Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 307, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 April 1927 — Page 1

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VOLUME 37—NUMBER 307

DEARTH ESCAPES BY 2 VOTE

U. S. MOVES an FORDING ■A PUT Joins England and Japan in Seeking Course Toward Nationalists. i; , TIME LIMIT ONE ISSUE V s ~ Ultimatum Among Proposed J Measures. • l::> l iiiUil Press LOjNDON, April I.—Negotiations between England, the United States nd Uapan were proceeding today, the United Press was authoritatively inyormed, regarding the attitude to be/ adopted toward the Nationalist arniijes of China with respect to last weelj’s violent incidents at Nanking in which Nationals of the three powers were killed. Negotiations concerned the following Whether a time limit should be hxed within which the Nationalists would have to comply with such dekmands as may be made. I AVhether the proposed ultimatum ■should specifically state the measlures contemplated in event of nonI ;onpliance. It -Whether the communication I hculd lie addressed to Eugene Chen, I Nationalist foreign minister at ■ -ta.nkow, or to Marshal Chiang Kalfcitek. Nationalist commander-in-■:hl(f. ■ The nature of the measures which ■yeituelly should be taken in the ■vent of non-compliance with such werrands as may be made. ■ The United Press was informed ■ would be Incorrect to say. as ■ i ng paper did today, that EngBe i. y 1 decided to send an ultimate iependently of the other Hq fl since discussion with the Kol * (ill was in progress. ■ 1 'earned that blockade of the ■’ai river was among a dozer. Mt Turn to Page 2a) Brgu salary case Lay Question Before S'! St e Supreme Court. atv merits in the legislative ease \v,ve heard before the InIBina Supreme Court today. The •9sc was appealed from the Marion ■ Senator James J. Nedjl. et al. Hep.). Whltirg, to mandate State L. S. Bowman to pay till Ijßembers of the Legislature the halBlico between *6 a day, which has the salary, and $lO which the voted should be the salat the session just closed, I DEAD In I FLOODED STATES Bavy Rains in Oklahoma, ■ssouri, Arka as, Kansas. United Press CITY, \.'10., April I.— four Stitt ; with a heavy driven by big winds, March Ljjj&K a parting slm at the SouthSjßst, leaving in its wake destrucover thousands ot acres of land. deaths were reported, four two in K isas and one ■■■Missouri. Arkansas. faunas and felt the blast If the storm BW l ' a resultant flood! ig of hunof small streams. Front two BHfive inches of rain fell yesterday yqjßthe States and continued today. was the hardest hit, levees of the Mississippi givway before high waters and thousands of acres of land in Laconia Circle area inundated. damage was foqrcd with the continuing to rise.

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BOY, 8, PLAYING WITH WATCH, HIT BY AUTO Jimmie Duhamell Near Death at City Hospital, While Parents Weep in Son’s Room.

By Kldora Field This is the story of a small boy and a watch —his father’s watch. The boy. Jinnnio Duhamell, 8, of 4218 E. Wyoming St., lies at city hospital near death with concussion of the brain and other injuries. The watch, crushed and broken, with the hands stopped at 12:10, lies on a dresser in the Duhamell home and “Jimmie's” father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Duhamell, tiptoe softly into the boy’s room every once in a while to look at the crushed watch, to touch it. to think— For "Jimmie” borrowed father's watch —a forbidden thing that — when he started out to play. Only a moment before the child was injured Thursday noon by an auto driven by Louis Heckellsberg, 603 N. AVallace St., he held the precious borrowed watch—for the fortieth time, he would see w'hat time It was. That second’s delay to look at the watch as he started across the street resulted in his injuries. “Look out. ‘Jimmie,’ ” said his small companion, Loyd Patterson, 10, of 3605 E. North St., who ran a few feet ahead of him as he saw the Heckellsberg car approaching the child. But “Jimmie,” replac-

