just as capable of debating one side as the other. "The subject will be ‘ls the Volstead Act a Success—ls Not, Why Not?' " No Passes “The admittance fee to this debate shall he 60 cents for the best seats. We will divide the proceeds, according to the judges* decision, 60 per cent to the winner and 40 per cent to the loser. And no passes will he issued to either side except to newspaper reporters. “The reason I stipulate that no passes he issued is because I do not propose for either side to fill the hall with his friends unless he pays for it.”
SECOND TRIP PLANNED Uootldge Will Aitdreee Farm Federation Convention. Bu United Prexs WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—President Coolidge will go to Chicago to address the annual convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation, O. E. Bradfute, president of the federation, said today after a call at the White House. This makes two trips to the West for Coolidge, as he is planning to go to Omaha early next month to address the American Region convention. SCHOOL TOTAL HIGHER Partial Rej>rt (Shows 858 Gain in City Enrollment. Total enrollment of Indianapolis school children, as shown by a partial report tabulated today In Superintendent E. IT. Graff’s office, exceeded the number at the beginning of school last year by 858, The greatest increase was in high school students. This week 10,100 were shown to be enrolled compared to 8,513 last year at this time. A total of 38,436 are enrolled in grade schools as compared to 39.856 last •car. Final tabulation probably will ip completed Wednesday.
Remy, Rebuffed, Announces State Is Ready to Rest With Exception of Two More Witnesses Both Are Out of City. JUDGE EXCUSES JURY UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING Gause Refuses to Let Inoictments Brought Against Labor Leader in California Bombing Be Admitted as Evidence. Following a scries of reversals for the State, the trial of John J. McNamara, leader of the local iron workers’ union, on charges of blackmail, was stopped at 11 :.‘lO a. m. today to begin again Friday at 9 a. in. Prosecutor William H. Remy, announced the Stute was ready to rest the case, arising from alleged threats and intimidation in a local labor war, with the exception of two important witnesses, who are not In the city. The defense, taken by surprise, said their witnesses had been told to report Friday morning. Sptcial Judge Fred C. Clause then 'dismissed the jury untd Friday with |an injunction not to discuss the , case. Indictments BaiTed j One of the high points of the j morning session, which was much | broken into by arguments and objections, was the refusal of Judge I (lause to admit as State exhibits, ! sixteen indictments charging Me j N'atnara with murder in California, i The indictments accuse the labor j leader with his brother and others of I dynamiting the Los Angeles Times ! building, in 1010. when twenty-one persons were killed .and the ones on which the nation-wide dynamiting cases, arising from a labor war, were based. Judge Gause also refused to admit in evidence the California injdietment to which McNamara pleaded guilty, which charged him (Turn to Page 14) —,
SCHOOL BOY IS HURT BY AUTO First Victim of Season Reported Better. Harry Doyle Jr., 9. of 1214 N. Rural St., is improving today at St. Vincent’s Hospital where he was taken Wednesday suffering from injuries received when he was struck by an auto at Rural and Tenth Sts., as he was returning home from school. He Is the first school auto victim of this school year. Sergt. Mary Moore of the police accident prevention bureau said that Se-gts. Harry Smith and Jack O'Neal are to start safety talks to school children and organization of school traffic officers next week. They had hoped no children would be injured before then. During the 1923-24 school year, 187 school children were injured and five killed. In 1924-25, 163 were Injured and three killed, a decrease of four-teen-and two. The ahto that struck the Doyle boy was driven by Kuhrman Stephens, 17, of 4848 Guilford Ave. Witnesses told police the boy ran into the path of the auto.
