Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 118, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 August 1926 — Page 2

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Taft Says Crime Will End When America Wakes Up

Citizens Will Demand Better Enforcement When They Realize Conditions. INTERVIEW IS GIVEN ~ r \ Chief Justice Scores Weakening of Judges’ Powers. William Howard Taft. Chl<*f Justice of the United States Supreme Court and the Nation s onlv living: ex-President. hat friv*n to the united Pres* an exclusive interview, dealing with the crime situation in the United States—a subject now pccup.vlnc keen Interest of private and public organisations throughout the country. It includes two Instalments. The first .instalment. which follows, contains an analysis of legal phases of the crime situation. Tomorrow's Instalment will deal with some of the more human elements of the Situation. By CARL D. GROAT United Press Staff Cnrresoondent. (Copyrighted, 1926, by the United Press; Copyright in Canada.) Unauthorized reproduction In full or in part prohibited. POINTE AU PIC. Murray Bay, Quebec, Aug. 23. —Defects in administration of American criminal law were explained in an exclusive interview with the United Press, by William Howard Taft, chief'justice of the United States Supreme’ Court as due briefly to — Weakening of Judges' powers by restrictive State statutes. Lack of sufficient expenditures properly to detect and prosecute criminals. Lack of organization of the judicial force so as to mass an adequate number of Judges where business of prosecution is congested. Optimistic View But the defects, he held, are not beyond remedy, and he took an optimistic view as to the future of American disposition of crime cases. He expressed delight at America's awakening to the situation involved In lax administration of crime laws. He predicted that the American people, “when they realize the grand total of destruction of life and property, to the failure on the part of legislatures to make provision, financial and otherwise, for adequate police, for adequate detection of crime and edequate machinery for prosecuting, will make the legislators responsible and will insist on the organization of protection from criminals.” He expressed himself further as not greatly alarmed at the element of “maudlin sentimentality'' that that caused crowds to cheer criminals and send them roses. Such persons, he said, belong “to the lunatic fringe of society.” The interview took place on the porch of the chief justice’s charming cottage looking out over the St. Lawrence to the gray-blue hills beyond. Seated on the porch the chief justice spoke of his health, his pleasant associations in this region, and then the talk veered to questions close to his present sphere of activity, chief justice of the Nation's highest.court. He',s Delighted “I am delighted,” he Said, “to note that the attention of the public is directed to the defects in the administration of our criminal laws. “The prosecution of persons accused of crime is properly surrounded by what is called in the State constitutions and in the Federal constitution a bill of rights, and thbse guarantees are nothing but what came from the bill of rights and the other great liberty-protect-ing statutes of England, and which are still In force in England quite as ftolly as they are here. In England “And yet no one complains that the criminal laws of England are not most satisfactorily enforced, that crime is not detected; or that criminals are not punished, and that the Innocent are not protected. “Now why is that so there and not here? “Well, of course, there should be a premise that we have a very different set of criminals to deal with and we have problems growing ctut of our ‘melting pot’ that a population like that of England—Homogeneous—doesn't present. Strike Cited “The law abiding Impulse of the English people is most remarkable and it was manifested in the late strike to a degree that is noteworthy in the history of peoples, for it controlled not only the public at large, but also the strikers themselves so that In that tense situation, there wasn’t, as I recollect it, any disorder resulting in death. “That couldn't have happened in our congested population, so many of non-native races that ere not imbued with that respect for law that is possible among a homogeneous people. “So It Is that the machinery for the arrest and prosecution of criminals tin confronted with obstables in the character of the peoples themselves that no other country has. But notwithstanding those difflulttes, the administration of the criminal law might be greatly Improved. Judges Weakened "In the flrst place, in many jurisdictions—l mean among" the States —the judges of the courts in the trial of criminal cases have had their powers weakened by restrictive statutes. In the matter of charging the jury and helping the Jury to understand what the issue is before them; in the conduct of the trial generally; and in winnowing out from the evidence the irrelevant and unsubstantial so that the Jury may gain a sense of proportion as to the value and weight of evidence, many of the courts are so restricted that a Judge at a trial doesn't amount to more than a moderator at a religious conference. “These restrictions are imposed by statute and they indicate a commendable fear of abuse of power, but a lamentable failure to appreciate what Is necessary to give to judges the function that they may exercise reasonable assistance to the Jury in reaching a sound conclusion without in any way taking away from jthe Jury the right to be the

