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RESUME TRIAL OF CHICAGO’S SCHOOLCHIEF Mayor’s Counsel Ready for New Attacks on ‘British’ Historical Works. \ LIBRARY DRIVE PUSHED Thousands of Volumes May Be Burned, Says Censor v for ‘Big Bill.’ , By United Press CHICAGO, Oct. 24.—Three major developments today assumed prominence in Mayor William Hale Thompson’s fight to “rid Chicago schools of pro-British influence.” Foremost in the controversy 'was the reopening of the hearing of Superintendent of Schools William McAndrew, on trial charged with “pro-Britishism.” Former Congressman John J. Gorman, delegated by the mayor to investigate histories now used in the Chicago schools, was to resume the stand in the hearing before the school board. Gorman was expected to accuse at least three more historians of “favoring England” in histories they have written. He has been sued for SIOO,OOO by Dr. David Muzzey of Columbia University. Attack on Professor Muzzey’s suit originated from an attack which Gorman made on a history written by the Columbia professor. The other two major points in the battle were: 1. The beginning of a drive to purge Chicago’s library of “all proBritish books.” This work is to be done by U. J. (Sport) Hermann, appointed by Thompson. 2. The publication of stenographic reports gathered by the Thompson forces which “will show that there are powerful influences in the University of Chicago which are setting the British Lion on school pupils. Gorman said he could prove that a class of Chicago public school teachers had “rebelled against study of a school history” written by Meiler Schlesinger, used as a textbook by Prof. C. H. McLaughlin, head of the history department of the University of Chicago. Will Bum Offending Books Hermann has orders to “gather all the British books in Chicago’s library and burn them.” He asserted there are several thousand of these. However, Carl B. Roden, head librarian here, and president of the American Library Association, said he didn’t believe “there are more than twelve books, at most, which can possibly be objected to.” Roden said he is willing to help Hermann search for the books, but declared he had no knowledge “of a conscious effort on the part of Britain to subsidize American historians.” Meanwhile, one pastor entered the fight from his pulpit Sunday. Dr. R. A. White, pastor of the People’s Independent Church of Englewood, scoffed at Thompson. Look "-“Us, He Warns “It is curious,” he said, “that in this frenzy against British propaganda these super-intellectual critics have failed to discover the racial and religious propaganda in Chicago. “For instance, the organized Reds from Moscow are said to be pouring their wares into our schools and universities. I wonder if our mayor is not barking up the wrong tree?”

SLASH SCHOOL BUDGET Final Trimming on City Levy Being Made Today. - Final slashes in the proposed Indianapolis school city tax rate were being made by the State tax board today. The proposed rate was $1.45, an increase of 45 cents over last year. It is predicted that the rate will be but a few cents in excess of $1 when the State board arrives at the final figure. LONDON HEARS HEMPEL Singer Scores in First Concert There in Two Years. Rji United Press LONDON, Oct. 24.—Madame Frieda Hempel returned to the London concert stage Saturday after an absence of two years and scored a success before a full house in Queen’s Hall theater. She will sail for the United States, Nov. 16. REPORT GOMEZ ESCAPES Mexican Rebel General Crosses Frontier, Newspaper Says. I\il United Press GUATEMALA, Oct. 24.—Gen. Arnulfo Gomez, Mexico revolutionist leader, has escaped across the frontier near San Felipe, according to unconfirmed reports published Saturday by the newspaper El Liberal. Hourly Temperatures 8 ft. m., 50 10 a. m 62 T a. m 50 11 a. m 68 8 a. m 55 12 (noon) ... 70 9 a. m 53 1 p. m 73

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‘Bath ’ Is Fatal llit United Press OREGON CITY, Ore., Oct. 24.—William Beebe Jr., 2, told his mother and father he had placed his baby sister in a tub of water “to see her squirm.” The child was found dead by her mother.

