Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 247, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 January 1927 — Page 1

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VOLUME 37—NUMBER 247

MOVE TO ABOLISH CRIMINAL COURT

Coffin Averts New City Hall Shake-Up

WATSON NOW URGES SMITH BE SEATED Recently Hoosier Advised Away From Senate. ADVANCES PRECEDENT Declares Issue Above Party Lines. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—Senator James E. Watson (Rep.), Indiana, who attempted to persuade Frank L. Smith, Republican Senator-desig-nate of Illinois, not to come to the Senate, today took up the cudgel in Smith's behalf. Opening the second day of Senate debate on the proposal to bar Smith because of excessive campaign expenditures, Watson pleaded that Smith should be admitted. “I was opposed to his coming here, for many reasons,” said Watson, ‘‘but he is here and knocking at the door. “This is an issue which transcends lieve that when considered in an impartial light, Smith's claim to his party and personal desires and I beeeat is valid. There is no question as to his constitutional qualifications. So far as the right to seat is concerned, the chain of precedents is unbroken that he is entitled to be sworn. “Inasmuch as he has been regularly appointed and has all the constitutional qualifications of age and Psidence, I believe he must be adtted in accordance with the constitution.” Smith again sat in the rear ot the Republican side of the chamber in a, visitors’ chair. The debate again became heavy with argument on delicate shades of Interpretation of the constitutional article which says a Senator must be 30 years of age, must have been a citizen of the country for nine years and must have been elected from the State in which he is a resident. “The Senate cannot go beyond or lessen these qualifications,” said Watson. Senator Robinson, Democratic floor leader, asked Watson if he thought the Senate would have to admit a man afflicted with a contagious disease, or a muderer, and Watson said the Senate would be compelled to admit any properly elected person. “Then a man afflicted with leprosy oould get into the Senate?” Robinson Asked “Absolutely, if he was elected properly,” Watson answered. “And you maintain that a man who was admittedly an idiot could get in here?" Robinson persisted. “Absolutely,” Watson said. "Well, we all know,” said Robinson, “that many fools, damned fools, get into legislative bodies sometimes, but I maintain that the constitutional restrictions are only restrictions and that the Senate can go beyond them to get other qualifica•ins of sanity if it so chooses. I nnot see that the constitution binds this body to admit one guilty of crime, or ineligible to sit here.” Watson ‘‘confessed” that in Brigham Roberts case in the House he had left the “realist’’ and joined the “sentimentalists,” and voted for barring the Mormon, charged with practicing polygamy. “I have been sorry for that vote and apologized for it many times,” he said. AWAITS FOES OF MICE Bn United Press BAKERSFIELD, Cal., Jan. 20. With the army of millions of mice still on a rampage, residents of the Buena Vista lake region near here today awaited the arrival of S. E. Piper and Norman G. Bulin. specialists in the extermination of mice. ASKS VOTE ON LIQUOR Bn United Press ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 20.—A bill providing for a referendum on the prohibition law', in 1928, was introduced in the Minnesota House today.

Eva Tanguay to Marry Again Bv United Press NEW YORK, Jan, 20.—Eva Tanguay, whose strident “I don't care” has resounded through vaudeville halls for it might be impolite to say how bmany years, is going to become " a wife again, it was reported today. The man in the case is Allan Parado, Hungarian pianist, who has just turned 25. Parado has been Miss Tanguay’s accompanist.

