Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 235, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 January 1927 — Page 1

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JACKSON MESSAGE OPPOSES INQUIRY

Effort for Harmony Marks Legislature

A W. MIM IS EXCUSED ■FROMM Claims Building Program Is Reason—Court Accepts, New Venire Drawn. FOUR OTHERS LET GO Still Only One IVlan on New Probe Body. A. W. Antrim, president of the Jessup & Antrim Ice Cream Com pany, involved in the controversy over the city hospital milk contract, today was excused from serving on the new MarioA County grand jury, by Criminal Judge James A. Collins. The jury is expected to carry on the inquiry into Indiana political corruption. Antrim plesH>ed that a large building program at his plant would demand his personal attention and the court accepted the excuse. Four other prospective jurors were excused, leaving only one man on the Jury. Judge Collins ordered a rffew venire of fifteen men drawn, the men to report to him at 9 a. in. Monday. "i am making this venire large Pu the hof*ee- that we ean'get live! men who will serve,” said Collins. The flfteert men drawn at noon were: F. L. Moore, 1306 Pleasant Bt.; E. H. L.yle, 6020 E. Washington St.: Herbert E. Harting, Route J-2; O. Ig, Lewis, 521 W. North St.; Samuel E. Jacobs, 2913 E. New York St.; David Lipschitz, 425 E. Washington St. Walter E. Turinome, 2548 Park Ave.; George Lay, Kingan &<, Cos.; Oscar Lyons, Hibben-Hollweg Company; John Collett, 25 E. Thirty Third St.; S. 1). Dungan, Route L-l, Oaklandon, Ind.; William J. Dan■caster, 29 W. Washington St.; Otis jE. Logan, 612 Guaranty Bldg.; Ray(Turn to Page 2) PITTENGER DEFEAT BLOW 10 COFFIN Third Battle Lost by G. 0. P. Faction Boss. The defeat of Lemuel A. Pittenger, jSalem, in his race for the Speakership of the seventy-fifth General Assembly is seen as a distinct slap #.t George Y. Coffin, Marlon County jboss, according to som political observers. It is the third major defeat suffered by the head of the combination since the first of the year. Trouble started for Coffin when the county commissioners of Marion County supplanted Schuyler Haas, Seventh district chairman, as county attorney by naming Clinton 11. Givan, former Superior Court judge. The smarting from this blow had hardly subsided when the “Four Horsemen,” Coffin’s machinery in city council, were “dismounted!* by the election of Claude Negley as president. Then came the defeat of Pittenger, on whom Coffin had staked all of his hopes for control of the Legislature. In the failure of the “boss” of Marion County to put over this latest plan some see the end of his chance to become State chairman of the Republican party. AUTO HITS CITY WORKER Employe of .Cleaning Department Victim of Second Mishap. Andrew Shotts, 64, of 634 E. Ohio pt„ employe of the city street cleaning department, was taken to city hospital early today, Injured when Struck while on duty, by an auto, the second similar accident in nine months. Shotts, police say, was working at Kentucky Ave. and Maryland St., when he stepped from behind a parked auto into the path of a car, driven by Arthur Garrett, 706 N. Alabama St.’ He was injured in a accident last May 29. MAN HIT MYSTERIOUSLY Police took Charles Linn, 63, of 806 Highland Ave., to the city hospital -for treatment of injuries about the head, Wednesday night after they had found him at Missouri and Washington Sts. He said something Struck him but was unable to describe the object. Later he 'was taken to his home.

