Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 154, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 October 1926 — Page 1

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5101 ON HARM PAROLES Pardons Board Members Who Caused Revocation Charge Fraud. HENNINGER EXPLAINS Warden Miles, Lawyers and Others Talk.

The Harakas Case Two members of State par don board charge the board was victimized when a parole was granted Nicholas Harakas, In dianapolis, convicted robber, from Indiana State Prison. The Rev. George S. Henninger, Indianapolis, third board memberj who recommended the parole, ' denies any unusual methods were used. The Rev. Henninger tells ot returning $lO bill which Hara kas contributed to his church Harakas is taken back to prison chair factory, where D. C. Stephenson is assigned.

Nicholas Harakas of Indianapolis was back in Indiana State Prison at Michigan City today making chairs in the same factory to which D C. Stephenson, the former Republican ruler of Indiana, is assigned. Why Harakas was suddenly jerked back to the prison from Indianapolis last Friday remains something which a number of persons were explaining. Also, why harakas ever was let out on parole. Harakas was sentenced to the Indiana State Farm for a theft seven j years ago. He escaped, was captured j and sentenced to the Indiana State Reformatory, then at Jeffersonville. Escapes Murder Charge About two years later several I prisoners made a break for liberty, j A guard was killed an another guard beaten and robbed in the break. Harakas was one of those in the! break. He escaped a murder indictment and wa3 sentenced a minimum of ten years for robbery. Lkter this sentence, through the good offices of the Rev. George S. Henninger. pastor of the East Tenth St. M. E. Church, Indianapolis, and a member of the State board of Pardons, was reduced to make him eligible to parole or pardon in five years. Without much heraldry Harakas suddenly showed up in this, his home town, a few months ago. The Governor explained he had and thirtyday parole. The parole was extended, when the thirty days was up. Michael Harakas, restaurant owner, 306 Indiana Ave., father of Nicholas said that the Governor was (Turn to Page 3) RED GROSS NAMES WILLIAM FORTUNE r \ Local Man to Preside Over Washington Sessions. B t; WASHINGTON. Oct. 4.—William Fortune of Indianapolis, was' elected general chairman to preside over the general sessions of the annual American Red Cross in annual convention here today. Fortune is chairman of the Indianapolis chapter of the Red Cross. He will preside tonight when President Coolidge, president of the Red Cross by virtue of his office, delivers his annual address tonight. Fortune will invite the Red Cross to hold its next convention in Indianapolis. Curfew May Sound for All Under 17 No late dates until you're 17. That was the sad news for sheiks and flappers today when Councilman Otis E. Bartholomew, announced he will Introduce an ordinance at city couniel tonight compelling all unchaperoned persons under 17 years of age to be off the streets by 9 p. m If the boys are 14 and the girls 15, they now promenade at will. “The ehoeking crime wave among these young people has motivated ma to t attempt to halt this promiscuous street running," Bartholomew explained. STORM WARNING ISSUED Bu United Pri'ii* NEW YORK,, Oct. 4 —The weath er bureau here today issued an advisory storm warning of a tropical disturbance of slight intensity, cen tral about latitude 17, longitude 85. Shipping in that area was cautioned