MAYOR. COFFM REPORTED OUT OF CITY TOOEIUEfi

Armitage Perturbed Rumors of Hall Shake-up Increase. With a shake-up In the board of works reported pending, Mayor Duvall and George V. Coffln, Marion County Republican boss, left Indian. a polls together this morning, bound | for Chicago, according to well subj stantiated reports at city hall. The mayor’s trip recalled his absence from the city in the fall of 1025 when, before assuming office, he announced his appointments hld- , “somewhere In Illinois’’ from | the wrath of many who had been slated for city jobs. Armitage Perturbed William H. Armitage, political general of Mayor Shank's administration, was much perturbed when he learned Duvall was reported to have left town with Coffin. For -\\mitage, it has been believed, hp’* iaplaced Coffin as city hall boss ifr'Y-he present administration. At Coffin’s office It was said he was “out-of-town” in the northern part of the State.” Mrs. Duvall said the mayor ieft ! home as usual this morning telling ! her he was going to his office. He was not at city hall all morning. | however, and according to report j left with Coffln at 7:30 a. m. for ; Chicago. City Controller William C. Baser was reported to be with them. The board of works met at city hall this afternoon. Roy C. Shaneberger, board presl- | dent, was out of the city on business and was not at the meeting. Trotter Silent I.ein 11. Trotter, board member, sakl slated to be ousted, refused to comment on the report. Armitage, Thursday said Trotter would he ousted, and predicted Shaneberger would resign for "business reasons.” Armitage smilingly said that he only knew this “from rumors he had j heard.” Mayor Duvall empratically denied j al! reports that he had split with I Coffln. “Everything is all right now,” he declared. “This talk of a break with Coffin is all hot air.” The break between Coffln and the | mayor became self-evident when ! (Tiester (’. Oberleas, a Coffin man, ! was ousted as city engineer and | Frank C. Lingenfelter, city engineer | for tv,o years under Shank and an | Armitage man, was appointed in his place. Didn’t Sweep Clean “The mayor’s greatest mistake was in not sweeping the hall clean when he ousted Oberleas,” Armitage declared. “Tn the next move he probably will oust all those he intends to so publicity will come all at once and^ then die down.” Armitage 'declared that he was building a political machine to run Samuel Lewis Shank for mayor in 1929. BILL FOR EASY DIVORCE California legislator Hopes to Outdo Nevada Statute. Rii United Press SACRAMENTO, April I.—A bill which would put California ahead of Nevada in the matter of easy divorces is before the State Legislature. It provides for making divorces Anal as soon as granted and eliminates the present requirement that divorced persons wait a year before remarrying.

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ing the watch in his pocket—just like a grown-up man, walked straight ahead —a sickening thud—"Then I ran home and told mother ‘Jimmie’ was killed or something.” said Loyd. "He was all covered with blood. Guess he didn’t see the auto. He was looking to see what time it was all along the street.” The driver of the car, with the assistance of Harry Lukes. 3719 E. Fourteenth St., took “Jimmie” home. They laid him in his mother’s arms. Wearily the boy’s brown eyes opened on mother's face. “I want to see daddy before—” He was trying to tell her something. Then the crushed watch fell from his pocket. The boy saw it and tried to talk again, but his eyes closed. He was unconscious. They hurried him to city hospital. “He dearly lovea to carry my watch. He was trying to explain about borrowing it,” the father says with tear-filled eyes. They sit and wait to hear more from the hospital— The accident was the first one of its kind since the spring vacations began last Monday. Police have been urging special caution upon youngsters and drivers of autos during the vacation season.

Spring Vacation Accident Score In 1925—Tw0 children were killed and fifteen Injured during spring vacation. In 1926—0ne child was killed and seventeen injured during spring vacation. This week: Killed 1 Injured 4

FORD LEAVES HOSPITAL FOR HOME IN SECRET

Injury to Back Still Painful, I Plot Investigal Bu United Press DETROIT. Mich., April I.—Henry Ford was resting easily and was in good spirits at his home in Dearborn this morning, the United Press was Informed by a member of his household. “Mr. Ford is resting very nicely,” the United Press was told. “The trip last night from the hospital did not In any perceptible manner affect him.” The formal bulletin issued at the Henry Ford Hospital said: “This is the fifth day after the accident. Last night Mr. Ford was moved from the hospital to his residence. His sprained back still is most painful. (Signed) “R. D. McCLURE. M. D. “F. J. SLADEN, M. D.” Shortly before midnight last night, Ford recuperating from Injuries suffered Sunday when his auto was wrecked by another, was removed from Ills own hospital in Detroit. According to best reports, two ambulances drove to the rear entrance of the $10,000,000 hospital, and with as much secrecy as possible. Ford was removed. A block front the hospital the ambulances were joined by a corps of four motorcycle policemen, who guarded the trip to Dearborn. The transfer is taken to Indicate that. Ford is out of any danger, so far as physicians can see. of suffering a relapse or of contracting

SAV JACKSON MAY RHURN SUNDAY Governor Reported Recovering From Illness. Governor Jackson was reported improved today at Clifty Falls Inn and able to take an auto ride, according to the State Tark Hotel manager. The Jacksons probably will not return to Indianapolis before Sunday, it was said, at the hotel. The Governor was shit to bed with an Influenza attack after a week end vacation there. HOURLY TEMPERATURES 6a. m 44 10 a. m 61 7 a. m 45 11 a. m...... 58 8 a. m 47 12 (noon) .... 56 9 a. m 62 1 p. m 53

