Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 212, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 January 1926 — Page 1

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Volume 37—number 212

FARMERS OF INDIANA ASK FEDERAL AID Resolution Adopted by Bureau Calls on Congress to Face Issue Squarely— Export Corporation is Favored. PROSPERITY TALK IS CONDEMNED AS FALSE Iteration Directors, at Opening Meeting, Assert Situation Is Grave One — Governmental Price Fixing Not Desired. Indiana Farm Bureau Federation directors today demanded that Congress face Squarely the farmers’ problems and administer relief. A statement issued by directors fct their first meeting to form their policy for the year, was given out by William H. Settle, president of the federation, as follows: “We demand that Congress face the issue squarely and recognize the critical condition of the farmer and dthe problem involved. We warn Congress that our farmers will not -tolerate any sop or makeshift legis latlon simply because it is labeled “agriculture relief," but In justice to farmers of America we demand a law which*will so effectively separate the surplus that the tariff will op erate on farm products as it operates bn other commodities. Much False Information “There is a vast amount of false and misleading information being pereistently circulated by the press. M, times quoting men occupying hfejrli. official positions staling us a JpHB that farmers are enjoyine piPffterify. and that they are satis Bed with the present economic condition of agriculture, and the false and damaging statement Is made Uiat organized agriculture- is asking for legislation committing the Government to a policy of price fixing of agricultural products. “The falseness of this statement feould easily be ascertained by conUniting agricultural leaders, the Burners themselves, or by reading the following resolution adopted by the American Farm Bureau Federation at its recent annual meeting: Resolution Adopted “TVe indorse the enactment of a IFederal law -tfased on the principle of a farmers’ export corporation, providing for the creation of an agency With broad powers for the purpose Os so handling the surplus of farm Crops that the American -producer may receive an American price in (Turn to Page 9)

POISON POTION FOLLOWS PARTY Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Will Recover From Dose. Bn United Press CHICAGO, Jan. s.—Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, dancer and divorced wife of iMry K. Thaw, swallowed poison nH today while in a state of depression, but will recover, Dr. E. Thomas Brand announced after vigorous application of the "tomach pump and other first-aid action. Evelyn, who has been here for two weeks, took eight ounces of the poison as the climax to a lengthy “party,'’ according to Miss Gusse Accooe, Evelyn’s personal maid. Gusse told Dr. Brand that Evelyn this morning had demanded some beer. “A little later I found her on the floor screaming she had taken poison," Gusse told Dr. Brand. "IT IS UNFORTUNATE" Harry Thaw Notified About Evelyn’s * Poison Attempt. Bn United Preset PITTSBURGH. Jan. s.—When justified Evelyn Net bit Thaw was jfound suffering front the effects of jpoison today, Harry K. Thaw wrote Ithe following statement: ‘‘lt is unfortunate if the lady is jBL” WARF FOR JANUARY Lower Temperature and Clear Weather Are Predicted. An un-January type of weather in Indianapolis today brought a general discarding of mufflers, gloves Imml other appurtenances of wintercWe. Temperature at 7 a. m. was wbpr 17 degrees abote normal. RPbnight should see lower temperature, with a lowest mark about freezing, the United States weather bureau announced. A lessening of the fog and mist that covered the lefty Monday, also was evident today (Wednesday will be fair, according to the prediction. High temperature Monday was 47 at 7 p. m. This is Bn unusual temperature for this time Os year, but is by no means a record high niark for January, J. H. Armington. meteorologist, said.

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City Terrorized by Crime Wave as New Police Organize. / A woman, brutally beaten in her home, injured so seriously her death is expected, a filling station attendant murdered: an aged man attacked, robbed and thrown over a fence to lay unconscious four hours; two other hold-ups; north side homes burglarized; a downtown window smashed. This was the crime toil as bandits, taking advantage of a temporarily disorganized police force due to (die change in the city administration, terrorized Indianapolis Monday night and early today. A general clean-up of the city will follow, new Police Chief Clalude F. Johnson announced. The clean up ill not be by spasmodic raids, but by a steady drive on lawlessness, hg said. Lpafing around poolrooms will be broken up at once and any otu-of town persons who are found loafing around this city will be directfgl to the nearest outgoing terminal, he said. The laws on closing hours of cabarets and poolrooms will be vigorously enforce dand gambling of any type will be barred, he said. Albert Bickerstaff, 3412 E. Twenty Fifth St., railroad employe, returned home at 9:15 this morning to find his wife unconscious in bed, as a result of a murderous attack. Both eyes were discolored; her temple was gasbr l. Physicians at the Meiho dist ' Hosppci where was taken. (Turn to Page 9) .

