Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 118, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 August 1926 — Page 1

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VOLUME 37—NUMBER 118

RELATIVE OF SLAIN MAN MEATEB Three Strangers v in Auto Shout Warning to Herbert Haag. COUSIN OF WILKINSON Police Trace New Clew in Hold-up Murder. Life of Herbert L. Haagr, general manager of the Haag Drug Company and cousin of the murdered Wilkinson Haag, has been threatened by mysterious strangers, it wag learned today. Three men in a coupe drove near the curb as he was entering the Haag store at Meridian and Twenty Second St. and shouted the threats. One of the mfjf leaned from the car, pointed his finger at Haag, swore and shouted, '‘You’re next,” Haag said. Seen Near Home The following day\three strangers in an auto were seen loitering around his home, 530 B. Pratt St., by neighbors. Haag said he was so stunned when the men shouted their warning and threat at him that he failed to get the license number of the machine. The threats were made about two weeks ago. Since that time Haag has taken out a permit to carry a revolver. Wilkinson Haag was murdered May 17 at the Green Mill dance hall on E. Thirty-Eighth St., where he was taking lunch with Miss Jessie Murphy, 1117 E. Market St. Two bandits staged the hold-up, one firing at him when he attempted to push his way outside. Two Theories Two theories of ~the crime were advanced, one that the bandits sought a valuable diamond ring Haag wore and the other that the slaying was a revenge killing. Several suspects were arrested and questioned by police, but all were released. Hilton Crouch, youthful bandit, who is said to have confessed taking part in the hold-up of Duesenberg pay roll messengers in which $5,000 loot was obtained, was sought for questioning in connection with the Haag murder. Crouch was arrested in Chicago charged with a hold-up and police, were unable to arrange that he be brought here. Miss Murphy, however, failed to identify him in Chicago as one of the Haag bandits. New Clew Pqjice now are following anew clew*in the case, it was learned. A youth, resembling the slayer, is being sought in New Orleans, La. First House Moving Casualty Reported The first house moving casualty was reported to police today. Wilbur Mathews, 42, New Augusta, was found in an unconscious condition and seriously burned on the roof of the residence of F. J. Huggler, which is being moved five blocks in Kessla'r Bird. Mathews was taken to his home in New Augusta. It was believed he was shocked while trying to remove electric wires which impeded the progress of the structure. The six-story Hatigh Hotel crossed Pennsylvania St: in three hours early today. The structure Is being moved on E. Michigan St., to anew location near Delaware St. The house of Robert Hackney, being moved to 2318 Capitol Ave., spent Sunday on the Capital Ave. bridge over Fall Creek. SPORTSMEN TO MEET Conservation Officials, Fisheries Society, Will Convene. Bu United Pf*s MOBILE. Ala., Aug. 23.—Sportsmen and conservationists of the International Association of Game, Fish and Conservation Commissioners will hold their twentieth convention and the American Fisheries Society will convene for its fifty-sixth annual conference here, Sept. 20-25, it was announced today.

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TOO NEAR GARDEN, EDUCATOR ASSERTS