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EXTRA BLAST TRAPS Hies Bn United ~'rrs* ■ KNOXVILLE, Term., Ort. 4 i Between sixty-five and seventy-five miners are entombed in the Roan Iron Company’s mine at Rook wood, sixty miles northwest of Knoxville, according to reports to the United States Mine Rescue station here today. The reports said the men were trapped by an explosion shortly before noon. J. M. Webb, chief of the rescue station, left for Rockwood wi.h complete rescue equipment late today. All of those entombed are believed to have perished by fire or gas. One crew of rescue workers was already on duty inside the mine when the explosion occurred. Their fate, as well as that of the miners themselves, was in doubt. GUILTY IS . PLEA OF CALHOUN Man in Duesenberg Robbery to Be Sentenced by Collins Wednesday. Gene Calhoun. 30, today pleaded guilty to auto banditry in connection with the pay roll robbery of the Duesenberg Motors Company, 1511 W. Washington St., before Criminal Judge James A. Collin3. Bandits obtained nearly $5,000 last April in a daylight hold-up of Duesenberg employes on the W. WashingItQfl St. bridge. Calhoun was one of three bandits who robbed the motor company employes, returning from the hank shortly after noon, 1 and escaped in a large car driven at dazzling speed. Collins will sentence Calhoun Wednesday. Penalty on the charge is from ten to twenty-one years. Calhoun was returned here as a fugitive from New Orleans following his indictment by the county grand jury. After arrest in Chicago of Hilton Crouch, dirt race track driver, alleged to have driven the Duesenberg bandit car, Calhoun fled to New Orleans. He was recognized there by a former local man, who notiSed police. Crouch is serving sentence for robbery in Illinois, after attempts to return him here were futile. The third member of the ring has not been apprehended. $1007000,000 STORM "LOSS Mexico Suffers Stupendous Damage. Advices Say. Bn United Press NOGALES, Ariz., Oct. 4.—Property damage from the recent storms and floods in Mexico will aggregate more than $100,000,000, according to reports trickling in from the devastated areas today. Many villages have been overrun by flood waters and damage to crops and property is stupendous, according to advices. SCHOOL GIRL INJURED Steps Into Path of Auto; Hurt About Head and Body; Taken Home. Another school girl was Injured today when struck by an auto. Margie Coggell, 7, of 547 Holly Ave., on her way to School 47, stepped from the curb in front of a machine driven by John Brenton. She was cut and bruised about the head and body and take home. The driver was not charged. Man Charges Local Persons Block Cupid Pacing his room In a downtown hotel Clinton Hawkins, 32. who says he is a Cleveland (Ohio) real estate operator, today sought ways to defeat Indianapolis persons who he declared are attempting to thwart cupid. Hawkins was arrested Sunday at a Washington Blvd. residence, on charges of vagrancy, disturbing the peace and tresspassing. The case was continued in municipal court until Oct. 14. -when Hawkins asked the woman in the case, whom he said he followed here from Cleveland, be called as a witness. The girl, he said, is a Cleveland society woman, c widow for two years. Police repots, gave her name as Miss Forest Huns'iey. Hawkins said he hed been keeping steady company wh the girl for a year. They quarreled and she came here to the home of her sister, he said. His arrest followed when he threatened to stay on the porch at the Agister's home until permitted to spe the woman, he declared. He said he has mt slept for three days.

BEHIND BARS ON DAY OF HIS WEDDING Terre Haute Young Man Faces Death Trial for Oil Station Murder. CONFESSED, SAY POLICE Attendant Dies of Wounds Received Thursday Night. Harvey Franklin Anderson, 21, of Terre Haute, sheik bandit, awoke today, which was to have been his wedding day, behind the bars at city prison, facing a first-degree murder charge. And, in Terre Plaute, the intended bride was ignorant of the serious charge which her fiance faces. Anderson, according to detectives has admitted fatally wounding Lowell R. Young, 31, of 1516 N. Dearborn St., in a hold-up at the Standard Oil Company filling station at New York St. and State Ave.. Thursday night. Young died Sunday at the Methodist Hospital before Inspector Claude Worley was able to bring Anderson here from Terre Haute for identification. Worley learned Sunday that Anderson, held in Terre Haute as a suspeejt in two hold ups, resembled the man described by Young. Going to Terre Haute by auto Worley raced back in a futile attempt to reach Anderson s bedside before he died. Needed Money “I did it so I could get married.” was Anderson's excuse for the series of hold-ups he admitted. After failing to obtain any money Thursday night from Young he held up a filling station at Belmont Ave. and Morris ft.. obtwtnmg- S3B-. and n station at Washington St. and Warman Ave., getting $lO3. The girl he was to marry did not know of the hold-ups, he said. He refused to disclose her name. “She loved me, but I don't know whether she'll stick by me now or not." he said. He and his bride-to-be were to have left Temy'Haute by auto today for Detroit, and were to have been married on the way. Anderson admitted deserting from the Army while stationed at Ft. Benjamin Harrison in January. He returned to Terre Haute and two months ago became engaged. Returning to Indianapolis four weeks ago he had been working at the Moncrief Furnace Manufacturing Company. Then two weeks ago, seeing a need for more money for his wedding trip, he returned to Terre Haute and staged two holdups, he said. Only Wanted S2O He only wanted Young to give him S2O, the extra amount he needed for the wedding, Anderson said. But Young, although facing his revolver. backed him into a corner and argued with him for half an hour, the youth said. He had started to run from the place and Young was blocking his way when he fired the fatal shot, Anderson said. His bride-to be knew of his arrest in Terre Haute on suspicion, but did not know he was to be brought here on the murder charge, Anderson said. With him in city prison he had the wedding ring which he was to havj placed on the finger of his bride today. FLOODS IN ILLINOIS Bn United Press SPRINGFIELD, 111., Oct. 4.—Vast damage was wrought in central Illinois today as the waters of the Illinois River and tributaries broke through levees and over banks, Hooding large stretches of fertile land. At Beardstown the situation was most acute. The levee which holds back the Illinois River at this point broke in two places last night and allowed the water to sweep in over the lower section of the city. SUPREME COURT MEETS Bn United Press WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—The United States Supreme Court met at high noon today to inform President Coolidge of the opening of its 1926 term, to receive nearly 200 cases filed during the summer and to begin hearing of arguments on the most important cases pending, including the death sentences and the famous Elk Hill oil lease case. MAY INDICT 4 MORE Bn United Press SOMERVILLE, N. J., Oct. 4 With Felix De Martini, private detective for the defense, at liberty under SIO,OOO bail as an accessory in the Hall-Mills murders, evidence was being prepared on the strength of which it is planned to ask four more indictments on the same charge. One of those to be accused is a woman, it was said. EAGLE ATTACKS CHILD Bn T nttrd Press HIXGHAM. Mass., Oct. 4 —After It had attacked a child, an American eagle was shot and killed here by AVI Ulam J^lgner.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, OCT. 4, 1926

