Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 248, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 January 1927 — Page 13

Second Section

ACTS TO PROTECT 12,000 AMERICANS IN CHINA

SMITH TO CARRY SENATE CONTEST INTO COMMITTEE Rejected Illinois Man’s Counsel Will Present Case Tomorrow. Ull L Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—Prank L. Smith’s representatives will go before the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee tomorrow to present his side of the story of his attempt to gain a Senate seat as Illinois’ Senator-designate. Chairman Ernst of the committee announced today he had called both Smith and members of the Reed committee, which investigated Smith's primary election, to appear. Attorney General Carlstrom of Illinois also was called by Ernst to testify regarding the validity of Smith's credentials, which by a vote , of 48 to 33, were yesterday referred to Ernst's committee for investigation. Smith declined to make any statement on the action of the Senate or the committee and said he proabably would not appear in person tomorrow, but would leave the matter to his attorneys. The vote yesterday showed insufficient Republicans clinging to Smith's cause. Fifteen voted against him. For the first time since Senator Robinson's appointment, the Indiana Senators last night divided on an important vote. Robinson voted against seating Smith.. Pending an investigation into the charge against him. Senator Watson, who had earlier spoken for Smith, was not present, but was paired in Smith’s favor with Senator McMaster. SMALL REFUSES TO COMMENT Illinois Governor Indicates Statement May Conte Later. Bn United Press SPRINGFIELD, 111., Jan. 21. Governor Len Small of Illinois announcead today he had no' statement to make as yet concerning the Senate action yesterday in refusing to accept Frank L. Smith, Small appointee, as successor to the late Senator William B. McKinley. "I have been advised of the vote taken yesterday, but have not had time to examine it. Perhaps I shall have a statement to make concerning it,” Small said. The Governor is not expected to make another appointment to All the I Senate vacancy from Illinois as Smith's credentials will be referred to committee.

Vote on Smith

AGAINST—4B Republicans—ls Cipper, Couzens, Dale, Frazier, Goff, Johnson, Jones (Wash.), La Follette, McNary, Norbeck, Norris, Nye, Robinson, Stewart and Willis, Democrats—32 Ashurst, Bayard, Bratton, Caraway, Copeland, Dill, Edwards, Ferris, Fletcher, George, Glass, Gerry, Harris, Harrison, Hawes, Hetlin, Jones (New Mexico), Kendrick, McKellar, Mayfield, Neely, Pittman, Ransdell, Robinson (Arkansas), Sheppard, Stephens, Swanson, Trammell, Tyson, Walsh (Mass.), Walsh (Mont.), and Wheeler. Farmer Labor—l ShipsteadFOR—33 Republicans—29 Bingham, Borah, Cameron, Curtis, Deneert, Edge, Ernst, Fess, Gooding, Gould, Greene, Hale, Keyes, Lenroot, McClean, Means, Metcalf, Oddie. Pepper, Phipps, Pine, Reed (Pa.), Sackett, Schall, Shortridge, Smoot, Wadsworth, Warren and Weller. Democrats—4 Blease, Overman, Smith and Stock. Pairs Moses for, with Brousard against. Dupont for, with Bruce against. King for, with Howell against. Stanfield for, with Reed of Missouri against. • j Gillett for, with Underwood against. Watson for, with McMaster against. Harreld for, with Simmons against. ml™ HEAROFFICIALS Sales Plans Discussed at Indiana Dinner. The merchandising and sales plans of the Chevrolet Motor Company for 1927 were outlined to more than 350 Indiana Chevrolet dealers at a banquet last night in the Riley room of the Claypool Hotel by R. H. Grant, Detroit, general sales manager of the Chevrolet Motor Company. Earlier in the day, the dealers, Invited here,, by Charles R. Lee, manager of the Indianapolis zone office, assembled at the Murat Theater, where the story of the Chevrolet was told In tableaux form. Elaborate stage settings and scenic effects were used to visualize the new sales plan. At the banquet. C. E. Dawson, assistant general sales manager; A. F. Young, regional sales manager, and Lee of the local office, also made talka. During the evening entertainment was supplied by a girls’ orchestra and professional singers and dancers.

On the Level, Now

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Head Doorkeeper Everett Newelin of the House of Representatives and little Billie Worley, page extraordinary and son of Representative

MISS LOUISA FLETCHER’S SENTENCE SUSPENDED Two Young Women Stage Fistic Duel Over Ownership of Ladies’ Wearing Apparel.