Famous Screen Star’s Own Story of His Life Given

Vhe Sheik* Vhe Loiter* of T Si: t f.l? Ud^ h w V r a ow n ‘, , t no ( , orThe ,, BtudlM ’ 60 the authorltles Bent me dianapolts Time* ahortlr before he waa home. **, 1 11 * •tricken in New ) My mo ther was heartbroken and nil By Rudolph \ anentino l wa> truly contr ite because of her KUDOLPH (Coypright, 1926) suffering. I determined to do better flT’lf'l O

Thi le Rudolph Valentino* own etory of hie life He wrote it for The Indianapolis Times ehortlr before he waa •tricken in New York. By Rudolph Vanentino (Coypright, 1926) In my early studio days I once tried to sell the story of my life as a scenario. It was rejected as being “too wild and improbable.” To have one’s life thus characterized by a company which specializes in the most frakitlc serials was rather disconcerting. Now as I try to view my own historical record with detachment 1 can see clearly what the scenario editor meant. The hero of my tale Is not at all consistent, like a movie hero. In fact. I am not sure that he Is the hero. At times he has all the appearance of “the villain.” Yet again, he seems to have good impulses, which a movie villain never has. Nor does my life run true to dramatic form. It should mount In a straight line to a climax. Instead of that it bounds, like a kangaroo. A Real Name I was born in the little village of Castellaneta, Italy, May 6, 1395, and was shortly thereafter christened Rodolpho Al/onzo Raffaelo Pierre Filibert Guglielml di Valentina d’Anlonguolla. Can you imagine how that would look in electric lights in front of a theater? My real surname is Gug lielmi. My mother was the daughter of a learned Parisian doctor, and my father in his youth was a captain of Italian cavalry. When I was 11 years old my father died and I was sent off to Dante Alighieri College, .con responds to a high school in this country. I finished the course at 13 and then went to a military school. But I was more interested In ro mantic novels than I was in my

ultimate judge of the facts in the case. Federal Courts “Now in the Federal Coifrts, the judges have the same power that the English judges have, but in many of the State courts, it has been taken away, and the Jury system as it is administered in such courts is not the English common law system at all and it greatly weakens the probability of the conviction of criminals that war on tociety.” The chief justice paused meditatively and chuckled good-naturedly before continuing; “It's a curious result In those communities where the weakened power of the judge exists. The people first take away the power and then they criticise the judges for not conducting courts in which crimes are punished. Some official in the court has to be trusted and I don't see but that the system of the English law where the judge is trusted, has vindicated itself in the administration of English justice. “More than' that, an abuse of power by the judge, under our system of review, is easily corrected by the Appellate Court. “Secondly, there is need in many places of more judges to do the criminal work ;and then even when the judges are sufficient in number there is no supervising authority to distribute them from one district to another so as to mass the judicial force to overcome congestion of business in heavier districts. “Thirdly, there is not enough

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studies, so the authorities sent me home. My mother was heartbroken and I was truly contrite because of her suffering. I determined to do better for her sake and enrolled in the Royal Academy of Agriculture to learn to be a scientific farmer. 1 was graduated with ihe highest honors in my class, much to the gratification of my mother. Slips Frobi Grace Following this accomplishment 1 again slipped from grace and went off to Paris and Monte Carlo to see the world. After all my money was gone I returned home a prodigal son. My family decided that I was apt to disgrace them and that it were better that I be shipped far. far away. So my mother scraped together $4,000 to finance my voyage to America, where I was to seek fame and fortune. I arrived in New York just two days before Christmas. Dec. 23. 1913. The new land was very strange to me and I was very lonely. In order to find companionship I frequented the cases. This took all my money but l did learn to dance, which was to be beneficial to me later. When my funds were all gone I got a job as superintendent of the Long Island estate of Cornelius Bliss, Jr. This lasted only a shor" while, as I showed an irresponsible nature and was courteously dismissed. Not a Citizen My next “position” was as an apprentice landscape gardener in Central Park. New York City. After a month of this I went to the civil service bureaii to get a regular job, but found I was not eligible because I wasjmt s citizen. - I bad no job and ns> fund*} -I was forced from one lodging to another. I went hungry and slept in Centre!. Park. Otie hot summer day I walked five miles to the city hall looking for