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Here is a hitherto unpublished picture of D. C. Stephenson, taken in his robes of office in his hour of power. Note the inscription: “From the Old Alan with love to ” The name of the person to whom it was sent is missing. The

IRVINGTON SEEKS NEW HIGH 901 Committee From Civic Clubs to Back Project. Mrs. Elijah Jordan, chairman of a committee representing eighteen civic clubs of Irvington, today announced the names of twenty-four women who will work to secure a new high school in that section of the city. The committee members who will campaign in groups of three are: Mesdames Groce Julian Clarke, Hilton U. Browr, John Atherton. Tom Elrod, Eernard Korbly, John K.Kingsbury, Charles Rush, George M. Cornelius, Ernest Ropkey, Ernest Hesser, Sam MoGaughey, Myron Williams, Bert AYestcott, AA’illiam Insley, George Cottman, Dan AV. Hoover, M. 11. Reasoner, Charles Hill, Robe t Hall, George Miller, Elbert Glass. AA'ayne Reddick, Fred Stilz and C. S. AVagner. No petition for an Irvington high school has been presented to the In dianapolis school board as yet. The matter was discussed at a Union Club meeting last AVednesday. Another meeting is expected to he held soon and further plans made. UNION TO NOMINATE Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers Close Convention Today. Nominations for officers of the Bricklayers, Masons arid Plasterers Union were to be made today at the close of the annual State convention at the Denison. There are to be three nominees for each official position. The election will be held by referendum vote during the year. John AA’atson, union business agent, announced that he will resign Reports of various committees were given this morning. ALGER CASE VENUED Will Be Tried in Hendricks County, Collins Decrees. The case of Gene Alger, 19, Butler University student held in county jail on a first degree murder charge, was venued to Hendricks County today by Criminal Judge James A. Collins. Last July Alger fitally shot Traffic Officer John Buchanan. Negro, following a running gun battle. Jtdge Collins had set the case for trial here Nov. 29. A trial dqte must be fixed at Danville. HOURLY TEAIPERATI RES 6 a. m 70 10 a. m 79 7 a. m 7 2 11 a. m. 79 8 a. m 76 12 (noon) .... 80 9 a. m 78 1 p. m 73

Times is Informed that the original was stolen. It was brought mutilated to The Times. The Times wants to give it back to its owijer. It wants to restore it to the pprson to whom Stephenson sent it.

A Story of Dangerous Love . . -'.— By VIDA HURST—ss

SYNOPSIS At a farewell party siven hvonstKratic SIDNEY MAINE to the senior class of Stockton High School. SONIA MARSH, 17 and pretty, is discovered kissing JOE CARTER in a dark bedroom MRS. MAINE, the host s mother, criticises Soui3 so harshly that she leaves at once. Sonia whose parents are poor, is not. trusted by the mothers of her home town, and is iconsiJf red wild because she smokes. Joe. who intends to work in a garage with his father, loves Sonia, but realizes he is not in position to give her the place in the world to which she aspires. SAM MARSH. Sonia's father, broods over the fact that she is old enough to start out in the world and is bewildered when she tells him of her intention to go to San Francisco to work. • because of her hatred oi poverty and the suspicions of Stockton. Sonia is indignant when her married sisler VERA tells her parents that news of Sonia's behavior has spread over town. TOM UNDERWOOD, who loves Sonia manly, asks her to admit she doesn't love Joe. and offers her a >I.OOO engagement ring if she will wait for him until he is out of college. She agrees to consider his proposal.

