Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 37, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 June 1927 — Page 1

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MANAGER TO BE AIDED BY CITUEAGUE Details of Organization Plan | Studied at Luncheon Meeting. \ (ALL VOTERS ELIGIBLE l Friends of Good Government i Decide to Keep Drive ; Headquarters Open. The Indianapolis City Manager League, comprising citizens from all walks of life, who will attempt to “unite the people in a common purpose for securing and maintaining a non-partisan political government In the city,” was born today. The League, which will be a permanent organization, came into being when the executive committee of the city manager campaign organization formally was turned into a board of directors of the League at luncheon at the Chamber of Commerce. Charles P. Coffin, who leads the league for the time being, stressed the purpose of the new organization to see that the government, which the citizens voted to take away from party politicians in Tuesday election, stays in the hands of the people. Will Retain Staff It was decided to push the organization of the nonpartisan league, retaining a part of the headquarters staff for organization work. Headquarters will be maintained at 520 Illinois Bldg., with Claude H. Anderson as executive secretary. Anyone interested in good government and who subscribes to the manager pledge can become a member of the league. Selection of a legislative committee to study the Indiana manager law and make recommendations for “best manager law in the country” was to be authorized. There 'ls a likelihood that the manager forces will support legislators favorable to tjaeir program. Coffin announced a committee would consider a list of proper citizens eligible to become commissioners in the near future. A resolution was adopted, prepared by Charles F. Coffin, chairman, congratulating the people of Indianapolis for their victory at the polls Tuesday and declaring, “It was a victory which will redound to the credit of our city far and wide.” Election Board Attorney Clinton H. Givan is studying the statute and will give an opinion to the election board on the proper time to hold an election of commissioners within a week. The law specifying when an election should be held is eaid to be confusing. Some manager leaders favor an election this fall, giving opponents an opportunity to start litigation which would result in a Supreme Court test of the law. Anderson Wants Speed “Personally, I think we should proceed with an election this fall, to bring abcut a court ruling on the law,” Claude Anderson says. “It seems to me we would be sleeping on the job to wait until 1929 to vote on commissioners if there is a possibility that the election might be held this year under the law.” The election board, composed of William H. Insley, Fred Connell, jand City Clerk William A. Boyce Jr., is awaiting the opinion of Givan, |Who will give his interpretation of the course set out by law. The manager form of government |Will not become effective until January, 1930, when Mayor Duvall’s term fexpires, unless the provisions of the 6ims amendment passed by the last Legislature are set aside. This amendment permits mayors to. sprve put their terms. Elect Seven Commissioners The present federal form of government will be abolished when the pity manager plan goes into operation. Seven commissioners will be elected on a non-partisan basis, three to serve four years and four commissioners to serve two years. The commission names a city Jnanager, who is the executive head of the city, a city clerk, and creates the departments of finance and Jaw, provided by Indiana statute. Other departments are created by the commission, which adopts ordinances, but the department heads are named by the manager. The commission fixes the manager’s salary and can remove him When he gives cause. One commissioner is named mayor, the ceremonial head of the city. MRS. CHAPLIN DELAYS Attorneys Will Seek Extension of Time on Answer. 3Bu United Press 0 LOS ANGELES, June 23.—Counsel for Lita Grey Chaplin will mave today for an extension of time in which to file her answer to the cross complaint for divorce filed by Charley Chaplin, it was Indicated. The lengthy and detailed'answer and summary will not! be filed today, It was said, but a petition for additional time will be presented instead, ; ' ■

