Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 228, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 January 1926 — Page 1

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BELGIUM’S WAR TIME HERO DIES Cardinal Mercier, Who Defied Germans, Succumbs to Long Illness. .■ ' HOOSIER KIN AT BED Famous Churchman Visited America in 1919. II u United Preaa „ BRUSSELS, Jan. 23—Cardinal Mercier, Belgium’s brave prelate, died here today at 3 p. m., after several weeks illness following a stomach operation. At the bedside # was Professor Charles Y. Mercier of South Bend, Ind., a relative. Courageous .In his last days, the cardinal passed on peacefully. During the night the Cardinal had rallied slightly after physicians had announced he probably would not last the night out. Was 75 Years Old Death came to the Cardinal in his seventy-fifth year and a nation that revered him for his wartime defiance of the German invaders went into mourning. The Cardinal had realized for some days that the end was near. His physicians counselled him against receiving visits and against complicating his condition with thoughts of church work, to which he had devoted a rich life time. But the Cardinal felt that his last hours should be marked by further deeds of good. Cardinal Mercier was one of Belgium’s war heroes. He spoke the minds of his harried flock in such a way that General Von Bissing, German commander, placed him under arrest in his palace, but that brought no apology nor even an end to the prisoner’s Influential activities. In his pastoral letter, Christmas day, i914, ha said. “Germany hast' violated her troth . . . The authority of the invader is no lawful authority. Therefore, in soul and in conscience you owe it (Turn to Page 2)

GIRL’S FATHER HEARD BY JURY Shaw's Attorney Accuses Mysterious Stranger. Bu Timee Svrcial MARTINSVILLE, Ind., Jan, 23. Francis M. Hager, ISSB Applegate St., Indianapolis, father of Mrs. Helen Hager Whelchel, was the first ■witness in the third trial of John Thomas Shaw, Indianapolis Negro, charged with brutally killing Mrs. VWhelchel. Hager told circumstances surrounding his daughter's leaving home the night of Nov. 17* 1923, after which she was abducted. Her body was found on the Big Pour tracks near Ben Davis next morning. , "The murderer purposely did things to indicate robbery. Shaw’s attitude before his arrest was not that of a guilty man. When arrested Shaw was bullied and illtreated," said Silas C. Kivett, defensive attorney, in his opening statement. He said a "mysterious stranger" in an auto was responsible for the murder.

BONDS FOR ROAD 0. K. Forty-Sixth St. Paving Issue Approved by State Board. Because of the need for an improved road for pupils attending School 15, Keystone Ave. and FortySixth St., State tax commissioners today provisionally approved a $35,600 bond issue for paving a onemile stretch of Forty-Sixth §t., known as the Edward A. Miller Rd. Expense would be borne by Washington Township. County commissioners were authorized to receive bids. The tax board denied a $31,800 bond issue for improving the I. V. Davidson Rd., in the same township. $126,220,000 BILL OUT Huge Sum Is Asked for Agriculture Department. Bu United Preen WASHINGTON, Jan.' 23.—The agriculture department appropriation bill totaling $126,220,000, of which $80,000,000 Is for road construction, was reported to the Hquse today by the appropriations commit-* tee. The measure carries $486,364 in excess of appropriations for the current year and is $3,245,703 less than budget estimates-, t MRS. GRANT ROBERTS. 3214 E. N. Y„ RENTED her apartihmt THROUGH the aseistanoe ... OF a "For Rent” Want Ad , IN The Timer THIS is only oomHߣ* MANY result

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COMMITTEES OF C. OF C. NAMED f Workers for Year Given Out by President Noyes. Partial list of Indianapolis her of Commerce chairmen and conA mittees for the year was announced today by Nicholas H. Noyes, president. Five of the committee chairmen were reappointed. They were: William Fortune, civic affairs; Oscar Schmidt, finance; J. I. Holcomb, fine arts; Frank C. Jordan, Are prevention, and Ralph L. Colby, Junior Chamber of Coinmerce. G. M. Williams, chairman of new industries committee dtfring 1925, was made manufacturers’ chairman. Other chairmen: Robert B. Rhodes, athletics; William A. Atkins, convention; G, A. Mlilett, education; Frank F. Powell, freight and traffic; William H. Stafford. Insurance; Samuel Ashby, legislative and legal affairs: Arthur R. Baxter, new building; Harry Reid, new industries; Homer McKee, publicity; Roy E. Adams, public service. LAW AND ORDER DAY Observance Planned at Ft. Benjamin Harrison S'uuda^y. Law and Order Day. as proclaimed by the War Department, - will be observed at Ft. Benjamin Harrison Sunday, it was announced today. Special services and music will mark the day.