money spent; there is not sufficient, organization of the detecting and prosecuting machinery. There is not, through the country districts certainly, enough constables or policemen. Not a Pessimist , “And it also is true that in many congested districts where crime is excessive the sympathy of the neighborhood is too often effective to obstruct the procuring of evidence and the thorough prosecution of persons reasonably suspected of crime. I am not a pessimist, however, with respect to conditions in general or with respect to the character and governing capacity of the American people. “Their difficulty is in their optimism ;their narrowing attention to the thing imrfiediaiely in hand, and their disposition when everything is going with them fairly well to say that George will attend to the rest. “But wha|-I am very hopeful of is that when they realize the grand total of destruction of life and property due to the failure on the part of legislatures to make provision, financial and otherwise, for adequate police, for adequate protection of crime and adequate machinery for prosecution, they will make the ‘legislators responsible and will insist on the organization of courts, of prosecutions and of executive detection of crime that shall bring about what we ought to have in that regard.”

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RUDOLPH VALEfITinO

work. Unable to get it. I walked back. After doing any little odd jobs that I could get. I finally went to the head waiter at Maxim's and got employment as a dancer. This was really t'he start of my professional career, for I later obtained dancing engagements with Bonnie Glass and Joan Sawyer. But I didn't want to be a dancer Still dreaming of using my educa tion as an agriculturist, I Joined a musical comedy company headed for the Pacific coast, with the hope that California might ofTer something* The troupe stranded in San Fran cico and I was again without a job. 1 1 tried selling bonds, but without success. A Movie Venture At this point Norman Kerry, whom I had known in the. East, suggested that I try motion pictures. Nor man paid my expenses while I made the rounds of the studios. No one hailed me a3 an actor. In fact, it was a long time before I could get even extra work. I knocked about from pillar to post playing villains and small parts un til June Mathis selected me to play Julio in “The Four Horsemen.” This was followed by another Rex Ingram picture ‘“The Conquering Power,” and by Nazimova's “Ca mille." Then came the picture that “made” me—“ The Sheik.” It was followed by “Cobra.” “The Young Rajah,” “Blood and Sand." “Mon sieur BeaucfiAre” and "The Sainted DfviL” I then transferred to the United Artists' Corporation and made “The Eagle." My latest picture. “The Son of the Sheik.” is a sequel to the earlier desert picture.

Frank Van Hoven. the “Mad Magician," who is a favorite in Keith Albee vaudeville, leaves shortly for the continent to begin a world tour. He will appear on the major circuit as soon as he completes his wanderings.