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Senate and House Meet and Organize for Sixty-Day Session. STRIFE APPEARS CALMED Republican Caucus Choices Given Offices. Reconciliation was the keynote of the opening session of the seven-ty-fifth session of the Indiana Legislature which got under way this morning to meet until March 7. After organ.zation sessions in their respective chambers the two Houses met In joint session in the House of Representative chamber and Governor Jackson delivered the annual Governor's message. Governor Jackson began reading his message at 12:10 and finished sit. 12:50 p. m., after which the jont session adjourned, and the Senate returned to its chamber. There was scattered applause when ho had finished. To Meet Monday | Resuming its separate session the House voted to adjourn until 2 p. m. Monday sifter a committee had conferred with the Senate. The Senate agreed to the adjournment until Monday although previous to the joint session the body, on motion of Senator James J. Nejdl, Republican floor leader, had voted to meet morning. Efforts for Peace While partj' leaders including Governor Jackson, George V. Coffin, Marion County boss, Lemuel H. Trotter, board pf works member, Joseph M. Huffington, Evansville Klan leader, were making every effort to restore harmony by much hand shaking, there was evidence thpt the possibility of serious exists. 'Fflierfltn? mrry‘ Gs Leslie was reluctant to discuss the possible appointment of Lemuel A. Pittenger, Selma, as mapority floor leader and gave indications that while “he wanted harmony he would riot mince matters in getting a working organization going quickly.” When interviewed on the floor of the House, Pittenger, defeated candidate for the speakership, refused to state whether he would acpept the tendered appointment. “I am for harmony of cours, but there are some things that I want settled first in my own mind,” he said. “1 Will not make my decision until Monday,” he said. There is much skirmishing among those who suported Pittenger In (Turn to Page 15) CLUBPRESEMTS PLAY January Fif(h Birthday Members Elect Officers at Meet. “The Telegraph Office on a Busy Night,” a playlet in two acts, was given Wednesday night at the annua] meeting of the January Fifth Birthday Club at the home of O. B. Altvater, 6033 E. Washington St. Officers elected: C. E. Qielow, president.: O. B. Altvater and George W. Pearcy, vice presidents. R. E. Guild, treasurer; T. L. Riggs, correspondent; iva Pearcy, junior superintendent, and Helen Guild, assistant junior superintendenL DRAG CREEK FOR. BODY Woman Reports Seeing Corpse of Man in Fall Creek. Following a report Wednesday from Mrs. Edna Stone, 2402 Paris Ave., that she had seen the body of a man floating in Fall Creek near Indiana Ave., police were making plans to drag the creek today. Investigation Wednesday afternoon by motorcycle police failed to reveal any trace of the object. DIES AT DANCE By United Press MADISON, Wis„ Jan. 6.—Andrews H. Anderson, 38, employe of a local realty firm, dropped dead while dancing at a reception given here last night for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stokes of Washington, D. C. He was dancing with Mrs. Stokes when his death occurred.

‘My Twenty-Four Hours’

I This is the second of a series of articles on his daily life and work by Benito Mussolini, as told to Thomas B. Morgan. Rome manager of the United Press. Each article in this series has been personally revised, corrected and approved by Premier Mussolini.] My day Is divided Into one hour of recreation, seven hours of sleep and from fourteen to sixteen hours of work. Eating is a very, very minor function in my existence, —it is a matter of minutes. This arrangement, I have discovered by experience, is the best adapted to my particular needs and enables me to perform the greatest output of work while keeping my body wellconditioned for the free and better functioning of the brain. The nature of my daily toil does not permit me to engage in those forms of recreation which require

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Fight Over Skunk; $350 Nose Balm Bu't'nited Press MT. PROSPECT, 111., Jan. 6. —ln a 'fight over possession of a skunk snoozing on the borders of their farms, near here, Edward % Grimm's nose was smashed by Ernest Grimm, a cousin. A jury awarded the injured man $350 damages because he might never be able again to discover a skunk from a distance.

3 DIE IN ELECTRIC CHAIR First Triple Execution in Massachusetts for One Slaying, By United Press BOSTON, Jan. 6. —For the first time in the history of the State, three men died today to avenge the death of one man, whom they had murdered. The “car barn bandits”—Edward J. Heinlein, John J. Deveraux and John J. McLaughlin—paid the penalty in the electric chai r within twenty-six minutes for the murder of James Furneau, elderly Waltham (Mass.) watchman, in a hold-up. The Rev. Father William T. Murphy, prison chaplain, led the condemned men to the death cell, one at a time. In 1907 there was a triple execution of three Chinese, but that pen alty was for the slaying of four of their fellow countrymen in a Tong, war.

