Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 301, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 March 1927 — Page 1

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VOLUME 37—NUMBER 301

U. S.- BRITISH THREAT QUELLS CHINESE

Evidence Against Dearth Completed

BUDGET BILL SUPPORTED BY GILLIOM Speaker Leslie Here to Aid | in Explanation of Legislative Knot. SENATORS ARE STIRRED Opinion Says Signatures Make Measure Legal. ' Answering a request of Frederick Schortemeier, secretary of State. Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliom issued an opinion today upholding the validity of the $49,000,000 biennial appropriation bill, despite the omission of several Important amendments passed by the Legislature and from the bill as signed by Governor Jackson. As the bill was signed by the presiding officers of both Houses, it remains a law as signed and nothing more can be added, Gilliom's opinon holds. Slights Dearth Case The opinion did not touch on the amendment to the bill authorizing payment of salaries to Senators engaged in the Dearth impeachment trial. Gilliom had previously declared the trial unconstitutional. The opinion further points out that the bill has an emergency clause and Is In full effect without publication by Schortemeier, although he Is forced to publish it as enrolled along with other acts of Lthe legislature. ' Leslie to Explain House Speaker Harry G. Leslie. Lafayette, was here to appear before the Senate or the Senate probing committee to explain to irate Senators what he knows about, dropping of the Lochard amendment, providing: separate funds for the Ft. Wayne School for Feeble Minded and the Butlerville Farm Colony, both of which areu nder James Jackson, brother of the Governor. “I want all Indiana to know my part In this affair,” declared Leslie. An affidavit of Mrs. Ella A. Daylo declared that Leslie nistructed her to omit the Lochard amendment in the presence of Enrolling Clerk Ira Brown of Brazil. Threatens Tie-Up Omission of the Lochard and another amendment and failure of the Senate to be called upon to concur In the Dearth trial cost appropriation threaten to tie up the entire State funds for'two years. Members of the State Senate will insist that the appropriation bill signed by the Governor be the same measure they passed. Leaders take the position that the question of their own salaries in the impeacli- . ment proceedings is not ■so important as the fact that bills which they pass not be changed before receiving the Governor’s signature. The question of whether the appropriation law can be restored with- : out an extra session of the Legislature Is being passed back to the executive department. The Senate, If it follows the same policy at a secret meeting tonight as expressed In other meetings, will demand that the appropriation bill, be put Into the form in which It left the Legislature and will accept nothing less. Salary Unimportant “The salary question is unimportant. The principal involved in losing the amendments and the attempt of the attorney general to dictate to the Legislature is the thing which stirred the Senate,” declared Senator Edward O’Rourke. “We want the appropriation law constitutional,” he declared. Two star-chamber meetings of the Senators- have been held to discuss the matter and a third is scheduled for this evening. A committee of seven, two of whom were Democrats, took the matter up with Governor Jackson Thursday and wrangled with him for an hour and a half. They repprted their visit to the Senate, following the Dearth hearing late Thursday afternoon. The matter of “what to do” was debated, Senators W. F. Hodges, Gary, and T. H. Branman, Brownstown, were added to the committee and it was voted to hold another secret session today. The other amendment missing Is that of Senator Joseph M. Cravens, Madison, which provides a SI,OOO appropriation for the Indiana Vegetable Growers Association. A lead pencil notation on the Cravens amendment as filed states, "no tin controversy between House and Senate. Should not go in.” The handwriting has not been identified. STEAMER SAVED Bit United Press PARIS, March 25.—The South American steamer Tyiton, reported yesterday to be in distress off the Frencty coast, was taken in tow by the steamer Jacob Van Heemseck ' and was expected to arrive at Brest today.

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Prosecution Rests After Deputy Prosecutor and Reporter Testify. JUDGE TO GO ON STAND How Accused Learned Jury Proceedings Told. The ease against Circuit Judge Clarence \V. Dearth of Muneie, on trial before the Indiana Senate on impeachment charges, dosed at noon today with the board of managers confident that they had established the truth of the seven charges brought against him. These seven charges accuse Dearth of interfering with the freedom of the press and with illegal handling of juries in order to prevent the purpose of the law to provide fair and impartial trials. The managers, followed an agreed policy to limit the number of witneses to be heard on each charge. The morning session brought mere evidence concerning the appointment of Jacob Cavanaugh, jury commissioner, and testimony to the effect that he had not been reappointed after he had been qualified as a property holder through a deed to a S2O lot from Judge Dearth. Another court reporter gave reluctant evidence that he had given to the