Human Race Has Advanced Little From Adam and Eve Days, He Says. The human race has advanced but^ 1 slightly from the Garden of Eden, in the opinion of Dr. Elmer B. Bryan, Ohio University president, who spoke today at the opening session of the Marion County Teachers’ Institute in the courthouse. And some of the antics of politicians makes the educator wonder if we have advanced at all from the days of Adam and Eve. "The whole human race Is on a long, slow, perilous journey from the Garden of Eden in the direction of the City of God and our backs are closer the garden than the heavenly city,” Dr. Bryan said. Some Pessimistic . > "There are some thinkers who say we haven't got out of the garden yet, and some who declare it hasn't yet been made into a garden, but is still a woods, but I believe we are on our way," s he declared. Dr. Bryan said he had just experienced a primary election in Ohio and after reading some of the "electioneering material” of certain candidates for Governor and the lesser Offices wondered "Vvhether we are out of the garden” at all. Dr. Bryan declared man would not have advanced so far in life had he stood alory>. The home, the school, the State '<nd business society, each supply a fundamental need of society, Dr. Brj-an said. The most holy institution is business coiety, declared Dr. Bryan. Its chief function is to teach the great ethical lesson of "give and take.” "We might call the home the institution for babies. The home supplies the beginning physical, mental and spiritual nutrition,” Dr. Bryan said. "The primary functions of the church is to do and promote righteousness." Dr. Bryan said. "It is the duty of the church to create the right relationship between man.” The basic function of th State Is to do and teach justice in the world, he said. * Paper Read E. H. K. McComb, principal Manual Training High School, read a paper on the program of the Junior Red Cross. The session was opened by sinking directed by Mossman, city schools music director, assisted by Miss Jeanette Rlker, pianist. At the afternoon session Albert Stump, Democratic candidate for United States Senator, and Dr. Bryan spoke. Sessions will continue until Friday. CUT WEEDS AT CORNERS > - - Hoosier Motor Club Wars on Auto Accidents. Hoosier Motor Club today took up cutting in vacant lots and along highway intersections as a measure to prevent automobile accidents. During the past few weeks of rain weeds have obtained tropical luxuriance, causing many safe intersections to become dangerous, according to Todd Stoops, club manager. The situation demands that something be done immediately to atopthe series of accidents from obstructed views, Stoops said. SAMUEL INSULL RESIGNS Quits Presidency of Midland Utilities; Succeeded by Son. Bu Untied Press CHICAGO, Aug. 23.—Samuel Insull today resigned as president of the Midland Utilities Company to become chairman of the hoard of directors. His son, Samuel Insull, Jr., was elected president to succeed him. , The Midland Utilities Company was organized three years ago to develop electric, gas and transportation in northern Indiana. Its subsidiaries supply service to 194 commuftities, some of them also in Ohio and Michigan. SEVEN LABORERS ON TRAIN KILLED Freight Jumps Track When Rod Breaks. Bu United Press PRINCETON, 111., Aug. 23.—Seven men, all laborers en route to a work camp, were killed and three more injured, when the freight train on which they were riding Jumped the track at Wyanett, near here late Sunday. All had been members of an extra gang working near Galesburg, and were riding on top of an oil tank car when h brake rod broke and ten cars toppled over an embankment. WOMEN’S WESTERN GOLF Mrs. Mi da Scores 80 to Lead Early Qualifiers. Bv United Press CHICAGO. Aug. 23.—Mfs. Lee Mlda, Chicago, took the lead in the qualifying round of the Women's Western golf championship here today, scoring a brilliant 80. Mrs. Harley Higble, Detroit, was second among the early finishers, taking 85 strokes to negotiate the difficult Olympia Feitds course. Mrs. Dave Gaut. Memphis, former the championship, encountered great difficulty turned. In & card of 98.

BROWN FUNERAL AT DOWNEY AVE. CHURCH TUESDAY Educator Will Pay Tribute to State Librarian —Retirement Was Near. Leading Indiana educators will pay tribute to Demarehus C. 69, State librarian for the last two decades, who died Sunday after a protracted illness, at funeral rites Tuesday at 10:30* a. m., at the Downey Ave. Christian Church. AlthoughcMr. Brown had been Incapacitated for the last six months, his death came as a shock to friends throughout the State. He apparently had rallied from an operation last Thursday, but a relapse occurred. Death preceded hie retirement as director of the State library by only ten day's. Served Church Services will be at the church where Mrff Brown served for fortyfive years as a board member. The pallbearers are Deane J. W. Putnam and Prof. Elijah Johnson of Butler University. W. A. S'veetman, F. R. Kantz, Robert Hall and A. B. Tharp. The body will lie in state at the church an hour preceding services. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Joseph D. Armistead, assisted by Arnos W. Butler and H. S. Schell. Burial will he in Crown Hill cemetery. Surviving are the widow, a son. Philip Brown, and a brother, Hilton U. Brown, now in Europe. Studied in Europe Mr. Brown was appojnted State librarian in 1906. Born in Indianapolis, June 24, 1857, he received his education in the local schools. Follow his graduation from the Northwestern Christian University in 1879, he attended British and German schools, returning to Indianapolis to fill the chair of Greek at Butler. He was affiliated with numerous historical and literary organizations. and for twenty-eight years was a member of the board of State charities. Louis J. Bailey, formerly of Gary, will succeed Dr. Brown as director of the State library. BLAST KILLS MniIERS Two Negroes Blown to Pieces by Premature Explosion. Bu United Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 23 Two men were blown to pieces today by a premature dynamite explosion In Muscoda Mine No. 6, of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company. Others in the mine escaped injury as the two, both Negroes, were working at a distant spot. AWAITS PERTH REPLY Mrs. Sullivan Queries Australia N. About Estate. Mrs. Mary 1625 N. Delaware St., today awaited answers- to her query to Daniel Hayes. Perth. Australia, administrator, about an estate of which, according to information received here, she is the sole heir. Hayes, wrote Inspector Claude Worley, at the local detective bureau, and asked that Mrs. Mary Sullivan, sister to Daniel Brosnan, formerly of this city, be located and Informed of Brosnan's death and that, she Inherits his estate.

