Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 293, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 March 1927 — Page 1

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GAS PLANTS STILL WILL EARN MUCH $331,000 Rate Cut Moderate in View of Present Rate of Return. STILL OVER 10 PER CENT Obligations Less, Savings Greater This Year. The Citizens’ Gas Company can give Indianapolis consumers the $331,000 rate cut which may become effective within two months and still produce a substantial profit over the guaranteed 10 per cent for 1927, the company’s annual report for 1926, filed Monday with the public service commission, shows. The report indicates the company could have given a larger reduction and still guaranteed the 10 per cent it is bound to pay upon common stock, met all its other fixed charges, and contributed to the various special funds it has set up without endangering its financial strength, barring unforeseen national economic disturbances. Obligations to Be Less The obligations to be met by the company in 1927 are materially less than in 1926, the report shows. In addition, the company officials have indicated that $2,000,000 worth of improvements upon the Langsdale gas piant will effect savings which will practically meet the reduction in revenue due to the rate cut. The $2,000,000 worth of improvements, incidentally, are being paid for in part out of 1926 earnings. Arrearage Lower The company will have $160,000 less in arrearage dividends upon common stock to pay in 1927 than in 1926, only approximately 5 per cent of arrearage remaining to be met. In 1926 the company paid 13 per cent in arrearage upon the $2,000,000 of common stock, in addition to meeting the annual guarantee of 10 percent upon this stock. The company’s charter provides it cannot pay more than 10 per cent a year upon this stock. The halanee sheet in the 1926 report shows an Increase in the value of the gas properties of $707,767.26. This represents money put into improvements and set aside in sinking funds, depreciation funds and other funds of like nature. Plenty of Cash The balance sheet further disclosed that the company'had $275,477.75 in cash on hand Jan. 1, 1927. On Jan. 1, 1926, it had $109,316.21 in cash. Investments owned in other companies dropped from $606,000 in 1925 to $213,000 in 1926. This difference shows up in improvements. The company’s 1926 retail merchandise sales (fixtures, stoves and the like) showed a loss of $3,915.16. Total sales amount to $173,216.56. WOMAN SCREAMS; ■ ATTACKERS FLEE Hold-up Trio Makes Escape —Burglaries Reported. An attempted hold-up and a variety of thefts and burglaries were re]>orted to police Monday night and early today'. Mrs. Daisy Maple, 125 N. Liberty St., said she heard a rap on the door, opened it, and two men pointed guns at her, backed her into the house and began beating her. She said site screamed and they ran to an auto where the third man sat at the wheel and escaped. She could not explain the attack. A rear window at the Edward Keeley meat market, 3215 E. Twentieth St., was broken and burglars entered taking meat, butter, cakes and pies, value $56. R. W. Berkey, manager of Standard grocery at 1704 Minnesota St., summoned to the store when police found the front door open, said the cash register was broken open, but ho was unable to tell the loss. R. R. Faulkner, 1917 N. New Jersey St., said two dress suits were taken from his auto, parked downtown; value, SIOO. Fred Appel, 500 Fletcher Trust Bldg., reported slate roofing valued at SSOO was taken from anew house he is constructing at 4805 N. Illinois St. Happy Dixon, 219 E. Michigan St., valued a guitar and ukulele, taken from his auto, parked in front of his home, at SIOO.

Angler Makes a Rare Catch The fishing season is on. George Seeman, 117 W. Walnut St., reported to police he was a victim of some fisherman’s angling ability. He retired, and left his trousers. containing $7 on a chair. A thief raised the bedroom window, he said, and hooked the trousers out of the window. Police found only a few sooty 4 prints on the window ledge as clews.

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‘WEAKER SEX’ REFERS TO MEN, SAYS OFFICIAL Average Death Age for Women Higher in City During January—‘Back-to- Nature Stuff’ 0. K.