Thursdany afternoon’s Dearth trial testimony is printed on Page 18 of this issue.

judge the secret evidence given before grand juries. Dearth to Testify Judge Dearth, it is announced by his attorneys, will take the stand in his own defense some time -early next week. Defense witnesses this afternoon bad not been decided upon when the Senate took its recess at noon. Also Told Judge Walter White, former • court reporter of the Delaware Circuit'Court and brother of Charles White, present, reporter, also told Judge Dear tty what transpired in the grand jury toom in violation of his oath, he testified. Judg eDeart hasked him, while he was official reporter, to tell him what the jurors said and did and what the witnesses had testified, he said. The quizzing was done by Representative McKesson for the House managers. “At whose request did you give this information?” McKesson asked. “At the judge's request.” “How freqeuntly?” “We frequently talked about what went on in the grancf jury room.” How the judge kept a check on jurors and their actions was told by White very reluctantly. He admitted that he had typed a list of names for Jury Commissioner Jacob Cavanaugh. Van Ogle, defense counsel, sought to prove by the witness that the same practice of asking what went on in the grand jury was engaged in by the former Judge William A. (Turn to Page 15) Mellon Gets Money for European Trip Bv United Press WASHINGTON. March 25.—Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, who sails for Europe today on the Olympic from New York, took a sheaf of SIOO bills along for spending money on bis Easter vacation. Mellon sent a messenger to a bank near the treasury for the currency. When the messenger returned he collided in a treasury corridor with a newspaper reporter and some of the money dropped on the floor. With one swoop the messenger recovered the cash and dashed for Mellon’s office. He carried a package of century notes an inch thick.

CONFESSES CINCINNATI MURDER AT LOCAL JAIL

Man ‘Picked Up’ by Patrolman Admits Slaying Rival for Woman’s Love in Ohio City—Sweetheart Shot.

The murder at Cincinnati, Ohio, Saturday of Walter Hall, 41. and the wounding of Mrs. Fanny Mitsche, 42, for whose affections they were rivals, was admitted today by John Morris, 30, police said. He was arrested by Patrolman Martin O’Connor at'lllinois and Walnut Sts., late Thursday. Morris confesed, police said, to shooting Hall and wounding the woman when he found them walking together. Hall died almost Instantly with a bullet in his heart, while the woman escaped with a wound in her arm. Morris was jailed when search revealed a gun in his pocket. He gave his name first as John Williams, Kansas City, Mo. He told police he left Cincinnati the night of the crime, coming direct to Indianapolis. His money

CHINESE CITY WHERE FOREIGNERS FELL

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This remarkable photo of Nanking, China, shows where rioting Cantonese troops killed and wounded many American and British civilians, according to first cable reports. At the right is Socony Hill, on which a plant of the Standard

FORD QUOTED BY EDITOR ON SAPIRO SIORY RETRACTION Apology, If Untrue, Otherwise Not, Cameron Says —Reed in Argument. Bn United Press DETROIT. March 25.—Henry Ford directed William J. Cameron, editor of the Dearborn Independent, to retract the attacks on Aaron Sapiro in the Independent, if they were wrong, but stick by them, if right, Cameron testified in the million-dol-lar Ford-Sapiro libel suit today. “I told Mr. Ford I h3d a demand for a retraction on some things printed in the Independent,” Cameron said. He referred to the Sapiro articles. “I tried to tell him what it was. and he waved his hand and said: ‘Well, if we are wrong take them hack, and if they right stick to them.’ ” No Retraction Cameron then said an investigation was made by Fred Black, business manager of the Independent, but my department did not” make any inquiry. There was no retraction. The editor revealed tlmt he had personally edited the Independent articlse which attacked Sapiro and indicated changes he had made. In one instance he had changed the term “Jewish control” to read the “higher Jewish control.” He said that was because he did not want it to refer to “all Jews —just certain Jews.” Reed, Sapiro. in Tilt Once during the morning Senator James Reed and Aaron Sapiro, plaintiff, got into a controversy that caused momentary excitement, but subsided with a reprimand from the court. Reed referred to “remarks by that gentleman sitting at the table.” ‘The gentleman at the table is the plaintiff and an attorney in this case,” flared up Sapiro, “and he will speak when he sees fit.”

exhausted, he had been sleeping in an alley near where Patrolman O’Connor found him. Cincinnati police planned to demand extradition of Morris on a warrant charging first degree murder. ALBANIA CALLS TROOPS Reported Revolutionary Movement Causes Mobilization. Bn United Press ATHENS. March 23. Martial law has been declared in Albania, because of a revolutionary movertient against the government of President Ahmdd Zogu, refugee* arriving at the Greek frontier said today. Twelve army classes were ordered mobilized, the refugees said.