CHAPTER 111 When Sonia reached home after her ride with Tom Underwood, she found her mother feverishly pressing Mrs. Stillwater's foulard. Sonia watched her silently. She occasionally wondered about her mother. How she could endure the strain of monotonous sewing day after day on other women’s clothes! Her well-modeled lips were drawn into a tight line now. Her cheeks were flushed. “She's worrying about me,” thought Sonia. “Mother,” >phe said suddenly, “are you going to telT Dad about last night?" “I haven't decided yet, Sonia. T don’t know what I ought to do. I'd certainly tell him if I thought it would do any good." “It would just make him feel badly," her daughter insinuated softly. Mrs. Marsh moistened the tip of her forefinger and tested the iron. "You should have thought of that soonei. It’s too late to try to save anybody's feelings now. It’s probably all over town.” “Well, supposing It Is. There wasn’t anything so disgraceful about It. Believe me, I'm not the first girl in that class to get kissed, in a dark room,.- either. Look at the way Janice Peterson acts all the time.” “Yes. I know. But you can't afford to be talked about. It would be different if your father were president of a hank or something. “Not that that makes it right." she went on quickly. “No matter who you are. spooning cheapens a girl. Makes her common." "Poppycock, mother! I suppose you never kissed anyone hut Dad.” Mrs. Marsh sighed. But her eyes evaded Sonia's. “I ran away from boardfhg school to marry your father. I hadn't had

So it knows no better way than to print it as evidence of his former glory and power and offer it to the person who prizes this evidence of Stephenson's rlosp friendship and esteem. Please bring your proof of ownership.

much chance to be kissing anybody before that.” She folded the foulard carefully between layers of tissue paper and wrapped a string about the box. ”1 promised Mrs. Stillwater you’d bring this over when you came j home. She wants to wear it to a dinner tonight." “Oh. Mother, you aren't going to make me carry that box over to Stillwater’s.” “I don’t see how it’s going to get there any other way.” “Let her send her wonderful doctor son after it.” “Don is only here for a week. He has another half year in the hospital. And his mother said they have engagements for every minute of the time he’s home.” “Yes, you bet. She’d make him sound as popular as she could. As (Turu to Page 8) One Dead, 13 111 From Toadstools Bu X'nltfd Pres* CHICAGO. Oct. 4—One man is dead and thirteen persons are ill as the result of mistaking toadstools for mushrooms. Joseph Bailer, 36. died after eating a steak smothered with “mushrooms,” which he and his wife had picked in the woods. Mrs. Bailer is seriously ill. The others ate “mushrooms” gathered by Jacob if used. IMPROVEMENTS IN INDIANA Bn I nlted Prrs* CHICAGO, Oct. 4.—Permission has been granted the receivers of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railriad to spend $575,000 on maintenance and improvement. The program calls for anew bridge at Hoitonville, Ind., and* $56,000 for new track at Belt Junction, Ind.

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Governor Jackson Refuses to Let Reporters Inquire Into Allegations of Scandal. THEY CANNOT SEE “OLD MAN” Republican Editor Fires Second Broadside in Expose.

The Stephenson Scandal Governor Jackson refuses on Sunday and again today to permit The Times to interview D. C. Stephenson on his offer to expose corruption in State. Thomas Adams, Vincennes publisher, makes telegraphic demand on Governor for permission for himself and six State Senators to interview Stephenson. Adams charges that the Republican State organization attempted Sunday and again today to terrorize and intimidate J. Frank McDermond, Jr., publisher of Attica (Ind.) Ledger and president of State Republican Editorial Association, into calling off the inquiry into Stephenson’s regime. - % Adams makes public a second letter, which he alleges was written by Stephenson, making more sensational charges.

Governor Ed Jackson today flatly refused to permit The Times to interview D. C. Stephenson in his cell at Michigan City. He had made a similar refusal Sunday at Cleveland, Ohio. Thomas Adams, Vincennes editor, telegraphed the Governor demanding that, he permit himself and associated editors of the Republican Editorial Association and six State Senators to see Stephenson and get from him the story of graft in Indiana, which he alleges Stephenson is ready to give.