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VOLUME 39—NUMBER 37

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LINDY ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON Stunts Delight Crowd; Goes to Hoover Luncheon. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, June 23.—Colonel Charles Lindbergh arrived here by plane from Dayton at 11:25 a. m. (Eastern Standard Time), today. Greeted by the Government’s air secretaries, he planned to discuss aviation with them during the day and to consider plans for his personal future. Over Bolling field, the transAtlantic flier did some stunts to the delight of the small crowd awaiting him. After greetings by the air secretaries, Lindbergh went to the home of Major H. B. S. Burwell, commandant of Bolling field, before leaving for the city, where he and his party were to be guests of Secretary Hoover at luncheon. Lindbergh was attired in his famous blue suit, leather coat, helmet, and had a parachute strapped on. Slips Out of Dayton Bu United Press . _ DAYTON, Ohio, June 23.—C01. Charles Lindbergh, after spending the night in Dayton as the guest of Orville Wright, the first famous aviator, left here at 8:40 a. m. for Washington. Lindbergh, weary of the crowds which have acclaimed him for the last month, was driven secretly to Wilbur Wright field immediately after breakfast. POLICE SALE NETS $530 Unclaimed Articles Auctioned Off for Pension Fund Benefit. A total of $53C.25 was raised for the police pension fund in the semiannual sale of unclaimed articles at police headquarters yesterday. Juvenile bidders eagerly sought to obtain one of the fifty bicycles offered for sale by C. A. Mills, who had donated his services as auctioneer. Other rare bargains of automobiles tires and accessories, mysterious suit cases, pots and pans, straw hats and even a horse collar were placed on sale during the afternoon. Lieut. George Cox and John Ambuhl, in charge, reported the sale was the most successful yet re* corded. FLIERS VISIT BUDAPEST Tmas-Atlantic Aviators Are Welcomed at Capital. Bn United Press VIENNA, June 23.—Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine were back in Vienna today after a brief air excursion to Budapest. The trans-Atlantic fliers left here at 8:30 a. m. yesterday and returned late last night. They were given a warm greeting at the Hungarian capital. Refuse Building Request The city board of zoning appeals | today rejected petition of Dr. Carlton B. McCulloch for a permit to build a filling station, apartment building apd storerooms at the southwest corner of Corydon and Meridian Sts,

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HINT U. S.-JAPAN ALLIANCE NEAR Stand in Disarming Seen as Past Argument. Bu United Press GENEVA, June 23.—Possibility of an American-Japanese alliance, replacing the old Anglo-Japanese alliance, was foreseen by some continental political writers today as the outgrowth of the present naval disarmament conference. The Geneva newspaper, Le Genevous, speculating on the chances of such an alliance, points out Hugh Gibson’s activity in seeking the support of the Japanese delegation against the British proposals, especially the one that seeks to reopen the Washington agreement regarding the size and life of ships. During the negotiations Tuesday between Gibson, head of the American delegation, and Admiral Saito, the newspaper remarks, Saito expressed willingness to support the American argument against discussing or changing the Washington provisions for capital ships, provided that Japan was granted a 5-5-4 ratio for auxiliary craft, only total global tonnage being fixed instead of the size and number of each category of ships, as Britain proposes. j BANDIT OUT JUST $4.90 Soft Drink Stand Robbery Costs Gunman His “Roll.” Bu United Press ST. PAUL, Minn., June 23.—A soft drink parlor clerk, Frank Kelindorfer has become a hero and his reward for resisting a bandit is exactly $4.90. A customer offered a $5 bill for purchase of a 10-cent package of peanuts. Kelindorfer went x to the register for change. When he returned, the customer had turned bandit and, at gun point, demanded money. Kelindorfer dropped the money and fought the bandit, who, frightened, fled. Os course, Kelindorfer kept the change. * ■ ■■ , Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 62 10 a. m 65 7 a. m 65 11 a. m 64 8 a. m 66 12 (noo) .... 63 9 a. mfl 67 1 p. 66

Lone Woman Foils Tire Gang Looting Garage

The courage and quick wit of a woman put to rout three auto tire thieves on Wednesday afternoon. Detectives to whom Mrs. May L. Bowen, 911 De Quincy St., turned over a description of two men and a woman companion and license number of the car they used in an attempt to rob the garage of Orville Ferguson, 912 Riley Ave., expect shortly to have the persons in custody who have been responsible for many daylight thieveries from east side garages. Mrs. Bowen, slender little woman, teacher In the Theodore Potter Fresh Air School, withstood the protests of the culprits until, seeing that she could not be turned aside, (he thieves hastened to get away;

