Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 233, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 January 1926 — Page 1

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MASK DEATH FOR JOHN SHAW Case Expected to . Reach Jury Saturday Closing Arguments and Instructions Occupy Entire Day —No Time Limit. ■ 1 ■■ — x — LOWDER ASKS JURY FOR FAIR CONSIDERATION Chief Counsel Expects to Save Alleged Murderer From Electric Chair — Stark Will Make Closing Plea for the State. Bu Times Soiriul MARTINSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 29.—Fate of John Thomas Shaw, Indianapolis Negro, alleged murderer of Mrs. Helen Hager Whelchel, was expected to rest in the hands of a jury for the third time Saturday. Arguments and reading of the judge's instructions were expected to take up the entire day. After the defense finished presentation of evidence Thursday, Judge J. W. Williams refused to agree to a ’plea of the State to limit argument to three hours. “Hunkey John” Testifies The defense received a blow when James Cook, defense witness, denied ‘‘Hunkey John” gave him a package said to contain Mrs. Whelchel’s Jewelry the morning after Mi’s. Whelchel’s murder, Nov. 27, 1923. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Aelso testified Cook told them John had given him a package "for sake keeping.” Ralph Lowder, who made the opening statement for the State, contended conflicting stories told after (Turn to Page 13)

GIRL STRUCK BY TRUCK IS KILLED Two Companions Injured in Accident at Fifteenth and Yandes Sts. —All on Way to School.

Mary lOthel Waters, 6, Negro, 1420 Yandes St., was killed and her two companions, Ruth May, 6, Negro, and Dorothy Willis. 8, Negro, were injured when they were struck by a Federal Coal Company truck at Yandes and Fifteenth Sts., while on their way to School 26, Sixteenth WED IN SPITE; MIND BLANKED It All Comes Back to Wife After Three Weeks. When her husband that she married only three weeks ago told Mrs. Langdon Martin, S. East St., that he married her only to spite another woman late Thursday, Mrs. Martin rushed from the house, ran down the street, and completely lost her memory, she said at city hospital today. A taxi driver, who observed her shortly after midnight, took her to the city hospital at her request. There, she gatfe her name as Floretta De Shirley and was very incoherent. Today, she has recovered her memory. “When my husband told me about the other woman, something seemed to break in my head,” she says “I forgot everything, even my name. But now I remember. I’m a show girl, and I’m going back to the happy show life that I left to marry Martin.” The woman is of SpanishItalian descent and cane here from the west. Martin is from Kentucky,’ she says.

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Bu Times Rteciat NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—A girl who dreamed of fame while a cabaret singer and a motion picture bathing beauty and who came a bit nearer to it In the “Fpllies,” reached ouli and realized it Thursday night on the stage of tho Metropolitan Opera House. Mary Lewis of Little Rock, Ark., “arrived” when she sang the role of Mlml In Puccini's “La Boheme." Five times she took curtain calls. Violets and roses showered the stage. Five years ago, she cane here a bathing beauty from CaliOrnia. She heard Geraldine Farrar sing and her dreams began. Later Otto Kahn, the banker and president of the opera company heard her Sing in the “Follies.” He gave her a chance to study abroad. She made her debut in Vienna three years ago and nov. r.as reached her goal, the Metropolitan which only a few Americans have achieved.

St. end Columbia A vt-*7 about 8:30 a. m. today. The fatally injured girl was taken home, where She died in a short time. She is the stepdaughter of W. IT. H&rdester, Negro. The two injured girls, who live in the 1560 block on Yandes St., were taken to city hospital. The truck which crashed into the three was driven by -Ed Lipscomb, Negro, 761 Indiana Ave., who was slated by Motor Policemen Fisher and Clark on manslaughter Charges on orders of Coroner Paul F. Robinson. ’ • Coroner Robinson said that Lipscomb told him he was peering from the truck looking for a house number, and did not see the children. Robinson declared this was careless driving and ordered the driver held under SI,OOO bond. A witness, Gus Lenear, 1342 Cornell Ave., said that both right wheels of the coal-laden truck passed over the Waters girl. Ruth Ray was knocked between the wheel* and the Willis girl was" knocked clear by the fender. DURKIN TRIAL SETJPRIL 5 Sheik-Killer Pleads Not Guilty to Murders. Bu I'nited Press CHICAGO, Jan. 29.—Martin Durkin. 24, handsjjrce and notorious killer, today pleaded not guilty to the charge that he murdered Patrolman Harry Gray and Edward Shananhan, Federal agent, here several moyths when he shot his way to freedom from two police traps. Judge Harry B. Miller set the date of trial for April 5. Attorney John Tyrrell said he probably would ask for a change of venue because Mayor William E. Dever and police officials had characterized Durkin as “a yellow dog” and that it was obvious his client could not get a fair trial in Chicago. BUS FARE IS BOOSTED Hoosier Stage lines Gets ThreeOent Rate. The Hoosier Stage Lines operators of the Indianapolis-Murtcie and Marion-Anderson motor bus lines, were authorized to c u rge a threecent per mile fare alter Jan. 31 in an order by the pubi c service com mission. Under present tw r o cent rates the company has been losing heavily, officials said.

