Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 156, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 November 1927 — Page 3

NOV. 8, 1927.

BITTER LOCAL ISSUES MARK BALLOTING IN 11 STATES

VOTE ON THREE CONGRESSMEN; MANYJATORS Kentucky and Mississippi to Pick Governors; Racing on Trial. KLAN SPLIT IS FACTOR Al Smith Tested; Manager Form Periled; Booze to Fore in Detroit. By United Press Voters balloted in eleven States today in an off-year election distinguished chiefly by the bitterness of the local issues being contested in several districts. / Two governors, three members of Congress and dozens of mayors and State and county officials were voted on. The only trace of a national tinge to this dullest of off-year elections was possibly in Mississippi and New York. In Mississippi, Thomas Bilbo, running for Governor, split with the Ku-Klux Klan over his refusal to pledge an anti-Smith delegation to the next Democratic national convention. The volume of the “silent vote” against Bilbo may be taken to indicate in some measure the sentiment against Al Smith in the South. * Tests Smith Strength In New York, observers were inclined to believe that Democratic gains or losses in the election of 150 members of the State assembly might indicate the trend of Smith strength in his own State. Detroit, which has voted wet before, chose between John W. Smith, a militant wet, and John C. Lodge for mayor. Smith said prohibition cannot and will not be enforced in Detroit. San Francisco voted for mayor. The incumbentt, James Rolph, has been mayor for sixteen years and seeks another four-year term. It is virtually a non-partisan vote as far as Rolph is concerned. Another election of outstanding interest was in Concord, N. H., where Miss Helen Jones, a 24-year-old college graduate and telephone operator, was conceded a good chance of being elected mayor.

Bitter in Keystone State In Pennsylvania, interest in local issues all over the State was dominated by the contests of independents against the Mellon organization in Pittsburgh and the Vare organization in Philadelphia, both of which were expected to win, although the independents were gb'en some chance because of internecine party warfare. The whole nation watched Kentucky, where a Governor will be elected on the issue of abolishing horse racing. The State has swung between Democratic and Republican in recent elections, but sentiment over the turf question has split both parties and made the election almost non-partisan. Vote on City Manager In Ohio the Anti-Saloon League question was at stake over the vote on the Marshall bill, which would permit justices of the peace to operate under the fee system. The Anti-Saloon League indorsed the bill in the interest of more rigid dry enforcement. Violence marred the voting in Ohio when two homes were bombed in Campbell, where the mayoralty campaign was bitter. Ohio also voted on a successor in Congress to the late A. E. B. Stephens, Second District, Hamilton County. The city manager form of government was at stake in Cleveland, as 180,000 voters went to the polls to cast their ballots. Under an amendment proposed and supported by a former Governor of Ohio, Harry L. Davis, the city manager plan would be overthrown for the mayoralty form of government. New Jersey voted on a State assembly, seven State Senators and a $30,000,000 road bond issue. CLUB TO BE DEDICATED High Pennsy Officials Will Attend Opening of Building. High Pennsylvania Railroad officials will attend dedication of the $50,000 club building of the Indianapolis division of the road on Southeastern Ave. Tuesday night, Nov. 15. Plans for the event were announced by R. R. Nace, division superinterident, Monday night before 125 members of the Pennsylvania Railroad Club at the Union Station. J. C. Millspaugh, division passenger agent, who was chairman of the transportation committee for tl>( recent convention of the American Legion at Paris, related his experiences. .VISITS WITH EX-MAJOR One of the last American soldiers to leave France is James Hagney, who stopped off in Indianapolis over the week-end on his way to St. Louis, where he is to appear with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra In an Armistice day program. He was the Indianapolis guest of Frederic M. Ayres, 5700 Sunset Ave., who was a major in the same outfit after the war. VETERAN POSTMAN DIES Funeral services for Frank Stilwell, 72, one of Indianapolis’ oldest postmen, were held at his former home, Bellville, 111., Monday. He died at his home 2251 Northwestern AWednesday.

RODEO HEROINE LOCKS LIPS, SHIELDS MEMORY OF MAN SHE LOVED AND SLEW

BY LAURA E. BALL United Press Special Correspondent EAKEVIEW, Ore., Nov. B. “I’d go to hell for the man I loved.”. Lorena Trickey, accused of the murder of J. P. (Smiling Slim) Harris, sat on a wooden bench in the courtyard of this “last stand of the Old West” and discussed the accusation against her. A deputy sheriff had taken the trim little Western cowgirl from her cell in the courthouse basement, where she had been confined since Sept. 3. Her cheeks were pale, but her eyes snapped. She was thinking

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Maurice De La Tour, who went on trial in Criminal Court today upon charges of habitual criminality. He is accused of setting fire to three i Indianapolis Catholic churches last June.

