Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 307, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 April 1926 — Page 1

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REMY SEEKS EARLY TRIAL IN LEE CASE Says He Will Fight Delay— To. Keep Prisoner in Jail Here. THREE EYE-WITNESSES Confident of Conviction on Murder Charge. Prepared to £0 to trial “this week if possible,” Prosecutor William H, Remy today announced he will make a stubborn battle against any plea for a delay in the trial of Ralph Lee on charges of slaying Abner Peek, Speedway Rd. grocer, in a hold-up, July 3, 1924. Ira Holmes, attorney for Lee, said he would prefer that Judge Fremont Miller, Johnson Circuit Court, Franklin, where indictment against Lee is pending through change of venue proceedings, delay the trial until the middle of May, giving him an opportunity to make ready for the hearing after completing his duties as Marion County election commissioner. In the meantime authorities were making plans for a heavy guard to take Lee to and from Franklin when the trial begins, following issuance of an executive order by Governor Jackson that he be kept in Marion County jail until termination of the trial. Two Auto Loads Criminal Judge James a. Collins suggested two auto loads of armed deputies be detailed to make the trip each day with Lee. “I’ve got Just as much at stake in this primary as Holmes,” Remy said. “I’m a candidate. It is not my fault this case was not tried more than a year ago and I’ going to see it is tried right now.” Remy said he will he represented before Judge Miller by the Johnson County prosecutor in any steps taken in the ease. Holmes said Lee had “a perfect alibi.” “Here's what I think about that alibi,” Remy said. “About his only alibi is not being there when the case is called for trial, and L'rc not going to take any chances on that this time. Holmes could have cleared the decks for the primary last March if Lee had not broken out of jail. Three Eyewitnesses “Three eye-witnesses of the murder will testifyy for the State. Lee’s a had man and I intend to see there is no jockeying around about his trial. “Abner Peek’s father and brother and a farmer from down near Clermont positively will identify Lee as the bandit.” Lee is charged with being the bandit who entered the Peek grocery and shot Abner when the latter was slow raising his hands. The State charges Lee retreated after the first shot, but turned when he reached the middle of the street and emptied his gun at Peek's father, who had opened lire on him.

MUSCLE SHOALS BID ACCEPTED Southern Power Companies’ Offer Approved. By United Press WASHINGTON, April 20.—The Southern Power Companies’ joint bid for a lease of Muscle Shoals today was formally accepted by the special congressional leasing committee. The joint committee in a report to 1k submitted to both Houses of Congress recommended that the Government’s huge power and nitrate project in Alabama be leased to the thirteen affiliated power companies in accordance with their offer. Seven bids had been submitted for the project in which the Government has invested more than $100,000,000. MAKE TOUR OF PARKS Richard Lieber Will Give Talks on Trip. Governor Jackson and State Conservation Director Richard Lieber left today on a three-day tour of northern Indiana, with a view to visiting up-State parks. Lieber will fill several speaking engagements on the trip. TO EXHIBIT SIGNALS Device for District Policemen Will Re Demonstrated. Electric warning signals for policemen on districts will he demonstrated at police headquarters on Tuesday afternoon, William Griffis, board of safety electrician, announced today. Representatives of a Arm manufacturing the device will hold a demonstration for the hoard of safety members ond police officials. HOURLY TEMPERATURE ( fin, m 88 10 a. hi...... 43 7 a. m...... 38 11 a. m...... 44 8 a. m...... 40 12 (noon) .... 45 9 a. rn 42 1 p. 47

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STATE CONTROL OF OFFSPRING URGED Undesirables Must Be Checked, Indiana Medical School Professor Declares a t Institute Session.

