Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 302, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 March 1927 — Page 1

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VOLUME 37—NUMBER 302

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ACKERS Os DEARER MENT Prosecution Content With Cross-Examination of Defense Witnesses. RESUME TRIAL MONDAY Impeachment Jurist Will Take Stand Next Week. Prosecutor* of Circuit Judge Clarence W. Dearth of Muncie In the Senate impeachment trial today sat back content with the results of their cross-examination of the first defense witnesses late Friday, and looked forward to the opportunity of boring In again Monday. The trial will be resumed at 10 a. m. Monday. Dearth is charged with suppressing the press and permitting Jury irregularities in his court. The prosecution this week used twenty-seven witnesses to prove its charges. Four for Defense The defense Friday afternoon put lour witnesses on the stand in an attempt to show that there was no irregularity in juries. The result was that the prosecution got on cross-examination of Jacob Cavanaugh, one of Dearth’s jury commissioners, testimony conflicting directly with that of Mayor John C'. Hampton of Muncie, a former jury commissioner, and another of the first defense witnesses. Cavanaugh will be returned to the stand Monday, having been ordered to bring in a little black hook in which lie kept the names o' persons whom he considered , would make “good Jurors.” Many of these were members of the High Street M. E. Church Sunday school class. He wgs president and Dearth teacher of the class. Chief Defense Counsel Frederick Van Nuys announced that Dearth will take the stand eaVly in the w r eek. Character witnesses will follow and the entire defense testimony is expected to be completed not later than Wednesday. Representative Delph L. McKesson, chairman of the board of managers in charge of prosecution, de dared that he may return witnesses (Turn to Page 12) FORD AND SAPIRO 10 TAKE STAND Parties in Libel Suit Will Be Heard Next Week. Bv United Preen DETROIT, March 26.—Henry Ford and Aaron Sapiro will have their turns next w r eek in the Ford-Sapiro libel suit. Ford, the man who perhaps has made more money than any other person in the history of the world, and Sapiro, who has formed more than 100 cooperative marketing organizations in the United States and. Canada, were scheduled to be called as witnesses to follow Fred L. Black, business manager of the Dearborn Independent. With the case in adjournment over the week-end, principals scattered, several leaving the city. Defense attorneys studied the revised pleadings filed Thursday by Sapiro’s lawyers, with a view to presenting arguments against acceptance of the revision. It was believed if their arguments fail to impress the court, they will move for a mistrial. The case is expected to move more rapidly in the next few days. Judge Fred M. Raymond, presiding, warned attorneys yesterday that lie was impatient of delay and once or twice when they seeemd to dally, he took over the questioning himself.

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CHINESE IN DEFIANCE; U. S. CALLS MARINES

