Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 231, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 January 1926 — Page 1

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VOLUME 37—NUMBER 231

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. CHAPTER I. mUDITH closed he- eyes. She remained seated at her desk, quiet as a staf * She was quiet like this while her heart raced with a dream. Last night a beautiful thing had happened to Judith. Someone said to her, “Oh, Jude, you re the darlingest thing on the ea-Hh ! ’ ’ She was not used to words like these. She wasn’t the kind of girl who wins such tribute. Those who loved Judith said she had “soul’’ in her face, but others called her “ plain’’—exceedingly plain. Judith herself knew she was homely. “I’m just out and out homely!” she murmured after many an agonized scrutiny of her image when she became cruelly aware of her large mouth, her tan skin and straight drab hair. Once an older woman noticed her eyes; said they were magnificent. Overhearing this, Judith found it hard to breathe. It was the first time anyone had seen a comeliness in her face. And how she worshiped beauty—fog drifting with forlorn fcdiythm over hilltop; trees grown still against the twilight sky. She could grow mute with joy watching a sunset. She would feel within her a yearning; a sweet, aching want as if she must reach out her arms and draw close to her being the loveliness she saw. Life—its mystery—the taunt of her unknown future filled her with eager longings. She pictured herself doing brave, splendid deeds; pictured herself sought after, adored— But she had a bump of rugged common jyense. She came back to reality with a mocking “Very likely, Judith Moore! Whjit wduld a man —that kind of a man —want with a hulk of a girl like you?” * She would want to cry asking this, but her pride rushed up in a flame. She always managed to hold her head very high, whispering gruffly to her storming, imperious youth: “I don’t want love! I don’t need it. I never think of men or marriage! I can get along alone!” This grim senttyice only set her back more clamorously to her dreams. Romance would come to her all right! Some godlike man would see into her heart, how gay it was, how noble. He would be enthralled by this inner beauty. They would recognize each other instantly. lie would say, “Judith, I’ve' searched the world over for you!’’ She would answer with a glad, mighty tranquillity, “I’ve waited!” There were many versious of this rapt scene—all of them piercingly Sometimes Judith chose a moonlit garden—whose, she didn’t consider; sometimes they would meet at a dance; again they would be standing on a ship far out at sea. All girls, especially plain ones, cherish wild hopes like this. | But last night—why, last night Douglas said to her, “Oh, (Turn to Page JUL.

COURT FOES RALLY AROUND WAR CLAUSE

HOUSING, FUEL LIGHT HIGHEST Lead All Necessities, City Report Shows. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—FueJ, light, and housing, led all other necessities of life in the percentage of increased cost 'from December, 1917, to December, 1925, in Indianapolis, a labor department report showed today. The percentage of increase was 41.7 for housing and 44.9 for fuel and light. Food increased only 4.4 per cent and clothing 7.5. House furnishings went up 21.8 per cent. The average for all commodities was 24 per cent. Living costs In Indianapolis decreased 17 per cent from June, 1920, the peak of post-war costs, to 1925, . the tables showed. During the last I six months there has been an increase of slightly over 2 per cent. PRINCE ISOFF HORSE AGAIN l This Time His Mount Drops j Dead. Bu United Press MELTONOWRRAE, England, Jan. 27.—The Prince of Wales’ horse dropped dead under him while he was following the Bellovoire hounds near here today. The Prince was thrown heavily to the ground, but escaped with only slight bruises, it was said. Later he went to London with his brother, the Duke of York.