If# REPORT ON HIGHWAY CASE MARE Second Group of Papers Will Be Sent to Washington Soon, Says District Attorney Ward —Additional Evidence Secured. IS REGARDING SALE OF WAR'MATERIALS Recommendation That Case Be Dropped, Made, at First, May Be Changed— Indictments by County Grand Jury Last March. Additional evidence collected by United States District Attorney Albert Ward in his in-* vestigation of alleged irregularities in the disposition of war materials by the State highway commission will be contained in a second report to be sent soon to the office of United States Attorney-General John G. Sargent, Ward said today. One report in which he indicated he had recommended the ca.se be closed, already has been sent. The second report however, may change tho situation. Where the additional evidence was coming from and wtiat constituted the evidence, were not divulged by Ward. The Marion County grand Jury last March returned indictments against several members and former employes of the highway commission. The charges grew out of the sale of war materials for total amounts, which, it Is said, were not sufficient to pay the freight on the ?oods to their destinations. t

FRIGID WAVE LEAVES CITY Mercury Touches Zero and Then Starts Climb. After a temperature of zero was reached between 2 and 3 a. m., the sharp, swift frigid wave which struck Indianapolis early Thursday started its exedus today, the United States Weather Bureau announced. Low-temperature tonight should be about 20, J. H. Armington, meteorologist, said. Saturday is expected to be warmer. At Y a. m. the mercury had risen to 3 above, or 2 degrees higher than at the same hour Thursday. This was 23 below normal. By 1 p. m. the thermonieter registered 29. Through the north-west, temperatures were rising. Meanwhile the zero wave had passed eastward to New York, where temperature, was 1 above. Wind reached a velocity of eighty-four miles an hour. Death of a man in Flushing, N. Y., was attributed to the cold. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 2 10 a. m 15 7 a. m 3 11 a. m 23 8 a. m 5 12 (noon) .... 25 9 a. m 10 1 p. pi 29 FIVE KILLED IN ILLINOIS MINE Believe Explosion Caused by Cigaret. Bu United Press WEST FRANKFORT. 111., Jan. 29. —Five men were killed in an explosion in the Orient mine No. 2 here today shortly after the miners had entered for work. The explosion covered only a small area of the mine. Four escaped. Officials believe one of the miners may have entered the shaft smoking a cigaret and this fired gas at one of the turns. No fire followed the blast. The dead: Attie Sanders, Mike Kern and Lige Hinde’man of Benton, Jerry Roach and Ed Cobert of West Frankfort. The bodies were recovered * TAX RATES APPROVED Senate Acts on Schedules in New Measure. Bu United Press WASHINGTON. Jan. 29.—Th* Senate today approved without objection the normal rate schedules in the new tax bill. They are: One and one-half per cent on the first $4,000 of income, 3 per cent on the next $4,000 anti 5 per cent on all over SB,OOO. Amendments may later be proposed. \

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Queen’s Worries Are Many LONDON, Jan. 29.—Queen Mary’s worries have been many during the last twentyfour hours. • First the Prince of Wales, her son, fell and broke his collar bone in a hunting accident. Then the Duchess of York, wife of the queen’s second son and who is expecting a baby in April, was In a motor mishap. Physicians said today the Prince was progressing nicely and that his fracture whs not serious. The! accident, however. has aroused Britain and the Prince may be asked not to ride any more horses, or at least animals less spirited. The day before his collar bone wufe broken, the prince was thrown when his horse dropped dead.