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BYRD TO HOP FOR PARIS AT DAWNFRIDAY Sudden Change in Weather Only Deterrent Faced Now In Flight. WILL TUNE UP TONIGHT Expects 'Fifty-Fifty’ Break on Trip Along Coast, Good Winds Over Ocean. Bu United Press ROOSEVENT FIELD, N. Y., June 23.—Unless weather conditions change sharply, the tri-motored Fokker monoplane America will take off at 4 a. m. tomorrow for Paris, Commander Richard E. Byrd said today. Although It had been rumored persistently that the start would be j made tonight. Commander Byrd ’ said such a course was "virtually I impossible.” “I want to wait a little while i longer to give weather conditions along the New England Coast and the Newfoundland Banks a chance , to clear up.” he said. “Dawn is a ! more favorable time to take off, be- ' cause the lifting power of the plane is less in a high temperature than when it is cool.” Commander Byrd declared that he probably would take the plane out on the runway by 8 or 9 o'clock tonight, to get it tuned up and set for the flight. Weather Getting Better “Weather conditions,” he said, “have been improving gradually -since yesterday afternoon, when I tentatively set 4 a. m. Friday* as the hour for our departure. As things look at present, and unless some unforeseen weather conditions develop, we will start at that time.” The commander said he hardly expected to get any better than a “fifty-fifty” break along the coast as far as the weather was concerned, but that he was hoping to find an average favorable tailwind of at least ten miles an hour over the ocean. Present weather reports indicate that the storm area reported yesterday as hovering between Halifax and Sable Island is moving northward and that by 4 a. m. tomorrow it will be well out of the America’s path. Commander Byrd said that if a storm area should appear over the northeastern part of Greenland, above the great Greenland ice-cap, it might lead to further delays. Must Rely on Radio He pointed out that there are no facilities for making observations or predictions in that region, and that they would be forced to rely on wireless reports from ships. The flier was in constant communication today with James H. Kimball, director of the local weather bureau, who is studying the flight from a scientific viewpoint, to aid future trans-Atlantic flying. The commander said that he would like to call the newspapermen’s attention to the “faithful and efficient” work of his ground crew, which, he declared, is equally as deserving of credit and praise as the men who will accompany him on the fight. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, June 23.—President Porter Adams of the National Aeronautic Association will leave by plane this afternoon for New York, where he will seal the barograph and fuel tanks of Commander Richard Byrd’s trans-Atlantic plane. Adam’s advices are that Byrd plans to hop off tomorrow morning. grand Tury end Tears Expect Report of Thirty More True Bills Today. The Federal grand jury, which has been in session this week, was expected to complete its work this afternoon and report to Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell. Abofit thirty more indictments, in addition to fifty returned in a partial report late Tuesday, were expected this afternon. Most of the cases are said to involve violations of the narcotic and liquor laws.

In the face of possible physical attack from the three, Mrs. Bowen resolutely turned back the bent license plate of the car driven by them and got the number of their Indiana auto plate. “Something just told me they were thieves as soon as I saw them in the alley,” said Mrs. Bowen today. “I had been cleaning house and had taken some trash to the allley when I saw these folks. They were in a touring car. “The woman was very young—really no more than a girl, probably 17 years old. She was bareheaded, dark and looked somewhat foreign. The men were also foreign looking. They were without coats and the one driving had on a khaki shirt*

Pearly Gates? Bu United Press COLUMBUS. Ind., June 23. “Good-by, everybody; I’ll see you in Heaven,” declared Joe Fisher, 59, of near Sellersburg, as he was taken from the county jail and started for Putnamville, where he was to be committed to the State penal farm to serve a sentence of six months for violation of the State liquor law. Fisher was visibiy affected and broke down and wept as he shook hands with members of the sheriff’s family and jail attaches.