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Last Stand Made on Moses’ Reservation, Barring Armed Force. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—Irreconcilables staged their last stand on the world court in the. Senate today, rallying around the Moses reservation which would prevent any Judgments of the court being “enforced by war under any name or in any form whatever.” Senator Moses, Republican, New Hampshire, demanded adoption of the reservation to make the court a real instrument of peace to prevent war. The reservation was assailed by Senator Lenroot, acting Republican floor leader, who warned that its adoption would prevent this country from entering the court. The Swanson resolution indorsed “If other nations entering thi3 court wish to secure enforcement of judgements by force, it’s none of our business,” Lenroot said. “We are amply protected against our involvement by reservations already adopted. “Adoption of this reservation would make this court a shield for wrong doing instead of a court for right.” Senator Reed. Missouri, Democrat, thereupop interposed: * “Then this is not a court for peace, but for war. Then you say if they want to fight over there among themselves, let them go ahead and fight.” The debate was heard by distinguished personages of State, Mrs. W-oodrow Wilson heard Senators frequently mention her late husband’s name. Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longwor.th, in a scarlet scarf, surveyed the scene through a lorgnette, by the administration and its five reservations sanctioned by pro-court supporters have already been unproved by the Senate In committee of the whole, two irrenconcilable reservations have J>een turned down and twenty remain to be killed by the overwhelming court majority. Two Republican Senators, Pine, Oklahoma and Robinson, Indiana, have broken for the Irreconcilable camp and one or two more may follow, but it is too late to make any difference. OPPOSE WORLD COURT Indianapolis Organizations Send Messages to Senators. Ancient Order of Hibernians in Marion County, the Ladies Auxiliary and Emmett Club of Clan-Na-Gael, today sent Senators James E. Watson and Arthur R. Robinson, telegrams congratulating them on their opposition to the World Court. “The entire Catholic press is opposed to the World Court, because we don’t want to United States under British dominion,’’ J. P. O’Mahony (editor of Indiana Catholic acd Recorder.

8 EmOYES ARE ‘FIRED’ Seven of Those Discharged by Board Known to Be Catholics—‘Efficiency’ Is Given by Majority Faction as Reason for Act. JOHNSON, .VONNEGUT * HAVE VERBAL FIGHT Minority Member’s Proposal to Give Week’s Pay Is Not Accepted—Sale of 1,000 Obsolete Desks Brings Another Clash. Eight Indianapolis school board employes, seven of them Catholics, were formally discharged at the board meeting Tuesday night. Dismissals, on recommendation of Carl W. Eurton, assistant superintendent of buildings and grounds, were read in the meeting by Jacob Hiikene, department superintendent,

who told minority faction members that “everything In that line was done by Eurton.’’ Minority faction members refused to take action on the report until Hiikene approves it. The eight persons dismissed were: Pat Moran, foreman .of the steamlitting department; William GUI, electrical department mechanic, Oscar Birck, also electrical mechanic; Jacob Neubauer, painter foreman; John Lyons, stockroom clerk; Oscar Dunn, painter foreman; James Kervan, central library custodian, and Andrew H. Wahl, Inspector at the West Side High School. All of these are known to be Catholics except Dunn. President Theodore Vonnegut said several days ago, ‘‘none of the <*tnployes w4H- bu MHWHMIiW "BW4MKW of religious beliefs or religious prejudices.’’ He declared changes being made were “for the good of the school city.’’ The majority faction refused to fall In line with the motion tendered by Fred Bates Johnson, minority member, to give six of these former employes at least one week’s vacation v/ith pay. Johnson questioned Hiikene about most of those dismissed. Through rigid quizzing of board members and Hiikene, he brought out that George (Turn to Page 2)

