Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 246, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 February 1926 — Page 1

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VOLUME 37—NUMBER 246

FORTY-ONE MAKES AT AUTOSHOW Last Touches Put on Cars Preparatory to Monday Night Opening. ‘HUSK’ O’HARE TO PLAY \ Mayor Duvall Will Deliver Address. Forty-one makes of passenger automobiles will be on display at the fifteenth annual show of the Indianapolis Automobile Trade Association which at 7 p. m- Monday at the Indiana State fairground. The big automobile building today presented a scene of activity more strenuous than ever before. Beautiful cars were receiving the last polish to glittering surfaces. Meanwhile, employes of fifty accessories companies were arranging their exhibits in highly-decorated booths. Hang Final Drapes John B. Orman, manager, was supervising hanging of the final draping of white and gold cloth that will predominate the decorative scheme and installation of thousands of extra light bulbs, encased in artistic coverings. “Husk” O'Hare and his famous Casino Club Band of Chicago, which entertained President Coolldge and the Prince of Wales will provide the musical’ entertainment. Mayor to Speak Mayor John L. Duvall will deliver the foi-mal opening address at 8:30 p. m. Monday. All exhibits must be placed before noon Sunday with exception of a special Chrysler chassis for the Carl H. Wallerlch Company, due to arrive from Providence, R. 1., Monday noon. Automotive fans from all parts of the country are assembling for the big event and many of the exhibits that featured the New York and Chicago shows are being sent hero for the first time.

LEGION ‘STOLE’ BRONZE TABLET Police Believed Vandals Took Memorial. £fter seeking several hours for vandals, who they believed stole the American legion bronze memorial tablet in honor of Col. Frederick W. Galbraith, former Legion head, at Sixteenth St. and Indiana Ave., Friday night, police today learned Legion officials took the tablet to make repairs. > Police had watched the tablet since vandals tried to steal it some time ago. Galbraith was killed in an auto acident at the spot several years ago. Another tablet was stolen some time ago from the rock base on which It was mounted. locaTlan to debate M. F. Poland Will Argue Evolution at Greenwood Feb. 28. M. F Poland, 2311 K. Eleventh St., will argue in_favor of the evolution theory at a public debate with Douglas Dobbins, Greenwood attornew, .at Greenwood Community House, afternoon of Feb. 28. The |date had been announced for Sun"day. TRUCK CONFAB MONDAY Officials Will Discuss Ohio-Indiana Situation. State officials interested in the Ohio-Indiana motor truck warfare will confer Monday in another effort to effect a conciliation between the two States. An effort will be made later to persuade Ohio officials to yield in their move to prohibit Indiana truckmen from soliciting return loads in Ohio. SEEK WOMAN CANDIDATE Democrats Want Mrs. Kiggs of Sullivan to Run for State Treasurer. / Democratic leaders. It was learned today, are attempting to persuade Mrs. James R. Riggs of Sullivan to become a candidate for the Democratic nomination for treasurer of State. • She is a national committeewoman from Indiana. Her husband was .assistant secretary of agiyculture under President Wilson. Democrats are anxious to put a woman up for the office if Mrs. Grace Banta Urbahns aspires to succeed herself. She is serving out the term of her late husband, Ben Urbahns, under appointment by Governor Jackson. WEATHER FOR THE WEEK WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. Weather outlook for the period Feb. 15 to 20, inclusive: Ohio Valley and Tennessee—Local snows in the upper Ohio valley Monday and a period of general snows or rains about the middle of the week. Colder Monday and again the latter half of the week when temperature will likely be considerably below normal.

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DRAKE BANDITS DIE IN DOUBLE HANGING Two Who Staged. Sensational Hold-up at Chicago Hotel Go to Doom, Protesting Innocence.