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TWO HOLD-UPS NEAR CITY LIMIT SUNDAY NIGHT Two-Gun Men Take Cash and Keys From Motorists —Two Burglaries. Two hold-ups by young bandits, near Southport on the Madison Rd., Sunday night and three other holdups and burglaries over the weekend. were investigated today. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Richardson, 544 Agnes St., told police Sunday night at Madison Ave. and Lawrence St., bandit auto, bearing three men, drove alongside of their auto and two of the men, with handkerchiefs over their faces and with revolvers, searched Richardson and took S2O, a bill fold and keys. The third man had a sweater pulled about his face. All appeared between 20 and 25 years old. Are Two-Gun Men Charles Friel. 928 University Ave., was held up seven miles south of the city on the Bluff Rd. Friel said two of the men each had two revolvers. The third, who searched him. but took nothing, carried one. They crowded him to the side of the road, knocked one tire from his car and took his auto keys. He gave police the number of the bandit auto. Twelve autos, valued at $5,675. were stolen from park'ng spaces Sunday night . , D. L. Alvey, Standard Oil filling station attendant, 3335 W. Washington St., was held up by two bandits, one masked with a handkerchief, who took more than SIOO from the safe which they forced him to open. Six Bandits Six young bandits, took sls from Edward Theising. 1536 Roosevelt Ave., while he stopped to repair his steering wheel at Sixty-Eighth St. and Keystone Ave. Byrant Hirt, 1028 W. TwentEighth St., taxi driver, hauled a Negro passenger, who not only refused to pay, but drew a gun and took $4, Everett Phillips. 3309 E. Washington St., found a man hiding in an upstairs closet. The man ran past him and downstairs. He took nothing. Police sought one Negro, to clear up, a combined shooting affray, robbery and fight, at 860 Torbett St., early Sunday. The officers found Dewey Gatlins, Negro, of 1235 Oregon St., and his wife. Mary, both badly beaten up. Gatlin was either shot or stabbed on the arm. He charged Ills wife had been robbed of S3O. Police arrested George Brown, Negro, 27.' of 860 Torbett St., on charges of assault and battery and robbery. They say he had a gun and fired several shots John Jones, 23, N°gro, of 860 Torbett St.. was charged with assault and battery. Like charges were preferred against Gatlins. His wife was charged with vagrancy! Burglars Steals Cherries Mrs. Allen Linkfelt. 1242 Beecher St., said her home was entered and

a sack of flour and nine quarts of cherries, valued at sls. were taken. James Patton, 1531 Montcalm St., sail! a watch, valued at $67.50, was taken from his trousers while he was swimming in Eagle Creek, near Tenth St. The Kroger groery, 843 Church St.. ha 4 130 pennies and candy valued at $7 taken. John Nicholson, Edinburg. Ind., told police he was stopped by a Negro woman, in the 500 block E. Court St., and she took his purse and s6l. fortylelEeTt QUIZWiTNESSES To Appear Before Grand Jury Convening Wednesday. By Unite] Press CANTON, Ohio. Aug. 23.—More than forty witnesses will appear before the grand jury convening here Wednesday to consider evidence gathered by investigators seeking to fix blame for the murder of Don R. Mellette, it was learned today. About half the witnesses will be provided by Ora Slater, Stark county investigator, and half by Joseph Roach, special police counsel. These witnesses will implicate at least five persons, according to their sponsors. Rbach criticised Prosecutor C. B. McClintock as preparations were made for the jury session. He charged McClintock, Republican candidate for Congress, fears political consequences of the probe. An assistant prosecutor Is expected to be named today. Federal authorities conducting an inquiry into liquor aspects of the case promised further arrests Three already have been charged with conspiracy. wins" balloon race Akron (Ohio) Man First in Detroit News Competition. Bv United Pres* DETROIT. Aug. 23.—John A. Boettner of .Akron. Ohio, won the Detroit News balloon race which started here late Saturday with a flight of 104 miles to Mt. Brydges, Ontario. In the Goodyear IV. Five other entries, which leftj the Ford airport here with Boettner shortly before close of the second annual airplane reliability tour, finished. A storm, which swept Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, caused early termination of the race. GOT HIS ‘STATIC’TaRLY New Yorker Receives Shock While Erecting Aerial. By United Press NEW YORK. Aug. 23. Alex Zeithu got something on his radio before it was set up. An aerial wire he was erecting crossed a power wire and he got a shock that sent him to the hospital. PLAN huff reunion Twenty-first annual reunion of former pupils of Miss Lou Huff, 87-year-old Indianapolis school teacher, will he held at Broad Ripple Park. Thursday afternoon. A basket dinenr will be served at noon. Miss Huff is president of the reunion and John Good, vice president.