Society has the right to deprive criminals and other undesirables of the privilege of parenthood, Dr. Thurman B. Rice, associate in hygiene and sanitary sciene in th 4 Indiana University School of Medicine, declared at the opening session of the State Parents’ Institute today. The institute is being held under auspices of the Indiana ParentTeacher Association and the Indiana University extension division at extension division headquarters, 319 N. Pennsylvania St. Dr. Rice’s subject was “Who Shall Be Born." “Society has the right of self-de-fense,” he said. “A man whose criminal activities have proved him NATIONS GATHER AT GENEVA FOR ECONOMIC UNITY Americans Attend Conference —World System May Be Reorganized. By T nitrd Press GENEVA, April 26.—Reorganization of the world's economic system and establishment of a “united economic states of Europe” was the ambitious program which tho League of Nations launched today at a meeting of a commission of thirty-five of the world's leading economists, industrialists and transportation experts. representing twenty countries and five continents. American experts are included. While the conference is to be worldwide in its character, nevertheless the initiative in demanding it was taken by European States. There is no effort to conceal the fact that the principal objective is the constitution of Europe on a new' economic basis which would enable Europe to meet the competition of other continents. I nofficial Delegates The preparatory commission is composed exclusively of men chosen as private experts who, in no way are oftlcial representatives of the countries from which they come. The American delegation consists of: David Franklin Houston of New York, former Secretary of Agriculture; Prof. Allen Young of Harvard University, Arthur Witter Gilbert of Boston. Owen D. Young, who collaborated in creating tty 1 Dawes plan for the rehabilitation Os Germany, declined to attend

Mercy of Court Won by Family A promise to obey the law, and tho presence of her five children in court, won for Mrs. Anna Trauner, 920 N. Holmes Ave., a widow, a suspended sentence of sixty days in the Indiana Woman's Prison today from Criminal Judge James A. Collins. A fine of SIOO was given her tor alleged liquor law violations. Mrs. Trauner admitted she rented a room to a man who operated a still in it. When the place was raided by Lieut. John Eisenhut, a still and large quantity of white mule were confiscated, Mrs. Trauner said the roomer fled after her arrest, k

LOVE FOR DOG MAY COST LIFE Woman Injured While Rescuing Pet From Traction. __Love for her colhe dog may cost the life of Mrs. Florence Perrott, 27, of Butler, Pa. Mrs. Perrott is in a critical condition at Long Hospital suffering from a fractured skull received when she rushed in front of a T. H., I. & E. traction car Saturday, near Cumberland, to save her pet. The woman and her husband William Perrott, were walking from St. Louis, Mo., to their Pennsylvania home. $70,000,000 DEFICIT British Chancellor Submits 1926 Budget to Commons. By United Press LONDON, April 26.—Chancellor of the Exchequer Winston Churchill today presented his 1926 budget in the House of Commons, announcing the existence of a $7l),000,000 deficit caused by the government subsidy to the coal industry. The chancellor announced the imposition of a 5 per cent tax on horse race betting and the discontinuance of the excess profits tax. Churchill announced France had promised an unconditional payment of $20,000,000 against the French debt this year. Churchill said that no remission of taxation was Justified, thus destroying the hopes of Britons that their income taxes might be reduced.

dangerous to society is put behind the bars; the man who is known to have killed is himself deprived of life; society protects itself in numberless w r ays. Has it not the right to protect itself from the class whose reproductive functions are known to be a menace to society?” The doctor declared that it shoal* not be difficult to designate the groups from which society should deny the privilege of parenthood. Fe-eble-minded and insane known to have like ancestry, those known to have infectious or organic diseases, persons who by criminal acts have indicated extreme cruel inclinations, those with hereditary physical defects and inebriates, are some of the persons who should be denied parenthood, he said. Mrs. W. \V. Black. A. M„ instructor in the school of education, Indiana University, spoke this afternoon on “Training in Right Habits Before Entering School." “The parents of today have advantages undreamed of only a few years ago,” said Mrs. G. G. Derbyshire in her opening address. “The day when children grew like Topsy has long since passed. There has never been a time in history when science lias offered so much that is helpful to parents.” Dr. Howard E. Jensen, professor of socioligy at Butler University; Dr. C*. E. Edmondson, professor of hygiene and dean of men at Indiana University, and Dr. George is. Snoddy, professor of psychology at Indiana University, were other speakers on today’s program. The institute will continue Tuesday and Wednesday. DISEASES ARE ROUTED Spring Sunshine Causes Strop in Contagious Ills. A few snatches of spring sunshine last week put to rout winter's contagion last week, it was pointed out today by State board of health officials. Measles, which held sway during the foregoing woek with 2,126 cases, had dropped to 1.241 cases. Smallpox dropped from ninety-four cases to seventy-two and diphtheria from thirty-five cases to twentythree. Nine cases of trachoma, a serious eye infection, were tabulated. Other diseases reported: Whooping cough, 128 cases; scarlet fever, 193 cases; influenza, 89 crimes; chicken pox, 81 cases, and mun;ps,.scveju. 120 PERSONS ARRESTED Number for YVeek-Knd Smaller Than Usual, Police Say. Number of week-end arrests was smaller than usual, police said today. Fourteen women and 106 men were slated. Sixteen alleged blind tiger operators were held. Sergeant. Cox and squad arrested fifteen on visiting and gambling charges after raiding a room at 626 Massachusetts Ave. Fletcher Tyman of that address, and Burly Rozell. 815 Massachusetts Ave., were charged with keeping a gaming house.