Miss Louisa Fletcher, 24, daughter of Stoughton A. Fletcher, former Indianapolis financier, is under probation in a California court after a fistic duel with a young woman of the same age in a suburb of Los Angeles. Her brother, young Stoughton, is under bond on a charge of stealing a trunk of clothes from the same young woman whose claim to an English title seemed somewhat doubtful to the justice of the peace who heard the case. I Banker Witness The battle between Miss Fletcher and Miss Virginia Hurst, who insisted that she is entitled to be called Lady Diana Bathhurst, Started over the ownership of the clothes, according to Stoughton. Fletcher, Sr., who appeared ai a witness and who told the California courts that he is no longer interested in Indianapolis banks. Eyes Black Both young women claimed the clothes. Lady Diana or Miss Virginia had them. The brother of Miss Fletcher took them. His sister was on the Job to see that the brother made good, and the fight started. Both young women had blackened

Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported stolen to police belong to: Ralph C. Bush, 62 N. Pershing Ave., Chrysler, M-1626, from Pennsylvania and Wabash Sts. Dorothy Wrigtyt, 1141 N. Market St., Buick, 577-660, from Sixty-Second St. and Ashland Ave. George Steinfort, 2949 N. La Salle St., Chevrolet, 26-459, from Delaware and Maryland St. Lee Carroll, 2025 Laurel St., Chevrolet, 106-7 SB, from 2025 Laurel St. J. Edward Bain. 1314 Calhoun St., Ford, 522-634, from garage. George F. Collier, 2320 E. Sixteenth St., Ford, 519-181, from Delaware and Louisiana Sts. L. M. Reed, 2339 Shelby St., Ford. 49-025, from that address. BACK HOME AGAIN Automobiles reported found by police belong to: Carl Koons, 221 Sanders St., Ford, found at Liberty and New York Sts. William F. Losche, 55 E. Ray St., Ford, found at Bloyd Ave. and Caroline St. FLAYS COURT ACTION Claims Thousands Are I*ost Yearly Because of Lack of Support. Declaring the work of the protection department of the National Association of Credit Men to be a “patriotic work creating and fostering the respect for law,” J. E. Byrne of Chicago, counsel for the department and director of the central division of the association, addressed the Indianapolis Association of Credit Men Thursday night. Os the $500,000,000 bankruptcy declared each year Byrne declared approximately $250,000,000 is lost to business throughout the country because of lack of support of the courts. FIND UNIDENTIFIED MAN Police today sought the Identity of a man found in the street at 119 E. Pratt St., late Thursday. Officers took him to the city hospital. Diagnosis has not been completed. There was nothing on his person to indentify the man. He appears to he about 55. six feet tall, slender, and his left arm has been amputated.

The Indianapolis Times

Charles Worley, Madison County, are inseparable chums. The stool is need for conversational purposes when Billie is not mounted on Newelin’s shoulders.

eyes and a part of their bobs was missing, said the dispatches. At the finish, both were sentenced to jail for a month and fined S3O, but the judge suspended the jail terms on condition that the social leaders refrain from further dueling. Later young Fletcher will appear to defend himself against the charge of taking Lady Diana’s duds. The defense is that they belonged to his sister. ASKS COURT SET IB SALARY LIMIT Seeks Order on Fee for State Legislators. Seeking to prohibit State Auditor Lewis S Bowman from paying members of the Legislature more than $6 per day, Jack G. Schoonover, Martindale, filed a petition for an injunction in the Marion County Circuit Court, Thursday, asikng that Bowman be enjoined from making such payments. Ralph K. Lowden, Martindale attorney, represents Schoonover. Feb 1 has been set as return date. This action is a result of the passage of the bill providing $lO per day for members of the Legislature passed over the veto of the Governor. A mandamus suit seeking to compel Bowman to pay the increased pay is now in Superior Judge Joseph M. Milner’s court, with no date set for the hearing.