By Eugene J. Powell Which is the “weaker sex?” “Woman," most people answer without a moment’s hesitation. Such is not the case according to vital statistics of the city board of health. The average age of death for women during January was 60.3 years. The average age of death for men was 57.8 years. Women Get By “I don>t know what causes a woman to live longer than a man,’’ Dr. Herman G. Morgan, secretary of the board of health, said: “If a man came out in the winter time with practically nothing on his nether extremities but silk stockings

EFFORTS TO GET EORD-SAPIROJURY OPEN AT DETROIT

Jewry Persists as Issue in Million-Dollar Case Reed Appears,

DETROIT, March 15. —Lines along which the Ford-Sapiro million dollar libel suit will be fought out began slowly to develop in court today with the selection of the jury occupying attention of judge and attorneys, but they still were without distinct outline. After two hours of questioning prospective talesmen it was evident that even the defense, which has firmly maintained that Jewry was not an issue in the case, nevertheless took cognizance of the difference between Jew and non-Jew as jury material. Former Klansman Speaks At the same time a man who testified he once “joined the Ku-Klux Klan more out o feuriosity than anything else," was subjected to close questioning by Attorney William Henry Gallagher for Aaron Sapiro. Observers thought both sides were beginning to admit that Jewry had something to do with the case. The issues were just a little more clearly defined at the opening of the court session when Federal Judge Fred M. Raymond, presiding, ruled against Sapiro’s motion to force revision of Ford’s complaint and left the way open for Ford to plead justification of his attacks on Sapiro as one line of defense. Reed Appears Fit Senator James Reed, Ford’s leading trial counsel, who had seemed much fatigued yesterday was in court early and appeared fit for the sort of spirited fight which has gained him fame. Threats to bring contempt proceedings against Ford were he not in court with other witnesses today did not develop. “We have no knowledge that Ford has been served with a summons,” one of Ford’s counsel told the United Press. "Anyway, he cannot be cited until he is absent when his name is called.” ( Sapiro’s attorneys remained firm that they would force Ford's appearance. “If he doesn’t come out you can bet on it we will demand contempt proceedings, and it isn’t a light matter,” one of Sapiro’s lawyers said. FATE OF FORTY BABIES PROBED i • Woman Held in California Jail Refuses to Talk. Bu United Pres* LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 16. — Officers today excavated about an isolated Tujunga cabin in an effort to find bodies of some two score infants, alleged victims of a “baby market.” Mrs. Minnie Williams, drug addict, charged with running the “market,” meanwhile sat sullenly in jail on a narcotic charge. She refused to talk. A mystery trunk found at Oildale. Cal., was opened at Los Angeles yesterday and was found to contain baby clothing, hypodermic needles and pictures of unidentified children. Search was started two years ago for Mrs.. Williams when eighbors accused her of operating a “baby market.” She was identified recently as the woman sought on charges of burying bodies illegally. Two ex-hqsbands of Mrs. Williams, Ray Foss and William Hines, are held for questioning. Kin of Washington Begins as Diplomat Bu United Press WASHINGTON, March 15Walker Washington, 25, a lineal descendant of a brother of George Washington, has just entered the diplomatic service of the United States. fte will sail tomorrow for Buenos Aires, where he will occupy his first post as vice consul. Washington, who completed the diplomatic course in the State Department’s foreign service school, was a Rhodes scholar, and instructor in economics at Carnegie Tech, Pittsburgh, Pa.

