Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 169, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 October 1926 — Page 1

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VOLUME 37—NUMBER 169

WALB ACCUSES RELIGIOUS LEADERS

\\ v r Mrs. Julian Held as Hostage in Inquiry

TEACHERS WILL FIGHT FOR T|NURE Association Head to Sound Keynote in Convention Speech Tonight. “It’s time for tenure.” This will be the keynote of the general sessions of the Indiana State Teachers’ Association, seventythird annual convention, to be sounded tonight in the inaugural address of President Martha A. Whltacre, Richmond, at Cadle Tabernacle. Thousands of teachers from all over the State will be on hand to back up the tenure proposals, which are, in brief, that after a teacher has served a probationary period, he or she could not be discharged without good cause and a proper hearing. All schools are closed until Monday and throughout Wednesday night and today teachers from cities, towns, villages and rural communities came.streaming into the city. A beautiful fall day furnished a background for the annual welcome that Indianapolis extends to the State’e educators. President Whitacre at tonight’s session will take over the reins of office from retiring President William P. Dearing, who will review ac-, complishments of the past year. Enrollments in the organization have been greater than ever and Dearing will call attention to the fact this convention is the largest in educational circles in the entire country. Assails Petty Politics “Indiana long has held recognized leadership in educational matters and we should not fall behind in the matter of teacher tenure,” President Whitacre declared in an interview. “Petty politics and personal grudges have played havoc with teaching forces long enough. In my Inaugural address I shall urge that the mater of tenure be made the important issue at this convention.” The tenure program probed for Indiana would provide a certain probationary period (three years has been suggested). After a teacher has successfully passed this period he or she could not be discharged with(Tum to Page 10) JURY WILL GEf • LEE FATE TODAY Both Sides Conclude Their v Evidence. Bii United Pr^ss FRANKLIN, Ind., Oct. 21.—Attorneys for the State and defense in the trial of Ralph Lee, bandit and jail breaker, for the alleged murder of Abner Peek, Indianapolis grocer, July 4, 1924, were to present their arguments to the jury todgy. Both sides have concluded their presentation of evidence and the case is expected to go to the jury late this afternoon. Mrs. Dorothy Lee, wife of the defendent, made a sweeping denial of all statements she was said to have made to Indianapolis police, declaring she had lied, after having been called to the stand as witness for the State. Efforts of the State to have her testimony impeached failed when the judge sustained objections of the defense. MARINES GUARD MAILS 1,850 Assigned to Twenty-Three Large Cities in United States. Bv United Press WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.—Postal officials today warned the public not to loiter around mail cars, trucks or other mailing ppints on peril of being shot by Marines, who went on guard today in twenty-three cities. A total of 1,850 "leather necks’* were assigned to Atlanta, New Orleans, Ft. Woth, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Denver, Salt Lake City, Kansas City, Omaha, New York. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, St. Paul, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Spokane, Seattle, Portland, Washington, D. C. and Richmond, Va. Postmaster Robert H. Bryson today said sufficient Marines for Indianapolis to provide adequate protection for trucks hauling valuable mail to and from' the Union Station would be asked. Local officials were represented Postal Inspector A. S. Kelly of Muncie at a Cincinnati (Ohio) conference, which was to make recommendations to the Pittsburgh office.