ASH FRANCE 10 REVISE OFFER Debt Experts Seek Larger Annuities. B v United Press WASHINGTON, April 26.—French Ambassador Henri Berenger was requested today by the American debt funding committee to revise his offer for settling France’s $4,377,000,000 war debt to the United States. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon announced that although discussions were not concluded, Berenger would be advised of the progress made and suggestions to make the proposal acceptable would be offered the bassador^The American commission will meet again tomorrow and it is hoped by that time Berenger will have supplemental propositions. The commission decided that the first five annuities of $35,000,000 each must be increased. Also it became certain that neither a "security clause” nor a substitute for It could be expected by France. (This clause would exempt France from full payments in cases of emergency). PACT WITH ENGLAND France to Pay British Less Than $25,000,000 This Year. Btl United Press PARTS, April 26.—A preliminary Franco-British debt funding agreement has been reached providing for a payment of something less than $25,000,000 to Great Britain this year the ministry of finance announced today. v SKELETON FOUND A suit case filled with bones, thought Sunday to hav<\ been those of somo murdered person were declared today to be those discarded by a doctor. The case was buried under a pile of rubbish in the rear of 633 K. Court St. Dr. Paul F. Robinson, coroner, found the bones wired together. EDNA KEYS, WRITER, DEAD Bv United Press STOCKHOLM, April 26.—Edna Keys, the world-famous Swedish writer and lecturer, died Sunday. She was 76 years* old.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, APRIL 26,1926

PURNELL TO FIGHT CAL’S FARM RELIEF Attica Congressman Comes Out for Haugen Instead of Tincher Bill. WATSON, ROBINSON SAD Entire Hoosier Delegation May Join Revolt. By Rescue I!. Fleming limes Stall t orresoondem WASHINGTON, April 26.—Virtually the entire Indiana House delegation is existed to oppose the Coolldge administration on the farm relief legislation coming up this week, as a result of the formal an nouncement today by Representative Fred S. Purnell of Attica and the Ninth Indiana District, that lie will support the Haugen farm relief hill instead of the Tincher measure, backed by the administration. Purnell, the only member of the House Agriculture Committee from Indiana, has been in the thick of the farm relief fight and"until now has been counted a Coolldge sup porter. Explains His Stand He said he would support the Haugen bill because he Ijelieved it was what the farmers of his district wanted. A caucus of the Indiana House Republicans will be called immediately. It Is thought most of the members will follow Purnell's lead as heretofore. The situation probably will prove embarrassing to Senators Robinson and Watson. They have conferred with Indiana House leaders and had considered the House Hoosiers lined up with the Administration. Democratic members from Indiana already have lined up in favor of the Haugen bill. What the Bill Is The Haugen bill provides a Federal board with a revolving fund of $375,000,090 to stabilize the marketing of farm crops. After two years an equalization fee will he charged to growers of the stabilized crops—to pay back the Government. The Tincher bill, worked out by Agriculture Secretary Jardlne, provides a Federal board with SIOO,000,000 to spend, but eliminates the equalization fee feature. This feature which bas been fought for all along by the representatives from lowa and other districts, where agricultural depression has been the greatest. The lowa delegation has already lined up behind the Haugen measure. The House Rules Committee will present the latter measure to the House first, and the fight will comq over any move to displace it by thq Tincher bill, since some farm relief legislation is certain to pass. Senator Watson is not now expected to return to Indiana before the primary, but to stay here in the interests of the Watson-Parker railroad labor peace bill, which may come up in the Senate before the primary. Thursday and Friday of this week have been held open for consideration of bills from the Agriculture Committee. Should tho committee be ready to proceed before this time, however, the program will be advanced. The committee will decide tomorrow when it will be able to proceed with the three bills favorably reported. BOARD TO FIX TAX Assessments In Utilities Will Be Set Tuesday. Assessments of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, parent concern of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company, will be fixed by the State board of tax commissioners Tuesday. The board also will assess the Indianapolis Street Railway Company and the Union Trust Company. SCRIPTS WILL PROBATED By United Press HAMILTON, Ohio, Arpil 26.—The will of E. W. Scripps, late publisher and founder of the Scripps-Howard papers was admitted to probate here today.