EDITORS TAKE UP REVOLT OF TWO SENATORS Resolution Condoning Votes ' of Watson, Robinson Considered. Indiana Republican editors attend* Jng the annuhl meeting of the Republican Editorial Association today faced a conflict over a resolution condoning the revolt of Senators Watson and Robinson against the party's World Court entrance pledge made in the 1924 platform and promised the country by President Coolldga. The editors had the promise of Watson and Robinson that their vote against court'adherence would cause no party rift and that they were as solidly behind the administration on other questions as they ever had been. Senator Watson, member of the subcommittee which drafted the court plank in the platform at the Cleveland national convention, explained to the editors at their grid Iron banquet Thursday night that at that time he felt that reservations, which failed to materialize would be adopted, permitting him to vote for adherence. In view of their defeat, however, he boasted of his vote against the protocol, despite the fact that he voted with the very men whom he, as chairman of the Senate committee on committees, was Instrumental in “reading out” of the G. O. P.

SMOG INDICATES BIG COAL WASTE * . , Formation of Smoke Abatement League Expected After Address by Cincinnati Authority.

When public sentiment convinces fuel users smoke clouds mean inefficient heat engineering and not industrial progress relief from smog and smoke may be expected in Indianapolis. Michael Silbernagel, Cincinnati Smoke Abatement League suADAMS RESIGNS AS TREASURER G. 0. P. State Committee Picks J. T. Moorman. Resignation of Reily C. Adams as treasurer of the Republican State central committee, was accepted at a special meeting at the Severin today. J. T. Moorman, succeeded Adams. The committee decided to hold the State convention at Tomlinson Hall. May 26 and 27„ a week before the Democnatic convention, June 3. State Chairman Clyde A. Walk designated Harry Fenton, secretary, and executive committeemen to make arrangements. Mrs. Aaron Cooper, Fillmore; Grata *Butc)her, Kokomo; Ewing Emison, Vincennes; Lawrence Cartwright, Portland, and Chairman Walb, compose the prd? gram committee. J. Frank McDermond, Jr., Attica, who was to be elected Indiana Republican Editorial Association president, spoke. FEEDER LINESTPPROVED Two Railway Routes Authorized; Ravenswood Bus Abandoned. Creation of two new feeder bus routes by the Indianapolis Street Railway Company was authorized today by the public service commission. Abandonment of-the Red Ball line to Ravenswood was authorized. The railway's new lines are a one-eighth mile extension of the Southern Ave. bus line to connect with 'Yhe Shelby car line and a motor line on Twenty-Fifth St., between the Columbia Ave. car line Oxford St. A LOVING HUSBAND Bu United Press DETROIT, Jan. 29.—The wife of James Thorpe, who died here Dec. 1. was bequeathed one shilling of his estate on condition that she buy rat poison and drink it within six hours after receiving the money. She is in England. -

ANDERSON RATE CUT DISCUSSED Request for Electric Cost Slash Expected as Cum to Alleged Publicity Plan Now Being Investigated by State Bodies. MONEY SAID AUTHORIZED BY COUNCIL SECRETLY Public Utilities Commission and Board of Accounts Goes Into Matter —Examiners to Be Sent to Maki Inquiry Into Contracts. Information reached the public service commissionto today that citizens of Anderson, irate over an appropriation of $15,000 from their municipal electric light fund for a publicity campaign, will ask the commission to reduce electricity rates in the city in an effort to curb the practice. Details of the squabble were discussed at the commission's conference after both sides had been told commissioners by contending city political factions. Definite action was deferred, slnoe nothing official has come before the body, but decision was reached to take up the matter thoroughly next week, when the rate-reduction petition is expected to be filed. Word was received this morning that Earl Morris, Anderson city treasurer, will confer with the State board of accounts later today, regarding the, matter. A close study is being made of the appropriation by the accounts board, as well 4s by the public service commission. The publicity money appropriated at a secret meeting (Turn to Page 13)

perintendent, told a group of representative women today at the Columbia Club. Formation of the Indianapolis SmtJke Abatement league is expected. Silbernagel explained how he and two paid assistants obtained indorsement of business men and how they explained smokeless firing in factories and homes. “Now 60 per cent of the coal we use Is squandered,” said Silbernagel. "Os this amount at least 26 per cent could be utilized by smoke prevention devices.” The speaker said most power plants and railroads of Cincinnati had installed the devices. The campaign is centered on apartment houses and homes. Silbernagel said H. F. Templeton, c|ty smoke inspector, had accomplished a satisfactory start against formidable Apposition. Templeton pointed out local public schools last year saved SBO,OOO through use of smoke prevention devices.'