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Oil Company is located. Many of the Americans and British in Nanking took refuge on this hill when the Cantonese troops, flushed with recent victories, started to attack foreigners. The Cantonese cliarged through the native city shown in the foreground and stormed the

HOOSIER MISSIONARIES STAY AT POSTS IN CHINA Sixty Graduates of Mission College Here Among Workers Undaunted by Chaos in Orient.

Sixty graduates of the College of Missions, 222 Downey Ave., are staying at their mission posts in China in spite of the dangers imposed by warring factions. Dr. Charles T. Paul, president of . the institution here declared today. “There are about 8.000 American missionaries in China,” Dr. Paul asserted, ”5.000 of whom are Protestant and the remainder Catholic. It will MOVING TROOPS BRINGS PROTEST Western States Desire Mexican Border Guard. Times TCashinoton Bureau. 1322 Xcw York Avenue WASHINGTON, March 25. Plans of the War Department to remove part of the troops now stationed along the Mexican border,, despite the impending Mexican crisis, which Washington sees in termination of the anti-smuggling treaty between the two countries, is causing vigorous protest from western states. Secretary of War Davis has announced his intention of abandoning Camp Hearne, near San Diego, Cal., and removing the Cavalry now stationed there to Monterey, 600 miles north. His order is due to necessary economy, Davis says. If the order is carried out* there will remain 3.600 men on tho *long Texas-Mexico border; 1,400 men in Arizona, only part of them close to the border: pone close to the New Mexico border; and none in California nearer than 600 milc-s.

MAY CUT DIKE TO SAVE FARMS Thousands of Acres Flooded * Near Vincennes. Bn United Press VINCENNES, Tnd.. March 23. With waters of the White, Wabash and Embarrass rivers inundating thousands of acres in this vicinity, farmers of western Indiana and eastern Illinois today considered means of relief from the still rising %tr earns. More than forty thousand acres of choice farmland are under water in the vicinity of Lawrenceville, 111., where a levee on the Embarrass broke, and farmers have suggested cutting the Wabash River dike in order to allow the ipundated land to drain. Fearful that the Wabash will continue its gradual rise to the extent where a dike will be necessary, other farmers are opposing the move. White River south of Vincennes ie rising rapidly and is threatening the 1913 flood stage. Roads throughout the area are under several Inches of water, although several are still passable.

hill. British and American warships in the Yangtze River, about a mile from the hill, opened up, shelling the base of the hill and checking the charge of the mad Cantonese, landing parties from the allied ships rescued most of

he a big Job to try to get all Americans out of the country.” “Many will not leave their posts and many can’t come because of their responsibility for the charges they have In their care.” Dr. Paul recalled that Miss Alta Harper of Covington, Ky„ a College of Missions' girl, recently went to China from Indianapolis. “Our people are in Wu Hu, Luchow Fu, and Chuocho In the interior, and in Shankhs i and Nanking, our center, on the coast,” he said. Miss Nancy Fry of Bedford, another graduate, is at Nantung Chow, seventy miles up the Yangtze River, Dr. Paul said. He and his wife returned from China about a year ago. Miss Susan Allen Connelly of Des Moines, who recently paid Dr. Paul a visit on her return from Pekin, the storm center for several months, related the trying conditions caused by the upheaval and unrest, Dr. Paul said. Baptists in Zone “We are very anxious about our workers there,” said Dr. F. A. Hayward. executive secretary of the of Baptist Churches in Indianapolis. Miss Mabel Hanna, formerly in charge of the daily vacation blble study in Indianapolis under Dr. Hayward at the Baptist Center, Is.at present a teacher in the college at Shanghai. Her parents live at Franklin, where she graduated from college. Before going to China she taught school in Franklin, Seymour, and Bedford, and took special study at Indiana University. She recently married the secretary of the Shanghai Y. M. C. A., Dr. Hayward learned. Many Jndianians The Rev. W. N. Young, and his eon Harold and wife, are in Bana, China. The Rev. Young was formerly a member of the Second Baptist Church here, and now has 170 villages, constituting 16,370 church members, under his missionary supervision. The Rev. Young’s school at Bana has 350 attendants. Other Indiana workers in China, according to Dr. Hayward: Miss Effie Garwood, of La Porte; MisS Pauline Hamilton, of Madison; Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Hovart, of Crawfordsville, at present in Kityan; Mr. and Mrs. William Hockman, of Marion; and Miss Anna R. Clark, of Milligan. The Rev. R. T. Capen, principal of school at Nanking, and formerly a member of the First Baptist Church here. Is understood to have returned recently to the United States, Dr. Hayward said. Grose at Pekin Bishop George R. Grose, former president of De Pauw University, Is at present the resident Methodist bishop at Pekin, the Rev. Orien W. Fifer, Central Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church pastor said. “We have about sixty missionaries scattered all around the Nanking territory,” Dr. Fifer said, "but none that I know of are either Indianapolis or Indiana natives. Ferdinand L Mayer. United States legation counselor at Pekin, is a I former Indianapolis man. He was married recently to Miss Katherine Duet* of New York City. Daniel Brosnan, Marine sergeant major, recently stationed at Pekin, is returning to the United States, relatives here learned. He will be In Indianapolis, his former home, in about two weeks.