IS 11 United ‘•ret* CHICAGO, Feb. 13.—The State of Illinois today took the lives of three murderers —two ir. Chicago and one at Jacksonville. Jack Woods and Joe Holmes, cowboy bandits who participated in the spectacular raid on the fashionable Drake hotel last July, killing Frank Rodkey when he blocked their path were hanged together In the Cook County jail at 9:45 a. rn. Alva Grimmett was hanged in the

Too Seasick to End Life Bv Timet Special SANTA MONICA. Cal.,'Feb. 13. —Too seasick to go through with his suicide plans on a recent boat trip to San Francisco, Jerome Winder, succeeded in a second attempt on the return trip. As the steamer Sail Juan neared this port Winder leaped overboard and was drowned. Brought before a Judge for carrying a revolver early this week Winder said he had Intended to kill himself while on the boat between Los Angeles and San Francisco, but that he was too seasick to jump overboard or to shoot himself. Winder’s desire to die grew out of his failure to effect a reconciliation with his estranged wife.

HUNDREDSPAY LAST TRIBUTES TO W.C. BOBBS Rev. Wicks Conducts Services for Head of Publishing Firm. His zeal for better books, people, politics and a better Indianapolis engraved In the hearts of thousands, William C. Bobbs, president of the Bobbs-Merrill Publishing Company, was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery this afternoon as hundreds paid sorrowful tribute. Borne away by heart disease, Mr. Bobbs died Thurs-* day afternoon at the age of 65. Public funeral services at the residence, 1610 N. Delaware St., conducted by the Rev. Frank S. C. Wicks of the All Soults Unitarian Church, followed the church custom of a “silent hour,” when Mrs. Bobbs and son, Julian, together with other relatives, were alone with their dead. Close friends acted as pallbearers. They were: J. W. Fesler, Henry Bennett, Frederick Ayres, Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch, former Senator Albert J. Beveridge, Walter Milliken, Adelbert ,3. Benson, Henry L Raymond Jr., D. L. Chambers, John R. Carr, Robert L. Moorhead, C. C. Kryter, William Rockwood and Hugh McGibeny. Known affectionately wherever books are read, telegrams of condolence which continued pouring In to relatives and associates Indicated his loss would be felt just as keenly in literary circles all over the Nation as in Indianapolis. William H. Rankin, former employe of Bobbs and prominent New York advertising expert, paid tribute to Bobbs’ business ethics. Bobbs, he said, by his friendship and kindness, made it possible for him to enter the advertising field.

WAR ATTORNEYS, FACECHARGES Alien Property Quiz Shows Excessive Fees. Bv United Press WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—Investigation of the alien property custodian’s office by Comptroller MeCarl has brought out facts that will result, in suits against attorneys hired by the Government during the war, Howard Sutherland, newly appointed alien property custodian, told President Coolidge today. Ih ten months of investigation McCarl found numerous cases in which attorneys were allowed excessive fees in the seizure and sale of valuable alien property, Sutherland said.

Want a Thrill? Try Tracking Down a Rumor

0 UNTING wild game in Africa isn’t one whit more exciting than hunting down a rumor in Indianapolis. Heard that one about leprosy in, town? It’s brought a number of inquiries to Dr. Herman G? Morgan, board of health secretary. The doctor hasn't any specific information and believes the rumor is unfounded. About ten year ago there ws3 a case in Indianapolis which cost the county about 13,000, he Baid. The reporter who talked to Dr. Morgan nonchalantly offered to run down the rumor by lunch time. After three days the rumor is still unbagged and is skipping along as lustily as ever. The first person the reporter talked •with was a woman who heard the rumor in a beauty parlor. The at-