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time and teams. My recreation is indulged in for the purpose of increasing my potentiality for work and is not actuated by the pure amusement of the thing. I cannot go into a sport just simply to pass away the time. Sport cannot bq a pastime for me for I do not have the time to pass. I must choose that sport which best fits my needs, that is, a recreation which is a recreation, a diversion which is both a mental relaxation and a physical good, promoting my general aim to

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4 ARE QUIZZED ABOUTROBBERIES Parked Car Leads to Arrest —Booze Found. A touring car parked near the Pure Oil Refining Company station. East St. and Massachusetts Ave., led to the arrest of four men today., Lieut. Frank Drlnkut and Hergt.’ Clifford Richter found liquor and two men in the car. Two other men were hidden in the station, police said. The men had an army pistol, police said. Detectives questioned Paul C. Hawkins, 27, of 3C7 E. TwentyFifth St., Paul Brady. 32, 706 N. Euclkl Ave.; Paris Cantwell, 29. 1611 N. Illinois St., and Walton Mills, 55, 325 N. Alabama St., about recent hold-ups in which an automobile of the make they were in was used. ‘ CLEARS BONUS MUDDLE Mellon Announces Nearly All Banks Now Malting Loans. By United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. The muddle which prevented veterans from obtaining loans from banks on their adjusted service certificates has been cleared, Secretary of the Treasury Mellon said today. Mellon said he understood virtually all banks in the country, including the Mellon National Bank of Pittsburgh, were willingly making loans to former service men.

achieve the most in productivity. It mustn't be a means to an end. From time to time. I have tried various forms of sport. I enjoy fencing. It excites me. The clash of steel thrills. I vibrate with emotion. I delight in It, and am given a certain amount of credit for being rather skilled ix it. Fencing is a form of exercise which keeps one on the alert, brings into play most of the muscles of the body and trains the eye to exactness and quickness of preceptlon. It has

But He Forgot to Remember By United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 6.—Because her husband thought they had been married five years instead of four, and because he brought home a load of wooden presents and threw at his wife when she chided him. Mrs. Phyllis Sullivan will be granted a divorce, it was disclosed today Her husband Jerry, she further charged, had the habit of spoiling her dreams by sleeping with a knife under his pillow.

FACES MURDER CHARGE Slain Mayor’s Brother Accused of Killing Birger Gangster. By United Press BENTON. 111., Jan. 6.—Gus Adams, brother of the late Mayor Joe Adams of West Cjty, who was shot and killed by gangsters, was arrested today charged with the murder of Ward Jones, a member of the Birger gangThe warrant was sworn out in Gallatin County by Connie Ritter, a Birger lieutenant. Jones for several months was bartender In Birger’s roadhouse between Harrisburg and Benton. On the night of Oct. 25 his body was found in the Big Saline River. The charge has been made numerous times that the Adams brothers were connected with gang affairs in southern Illinois.

many advantages and, except for the fact that it is a sport which must be practiced indoors, would enlist me more regularly in its use. Would Like to Box Boxing Is a sport to which I am greatly inclined. I am a great admirer o' the “manly art.” It not alone brb ts practically all the muscles both of limb and trunk into action. but has a marked utility in the ordinary coming and going of human life. It promotes combativeness and activity of body and mind, induces rapid decision and increases agility. I would box more, but the call of the open lures me to the freshness of'the fields and .woods. I am a lover of all sports. I would gladly play golf, tennis, foofball. If (Toni to Page 6)