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GALE KILLS 30 IN CUBA; 1 AT MIAMI Florida Cities Escape Brunt of Hurricane —U. S. Embassy Wrecked. By United Press The tag end of the tropical hurricane which spread destruction in Cuba passed over Miami and its apprehensive people early today, doing very little damage and leaving but one roported death in its wake. More than thirty persons were reported dead in Cuba early today, and at least 500 injured, with property damage reaching $15,000,000. About two hundred small houses collapsed and one hundred fishing schooners were wrecked. The L T nited States embassy in Havana was so badly damaged that it is unlivable, but none of the embassy staff was injured. The United States consulate also was damaged, but not so seriously. The storm was well out at sea today and provided no possibility of danger except to ships. One man was killed at Miami by an awning blown down by the gale. Miami residents spent most of a sleepless night. Scores of police who had been assigned to continuous duty, passed about through the crowds which had congregated on the streets, urging them to return home after assuring them that the worst of the gale was over. Hollywood, which suffered the heaviest in the hurricane of Sept. 18, was panic-stricken, according to reports received here, but there was no disorder. Indications today were that Key West, the first Florida town in the path of the windstorm, had received considerable property damage. No lives were reported'lost. High winds and rain were reported at West Palm Beach, where only a few houses were damaged by the blow. Two Cuban gunboats the Hautey and Fourteenth of February, were aground in the harbor, while more than twenty large schooners were ashore, the fate of their crews unknown. Says Individuality Is Education Need "An open track for every child,” was the plea of Dr. Herman H. Young. Indiana University clinical psychology professor, before the psychology and education division of State Teachers’ Association convention at the Lincoln. Young urged individuality in our educational system, the personal study of every pupil, and giving the child the things needed for his highest developability. Young declared the special school, with a curriculum adjusted so as to develop each child to his highest possibility, would help prevent crime among youths. 3 INJURED AT CROSSING Woman’s Eye Torn Out When Traction Car Strikes Auto. Three persons en route to the teachers association convention here, were injured today, one seriously, when their automobile was struck by a T. H., I. & E. traction car at a crossing one-half mile west of Plainfield. Mrs. Oliver Wilson. 29, Lewis, Ind.. was the most seriously hurt, an eye having been torn out. Her husband. Oral Wilson, 31, superintendent of the Lewis schools, and Miss Mattie Ellis, 21, were also injured. All are in Indiana Christian Hospital here.

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Olin R. Holt, Kokomo Attorney, Declares He Saw Checks to Governor During Visits to Jail at Noblesvitle.

Rv Timm Rnrrinl KOKOMO, Ind., Oct. 21.—Olin R. Holt, Kokomo attorney, also has seen checks from D. C. Stephenson, former grancKdragon of the Ku-Klux Klan in Indiana, to Ed Jackson, Governor of Indiana,, Holt declared today. Floyd Christian, a defense attorney in Stephenson’s trial for priurder, was the first to say that he had seen such checks. Governor declared he had not received the checks. Holt said that' “Stephenson has thfc goods on Jackson and Duvall. I have seen it.” He visited Stephenson fourteen or fifteen times in Stephenson’s cell at the Ncblesville jail, Holt said. One of these visits was the day Stephenson was sentenced, he said. Stephenson was in a "towering rage,” Hoi; said, and was saying over and over again: "I won’t go. I can’t go. They don’t dare send me.” It was/ at that time that he saw “several" checks, Holt said, as well as much other evidence. Stephenson] wanted him to go and see the Gov-S

Wife of Missing Stephenson Associate Quizzed by Grand Jury. FIND ELLIOTT IS GONE Ex-Klansman and His Partner Bedford Out of City.