APPROVE $9,499 ‘STEVE’EXPENSE Council to Pass on Appropri- „ ations Saturday.County Commissioners today approved the appropriation of $6,200 for Special Prosecutors Charles Cox and Ralph Kane and expert State witnesses in the trial of D. C. Stephenson, serving life in Michigan City penitentiary for murdering Madge Oberholtzer. Change of venue costa in Hamilton County of $3,298.65 also were approved. County council must pass upon the appropriations Saturday. Appropriation of $125,345.39 for county institution expenses in 1926, and SIOO,OOO for collection by Tax Officer William S. Charters of omitted taxes also was approved. Appropriation of $1,500 to Eph Inman, specialprosecutor In the trial of John J. McNamara, convicted of blackmail in connection with a labor war, was approved. County Auditor Dunn said commissioners likely would fix $350,000 as the amounf to be appropriated for qew buildings and equipment at Sunnyside Tuberculosis Sanitarium. Council has power to approve, reject or change appropriations. AL JOLSON, CANTOR ILL Two Shows, Both Booked Here, Closed at Chicago. Bu United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 27.—Two of Chicago’s largest box office attractions —AI Jolson’s "Big Boy” and Eddie Cantor's "Kid Boots”—are closed because of the Illness of their stars. Cantor, suffering from an attack of pleurisy, has returned to New York and may rejoin his troupe at Indianapolis Feb. 8. % Jolson took to his bed with the same malady Tuesday night and the show will be closed for at least ten days. Jolson is also booked to appear in Indianapolis. STARTS LIFE TERM Negro, Convicted as Habitual Criminal, Taken to Prison. Walter Payne, 32, Negro, convicted Monday in Criminal Court on a habitual criminal charge and sentenced to life imprisonmeht by Special Judge Henry N. Spaan was taken to the Indiana State Prison today. Payne was charged with burglarizing several Indianapolis homes and attacking women.

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Society and Millions Don’t Make Happiness, Says Mrs. Insult. Bu NEA Servile * f CHICAGO, Jan. 27.—The name of Samuel Insull spells for Indianapolis and mote than a hundred other Indiana cities what Henry Ford spells for Detroit. He con- / trols five great utility systems In the State. But his wife says a million dollars won't - make you happy. Neither will jewels, a mansion, a retinue of servants and all the other trappings that limitless -emilTh- am" Tsuy. - 4 Yes, despite all this, Mrs. Insull today la a working woman. "Because." says she, “there are many things in life that count.” Luxury Void Mrs. Insull has noN found luxury alone to her taste. It left a void. And this void she is attempting to All by a return to the same stage she deserted years ago to marry. As Lady Teazel she is playing to capacity houses here matinee and evening in Richard Sheridan’s “School for Scandal.” Quite flushed and a little out of breath, following the end of the afternoon performance, she was Interviewed back stage. "No,'’ she said, In reply to the question. "Social life Is a thing apart. I enjoy It. I indulge in It. But it could never be the whole of my existence. There are other things In life that count. “You know, I was an actress before I married. I played juvenile roles when a very young girl. And once in creative work it Is very hard to give It up. Home First Duty “But now I may easily go into it. My son has grown to manhood and is in business with his father. But when I marrieTNand became a mother, I abandoned the stage because, I think, a mother's first duty is to her child —a far greater duty and responsibility than her own career. "However. I do believe in a married woman keeping up some degree in her work or profession, especially if it is at all creative.”

FIVE DIE IN FIRES Mother and Three Children Perish at New York. Bu United Press ~ NEW YORK, Jan. 27.—Flrfes in New York took five lives today. In one fire, Mrs. Anna Fait and her three children died. In the second, George Kissen, 51, who was suffering from injuries he had suffered In a robbery only a short time ago, was burned to death. CONFER WITH BEVERIDGE Supporters Continue to Urge Him to Enter Senate Race. Friends df former Senator Albert J. Beveridge, who are Urging his candidacy against Senator James E. Watson, were to confer with Beveridge today. His supportei-s decided Tuesday t go ahead with their campaign aftera meeting. Beveridge has said he will not make an active primary campaign. MONTH’S SNOW HEAVY Total to Date More Than January Normal, Says Bureau. Snowfall of two inches Tuesday brought the total snow for Indianapolis this month to 7.8 Inches, J.3 inches above the January normal, the United States Weather Bureau announced. The prediction is for light snow tonight. with Thursday partly cloudy. Little change Is expected in temperature. The mercury stood at 18, 'or 8 below normal, at 7 a. m.