Coolidge Orders 1.500 More Troops for Duty in Far East. CHIANG’S VOICE RAISED I Marshal Addresses World on ‘Suppression/ II ii Uni led Prree SHANGHAI, March 26.—Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek, Cantonese com-mander-in-chief, today defied the world to “suppress China,” and pledged himself to cancellation of the so-called “unequal treaties” under which foreigners in China have enjoyed special privileges. Clilang arrived today and established his headquarters in the Chinese city of Shanghai. Through Gen. Pei Chung-Hsi, local Cantonese commander, Chiang today issued a statement to the press. ‘Public opinion,” he said, “for the first time in history in China, has gained force sufficiently strong to change the international situation. When it is timely to start negotiations cancelling the unequal treaties, we will not rely upon force. We believe that diplomacy, relying on public opinion, will force the issue.” COOLIDGE ALARMED President’s Concern Over Chinese Situation Calls for Marines. Bv United Preee WASHINGTON, March 26. Alarmed by spreading anti-foreign activities in China. President Coolidge today ordered 1,500 more American marines sent to the “war zone” to protect thousands of United States nationals potentially menaced there. The leathernecks, mobilizing with war-time speed at a half dozen Atlantic Coast points, will sail from San Diego, Cal., on the transport Henderson, probably within ten days, and are expected to be at the scene of danger within thirty days, Navy officials said. The Henderson, now at Corinto, Nicaragua, after carrying 1.200 marines to protect American lives and property in Nicaragua, will arrive in San Diego in about ten days. In that time marines ready for service will be mobilized at some eastern coast point from their stations at Paris Island, S. C.; Quantlco, Va.; Boston, New York and other cities and will move across the continent by train. The request for marines came to the Navy Department at 3 a. m. today from Admiral C. S. Williams at Shanghai, chief of the United States’ Asiatic fleet. He has been placed (Turn to Page 11) MILLEROUfUNES CHAMBER POLICY Bigger City Pay Roll, Fair Utility Rates, Aim. Six points of Chamber of Commerce activity for 1927 were outlined by Dick Miller, Chamber president, Friday before the directors. The program: Bigger pay rolls through Industrial expansion and acquisition; support of the coliseum project; equalization of freight rates; insistence upon fair utility rates; development of aerial transportation, and expansion of branches concerned in improvement of industries, business, taxes, education, fine arts and other projects. With Chamber reorganization completed, the body will proceed in following out the plan outlined, Miller declared. ‘Peaches* Signs for Vaudeville at $3,500 Bii United Preee NEW YORK, March 26.—The folks who asked, “What will poor ‘Peaches’ do now?” when they heard that the former Frances Keenan had been denied alimony from Edward West Browning, today received their answer. Peaches is going into vaudeville. Her contract, according to Arnold Stoltz, manager and producer, calls for $3,500 weekly for twelve weeks, a total of $42,000. In case the tour should be as triumphant as the plump 16-year-old might wish the contract may be extended for fourteen weeks, bringing her income close to SIOO,OOO. Pearlies will do a twenty-minute “sketch,” it was promised. Her lines have not yet been written ard it lias i#t been decided whether she will do a song or dance. HOURLY TEMPERATURES 6 a. m 41 10 a. m 37 7 a. m 40 11 a. m 37 S a. m 38 12 (noon) .... 37 9 a. m 38

Happy or Tragic, Which Shall It Be?

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Little 6-year-old Theodore Combs of 139 Douglass St. - ia showing here what may happen to any child who plays in the street. Walter L. Wickershant ot 123 N. Chanter Ave. is applying screeching brakes as iiis automobile is about to pass over the child's body.

Indianapolis accident hazards will he Increased in number approximately 40,000 next week. For that number of public grade school children will be released to romp through spring vacation instead of being sept under the discipline of teachers. During 1926 spring vacation one Negro boy was killed and seventeen children were injured in accidents.

For Children

By Coroner Paul F. Robinson Don’t play in the streets. Don’t skate in the streets. Don’t ride a bicyrle in the streets without sticking close to the curb and being very careful, especially j at intersections. ! Don't play along the river banks and don’t by any means get into ! any leaky old boats or canoes. Don't play with matches or make bonfires when your parents or Scout leaders aren’t along. Don’t hang onto wagons or autos, or tie your play wagons behind them. MAN DIES AFTER CROSSING CRASH Drove Into Engine at Morris St. Crossing. Floyd Catt, 22, of 848 Woodrow Ave., died at St. Vincent's Hospital | at 12:15 a. m. today "of injuries rei ceived Friday night when he drove lan automobile into an inbound I Indianapolis-Vincennes passenger train on the Pennsylvania railroad at the Morris St. crossing. | According to witnesses, Catt drove lat higli speed around two trucks which had stopped to allow the ! train to pass and crashed into the j engine tender, overturning and I wrecking his car. Dr. Bryant Runyon, Clarksville, I Tenn., who was in the baggage car with a patient, administered first aid.

AMERICAN WOMAN RELATES EPIC OF NANKING

Editor's Note: A complete account of the dash of American women and children through lines of firing Chinese snipers to Socony Hill in Nanking, the almost hopeless defense of the hill by a little band of Marines and consular officials arid the final rescue, in the best movie manner, by shells from United States destroyers is presented for the first time in the following story written for the United Press by Mrs. J. K. Paris, wife of the United States consul at Nanking. It is a flight, a siege and a rescue fated to take its place among the heroic exploits of American foreign service. By Mrs. J. K. Davis, Wife of the United States Consul at Nanking SHANGHAI, March 26.—Our first intimation of trouble in Nanking came last Thursday when word of looting in the city reached the American consulate. My husband, the consul, advised us to remain calm and not worry. He ordered

INDIANAPOI.I.S SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1927

Coroner Paul F. Robinson and Police Chief Claude F. Johnson joined The Times today in the hope that spring vacation this year can be kept free of deaths to children, and accidents held to a minimum. The authorities asked that parents read to or have their children read the following suggestions for avoiding accidents:

The Score Box Beginning Monday The Times will keep score of the accidents to children during spring vacation week. Help keep the score down. Last year one boy was killed and seventeen children injured during spring vacation week. Watch this score box every day next week and do your share by warning children and driving carefully yourself to keep down the dreadful toll.