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REORGANIZE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Dick Miller, President of Organization, Tells of Progress Plan. SEEK MORE EFFICIENCY General Secretary May Be Under New Engineer. Reorganization of the Chamber of Commerce is being made as the first tangible step in a program for the industrial development of Indianapolis, Dick Miller, chamber president, said today noon before the regular weekly luncheon of the Indiana polls Real Estate Board at the Chamber of Commerce. Miller's speech was the first of a series he is giving before various organizations, outlining the campaign of the “Indianapolis First” movement, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. His topic today was "More Pay Rolls for Indianapolis.” “We are undoubtedly agreed that what we want in this city is a Digger pay roll,” Miller declared. “We need more Industries and the enlarging of industries already here, which makes for greater taxable values and great er opportunities for every line of trade. Seek Industrial Engineer The proposition of employing at. industrial engineer to “sell'’ Indian, apolls to industries prospecting for location has already been broached as a means for such expansion. Chamber of Commerce directors ai;e considering several applicants and are expected to announce an appointment soon. “We are now busy reorganizing the chamber,” Miller continued, "on a basis of more efficient service to loyal industry and with a sincere hope that we may attract new capital to the city. “Our ambition is to rededicate the chamber as a leading instrumentality for industrial progress, and we are setting up the machinery for this great movement supported by the citizens of Indianapolis.” May Subordinate Reynolds The possible subordination of John B. Reynolds, chamber general secretary, to the incoming industrial engineer, has been considered somewhat favorable by the board of directors, it is understood. Some of the directors maintain that two high salaried executives would 'be disastrous to a different administration policy. Reynolds' contract expired Dec. 31, and he is being re. tained temporarily pending settlement of the question, it was revealed recently. "If this city has grown to a population of 400,000 with industrial development in keeping with the population without a concentrated drive for expansion,” Millier concluded, “what do yop think we could do if we all united in an intensive program to that end?” L. H. Lewis, recently elected president of the real estate board, presided at the meeting. FAMOUS FLIER MISSING Lieut. Oakley G. Kelly and Companion and Plane Not Located. By United Press PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 6.—Lieut. Oakley G. Kelly, noted army flyer, was believed lost with his plane today somewhere in the Mount Hood section. Kelly left Pearson field. Vancouver. Wash., yesterday intending to fly over the slopes of the sqpwcovered mountain and report any trace of Leslie Brownlee. 21. lost since Saturday in the wilderness country. The airman should have returned before dark, but the night passed without word from him. He carried fuel for a short flight only. Capt. John M. Stanley, flight surgeon, was with Kelly. That the big De Haviland plane has been forced to land was felt certain, and whether this landing was made safely is not known. HINT OF DODGE SIX By United Press DETROITANARUS, Jan. 6. that Dodge Brothers would begin production of a six-cylinder car was given 5,000 Dodge dealers yesterday by President E. G. Wilmer, who announced a higher priced car would be added to the company's output about July 1. This move, he said, was in line with persistent requests. HOURLY TEMPERATURES 6 a. m 28 10 a. m 27 7 a. m 28 11 a. m 28 8 a. m 27 12 (noon) .... 29 9 a. m 27 1 p. m. ,29

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Governor, Addressing Legislature, Says Charges Against Officials Were ‘Not in Good Faith.’ URGES EXTENSION OF BUDGET - Recommends Absent Voter Law Repeal and Pardon Board Death. Asserting that charges of corruption recently made against State officials were not made in good faith and that there is ‘‘not a scintilla of creditable evidence upon which they can be sustained in any degree, ’ Governor Jackson in his biennial message to the Legislature read in joint session of the House and Senate today, reiterated his faith in the personnel of the 1925 Legislature against which some of the charges were made. ' Dwelling at considerable length on the imputations made and stating that the publicity given the “graft charges” by the press had done great harm to the State, the Governor devoted more time to discussing the “charges” than any other phase of his message.