BROKEN VALVE HALTS SEA HOP Twin Motors All That Enable Return of Plane. Bit United Press OLD ORCHARD, Maine, Oct. 24. —A broken valve stem was revealed today as the motor defect which yesterday forced the amphibian plane the Dawn to return here about ten Lours after it had started for Copenhagen. Inspection of the crippled motor by mechanics, working under the direction of T. Harold Kinkade, Wright motor expert, showed a broken stem in the exhaust valve of No. 2 cylinder. Only the fact that the Dawn has twin motors enabled Mrs. Francis Wilson Grayson and her two companions to fly back to Old Orchard after encountering engine trouble near Sable Island, 500 miles away. After locating the trouble this morning, Kinkade wired the Wright Motor Company. What steps would be taken to correct the defect would depend upon the company’s answer to his message, he said. “There will be no flight until we are assured that the motor is again in perfect condition,” Mrs. Grayson said, expressing the hope, however, that she would be able to make a new start soon. * EAST INDIANAPOLIS LEADERS TO BE FETED Industrial Expansion Will Be Talked by Chamber. Business and professional men of JHftst Indianapolis will attend the fourth goodwill smoker of the season tonight at the Chamber of Commerce. Those invited include merchants of Irvington, E. Tenth and E. Michigan Sts. Members of the Irvington Commercial and Welfare Association will attend in a body. Speakers include Dick Miller, Chamber of Commerce president, on the reorganization of the C. of C. and the industrial expansion program. Clifford L. Harrod, industrial commissioner and general manager, will outline work of the commission in the last six months. PICK ‘COLLEGIATE’ FORD ‘Gray Ghost,’ Property of Drake Student, to Go to Museum. By United Press DES MOINES, la., Oct. 24.—The “Gray Ghost,” prize possession of Jack Graham of Elgin, 111., student at Drake University, has been selected as the model “collegiate flivver” for Henry Ford’s museum. The “Ghost,” which carries the slogan “My Dust Is Poison,” was turned out by the Ford factory in 1917. It negotiated fifty miles between Des Moines and Grinnell, la., in a little less than an hour. Two other drivers in a field of twenty-five finished ahead of Graham, but were disqualified because of special motors and gearing.

CITY SHAKE-UP SEEN Duvall Calls Works Board Into Session. / Another shakeup was in the air at city hall today. John L. Duvall who says he is mayor, called the works board into conference after a visit of Todd Young, asphalt firm agent and politician. Although the conference was said to be on routine matters, it was reported that some minor changes may be made. Robert F. McNay, former Klan Titan, who was garage superintendent for three days recently, was expected to receive an appointment. Duvall said he favored finding a place for McNay. Girl Kills Self B " Times S'peein/ TERRF HAUTE, Ind., Oct. 24. Miss Elva Wright, 19, is dead here today, having swallowed poison after a quarrel with her sweetheart.

OUT OF JOB, LINDY REST** NEW YORK AFTER LETTING U, S. SEE HIM

En United Press _ , _. _ —|EW YORK, Oct. 24.—SucM cessfully ending a less spectacular but perhaps more remarkable feat of aviation than his trans-ocean flight to Paris, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh has returhed from a 22,350-mile tour of the country and now he hasn’t a job. “I’m going to drop out of things for a while,” smiled the man whom 30,000,000 or more persons

$140,000 in State Funds Is Held at Institution; Run Lasts Several Days. The State of Indiana has $140,000 op deposit in the National Bank of Lagrange, at Lagrange, Ind., closed by National Bank Examiner J. F. Utt of Chicago, this morning. Mrs. Grace Banta Urbahns, State Treasurer, said that the State had $150,000 on deposit last week, had withdrawn SIO,OOO for current expenses. She said she had had no indication of the bank’s condition. A dispatch from Lagrange said that a run on the bank had lasted several days. Utt declared that the closing was deemed advisable because “public opinion, which I regard as unfounded, caused a run of several days.” The examiner said he had not had time to make a detailed survey of the bank’s condition, having been here only two days. The bank is capitalized at SIOO,000, has a surplus of $25,000 and undivided profits of SII,OOO. John Cagon is president; B. E. Weaver, vice president, and G. H. Weaver, cashier.X