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MINERS STILL DEADLOCKED Conference to Resume Again Today. Bu United Preett PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 27.—As hopelessly deadlocked as they were when the strike began five months ago, the wage committee of the .anthracite coal operators and miners will meet again today to discuss means of ending the strike. VndauMted by the operators’ refusal to accept the plan of E. J. Lynett, publisher of the Scranton (Pa.) Times at the opening session of the reconvened conference yesterday. mine leaders still feel that it can be considered as a basis o V negotiations, It was learned from reliable sources today.

FAINT SOUNDS HEARD BY ‘TEST’LISTENERS * Thought to Have Had Origin in Europe or South America —Weather Conditions Expected to Be Better Tonight.

Patient American radio listener* many of them having gone through the first two nights of the International Tests without so much as a whisper from across the Atlantic, were rewarded Tuesday night by faint vocal and musical sounds, SUPPERS MAY SPELL‘CHAIR’ Believe Chiropractor Slew in Jealous Fit. Bu Unitsd Press PHILADELPHIA, Po.. Jan. 27. A pair of silver slippers and two dainty satin garters may send David L. Marshall, 42, chiropractor to the electric chair for the murder of Miss Anna May Dietrich. \ Police believe Miss Dietrich went to his office, showed him the slippers and garters, and told him she was going on a party. Jealous, he killed her, police believe. Marshall, who has confessed killing the woman and hacking her body, however, maintains Miss Dietrich threatened to expose him, because he refused to humor her "cabaret' complex.” Police admit they must shatter their blackmail theory if they wish to press a first degree murder charge. • Marshall was arraigned today and held without bond, pending the coroner’s investigation. SKATERS WILL BENEFIT Snow- to Be Swept Prom South I Grove Lagoon. R. Walter Jarvis, park superintendent, today announced that the snow will be swept off the lagoon at South Grove, and benches p.aced around the lagoon for the benefit of skaters. ASKS TAX INSPECTION Norris Introduces Amendment to New Measure. Bu United Press WASHINGTON. Jan. 27.—Senator George Norris, Nebraska, Republican. countered the Administration drive for repeal of income tax publicity today by Introducing in the Senate a propo#d amendment to the i new tax bill, providing for public inspection of all* income tax I

MITCHELL. M CRITIC. HIITSARMY Colonel, Under Five Years’ Suspension, Submits His Resignation, Effective Feb. 1, Ending Career of Twenty-Five Years. WILL MAKE NATION-WIDE CHAUTAUQUA TALK TOUR President to Decide if Action Can Be Accepted—Marks Culmination of Long Controversy Over National Defense. Bu United Prcts WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Col. “Billy” Mitchell, who rose to a generalship in command of the aerial forces of the American expeditionary farce in France and won almost as many medals as General Pershing, resigned from the Army today, effective Feb. 1. President Coolidge must make the final decision to accept or reject it'. The resignation, which gives no reason, places the legal branch of the Army in a quandary. Resignations under similar circumstances have contained the clause "for the good of the service.” With a fiveyear suspension sentence ordered by court martial against his record it is believed probable that he will not be asked to present his reasons. If it can be legally done. Secretary of War Davis probably will recommend that President Coolidge accept the resignation. . Signs for Tour Mitchell, who for five years has been the storm center of the aviation controversy that culminated In the Investigation of the aerial srength of the nation by the Morrow board appointed by the President and Mitchell’s own court-martial for breaching discipline by issuing state(Turn to Page 2)