Developments

Mrs. I* G. Julian, wife of the Evansville man believed to have missing Stephenson documents, is held under surveillance after her api>earanoe before the grand jury. Indianapolis salesman, personal friend of Stephenson, said to have seen^ documents implicating politiciitu.H, is witness before the grand jury. With appearance of Mrs. George S. Elliott before investigating body, mysterious absence of Elliott, former Marion County Klan cyclops, and Harney Bedford from city is disclosed. As authorities today continued their hunt for L. G. Julian of Evansville, former business associate of D. C. Stephenson, the county prosecutor’s office held Mrs. Julian a hostage here. Julian, It Is believed, has in his possession Stephenson documents which would prove charges of a corruption in Indiana politics while Stephenson was in power. The Marlon County grand jury now is investigating these charges. Deputy Prosecutor William H. SheafTer announced Mrs. Julian would he kept In Indianapolis under surveillance, following her appearance before the grand jury this morning. She denied knowing the whereabouts of her husband, who has been Sought since he visited Stephenson in Indiana State Prison at Michigan City n week ago, SheafTer .said. Elliott Missing With the appearance of Mrs. lone Elliott, wife of George S. Elliott, former cyclops of the Marion County Klan, before the Jurors, the mysterious disappearance of Elliott was learned. Elliott and Harvey Bedford, associated with Elliott in formation of the Marion County Voters’ League (Turn to Page 13) RYAN SURPRISED AT TESTIMONY Ex-Candidate Skeptical Over Reed Revelations. llii Times Sneelal ANDERSON, Ind., Oct. 21. —Oswald Ryan, defeated a candidate In the Republican senatorial primary, expressed surprise and skepticism today over testimony at the Reed hearing in Chicago Wednesday to the effect that he and his successful opponent, Senator Arthur R. Robinson, were listed as favorable to the Klan slate. "I was the only candidate for United States Senator in the recent primary who openly, on platform and In the press, attacked and condemned Sttphenson’s* domination of Indiana, politics,” Ryan declared, "and In view of this fact. I am'at a loss to understand any report such as that which comes over the wire from the Chicago hearing.”

ernor and get him to grant a reprieve or do anything that would keep him out of Michigan City until a retrial could be had, Holt said, but he refused to do so. Stephenson then wanted him to see Will’s Dye of Kokomo, who was chairman of the State Republican finance committee in the 1924 campaign and to have Dye tell the Governor that Stephenson had a number of canceled checks from Stephenson to the Governor, which had not been included in the report of campaign expenses, Holt said. The purpose was to give the Governor to understand that “he could not afford to turn Steve down,” Holt said, but he refused to do this also, and advised Stephenson to "hold his stuff” until an effort for a retrial had failed. Li. G. Julian of Evansville, former business assot iate of Stephenson, now has all of Stephenson’s evidence. Holt said. Holt expressed the view that Stephenson has some prospect for getting his freedom or Juliin would not be missing for so long Julian has been missing ever since the public inquiry be^an.

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, OCT. 21, 1926

Body of Eugene V. Debs Taken to Terre Haute

Noted Five Times Candidate for President, Dies at Sanitarium. Hu I'nited Press CHICAGO, Oct. 21.—The body of Eugene V. Debs, 70, Socialist leader, who died at an Elmhurst (111.) sanitarium Wednesday night, was taken to his home at Terre Haute, Ind., today on a Chicago & Eastern Illinois train, leaving Chicago at 11:55 a. m. Funeral arrangements will be com pleted when the body reaches Terre Haute, Theodore Debs, a brother, said. A complete nervous breakdown accentuated by kidney and heart trouble, forced the fiery Socialist into a local hospital more than a month ago. For some time he Improved, but Monday afternoon he suddenly took a turn for the worse and Dr. H. O. Wiseman announced death was a matter of hours. But the Indomitable will of the man, who once polled a million votes for President while a prisoner in Atlanta Federal prison, staved off the end until Wednesday night. For almost seventy-four hours he had been unconscious. Once when (Turn to Page 2) Moon Will Run Down Mars Tonight Bu United Press NEW YORK, Oct. 21—Although there appears to be an abundance of room in the great stellar system for the sun, the moon, the stars, the earth and all the planets, the moon will run down the planet Mars tonight and pass him just before dawn. Mars, gleaming red, will cut the distance between himself and the earth tonight to the smallest number of miles, although still too many for calculation. The planet will appear the brightest of the year. But his gleam will be minimized by the glow (ft the moon, the surface of which contains about 14,657,000 square miles, or nearly four time the area of Mars. The moon’s passing of the planet affords nstrnomers their best chance of studying their relative positions. AIMEE OPENS DEFENSE Witnesses Called to Prove “Miss X” * Story. Bu United Press LOS ANGELES. Oct. 21.—Efforts to disprove that she was the mysterious “Miss X” who lived in a bungalow at Carmel by the Sea with Kenneth F. Ormiston were launched today by Aimee Semple McPherson at her preliminary hearing on charges of perjury and conspiracy. The evangelist, through her attorney, called several witnesses to the stand to identify the woman who posed as “Miss X” and signed an affidavit in Salinas, Cal., recently to exonerate Mrs. McPherson. The first witness called was Judge William Bardin, before whom the “Miss X” affidavit was made In Ballnas. _