TAX COLLECTION SYSTEM FLAYED Couzens Charges ‘Favoritism’ in New Attack. Bn United Pres * DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 17.—Renewing his attack on Federal tax collection methods Senator James 3. Couzens, charged discrimination between business concerns and industries." "Improper Influence and favoritism” he charged, "resulted in failure to collect many millions of dollars in taxes properly due the government. "Gross mismanagement of officials in the enforcement of prohibition.” Couzens declared, "is fairly well-< known through the press and otherwise, but because the secrecy surrounding the collection of income, excess profits and corporation taxes, little is known except by those who have benefited by this maladministration.” - r
INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, SEPT. 17, 1925
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COOLIDGE GIVES ORDERS TO NEW AIRCRAFT BODY President Instructs Board to Make Impartial and Thorough Inquiry. ' Bu United Prp* WASHINGTON. Sept. 17. —The national aircraft investigation got under way today with speed and precision. .Meeting with President Coolidge in the Cabinet room at the White House the nine board members organized and formulated of investigations. Dwight \w. Morrow of J. P. Morgan & Cos., New York, a college mate and dose friend of tho President, was chosen chairman. Judge Arthur C. Denison, Grand Rapids, Mich., was made vice chairman and W. C. Durand, president of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering. Ix>s Angeles, secretary'. The meeting opened In secret session at 11 a. m.. when for thirty minutes, the President explained to the hoard his purpose In ordering the investigation. He expressed the hope that complete impartiality and thoroughness would be shown and confidence that the board would be able to present findings to him upen which he could base recommendations for a governmental air policy to the next Congress. GIRL REPORTED MISSING Mother Says Telephone Operator May Have Joined Father. Lillian Tate, 18, daughter of Mrs. Bertha Tate, Leonard St. and Cottage Ave., was reported missing to police today. She left for work at the telephone exchange Wednesday morning and has not been seen since, her mother said. She has bobbed hair, blue eyes and a gold filling in her front tooth. Mrs. Tate said she believed the girl has Joined her father in Chicago.
BANDIT PARDONS ARE PROTESTED Indiana Bankers Against Releasing Burglars. Bii Times Bvrcinl WEST BADEX. Ind„ Sept. 17. Indiana bankers were on record today favoring a protest to Governor Jackson and the pardon board aaginst release of any convicted burglars and bank bandits. The bankers association in annual session here, also announced that every effort would be made to keep vigilante organizations alive and active in war on banditry. The association heard Senator James E. Watson at a banquet Wednesday night. He urged a general reduction of $25,000,000 in Federal taxes. DEM OCRATS IN RA LL Y Plans for Thorough Organization Voted at Bedford. Bn United Press BEDFORD, Ind., Sept. 17.—Democratic workers of the third congressional district today sought to work up a wave of party enthusiasm for the municipal election this fall and ttpj congressional campaign of next year. At a district meeting Wednseday by E. B. Crowe, district chairman, it was decided to go into the campaigns with the most thorough organization that cAn be built up. Speakers scored the State organization for inactivity. Walter Chambers, State chairmarv. was not present.
Struck by Chair, Mother Routs Burglar With Milk Bottles. "It made me so mad, when he threw that chair at me, that I picked up a milk bottle and threw it at him,” said Mrs. Arthur Turner. 1470 W. Thirty-Third St., as she described how she routed a burglar from her home early today. She was the second woman in Indianapolis this week to cope successfully with a burglar. Monday Mrs. Emil Ruggenstein, 526 Massachusetts Ave., struck an alleged housebreaker with a rolling pin and helped her husband, a city fireman, capture the man. Hunt Bandit Mrs. Turner’s experience came as police hunted the city In an effort to break up a crime wave that has terrorized the north side. Six detectives have been assigned alone to find a colored bandit who struck Mr. an<l Mrs. J B. Steffey, 2928 No. Dearborn St., over the head with a hammer as they slept in their home. Mrs. Steffey is Improving at the City Hospital after a series of operations In which parts of bone were removed from her brain. Her husband also is recovering after a similar operation. Police believe the same bandit who attacked the couple, may have been the one who threw a piece of concrete through the bedroom window of Rev. James Holmes, 1145 N. Tremont Ave., and took his pants, shirt and underwear. Rev Holmes said he had removed his purse and a diamond stud fr >m his clothes before retiring. Mrs. riteffey was beaten over the head with a piece of concrete as well as a hammer. Wednesday, a white man surprised Mrs. Mable Stonecypher, 25, of 2854 Brookslde Ave., in her home, bound and gagged her, and then ransacked the home. She fainted and was un'conscious for nearly an hour. She was not harmed. "My husband who is a street car conductor, left home about jl a. m.,” Mrs. Turner said. Heard Noise "Shortly afterwards I heard a noise upstairs and thinking it was my children who were asleep, went up to see if they were all right. I covered them up, I heard a noise downstairs then. The stairway leads (Turn to Page 2) ESCAPE IS FRUSTRATED ; Guards Fire-on Three Trusties at Marquette Prison. B u United Prexx MARQUETTE, Mich., Sept. 17. Guards frustrated the attempt of Glen Dickerson, Luie Juittte' and Harold Springer to escape from the State Prison branch here last night. When the three “trusties’’ carried an improvised ladder to the prison walls, guards fired, frightening them hack to their cells.