ET. WAYNE GIRL KILLED IN CRASH Collision Injures Two Others Seriously.* Bu United Press KENDALVILLE, Ind., Aug:. 23. Miss Gertrude Tagmeyer, Ft. Wayne, was killed, and Walter Becker, Kendalville. and Richard Cullen, Ft. Wayne, were seriously injured in an automobile collision epfht miles south of here shortly after midnight. Three other persons escaped with less serious injuries. Blinding lights were given by officials as the cause of the accident. REMUS TO SEEK FATHER’S PAPERS Father of Rum King Naturalized, Contention. Bv United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 23. —Search for naturalization papers of Frank Remus, father of George Remus, millionaire alcohol king of Cincinnati, Ohio, was to begin here today. Mies Romola Remus, 21, daughter of the man now held in the Troy, Ohio, jail, took charge. ' Miss Remus had just returned from a visit to her father in his cell, where she discussed with him the possibility of his deportation to Germany as an undesirable alien. sslss Remus said she had talked to several persons who Bad been with the senior Remus when he took out his papers In 1882. . ,She blamed Remus’ second wife for bringing about the deportation proceedings.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, AUG. 23,1926

TAP' CITY FOB G.O.P. 3,000 Are Pressed for County Campaign Fund Contributions. COFFIN WORKERS BUSY Drive Slaps Mayor’s Civil Service Plan. "Here's a pledge for the county committee; just fill it out and give it back to me. Os course, you don't have to give anything but ’* More than 3,000 city employes will be virtually required to assist materially in financing the Republican county camr'ign this fall, it became known today with distribution of above pledge. Pledge cards, ter hooks of fifty, are being distributed to all departments of city government, under direction iof Wayne G. Emmelman, hoard of works secretary, and Republican county committee secretary. Emmelman la considered one of the chief lieutenants at the city hall of George V. Coffin, Republican county and city boss. Pledge Rinding The pledge cards bind the city employe to pay a certain amount of money to Roy C. Shaneberger. board of works president, and county committee officials, serving as central committee treasurer. The action of the Coffin leaders was especially daring In view of recent pronouncements of Mayor Duvall and other city officials that the civil service system designed to take the “city government out of politics,” Is being Introduced among city employe*. Those who follow locsl polities were not surprised, for Mayor Duvall is especially interested In. the election of Clyde E. Robinson, business associate, as Marlon County treasurer. The office, formerly held by Duvall himself, under present regulations, pays more than the salary awarded to President Cooltdge. Robinson Neutral Robinson has remained neutral In all efforts designed HFiWPWP'TII'SF' tlce of confiscation by treasurers of interest on Barrett law prepayments. The procedure to "shake down” city employes is the second open attempt of the Duvall administration to use the city employes as a political unit. Duvall a few days before the primary election at a meeting In honor of Coffin at Cad’e Tabernacle, rose and said he wish and city hall employes to support the Coffin slate of candidates. Since that time a number of minor employes who failed to.cflrrb upon the Coffin band wagon h*ve been punished by reduction or dismissal.

CHAMBER HOME OPEN NEXI WEEK Commerce Body Move Is Planned Saturday. Arrangements were completed today for moving Chamber of Cornmercer offices into the new Chamber building, 316-20 N. Meridian St., this week-end. Formal dedication of the new structure will be In September in connection with "Indianapolis First’’ movement. \ General offices, including that of John B. Re'ynolds, secretary, some staff offices and stenographic room will be on the third floor. On the second floor will be the case, lounging room, committee rooms and other staff offices. The new case will open Sept. 1. RECEIVER FOR UTILITYPROPOSED Council Faction ‘May Buy’ Street Railway. Throwing the Indianapolis Street Railway Company into receivership and purchase by the city was outlined by majority faction city councilmen today as a possible procedure to obtain municipal ownership of that utility. “ThekStreet car company owes the city about $40,000,” \ Councilman Walter R. Dorsett said. "Read between the lines," Council President Boynton J. Moore cryptically explained. "The $40,000 was due the city when the company exchanged a city franchise for a permit, to operate from the 1 public service commission,” Councilman Otis E. Bartholomew added. Moore announced that the majority faction would try to raise the one half-cent park board levy, prepared by City Controller William C. Buser. Buser reduced the park board levy one cent from the 1926 aJlow-

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POLA COLLAPSES AT NEWSOF BE A TH Polish Star Swoons Without a Word When Told —Doctors Summoned.