BOYS’ PLA Y SUITED TO MODERN TIMES ‘Bootleggers’ Supplant ‘Cow boys’ and ‘lndians,’ Says Woman Official —Sees Danger in Change.

Gunmen and bootleggers have supplanted cowboys and Indians as childhood’s heroes, according to Mrs. Margaret Hoop, head of the State industrial board's department of women and children, and mother of two boys, 4 and 10. The change may have its dangers, Mrs. Hoop believes “A decade ago,” she said, “youths played cowboy and Indian, but there was little danger of their following in the footsteps of their heroes.” Now, however, boys can grow up to be criminals and unless the allurement is taken from such careers, there is a threat that they will, she said. Mrs. Hoop cited widespread popularity of toy “automatics” as an

WAR STILL RAVAGES CHINA

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( nil war still grips Chinn! At the top is a picture taken after the recent battle in Sinyanchow, In Honan province. It shows a field battery of the anti-Red forces. Below is a photo taken in the grounds of the llempie of Heaven at Peking, showing Hie great horde of war prisoners that are incarcerated there. Tho imprisonment of these men in Peking is a source of constant worry to officials, as citizens bitterly resent their presence.

CITY’S CRIME LOSS $12,175

Filling Station Men Kidnaped

By United Press PEORIA, 111., April 26. —Four proprietors of gasoline tilling stations today were kidnaped, placed in one car and taken to the outskirts of the city, where they were robbed by two bandits of SI,OOO and then abandoned. The two bandits were syste>natic in their carnival of kidnaping and robbery. Driving to the first station one bandit leaped from tho motor car, forced the attendant to enter the bandit machine, and the bandit car driver sped to the next station. At each of the three following stations one bandit remained in the motor car guarding the captives, while tho second bandit entered the filling station and commanded tho owner to join the captive victims. The entire robbery and kidnaping lasted but thirty minutes. ADAMS TO SPEAK IN CITY TONIGHT Senatorial Candidate to Address Clubs. With his first campaign address in Indianapolis tonight, Claris Adams, Republican long-term senatorial nomination candidate, will bring the campaign home to local voters. Adams will speak at the Carr Auto Sales Company, 5436 E. Washington St., under auspices of tho Irvington and Butler University Adams-for-Senate Clubs. Adams is slated for addresses at Brazil, Terr re Haute, Clinton, Shelbyvillo and Gary this week. Senator Arthur R. Robinson \vas to visits Princeton and Evansville today, Vincennes and Bloomington Tuesday and will spend Wednesday and Thursday in northern Indiana. Friday he will speak at Sheridan. GRAHAM AT GARY Arch G. Graham, candidate for the Republican short-term senatorial nomination, today visited Gary and other Lake County cities. He was to go to Rochester for a political conference.

indication of the change of thought. “The public,” she said, “in too many cases makes heroes of criminals, playing up their bravado until the story holds a lure. Histories make the same mistake. “You should be taught the facts about Napoleon. He was not a hero. He was an arch-criminal. So were Bismarck and the Kaiser. “The certainty of speedy justice would make many hesitate before venturing into crime. The influence of children’s play on their later lives is recognized by psychologists. Every possible move should be made to make the bootlegger and gunman appear as villlans rather than heroes in the eyes of youth..’' „