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Confers With Duvall and City Councilman Moore in Mayor’s Office. BOARD CHANGES HINTED All Refuse to Comment After Session. George V. Coffin, Marion County Republican boss, slipped up the back stairway to Mayor John L. Duvall’s office today and apparently averted, for the time being at least, what had promised to be a grand ruckus in the mayor’s office familyBefore Coffin had wound his way up that spiral staircase, leading from the board of works office. It had been reported by one of the men involved that a city councilman w r as to resign and be given a major city appointment. Just whose job at city hall the councilman was to receive was what was causing the threatened ruckus. Talks of Shake- Ip For a while there was talk that the counci.man was to get City Purchasing Agent Johi Collins' job. Collins having been in the limelight about the city milk contract lately, but after Coffin hail left the mayor’s office Duvall loyally stuck by Col lins, declaring he was a good man and he would be “the last man I'd discharge.” Boynton Moore, leader of the “Four Horsemen” council faction and former council president, was in conference with the mayor when Coffin arrived. Moore has said he intended to resign from council to be appointed purchasing agent. Silent After the conference he would say nothin? and refused to answerall question 4. Before the conference reports were heard that several changes in membership of one of the city boards were due. Lem Trotter and Roy C. Shaneberger, board of works members, were in conference with Duvall Wednesday afternoon. They would not comment on what was discussed. Drs. E. E. Padgett and W. E. Mendenhall have accepted appointment to the board of health to succeed Dr. Goethe Link and Sol Schloss, the mayor said. “Petty Politic*” Link and Schloss resigned because, they said, petty politics made conditions intolerable. That Padgett will be named presi dent of the board it is believed. Duvall named Padgett and Mendenhall to the board at the beginning of his administration, but Schloss and Link. Shank appointees, refused to resign at the time, so they could not serve. It was generally understood at that time that the mayor wanted Padgett to be the president. Dr. F. E. Jackson, present president of the board, responded vigorously to the statement made by Link and Schloss, In submitting their resignations.

WOULD ELIMINATE DRIBS PAST Bill Introduced to Prohibit 'Empty Bottle Evidence/ Empty liquor bottles and past reputations as drinkers would not be permitted as evidence In trials of liquor law violators, according to a bill introduced in the Indiana House of Representatives today by Charles M. La Follette (Rep.), Vanderburg County. La Follette would also cut off the $25 fee payable to deputy attorneys general in Marion County for each liquor conviction. Deputy attorneys were used in Indianapolis in 1926 when the prosecutor’s office had an insufficient number of deputy prosecutors. There are none at present. YOUNG PEOPLE TO MEET Division of Marion County Council Will Hold Conference. The annual conference of the young people’s division of the Marion County Council of Religious Education will convene for a three-day session Friday evening at Roberts Park M. E. Church. Saturday and Sunday sessions will be held at the First United Brethren Church. The first session begins at 7 p. m. with Miss Myrtle Gummel in charge. Rev. F. A. Hayward, executive secretary of the Federated Baptist churches of Indianapolis, will speak. The closing session will be held Sunday 2:30 p. m. The conference dinner has been announced for Saturday night 6:30. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 25 10 a. m 29 7 a. m 26 11 a. m...... 32 8 a. m 26 12 (noon .... 34 9 a. m 28 1 p. m 34