BOARD PONDERS CASE OF STEVE Report on Findings May Be Made Public. The State board of charities met at the Statehouse today to prepare its report on investigation of charges that D. C. Stephenson, former Klan dragon, has been treated cruelly in Indiana State Prison, w’here he is serving a life term for murder. General sentiment of the board - now is for making the report public as soon as it is completed. Secretary ; John A. Brown said. The board conducted the inquiry in secret and had indicated the report would not be given out. The board today will determine ! whether to make further investigation, or, if it is decided no more is necessary, will discuss the report. Even if the report is completed j at this session, it will be several 1 days before clerical work can be done and the report made public, Brown said. It will be ready for presentation to the prison trustees at their regular meeting early in July, however, Brown said. The trustees asked the investigation when Governor Jackson turned over to them a petition asking for a ninety-day parole for. Stephenson which charged that he was mistreated and attempts made on his life at the prison. MACKAYE TRIAL IS^NEAR JURY Defense Expected to Rest Case Friday. Bu United Press LOS ANGELES, June 23.—The case of Dorothy Mackaye, actress charged with concealing the manner of death of her husband, Ray Raymond, may go to the jury early next week. There was no session of the trial today. The case will be resumed tomorrow and the defense is exppected to rest. With much of the emotion which has characterized her acting, Miss Mackaye related before adjournment how she and Raymond kissed and “made up” after the latter fought with Paul Kelly, Her husband, she said, was ashamed of his attitude toward the friendship between herself and Kelly, and pleaded with her to give him another chance. “I told him it was entirely up to him and he said everything would be all right now, so I kissed him.” she testified, and tears came into her eyes. $92 FOR M’CRAY BULL Richard Fairfax, Once Worth $30,000, Sold on Beef Market. "Richard Fairfax, famous Hereford bull, once the property of Former Governor Warren T. McCray, was sold for beef in the Sioux City market for $92, according to a dispatch. The recent sale recalls another sale of the bull, w'hen the famous animal brought $50,000. PERU WOMAN KILLED Struck by Train While Picking Up Coal on Tracks. By T r nitrd prtss PERU, Ind., June 23.—While gathering coal in the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad yards here today, Mrs. William Byers, 65, whose husband is an employe of the city street cleaning department, was killed by a cut of freight cars. Mrs. Byers’ body was cut in two and her arm severed.

The back of the car was packed full of tires—there must have been dozens of them. I noticed that and also their furtive glances.” “One man got out, while the car came to standstill at the garage door opposite my yard. I was close to my gate, but I think they did not see me. The man went Into the garage, emerging a moment later with three good tires slung over his arm. I took only a second to decide that I wouldn’t let these folks get away with this miserable thing. I stepped right out in front of their car. “How dare you take those tires?” I demanded. “The woman was especially Quick and sharp with an an-

NEW CHARGES MAY HIT CITY JOBHOLDERS Buying of Hospital Goods Believed Under Probe by Prosecutors. WITNESSES ARE HEARD Surgical Instrument and Drug Company Heads Are Questioned. Possibility that affidavits, charging more city officials with alleged irregularities in office, may be filed in Criminal Court by county prosecutors appeared strong this afternoon. After examining employes of several drug and surgical instrument companies and Clarence Hess, business manager of the City hospital, prosecutors declared “something might be done.” Hess was with the prosecutors for a long period. Other witnesses were Samuel Greenburg, president of the W. H. Armstrong Company, and Richard K. Sinnig, manager of the Akron Truss Company, both local surgical instrument manufacturing concerns; and Solomon Goldsmith, of Goldsmith Bros., drug firm. Others to Be Quizzed It was said that other members of the Goldsmith firm and William Hamilton, city garage superintendent, might be subpoenaed to appear this afternoon. It was believed purchase of goods for city hospital use was the basis for today’s investigation. All city purchases are made through the city purchasing departmentt, headed by John J. Collins. The probe was resumed suddenly by William H. Sheaffer and Special Depi/vs Emsley W. Johnson and John W. Holtzman after they said Tuesday they would retire. This statement was made after affidavits charging official misconduct and false pretense were filed against Earl S. Garrett, former city market master. Collins signed Garrett’s SI,OOO bone’. May Continue Inquiry HoPzman announced that the prosecutors will continue in session this afternoon and there be a possibility of them continuing the inquiry until the new grand jury is selected in July. The probers said no report will be made to Judge James A. Collins. Reasons given were the additional evidence brought out and the fact that Prosecutor William H. Remy is not in Indianapolis this week. They said the report will be made not later than next Wednesday. OIL WITNESS IN TRAP Blackmer, Denied Passport, Can Be Trailed Easily. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, June 23.—The State Department today refused to reconsider its action of May 12 revoking the passport of Harry M. Blackmen, former chairman of the Midwest Refining Company, wanted as a witness in the Teapot Dome oil cases. American Consul Hale at Marseilles took Blackmer’s passport from him after the latter refused a subpoena service from secret service men who discovered him on a Monaco-Nice train. Being without a passport, his movements can now be easily traced by American agents. To return to this country he must obtain anew special passport, which will enable authorities to nab him at the port of arrival. Death Believed Suicide By TTnitrd Pres* _ EVANSVILLE, Ind., June 23.—Believed to have committed suicide on Sunday, a few days before she was to have beeen tried in Circuit Court for disorderly conduct, the body of Mrs. Lena Freeman, 34, who fell or jumped from a houseboat into the Ohio River, was recovered late on Wednesday.