he would be Tn bed with pneumonia the next day. women seem to be able to get by with it, as the records show. is only one logical conclusion to draw from the facts. Man is now the weaker sex.” Single Die Sooner Dr. Morgan declared that not only did women live longer than men, but that they are better able to combat disease. “I guess this ‘back to nature’ stuff we hear so much about is O. 1v.,” he declared. ”It seems to be keeping the women in good physical trim. Women have to endure'things that practically would kill any man. Married women live longer than single women.” Two Children Frozen in Oregon Mountains Bu United Press PAISLEY, Ore., March 15.—Explanation of Oregon’s latest mountain tragedy today awaited recovery of Mrs. D. W. Amburger, found unconscious in the wilderness country near Paisley with the frozen bodies of two of her children at her side. Her youngset child, a baby, was still alive. It was clutched at Mrs. Amburger’s breast. When rescuers came upon the scene last night they improvised litters and began a long trek over the cold-ridden country to the nearest habitation. Mrs. Amburger was said to have left her mountain cabin for food Saturday, taking the children with her. She was given provisions at a farm house and on the return trip, is believed to have lost her way. When her husband returned home, he notified authorities ot her absence and a search was started. SINCLAIR LOSES POINT Court Upholds Government Contention on Subpoena Legality. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, March 15.—The Government won an important victory today in the trial of Harry F. Sinclair, wealthy oil operator aftd sportsman, for alleged contempt of the Senate, when a defense motion for an instructed not guilty verdict was overruled. Justice William Hitz threw out claims of defense lawyers that Sinclair was not legally subpoenaed and sworn before the Senate Oil Committee three years ago, when he refused to testify. Government and defense lawyers believe the case may go to the Jury today, and certainly will not later than tomorrow. CIVIC. AFFAIRS, TOPIC Women’s Department Club Group Will Inspect Recreational Centers. The community welfare department of the Women’s Department Club will hold a luncheon Wednesday at the clubhouse, 1702 N. Meridian St., to discuss ' ‘'Our City Beautiful, Its Recreational Centers and the Board of Park Commissioners,” according to Mrs. J. W. Moore, chairman. After the discussion a tour of investigation of the various recreational centers of the city will be made. The park board and the superintendent of parks have been Invited to attend the meeting. SUICIDE BY DROWNING Prominent Lawyer Leaps From Leviathan Off New York. Bu United Press ■ NEW YORK, March 15.—Morgan C. Edgar, prominent attorney of New York and Summit, N. J., committed suicide during the night by leaping from the boat deck of the United States liner Leviathan as it was anchored eff quarantine. Edgar and his wife, Annette, had just returned from a two months’ trip abroad where the lawyer went in an effort to recover his health. OROWMCASE RULING DEFERRED Court Not Ready to Tell ‘Daddy’ and ‘Peaches.’ Bu United Press WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., March 15.—Justice A. H. F. Seeger, before whom the separation suits of Edward West Browning and the former Frances “Peaches” Heenan were tried, is still considering his decision, it was said on his behalf today. Justice Seeger declined to see reporters, but Richard Paskett, county clerk, quoted him as follows: “I have been working night and day on the case, and will continue to do so until I am ready to file 4he decision. It will not bejlled today.” Reports that Justice Seeger had written his decision and had awarded Browning a separation were published in New York City today, with the result that reporters flocked to Westchester County Court here, as well as the Putnam County Court at Carmel, N. Y., where the trial began on Jan. 24. HELD TO JURY Vernle McCoy. Negro, 2214 Barrow Ave., charged with shobting Marie Montgomery, Negro, 4860 Baltimore Ave., Feb. 25, was held to the grand jury today by Municipal Judge Paul Wetter.

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BANDITS AT BANK FOILED By HOOSIER South Bend Assistant Cashier Spreads Alarm — * Saves $48,500. THREE EMPLOYES TIED Robber Pair Waited for Time Lock on Vault. Bu United Press SOUTH BEND, Ind., March 15. Bravery of G. M. Broadhurst, assistant cashier of the South Bend State Bank, today prevented two bandits from escaping with $48,500 in cash. Three bank employes had been tied and five others intimidated by the bandit guns when Broadhurst escaped through the front door and spread the alarm. The two bandits appeared at the bank as Clifton Barton, janitor, was entering the building early this morning. With drawn revolvers they forced Barton to admit them to the bank and then tied his hands and feet and stood guard over him while awaiting the arrival of other employes. Joked With Janitor For more than an hour and a half they joked at Barton and calmly waited for the other employes to appear. As the tellers and bookkeepers entered the bank singly or in pairs they were greetd by the bandits with an order to keep quiet. Two employes in addition to Barton were tied up and the others were kept covered with revolvers. Each employe was ordered by the bandits to open -the bank vault, In which $48,500 in cash was stored, but the time lock was set for 8 a. m. Edged Toward Door While waiting for that hour to arrive the bandits kept constant watch on their prisoners, but Broadhurst slowly edged toward the door and made a sudden break ten minutes before the moment for the time lock to release the vault doors. Escaping from the bank building he ran to a telephone and gave the alarm to police headquarters. The bandits, falling to get the vault doors open, fled empty-handed a few minutes before the police emergency squad arrived. A description of fha bandit auto was flashed immediately to all nearby towns In northern Indiana and southern Michigan, SCHWAB OPTIMISTIC Bu United Pres* NEW YORK, March 15.—Charles M, Schwab, president of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, returned on the Leviathan today from a two months vacation in Europe. He was optimistic as to conditions both in this country and in Europe.

LEOPOLD CALLED CHIEF OF PRISON POISON PLOT Thrill Slayer Planned to Kill Guards and Free 1,200 Illinois Convicts, Freed Man Asserts.