EDWARDS HEADS COUNTY COUNCIL Real Estate Dealer Succeeds Hogle. James F. Edwards, real estate dealer, was elected president of the county council today to succeed Cassius L. Hogle, who resigned. The first of the year Hogle became a member of the county board of com missloners. The council also named George K. Vestal, 53 N. Bolton Ave., to fill the vacancy made In the council whep Hogle resigned. Vestal is a salesman for the Levey Printing Company. The council also approved the appointment of William W. Southard, 77 N. Irvington Ave., as county engineer to succeed George G. Schmidt, who resigned to become city engineer. The council will meet the latter; .part of this month to consider additional appropriations for the maintenance of county Institutions. Other council members are: John E. Shearer, Frank E. Brown. Daniel B. Dunham. Charles O. l3odson and George N- Montgomery. DENTON JRITES AT HOME Funeral Will Be field Wednesday in Evansville. B-u United Press EVANSVILLE, Ind., Jan. s—Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the home here for George K. Denton, former Congressman from the First Indiana district, who died Monday after a brief illness.. , *- Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery here. Other details of the funeral had not been completed today.

Radio Basketball mHE Butler Franklin basketball game at the auto show building. State fairground, tonight will be broadcast by The Indianapolis Times through Merchant* Heat and Light Company station WFBM. 288 meters. Blytbe Hendricks will do the announcing and will be on the air starting 7:55 p. m.

CAROL IGNORANT OF ABDICATION Roumanian Prince Says He Did Not Sign Letter. /! I titled Pres* MILAN. Jan. s.—The mystery surrounding the renunciation of Kouinanian throne rights by Crown Prince Carol grew deeper today when Carol's entourage informed the United Press that Carol was Ignorant of the letter of abdication written to Bucharest and signed allegedly with Carol’s name. This revelation came after the Bucharest house and senate had accepted the renunciation and also accepted the law naming Carol’s son, Prince Mlhal (Michael) as heir presumptive and providing for a regency in event of King Ferdinand’s death. * The United Press informant said the letter of renunciation was written In Roumaria while Carol was In Italy. NERVOUSNESS MANIFEST Military Precautions Taken to Guard Against Riots. Bu United Press . BUCHAREST, *Jan. 5. —Nervousness was manifest throughout Roumania today, following parliamentary acceptance of Crown Prince Carol’s renunciation of throne rights, approval of Prince Mtchael as heir presumptive and designation of a regency in event of King Ferdinand’s premature death. Military precautions were taken everywhere to guard against possible demonstrations or riots in favor of Carol. YOUTH LOST HIS HOLD-UP/NERVE’ Tells Story to Police —Two Others Held. because he "didn't have the nerve” to go through with holdups planned, Owen Jackson, 16, of 312 N. Liberty St., today was free. Two companions, George Gillilaft, 20' and Earl McNeil. 21, both of 410 N. Alabama St., are held by police on vagrancy charges, in connection with the robbery of the Echo Restaurant, 1215 Madison Ave., several weeks ago. , The youth described his semiexperiment in crime at police'- headquarters Monday. He said the other two told him of the "easy money" to be obtained in hold-ups. and he consented to accompany them. The three went to a grocery story at Twenty Fifth and Pennsylvania Sts., but the Jackson boy lost his. “nerve" and would not en ter. The others did not go through with the robbery. Infprmation con cerning the other two .was volunteered by Jackson. /.