supposed to have had their origin somewhere In Europe, or South America. Many local fans reported they picked up faint strains of an orchestra broadcast from a station on a wave length of 268 meters. The Times received a special dispatch from the International Radio week committee today stating that an Argentine station, not identified, was received clearly on the east coaat by many listeners during the test hour. This station was operated on a wave length of 268 meters and no doubt was the same station received by several local listeners. Ralph E. Miller, 514 Coffey St., reported the (Turn to Page 12) BIDS UNDER ESTIMATES State Highway Body Plans Fifty Miles of improvement. Unofficial tabulation of bids opened today by the State highway commission on paving approximately fifty miles of roads showed total cost of the.work will fall $246,421.95 under engineers’ estimates, which aggregated $1,269,161.15, Roads Tor which bids were received: . State Rd. 25, In Steuben County, 9.5 mileß; No. 10, In Benton, Vigo, Parke and Knox Counties, 30 miles: No. 7, Huntington County, 8 miles; grading No. 16. in Spencer County, near the Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial Park.

CITY TO KEEP PL^NT Will Mix Own Asphalt for Streets, Board of Works Decides. Indianapolis will try to mix its own asphalt for streets again, the board of works decided .this afternoon when it was agreed that the municipal asphalt plant at E. New York St. and the Monon Railroad would not be given up. The plant will be repaired. Letting of ojl asphalt work to contractors had been considered. second^chapun" - heir New Baby Coming in Spring to Char'Je’s Wife. Cjnuriaht. 1926, bu United Press HOLLYWOOD. Cal.. Jan. 27.—A second heir is to arrive soon at the House of Chaplin. LSta Grey. 17-year-old wife of Charlie Chaplin, world famous screen comedian, expects a second visit from the stork in the spring, It V-as learned today. Th.j impending event was con-

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Mother to See Long-Lost Boy Tonight Francis Murray, Injured but Happy, Will Arrive From Texas. "lx 41 Y boy I s coming home tojyl day and I can hardly wait!” I 1 A 1 This Is what Mrs. Margaret Murray Long, 434 W. Raymond St., is telling neighbors. And the boy. Francis Murray, 16, who has not seen his mother for thirteen years is somewhere between here and Houston. Tex. He left Houston, Tuesday, and his train Is expected in Indianapolis tonight’. Traveling with Francis is Fred Newland, former president of the Optimist Club of Houston. The Optimist Club paid the expenses of the trip, and every comfort has been provided for the boy with his bandaged stumps of hands, who is delicate f.om the operation following a torpedo explosion at a Houston fair. When he arrives here, the Indianapolis Public Nursing Association will give Francis’ oase all necessary attention. The Indianapolis Optimist Club is cooperating in seeing to Francis’ welfare-after he arrives. Francis, separated from his mother when a baby, after she, as a widow, had put him in an orphans’ home, has no definite memory of his mother, but “it won’t be like I’d never'known her, anyway, will .It?” he has asked. The mother, who has seen his photograph, sent here to The Times by the Houston Press, a Sfcripps-Howard newspaper, declares she would have known the boy anywhere. “He looks wonderful to me—my dear, dear boy," she said. EXPECT STATE TO REST CASE AGAINST SHAW Detectives Testify Conflicting Stories Were Told by Defendant. Bu Time* Sordini MARTINSVILLE. Ind.. Jan. 27. The State was expected to rest its case against John Thomas Shaw, Indianapolis Negro, charged with first degree murder, late this afternoon* Shaw is on trial the third time for brutally killing and robbing Mrs. Helen Hager Whelchel, Indianapolis widow, Nov. 27, 1923. Detective Testifies