swer. ‘We're going to take them away for vulcanizing,’ she added. “I was positive they were lying and stood my ground. ‘You are stealing. Put them straight back,’ I said. The man in the khaki shirt acted as if he might start the car. I didn’t budge. ‘I mean it,’ I said. “ ‘Well, I guess we won't take them then,’ the other man said, but the young woman argued and protested. Then, although the machine seemed about to run right over rpe, I took hold of their license plate. It was curved upward so you couldn’t see the numbers, but I bent it back. “Then I stepped back just in time and the machine shot ahead and out of the alley, the one man throwing the tires back toward the garage as they went,"

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Church s Foe Freely Types Confession

The confession that he set fire to three Indianapolis Catholic churches, written upon a typewriter at detective headquarters today by Maurice De la Tour today, follows: “This is to certify that I have made the following statement without any force being used by the chief of detectives, and that it is the truth. I do not want to cause the people any undue expense in looking up witnesses, etc. So that I am making the following statement: “Upon Monday morning I entered St. Patrick’s Church, setting fire to it; upon Tuesday I entered the Lady of Lourdes Church, set fire to it, and upon Wednesday I entered the Joan of Arc Church and set fire to it. “I am not going to give any reason for doing this in this statement, but wish to state that there is NOT ANYONE WITH ME, OR HAS ME HIRED. During the fire at the latter church I entered the priest’s house, got a watch, and $1 out of a pocket book, a large cash box containing some insurance papers etc., which I am going to show the detectives where they are after I get this statement written. “Upon Monday during the fire at St. Patrick’s I entered a house and got a wrist watch. “Upon Sunday I entered some house at 717 S. East St., and got about $8 in money and a gentle- j man’s watch, a long imitation , pearl necklace and a ladies’ wrist watch, which I threw in some parked car on W. Market St. “As to 216 N. Meridian St., I did not set it upon fire, but I was up at the dance studio to make arrangements for some special dance lessons, in the event that I remain in Indianapolis. I met some lady as I was coming, she spoke to me. and that is all I know about the place. “Signed. MAURICE DE LA TOUR, alias Ray Gordon.” Witnesses were Calude F. Worley, Charles Sumner and John White. SONS OF SLAIN MAN ON STAND Elbert and Gilbert Riggs Heard in Rigsby Case. Bu United rress NEWCASTLE, Ind., June 23.—Elbert and Gilbert Riggs, sons of Herman Riggs, Henry County farmer, fatally shot by Melvin Rigsby, former marshal- at Shirley, testified today at the trial of Rigsby, charged with murder. Frank Harris also was a witness. Harris told of Rigsby ordering Riggs to come with him and of the two sons imploring the marshal not to shoot. AAcording to Harris, Rigsby started toward Riggs when the latter informed him he was not going to jail, and opened fire at a distance of one or two feet. The two sons supported witnesses at Wednesday's session, declaring their father had not been drinking. Their version was that Rigsby came into the poolrooom with his revolver in his hand and immediately approached their father. Widespread interest in the trial is filling the courtroom daily with spectators. TWENTIETH IS A BOY Mother, 41, Weds Twice—Seven Children Living. Bu United Press BATTLE CREEK, Mich., June 23. —Mrs. Michael Dayton. 41, of Battle Creek today gave birth to her twentieth child, a boy weighing eight pounds. The hild was the fifth by the woman’s second husband, who is 54. Fifteen children were born to Mrs. Dayton during the life of her first husband. He died six years ago. Only seven of the children are living. BATTERIES RUN PHONES Autos Deprived at Mt. Vernon to Maintain Service. Bu United Press MT. VERNON. Ind., June 23.—A shut-down of the local switchboard of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company when the electric power plant broke down recently was averted when storage batteries removed from automobiles of Bell Company employes furnished the current which operated the entire system until the power plant was repaired. NAME CHIEF DRY SLEUTH W. B. Robinson Made National Prohibition Investigator. Bu United Press WASHINGTON. June 23.—W. B. Robinson, former chief of rpecial Intelligence agents of the Internal Revenue Bureau for the District of Columbia, was today appointed chief prohibition investigator for the nation by Dr. J. M. Doran, pro- , hibition commissioner. ! Robinson succeeds Philip Hamlin, who has been made assistant dry administrator at Boston. Hiller Office Supply Cos. Main 0612. Barrett Adding Machines, SB9, del.