Yeggs Loot Two Safes— Auto Thieves, Burglars Busy Over Week-End. Activities of yeggs, bandits, burglars, shoplifters and auto thieves over the week-end resulted in a total loss of approximately $12,175 to Indianapolis persons, police records today showed. The yeggs visited four downtown offoe buildings and secured about $325 in loot from safes at two places. • Bandits took $53 from one man they attacked and secured $45 from another man Jn a hold-up. Auto thieves stole eighteen machines valued at $13,210 by their owners. Os these, six, worth $3,036, were recovered, making tho auto loss $11,174. $576 for Efforts Burglars and shoplifters visited many residences and business places, securing $576 for their efforts. This is the fourth week-end that safe crackers have worked in the city, making away with money and materials valued at nearly SS,OOO. At tho Stone, Stafford & Stone Insurance Company office, 649 Consolidated Bldg., tho combination was pried off the filing cabinet-type safe, and $l5O in cash and $l5O in checks (Turn to Page 11) His Crime TheoryFailed to Work By United Press CHICAGO, April 26.—1n recent essays on crime which he had composed for popular magazines, Vincent de Paschal wrote that superthieves always know the whereabouts of their victims. Today Paschal is in jail on a burglary charge, because he failed to heed his own advice. Ho was. caught by his victim, George Williams, a broker in Evanston, 111. Paschal for several years has written for popular magazines, according to his own statements, on the science of crime. He has always impressed that master criminals know the whereabouts of their robbery victims. Yesterday Paschal watched George Williams leave his Evanston home. The “master crook” entered the home and started looting, but Williams took only a short stroll to return and find the master criminal at work. When arrested Paschal finally admitted to police he had gained considerable of his criminology background through active practice. He admitted entering four Evanston homes, obtaining $20,000 in gold bonds in one. This was recovered. Paschal served a short time In the Elmira (N. Y.) Prison, and 4t was there he started his crime writing. CALCUTTA SHIPPING HALTED By United Press LONDON, April 26.—A1l shipping in the port of Calcutta, India, was at a standstill today, according to a message received by Lloyds. The Hindu-Moslem riots caused the suspension, it was said. FRAUD SCHEME CHARGED Bert Harris, 41, of 642 N. Illinois St., alleged to have taken money from street car employes under pretense of organizing a union, was arrest' and to'.ay by Detectives Harley Keed and G. E. Stewart, Detectives paid about $lO.

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Bandits Weaken, Lose $7,000

By United Press BERWYN, 111., April 26.—Despito that eight attendants of tho Parthenon Theater had been held bound captives for eight hours, five bandits fied from the theater today without obtaining any of the $7,000 weekend "receipts of tho theater. Five bandits entered the theater shortly after la. m. Eight employes of the theater were present and were immediately trussed up. The bandits announced the attendants would be held captive until someone arrived who could open the theater safe. At 9 a. m. today no one had appeared and the bandits became nervous and fled. One of the imprisoned attendants then released himself, helped his seven companions to freedom and then spread the alarm. BACKWARD SPRING HINDERS FARMERS Snow Visits City—Fair and Warmer, Forecast. A light snow which visited tho city Sunday night was only another manifestation of the backward spring which is causing Indiana farmers much concern, Meteorologist J. H. Armington of the United States weather bureau said today. The snow was unusually late in the season, but-the fall is not a record. Indianapolis had snow on May 9, in 1924. Armington said. Warmer and fair weather is on the hill for tonight and Tuesday, according to the forecast. All of Indiana is about two weeks behind in spring weather this year, according to A fining.:on. Local florists agree that the cold weather has delayed blooming of flowers from two to three weeks. Oats sowing and plowing for corn planting were held up in most parts of the State today. Rains Friday night, Saturday and Sunday w’ere blamed. The setback followed the first five days of favorable weather for farm work this spring, from Monday until Friday of last week. SI,OOO DIAMOND THEFT Loss of Jewelry at Resort City Reported to Police. Loss of diamond jewelry valued at SI,OOO at Hot Springs, Ark., w r as reported to police today by Simon Cohan, 8617 Washington Blvd., who had just returned from the southern spring resort city, said a diamond brooch and a pair of diamond earrings were stolen from him there. HIP “fracture fatal Miss Elizabeth Nicholson, 92, Kin of Writer, Dies, A hip fracture suffered Sunday caused the death of Miss Elizabeth Nicholson, 92, of 1233 Broadway, a distant relative of Meredith Nicholson, the writer, eariy today at Methodist Hospital. Surviving axe two sisters. Miss Mary E. Nicholson and Mrs. Horace MeKay. Funeral services likely will be held Wednesday afternoon and the body taken to her former home near Wayneavllla. Ohio, for; burial,