Freckles and His Friends

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RALLY FORCES IN FIGHT ON BILL TO KILL COMMISSION Abolition of Public Service Body to Encounter Opposition. Since defeat of the effort to delay the passage of the Cann bill to second reading, which occurred after hot debate, and by a vote of 20 to 30 in the Indiana Senate Thursday, foes of the measure have been rallying their forces and preparing a mass attack at the second reading. The bill calls for complete abolition of the public service commission. It was introduced by Senator Howard A. Cann, Frankfort, who fought valiantly for its going to second reading without further committees consideration or public hearings. As originally planned, the hill called for recreating the old railroad commission but an amendment was added in committee striking out these clauses. It was shown that the Federal Government now regulates transportaktion and the railroad commission would be unnecessary. Public Hearing Held Cann favored the amendment and the bill was reported out of the committee on public rights and franchises with unanimous recommendation that It be passed. Cann is chairman of the committee and asked the presiding officer that the bill be referred there. A public hearing was held on the measure Wednesday and the bill was Upheld by various speakers who said represented the public and condemned by speakers for the utilities of the State. The committee met Thursday and sounded the death knell for the Alldredge bill providing free textbooks for school children, to be printed by the State. It will be reported out for indefinite postponement. Indefinite Postponements Amqngthe indefinite postponement recommendations expected today is the O’Rourke bill calling for greater fees for constables. Favorable recommendations will be made on the Harlan bill governing air traffic and on the Pell bill taking power of committing insane persons out of the hands of justices of the peace and confining it to Circuit and Superior Courts. Senator Bruce E. Cooper, Stewartsvllle, has announced he will Introduce a bill increasing the country speed limit from thirty-five to forty miles per hour. Penalties for the slow driver will also be contained in the measure. Busses will be limited to thirty-five. WASHINGTON PAGE HERE Chief at House of Representatives Introduced to Senate. "Diminutive John M. McCabe, chief page of trte United States House of Representatives, was introduced to the Senators today by Lieutenant Governor F. Harold Van Orman. McCabe is from Lake County. SALESMEN’S BANQUET Chicago Man Will Deliver Address at Wholesalers’ Meeting. Feb. 11 has been set for the salesmen’s dinner by the Chamber of Commerce wholesale trade division, C. G. Dunphy, secretary, announced today. Douglas Malloch of Chicago will deliver an address on ‘‘Business and Philosophy of Selling.” Merle Sidener, Richard Lleber and G. Barret Moxley will also talk.

Uncle Sam Dims Lita’s Alimony Hopes

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% Lita Grey Chaplin’s first appearance In court at Los Angeles, when she was awarded SI,OOO a month alimony from Charlie Chaplin. Relow Lita is shown on the witness stand being sworn, with Judge Walter Gue. rin on the bench. Above are Lita and her mother, Mrs. Lillian Spicer, with Lita’s battery of attorneys. They are: No. 1, William K. Young; No. 2, Milton K. Young; No. 3, Edwin TANARUS, McMurray; No. 4 Lyndol Young.

BURGLARS, BANDITS PICK SAME STATION Visit Place Second Time in Night Merchants Report Windows Broken, Valuables Stolen.

The Western Oil Station at Harding St., and Burdsall Blvd., was a mark for both bandits and burglars Thursday night. Alva Caldwell, 2181 *N. Harding St., attendant, told police he was preparing to close when an auto drove up. One of the two men got out, came to the station door with an automatic pistol in his hand, Caldwell said. When the light struck his face, Caldwell said he recognized him as the bandit who robbed him of $34 on Jan. 3. The bandit ordered him to open the safe, Caldwell said, and took $25 from the strong box and $8 from the cash register. The bandit escaped in the auto. Gaston Griffith, 433 E. Tenth !pt., when told of the hold-up, pursued the bandit car several blocks, only to be eluded when his car struck the curb. Another “Visit” Early today, Archie Randall, Noblesville, Ind., stopping at the home of his sister, 1432 Edgemont St., went to the same station after gasoline and saw two men there. When he approached he saw one man crawl through a side window of the station. but both lied before police arrived. Two men in an auto stopped at 938 S. Meridian St., and one alighted and tossed a brick through the window and took five pair of shoes from the show window of the Horuff stoe store. Other Robberies Patrolman Fred Purvis dispovered two Negroes had tossed a brick through the window of the Rowlett department store, Patterson and Michigan Sts. One man’s suit and other loot were taken. J. E. Young, 1219 Oliver Ave., reports two diamond rings valued at SIOO taken from his store.

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! A thief -who visited the Colonial Hotel took clothing belonging to James Dean, clerk; Charles Cropper, manager, and Ike Trimble, Negro bell boy, all of which totaled $129.