Detective Herman Radamaclier said Shaw told him he was at the home ol’ “Hunkey” John the night of the murder, and became intoxicated. Shaw told him his car had been used, he said. When returning from Indiana State Prison where he had been Aeptenced to hang, but given a reprieve by State Supreme Court, Shaw admitted John had nothing to do with the murder, Radamacher said. Dr. Allenburger, who made a chemical analysis of strips " from Shaw's car, said they showed presence of human blood. Detective Jess McMurtry testified Shaw denied, and later admitted having Mrs. Whelchel’s watch and ring, when questioned. McMurtry said Shaw told him the .blood was from a cut finger of Joe Harris, auto repairman. , Girl Got Ring Cora Lee Smith, Negro, former sweetheart of Shaw, Tuesday told of receiving Mrs. Whelchel’s ring She testified Shaw was sleepy the next day and said he had been put late the night of the murder. Detectives Sneed. Negro, and Mullin told of questioning Shaw after ..his- arrest. Shaw denied committing the murder and said he bought the watch, they testified. SHADES OF UNCLETOM Real Bloodhound, Ears Twelve Inches Long, at Pound. The city dog pound in Pendleton Pike today harbors a full-blooded bloodhound, one of the kind that chased Eliza across the ice. Dr. Elizabeth Conger, poundmaster, said. The species is almost extinqt. The dog was found, injured, on a south side boulevard. It Is black and tan and has ears twelve inches long, according to Dr. Conger. Its beautiful, deep bay can be heard for miles. The poundmaster believes the animal is valuable and is holding it expecting the owner appear.

TO PRESS HIGHWAY CASE Remy Hays He Won’t Drop Indictments Against Officials. Prosecutor William H. Remy today denied a report he would drop grand Jury Indictments against John D. Williams, State highway commission director and Earl Crawford, commissioner, following failure of the Federal grand jury to act on charges of alleged illegal sale .of Federal war materials. X Remy said the cases would l>e set for trial as soon as possible. Williams, Crawford, George Bartley, former garage superintendent; Moses and Victor Goldberg and C. Wllilam Whaley, junk dealers, wore indicted March, 1925. / HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. r 0...,.. 18 10 a. 2ft 7 a- m 18 11 a. m 22 s • m J 7 12 (noon) .... J.3 ® ;1 - ni * p. Tm...... 24

Forecast LIGHT snow tonight; Thursday partly cloudy; not much change in temperature; lowest tonight 15 to 20.

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EXPANSION IS STARTED BY MERGER Combining of Samuel Insull and Randall Morgan Utilities Interests Brings Huge Amount of Capital Into Indiana. STATE-WIDE POWER SYSTEM IS PLANNED 1 Indianapolis Street Railway to Benefit From Latest Move Enlargement of W. Tenth St. Power Plant to Be Started Soon. The immediate addition of at least $10,000,000 of new capital to the Indiana utility field and the eventual addition of many millions more is anticipated by financial and utility interests today as a result of the agreement of the Samuel Insull and Randall Morgan interests upon a merged development of the power companies of Indiana. Through the merger of the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company with the Central Indiana Power Company, the two largest power utilities In Indiana will become one and there will be created a super power system from one end of the State to the other, co-ordinately operated and capable of caring for the demand** of the State in tho field of electrical energy for oil time to come. While it is estimated that it will require a year to substitute securities for those of the subsidiary lines of the T. H„ I. &. E., the merger will be effected when the Central Power and the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern proper art combined, probably under the name of the Indiana Electrical Corporation. To Enlarge Plant Then it Is planned to enlarge the capacity of the \V. Tenth St. power plant of the T. H., I. & E. and connect. It with the Central Power plant at Dresser, Ind. The local plant eventually will have a standby capacity equal to the demand for power In the Indianapolis area and will be operated In (Turn to Page 2)

NO SICK PLEA IN M'CRAY CASE Friends Won’t Make New Effort Now for Parole. Local friends of former Governor Warren T. McCray are reluctant to appeal for presidential clemency on basis of ill health, and are not planning, at present, to do so, it was learned today. It was announced at tlie White House Tuesday that no pardon plea based on his weakened physical condition ever had been made and that before President Coolidge could ponder this ip considering the petition filed last summer, his condition must be Incorporated in the clemency request. ' Friends wish clemency solely on account of the “Justice of the case," to the exclusion of “mercy” elements. McCray, in the hospital at At lanta penitentiary, where he Is serving a term for using the mails to defraud, has been on a diet of twen-ty-seven ounces of milk a day since Dec. 22, 1925.

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