Forecast Fair tonight and probably Tuesday; somewhat warmer weather tonight.

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TRAINS AND AUTOS KILL 8 INSTATE Two Lose Lives at Walton When They Fail to Hear Whistle. 16 ARE INJURED HERE Richmond Boy Killed — Prank Fatal to Youth. Trains and automobiles today and over the week-end took a toll of eight lives in the State, a check-up showed today. Sixteen persons were hurt In Indianapolis. Claude Walsh, 36, and his father-in-law, Ed Woods, 55, lost their lives when their auto was struck bv a Pennsylvania freight train at Walton, south of Loganspor*. today. Wood, who was driving, apparently failed to hear the locomotive whistle and drove on the track. The auto was demolished and both men received fractured skulls. Welsh was dead when removed from the wreckage, and Wood died an hour later in a hospital. An unidentified man, about 60, was killed at Lagro, when struck by a passenger train and hurled from a thirty-foot trestle. Richmond Boy Killed | Raymond Bailey, 20, of Richmond was killed and three other youths were seriously hurt in an auto accident between Richmond and Centerville Sunday night. Bailey swerved his auto suddenly to avoid hitting a machine Tuning without a tail light. The car upset. The injured, Kenneth Poiner, Clifford Spink and Russell Robbins, were taken to a Richmond hospital. The four were returning from church services. i John Guyer, 18, Muncia high i school boy, paid with his life for a I trick on a friend. I Guyer was riding in an auto with Max Miller, when he suddenly reached over and threw the throttle wide open. Miller lost control of the auto and it ran into a ditch. Guyer was killed. Pedestrians Die Miss Rose Kovcasics, 17, and Philip Vervunk, 45, were killed at South Bend Sunday when struck by autos. Both were pedestrians. James D. Williamson, 52, of Martinsville, died Saturday from injuries receivejj when struck by an auto. Indianapolis accidents were: Miss Catherine Kelley, 2204 BeileI fontaine St., and Miss Blanche I Thompson, Frankfort, were seriously injured in an automobile accident at Tenth St. and Park Ave. Motorpolicemen Heller and Seifert charged William Kaufman, 1614 N. Alabama St., with speeding and assault and battery, James Dean, 212 S. East St., rej ceived a broken right, arm when a | wagon was struck by a Beech Grove i street car. I>. K. Wright, motor- | man. said brakes failed to work. | Others injured: j Reese Jones, 212 S. East. St.; Vlrjginia Wright, 13, of 326 Cable St.; Mrs. Irma Dean, 873 W. TwentyEighth St.. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Majors, Shelbyvllle. Theodore Johns, 856 Indiana Ave.; Alexander Pedro, 9, of 519 W. Washington St.: Nancy Franks, 17, of 105 Concordia St.; Cora Deree, 818 E. Maryland St.; Edna Wright, 15 N. Hawthorne Ave.; Edward Frazer, 3221 E. New York St, and Paul Perkinson, 346 N. Holmes Ave. FOUR YOUTHS ARRESTED Police Investigate Ownership ot Auto Accessories and Food. Patrolman Paxton charged four Negroes with vagrancy pending investigation of several hundred dollars’ worth of foodstuffs and automobile accessories found at the home of William Smitty 19, of 17G0 Boulevard PI. Detectives believed the goods might have been taken in grocery robberies. Those held: Smith, Richard Pow-. ell, 19, of 429 Rankin St.; Louis Dunn, 17, of 1210 E. Fifteenth St., and Thomas Oakley, 38, 1307 N. West St

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