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CHURCH FIRE CONFESSION GP/EN POLICE Prisoner Admits He Started Blaze in St. Patrick’s and Two Other Edifices. FIREBUG RING IS BARED Torch Put to Structures in Cincinnati, Covington by Arson Gang. (Picture of firebug and captor on Page One, Section Two.) Maurice de la Tour, alias Roy Gordon, 46, New York '( ” confessed to detectives that he sot fire to St. Patrick's, Our Lady Louises, and St. Joan of Arc Catholic churches in Indianapolis, Monday, t Tuesday and Wednesday. De la Tour confessed after Detective Inspector Claude F. Worley and Detectives Charles Summer and John White had grilled him since his capture by Motorcycle Officer William Miller, after the St. Joan of Arc fire, Forty-Second and Ruckle Sts., Wednesday afternoon. De la Tour insisted he was alone and admitted that he robbed several houses during the fires. Admits Stealing Papers He admitted taking valuable papers from the home of the pastor of St. Joan Church. He said he would, show detectives where they were. ' De la Tour “cracked” after a long conversation with Worley. Finally he told Worley to get him a typewritten • While the detective withdrew to one side he picked out his confession upon the machine. In it he certified that no force had been used upon him. indicating that he has some knowledge of police procedure. Police always place such a statement in a confession to make it eligible for Introduction as evidence. Worley said that in his long experience as an officer this is the first cas in which a prisoned actually has written his own confession without suggestion from dtectives. Confesses Thefts The prisoner confessed he took a watch, a dollar, a large box containing insurance papers from the priest's residence at St. John’s. He said he got a wrist watch from a house near St. Patrick’s Monday. Sunday, he said he got $8 and a watch, a long imitation pearl necklace and a woman’s wrist watch at 717 S. East St., throwing the jewelry in a parked car on W. Market St. later. The confession denies Le la Tour set fire to a dance studio at 216 N. Meridian St. The fire department has no record of a fire at 216 N. Meridian St. The Mae E. Berry dance studio is located at 216'4 N. Median St. De la Tour was mistaken about the address of the house he robbed Sunday. H. M. Zorn, 717 S. New Jersey St., reported SB, two watches stolen and a pearl necklace stolen from his home Sunday. The detectives investigated th possibility that De la Tour may hp been connected with a Middle-W firebug ring. The gang Is accused of loc and attempting to burn churches at Cincinnati and Corgjttf ton. Ky„ within the last ton Detectives are sending De la picture and description to CiJKtM nati and Montreal where severa” big Catholic churches were burned about three years ago, and other cities where there have been church fires. Suspect Held in Ohio Cincinnati authorities were as irfc terested in De la Tour arrest as they were in the arrest of a man giving the name of Roy Dean at Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Qean said to have confessed that he was one of a band of five men who broke into and fired the churches at Cincinnati and Covington. The last fire at Cincinnati was Sunday afternoon. The first fire here was Monday morning at St. Patrick’s Church, Hunter Ave. and Woodlawn Ave., where $75,000 damage resulted. De la Tour was captured Wednesday afternoon near Thirty-Fourth St. on a Pennsylvania St. car bj Motorcycle Policeman Miller. He is held on $25,000 bond charged with setting fire to St. Joar. of Arc Church. The church wa, damaged SSOO. Mrs. Edward Kilrain, 4218 Ruckle St., said she saw the man come out of St. Joan of Arc Church Wednesday afternoon and sit down on a curbing across the street. In a moment she saw smoke coming from the church. The neighbor screamed “fire” and the man ran. Take Up Chase Mrs. Kilran gave firemen and police the description of the man, the chief features being a straw hat and a yellow time table he carried. Miller took the prisoner back to the church, after taking him from the street Car. Mrs. Kilrain and Mrs. Earl Lynch, 4216 Ruckle St., identified De la Tour, who first gave his name as Gordon.