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COMMISSION DEATH BILL IS ADVANCED Committee Report Favoring Passage Is Adopted in Senate 30 to 20. HOT DEBATE IS WAGED Party Lines Disappear as Solons Take Sides. With the elimination of the clause reviving the old railroad commission, the Senate bill abolishing the Indiana public service commission will go to second reading. This was the decision rechaed at the Indiana Senate session this morning which was marked by hot debate. Senator Howard A. Cann, Frankfort, author of the bill and chairman of the committee on public rights and franchises to which it was referred upon his own request, reported it out this morning with amendment and a committee report unanimously in favor of its passage. In explaining the amendment, Cann declared that the committee believed that transportation regulation is taken care of by the Interstate Commerce Commission and revival of the railroad board was not necessary. Motion Made When the bill reached the clerk’s hands than Senator William F. Hodges, Gary, introduced a motion for -further public hearings. The only one held was Wednesday afternoon. The motion started the debate which lasted an hour and resulted in defeat of the Hodges motion, 20 to 30, and vive voce apfroval of the committee report. Senators James J. Nedjl, Whiting, and, Edward O’Rourke, Jr., Ft. Wayne, joined Hodges in arguing for his motion for further hearing, while Democratic Senator Joseph Cravens. Madison, joined Republicans Cann and Alonzo H. Lindley, Kingman, in urging immediate acceptance of the committee report. "Such delays as Senator Hodges proposes are directly designed to aid the utilities in keeping this commission which they cherished and the people do not want,” Cann declared. “In other years when the peoples’ representatives have tried to dc something in this matter, the billp have been given hearing upon hearing until they were finally talked to death.” Importance Cited Proponents of the further hearing motion declared that the bill was the most important piece of legislation of the year, that it vitally affected 80 per cent of the people, and that any hearing should be be held before It was ultimately decided upon. A single Democrat, Otto W. Koenig, Ft. Wayne, voted for the Hodges motion. Senators voting to delay the measure were Alldredge, Beeson, Blackburn, Brown, Cooper, Draper, [ Evans, Fitch. Harlan, Harrison, Hewitt. Hill, Hodges, Inman, Koenig, Harkel, Nejdl, Nottingham, O’Rourke, Sherwood, Sims and Steele. The Senate adjourned at 12:30 p. m. until 10 a. m. Friday. CHANGES IN TIME ZONE Commerce Com mission Makes Shiite in Eastern Division. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—The In terstate Commerce Commission today announced a shift in the boundary of the Eastern standard time zone for railroads. Under the new zone, the following cities and districts are placed in the Eastern zone: Cincinnati and Middletown, Ohioall points on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, between Cincinnati and Toledothat part of Ohio east of the Cin-cinnati-Toledo Railroad line; Covington and Newport, Ky.; all that part of Kentucky on and north of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad line, from Cincinnati to Catlettsburg, Ky.; all of Kentucky east of the western boundaries of Lawrence, Johnson, Pike and Floyd Counties; and all of West Virginia not alerady included.

BOBBED-HAIRED CHINESE GIRLS LEAD MOBS

Bv United Press HONG KONG, Jan. 20.—Chinese girl students, bobbed in the manner of their western sisters, and wearing horn-rimmed glasses, led the mob which sacked Christian institutions at Foochow, refugees from that city told the United Press today. Orphan children were sold in the streets during the disorders. The day before the trouble began a group of Chinese girl students visited the Spanish convent at Foochow and asked to be

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, JAN. 20, 1927

Fliers Prepare for Nicaragua Duty

, ews „f the “landing” f Marines in Nicaragua soon may l>e changed o read that Marines “took the air” down in that troubled country. At jfepP^UPHy feast these pictures show a combined fighting and observation squadon of Marine corps p.anes preparing at San Diego for Nicaraguan * M ervice. Above is the squadron undergoing final inspection. One lower •hoto shows yards and yards of machine gun ammunition provided for ,ne of the ships; the othei shows L’apt. J. 1\ Mulcahy, one of the squad- , ron’s officers. Is*? 4 ; JTA VICTORIOUS SO FAR — ~W ~w * —< TT _____

News of the “landing” of Marines in Nicaragua soon may be changed to read that Marines “took the air” down in that troubled country. At least these pictures show a combined fighting and observation squadron of. Marine corps p.anes preparing at San Diego for Nicaraguan service Above is the squadron undergoing final inspection. One lower photo shows yards and yards of machine gun ammunition provided for one of the ships; the other shows t’apt. J. P. Mulcahy, one of the squadron’s officers.

LITA VICTORIOUS SO FAR IN DIVORCE CASE FIGHT Chaplin Balked in Attacking Receivership When Court Sets Record Bond of Million.