GIRL BANDITS GUILTY Pair Who Robbed Gary Man Face Iftdson Terms. ; Bu Unit'd Preaa GARY, Ind., Jan. 23.—Gary’s two youthful bobbed hair bandits today faced prison sentences, of from one to fourteen yec.rs following conviction on robbery charges. The gilds held up and robbed Milo' Knox, brutally attacking him before relieving him of his money. MORE HEALTH TROUBLES King Asked to Decide Who Is County Officer. Health board troubles are not coi* fined to the State department of health, t)r. William F. King, secretary, ledmed today. He was asked to settle a dispute between Dr. W. Marshall Varble of Jefffersonville, former Clark County health officer, and Dr. Adair of New Washington, claimant the office. Adair said he was the choice of a majority of the board, but Varble questioned Adair’s eligibility. Undertakers, doctors and others who are compelled to render official health reports are uncertain as to where the documents should be delivered Dr. King said county com mlssioners mu6t decide.

Official Schedule For First Radio Test Night

SHE first programs of International Test Week will go on the air Sunday evening Jan. 24, at 9 p. m. central standard time, when will transmitt special programs for overseas listeners, at 10 p. m. all American stations will cease broadcasting and the first'of. the foreign programs will on on the air from European stations. American stations are planning many special programs for the week perhaps the outstanding program to be broadcast from America during the week will be the Atwater Kent program from WEAF, Sunday evening, the New York Symphony chestra, under the direction of Walter Damrosch, will be heard In an hour’s program presenting five groups of famous selections. This program wM be broadcast direct from the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel New 'York City. Radio listeners will be particularly interested in the comments which Damrosch will make before the broadcasting of each selection. ' * These foreign stations will take part in the tests Sunday night: Cali I vocation Wave Length 21.0 London England 362 BBM Bournemouth Eng. 385

COLD WAVE LIFTS; LOW IS 3 ABOVE Three Dead in Illinois as Result of Frigid ‘ Temperature. WOMAN BREAKS LEG Mercury Rise Tonight and Sunday Is Forecast. After taking three deaths in the Middle West" and reaching a low mark of 3 above zero here at 6:15 a. m., the third cold wave of the season to strike Indianapolis, lifted today. Rising temperature marked the day with a low mark of about 15 above forecast for tonight by United States Weather Bureau. Further ascent of the mercury, with increasing cloudiness Sunday, 's predicted. 1 Temperature had risen to 16 at 1 p. m. Two deaths were attributed to the cold wave in Chicago, where 2 above zero was reported this morning. One man was found dead in Springfield, 111., with both of his legs frozen. _ Atlanta, Ga. t ™ad 22 above zero and Corpus Chrlstl, Texas, 32, with snow. The temperature of 3 above here tied the city's low mark for 1926, set Jan. 12. Low temperature for the season is 7 below, recorded Dec. 27. Mrs. Katherine Jameson, 68, of 934 N. Pennsylvania Bt., is in city hospital suffering from a fractured right leg sustained when she slipped and fell on the ice near her residence late Friday. She was reported improving. The high temperature In the city Friday was 16 at 4 p. m. A higher mark, probably above 20, is expected today. The Indianapolis mark of 3 tms the lowest reported in Indiana, Ft Wayne and Terra „,aGa.J3ftving 4 above. • HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 4 10 a. m 11 ' 7 a. m...... 4JI a. m 12 8 a. 4 12 (noon) .... 14 9 a. m 6 1 p. 16

SOVIET SENDS CHINESE NOTE Requests Release of Three Russians at Once. Bu T'vitrd Preaa re MOSCOW. Jan. 23.—Russian Foreign Minister Techltcherin today sent a note to Tuan Chilul, Chinese chief executive, requesting the release of Russian General Manager Ivanoff of the Chinese Eastery Railway, arrested with three Russian directors at Harbin. The release, he requested, should be within three days, while order must be restored on the Chinese Eastern Railway and the Russo-Chi-nese tieaty thereon fulfilled. Other-' wise, he suggested, the soviet union should be permitted ot use its own forces to secure the releas and protect mutual interests. PEKING, Jan. 23.—The foreign office today telegraphed Chang Tso Lin ordering the immediate release of Ivanoff. Harbin reports . claim that the American consul there, by declining to cooperate, blocked the Japanese consul’s efforts to persuade the entire consular corps to compel Ilvanoff togpperate trains.