Bu United Preen HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Aug. 23. Pola Negri collapsed in her bungalow at the Ambassador Hotel today when Informed of the death of RuProstrated with grief, the Polish star swooned without a word of comment wbe informed hy her perLai cInoF STARTS ON SIM Makes Second Attempt to Cross Channel. Bu United Prees CAPE GRIS NEZ, Fiance. Aug. 23 —Lillian Cannon of Baltimore, tonight began her second attempt to swim the English channel. Otto Kemmerioh. a German swimmer, also began a channel attempt. MISS BARRETT QUITS Abandons Channel Attempt After Swimming Five Miles. Bu United Press DOVER, England. Aug. 23.—Clara Belle Barrett, w r ho started to swim the English channel today, abandoned her attempt at 5:30 p. m.. after swimming, five miles from shore. Seasickness *nd cold forced the abandonment. She had been In the water nearly four hours, having started from Dover at 1:40 p. m. IRVING,ELLIN IN THOUSAND ISLANDS x. Berlins Reported at Alexandria Bay Home. Bu United Press MONTREAL, Quebec, Aug. 23. Irving Berlin and wife, who was the former Ellin Mackay, today were reported at the home Os Max Winslow at Alexandria Bay, Thousand Islands. The Bong writer and his wife, who slipped Incognito into the country from Europe Friday, spent Saturday here and Sunday arrived at the Winslow home. They were expected to remain there a few days and then may proceed to New York. INSURANCE MAN GONE Harris, Pubbc Savings Collector, and CaslT Gone. The third insurance man to dinfippear within a month was reported to police today. Jesse W. Harris. 37. of 1708 Blaine Ave., a collector for the Public Savings Insurance Company, was last ceen at Up. m. Saturday. Relatives said he wore a straw hat and blue serge suit and was dark complexiemed. HOURLY TEMPERATURES 6 a. m 71 10 a. m 84 7 a. m. 73 II a. m...... 84 8 a. m. 77 12 (noon) .... 85 9a. m....... 80 Ip. m., u 86

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sonal maid that the great screen lover, her reported fiance, had succumbed. The house physician at the Ambassador rushed to Miss Negri's bungalow and the star’s personal doctors were summoned, also. At 10 a. m. Miss Negri wag still in a state of “nervous hysteria," according to physicians, whd| said It would be at least two hours before anyone would be allowed to interview her. Three physicians attended the star. All Hollywood was p>unged into deep mourning over Valentino's death. Flags on all studios were lowered to half mast and a sombre hush pervaded the film eojon.v. Production was suspended at the United Artists Studio, under whose banner the Valentino pictures were produced. Production was stopped at the Famous Players-Laskey Studio. Picturesque columns of stars and extras, in costume and make-up. were seen filing out of the studio gates. Dismissed for the day, they went to their homes to mourn the passing of "Rudy," the most famous of the screen lovers.

QUESTION LAWYER ABOUT[COX RAID Letter Heads as Evidence of Presence. An attorney, said to have been in the apartment of John Cox, 73014 Ft. Wayne Ave., when it was raided Friday night by Federal prohibition agents, was interviewed today hy United States District Attorney Alexander G. Cavins. Cox was examined before United States Commissioner Fae W. Patrick Saturday and bound over to the Federal grand jury for alleged violation of the prohibition law. Hts counsel. Edward W Little, declared city policemen had been drinking in the place and that one was there when the raid w-a^made. Prohibition Agent Harry / L. Bendel has letter heads, found in the place, of the attorney questioned as evidence. It is expected that Cox will be quizzed by the district attorney in an effort to obtain information regarding the reported visits of police.

Hays Regrets Death of Valentino The first news of the death of Rudolph Valentino was given by the Indianapolis Times to Will H. Hays, director general of the moving picture industry, at Culver, Ind. Hays left Indianapolis early In the day for a brief visit to his son at Culver Military Academy. “I deeply regret Valentino's death,” said Hays. "He had a distinguished career and was preparing to do still greater work."