Bu United Press LOS .ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 20. With every development so far favoring Lita Grey-Chaplin in her fight to divorce Charlie Chaplin and gaining a handsome income in so doing, opposing counsel met in court again today for the fourth legal clash since inception of the case. Efforts to lift receivership on the Chaplin Corporation were apparently halted, following fixing of a record surety bond of $1,000,090, which the film actor must post be-

DEPORTATION OF STUOENISTAYED Butler Officials Block Move of U. S. Asa result *of an avalanche of telegrams sent by Butler University officials and influential Hoosiers, to immigration authorities and the two Indiana Senators at Washington, action was secured staying the deportation of Bernard Shulgasser, 25, a Butler student. Immigration officers arrested the youth Tuesday and rushed 'him to New York for deportation, charging he had vollated his student immigration permit by working. Shulgasser was making his way through the University by teaching violin and Hebrew, having come to this country from Kebarija, Lithuania. He is a German-Jew. DEATH STILL MYSTERY Police Baffled in Finding of Woman’s Frozen Body. Bu United Press CAPE MAY, N. J., Jan. 20.—Mystery in the death of Mrs. Mary S. Clark of Pittsburgh, whose frozen body was found on the beach here Sunday morning, continued unsolved today. It was learned that Mrs. Clark had checked out of a hotel in Washington four days before her death and bought a ticket for New York. Her unclaimed baggage was found in the Pennsylvania station, New York City. Police scout suicide theories and seek two young men, said to have left here Saturday night in an automobile stolen from William Mount, former coast guard member. The automobile was seen that night on the beach where the body was found next day.

shown through. This request was granted. The next day a mob, with girls in the lead, invaded the convent building and removed the body of an orphan they alleged had been murdered by the sisters. American, Japanese and Chinese physicians certified that the child had died of natural causes, but the mob persisted and later entered the convent morgue, where were found the bodies of several infants. This led to a violent demonstration and threats that the nuns would be paraded through

fore the receiver can relinquish possession. The total of the funmaker's located assets as revealed by court records taken from the studio vaults, amounts to $1,446,437.85. although his fortune has been variously estimated at from $3,000,000 to $16,000,000. CHAPLIN OUT OF BED Studies Philosophical Books in Counsel’s Library. Bu United Press NEW YORK. Jan. 20.—1n the library of his attorney, Nathan Burkan, Charles Chaplin today immersed himself in philosophical works in an effort to maintain that composure of mind which made it possible for him to recover from a mental collapse in les? than a week. It was Chaplin’s first day out of bed since last Friday. Burkan was amazed at reports from Los Angeles that Judge Guerin had taken him to task for remarks which he said he had never made. Burkan said he had not criticised the court’s action in fixing alimony. “What I said was that Lita Grey Chaplin didn’t want alimony; she wanted a million dollars,” he commented. SUED BY STANDARD OIL Patents Infringed on by Hoosier Company, Charge. Bu United Press HAMMOND, Ind., Jan. 20.—The Standard Oil Company of Indiana has filed suit in United States District Court here against the BartlesMaguire Company, petroleum marketers and refiners of Milwaukee, and the Graver Corporation of East Chicago, Ind., charging infringement of nine patents from 1914 to 1923. , The Bartles-Maguire Company Is licensed under the Jenkins Cracking patents and the Graver Corporation constructs and installs apparatus for the Jenkls process of cracking crude petroleum. ASK FLIGHT AUTHORITY Bu United Press SAN DIEGO, Cal., Jan. 20.—Navy aviators were today pressing for authority to attempt a non-stop flight from San Diego to Honolulu, before a civilian flight, scheduled for early March, gets under way. RADIUM FOR SICK KING Bu United Press BUCHAREST, Jan. 20.—King Ferdinand’s physicians have decided to bring radium to Bucharest instead of permitting their patient to visit Uarls or Brussels for radium treatment.

the streets carrying the bodies of dead children. It was explained that the bodies were those of waifs who had been left dying outside the convent door by parents. Chinese convent employes had refused to carry the bodies through the streets for burial for fear of being seized for military service. Eventually the situation became so serious that the sisters were compelled to flee, taking a few orphans with them. Most of the children were seized and sold. The girls were not yet ap-