SXX Deventry England 1600 OAX Lima, Peru 380 LOW # Buenos Aires 300 LOX Buenos Aires 373 Verified programs of above stations will appear in the Indianapolis Times Monday. The Times Is the “official” paper for International Test Week and will be the only paper In Indianapolis to carry these programs. Radio fans who wish to have their reception verified can do so by mailing their logs of foreign reception to the Radio Department of the Times. To obtain official verification logs must be 'ln the mails and bear a post mark not later than noon the day following the transmission of the programs. The Times will print each day a list of the names of successful listeners. The International Test Week Committee will award many special prizes for the best logs submitted, all logs submitted to the Times will be forwarded to the committee In charge and will be entered in the national contest. No information concerning the verification of programs will be given oat ovx the telephone from the Tim office,, To obtain verification all logs must be mailed.

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, JAN. 23, 1926

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Irma, Although Husband Has Two Other Wives, Repledges Loyalty. Bu Unit'd Preaa CHICAGO, Jan. 23.—Martin Durkin, two-gun killer, conferred with his bride, Irma Sullivan Durkin, in the death cell for an hour. There was no other place, for the Jail Is crowded. Irma repledged her loyalty to him despite the Cu;t hp feaa two.'other

Cashing In Bu United Preaa CHICAGO, Jan. 23.—Feeling that her son, Martin Durkin, has attained national fame, Mrs. Hattie Durkin has organized a syndicate to handle stories connected with the case. Mrs. Durkin is aided by her daughter and several nieces. , The members of the syndicate have divided, tbe iocal field, each one to devote particular attention to one newspaper. DUrkln Is not to give interviews .unless he is given credfhtials from some member of the syndicate. Mrs. Durlcin plans to write a htetoty of her son’s life and supplant this with daily stories of the case.

wives and a sweetheart who may help send him to the gallows. Betty Werner, “the woman scorned" Is ready to tell all sh i knows, State’s Attorney Robert fi. Crowe announced. Crowe said I.j would ask Sadie Stroka, Durkin’s first wife, and Ruth Fiebeck Durkin, Durkin’s second wife, to join Betty in aiding the State. Durkin is divorced from Sadie, but Is not divorced from Ruth, Crowe said. The marriage to Irma Is illegal In view of the failure to divorce Ruth, Crowe holds. If the latest marriage can be annulled, Crowe will try "to put Irma on the stand Durkin will be arraigned Jan. 29. He Is charged with killing Edward Snanahan, Government agent, and Police Sergeant Harry Gray. Crowe has affidavits showing that Durkin knew Shananhan was a Federal Agent, it Is understood. Durkin has held he thought Shanahan was a hold-up man, bent on robbing him.

LOAN TO INSURE PEACE Philadelphia Civic Leader Speaks at Salesmen’s Dinner. , A plan insure world wide peace by lending money to foreign countries extending repayment over fifty or seventy-five years was expounded by Dr. Edward James Cattell, of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, at the second annual salesmen’s banquet given by the wholesale division of the Chamber of Commerce Friday night at the Columbia Club. “America is the world's hanker—we are ths favored children of the universe,” he said in stressing his optimism and belief in America’s stability. Nicholas H. Noyes, Chamber president, and Elmer W. Stout. Fletcher American National Bank president, also spoke. G. Barret Moxley, president of the Klefer-Stewart Drug Company was toastmaster. ATTACK ~CASE MONDAY Habitual Criminal Charges Will Be Heard by Jury. Walter Payne, 32. Negro, who is alleged to have attacked eight white women, will, be tried in Criminal Court Monday before a jury on a charge of being a habitual criminal. Payne has been In county jail since his arrest last fall. Several victims him

YOUNG ‘GUN-TOTERS* RECEIVE SENTENCES Judge Sends Four Boys to Correctional Home —Stole Revolvers and Fired at Man Walking Along Railroad.