county jail at Jacksonville at 8 a. m. for the murder of William Steele, Nortonville merchant, whom he shot to death last September. Frantic, eleventh hour efforts were made to save Woods and Holmes. Attorneys and friends spent the night in a vain effort to get some Chicago judge to postpone the double execution and call a sanity hearing. Dr. Ben Reitman, president of the “Hobo College,” and friend of down-and-outers, lent his support to the appeals. Hplmes and Woods were taken from the cells at 9:40. Both stepped out briskly. Good-bys Shouted As they walked down the corridor on the death march fellow prisoners shouted, "good-by, Joe,” and “goodby, Jack.” On the scaffold both men again reiterated their innocence. Last night Woods wrote into a small testament that “I have given my heart to Lord Jesus and if other boys would do the same He would keep them out of trouble.” A minister attended him. Holmea, the more stoical of the two, did not take to religion until last night. He asked for a priest. Kneeling beside the priest in the death chamber. Holmes insisted upon saying the only prayer he knew: “Now I lay me down to sleep,” he said —and continued with the prayer he had been taught at his mother’s knee. More than 300 people watched the execution. STUMP SLAMS COURTS Said They Be Barred From Utility Interference. By Unitel Prest COLUMBIA CITY, Ind., Feb. 13 —Demand that Federal courts bo deprived of power to assume jurisdiction in matters affecting the rates erf local public utilities was voiced hero by Albert Stump, of Indianapolis. Stump, the only avowed, candidate for the Democratic long term Senatorial nomination, was the principal speaker at a gathering of Whitely County 1 Democrats.

And So He Got Married Bu Timet .Special PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 12. Tdnii L. t/ewis. president of the United Mine Workers, received the following telegram from a miner in Tamaqua, Pa., Friday: “Desire get married the day strike is settled. Advise.” Later ,in the day, Lewis replied: “Your wire received. Get married today.”

WOMAN AT LIBERTY Mrs. Gipprich, Under Indictment, Secures $2,000 Bond. Mrs. Ruth Gipprich, 26, of 3134 N. Illinois' St., indicted with Grafton Clary, 70, merchant policeman, 20 N. Drexel ■ Ave., for an alleged plot to kill her husband, Leo Gipprich, was at liberty' today under 32,000 bond, signed by Albert G. Meissen. 3123 Washington Blvd. The original bond, 35,000, was reduced by Criminal Judge James A. Collins. Clary is confined in the de tention ward of the city hospital. YOUTH GETS SENTENCE 2-14-Year Term Given for Frighten, ing Women. James Banks, 18, Negro, charged with assault and battery with intent was fined 31 and costs and sentenced two to fourteen years at the Indiana Reformatory today by Criminal Judge James A. Collins. Banks Is alleged to have frightened Mrs. Eda Speaks, 3439 N. Euclid St., after he tied and gagged her young son in the basement. FAVOR COACH FIRM Petitions Filed Opposing Street Railway Bus Routes. Contending the People's Motoi Coach Company has “pioneered” in the local transportation field, approximately 180 persons living in north Indianapolis today filed with the public service commission petitions asking denial of the Indian a 0911s Street Railway Company's applications to start bus line in the vicinity and asked approval of the coach company’s petitions.

tendant reluctantly disclosed the identity of the loquacious customer. The woman lives on S. Meridian St., and the reporter after three trips found her at home. A boarder had told her there was leprosy in Indianapolis. He said the victim was a young girl, and the source of the leprosy had been traced to clothes sent to a Chinese laundry. The Oriental laundry man was supposed to have confessed he had traces of leprosy for years. This sounded like real news and the reporter could scarcely wait to consult the boarder who worked at a saw works on the south side. He said his partner, who lives out east told him. The reporter, scenting a story, made straight for Irvington. This man added to the dramatic interest by relating how the physician