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WITNESSES WILL NOT BE CALLED TO QUIZ HEARING ‘Anyone Welcome/ Declares Chairman of House Committee. Witnesses will not be called before judiciary A committee of the Indiana House of Representatives, by Glenn Harris (Rep.), Lake County, in its consideration ‘ of the “probe” resolution introduced Wednesday, he said today. "As soon as I can get to it I will announce the time and place of the committee meeting,” said Harris. When asked if he would call Thomas Adams, Vincennes publisher, who first broadcast the Stephenson charges, Harris said “No! I will summons no one—however, Mr. Adams or any one else can come in and will receive a full and respectful hearing.” Indications are that the committee will hear proponents and opponents of the investigating measure early next week. In the resolution introduced Wednesday by Representative George L. Saunders, Bluffton, rerequest was made for the appointment, by the House speaker, of a committee of five members, three Republicans and two Democrats, to Investigate charges against various State departments. The resoluton sets out facts dealing ith the recent grand jury report submitted in Marion County. The jury failed to return any indictment Attention was called to the charges made against, the State highway commission and the board of accounts and demands an investigation of both bodies. MAN, WIFE MISSING Bu United Press MARION, 111., Jan. 20.—Leroy Price, State highway patrolman and Price’s wife have been missing since Tuesday, authorities learned today, and the theory they were victims of southern Illinois gang warfare is being investigated. SETS SHOALS HEARING Bu United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—Hearings on Muscle Shoals legislation will start Tuesday before the House Military Affairs Commmitlee, members of the committee agreed today.

peased They boarded the vessel upon which the sisters had found refuge and created continuous trouble by seeking to induce the crew to strike. Another crowd of Chinese came aboard at Amoy and demanded the release of the orphans and the surrender of Father Benedict as a hostage pending inquiries into the circumstances of the children’s deaths. These demands were complied with. The refugees said that none of those who had arrived at Shanghai had been maltreated by the Chinese.

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Provision Tacked on Senate Bill Would Transfer All Business to Marion Circuit Court. BLOW AIMED AT JUDGE COLLINS Understood to Be Answer to His Action in Graft Inquiry. A move to abolish the Marion County Criminal Court and thereby throw Judge James A. Collins out of a $7,500 a year job was launched in the Indiana Senate today. The movement was tucked neatly away in a bill to establish a criminal court in Lake County, introduced by Senator Joseph M. Cravens, Democrat, Jefferson County. The bill provides for transfer of Marion Oiminal Court business to Marion Circuit Court.

The movement is understood to be an answer to the conduct of Judge Collins incidental to the Marion County grand jury inquiry into Indiana political corruption. Collins refused to accept a divided report of the grand jury which had disagreed after eleven weeks of investigation, thereby compelling those jurors understood to be in favor of returning indictments to join in a report which merely reported no indictments and recommended that the probe continue. Delayed New Inquiry Collins recently specifically instructed the new grand jury that it was not to take up the corruption probe until it has finished routine matters and received additional instructions from him. Innocently sandwiched In the Lake County court bill appears this provision: “Immediately upon taking effect of this act all cases then pending on the dockets of the Criminal Court of Marion County and all records of said court are herebytransferred to the Marion Circuit Court of Marion County.” Effective at Once The bill provides that the transfer shall go into effect immediately. Senator Cravens refused to comment upon the purpose of the bill. The resolution for the investigation, now resting in committee, would permit investigation of any acts of Collins in connection w-ith the grand jury investigation which resulted in no indictments. Collins was surprised when told of the introduction of the measure. "Well that’s all news to me,” he said. “I will not say anything about it until I’ve had a look at the bill.”