Rumor Ignored No reference was made to the rumor current for several days that tfie State executive would ask the Legislature “not to do any investigating.” - Charging that the absent voters’ ballot law gave opportunity for the ‘control of elections” when improperly used, its repeal was urged. Contrary to the Republican ¥tate platform and the wishes of the party leaders, the Governor asked for retention of the direct primary law until a suitable substitute can be found for it. Jackson did not believe, he said, that as good or better a system had been found. A discussion of the State's finances was the first item taken up by the Governor. He called attention to the paying off of the State debt, but did nut mention the fact that this had been accomplished by amalgamating specific funds with the general fund. Cites Budget Law In connection with the finances tile State's chief executive mentioned the functioning of the budget law. He said: "The experience we have had with the extended application of the budget law to State finances leads us to the conclusion that if the budget law were so amended that it might, be applied strictly to all local taxing units, whereby appropriations may be made for specific purposes and cannot be used for any other purpose, it would result in a large saving to the taxpayers:” The functioning of the State tax board was given consideration in the message which included an intimation that the Governor favored a reappraisal, especially of farm lands, as often as conditions warranted. It is recalled that the Governor recently told a meeting of tax gatherers heid here that he thought the farmer was paying “too great a share of the taxes." Reports made by the committee appointed to survey the rural school problem, and experts employed (Turn Page 2) When This Parrot Talks, It Talks By Times Special OAKLAND CITY. Ind., Jan. 6. "Fire” cried the parrot in the home of B. M. Corn, living here. Corn awoke to find his house in flames. He rescued his family. It was the first time the parrot had talked in months. READY FOR POLAfTtRIP Wilkins Expedition Prepared for Second Dash Northward. By United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 6.—The ill-fated Wilkins polar expedition, which last year was forced to abandon its fight to the north pole because of successive accidents, is now prepared to try again. t Plans for the second expedition, which also is known as the Detroit Arctic Expedition, are now complete, according to Hugh Dungan Grant, aide to Capt. Hubert Wilkins, and the explorers hope to leave Seattle on Feb. 12. Two Stinson planes and a Fokker monoplane, with a cruising radius of 3,000 miles, will be used. GIRL TAKES POISON, REPORT Pearl Cunningham, 19, of 1230 Hoyt Ave., was taken to the city hospital ait 12.30 a. m. today, suffering from self-administered poison, according to police. The officers were unable to learn the motive. Jfer condition was not regarded as serious. HIGH COST OF PROBES By United Press WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.—The high cost of senatorial investigations, criticised by lawyers, in the Gould case now pending, was disclosed today in the report of the secretary of the Senate showing inquiries for the first six months of 1926, cost $121,147.38. This does not include the Reed primary fund investigation which took place later. That bill will be large.

Forecast Partly cloudy tonight and Friday; not much change in temperature. Lowest tonight about 25.

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MARTON COUNTY

High Points of Message

“If (lie budget law were so amended that it might be applied slriclly to all local taxing units ... it would result in a large saving to the tax payers.” “We had in the general fund on Jan. 1, of this year, $11,414,265.24. “The State government expends less than 10 per cent of<he money raised by taxation throughout the State.” “I have been one who has fnaintained a friendly attitude toward the direct primary. If there is a better system I would favor it.” “The absent voters’ ballot law, as it now operates, afTords in my judgment, opportunity to those who might desire to use it unfairly to control elections.” “A public servant must possess a high degree of courage to discharge his duties uninfluenced . . and undeterred by those, who being unable to dictate, would intimidate or destroy by criticism # or denunciation.” “Charges have lately been made . . impairing the faith of the people in their public officials . . ” these institutions (State colleges) have not #uceived adequate encouragement ...” “Our highway system is recognized as one of the best highway systems of any State in the Union.” Governor Jackson recommended: That consideration be given the recommendation of the State tax hoard that it be given authority to order a reappraisal of property over the State any time inequalities in valuation of property warrants it. Thai the Slate pardon board be abolished. That file farm colony for feebleminded at Butlervllle, established in 1919 at cost of approximately $375,000, be disposed of.

Basketball By Air Friday The Times will broadcast the Butler-Evansville basketball game from the Armory over WFBM, local station of the Mer-. chants Heat and Light Company, Friday evening. Blythe Q. Hendricks, who has thrilled Times fans with his colorful descriptions of basketball through the microphone for several seasons, will do the talking Friday evening. The game is scheduled for eY p. m. Hendricks will give the line-ups and some dope on the warming up a few minutes before game time. Both Evansville and Butler are going strong. Air fans have a treat in store. Tune in at ,268 milters.