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, FEB. 13, 1926

DR. ROYSE SUES FOR STATE JOB Former Assistant Health Board Secretary Brings Legal Action. WANTS BACK SALARY Mandates Against Dr. King, and Auditor Asked. Dr. James G. Royse, former assistant* secretary of the State board of health and director of the division of venereal diseases, today filed two mandate suits in Marion County Circuit Court against Dr. William F. King, board secretary, and State Auditor Lewis S. Bowman to regain the office and receive back salary he alleges is due himThis makes anew outbreak in the troubled affairs of the State board. King attempted to oust Royse April 15. 1925. The board. May 18, 1925, refused to confirm the dismissal. On July 20, 1925, King again ousted Royse. The board nevpr has formally acted on the second dismissal. King declared he acted under orders of Governor Jackson, j The suit against King personally asks a mandate restoring to Royse his office and all emoluments thereof. The second suit, making the State auditor a codefendant, asks back salary from the date of the second dismissal. Both suits were filed for Royse, by Attorney Milton W. Mangus, 660 Consolidated Bldg. Dr. King said the board, in effect, has sanctioned the dismissal by merging the venereal disease division with the communicable disease division under Dr. H. W. McKane. The summons issued after filing of the suit is returnable in Circuit Court before Judge Harry O. Chamberlain, Feb. 26.

APPEAL SENDS HIS CASE UP Judge Binds Man Over to County Grand Jury. An appeal from the old city court on a conviction for impersonating an officer, has resulted in Ralph Griner, 2206 Pleasant St., being bound over to the grand jury under 31,000 bond by Judge Fred McCallister of Municipal Court Two. Judge McCallister ruled the charge was a felony and and the lower court had no jurisdiction. He was fined 35 and costs in city court. However, the court sustained the lower court In a 31 and costs fine on a profanity charge. According to Robert J. Clark, Columbia Club clerk, Griner stopped him and represented himself as a special park policeman. Griner is said to have accused Clark of driving his automobile through a safety zone. SECOND FOOD ‘TRUST’ SUED Government Takes Action Against National Products. Bu United Prets WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—Suit to restrain the National Food Products corporation from operating, on charges that the concern was formed in violation of the Clayton anti-trust act was filed in New York Federal district court today, Attorney General Sargent announced. The Government asked that the court order the corporation to dispose of the stock of competing corporations acquired by it in a 3200,000,000 merger and that the corporation be perpetually enjoined from subsequently acquiring or voting stock of any two or more corporations engaged In interstate trade and commerce

consulted by the girl had enjoined great secrecy and had sent the leprosy victim out of town. The man who had told him the additional data , lives on Brookville Rd. The Brookville Rd. man hastily named his wife as his informant. She gave the name of a woman on Euclid St. Mrs. Euclid Street, referred the reporter to a woman on N. Arlington Ave. Here the story went back to the men as the woman said her husband who works at the Big Four Railroad office, was told by a man there. It was learned this man, who lives on N. Gladstone was away for the evening. The reporter abandoned the search for the night. On the next day the rumor was chased from the railroad office to the yards and to a real estate office,

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Hoosier Flier Dies; Mother • Desolate She Mortgaged Her Home to ‘Feather Wings’ of Brave Art Smith.

Bu United Pri tt CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 13.—A mother who mortgaged her home to buy her son his first plane was prostrated at her home today. Art Smith, former Ft. Wayne (Ind.) U. S. mail aviator, crashed his plane into a tree last night at Montpelier, Ohio, and was instantly killed. When Art, at 16, wanted to quit his job at an architect's office at Ft. Wayne, his mother, Mrs. James F. Smith, did not say no. Instead she raised 31,800 on her home and helped sew the cloth for the wings on Art’s plane with her sewing machine. Art. who invented sky writing, who leaped from parachutes for a thrill, inherited his courage from his mother. She was not afraid to fly. Once Art’s plane choked at 2,000 feet. _ Mrs. Smith did not falter, though she knew death was tugging at the wings. The machine crashed. Her ankle was bruised. At the San Francisco exposition they ascended again to a great height, and the engine failed once more. Both escaped injury. Luck, too, saved Art on his honeymoon. He eloped with his bride, Aimee Cour, of Ft. Wayne in his plane. The plane crashed but the two were not hurt. Mrs. Smith thought kind fate would shield her son. But now she’s ‘willing to die too.” She has lost her courage. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 3610 a. m 36 7 a. m 36 11,a. m 37 8 a m 35 12 (noon) .... 42 9 a. m . 35 1 p. 46

where a stenographer declared a young man Informant "knew the girl who had leprosy very well.” This was exciting, b6t the young man’s Christian name was unknown to the girl. His last name was Johnson. It seemed as if the thread was about to be lost, but the girl remembered Johnson worked “either in a bank or a trust company.” Scenting the end of the story the reporter spent good time finding the young man who fitted the girl's description. Located at last, he denied knowing the leprosy victim, but declared he had a young man friend, who was her personal acquaintance. The weary reporter finding the “personal friend” would appear at an uptown gymnasium class that evening, resigned two perfectly good theater tickets, good that