Eugene Victor Debs

SLIGHT DAMAGE BY HEAVY FROST Crops Mostly Matured in Advance of Killing Nip. A killing frost, the first of the season, visited north and central Indiana, including Indianapolis, \Vednes ? day night, but did little damage to crops, which, for the most part, were matured. Frost also visited the southern portion of the State, but was not so heavy. With increasing cloudiness and warmer weather predicted, frost is not in prospect for tonight. Lower temperature is anticipated by Friday night. The con. crop, which received serious setbacks as a result of the heavy September rains, has made rapid progress during October ajid practically all was matured before the visit of the frost. Some tomatoes which were in exposed places were damaged, and ilowers also were frost bitten. Frost this year is later than the average date of Oct. 17 for this locality. Last year, however, the first heavy' frost came on Oct. 10 and caused considerable loss. The mark of 36 degrees at 7 a. m. was 7 degrees below normal. HAPPYWHILEHE FINE Squibbs Liquor Defendants Finish Jail Terms. Jovial "Uncle Joe” Shores, 1020 Coe St., was laughihg today at the Federal Bldg. Instead of carrying on his duties as veteran watchman, which post he held twenty-one years, "Uncle Joe” appeared in custody of Marshal Linus P. Meredith and paid his $1,600 fine for theft of W. P. Squibb confiscated liquor from the Federal Bldg, basement. Shores was happy, because he had served the last day of his six months sentence in Marion County Jail, and was free again after paying his fine. He said h, "friend” loaned him the money. “That is the first and last trouble for me,” said Shores, proudly waving the yellow receipt for his fine. treated me pretty nice down at the jafl. I had a job taking care of the range,” he said. Landers Dearson, Negro, 2401 Balsom Ave., was released Wednesday after pacing his SI,OOO fine. Three others convicted in the case are serving time in Federal penitentiary. HOURLY TEMPERATURES 6 a. m..}.. 36 10 a. m 48 7 a. m 36 11 a. m.... 60 8 a.\m 39 12( noon) ... 51 9 a. m 42 1 p. 53