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GRAY - HAIRED MAN SOUGHT IN DEATH OF GIRL Broken Body Is Found by Posse 300 Yards From Home. Bu United Prexx NORTH BEND, Ohio, Sept. 17. Villagers of this tittle farm community today sought a gray-haired stranger as the murderer of Edna Boswell. 14, whose broken body was found in a ravine 300 yards from her home. „ She was sent to the grocery yesterday, and subsequently was seen In company of the stranger, who was heard to say to her: "You go on; I’ll be there.” When she had not returned by dark, farmers organized a posse of fifty men to beat through the woods. They found the body, skull crushed and clothes torn, in a clump of trees. Three hours after the girl had last leen seen in the village here, a couple driving a horse and buggy came upon a dilapidated automobile in a shady lane. Over Its hood was crouched a stranger. There were no lights on the car. He said he didin't need any help and the couple drove' on. There are nine children in the Boswell family. KELLOGG MOVE IS CONDEMNED \ Borah Disapproves of Bars to Communist. Bu United Pre ex WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—Senator Borah, Idaho, today condemned the refusal of Secretary of State Kellogg to permit Shapurjl Saklaavala. communist member of the British Parliament, to ented this country as a delegate to the Interparliamentary union convention on the ground that the action was a direct blow against free speech in this country. Praise of the action, taken after Kellogg conferred with President Coolidge, came from other sources. COMMUNIST NOTIFIED Consul Informs Kaklatvala He Is Not Wanted Here. Bu United Prexs LONDON, Sept. 17.—The American Consulate today notified Shapurjl Saklatvala, communist parliament member, of Secretary of State Kellogg's action in canceling his visa for America on the ground that America wanted no alien agitators on its soil. "Is America afraid of the truth,” he queried when informed. Saklatvala later he may try to attend the interparliamentary union convention by entering the United States by way of Canada. INQUEST ON ACCIDENT Motorman and Conductor Tell About Fatal Oaeh. Cecil Cochran and Arnold Carruthers. both of Columbus, Ind., motorman and conductor on an Interstate traction car that struck and killed Frank Kinner, 42, of 924 Morgan St., and his two children James, 6, and Lucille, 8, in an automobile near Stop 6 Monday night, testified today at a coroner's Inquest. Cochran said he saw the automobile, and thought it would stop. Both said the whistle was blown for some time. They said they were going forty miles an hour. Mrs. Mildred Moore, 4728 Madison Rd., who saw the auto from her front porch, gave the same testimony. Coroner Paul F. Robinson said he expected to give his verdict soon.
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System Whereby Badges Giving Holders Right to Arrest Are Presented as “Compliments” by Secretary Schortemeier Is Uncovered. FACT IS DISCLOSED, THEN EMPLOYE STOPS TALKING Espionage Plan Extraordinary Comes to Light in Investigation of Attack Upon Motorist by Men Who Search His Car. Existence of a secret set of extraordinary officers with the same powers to arrest as are held by State policemen was uncovered by Tile Times today. The fact that Secretary of State Frederick E. Schortemeier has been issuing what were termed at his office as “complimentary badges” to number of persons in Indiana came to light while a Times reporter was investigating a reported attack upon a motorist by several men who searched his car for liquor on a road north of Indianapolis.