LAST EFFORT TO FIND BODY Game Wardens Asked to Search for Tall. In a last effort to find the body of H. Houston Tall, assistant parks superintendent, who disappeared several weeks ago, R. Walter Jarvis, park superintendent, today requested game wardens to search both banks of White River from Broad Ripple to Martinsville in a launch. The request was addressed to the State conservation department. Park department employes were to end their search with trial of anew electric device through which the depths of the water will be viewed.

MINERS READY TO WORK AGAIN Anthracite Fields Hum With Strike Over. Bu United prest SCRANTON, Pa., Feb. 13.—The anthracite region has recovered its equilibrium after the joyous announcement that the long and bitter coal strike was virtually ended and this section was humming again with activity. As the hard coal miners are not expected to return to work until Thursday, thus deferring for at least a week the first shipments of coal to the seaboard, operators began advance preparations at once. Railroads rounded up forces of trainmen dropped for the duration of the suspension aqsK empty cars started rolling toward the mines. REMY~CHURCH SPEAKER “louth and Crime” Sunday Night Subject of Prosecutor. Prosecutor William H. Rerny will .speak Sunday night at the First Moravian Church, 2502 College Ave. His topic will be “Crime and Youth.” Christian Endeavor Society will conduct the meeting.

evening only, and continued the search. The young man didn't arrive at the class. His busineess address was ascertained and the reporter called upon him next day. “Yes, indeed, it's true,” he declared, emphatically. "You hear It a lot of places. Let’s see, where did I hear it first? Oh, yes, in a dental office.” The patient at the office was described and the footsore reporter consulted the dentist, who wasn't sure, but gave the reporter names of eight persons "who might be the one the young man overheard.” Before proceeding on the search the reporter, nursing weary soles, would appreciate further information. Have you heard th rumor? If so, Just forget it.

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2,300,000 TO ESCAPE INCOME TAX Senate Sends Bill to Conference Carrying Drastic Reductions in Federal Levies. SPEEDY ACTION IS FORECAST Exemption of $4,000 Class Cut to , One and One-Half Per Cent. Bu United Prat WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—Approximately 2,300,000 persons of moderate means who would have paid Federal income taxes will he exempt this year. This became assured today when the Administration tax measure, with its drastic slashes, was sent to conference between Senate and House leaders.