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the refugees on the hill, but other foreigners, caught in tho city proper, were killed or wounded. In the background, and just at the base of the hill can be seen the great wall, thirty miles In circumference, which surrounds Nanking.

ELECTION FOR MANAGER PLAN IS CONSIDERED Advocates of New Form of City Government Lay Plans at Meeting. Advocates of the city manager form of government in Indianapolis rallied their forces today at an executive committee luncheon at. tho Chamber of Commerce, called to decide whether an election on the new form will be sought this spring. Several leaders favor going ahead with plans for the election this spring. Already some 22,000 have signed petitions calling for an election on the manager plan. It was considered likely that a temporary chairman would be named to conduct the drive until the return of Chairman Charles F. Coffin, who is in Florida. The “mayor protection” law passed by the Legislature to save the jobs of Mayor Duvall of Indianapolis and Mayor Herbert Males of Evansville, both threatened with city manager movements, was so be discussed. It was the opinion of several executive committee members that the new law providing that the mayor serve out his term although the city manager plan is adopted would not slow the movement. Predicts Election “I think there is no doubt we will go ahead with the election this spring,” said Edward O. Snethen, secretary, who called the meeting. The city manager committee of 1,000 was formed here several months ago by a group of prominent business, professional and civic leaders who desired to drive |he "political boss system” from local city government. The committee has worked quietly for some time looking toward an election this spring. The 22,000 names on the petition are sufficient for calling an election.

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Release of Foreigners at Nanking With Alternative of Bombardment Cools Ardor of Cantonese ATTACK AMERICANS, REPORT Orientals Mistreated Women and Children, According to Dispatch

CHINESE CRISIS IN BRIEF

President Coolidge and members of the cabinet will discussed serious situation at meeting today. Admiral Williams, American naval officer in command in Ohina, advises Washington of tense state. American warcraft from Manila and Honolulu rushing to war zone. Bulletin Bn United Press SHANGHAI, March 25.—Reporst from Nanking received tonight at the United States consulate said American women and children at Nanking had been brutally treated by Cantonese troops. Their clothing was torn off, the report said, and they were maltreated. The report said the theological seminary and the Hillcrest school had been burned. American and British homes were plundered, the report said, by Cantonese soldiers in uniform. It was believed that all American homes had been thoroughly looted. 811 United Press Y ASHINGTON, March 25.—Threatened bombardment of Nanking has been postponed because Americans and other foreigners are coining out of the city.