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VALENTINO, FAMED SHEIK OF MOVIELAi, TAKEN BY DEATH AFTER RELAPSE Infection Which Followed Double Operation Reaches Walls of Heart — End Comes Without Pain. PRIEST COMFORTS LAST HOURS Screen’s Most Famous Lover Thought He Would Live—Planned to Fish. NEW YORK, Aug. 23. —Rudolph Yalentmo, who came to this country as an immigrant gardener and rose to the height of fame as an actor, died at the Polyclintic hospital here today. Humbly born the son of a farmer in Italy he died with four skilled physicians at his bedside and with the country waiting each word from his sickroom almost as it waits for word from the sick chamber of a President. Death came at 12:10 p. m. Dr. Harold Meeker, one of the attending physicians who was with the actor throughout the night and morning, said he believed the last conscious words were spoken at 3:30 a. m. Talks of Going Fishing At that time Valentino, still thinking he was to recover from an operation for appendicitis and gastric ulcers, spoke of the day he would spend in recuperation and asked the doctor about trout fishing. “Do you have plenty of rods and hooks,’’ the actor asked Dr. Meeker. , At 4 a. m. Valentino became irrational and talked mostly in Italian. Dies Without Pain Two hours later he was semi-conscious and lapsed into a coma at 8. From then on he occasionally opened his eyes when his name was called. He died without pain. The cause of death, in medical parlance, was “septic pneumonia and septic-endocarditis.” The scientists considered a blood transfusion and Edward Day, engineer at the hospital, volunteered a pint of his biood. It was decided, however, that the actor was too weakened to stand the extra strain on his heart. Heart Walls Poisoned The corps of physicians then ordered an X-Ray. It was found that the pleurisy which brought about a relapse Saturday when Valentino seemed on the road to recovery had been followed by septoendocarditis (poisoning of the wall of the heart). Ihe last official bulletin was issued shortly before noon when it was admitted that the actor was “rapidly failing.” His temperature had mounted tp TOS. His pulse was hammering at the rate of 140 strokes to the minute. His respiration was 30 to the minute] % Priest Attends Him In a few minutes, the actor was dead. Father Congodo administered the last rites of the Catholic church to the dying man shortly after 10 a. m. Just before Valentino died Father Bennon of the Church of St. Malachi, known as the actor’s church, in Forty-Ninth St., arrived in the sick room. A alentino died clasping in his hand a small silver crucifix, given him to solace his dying hours. The erucific was said by Father Lennon to contain a relic of the true cross. The body will be removed to the undertaking parlors possibly this afternoon. Both Are Prostrated Flans for burial will be in the hands of Joseph Sehenck, head of United Artists Corporation, which was to release Valentino s forthcoming picture. Sehenck and Ullman were at the beside when death came and both were prostrated. Later they cabled his brother Alberto and sister Marie in Italy. Sehenek announced Valentino’s death. downstairs at 12 :ir> and read the brief bulletin signed by Drs. Paul E. Durham, G. Randolph Manning, and Howard D. Meeker. The relapse came Saturday. Valentino still showed a remarkable constitution and physicians took hope from his courage. However, the disease traveled slowly but certainly toward the heart and death could not be denied. After news of his death came today, the telephone girls were immediately besieged once more. Gne of the operators, Lucille Vanderbilt, was in tears. She sobbed the news to her callers. By Thursday of last week Valentino was in better spirits and hopes were high that his recovery would be complete. He even consented to an interview with the United Press, through George I liman, his personal managers.

Film Folk Stunned i The movie kingdom in New York was stricken at Valentino's death. Gloria Swanson issued the following message of regret: "Mr. Valentino's large personal following throughout the world testified as to of his popularity. He was a real artist, a charming gentleman, a true sportsman and a good friend. The md<ion picture industry and the public have suffered a great loss." Jean Acker, screen actress who was Valentino's first wife, sobbed when she was told of Jier former husband's death. "It doesn't seem possible.” she said, and left her apartment for the hospital at once. Was 31 Years Old Valentino was 31 Years old. He was born May 5, 1895. One of life's little ironies ordained that Rudolpho Gugllelmi, who in later years was to be known as the

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peer of motion picture lovers, should be born In a small agricultural village. In Castellaneta, Italy, the seasonal crops are the chief subject of interest. There Rudolpho grew up and his parents, more forward thinking than their neighbors, decided that he should have the advantage of scientific knowledge and sent him to the Royal Academy of Agriculture, from which he graduated. But the farm had no appeal to the youth. He went to Paris for a vacation and was lost to Castellaneta. The night life of the French capital appealed to him; later on the Casino at Monte Carlo knew him. Word filtered back home and Rodolpho's parents were none too (Torn toPage U) 'i ~ -a ' .-