TEAPOT DETAILS AIREDJOR JURY Says $1,000,000 Claims Had No Validity. Bit United Press WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—Plunging deeper into the circumstances surrounding the leasing of Teapot Dome the Government prosecutors in the Fall-Sinclair conspiracy trial today produced testimony from L. E. Eddy of the interior department to the effect that: - 1. The claims to Teapot Dome, which Harry F. Sinclair paid $1,000,000 to get out of the way, previously had been declared without “a shadow of validity,” after investigation by interior department investigators. 2. Sinclair brought up these claims aft-r Albert B. Fall, then secretary of nterior, had said they must be out of the way before the reserve could be leased. 3. Reports in connection with these claims declared there was no offset well problem (arising from drainage). The defense had stressed Teapot, unless drilled, was in danger of draining. 4. Fall personally dictated the preamble of the Teapot Dome lease stating the reserve was being leased because of drainage of the Navy’s oil. DAUGHTER GETS RAISE City Purchasing Agent Promotes Miss Katherine Collins. Miss Katherine Collins was promoted from auditor to chief clerk in the city purchasing agent’s office today by City Purchasing Agent John J. Collins. She is a daughter of the purchasing agent. Miss Collins succeeds Charles Fisher, who resigned from the SI,BOO a year post. She formerly received S9OO a year. NO TRACE OF EWING Ax Slayer Suspect Believed in Kentucky Hills. Willard Ewing, alleged ax slayer of his wife, Mrs. Zenith Burris Ewing and her stepfather, David O. Boyles, both of 2343 Brookside Ave., has reached refuge in the hills of Kentucky, his former home, police believe. Unless Kentucky authorities recognize descriptions of Ewing from the circulars and letters sent to all parts of the State, there is little chance of him being captured. Detective Staggs returned from Bedford today and informed-Detec-tive Chief Claude F. Johnson that a man a bus driver picked up south of Bedford and took to a junction where he might get a bus'for New Albany, probably was Ewing. This was two days after the bodies of Mrs. Ewing and her stepfather were found Monday near Mt. Comfort. The Times was in error in saying in its Saturday issue that James Heath had reported that his wife was positive in her identification of a man in the neighborhood as being Ewing. She had stated that she had seen a man who bore a slight resemblance to Ewing’s description there.

"have seen and cheered in the past three months. “I don’t know what I’m going to do.” And, no, he wasn’t going to run for Congress; no, he wasn’t going in the movies; no, he hadn” been offered the presidency of . aircraft company at a sos $250,000 a year. Ever jport as to his future, put ir ]*%>*: form of a question* met a ' **!iy, emphatic denial. The Nation’s hero simply hadn’t made up his mind.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, OCT. 24,1927

GRAND JURY TO INDICT IN COUNCIL QUIZ Preparation of Bills Begun by Prosecutor, Belief of Observers. i PROBE-NEARLY AT END Holtzman and Johnson Will Terminate Work as Remy’s Aids. Indictments were being prepared today to end the Marion County grand jury investigation of city council activities. With hearing today of two witnesses, whose names were left secret, the jury probe of council affairs ended, it was believed. Three or four minor witnesses may be heard, however. Special Prosecutors Emsley W. Johnson and John W. Holtzman immediately began dictation to g. prosecutor’s office stenographer. They were preparing the indictments the jury is expected to return, it was believed. The indictments, probably finally ending the political corruption probe begun mroe than a year ago, likely will be returned by Thursday. Special Aids Through With the final report, Special Prosecutors Johnson and Holtzman, named to aid Prosecutor William H. Remy when James A. Armitage was found guilty of an attempt to bribe the Second grand jury not to indict Mayor Duvall, will finish their investigation work. They will continue to aid the State in prosecution of the affidavits and indictments resulting from the probe, however. Councilman O. Ray Albertson, who has been before the jury five times in the last two weeks, has given Prosecutor Remy his resignation from council, it is known. Although Remy has refused to comment, it is expected it will be turned over to council and made effective when the jury makes Its final report. Seven Face Charges Governor Jackson and George V. Cofflh, Marion County Republican boss, and Mayor Duvall and four other city officials already face criminal charges as a result of the political probe. Duvall was found guilty and sentenced to thirty days in jail and fined SI,OOO on one of the corrupt practices act charges. City Purchasing Agent John J. Collins Is charged with soliciting a bribe. Former City Market Master Earl S. Garrett is charged with misconduct in office for alleged pocketing of excess fees. Virgil Vandagrifft, former board of works president, Is charged with violation of the State securities law for sale of stock in an oil well rejuvenation scheme without permission of the Stat esecurlties commission. BRIGGS TO TRIAL FRIDAY Alleged Diploma Mill . Operator’s Case Set by Judge. Otis J. Briggs, head of the College of Drugless Physicians, who faces a perjury charge in Criminal Court will go on trial Friday, Judge James A. Collins announced today. The trial was to start today, but was delayed by other court matters. Briggs is alleged to have issued diplomas certifying skill as a physician to persons who took only a few weeks’ course in his school. ROBBED OF ONE CENT Police Instruct Negro to Get Warrant Against Hold-Up Man. Isaac Shegog, Negro, 3508 Apple St., was instructed by police today to get a robbery warrant against a man he accuses of taking 1 cent. Shegog called the officers to his home and named the man who drew a knife and ordered him to hand over his cash, which amount to that sum. admTts burning auto “Couldn’t Make Payment,” Farmer Tells Fire Marsha). Robert L. Lance, 39, Winslow farmer, confessed to Deputy Fire Marshal George E. Coogan at Petersburg Saturday, that he burned his coupe on the buttermilk Road, Pike County. Three payments had been made and another was due. “I couldn’t face the payment,” Lance explained, according to Coogan.