Four grade school boys, ranging in ag*s from 11 to 15. were held at the Juvenile Detention Home today, awaiting commitment to White's Int stitu.fr. a State corrldUonal home, ’after they were found guilty of “gun j toting’.’ by Judge Frank J. Lahr In Juvenile court Friday. Another boy, arrested with the four, was released to his parents because he was feebleminded. All of the boys lived in east Indianapolis. The boys abe alleged to have sto-

MINERS’ HEAD ASKS CONFAB Second Wage Conference !s Sought by Lewis. Bu United Preaa WILKESBARRE. Pa., Jan. 23 John L. Lewis, United Mine Workj ors president, today asked that the | confeience of miners and oper- , aiors, broken off in New York Jan. 12, bt reconvened at once In another effort to break the anthracite deadlock. Lewis addressed his message to Alvan Markle, Joint coal conference chairman. The miners asked that the conference be open to the press. Under terms of adjournment ten days ago, the conference can be reconvened at the suggestion of either side. ' D*t MO LAY 8 INITIATE 75 Seventy-five candidates were initiated Into Indianapolis chapter, Order of De Molay Friday night at the Athenaeum. • Initiation team was composed of Charles Drake. Walter Johnson, Max White, Edward Schurmann and Max Gordon. The De Molany choir sang.

SANDY will be here Wednesday “Sandy,” by the foremost writer of serial novels, Elenore Meherin, author of “Chlckie,” will begin in The Times next Wednesday. * ♦ “Sandy” deals with the sort of people you have lived with always. You will see through the eyes of the writer the real H romance that passes you daily in the street, that teems wherever youth and loveliness are thrown into association. Sandy is average and typical, just like millions of girls met everywhere. Hers is the story of youth on fire —flamboyant, derisive, scornful, embracing temptation and adventure. “Sandy” does nothing by halves. The girls who get in her way may look ut for themselves. The men are puppets to her After yau have read the first chapter of this gripping story you will read it to the SANDY end. You can’t help it. “SANDY” i : BY THE AUTHOR OF “CHICKIE” Starts in The Times Wednesday Order your jmper now. Call MAin 3poo 8

4en two .25-calibre automatic re‘vfcjvers from one of the boy’s par- . >ts. They testified they wanted the weapons tor target practice. According to witnesses, ofti of the lads fired at a/man walking along the Pennsylvania Railroad near State Ave. Chickens belonging to residents In the neighborhood afforded ideal targets, the boys admitted. After the parents Informed Judge Lahr that they did not permit their children to have or use firearms, the court advised them not to have any weapons. Judge Lahr said it vfas a dangerous thing to have revolvers within reach when there are oMldren in the house. The parents ssh they would be glad too cooperate. Judge Lahr ordered the guns destroyed.

ATTORNEYS ARE BARRED Judges Action Follows Fist Fight In Police Headquarters. Municipal Judge Paul Wetter today barred Attorneys Lawrence Shaw and Milton Selgel from practicing In his court for thirty days for engaging In a fist fight In police headquarters corridor Friday. Lawrence charged Seigel with soliciting his clients. FARMERS BACK LOWDEN First Reports of Dissension Exaggera.ted, Says Association. Bu United Preaa CHICAGO, Jan. 23. —Illinois Agricultural Association headquarters announced today the association is solidly back of the surplus crops remedy, offered Friday by former Governor Lowden at the Urbana meeting. First reports of dissension were exaggerated, the association said.

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NINE PERISH WHEN BLAZE RAZES HOTEL Fifteen Injured and Number Missing in Fire at Allentown, Pa.—Only # Two Bodies Are Identified. BITTER COLD ADDS TO HORROR Guests Cling to Window Ledges—Many Buried in Ruins When Roof Collapses. Bit United Preaa ALLENTOWN, Pa., Jan. 23.—Nine persons dre dead, fifteen injured and several missing as a result of fire which swept the Lafayette hotel, a five-story building, here early today. Although 'the hostelry can accommodate 200 guests, only forty five were believed to be in the hotel when the fire occurred.