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, JAN. 5, 1925

$3.75 PAID FOR WASHER, SAYS STATE x • Field Examiner Tells of High Prices Government Was Charged for Auto Parts Distributed to- Garages Over Indiana. SUIT TO RECOVER ‘GOOD IS HEARD Lesh Says He Will Show Dealer Sent Out Useless and Unnecessary Equipment —Disclosures Made to Orr Are Told in Detail. An attempt to show that Otto F. Sehlensker, auto parts dealer, distributed to State garages all over Indiana useless and unnecessary auto parts was to be made this afternoon by U. S. Lesh, former attorney general, in a hearing on a suit brought hv Sehlensker against the State in Superior Court Two. The five Marion county judges are presiding over the trial as a Oourt of <\’laims. y Sehlensker is seeking to recover | $50,000 which he alleges he paid the | State <n "good faith” while an inwas being carried on by j examiners of the State board of accounts. Ft was alleged Sehlensker * overcharged the State for auto parts sotd the State highway commission. Examiner Testifies / The first witness called by Lesh : was Berne Racquet, State field examiner. Racquet said his curiosity was aroused in the investigation when he discovered the State had been washers. Racquet said he reported his disclosure to Lawrence F. chief field examiner, who ordered a detailed Investigation. The investiga tion, he said, covered the entire operations of the Suite highway commis slon and was started March 12, 1924, with the assistance of other examiner". He testified t!hat ScVlensker .turned over all his invoices to the examiners, who reported that the State was overcharged $19,000. Racquet said it was understood Sehlensker was to get 2f> per cent on all parts sold and the State was to get a discount. said he went to Marion. Ind., to study-the invoices of the In dlana Truck Corporation. He said some of the Invoices were marked for points outside of Indiana. Racquet also testified that it was disclosed an engine which an invoice said was shipped to the State garage at I-.ke Winamac by Schlemsker wa fieVer received there. Case Rested Homer Elliott, Schlenker's attorney, rested his case shortly before noon. Witnesses he called today were Homer York, manager Indiana • Truck Corporation, Marion, Ind.; R. 11. Smith, and W. E. Duerr of Detroit, Mich. Smith, who is general manager of the Four Wheel Drive Auto Company, said Sehlensker was a distributor for his firm. He said that the prices billed were the prevailing prices. Vie said a regular price list was kept and a copy furnished all dealers. /"

WOMAN DIES AS DRESS IS FIRED Burned Body Found by Plumber at Noblesville. llv Time* Speriai NOBLESVILLE, Jan. s.—Mrs. Ananias Thompson. 79 was found burned to death i® her home here today, by a plumber whom she had called to do some work. It la believed her dress caught fire while she was lighting the gas in the cook stove. She had lived alone since the death of her husband thirty years ago.

Finds Mother; Glad He Lost Hands

. F Mother Is coming, it’s | I worth losing two hands 1 4 I for.” That was the message received here today from Francis Murphy. ]b in a hospital at Houston, Texas, will both hands off. to his mother. Mrs Margaret Murray Long, 354 W Ray njond St Francis and his mother have he-, separated since he was a child. "Bui 1 haven’t any mother," he said when -

Job Hunters Fill Mayor's First Day Duvalf ListenVto Pleas of Politicians —Shank % Rests.

AYOR DUVApL’S first bus! ness day in office was spent ■ ■ In receiving a steady stream of friends, job hunters and politicians, who were lined *up all day.. Duvall disposed of many person ally, while others told their stories to his clerk, L. V. Schneider, in the outer office. Lieut. Arthur B. McGee, Duvall’s aid, shepherded the visitors through the portals. An address before the district and county fair, representatives at a dinner at the Severin tonight was on Duvall’s program. Meanwhile, former Mayor Shank said his first day out of the city hall was "devoted to rest." "I just sat on a soft qhair at the storage house and smoked cig- i ars, but .don’t tell Doc Spencer,” he said. "He cut me down to three a day." Seventeen dollars, real Iron men, were gM-nered before 11 a. m. of his flrst'day out of office by Joseph L. Hogue, v ho has returned to the banking an 1 coal business, he reported. "Where’s Joe. Hogue?" asked one man, who was unaware Hogue is no longer city controller. Board of works office was clearing house for plum hunters this morning. Wayne Eirmelman, new secretry and Republican' oity secretary. was annoyed by more than a hundred seeking favors. , Elmer Williams, retiring secretary, assisted Emmelman In learning his duties. "They can’t get rid of me. I am like the park and health boards." Wlliiams said smiling. l"Some of these fellows are tryihg to bluff they know It all, but I’ll admit I’m green on this job,” said Emmelman. SUCCESSOR CONSIDERED General Pershing Obliged to Resign Commission Job. Hii United Pren* Washington Tan s—President Coolidge is considering appointment of a successor to General John J. Pershing, who Is obliged, at least temporarily.. by his health, to relinquish his duties at Alloa, Chile, as chairman of the Tacna-Arica plebiscitary commission, the White House announced today.