j "1 CROWD of 2,000 gathered I A under threatening skies at Mitchel Field yesterday to watch Lindbergh bring down his gray-winged monoplane, the Spirit of St Louis, in which he flew to fame last May. A minute ahead of time, Lindbergh side-slipped and “squashed” to a beautifully slow landing. The same' plane and the same motor, without overhaul of any kind,

Kids*Pets Rewarded at Anfiual Show

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Billie (top) took the prize for the largest pet In the annual pet show at the Meridian Hills Country Club. He is a pony owned by Miss Suzon Osier, 341 Trenton St. Her friend, Miss Estelle Burpee, Oxford Gables, is at the bridle. Peggy (right, below), the big woolly dog, held by his owner, William Tennyson, 5452 N. .Pennsylvania St., is an English sheep dog, and took the'prize for the most unusual pet. Geraldine, a tiny Boston bull terrier, belonging to Herbert Arnold, 4321 College Ave., shown above, got the blue ribbon for the smallest pet at the exhibition.

NORRIS GIVEN BORAH BACKING Idaho Senator Expresses Full Support. Bit United Press WASHINGTON. Oct. 24.—Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, today sent a telegram to Governor McMullen of Nebraska, reiterating his support of Senator Norris’ presidential candidacy as representative of the Progressive bloc in Congress. Borah’s telegram, referring to an interview McMullen gave to the press, said: “Do I understand by your interview that you are opposed to sending an instructed delegation from Nebraska to the national convention for Senator Norris for President? The friends of Senator Norris in Nebraska have insisted upon putting him in the primary and I have declared my support of him. Do I understand that you prefer Lowden to Norris?” FIND GAME IS PLENTIFUL Jackson and Kershner Return From Sangamon River Hunt. Prairie chicken and squirrel in abundance were bagged by Governor Jackson and Adjutant General William H. Kershner on their hunting expedition along the Sangamon River last week. Both returned to the Statehouse today with enthusiastic reports regarding the State of Hoosier game.

had taken him on a 4ig-zag course over forty-eight States since July 20. The figures on the tour showed that he had been late but once, when fog prevented him from landing at Portland, Me. He made stops in eighty-two citiefe, njade 147 speeches and endured lfeßs miles of parade. He piloted his plane more than 355 hours.

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DRUG STORE IS ROBBED Burglars- Cut Screen to Enter Kroger Store; Get S4O. Burglars took merchandise worth $163, broke glass in a window, cut a heavy wire screen and broke open an inner door to gain entrance to his drug store at 3018 E. Tenth St., Harry S. Allen told police. At the Kroger grocery at 1713 Southeastern Ave., burglars cut a screen and broke a door to steal S4O in money. HEAR LEGION CHIEF Spafford Makes First City Speech to Service £iub. Edward E. Spafford, new national commander, American Legion, arrived in Indianapolis from New York City Sunday night to assume his duties at Legion headquarters. Spafford spoke before the Service Club at the Lincoln this noon. He is staying temporarily at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. Inasmuch as his take him out of the city much of the time, he plans to maintain apartments here and In New York. Mrs. Spafford will join her husband here soon, but their daughter, Lucile, 13, will remain in New York until the close of the school year. Spafford expects to return East this week-end, later starting a speaking trip which will include St. Louis, Mo., Armistice Day; Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 9; Omaha, Neb., Nov. 10, and other cities.

T Lindbergh did not apL 5 Tear to have been bothered 1 greatly by the arduous trip, which was sponsored by the Daniel Guggenheim fund for the promotion of aeronautics. “I am glad it is over, but I want to emphasize the fact that I enjoyed every minute of it,” he said. “I found the people of the United States genuinely interested in

DOLE WINNER mm city Goebel and ‘Woolaroc’ Will Spend Night Here. Arthur Goebel In the " Woolaroc plane in ytfiich he flew from San Francisco to Hawaii to win the $25,000 Dole prize in August, was to be welcomed to Indiatlapolis on an “Informal visit” this afternoon, En route from St. Louis to Washington, Goebel and two companions were expected to land at Mars Hill Airport and spent the night here with G. E. Hamlin, of the State Automobile Insurance Association, and E. W. Showalter, president of E. W. Showalter & Cos. The visitors are to stay at the Columbia Club. With the prize flight winner are Fred E. Hamlin, formerly of Indianapolis, now director of publicity for the Sam E. Rork Productions, First National Studios, Los Angeles, Cal., and John Phillips, also of Indianapolis. Goebel and his party are scheduled to leave Indianapolis Tuesday morning for Washington. There they will be honored at a luncheon and reception at the National Press Club. President Coolidge will be a guest. Details were lacking in the telegram to G. E. Hamlin, telling of the intended stop here. Goebel and his plane were at Bartlesville, Okla., Sunday when the wire was sent.

aviation and cities everywhere are building airports.” The flier said he would rest here a few days and then go to Detroit and St. Louis. Today he will look over his mall which has been accumulating at the rate of 150 to 200 letters a day. A small room is piled high with presents froip various cities he visited, many of them bearing only a one-word address.