MEXICANS THINK PEACE MAY NDT BE FAROISTANT Opposing Forces in Church War Reach Point of Conference. By United Press MEXICO CITY. Aug. 23.—Catholic Mexico today had visions of peace and compromise in the struggle between the church and state which has entered its fourth week, with the opposing forces at last having •reached the point of conference. But so far the positions of the disputants •remain unchanged. The government’s victory has been firmly established to date, and for that reason President Calles was able to receive the church s preliminary advances for elimination of some of the alleged misconceptions pending the result of the bishop's campaign for legal relief from what they describe as anti-religious laws. Courses Open Three courses were open to the church today: 1. To seek a court Injunction against the application of the objectionable law. 2. An appeal to congress for amendment ofvthe constitution. 3. To permit the registration of priests as required by the newly promulgated law. Appeals to Congress or the courts are not likely to gain the desired relief. Registration of priests, even if interpreted by the church merely as an administrative procedure, would amount to a tacit admission of governmental control of the church. Nevertheless, the beginning of the fourth week of the struggle found Mexico mbre hopeful than’ ever before of ultimate solution of her great problem. It generally was believed that the desperate desire of the clergy to return to the temples which they deserted three weeks ago, asserting that no priest could discharge his duties under the regulations announced tjy the government, had caused the episcopate to seek further instructions from Rome regarding registration of priests. Clergy Couldn’t Return If the church agreed to registration. the clergy could return to the churches, the government would have won a technical victory and the church would have suffered but little loss of dignity owing to Calles’ assurance that the registration merely is an administrative matter. When Archbishop Ruiz, Bishop Pascual Diaz, two laymen and President Calles conferred Saturday night, optimism was high, but the United Press learned from an authoritative source that this meeting did not prepare the way toward solution of the fundamental problems. Both Calles and Diaz stood by their original positions. According to Diaz, Calles said he would not permit Diaz personally to appear before the congress in behalf of the church nor permit the question to be carried to the people by means of propaganda or plebiscite.

AUG. 23, 1926

FUNERAL RITES HELD Girl Victim to Be Buried Wednesday in Crown Hill. Funeral services for Edna Frances Steiner, 9, of 209 Indiana Ave., instantly killed by an automobile at New York and Illinois Sts. Saturday, were held at 10 g. m. today at Flanner and Buchanan mortuary. Fall Creek and Meridian St. Episcopal burial rites were conducted by the Rev. John W. Dobson, rector of Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church. Burial of the child auto tragedy victim in Crown Hill cemetery was postponed until Wednesday, pending arrival of relatives from a distance. Another funeral service also will be held Wednesday. SHIP CLOTHING EAST More Than Car Load Collected In Relief Movement. More than a car load of old clothes was collected for the destitute of the Bible lands, according to Mrs. Hugh McGibeny, chairman Near East Relief. which directed the movement. The gifts will be shipped to New Orleans by the Illinois Central railroad, Mrs. McGibeny said. The car will be loaded the latter part of this week at the Strohm warehouse, 212 W. McCarty St. Until the car is ready to start, clothing donations will be accepted at. headquarters, 528 Peoples Bank Bldg., Mrs. McGibeny said. HEAP BIG CHIEFTAINS Chippewa Indians Lend Color to Pow-Wow. By United Press SUPERIOR. Wls., Aug 23.—Chippewa Indians from Superior, garbed in the splendor of their native costumes, are lending color and action to the pow-wow now in progress at Cass Lake, Minn. The reservations of Winibigoshish, Red Lake, Leech Lake and White Earth are among those represented. eh,-0..Z0 etaoi shrdl crnfwyp bg k MIDDIES TO EMBARK Naval Reserves Slated for Cruise on Great Lakes. Indianapolis members of the United States naval reserve were to embark today from Toledo, Ohio, on a fifteen-day cruise on the Great Lakes. The local unit of 125 accompanied by reserves from other Indiana cities left Indianapolis Sunday. The Indiana group is divided into three divisions, commanded by Lieut. Kenneth D. Coffin and Lieut. Ray E. McCoy of Indianapolis and James M. Krouch Os Michigan City, Ind. Now on yfl Savings Indiana National Bank (UNION NATIONAL SAV. *4 LOAN ASSN. 20 W. OHIO ST. . SURPLUS. $210,000.00 * TVe Charge No Membership Pee