Bu United Press CHICAGO, March 15.—A poisoning plot designed to liberate some 1,200 convicts confined in the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet may be revealed here with Nathan Leopold, “thrill slayer” of little Robert Franks, exposed as the “brains” behind the scheme, authorities said today. The announcement came as a sequel to an official order to question Leopold in connection with the esPay Your Income Tax Today > Sure! File and save! Today is your last chance to file income tax returns to escape a 25 per cent penalty. To accomodate the many hundreds of persons expected to swarm into the Federal Bldg, to engage in a bit of “last minute” filing, the Internal Revenue Department staff will remain on duty tonight, declared Deputy Collector George Foote. Persons earning salaries under $5,000 per year must pay income tax if single on all income over $1,500; if married, on all income over $3,500. Each dependent child under 18 years of age gives parents S4OO additional exemption. * , If your income is under either exemption figure you are not required to file a return, Foote said. HUMAN BONES FOUND Skeletons of Woman and Child Dug Up. Bu Timcs , Svecial CONNERSVILLE, Ind., March 15. —Sheriff Frank Swift today was investigating the finding of the skeletons of woman and child found by Stanley Hawkins while digging around his home. The condition of the bones indicated they had been buried for years. The place where they were found was formerly an old circus ground and it is believed the skeletons mtfy have been of circus people.

BLUNDERING AUTO THIEF DID THIS; $3,200 LOSS IS GARAGE FIRE TOLL

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Ruins of the garage of E. A. Abbe't, 4338 College Ave., which, it is believed, was set afire tills morning when an auto thief attempted to wire around the ignition switch ot the machine shown to the right.

BRIDGE ACTION 10 BE DECIDED AT CONFERENCE Council Committee Meets to End Dispute on Plans for College Ave. Span. The special council bridge committee, Boynton J. Moore, Millard W. Ferguson, Walter R. Dorsett, Otis E. Bartholomew and Austin H. Todd, was to meet this afternoon to decide what action will be taken by vouncil on the College Ave. bridge across Fall Creek which threatens to topple Into the stream. Three of the committee, Dorsett, Moore and Bartholomew, discussed the situation with City Engineer Chester C. Obcrleas this morning. Officials Divided Oberleas declared himself in favor of the repair of the bridge, while Roy C. Shaneberger, board of works president, declared that the board was in favor of “doing thing* right” by putting in anew bridge. “We want to do things right and we want fast action on the project,’ Moore declared. “We want to put up a good bridge and yet save the tax payers money.” Thirty Days Delay According to City Attorney John K. Ruckelshaus it will be at least thirty days before the bridge even can be repaired. “The council will have to authorize a bond issue,” he said. Then fifteen days must be allowed for taxpayers to remonstrate. Two weeks must then be taken to advertise for bids before the contract for the work will be let.”

cape from the Will County jail of three Mexicans who were among six men sentenced to be hanged for the murder of Deputy Waraen Peter Klein in a flight from the Joliet prison last summer. At the time Leopold’s name was mentioned as the originator of that plot. Subsequent questioning failed to prove this allegation. It was said today that Leopold may have helped the convicts in - the second escape, through fear that his part in the first one, if any, might be exposed. The present plot, according to Hjalmar Rehn, State's^ attorney at Joliet, and Chief of Detectives William Shoemaker of Chicago, 'had as its object the poisoning of all guards in the Joliet instiution. According to the officials, quantities of arsenic, supplied by a Chicago cabaret owner, were to be smuggled into the prison and into the hands of the convict cooks. With the guards out of the way, the prisoners were to make their way to freedom. The officials said they learned of this plot from Lee Delgoda, who was paroled from the penitentiary in December. Delgoda was a kitchen worker. Through the Mexican colonies in South Chicago. Michigan City. Ind., and Detroit. Mich., today a search was being made for Bernard Roa, one of the* Mexican convicts. Reports from friends of the convict say he is heavily armed and prepared to msist arrest. HELD AT WARSAW Prison Officials on Way to Identify Mexican Suspects. Bu United Press WARSAW, -Ind., March 15.—Authorities heer today awaited arrival of detectives from Joliet, 111., who will attempt to identify two Mexicans taken from a train late Monday. Acting on the theory that one of the captured men may be Bernardo Roa, convicted murderer, who escaped from the Joliet prison, authorities notified prison officials who 1 are sending detectives armed with finger prints.