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HOGUE CLAIMS MAYOR'S JOB; TURNEDOOWN Duvall Refuses Demand to •Move Out; Legal Action Taken at Once. TOLD HE OWES CITY, Executive Says Ex-Con-troller for Shank May Be in Debt ‘for Million.’ | John L. Duvall today refused to surrender his office as mayor when formal demand that he do so was made by Joseph L. Hogue, who, with his attorney, visited the mayor’s office. Immediately after the refusal quo warranto proceedings were filed, in an effort to oust Duvall from office. Hogue was city controller under tha late former Mayor Lewis Shank. He holds that Duvall, convicted under the corrupt practices act, never was legally elected and that the city controller now is mayor as the automatic successor of Shank. “The audit of your administration is not complete ” said Mayor Duvall, by way of answer to Hogue's demand that he surrender the office, “but It looks as If you owe the city of Indianapolis a million dollars. I’ll not surrender this office to you until you’ve paid back that money if ever. “Come see me again, Mr. Hogue,” Duvall said in conclusion. Move on to Court Without reply, Hogue and his attorney, Solon J. Carter, left th mayor’s office, after obtaining Duvall’s signed, acknowledgment to their demana, and entered the proceedings in court. The mayor was surrounded by his board of works members and City Attorney John K. Ruckelshaus and Assistant City Attorney Don F. Roberts when Hogue and Carter were ushered in at 10 a. m. They were in the office only a minute. Hogue read his demand: “I hereby demand of you the immediate possession of the office of mayor of the city of Indianapolis, together with all boolcs, papers, and records belonging thereto, and all property now in your possessioi. belonging to the city of Indianapolis.” Hesitates, Then Signs When the mayor had made hla reply and was asked to acknowledge service of the demand he hisltated. but signed when his legal advisers nodded assent. Proceedings filed in Circuit Court are based on the claim that Duvall’s election was illegal and void because of promise of appointment* which brought his conviction in Marion Criminal Court under the corrupt practices act, and judgment of SI,OOO fine and thirty days' Jail sentence Oct. 12. Hogue’s attorneys contend that Hogue Is the rightful holder of the office, inasmuch as the Shank administration did not abandon city offices, but was* removed by illegal flection certificates which at the time were regarded as legtfl and valid.

The complaint sets out that it now is found that there existed, in fact, no election at the time Duvall went into office. Some Acts Legal Because Shank should have continued in office until his successor legally was chosen, Shank, if ahve, now would be mayor, and because of Shank’s death, Hogue, his city controller, should succeed him in th® office, the suit contends. Acts of the mayor between th® time of his election and Oct. 12, when judgment was passed on him, are not questioned as to legality. Attorneys pointed out that thes® acts were in fact legal, because th® public had reason to believe Duvall was their accredited mayor. In connection with another ouster move, the Chamber of Commerce committee, headed by Charles F. Coffin, which is considering action to remove Duvall and his wife from office, met with the city manager league executive committee. Others on the chamber commit* tee are Henry L .Dithmer and Harold B. West. Coffin met with Prosecutor W. H. Remy Saturday, but no steps were decided on. Coffin said. The manager committee named a subcommittee to foster a state-wide movement for city manager in other Indiana municipalities. The subcommittee includes J. W. Esterline, Frank E. Gates, Mrs. George C. Finfrock and Dwight Ritter. ARSON TRIAL TO START Man Charged With Firing Thre® Churches Pleads Insanity. Selection of a Jury to try Mauric® DeLaTour, charged with firing St. Patrick's, Joan of Arc and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic churches and habitual criminality will be started in Criminal Court Saturday. DeLaTour is being examined by physicians on a plea of Insanity. Oldest Printer Dies ST. LOUIS, Odt. 24.—Philip F. Coghkn, oldest active printer in America, J 5, died at his home here yesterday. He had worked a kill shift at the St. Louis Post-Dispaih Saturday. *

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