NEGOTIATE FOR STEEJJDMBINE Local Company Included in Tentative Plans. Negotiations for the formation of a $15,000,000 steel merger of the Chapman-Price Company of Indianapolis, the Kokomo Steel and Wire and the Sheet Steel Company of Canton, Ohio, have been under way for the past few weeks, it was learned today. The three companies have not yet reached complete agreefnent on the terms of the merger, Niles Chapman, president of the Chapman-Price Company, said. “The entire matter is yet in a hazy condition.” declared Chapman, “and we have no announcement to make at this time.” The Chapman-Price plant would remain in Indianapolis if the merger is completed, it is understood. The Kokomo company is the largest of the three. Indications point to a disagreement on the part of the two smaller steel companies as to the terms of the merging. Rat Poison Kills Mother, 2 Children Bv United Press TRACY, Cal., Jan. 20.—A mother and two children were dead here today and two other children were in a serious condition from rat poison fed to the family by the mother. Mrs. Mary Hannon, Rose, 5, and Willie, 13 months, died after eating the poisoned food. Mary, 4, and Josephine, 3, were taken to a hospital at French Camp and are not expected to live. MAROONED ON ICE CAKE Airplane Enlisted in Search for Boy Afloat on Lake Erie. Bv United Press CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 20. While coast guards end police patrols searched the shore today an airplane was pressed into service to hunt for a boy believed marooned on a cake of ice in Lake Erie since yesterday. Although strenuous efforts were being made to locate the youth, reported waving frantically for help, officials, after an all-night search, were of the opinion today that Lake Erie had claimed another victim. Late yesterday James Van Eye': reported to authorities that he Mid seen the boy.

Forecast Unsettled with snow tonight?® and Friday; not much ehantr<ljjj in temperature; lowest 20 to 25.

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WORLEY SEEKS EXTRADITION OF TEE: PAL HELD Police Positive Dying Man Is Notorious Jailbreaker. Positive identification of the man seriously wounded at Jacksonville, Fla., as Ralph Lee, alleged murderer and jail breaker, was received by Detective Chief Claude M. Worley today. Worley received a telegram from Florida authorities stating: “Ralph Lee held.” The message gave his finger print classifications and the number and description of the auto he drove. It also described Lee's gun, which Worley said tallies with the description of the one taken from Carl liOsey, Johnson County deputy sheriff, when Lee, William Rowe and Charles Snedegar escaped from the jail at Franklin, Ind., New Year’s Eve. Nation-Wide Hunt Rowe was arrested at* Richmond, Ind., Wednesday and was returned to Franklin, Ind., today by Losey. Snedegar is still at large. A Nation-wide hunt for Lee was made after his twelfth jail escape at Franklin. Bert Perrott, Eertillon expert, who checked the telegraphed fingerprint classifications, said he was practically sure they are those of Lee, but he would not say positively until he saw the actual fingerprints. Extradition Asked Worley said he would make efforts to extradite Lee and again place him in the Indiana State reformatory by a Governor's order Rowe was captured on a tip from Charles Gemil of Indianapolis, who shadowed him for a bonding house which had provided his bond hereon a liquor charge. Rowe skipped the bor.d and was arrested at Franklin on another liquor charge. Rowe was arrested in a railroad station. He had a ticket to Indianapolis.

SEYNDLDS QUITS POST AT C. OF C. Resignation to Be Effective After March 1. John B. Reynolds, for seven years secretary of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce submitted his resignation to the board of directors today, effective any time after March I. The resignation was accepted. Reynolds in a letter accompanying the resignation, said he was going to enter anew line of endeavor. The resignation was not unexpected. Appointment of an Industrial engineer to succeed Reynolds has been talked some time. STICK TO WOOD ALCOHOL Chemists Practically Decide No Other Denaturant Will Do. Bv United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—Prohibi tlon chemists have virtually decided that there is no substitute for wood alcohol as a denaturant for Industrial alcohol. Substitutes tested recently have shown they can be distilled out of the denatured alcohol, leaving grain alcohol for bootleg trade. It was stated at the treasury oday. COOLIDGE SUFFERS AGAIN Bv United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—After several months of relief from the ailment, President Coolidge has been forced to resume treatment for rose fever. HUDSON PAYS DIVIDEND Bv United Press " DETROIT, Jan. 20.—The board of directors of the Hudson Motor Company, in session here today, declared a regular dividend of 87% cents per share, payable April 1 to stockholders of record oa March IS.