MANY MAY ASK REINSTATEMENT Police Requests Expected by Safet v Board. Requests for reinstatement from many of the eighty-eight patrolmen Police Chief Claude F. Johnson suspended Monday were expected at the board of safety meeting today. City hall lobbies were crowded With ex-officers who served a few days after appointment by Former Mayor Shank. There was prospect of a visit from city council members who are striving to remove Inspector of Detectl\'es Michael J. Glenn from office. Whether Mrs. Mary Pearl Riddle would retain her position as weights an<f measures Inspector also was expected to be decided. Duvall appointed ,Mrs. Maude Hobson as her successor, but Mrs. Riddle contends the law says she may detain office unless discharged after trial. POLICE BUREAU MOVED Accident ITevention Workers Combined With Traffic Division. The accident prevention bureau at police headquarters was moved from the first floor and combined with the traffic division on the second floor today. Sergt. Eugene Shine, one of the two officers assigned to the division, will be used In the traffic division. It was announced. MINISTER'S NAMED Coolidge Appoints Jefferson Coffery to Salvador® Post. WASHINGTON, Jan. s—President Coolidge today appointed Jefferson Caffery. now counselor 0/ Embassy at Berlin, as United States minslter to Salvador, succeeding Montgomery Schuyler. The nomination’probably was to be sent to the Senate today. s; * HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 45 10 p. m 45 7 a. m 45 11a.m. 44 8 a. m 44 12 (Noon) .... 43 9 a. m 45 1 p. m 39

first told that Mrs. Long was his parent. Francis, Who has led a picturesque life as a circus employe and vanderer, was hurt when a torped< .eploded. His narids were blown ofiad his abdomen ripped open iastic operation on the abdomen losing the cavity and physici.-i iy he will live. When the lad was hurt, A! ■ lapp, a Houston man. wrote i; .o Juvenile Judge Frank J. Lah.

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Chase 8. Osborn, former Governor of Michigan, who has asked the President to let him serve out the Fed <al prison term of former Governor Warren T. McCray of Indiana.

SCHOOL BOARD CALLS OFF NEW BUILDING FIGHT y Program Will Not Be Blocked,'Gays Vonnegut _ —No Special Meeting. _ New members of the Indianapolis school board will not attempt to block the. school building program, Theodore F. Vonnegut, board president, said todaq. The board, which took office Jan. 1, will support the program to completion, provided that the projects aro considered economical and proper, he said. He announced that a special meeting of the board will not be held this week to consider certain changes in procedure in completing the Shortridge High School construction plans. “The discussion on halting the Short ridge High School construction, If there will be any, will be part of the hoard's regular business Tuesday night.” Vonnegut said. The meeting Tuesday night will de the first regular bi-monthly meeting of -the new board. \ Rond Issues Favored Vonnegut said all bond Issues, either in connection with the building of Shortrldge or grade schools, included In the board’s 1925-26 budget will be executed unhindered. At tjie first meeting of the board Saturday Charles W. Kern, new member, said he thought a special meeting should be held in order that he might present a resolution asking that all moves toward construction of Shortrldge be halted and changes ard revisions mdde.in the plans before the plans were finally completed. He said he contemplated certain changes in the heating and ventilating deviops of the schools. Fred Bates Johnson, a minority member, said this would tie up the building construction for "a long time.” Closing Date Set George Kelser, acting business director, said that advertisements for the $1,200,000 bond issue for new Shortridge will close . Jan. 15 with the construction tfids advertisements closing on Jan. 13. Immediately the bids will be ’received and presented, with plans for Shortrjdge, to the State tax board for consideration. The tax board will rule whether or not the bond Issue and the estimates for the building's construction are excessive. , Changes in the personnnel of the school board office force and the teaching staff by the new board have not been effected and, according to Vonnegut, no shifts will be made for some time. The board cannot discharge teach, ers until June. WOMAN CRAWLS INTOFURNACE Suicide Attempt May Be Successful. Bu Timn < Bvei*al SHELBYVILLE, Ind., Jan. 6. Mrs. Margaret House, 48, attempted to commit suicide today by crawling head first Into the furnace of her home. Her death is expected. Frank House, city mail carrier, the husband, said his wife arose at 5 a. m., telling him she was going to fix the fire.vy When she failed to return he investigated and found her in the furnace up to her waist. She was seriously burned about the face and chest and is believed to have nihaled gas fumes. House said his wife had been in poor health.

an effort to find the boy's parent*. The story was printed in the Indian a polls Times. Mr A Long was shewn i copy and discovered It was her son. The mother, too, thought she had 10 son; that he had been dead for "ars. She is planning to bring incis here* The boy’s father, Peter Murray, i Mrs. Long were divorced when ncis was a baby. He was placed n orphan asylum and she lost .;e of him.