CASE MAY GO TO JURY TODAY Detectives Give Testimony in Murder Trial. The murder case of Michael Hayes. 19. of 1226 English Ave., in Criminal Court was expected to rest with the Jui*y late today. Hayes, Is alleg'd to have killed George Drayoes last September with a heavy club. / Detectives testified Hayes told them that when he was returning home about 4 a. m. he saw Drayoes on his back porch stooping to pick u pa milk bottle. They scuffled and Hayes is alleged to have struck Drayoes. Prosecutor William H. Remy said he will ask for life Imprisonment. 200 FAMILIES ROUTED Fire Forces Scores Into Below Zero Weather. Bu United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—Two hundred families were driven into the streets in zero weather today, when fire broke out In the Lennoi Wall Paper Company's plant and in that of the Royal Furniture Company. Residents of adjoining apartment houses were aroused and *ient to police stations to keep warm while firemen brought up emergency apparatus to control the flames. Damage was estimated at 22540 M.

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Women as Important as Men, Electric Railway Body Is Told.

SHE powder puff is just as important as the razor in the public .utility business, said Miss Helen Ej Steiner, Lorain, Ohio, addressing the Central Electric Railway Association at the Lincoln today. This Is the ldst day of the Association’s mooting. Miss Steiner, director of public relations for the Ohio Public Service Company, argued that utilities should place more reliance on women employes. She pointed out that women form the greatest percentage of electric' railway patrons, and said women employed by the electric railways deserve recognition equal to that of man. “Woman is looked upon in a great many cases as only a pencil-pusher. With the ability to do one thing perfectly namely, 'to powder her nose,’” she said. I am afraid we can t hold that against women for we all have out little idiosyncrasies and while woman 19 queer, man is still queerer. For to htm lts tho raozr that Is nearer and dearer. “Why not have women In the Industry filling the same places that men occupy and receiving equal recognition? The powder puff Is and always will be just as legitimate in business as the razor.” Miss Steiner will give a short talk over WFBM, Merchants Heat and Light Company station, at 7:15 p. m. G. K. Jeffries, general superintendant T. H., I. & E., was elected association president. M. Ackerman, general manager Cincinnati & Dayton Traction Cos., was chosen first vice president, and W. S. Rodger, general traffjc manager, Detroit United Railway, second vice president. On the executive committee are Harry Reid, Indianapolis, president of the Interstate Public Service Company, and Robert I. Todd, Indianapolis, president of the T. H., I. A E. Traction Company.

AID PLEDGED TO SENATORS County Ward Chairmen Will Support Two. At a secret meeting in the wee, small hours this morning, Marlon County Republican ward chairmen pledged their support to Senators James E. Watson and Arthur R. Robinson in their candidacy for the Republican senatorial nominations in the May primary. The chairmen promised to oppose, actively, all opposition. The pledge was considered, in political circles, a stinging blow to the probable candidacy of former Senator Albert J. Beveridge, whose friends have been urging him to be a candidate. KLANSMAN CANDIDATE Swift, Former Local Man, to Oppose Rep. Hickey. Bu United Press KNOX, Ind., Jan. 29.—Thomas W. Swift, secretary of the Starke County Ku-Klux Klan, today officially announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination as representative from the thirteenth district. He will oppose Congressman Andrew J. Hl.?key of La Porte, who seek reromination. Swift, a sign painter, came from Indianapolis four years ago.