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1927

COAL STRIKE TOPIC TODAY FOR CABINET Secretary Hoover Declares Situation Need Cause No Worry by Public. SHORTAGE FAR DISTANT Fuel on Hand Enough to Last Until Fall. Bu United Press WASHINGTON. April I.—" There need not be any anxiety on the part of the public because of the walkout of perhaps 150,000 soft coal miners.” Secretary of Commerce Hoover said today after the Friday cabinet meeting. .. ' Coal stocks on hand are sufficient, he said, to care for consumption for several months at least when taken in conjunction with the production from non-union mines. The only regret on the Government’s part now- is that there is a cessation of activity in a major industry, he said. Hoover gave no indication of any plans for the Government to intervene In any way at this time. 90,000,000 Tons Stored Unofficially, Government sources estimate there are 90,000.000 tons of soft coal in storage. Under pressure the non-union mines now- operating can produce enough to hold this surplus against a famine at least until fall, which ifleans there is little for the public to worry about for at least five months. The present production of non-union mines, according to these sources, is around 9,000,000 tons a week, while normal production runs slightly more than 11,000.000 tons. Therefore the Government Is expected to take no action In the situation for some time. The mediation board of the Labor Department may offer its offices for resumption of negotiations and, of course it will be available for arabitratlon proceedings if both parties desire it. However, no pressure will be brought to bear, at (Turn to Page 25)

)octors Announce—‘Murder’ ion Dwindles. pneumonia. Ford's chest remains in splints, and his ribs, reported fractured in one or two places, are responding nicely to treatment. Meanwhile, the “murder investigation” widely reported to have started after the accident simmered down to a hunt by Dearborn police for the hit and run driver who crowded the Ford machine. All Federal Investigations were announced at an end, and the Federal Court, where the Aaron Sapiro million dollar libel suit against Ford is being tried, denied it had started a private inquiry. Harry H. Bennett, head of private investigators for the Ford Motor Company, said there was no evidence to support the assassination theory and suggested a drunken or “onearm” driver was responsible for the accident.

Have a Family Spelling Bee at Home

Boys and girls, here is a bit of good spelling bee advice. Have the family hold a spelling bee at home tonight. It‘s lots of fun and you'll find that it is excellent training for the written spelling bees which will be held in your schoolroom in just a few days in preparation for the city, State and national spelling contests. Assemble the family in the living room and from the McCall speller choose enough words to determine the spelling champion of the group. This was quite a popular pastime when dad and mother were children. Many a night the little red schoolhouse they attended was filled to capacity with the people from all the country around, listening to the spelling contests. Everybody had a wonderful time. That is the same plan outlined and suggested for you in your home. Line up the members of the family and start at the left end of the group. Pronounce the words clearly, one to a person, and continue this until someone misses. Upon missing a word the person drops out and the next in line is called upon to spell it correctly. When you use this method it doesn’t take long to determine the best speller in the family. You'd be surprised to learn that the younger

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Judge Clarence W. Dearth

SAPIRQ DESCRIBES LOIS OBTAINED FOR FARM BODIES Libel Suit Plaintiff Undergoes Cross-Examination by Reed. >- Bn United Press DETROIT, Mich. April I—Aaron Sapiro appeared before the United States War Finance Board some time in September, 1921, and obtained credit loans for “ten or twelve” farm cooperative associations, he testified during cross-examination today in his million dollar libel suit against Henry Ford. For this service, which Senator James A. Reed sought to show happened within a very short period of days, Saplro admitted receiving approximately $20,000 in fees, including traveling expenses and Incidentals. The witness was shown to have obtained $15,000,000 credit from the War Board and some New York banks, for handling, 300,000 bales of Texas cotton. Snowflakes Likely in Southern Portion Generally fair and colder temperature was predicted for Indianapolis tonight and Saturday. Meteorologist J. H. Arnrington of the United States Weather Bureau believed the lowest would be about 30-35 degrees tonight. ~ m Rain or snow, wdth' a mercury drop. Was predicted tot* the south portion of the State tonight, with colder temperature Saturday. Strong winds and local gales were expected. Somewhat cloudy conditions was forecast for north portion.

members of the family may easily outspell the older ones. It happens quite often. Make this an evening pastime, and after several of these home spelling bees have been held you’ll find that your spelling ability increases noticeably. The Times is conducting the city and State spelling bees out of which will come the Indiana champion, who will be entered in the national bee at Washington, D. C., in June. The Times and twenty other newspapers are cooperating in management of the national bee. Only pupils of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades of public schools are eligible. Best spellers in each room will compete in a bee in each building. The building champs will compete in eight city zone bees from which eight representatives of Indianapolis will be chosen. These spellers, with representatives of other Indiana cities in whicl\ other newspapers, cooperating with The TimeNare conducting city bees will gather in Indianapolis for the State bee to select the State champion. The State champion and a chaperon get their expenses for the Washington trip paid by The Times. The national champion wins SI,OOO as well as the honor.