Adams today charged that the "AA'alb machine'' attempted Sunday to intimidate J. Frank'McDermond. Jr.. Attica editor and president of the Republican Editorial Association, into deserting the group of Republican editors which is demanding a probe of the Stephenson confessions. Appeals to Editors Adams also issued an apppeal to the editors of the State to stand behind the movement and force the truth concerning the political corruption which had its incentive in the reign ff Stephenson as Klan leader and under which he was able to boast that he was “the law in Indiana." At the same time he made public what he declares is a second letter smuggled out pf Indiana State Prison at Michigan City, written by Stephenson, in which the former dragon charges that he is being kept in prison, refused a motion for anew trial, deprived of his property, by his former “friends," who, he declares. are interested in forever silencing his voice and preventing him from telling what he knows of the corruption of which he was a part. Deserted by Friends The letter charges that gjephenson believes he is now being victimized by these former friends and political associates and appeals for a lawyer who will get an appeal in his case. The Governor left his office shortly after he had been found by the Times and refused to grant an order to AVarden Daly to see Stephenson. Daly has refused to let any newspaper man see Stephenson. In, that refusal he has the backing of the Governor. Telegram to .Jackson The telegram sent to the Governor and to which no reply has been made as yet by the Governor reads: Honorable Edward .Jackson, Governor Indiana, Indianapolis, lnd. As chairman of the probe committee I appeal to you for a sweeping order on AVarden Daly of tlie Michigan City prison for the privilege of a confidential or public conference with D. C. Stevenson. I desire to take with me the six Senators whom I had before me Saturday and the six members of probe committee. Stephenson has indicated to me that lie desired to meet the newspaper nitn I represent. It is no attack on justice for a penalized prisoner to be allowed to fell the truth. A telegiaph answer is desired. Signed Thomas H. Adams. Further Charges The second letter made public by Adams, which he alleges is from Stephenson to Court Asher, a former aid, followed revelations made in the session on Saturday at which the six State Senators listened to detailed charges of graft and corrup tion and an appeal by Stephenson to be permitted to tell the whole story of political corruption. It offered to tell of vast sums spent for fraudulent votes, of misuse of public money, of widespread graft in many departments, of legislative bribery. The second letter purports to give the present Stephenson belief that those he used are now intent on keeping him in prison and sealing his lips. The Second Letter The remarkable docurrient, vouched for by Adams as a letter from the former head of the Klan, reads: “The reasofi\,for putting me away for life Is apparent to every man who reads the newspapers of the State. Certain Individuals feared nie and others want me out of the way, because it is cheaper to send a man away for life than it is to (Turn to Page 11)

Forecast Showers and cooler tonight; Tuesday fair and much cooler.

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QUEER PRANKS OF FATi Child Falls on Concrete, Lives— Woman Drowns in Pail. Bn United Press BOSTON. Oct. 4.—Crawford Blackett, 7 months old. fell fifteen feet from ma rear piazza to a concrete walk, but received only minor bruises, at North Cambridge Sunday. In Fall River, Miss Mary Dun- , ning, 53. fainted while washingclothes and drowned in a paU water. - DROP DISTRICTS 11C. OF 0. DRIVE Workers ‘Prospect’ in AU Parts of City.j “Prospecting” In all parts of tta# city, workers in the Indianapoll* First movement today were enrolling Chamber of Commerce members without regard to "sales territories." Dan Weigle. civic evangelist, said he believed attainment of the new goal of 3,000 members was certain of announcement at the report luncheon Tuesday. There will be no report luncheon today. Dick Miller, head of the drive, has sent the following letter to workers: “If you have been unable to work and have agreed to work, you can yet make good. Come to the Chamber of Commerce and obtain a few prospects for return call? or just start out after you get some application blanks and obtain several members. Come to the Tuesday luncheon and you will be received with open arms. Best of all, your conscience will be appeased. You will have an open territory.” RELIEF FUND $19,480 Red Cross Representative to Make Survey in Gibson County. AA r ith contributions of $244 received today, the Indianapolis Red Cross fund for relief in the Florida J hurricane area mounted to $19,480.97 Chairman AVilliam Fortune announced. Foster Davis, field representative of the Red Cross, who now is in Gibson County, has been instructed to make a survey in that vicinity, flooded by the AVhite and Wabash Rivers, and report on what help should be given. CHAMPS GO THROUGH Cards and Yanks En Route to St. Louis for Third Game of Series. The St. Louis Cards and New York Yankees, contenders for the baseball championship of the worlii* passed through Indianapolis thf>4 morning at 11 on special trains wi(4 St. Louis as their destination. Tlf4 trains stopped only a few mlnutm* and were on their way again. Players of both teams were anxious to end the lon* ride and did not leave the cars. The third game of the world series is schedule! at St. Louis on Tuesday. EVANS GETS 12 YEARS Bn United Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Oct. 4. William E. Evans, Terre Haute's worst “bad boy," was sentenced to twelve years in the Federal Penitentiary today by Judge Robert C. Balt* zell in United States District Court on two charges alleging counterfeiting and conspiracy. | -