Discovery of the extraordinary addition to Indiana's already vast secret espionage system, comprising hundreds of horsethief detectives, constables and the like, was another of the developments growing out of the finding by William Bosson, city attorney, and a Times reporter, of a "search warrant factory” where writs for the invasion of hundreds of homes in ostensible liquor raids were issued at the office of Justice of the Peace Henry H. Spiher, 3541 W. Michigan St. Remy to In\ estimate Prosecutor William H. Remy, who stopped the wholesale arrest by constables from justice courts of citizens' who were innocent violators of the dog tax and workmen’s compensation la\ts, announced he “would look Into this search warrant matter" as soon as he can. The prosecutor is in the midst of the M,eNa:nara blackmail trial. Existence of the deputy State police was learned from William Hamilton, assistant chief of the State force. State officials, such as members of the State highway commission, are among those having the badge. Hamilton said. In addition a number of “reputable citizens” have been granted the police powers by Secretary of Sti.de Schortemeier, he said. To Assist Secretary Their duty is to assist the Secretary of State in enforcing motof vehicle laws. Hamilton refused to disclose how many persons had been sworn in. Secretary of State Schortemeier and Robert T. Humes, chief of the State police, were out of the city and could not he reached. Others in the secretary of State’s office said they knew nothing of the matter. In investigating the attack Hamilton was asked whether a man’s name was on the list of those holding “complimentary” police budges. “Wait a minute,” he said. No Record "I can’t find any iccord of It,” he replied. "How many have you on this list of police and just whut are they?” was a question asked. "I am unable to say how many. They’re deputies of the Secretary of State,” Hamilton said. "Deputy State policemen, charged with enforcement of the speed laws?” “Yes,” replied Hamilton. Numerous instances of use of the police powers of the State force in liquor raids have been reported recently, including raids on automobile of citizens and at farm houses. A few days ago Secretary of State Frederick E. Schortemeier issued an order to State police to restrict their activities to pursuit of violators of the traffic laws and warned them that arrests for breaking the liquor (Turn lo Page 2) BOARD TO GET SCHOOL PLANS Specifications for Grade Buildings to Be Received. Working plans for three new grade schools will be received by the Indianapolis school board at a special board meeting at 11 a. m. Saturday, William H. Book, business director, announced today. The board will also reecive bids on flag-poles. Bids for houses on school sites will be received Sept 29. Six doubles at 1400 Richland St. and three houses in the 900 block Fletcher Ave. will be sold. The new grade schools proposed are: School 46, Miller and Relsner Sts., to cost about $145,000; an addition to school 34, Wade and Boyd Sta., SBO,OOO, .and anew school at 78, Robson St. and Sherman Dr.
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WOMAN ADMITS SETTING MATCH Liked to Watch Things Burn, She Confesses. Because she "liked to watch things burn and see the fire department dash down the street," Mrs. Mabel Jones of Marlon, twice set fire to the home of Rodger Gordon, in Hartford City, according to her confession filed today with Newman T. Miller, State fire marshal. Mrs. Jones was a housekeeper for Gordon. The confession was ohtained hy Milton Wareirg and Albert Fowler, investigators for Miller. Mrs. Jones confessed thnt on the morning of Sept. 18, she started a fire in the attic of the house hy stuffing paper between the weather boarding and the plaster walls and touching a match to It. The second fire was set by putting a gunny suck saturated with gasoline in another place in the attic. She extinguished both blazes before the fire department arrived. LA FOLLETTE VICTORY SEEN Six Candidates to Split ‘Anti’ Vote. Bu Untied Prexx MADISON. Wis., Sept. 17.—La Follette loyalists rejoiced today as the field in Wisconsin's senatorial race was enlarged to six candidates. Possibility was seen that seven mav get in before the election, Sept. 29. All of the added starters were antiLa Follette candidates and supporters of “Young Bob” I>t Follette believed the large field wll split up the vote so evenly that their candidate will sweep to an easy victory. lIYHAN REFUSES TO RUN Gotham Mayor Will Not Head Third Party Ticket. Bu United Prexx ‘ NEW YORK, Sept. 17.—Although Tammany expects William R. Hearst, publisher, to put a third ticket in the race for mayor, John F. Hyland, defeated in the primaries, is not expected to head the defection. Dylan's announcement that he would retire from politics today was accepted as final by the New York American, Hearst publication. NEW POSTAL STATION Fountain Square Office to Be Constructed Soon. Construction of the postal sub-sta-tion at Fountain Square will be started soon by the Fountain Square Realty Company, according to Postmaster Robert H. Bryson. The building will he modern in all details and the building company will give the post office a ten-year lease at a yearly rental of $3,200. Bryson said. Furnishings will be provided by the builders.
And the Burglars Said Me-ow JRIOHTWOOD residents take no chances with u ...J peculiar noises hoard In the wee hours of the night. Police captains are not taking any chances either. At 1:45 a. m. today, police swarmed from everywhere to 2880 Adams St., where a man was thought to be in the cellar. Instead IJeut. Claude Johnson fqund two cats.