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Formal Charges Against Dearth

llrrp arc the xevpn charges made by the House of Representatives against Circuit Judge Clarence W. Dearth of Muncic and the Senate's vote on each: 1. That Dearth took newspapers away from forty Muncie newsboys ami threatened them with court action because he did not like an article ki the paper the boys were selling. GUILTY, 29; NOT Gl I LTV. 20. 2. That Dearth is guilty of corruption in that lie appointed Jake Cavanaugh jury commissioner when Cavanaugh was not a freeholder and later attempted to "cover up” by deeding Cavanaugh 26x20 feet, worth about $23, and that Cavanaugh has continued to serve without being reappointed. GUILTY, 32; NOT GUILTY, 17. •3. That Dearth lias aided in and sanctioned irregular drawing of juries, resulting in miscarriages of justice, in that lie prepared lists of prospective jurors from a telephone directory; sanctioned calling of persons who had served on juries within the year anil the illegal placing of at least twenty-five persons on jury panels since Jan. 1, 1927. GUILTY, 21; NOT GIILTY, 25. 4. That Dearth manipulated and controlled the drawing of grand and petit juries so lie might personally control their decisions. GU ILTY 26; NOT GUILTY, 23. 5. That Dearth disregarded and dismissed impeachment proceedings against Sheriff Harry MeAuley without a hearing, Gl ILTY, 17; NOT GUILTY. 32. 6. That Hearth confiscated the property of Johnny Raines, a newsboy, without a hearing and for the purpose of suppressing a newspaper. GUILTY, 26; NOT GUILTY, 23. 7. That Hearth so manipulated juries that many citizens could not obtain fnir and impartial trials. GUILTY. 28; NOT GUILTY, 21.

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Ballot of 32 for Conviction to 17 Agjß on Second Count of ment Is Closest TOTAL OF 34 NEEDED TO CONVI(| Senate Acts on House Charges Aftej Excluding Reporters and Public J By the narrow margin of two votes. Circuit Judge CjH cnee W. Dearth of Muncic today was saved from impeaching when State Senators, in secret session, voted upon his guilt seven charges brought by the House of Representatives. As soon as the executive session closed, Judge Dearth \va called before Lieutenant Governor F. Harold Van Orman anj told that lie had been acquitted on each charge. Dearth, a though informed in advance of the result, broke into tears pulled a handkerchief from liis§pocket, wiped his eyes, am sat down without comment.