INDICTMENT SOUGHT IN HAAG CASE Two Traced by Detective Agency Are Caught in New Jersey. L MURDER IS ADMITTED Chicago Diamond Robbery Also Involved. The Marion County grand jury today was to be’ asked to indict on murder and robbery charges Lawrence L. Ghere, 26, and Carl J. Hanson. 26, who are under arrest at Englewood, N. J., for the killing of Wilkinson Haag, drug company official, In a hold-up at the Green Mill barbecue on E. Thirty-Eighth St., May 17. Detectives Charles Jordon and Frank Reynolds, went to the courthouse to testify before the grand Jury in the murder case. Telegraphic information from the New Jersey police to the local detectives which was to be presented to the jury, states that Ghere admitted f\rmg the shot that killed Haag and that Hanson was with him. This motive was robbery. Pinkerton Detective Agency operatives, called to a local hotel the day of the Haag murder to trace two men who left without paying their bill, gained some meager clews. Carefully building up these clews, the bperatlves cleared up the local murder mystery and solved a $150,000 Chicago (111.) diamond robbery on Sept. 2. It is said. It is expected that as a result of their investigations members of a large ring of diamond thieves, who have been operating in Chicago for some time, will be rounded up. In Hotel Room M. L. Fruits, Pinkerton Agency supterintendent, and F. C. Huntington. operative, found the following in the hotel room the day of the murder: A dum-dum 38-caliber cartridge tallying with the bullet taken from Haag’s body by Coroner Paul F. Robinson; two sheets of paper that bore scribbled pencil notations 801-121: the license number of Haag's Marmon autor MAin 3770, *he telephone number at the Haag Drug Company: W. M. Haag, the name of the slain man. 114 N. Pennsylvania St., the address of Haag's office, 806 N. Illinois St., the address of John F. Haag Grocery, believed to have been confused with Haag’s address: 814 N. Meridian St., Haag’s home address; 803 N. West St., the address of St. Bridget’s Catholic Church, which Miss Jessie Murphy, who was with Haag when 'he was killed attended. Haag often met Miss Murphy at this church on Sunday. Miss Murphy was with Haag tn Louisville, Ky., at the Derby race, May 15. It Is believed Ghere and Hanson were there and (saw the $3,000 diamond ring which Haag wore, and which they ordered him to give them in the barbecue hold-up. ■Miss Murphy told of seeing a Chrysler roadster following them back from Louisville, and the men held have been touring the country in such a car. During their tours they have left behind a trail of fraudulent checks, It is said. Through these checks the Pinkerton agents were able to follow them. Bank Books Found Batft books found in the belongings at the hotel bore the address of Englewood, N. J., and the oper atives following this clew, had police at that city keep a watch for the men. Police Chief M. J. O’Neill of Englewood brought about the arrest and (Turn to Page 12) Entry Date for Big *Contest Is Extended Good news for Indianapolis high school boys and girls came today with the announcement that the time limit for entering the costume review at the Indianapolis Radio Exiwsition the night of Friday. Oct. 29, had been extended to midnight next Wednesday. The Indianapolis Times is sponsoring the contest, and will award prizes to those whom the judges select as having the best costumes. While the review is open to ali high school students, the entry list is restricted to 100 students from each of the five Indianapolis high schools, Khortridge, Manual Technical, Cathedral and Broad Ripple. It is not necessary that the boy and girl both register from the high school. Either can enter and choose his or her own partner. Elsewhere in this paper is an entry coupon. Fill it out and mail It to The Costume Review Editor of The Indianapolis Times at once.

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Fails to Produce Evidence Upon His 'Charge Bankers Are Corrupting Indiana Election. SCORES CHURCH HEADS INSTEAD Peeved Because He Can’t Answer Those Who Preach for League.

Today's Developments

Republican State Chairman Clyde A. Walb, producing no proof of his charge that international bankers are trying to corrupt th(T Indiana election, makes anew accusation that Hoosier churchman and college professors are flooding the State with propaganda for the League of Nations. Pat Emmons completes testimony about Klan plans to ‘‘merch througn the White House,” and put Senator Watson across. Reed subpoenas churchmen and professors named by Walb. Reed agrees to transfer hearing to Watson’s room in Methodist hospital here next week upon receipt of telegram from Watson asking opportunity to refute testimony involving him. Walter Bossert proves an uncommunicative witness.

Hu Times Special FEDERAL BLDG., CHICAGO, Oct. 21.—Clyde A. Walb, Republican State chairman of Indiana, called upon by Senator ■James A. Reed today to substantiate his charge that “international bankers” had put money into every precinct of the State in the hands of “fakirs” who were behind the Adams probe, gave one name, that an associate of the Rev. Alva Taylor, nationally known social worker, and he gave that name w r rong. Instead of unfolding to an eager world hif“evidence everywhere” of this conspiracy to slander his candidates Walb said