ON ERRAND; INJURED Girl, 7, Strury by Automobile on Beech Grove St. Virginia Roberts, 7, of 924 Highland an errand to the drug store, ran into the path of an automobile driven by Glenn Nicholson, 21, of 145 N. Sixth St.. Beech Grove, dt High and Tenth Sts., today and was painfully bruised. Soldier-Husband of Local Woman Slain Bn I nitrit Prree ' SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., March 26. —One private is dead and another dying as a result of a shooting affray at Ft. Scott here today. Perry Holmes, 34, who has a wife in Indianapolis, attempted to force entrance to the barracks at 3:30 a. m. today in a drunken condition, according to report by military police. William Escue, another private, on sentry duty, stopped him. Holmes, armed, shot Escue through the arm and breast. The sentry, although mortally wounded, disarmed Holmes in a hand-to-hand encounter and killed him.

the consulate relief guard to disarm, explaining he did not want the Cantonese to find us armed or agres- s sive. lie passed the word to Americans gathered at Nanking University and elsewhere not bo make the slightest resistance and not to antagonize the Chinese. Then we learned the natives had looted the British consulate and shot the consul general. “Gqt your guns, men—we're in for it,” my husband ordered. He decided to evacuate the consulate, although we did not have any idea even the Cantonese would desecrate such places. , Our party of twenty-four started

For Motorists

By Police C hies C. F. Johnson Don’t speed; a child may ilart in front of your machine any moment. Don’t drive your car unless your brakes are properly adjusted; it may spell deatli for some playing youngster. Don't rross intersections or pass street ears or parked autos without making sure a eliild isn’t going to step out in front of you. Don’t let children hop on your car or tie on behind. Don’t give them rides without their parent’s knowledge; police will he called upon to hunt up dozens of youngsters during spring vacation. Don't speed past children skating or riding bicycles in the street; they may turn or fail right in front of you any moment. Don’t “take chances” that endanger the children’s lives; your lit lie girl or boy may be the next victim, keep that in mind. DIGGINS, BOXER, SLAIN IJoyd Hamilton, Screen Comedian, Questioned at Hollywood. Bu United Prree HOLLYWOOD, Cal., March 26. Eddlo Digglns, well known lightweight boxer, was stabbed to death early today in the Crescent Club. When police arrived screaming men and women sought escape through doors and windows. Six persons, including Lloyd Hamilton, screen comedian, were taken into custody for question. The murdered box was found in a rear room with a knife in his heart. Twenty other guests who are said to have fled from the scene of the slaying were being sought by police.

for Socony Hill with a small guard of marines. In the first group were a party of Seventh Day Adventists, my husband, and our two children with a large American flag. We set out towards Socony Hill, but had scarcely gone two blocks when a gruop of uniformed Cantonese soldiers started firing at us. They continued firing all along the two miles to Socony Hill. Snipers continued to shoot at us from alleys, while the main body of attackers kept about 100 yards away. We alternately dodged, walked and ran the entire distance. The children, Spencer, a boy of 6, and Shannon, a girl of 11, were very brave. They did not complain at