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Mistake in Wiring Around ignition Switch Caused Short Circuit, Belief. An auto thief is believed to have caused an incendiary fire at 2 a. m. today that razed a garage, destroyed two autos and resulted in a total loss of about $3,200. The autos, property of E. A. Abbett, 4338 College Ave., were anew Auburn sedan and a Ford coupe. The garage was a double, of frame construction. Prowler Heard Mrs. Margaret Thompson, mother of Mrs. Abbett, said the family had been awakened three times before the fire by someone prowling about the rear of the house. It was ’.heir belief then, she said, that efforts were being made to get into the house. Wiring Wrong Investigation revealed that the thief evidently had wired around the ignition switch of the sedan in an effort to start the motor without a switch key. The wiring short-cir-cuited, causing the blaze, it is believed. The fire had gained such headway that the roof was falling in when Fire Company 28 arrived. The firemen succeeded in keeping the flames from the house. GILLIOM TO FILE DEARTH DEMURRER Seeks to Bring to Head Impeachment Case. Attorney General Arthur L. Gilllom today prepared a demurrer to the petition to mandate Governor Jackson to name a successor to Circuit Judge Clarence W. Dearth of Muncie, after a hasty conference with Jackson. Gilliom said he hoped to bring the litigation to a head to prove his contention that the Legislature’s impeachment proceedings against Dearth were unconstitutional. Whether the Indiana Senate will await the outcome of the litigation before proceeding with the impeachment trial, set for Monday, was a matter of speculation. A deputy sheriff served notice of the suit on the Governor this moaning. No date has been set for the hearing on the “friendly litigation.” It was understood that Jackson will raise no objection to the petition. The suit filed by E. R, Templen, Muncie attorney for the Duddieston estate, is a friendly action seeking to bring before the courts the constitutionality of the actioft of the Legislature in impeaching the Muncie jurist.

TO ARREST SIX MORE IN FAKE TICKET CASE Anderson Police Here to Serve Warrants—One Man, Five Students Included.

A rule-son police were in Indianapolis i .oday to serve warrants on five youths and a man in connection with the sale of 300 counterfeit tickets to the regional basketball games at the Anderson High School gymnasium last Saturday. The'' warrants charge obtaining money under false pretenses. They may be changed to violation of the ticket scalping law. The youths include Shortridge students questioned Monday, it is said. Raymond Sanders, 17, of 960 W. Thirty-Fourth St., was arrested here Monday and taken to Anderson, where he was charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. Sanders admitted, police said, he had the tickets printed in an Indianapolis shop and sold them to boys for 35 cents each. The tickets were sold at Anderson for the regular price of sl. Mrs. Harry Sanders, mother pf Raymond, said an attorney here had been engaged to defend her son. "Raymond has always been the best of boys. We can’t understand how -tie could have got mixed up in such a thing as this," she said. He's always been crazy about basket-

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CONDEMNS USE OF DETENTION DOME UNLESS REPAIRED Michigan St. Structure Is Unsuitable Now, Fire Marshal Reports. Drastic alterations in the Holloway Apt. building at 225 E. Michigan St., before the structure is at all suitable for a detention home, were demanded in a report today by the State fire marshal’s office. The report made nine recommendations for building alterations, the most important of which eall for two fire escapes, all new electrical wiring and anew heating plant. Removal of wood structures and flooring in the basement and of wood stairway from the basement to the first floor also was recommended. Are Not Favored The report signed by Harry N. Styner, chief inspector of the State fire marshal’s office, concludes with the statement: “We do not look with favor on the use of this building as a detention home, or for any like purpose. These recommendations if carried out will by no means make this building fire-proof or extraordinarily safe. They are the minimum amount to be done to make this structure reasonably safe.” Condemnation Threatened Use of the building in its present condition is proposed by a majority faction of Marion County commissioners. According to Alfred Hogston. State fire marshal, if recommendations of his office are not acted upon by the State board of charities, he will issue an order to the commissioners condemning the building. Should the commissioners choose to override the condemnation order the matter will be taken to the courts. Hogston said. There are ne children in the home at present. Commissioners Charles O. Sutton and Cassius L. Hogle moved the furnishings there from the old detention home, 1102 N. Capitol Ave., last week, but Juvenile Court Judge Frank J. La hr refused to allow children to be kept there until the building is approved by the charities board. SEEKS VETERAN’S SON James M. Winters, 2031 N. Talbott Ave., today asked assistance in locating D. C. Ross, son of the last survivor of the Confederate forces which captured a Lake Erie steamboat near Johnson's Island during the Civil War. Winters desires the information for Frank Shephard. Buffalo, N. Y., who Is writing a history.

ball, and spoke of going up to the game, but this terrible thing—we're just broken hearted. I haven’t slept or eaten since word came of it.” Harry Sanders, the father of the boy is an invalid. Young Sanders, who has been working at n restaurant at Illinois and Sixteenth St., was formerly a student at Technical High School. The mother fainted when authorities told her her son had been arrseted. COOLIDGE’S FARM PLAN Fights Relief Veto With Campaign for Cheaper Transportation. Bu Vnittd Prraa WASHINGTON, March 13.—President Coolidge's answer to farm belt criticism will be in the form of a campaign for waterway development to lower freight rates. The campaign is being undertaken by Secretary of Commerce Hoover the advice and consent of the executive who believes transportation relief will in the end enable the farmer to get a better price for his product.