Leaders said it would be sent to President Coolldge in time to be effective at return filing time, March 15. Senator Smoot, administration tax leader, however, characterized the bill today as “the most impractical thing in the world.” He assured President Coolidge it would be cut to a safe figure before Congress finished with it. The bill was passed at 11 p. m. last night by a Senate haggard from fourteen days of debate. Hope had almost been given up when a vote came suddenly. The bill Increases personal exemptions from the income tax from 31,000 to 31,500 for single persons and from 32,500 to 33,500 for married persons. In addition, the rate on the first 34 ,000 of taxable income is cut from 2 to IV6, per cent and from 6 to 5 per cent on the remainder of "normal” income. The action of the Senate came at the end of twelve hours of debate, and then the little group of the opponents to measure praying for the end. The final vote was 59 to 9. The nine who opposed the Repub-lican-Democratic coaUtion throughout the debate included six western Republicans—Frazier, North Dakota; La Follette, Wisconsin; McMaster.and Norbeek, South Dakota; Norris, Nebraska, and Nye, North Dakota; two Democrats, Reed, Mis- ■ souri, and W'heeler, Montana, and one farmer-laborite, Shlpstead, Minnesota. Besides these Senators, Blcase, South Carolina, Democrat; Johnson, California, Republican; Brookhari, Republican, lowa, and Howell. Republican, Nebraska, were paired against the measure to show that they would have voted against it had they been present. The bill carries reductions of $456,000,000 from the present law, about 3126,000,000 more than Secretary of the Treasury Mellon thought safe. Committees representing the Senate and the House will meet behind closed doors Monday and attempt to | reconcile the changes made by the Senate in the bill as passed by the House. It appears that the Senate will recede from many of Its actions and prune the total of the bill down so that It will come nearer to the figure Mellon advised. The house provision for an estate tax may be restored and the automobile and admissions taxes may be put back to make the reduction smaller. The bill as changed by the Senate. repeals: Automobile and amusement taxes. Inheritance tax. Publicity Knocked Out Publicity for income taxes. Capitol stock tax and the 1 per cent increase in the present 12 Vi per cent corporation tax. Virtually all the miscellaneous excise and occupational levies. The bill also authorizes: Increased reduction in the surtax rates applying to incomes between 324,000 and 3100,000. Reduction in the maximum surtax rate of 40 per cent applying on amounts of income in excess of 3500,000 to 20 per cent on amounts in excess of 3100,000, with corresponding reductions on the lower* rates of the graduated surtax schedule which now starts at 1 per ;ent at 310,000. An increase from 310,000 to 320,000 in the amount of Income which the 25 per cent reduction on account of “earned Income" may be applied. Increased reductions In the stamp and cigar taxes. GET PLATES BY MONDAY Auto Licenses Must Re Purchased to Avoid Arrest. General satisfaction was expressed today by Mark Rhoads, head of the. State automobile department, over sales'of 1926 automobile license plates. Monday Is the last day motorists may use their old plates without danger of arrest. Rhodes said he believed practically all Indianapolis EriisEK**'*' *** ** M "“' oar iiiffliiir^inrlT' fnjMrlilftrr

Forecast UNSETTLED with probably rain tonight and Sunday; temperature tonight somewhat above freezing; colder Sunday night.

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What Average Will Pay Bu United Prett WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. Here is what a married man with two dependents will pay in income tax through the returns to be filed March 15 under the bill as adopted by the House and Senate; 3 1,000 ../ None 2,000 ........ None 2,000 r. None 4,000 None 5,000 3 7.gg 6,000 19.13 7.000 30.38 8,000 41.63 9,000 ~ 60.76 10.000 .' 83 26 11,000 113.25 12,000 143,26 13,000 183.76 14,000 228.76

SUSPECT BANDIT KILLER IS HELD Ex-Policeman Questioned in New Albany Case. Bu United Pm it CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 13 Clarence Moore, former Dayton policeman, was questioned here today In connection with Ihe killing of Daniel Mayfield, a New Albany (lad.) deputy sheriff, who was slalii when he and fellow deputies at-' tempted to ambush several bandits : near New Albany recently. Moore, according to police, has confessed the iiutomobile from 1 which the fatal shot was fired, belonged to him, but asserts It was being used by Pat Murphy, a former convict, whose bullet-riddled body was found near Rising gun, Ind.

WATSON TO QUIZ SAILOR’S CASE Will Investigate Mexican Treatment of Hoosier. Bv Times Bveeinl WASHINGTON. Feb. 13.—The case of Elmo Pindell Gordon, Crawfordsville youth, given an undesirable discharge from the Navy and now serving a two-year sentsnce in a Mexican Jail as a result of a brawl in Tio Juana, will be investigated, it was said at Senator Watson’s office today. Investigation will be based on a United PresH dispatch in The Indianapolis Times, which said officials believed Gordon’s charges were "framed.” Although the Navy's general policy of giving such discharges to sailors In foreign cities is usually not questioned, Senator Watson feels that a further Investigation is necessary in view of the reputation of Tta Juana. Watson will also question the length of the sentence.

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