News Quirks

CHICAGO.—After a row with his wife, Frank Zielawski,' 57, seized a bottle and quaffed the contents to the last drop i exclaiming: “I’m going to get drunk and stay drunk,” but the bottle contained shoe polish instead of moonshine. He died. NEW YORK.—Testifying in her 575,000 suit for damages from the City Ico Company, one of whose ti iiclis killed her father, an organ grinder, Rose Pagluighi said today he averaged SIOO a week. She declared he collected about sls a day on week days and S2O on Saturdays and Sundays. LAMONT, 111.—Wolves have been ravaging farms near Palos Park and the American Legion post commissioned E. Jumos, one of Its members and a former Marine, to prepare for their execution. Lundeen shopped for the wrong kind of cartridges for the post's Enfield rifles and the wolves are still at large. DECATUR.—CarI F. Fretsch, cool mirer, committed suicide by placing the muzzle of a shotgun in his mouth and jerking the trigger with a piece of string looped over a furnace pipe. He was despondent over ill health, resulting from an accident six years ago. NEW YORK—Two detectives who answered a burglar alarm that had been set off in a gown shop by a mouse gnawing at a signal wire, were locked in the basement and imprisoned for three hours. CAMDEN. N. J.—By exposing seeds, bulbs and tubers to “soft” x-rays, farmers will reap double- j sized crops should present experiments prove successful. Dr. Moses Jacobson, Russian botanist, has announced. NEW YORK—Two fire engines, two hook and ladder trucks, a fire patrol, a water tewer, an emergency gas truck, an electric truck and an ambulance responded to an alarm of tire at Broad and Pearl Sts., in the financial district. There they found two befuddled sailors. In trying to raise his pal from the gutter one of the tars had set off the alarm. BERLlN—Wilhelm Marx is confronted with the problem of obtaining approval of his own party, the Centrist, for President Von Hindenburg’g invitation to Marx to form a cabinet. The Centrists objected because the Nationalist party was to be represented In the proposed cabinet. LONDON—H. G. Wells, Jerome K. Jerome and J. A, Spender were among signatories to an open letter addressed to Premier Hertzog of South Africa In which concern was expressed for the South African tendency to disenfranchise natives and to limit scope of their employment. The letter a more Liberal policy. BUDAPEST—Discovery of a, serum for vaccination against Influenza is announced by Prof Ad* elbert Fanyvessy. He said he had treated 160 persons, none of whom had contracted the disease during the current epidemic.

Second Section

Government Tax Suits Threaten to Take Everything. Bn United Press LOS ANGELES, Jan. 21.—Lita Grey Chuplin, it appeared today, will have difficulty collecting alimoney from Charlie Chaplin, her film comedian husband, not because Chaplin refuses to pay but because the United States Government has tied up all his property for alleged incorrect income tax returns. While Mrs. Chaplin’s attorneys were telegraphing the Internal Revenue Department at Washington in an attempt to have the clown’s personal accounts in Hollywood and Los Angeles banks released, anew Government suit late yesterday was filed against the Chaplin Film Corporation. The suit placed, a lien against the firm to collect $60,000 alleged income tax money for the year 1925. The Government previously had filed liens against Chaplin for $1,073,000. Following a conference with Los Angeles representatives of the Internal Revenue Department, United States District Attorney S. W. McNabb declared the Government would not lift any of its liens against Chaplin’s accounts.

BODIES ILL BE TAKEN MINE Francisco Shaft to Be Opened in Few Days. Bu Timr * Rvcrial PRINCETON, Ind., Jan. 21.—The bodies of S. J. Rohl, Walter Thomas, Claude Wright, W. P. Ratliff and Emory West will be released from the depths of the Francisco mine tomb within the next few days. The removal of the bodies of these men, which have been sealed in the mine since the disaster of Dec. 9, when thirty-eight men lost their lives has been granted in circuit court by Special Judge Marsh T. Lewis to Receiver Larx Whitcomb of the mine company. # The mine was sealed to smother fire in the mine following the explosion, which made it impossible to get five victims out. Before any bodies can be removed fresh air will have to be pumped into the mine. DECISION AIDS YOUTH German Student Working at Butler May Profit From Precedent, -A recent decision setting forth that an alien student may work his way through college, is expected to materially assist Bernard Shulgasser, 25, Butler University student, arrested Tuesday by immigration officers and taken to New York City for deportation. Authorities charge the youth violated his student immigration permit by working while going to school. The dicision was uncovered by Isidore Feibelman, local attorney. Shulgasser a German-Jew from Lithuania, is being held at Ellis Island pending investigation. CITES BODY’S POWERS Commission Cannot Prevent Mergers, Says Gilliom. The public service commission has no authority to prevent the merging of two utilities in Indiana, according to the opinion of Attorney Genoral Arthur L. Gilliom, given Chairman John W. McCardle - of the public service commission Thursday. The opinion was handed down In the case of the Ft. Wayne-Lima Railroad, seeking to purchase the Ft. Wayne, Van Wert & Lima Traction Cos. Approval of bond issues is the limit of the commission’s authority, according to Gilliom.