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SWEEPING INQUIRY IS DEMANDED Senators Want Light on Alleged Misconduct in Government. SPECIAL SESSION LOOMS Leslie Takes Blame for Tangle on Budget Bill. If a special session of the Legislature Is called to straighten out the tangle on the $49,000,000 two-year State budget a group of insurgent Senators of both parties will demand that the Assembly investigate not only the budget discrepancies, but also charges of legislative misconduct which have been made during the past two years. Possibility of a special session was strong. The Senate, meeting after adjournment of the Dearth trial Friday, decided to reach a definite conclusion Monday. One group is demanding that a committee be named to tell Governor Jackson that a special session must be called and to start working among the Legislators themselves to call the session in case the Governor refuses. Part of this group, augmented by several other Senators, both Republicans and Democrats, are insisting that if the Legislature is convened they will refuse to be bound by any “gentleman's agreement” that the session be confined strictly to straightening out the budget. Clear to Bottom The Senators want to go clear to the bottom of the matter of the alteration of the budget bill between the time it was passed by both Houses and the time it reached Governor Jackson for signature. Two provisions of the bill were omitted and another provision, which the Senate, hr.d not pafA-d, was In the bill at the time the Governor signed it. The only wqy the tangle can be straightened out legally, some Senators contend, is for the special session to repeal the appropriation measure and pass it again in the form in which the Legislature thought it was sending it to the Governor originally. One of the alterations in the budget bill was the omission of an amendment separating funds for the State School of the Feeble Minded at Ft. Wayne and the State Colony for the Feeble Minded at Butlerville. The bill as signed by the Governor carried a joint appropriation for these two institutions. The Senators discovered that the amendment separating the two bore a penciled notation directing that it be “held up,” and the result was that it was.not written into the bill sent to the Governor for signature. Leslie Takes Blame Friday afternoon Speaker Harry G. Leslie of the House acknowledged before the Senate voluntarily that he directed this. Leslie assumed full responsibility, but said that he had merely meant for the stenographer to hold the matter up a few hours until he and Samuel J. Farrell, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, could go into it. He said he did not know that the amendment had been left out until Senator J. Milton Lockhard, its author, discovered it this week. CHARGES ‘MOVIE TRUST’ Hoosier Urges Federal Action Against Hays Organization. Bv United Prree WASHINGTON, March 26. Frank J. Rembusch, president of Motion Picture Theater Owners of Indiana, today appealed to Assistant Attorney General Donovan on behalf of the Hoosier association to institute anti-trust proceedings against the Motion Pictures Exhibitors and Distributors Association headed by Will Hays. Rembusch charged a “movie trust” controlled 20 per cent of the theaters in America and unless all theaters patronized Hays’ organization they were discriminated against. Evidence against the so-called trust was given to Donovan, who promised Rembusch the Justice Department would investigate.

walking the whole way under fire. I was nearly dead, being unfit physically for such torment. Finally Cantonese troops almost surrounded us and we feared the worst. Just then we reached a Bamboo grove. Marine Plumley, one of the guard, fell wounded on the edge of the grove. He then did one of the most heroic things I have ever seen. Badly hurt and lying on the ground, he started firing at the nationalist soldiers, killing two and keeping the rest at bay. Almost exhausted, we made our way for the mile more to Socony House. I could scarcely climb the steep hill to the house itself, but the (Turn to Page 12)

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Claude H. Anderson Selected Executive to Direct City-Wide Campaign —Election in Summer, Plan 4,000 VOLUNTEER BOOSTERS Group Will Pick Strong Committee to Lead Move—Seek 15,000 Names With about 4,000 volunteer workers a eampaigu for an election iu June or July on the proposed city manager form of government for Indianapolis was under way today. Claude 11. Anderson, an attorney, 703 Continental National Bank Bldg., is executive secretary of the campaign to obtain 15,000 additional names to the petition already bearing 22,000 signatures, providing for an election on whether the city shall adopt the city manager form.