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EX-GOVERNOR OF MICHGAN OFFERS TO SERVE MICE OF RAY'S FINN TERM Friend of Former Indiana Chief Executive Notifies President Coolidge of His Willingness to Make Sacrifice /' * at Federal Penitentiary. CHASE OSBORNE IS MILLIONAIRE AND IS CLOSE TO GEORGE ADE Attended Purdue and Worked With Noted Hoosier Author on Lafayette Newspaper—Declares He IstJsed to Hardship and Is Plate Printer. Bu United Pretl ' v WASHINGTON, Jan. s.—Chase S. Osborn, former Governor of Michigan, has offered to serve the, prison sentence of his friend, former Governor Warren McCray of Indiana, and he so informed. President Coolidge in urging the President to parole McCray. “I have no dependents and I am used to more hardship than being a prisoner entails,” Osborne said. “I am a pretty, fair plate printer and have been working at the trade all my life since T started as a youngster in Chicago.”

Osborne is a millionaire, and was actuated by his friendship tor Mrs. McCray and her brother, George Ade. BORN IN HUNTINGTON Feeling for Family Prompts Generous Offer From School Chum. Chase S. Osborn, former Governor of Michigan, who has offered to serve the remainder of Warren T. McCray's prison sentence If President Coolidge will release McCray, is a Hoosier, having been born in Huntington, County In 1360, He attended Purdue at about the time George Ade. brother-in-law of McCray, was a student there and Osborn and Ade worked on Lafayette (Ind.) papers at the same time. He thus formed a friendship for the Ade and McCray families. Osborn Is a newspaper publisher and banker. Petition Freely Signed A patition asking executive clemency for McCray, Signed by Governors, Senators and other prominent persons from all parts of the country, has been In the files of the United 'States attorney general for some time, but It has not been acted on in any way nor has It been referred to the president. McCray began a ten-year term at the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta early In May, 1924. Under the Federal law he will be subject to parole without executive -action after having served three years and four r. nths, or one third, of his sentence. He has now served one year and eight months, or Ji st half the minimum time. McCr iy was convicted of using the malls to defraud in connection with the disposition of numerous worthless notes. Recently Became 111 Until recently McCray was editor of the prison newspaper, Good Words, but he was relieved of this duty because of falling health. He Is suffering from high blood pres*, sure. Recently he was taken to the prison hospital for treatment, but It was said his condition was not particularly serious.

300 BANDITS NIP MILLION IN SILK Chinese Town Is Raided by * * ' Daring Trick. Bn United Press HONG KONG. Jan. s.—Three hundred bandits today by a daring trick perpetrated the biggest silk robbery in the history of South China when they raided Yungkee City and took $1,000,000 worth of silk. After disarming troops, they donned the soldiers' uniform and deceived the volunteer police by declaring they werq the "new garrison.” They took possession of thirty warehouses removing the silk to launches. GOVERNOR TO DECIDE Will Announce Stand on Proposed Salary enlarges. Governor Jackson late ‘today was to announce his decision on a numbei; of salary increases recommended for several State employee by the State legislative finance committee at a recent meeting. Jackson approved the changes when a report was submitted to him Monday by Ure M. Frazier. State budget clerk, but today told Fraser not to make the action public until he. received word by telephone to do so. The increases will aggregate about $5,000 a year.

Forecast CLOUDY tonight, probably followed by fair Wednesday; colder, with lowest temperature tonight near freezing.

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TO RECOMMEND APPOINTMENTS Building Inspector Will Give List to Board. Francis F, Hamilton, building commissioner, will ’ recommend to the board of safety today the following appointments. It was Announced: Bert J. Westover, assistant building commissioner; Hubert F. Tern pleton, combustion engineer; Harry F. Nolen, structural engineer; Maude Starr Reed, statistician; Margaret Kern, stenographer; Thad S. Gurtey, chief construction Inspector; C. C. Barber, chiof elevator inspector; Carl Hays, chief clerk; Fred Hollingsworth, assistant chief clerk: William M. Hurd, zoning clerk; Byron Clark, fire district building in spector; and the following as building Inspectors: William Moore, John E. Horton, Verne Miller, Herman Shulz and William Wilson, Joseph Buchanan will become assistant combustion engineer. With Hamilton and Dr. Herman (*. Morgan, health officer, three citizens will serve as a plumbing board. They are Joe Hayes, Homer Onrnr and Robert 1 Fox. MAYOR SILENT ABOUT BOARDS Compromise Expected Soon, However. Mayor Duvall today maintains silence about Ills procedure In establishing offices for the pork and health boards he has appointed to succeed those of the Shank administration, that propose to continue. However, It is believed that a compromise of some nature will beef fected to restore harmony to the administration, for a number of the rebelling board members .are said to have little desire for a long struggle. Park board meets Wednesday. It was said that Edward E. Mcßride, present recreation director, will be retained regardless of which board maintains control. Park board employes were pursuing .business as usual today, and there was no sign of change at the board pf health office.

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