On five of the seven charges a majority of the Senate voted to convict Dearth. The law requires that two-thirds of all elected Senators must vote for conviction or a verdict of acquittal returned. There are fifty elected Senators. One Senator, J. Monroe Fitch of Muncie did not vole. That left but forty-nine Senators from which to obtain the necessary thirty-four votes and on the second charge, thirty-two votes were cast for conviction. “Invasion of Constitution” . On the charge that Judge Dearth had Invaded the constitution and the bill of rights by arbitrary suppression of a newspaper, twentynine Senators voted to convict. There were twenty who voted for acquittal. A solid phalanx of seventeen Senators battled for Dearth throughout the morning. They first fought, successfully, for an executive session and demanded secrecy. They failed to prevent the publication of the final results or the names as they answered to the roll call. In this list of seventeen are those who in times past have been aligned with tlie Ku-Klux Klan. the road contracting organization and the Republican State machine. I a‘d by Kejdl They were led by James J. Nejdl of Whiting. L. G. Bradford of South Bend. George W. Sims of Terre Haute and the local Senators who have been amenable to utility and machine influence. ThiySe seventeen never wavered and were just sufficient on one count to save Dearth from conviction. The Solid Seventeen Tlie solid seventeen who saved Dearth were: Charles H. Beeson, Winchester, member of the Cartwright faction of the Republican State organization. Lawrence E. Cartwright is the Eighth district chairman and has been in Indianapolis since the beginning of the trial. L. G. Bradford of South Bend, who wa particularly active in pleading for acquittal. VYill Brown of Hebron, who has acted closely with Nejdl throughout the trial. Sumner D. Clancy, Indianapolis lawyer, who gave indications from the start that ho was unfriendly to the proceeding. Fred M. Diekerman. Indianapolis, elected by the local machine: William P. Evans, Indianapolis, attorney for the Insull interests. He Switched Floyd Garrrett, Battle Ground. Ind., who insisted vehemently that the appropriation bill be corrected, and then switched with the organization. Rowland H. Hill. Carthage, a consistent Nejdl supporter, in charge of the Senate plunder committee during the session. B. R. Inman, Danville, retired newspaper publisher. C. Leroy Leonard. Warsaw. Alonzo IT. Lindley, Kingman, head of thf? farni bloc In the Senate. Orin' H. Markle, Elkhart, a Democrat. Roseoe Martin, Logansport. James J. Nejdl. Whiting, rood eontracotr. and spokesman for tlie State machine In the Senate. Herman C. Pell, Carbon. William T. Quillen, Indianapolis, Duvall attorney for the recreation department and president of the Englewood Hustling Hundred. Klan Candidate, Too George W. Sims, Terre Haute, Klan candidate for Secretary of State. Two Not in Records Two notable figures of the trial, who did not get into the official records were W. Lee Smith, grand dragon of the Ku-Klux Klan of In diana. who has been on the ground and W. A. McClelland, unregistered lobbyist during the recent legislative, session for the traction interests. The day started with a r,.-;' . oy Senator Chester A. Perkins of South Bend, who moved that newspaper men be admitted to the session of the Senate at which the vote was taken. His motion carried. When the Senators Went into session Senator L. G.. Bradford of South Bend argued that the case had been thoroughly aired and asked that the balloting start. Before a vote was ordered, Bruce Cooper, Klan holdover Senator, demanded an executive session despite the previous vote. Then on Sena(Turn to Page 4)

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Another Verdict Nineteen newspaper men were guests of Lieut. Gov. F. Harold Y’an Orman at a dinner Thursday evening. The list comprised all reporters who have covered the State Legislature for Indianapolis newspapers and three wire scrvicaM with Philip Kinsley, specil representative of the Chiraffl Tribune. All have covered thl Dearth trial. At the dinner a secret halkl was taken as to the guilt ol innocence of Judge U'larencl 'V. Dearth oil the basis of evil deuce submitted. The neivJ paper men voted eighteen mm conviction and one for ae^^|

FAIRBIKS-MORI PEACEJN SIGHT County Officials Consideß Settlement Monday. ■ A conference of county will be held Monday on settlement of tlie controversy be ween the county and the Fairbanks-Morse Company, over use of the spur track on one-seventh acre of the old work- -* house grounds. County Attorney Clinton H. Givan said he will p it. , sent a compromise contract to bo ' signed by county commissioners and | R. H. Morse-Jr., company official. J Officials of the manufacturing firm | asserted they bought the tmek and one-seventh acre with the rest of tho property, while county commissioners declared records were altered to include tlie small tract. The tentative agreement between the company and county councilnwn provides that the firm shall nmintnfn the spur switch, that It can b” used by tho county beginning to- ? day and that the county can'take a. switch from it within three years. * INDUSTRIES AID' MANAGER DRIVE Talks Scheduled Next Week a gt Many Plants. • A- number of the city’s large dustrial firms have offered to crfll operate with the city manager cai poign committee in Its drive fJH 15,000 petitions signers, Claude Anderson, secretary, announced J{sp day. The companies will distribute tlon blanks to their employes will be asked to obtain the turcs of ns many voters as pos*jt9| A number of speeches at ludnfljnAj plants are scheduled next attempt is being made to close drive for names In two weeks. ■ Attorney E. O. Snethen employes of the J. D. Adams Company today. ffi J Frank E. Gates, realtor, chaJrmai of the campaign committee, aiA nounced committee reserved both®® the Home Complete Exposltion.^^B KING BELIEVED > A Ferdim.HA ftoumania Takes .Sudden Turn for Worse. i United Press BUCHAREST, Roumania, April j. i —The condition of King Ferdinand I of Roumania took" a sudden turn for I the worse today, and it was reliably I reported that his death was expected I hourly. f His majesty has been suffering I from cancer for months, and a pre- | vlous critical illness .forced Queen Marie to cut short her tour of the United State last fall. . i AUTO KILLS CHILI^BB Bu Unns ftperinl affrii NEW ALBANY. I n lurk s ] I'll when faij&fJsßpb ••I’lto prov.-d fatal > >dn.” t. s..n .-,f Joseph Walket.