he had never seen, any money. Upon receipt of a long tele- < gram from Senator Watson saying lie was unable to get to Chicago personally to refute the testimony involving him because of Ids injuries in an automobile accident, and asking that Reed transfer the hearing to Indfanapolis n< once, Kecd announced he would come to Indianapolis and interview Watson in Ids room in the Methodist Hospital next week. Walb testified that Jacob Meyers could tell all about the international hankers, but that Meyers had gone to Kansas City. Mo. Wlial Walb Forgot The chairman evidently did not know that the Meyers to whom he evidently referred had been away from Indianapolis for several months, going to Kansas City to become the editor of a publication of the Christian Church. Walb likewise was uninformed • upon the fact that Joseph Meyers, the man he evidently intended to accuse, formerly was a church news expert on an Indianapolis newspaper and later secretary of the local branch of the National Council for the Prevention of War. Its offices were jointly used by Dr. Taylor, head of the social welfare department of the Christian Church in America. Having drawn Meyers in by a false name and admitting that he had never seen him, Walb proceeded to drag in Dr. Amos Hershey of Indiana University as one of the “conspirators” in his charge of corruption because Dr. Hershey had delivered addresses from time to time in favor of the League of Nations. Deeper and Deeper Then Walb wallowed deeper in his own net by saying that Dr. Frederick Libbey of Washington was an other, and tried to hide behind the American Legion by quoting Paul McNutt, State commander, as his authority. Reed at once subpoenaed Di; Hershey to appear. Dr. Hershey, incidentally was the educator and expert in international law and history chosen by President Woodrow Wilson to attend the peace conference in Paris. Before Walb blew his own charges out of water Walter Bossert, who succeeded D. C. Stephenson as Indiana grand dragon of the Klan. was on the stand. He was such an unwilling witness that Reed dismissed him with the remark: “I hope Mr. Bossert, that as an attorney you are more fortunate In selecting communicative witnesses than I have been with you.” Before Bossert Reed questioned Hugh (Pat) Emmons, former South Bend Klan cyclops. further upon, his disclosures of Wednesday afternoon about the scheme of Imperial Wizard Hiram W. Evans to elect Senator James E. Watson President *n 1928 and an offer of SIO,OOO he said he received from W. Lee Smith. In diana grand dragon, if he would sup port Watson. The activities of Watson. William F. Zumbrun, Klan political agent, and others in the seating of Senator Mayfield of Texas figured in the testimony. After excusing Bossert. Reed called Walb. Referring to newspaper clippings, Seh a tor Reed asked Walb regarding a letter he had written to Senator William E. Borah on Oct. 12. Walb stated that there “was evi dene* everywhere that the interna tional bankers in Wall Street had

Forecast Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight, probably followed by showers Friday; cooler Friday night.

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Hershey Is Puzzled by Reed Subpoena Hu Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Oct. 21.—“1 am not a propagandist for any cause. I have lectured on international relations for years. I do not understand how any information I can give the Reed committee would be valuable in tracing corruption.” This was the statement of T>r. Amos Hershey, professor of international relations at Indiana University, when informed by The Times that he has called as a witness in the Reed probe of Indiana politics.

money in the hands of the ‘fakirs’ to defeat the Republican ticket. “Do you know of your own knowledge, of any banker or international banker who has put money into Indiana?” Reed asked. Doesn’t Know Names “I do not know their names," Walb replied. “Do you know of any money sent into Indiana?” "No." “Can you give me the name of any person that does?” “Jacob Meyer, Occidental Building, Indianapolis, could give it to you, but he is now in Kansas City, Mo." “Have you seen any such money?" Reed insisted. “No, Senator, I have not seen the money." ‘All you know, then, is gained from the statement made by other people?" "I have seen literature.” “The statements made—youreltter to Senator Borah—are based on what other people have said and the literature you have seen, then?" 1 “I do not know who paid for it.” Sends Out Literature, Too “Your committee sends out literature, too, doesn’t it?" “Oh yes, lots of it.” "Jacob Meyer, you say, sends It (Turn to Page 13) REED TIRED OF ’ CHASING RAINBOWS Will Not Investigate Ohio Politics. Ru i'nilrtl Pre* CHICAGO, Oct. 21.—“1 am tired of chasing rainbows," Senator James A. Reed said today when told that Chairman Dye, Democratic State chairman of Ohio, had asked an Investigation of slush funds reported to have been raised in that State to re-elect Senator Frank B. Willis, Republican. “There is not a chance of our conducting an inquiry into the Ohio situation,” Reed said. Senator McNary of Oregon, another member of the committee today asked Reed to postpone the Washington State investigation until after the election because of other engagements. Reed told him to cancel the engagements, t