United States Deems Situation Most Serious Since Boxer Violence. MINISTER CANCELS TRIP Washington Sends Envoy Back to Pekin. Bn United Press WASHINGTON, Jan, 21.—The United States Government moved speedily today to meet what Is conquered the most serious threat to foreign lives In China sines the Boxer rebellion. Preparations were made for complete evacuation of the 12,000 Americans there if anti-foreign riots continue. Minister John Van A. Mac Murray, who was in Korea en route to Washington, has been Ordered back to Pekin to take charge of the situation. If American naval forces on the Chinese coast and in the Philippines prove inadequate, commercial vessels will \ > < ommandered to carry Americans to the Philippines or Hawaii. United States forces will limit their action to protection of Americans and will not interfere with Chinese military and political conflict, it was learned. 1 hough most of the American women and children are expected to leave China if the demonstrations continue, probably most of the men in such cities as Shanghai will remain with their businesses and fight in the foreign municipal militias. With most of the American women and children already evacuated from Hangkow, Foochow, Amoy and Kuiling, the danger is now considered greatest at isolated mission posts in the interior. Missionaries have been warned by consuls in several regions to hasten to Shanghai. At Shanghai and Pekin, whicli have the largest American populations, elaborate plans have been made for military protection of foreign quarters.

ORDERS TO NAVAL CRAFT American vessels Held in Readiness ait Manila. Bn United Press MANILA. Jan. 21.—With one destroyer already headed for Chinese waters, American destroyers here today were under orders to Be ready to sail to the Far ftast on twentyfour hours notice. The United States destroyer Stewart left today under urgent orders, for Chinwang Tao, China, with 1,100 boxes of ammunition for the Fifteenth regiment*, of American infantry. Preparations have been made by local Red Cross officials to accommodate sixty-seven refugees from Foochow, who are expected late to day on the destroyer PUlsbury. Os the refugees, thirty-two are women, thirty-two children and three men. They will be cared for in barrackks pending transportation to the United States. housesfUoded WITH MANY BILLS I Congestion Not Easily Averted in Rush. The flood of Indiana House bills in the past week is keeping committees on the jump to save congestion. The Labor Committee Thursday, gave a unanimous report favoring House Bill 68, which provides license and regulation for employment agencies. Perry Reeves, representing the State industrial board, told the committee that there are only two employment agencies in the State against whom complaints had not been filed In their office. Representative Fabius Gwin’s bill repealing the act providing that township trustees could authorize a county superintendent of schools to employ assistants at any rate they desire was laid qn the shelf by the Education Committee. Gwin charges that in certain counties the superintendents had inveigled the trustees into such action and then appointed members of their families, who never even reported. House Committee Judiciary A has under consideration a bill submitted Thursday by Representatives Ed-wai-d Benie and Truman G. Murden that would remove the power of the State tax board of entering a county and changing assessments agreed upon by county boards of review, except upon petition of ten taxpayers. The House Committee on Military Affairs would pass the bill appropriating SI,OOO to help pay Spanish War Veteran encampment expense over to the Ways and Means Committee on account of the appropriation Involved. WOMEN OPPOSE WAR National League of Voters Urge Arbitration. In the belief that the present controversy between Mexico and the United States and Nicaragua can l)e settled by arbitration, National League of Women Votera directors submmitted a statement to President Coolidge, Secretary of State Kellogg and Senator Borah, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. NEW YORK—Olin Downes, music critic of the New York Times, and other amateurs will play at a piano recital. Reversing their usual roles, the concert will be criticised for local players by Ernest Hutcheson, George Gershwin, Josef Hofmann. Ernest Schelling, Albert Spalding and other musicians.