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GRAFT QUIZ HDBV GRAND Mr New Probe Body Takes Up Inquiry of Stephenson Corruption Charges. TRANSCRIPT RECEIVED Sheaffer Reads Volumes of Old Evidence. The Marion County grand Jury today resumed the Investigation of political corruption which stirred the State and nation lust October, when letters smuggled out of prison by D. C. Stephenson, former Indiana Klan Dragon, bared wide-spread cor* ruption in Indiana politic*. Receiving the transcript of evt dence heard by the last Jury, which began tho probe, the jurors began the task of going over the evidence already gathered. Rend Volumes Deputy Prosecutor William H, Sheaffer said he would read part of the twenty-threo volumes of transcript, quarter of an inch thick, aloud to the jurors ug)d that members would take turns at reading. He could not estimate liow long reading over the old evidence would take, but believed several days weffild be necessary. Then the jury will call in new witnesses or rehear some of those before the last jury, he said. The transcript of evidence was Impounded by Criminal Judge James A. Collins when the last grand Jury dropped its work. The Jury went before Judge Collins this morning and returned in-dlctments-a gainst about a dozen persons on minor offenses. Then Foreman Charles L. Clark addressed tho court: “The Jury is now ready to resume the political probe and would like to have the evldcnco examined by the last grand Jury." j Judgo Collins gave Clark permls- [ sion to order the Jury biiliff to get I the transcript of the evidence from the courthouse vaults, and the Jury filed back to the Jury room. Bailiff William O. McKinney carried the books of stenographic notes of the evidence heard to the Jury room and the Jury began Us task. Rased on Letters The political corruption investigation was begun by the last grand Jury Oct. 11, on orders of Judge Collins Tho charges of political corruption investigated* were based on letters smuggled from the Indiana State Prison at Michigan City by Stephenson, former "old man” of tho Indiana Klan. Stephenson is there serving a life sentence for the murder of Miss Madge Oberholtzer, Indianapolis girl. After eleven weeks of work, during which nearly 200 persons were questioned, tho Jury returned a reTort without indictments, but which recommended the investigation be continued by this Jury and hinted at dissension in its own ranks. Several efforts have been made to resume the quiz, since Jan. 1. Twice when the jury was on the verge of taking up the quiz, members re* signed. Two Resignations | In the ilrfct instance, it was John D. Collett, foreman, 25 E. Thirty* Third St., who declared he resigned because of “ill health," then because of “age” and finally admitted it was because of ‘‘dissension in the jury room." Tho second withdrawal was that of Charles Wheeler, 1717 N. Talbott St., who gave his age as the reason. Present members of the Jury are: Clark, foreman, 2514 Station St.; S. S. Sutton and Lee Williams, Camby, Ind.; J. F. Chamberlain, 1336 W. Thirtieth St.; Claude A. Acliey, G4l E. Twenty Second St., and J. P. Van Camp, R. R. K-l. FOREIGNERS FLEE BEFORE CHINESE Americans and British Ordered From Nanking. Bu United Press LONDON. March 16.—A1l American and British citizens in Nanking have leen ordered to leave because the city Is threatened by the Cantonese, a Shanghai dispatch to the Dally Express said today. Those remaining in the city were preparing to leave immediately, the dispnteh said. Bu United Press SHTNGHAI. March 15.—Cantonese troops were reported today to have achieved their immedalte objective of cutting the NankingShanghai railway line. The Cantonese suddenly shifted their attack from the Soochow front to the vicinity of Nanking. Heavy fighting was reported between Ihlng and Changchlng. The southerners were believed to have forced their way to a position only twenty miles from Nanking. A mob at Ichang was reported to have wrecked und looted the salt control headquarters there. HOURLY TEMPERATURES 6 a. m 40 10 a. 61 7 a. m...... 41 It a. m...... 63 $ a. m 45 It (noon) 66 * a. m 46 uft