J. W. Esterline, president of Es-terline-Angus Company, temporary chairman of the city manager comittee, announced the petition will be filed some time before May I, following a meeting of the executive committee Friday at the Chamber of Commerce. Anderson, who was named Friday, swung into the campaign for the additional names on the petition before April 15. The petition, according to the Indiana law, must be filed before five days before the last city council meeting in April. The election on the proposed businesslike form will follow not less than thirty or more than sixty days. To Pick Leaders W. H. Insley, Insley Manufacturing Company president, heads a committee to select a permanent campaign committee. Only leading business and professional workers were to be named on the campaign group. Other members of Insley’s committee are John F. White, president Federation of Civic Clubs, and Mrs. George Fin frock. Charles F. Coffin, State Life Insurance general counsel, city manager chairman, will return from Florida April 1 and take up leadership of the movement. Anderson declared he had signed pledges from more than 500 civic workers, and some 4,000 others had volunteered to aid in obtaining the additional supporters of the movement. With a city-wide organization leaders expressed confidence that they would obtain the additional petitions without difficulty. The city manager movement was started here by a gorup of leading business and civic leaders who sought relief from tho “political boss” system ot municipal government. Leaders declared the “mayor protection” bill passed by the recent Legislature to save the jobs of Mayor Duvall and Mayor Herbert Males of Evansville will not block the move here. The law provides that the mayor shall serve out his term after the new form has been adopted by popular vote. Provides 20 Per Cent Indiana law provides that a petition for the city manager form bear signatures of 20 per cent of the voters in the last mayorality election. Only 19,185 would be required for the petition, but it was pointed out that more than the needed number is desired. The city clerk has five days to determine legality of tho (Turn to Page 11) APPRAISE TRACT NEEDED BY CITY Value of River Land Is Set at $139,876. Property which will be condemned for the flood prevention program between Morris and Raymond Sts., on the White River, will cost the city $139,876.81, according to a preliminary appraisal made by the Indianapolis Real Estate Board. Tentative plans for this project call for the widening and straightening of the river channel, the construction of levees on both side of the river for a mile and a quarter and the construction of a bridge across the river at Morrris St. It will cost approximately $275,000, according to City Engineer Chester C. Oberleas. A public hearing on the project will be held at the works board mect- ! ing Monday. LITTLE GIRL DISAPPEARS No Trace Found of Chattanooga City Official's Baby. Bii United Prree CHATTANOOGA, Tcnn., March 26-—Despite efforts of citizens and officials all over the South, no trace had been found today of 2-year-old Virginia Josephine Frazier, daughter of Fred B. Frazier, Chattanooga, commissioner of education, who was kidnaped from her crib Tuesday night. The child's frantic parents knew of no possible motive for the kidnaping. They hurried home from Florida, where they were vacationing, when news of the baby’s disappearance reached them.

Forecast Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday; somewhat colder tonight, lowest about freezing. ’Warmer Sunday night.

MARION COUNTY

TWO CENTS

PATROLMAN COMMENDED Martin O’Connor Cited for Bravery in Arresting Alleged Murderer. For bravery and discretion exercised in making the arrest Friday of John Morris, 30, confessed slayer of Walter Hall, 41, at Cincinnati, Ohio, Saturday, Tatrolman Martin O'Connor was cited by Police Chief Claude F. Johnson today on the department's “Roll of Honor.” O'Connor is the fourth officer to be so honored since the honor roll was inaugurated two years ago. • Letters of commendation were sent Dun V. Goodman and Herbert C. Barnes, Indianapolis newspaper men, for assisting O’Connor in the capture. O'Connor accosted Morris as he emerged from tho rear of the Elks Club and struggled with him for possossino of a gun Morris drew. Goodman and Barnes, driving past, aided in wresting away the gun. TWO BOYS DISAPPEAR Take School Dismissal As Signal Kuiming Away. Two J l mths disappeared from their tyfifiVis Friday night shortly after they had been dismissed from school for ja week of spring vacation. Parents of Gerald Lambert, 14, of 518 E. Merrill St., say he is dressed in a. red checked lumber packet and blue overalls. Melvin Cutter, 9. Negro, 1214 Muskingum St., is wearing a sheeplined coat, brown corduroy trousers and high top shoes. PARALYTIC STILL LIVES Tonsil Operation Performed On Young Man at Denver. Bv United Press DENVER, Col., March 26.—A tonsil operation was performed upon Glenn Hill, young insurance salesman, in a hospital here today in a desperate effort to prevent the spread of paralysis which is threatening his life. Alive, but very weak, Hill has a “fighting chance” to recover now that his tonsils havo been removed, according to Dr. W. L. Holcomb. TONGS CALL FOR PEACE Leaders Make Plea as Death Toll Mounts to Ten. Bn United Press NEW YORK, March 26.—With leaders of the 11 ip Sing and On tongs bound by an agreement to continue indefinitely their twoyear truce which expired three days ago, the death toll in the tong war flareup had increased to ten today. Jim Sing, laundryman, was slain in Cambridge, Mass., and Lem Chong was shot to death in Washington, D. C. Tong lenders met yesterday in the office of District Attorney Banton, assured him they were not at war and issued a joint letter urging tonpmen to remain peaceful. Extra police remained on guard in Chinatown, however. Two Chinese were arrested- here in connection with two slayings in Brooklyn and one in Newark. N. J.

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