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HOOSIERS PUT ON FARM LOBBY AT WASHINGTON Des Moines Conference Holds Dickinson Bill Best Relief Measure. Bu Unitrd Press DES MOINES, lowa, Jan. 29. Middle western agriculture today was on record as favoring the principles of the Dickinson bill, now before Congress, as the one legislative measure best able to provide farm relief. A joint committee of two members from each of the corn belt States will act as a lobby at Washington to press the program approved by the corn belt conference, called here by Govern ,e John Hammill of lowa to evolve a remedy for the surplus corn problem. The Program The conference agreed on the following principles: 1. The organization of the agricultural area as a closely knP nit and keeping it so organized definitely. 2. Institution of a practical but energetic study of the cost of farm commodity production an! distribution. 3. Insurance that farm commodity production hereafter sha’.l be sold only on the producers’ fair price like all other well organized enterprises ind n,.t on what the buyar Is willing to pay. lloosiers Nairn and Creation of an export corporation by Congress was deman.led be that these things might be secured for the farmer immediately. It was the plan for the conference to maintain permanently the agriculture area marketing committee for at least five years. Headquarters will bo established in Washington. Wilfred Lindstrom, Pleasant Lake, banker, and J. A. Shields, president of the Indiana Manufacturers Association, will represent Indiana on the area committee. DEADLOCK CONTINUES No Signs of Agreement in Anthracite Strike Confab. Bu United Press PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29.—The anthracite committee atttempting to to negotiate settlement of the hard coal strike was still without sign oof agreement todaq. Yesterday, even after the visit of Secretary of Labor Davis, who is believed to have held a secret meeting with President John L. Lewis of the miners, the conference was bitteily deadlocked. MACREADY’S TRY FAILS _* United States Ace Fails to'Set World Altitude Record Because of Cold. Bu United 'fres* M’COOK >IELD, DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 29.—Encountering terrifically frigid temperature and mechanical difficulties in an unofficial altitude of 36,000 feet, Lieut. John A. Mac Ready, Army ace. failed to recapture the world’s altitude record today. Macßeady landed after spending fifty-five minutes in a vain attempt to regain the laurels established by Callisco, the French ace, who reached 39,500 feet.

Forecast FAIR tonight; Saturday increasing cloudiness; rising temperature; lowest tonight near 20.

TWO CENTS

QUESTION OF USING RIVER RISES AGAIN Proposed Expansion of W. Tenth St. Power Plant Would Require a Large Amount of Water —More Diverted Into Mains." SHORTAGE DANGER ACUTE IN SUMMER Plans Follow Consolidation of Insull and Morgan Interests —Hot Stream In Channel Would Present Difficulties. With plans for expansion of the W. Tenth St. power station, following consolidation of Samuel Insull and Randell Morgan interests in central Indiana, the question of utilization of White River has arisen again. The power plan will us* * large amount of water from the river for condensation purposes. At the some time tho Indianapolis Water Company Is diverting more and more of the flow of White river into the water mains of the city. White river is the principal water supply of Indianapolis. Last summer, during a drought, the danger of a water shortage became MUte. Supply Meager Largo cities are dependent on a steady water supply, not only for the water Itself but for steam condensation In power plants. The Indianapolis water supply is admittedly meager and It Is expected that within the next few years Indianapolis will be using the river to the maximum. If a great part of the river is diverted through the water works, the supply of water south of River.Ude Park available for condensation purposes will drop. If a power plant is built in the northern part of the city, hot water that has run through condensers is expected to present difficulties in maintaining a water supply. Three Dame Now At present there Is a dam across White River north of Noblesvllle, one at Bivad Ripple and one at Riverside Park. There also is a dam in Fall Creek northeast of the city. Some time ago a power plant site was obtained by Indianapolis Street Railway Interests at Broad Ripple., The site is on the river bank, and If a power plant should be erected there the water of the river would be used for condensation purposes. A power plant Releases an enormous stream of hot water into the river channel. This hot water, mixing with the cold, churns the stream, c * -lng sediment to arise and adding to the problems of filtration. Suoh| a plant probably would result in warm water flowing into the filter' beus and being sent into the mains, cre& lng a problem of maintaining a supply of cold water. ASK SARGENT TO TALK Attorney-General May Address Indiana Bar Association. Bn route to the American Bar Association meeting, Denver, Colo., July 14, 16, Attorney General John W. Sargent will be asked by the Indiana Bar Association to speak at Michigan City July 8, 9 or 10, at the association’s meeting, President George O. Dix, Terre Haute, announced today. . Dlx, announcement followed clslon Thursday of the board of managers, which accepted the Michigan, City Bar Association’s Invitation to hold the convention there.

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