Admiral H. H. Hough at Nanking reported this today to Admiral C. S. Williams, United States Asiatic fleet commander, after earlier announcing plans for bombarding the city. An insolent message from the Chinese—and the fear that more Americans would he killed—had prompted Hough to threaten a bombardment tonight. Hough’s message,* was dated 0:50 p. in., ' Nanking time, and was relayed at 9:32 p. m., Shanghai time, by Williams. 120 American* Wait Hough said it was possible that 120 Americans, huddled together In Nanking University for safety from the war-frenzied Cantonese, would be evacuated tonight to tho shelter of waiting American craft in the harbor. There are about thirty-five other Americans supposedly remaining ir. the city still. The British consul general, wounded in the Cantonese original onslaught on foreigners, has been taken aboard the British vessel Emerald, along with some British marines hitherto listed as “missing.” The strong stand taken by the commanders of the Anglo-American war craft in the harbor apparently had calmed the ferocity of the Chinese, for Hough reported the situation somewhat easier. It was easy enough, In pny event, to warrant postponing the threat of bombardment which Hough and his colleagues of the British armada had sternly delivered the Cantonese. Japanese Leave The Japanese were completing evacuation of their nationals tonight (Nanking time), Hough said. Hough reported, “We are postponing further consideration of action tomorrow." This meant that Nanking would not Immediately bo declared a military area—a target for the grilling shrapnel, which AngloAmerican ships had already once poured there to shield harassed foreigners. Previously Hough had plainly warned his superior. Williams, that the latter at Shanghai probably could not quite appreciate the seriuosness of the situation at Nanking. Hough said plainly he feared for Americans’ safety and he recounted In the blunt language of the seaman the fact that the Cantonese within the city were Insolent and obstinate. Williams had counseled caution. Hough was opposed. Steel, he indicated, was what the Chinese needed In their present mood. Anxious Waiting Several hours passed and the Navy waited anxiously for wOrd that perhaps a terrrible bombardment of the open city (converted by decree Into a fair target for guns) had occurred. Meantime, however, the Chinese ferocity had cooled. The stern stand of Hough and Ills English colleagues had worked like a charm. In his own words, the situation was thus: “Asa result of the strong stand taken today by the forces here, the foreigners are beginning to come out of the city. The Japanese are completing their evacuation tonight. The British consul general and the missing marines are now coming off to the H. M. S. Emerald. It Is now considered a fair possibility that the 120 Americans, who took refuge at Nanking University, will be evacuating to the ship stonight. In view of this, we are postponing further consideration of action until tomorrow.” U. 8. Boat Under Fire Admiral Williams, in a radio dispatch sent to the Navy Department. at 4:43 p. m. today (Chlneso time —3:13 a. m. (Eastern Standard time), told of a grave situation at Hankow and of two cases of Chinese firing against the American (Turn to Page 15)

Forecast Increasing cloudiness tonight; unsettled Saturday; slightly warmer tonight; colder Saturday night.

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American Forces in War Zone Bn United Press WASHINGTON. March 25 Engaged in protecting American lives and property Jn China now are 5,000 troops—BlueJackets und Marines—and twen-ty-one vessels of war of various types, unltif of the Asiatic fleet. This force will bo Increased to thirty ships and approximately 7,300 men with the arival of Six destroyer from Manila, and three Cruisers from Honolulu now steaming toward the war zone. Outside of the 1,500 Marines now at Shanghai, there are about 900 on vessels In readiness for landing, and the crews of the twenty-one ships now In China total 2,718. The nine vessels now on their ,way carry a total crew of approximately 2,300.

ROBS CONDUCTOR OF $26 IN CASH Armed Bandits Get SIOO at Filling Station. A lon* bandit robbed a street car conductor of $26 early today and two auto bandits took SIOO from a Ailing station attendant Thursday night. Guy ductor of an English A vs. street car. told Lieut. Leonard Forsyth* that he got off his car at Shelby St, and English Ave. to replace th* trolley. When he boarded the car a man pointed a gun at him and took a wallet that contained $26. William E. Lescfa. 30. of 950 E. Thirty-Fifth St., attendant at the Standard Oil Station. Thirtieth and Meridian Sts., walked out of the station to servo the driver of an auto and Traced two armed bandits. They obtained SIOO. HOURLY TEMPERATURES ’ 6 a. m 3810 a, tn 48 • 7 a. m 40 It a. 49 * 8 a. m 43 13 (noon) .... 61 ' 9 a. 41

Red Tag Sale of Used Cars—

The Tim os has made arrangement* with tho Used Car dealer* of Indianapoli* to hold a Red Tag Used Car sale —March 18th to 26th. Attractive value* are obtainable in good used car* and the special low price* quoted for thl* event will prove that transportation is within the reach of everyone. Practically ovary make and model la Included In the offering* and price* rang* from $26.00 up. A good shopper get* a good buy this week. Turn to the “Automobile for Mia” classification in today’* want ada for a list of RED TAG SPECIALS.