The identified dead are: Anna Novanak, 22, waitress. John Shanahan. 42, Allentown. The fire, of undetermined origin, started on the ground floor and spread rapidly through the structure, defying the firemen tot seven hours. Many of the guests trapped in the 100-year-old structure by the flames, hung from window ledges clad only in night clothes until firemen were able to put up ladders to rescue them. The temperature was 10 above zero. All the dead were trapped In their rooms, according to firemen, and were suffocated before they could be rescued. Half an hour after firemen arrived the roof collapsed, sagging onto the fifth and fourth floors. Firemen* expressed belief that bodies of many of the missing would be found on those floors. - Os the seven bodies unidentified, one (s believed to be that of James McKeever, 62, an employe of the Allentown Morning Call, who lived at the hotel. Three of the injured, physicians In the Allentown hospital said, may die. Following the discovery of Miss Novanak’s body on the third floor, a fireman told of liberating her from her room. When he attempted to lead her to safety, she broke away from him and disappeared down a corridor toward the rear of the hotel, he said. FIRE AT CRAWFORDSVILLE $50,000 Lo**i Suffered When Business Building Burns. Bu United Preaa CRAWFORDSVILLE. Ind., Jan. 23.—Loss from a fire which swept a threfc-story building In the business district of Crawfordsville Friday night was estimated today at more than $50,000. Starting in the Hlrshburg studio, the flames raged uncheckod for nearly four hours. The studio and the Bischoff department store were heaviest losers, while adjoining stores suffered damage from smoke and water. BLAZE AT LAFAYETTE Ice and CoaJ Company Suffers Damage Estimated at $30,000. Bu Unitai Preaa LAFAYETTE. Ind., Jan. 23.—Fire Friday night swept a building oc- , cupied by the Lafayette Ice and Coal Company, causing a loss of $30,000. Origin of the blaze was undetermined today. CLASH OVER CLEMENCY Pardon Sought for I>ake County Man, Charged With Auto Banditry. State pardons board today had before It the clashlMg pleas of two influential groups on the clemency petition 1 In behalf of Toney Cazack, Lake County, serving ten to twentyfive years for automobile banditry in connection with the looting of the Dyer, Ind., bank, Dec. 20, 1922. Stato Senator C. Oliver Gary, headed a delegation of Lake County bankers, who represented that they voiced the sentiments of the entire banking interests of the State, which opposed clemency. Led by Oscar Ahlgren. 192? Legla lature Republican floor leader In the House, a battery of attorneys and friends of Cazack, presented thq pardon appeal, offering an alibi that the convicted man was 170 miles from Dyer at the time of the robbery. DEATH WAS NATURAL Coroner Gives Verdict in Case of Liquor Trial Witness. Coroner Paul F. Robinson today said the death of Thomas Digglns. 131 W. McCarthy St., fouiid at the home of his mother, Mrs. Nora Digglns, 830 Miekle St., last Saturday, was due to natural causes. The testimony of W. J. Keeney. Federal prohibition agent, was admitted Friday. He said the night |

Forecast IN CR E A SING cloudiness •with rising temperature tonight and Sunday; lowest temperature tonight about 15.

TWO CENTS

FRENCH READY , ON DEBT AGAIN Willing to Resume Negotiations, U. S. Told. Bu United Preaa WASHINGTON, Jan. 23—France is ready to re-open negotiations immediately for funding Its $4,000,000,000 war debt, Henri Berenger, new French ambassador. Informed Secretary of the Treasury Mellon today. The American debt funding commission is expected to meet Berenger next week. REPRESENTATIVE DIES California Democrat Succumbs After Stomach Operation. Bu United Preaa WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.—Repre sentative John E. Baker, 62, California Democrat, died here Friday night. He was operated on five weeks ago for a stomach abscess.

ASKS NATIONAL VOTEONCOURT Nye Introduces Resolution in Senate. Bu United Preen WASHINGTON. Jan. 28.—Senator Gerald P. Nye, North Dakota irreconcilable who won his seat a few days ago by a narrow vote, Introduced a resolution jpday calling for a national referendum on the court. In his flrsf speeoh Nye declared the court would bring little glory, much embarrassment and great danger. He said the Senate had no right to pass upon It “until the voice of Ameircan people shall have ben heard.’ Bitterness over the issue wae tentitively smoothed oveg and there was prospect of an unanimous agreement to shunt it aside until Feb. 13, In order shat the tax bill could be taken up, POISON FATAL TO MAN Jean Haim Dies at City Hospital as Result of Act Jan. 10. Jean Hann, 708 N. Illinois St., died at city hospital today at a result of poison taken Jan. 10. AGAINST WORWCOURT Copies of V. F. W. Resolutions Sent Two Indiana Senators. Copies of resolutions opposing passage of the World Court bill, adopted by Hoosler Post 624, Vet erans of Foreign Wars, were mailed today to United States Senators James E. Watson and Arthur R Robihson at Washington. WILL DEMAND T DEATH Prosecutor Discusses Ward Murder Case—Victim’s Father Dies, The death penalty will be demand ed for John Arthur Smith, 17, Ne gro, 3113 E. Minnesota St., and Wallace McCutcheon, 16, Negro, 1433 Minocqua St., charged by detectives with the murder of John Ward, 42 of 1226 Cottage Ave., fatally shot in a hold-up at 2700 Prospect St bun day night. Prosecutor William H. Remy stated he would demand the supreme penalty If the two are indicted by Ward’s father. Michael, age 80. died Friday night, having been inJhwvd tNjnia monthe ago. He did not