BID ON TOWING GABS Holmes Garage Seeks to Store Stolen Autos. Ira M. Holmes, Marget Garage Company president, today submitted to the board of safety a joint proposal of the Market Garage Company and John Hohl to handle the towing in and storage of stolen, wrecked and abandoned autos for police. Hohl is owner of the Hoosier Motor Ambulance Company. Present police tow-in contract Is held by the Ohio Garage. The board asked new proposals be submitted, but has not yet acted on the Holmes proposal, the only one received to date. The Holmes companies offer to guarantee to replace all equipment which disappears after they take custody of the machine and will charge 25 cents for checking. Storage charges they offer are: First day, 75 cents; days after first, 50 cents; by month, sl2. They propose to charge 2.5 cents a square, minimum charge $1.50, for towing in autos which can run on their own wheels and 5 cents a block, minimum charge $2, for towing in autos with a crane. 40 AND 8 TO ANDERSON Initiation Rites Set For Thursday; Legion Seeks Members. Indianapolis wrecking crew of 40 and 8, American Legion fun organization, will go to Anderson Armistice day night for an initiation. They also have been invited to attend the dedication of anew Legion community building at Crown Point Sunday, Dec. 11, by John W. Wheeler, an executive committeeman. Paul V. McNutt, State commander; Frank McHale, State commander-elect, and Howard P. Savage, past national commander, will speak. Opening guns in an Indiana Legion membership campaign were fired Saturday night at a joint meeting of the old and new executive committees at national Legion headquarters. Edward E. Spafford, national commander, spoke. WOMAN TRIES SUICIDE Drinks Poison Following Quarrel With Husband. Following a quarrel with her husband, Mrs. Ralph Saffell of 2245 Parker Ave., attempted suicide by poison Monday night, police said. Motor Policemen Banks ler sent Mrs. Saffell to the city hospital. She was Taken home later. Her condition is not regarded as serious. SENATOR WILL SPEAK Ferris of Michigan Will Address Y. M. C. A. “Big Meeting” Sunday. United States Senator Woodbridge N. Ferris of-Michigan will be the speaker at the opening “Big Meeting” of the year in English’s theater Sunday at 2:30 p. m. This is the twenty-fourth year of Sunday afternoon “Big Meetings” under auspices of the Y. M. C. A. The meetings are open to both men and women.

of the trying days of this week, of weary, monotonous days in a stuffy courtroom, where the battle for her life, her liberty and her honor has started. Her tired eyes looked out toward the south and west, where t the wild grass just was sprouting through the turf. There lay buried her lover, “Slim” Harris. • * • | '-J T times I want to scream A out and talk and talk,” she |*H exclaimed. “To me it is all a dream. I am weary of it. I cannot sleep. “I pull the blankets of the jail cot about me and stare into the

FIGHT ON CONFUSING POAD LIGHTS OPENS State Police Chief to Check Up Signs. Roadside signs and lights that are apt to confuse the driver will receive the attention of Chief Robert T. Hume and his State police force, he announced today. x This week is being dedicated to checking-up on improper lights and last week was devoted to brake inspection. , “The next matter to be investigated will be signs and roadside lights,” the chief asserted. “In front of many roadside stands there are blinking electric bulbs that cause much confusion. “Signs that loom up like headlights or resemble railway crossing danger signs will have to be removed.” FAVORS SCHOOL BONDS Tax Board Chairman Promises Approval of Construction. The State tax board will “look with favor” upon immediate bond issues for Public Schools 80 and 84, and “such other grade building construction as is shown to be of urgent and immediate need,” according to a letter received by Ure M. Frazier, school business director, from John J. Brown, tax board chairman. That the tax board left in the budget a sufficient amount to pay half the construction cost of Schools 73, 47 and 15 is mentioned in the letter, which probably will be read at the school board meeting tonight. MISSION TO CELEBRATE The ThiFty-Fourth Anniversary of Founding to Be Observed. The thirty-fourth anniversary of the founding of the Wheeler City Mission will be observed Monday, Nov. 21, with J. Arthur Schlichter, of Philadelphia, field secretary of the International Union of Gospel Missions, the principal speaker. A mass meeting will be held at the First Baptist Church, Meridian and Vermont Sts. Other meetings celebrating the anniversary will be held in churches and clubs during the week. CALL LIBRARY PARLEY Trustees to Open State Meeting at Lincoln Monday. The Indiana Library Trustees’ Association will hold its nineteenth annual convention at the Lincoln Wednesday and Thursday. Charles Cassel, of Connersville, president, will address the opening session Wednesday afternoon. Election of officers will be Thursday afternoon. Carl H. Milam, of Chicago, secretary of the American Library Association, will speak at a banquet Thursday night. MODERN WOMAN TOPIC The Rev. Elden H. Mills, pastor of the First Friends Church, will speak at 6:20 p m., Wednesday, before the Bible Investigation Club at the Y. M. C. A. on “How Can I Adjust Myself to the Modem Independence of Women?”

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darkness and always I see the face of ‘Slim’ peering down at me, and he is always smiling. The same good-hearted kid we all knew and loved —‘Smiling Slim.’” Just a trace of a teardrop coursed down the face of this hard-muscled little rider who has thrilled thousands by her daring tricks on the backs of wild mustangs. "Have you ever really loved a man?” she challenged. “If so, you will understand. I loved ‘Slim’ and he told me he was through; that when the Lakeview round-up was over he would put the horses in

COOLIDGE AND ‘BIG BILL’ TALK FLOODJELIEF Mayor Is Guest at White House Breakfast; Is Given Praise. Bv United Press WASHINGTON, Nov. B.—Mayor William Hale Thompson of Chicago carried the problem of flood control direct to the White House breakfast room today. He with twelve other flood control advocates were guests of the President and Mrs. Coolidge. Here to appear before the House flood relief committee, Thompson and associates started the day early. They arrived at the White House before 8 o’clock. It was understood flood control was the chief topic of table conversation. Leaders Attend The President’s guests were Governor Len Small of Illinois, Mayor j Thompson, Representatives Frank I Reid of Illinois and Riley J. Wilson of Louisiana; Thomas J. Hill, secretary of the Chicago flood control conference; James M. Thompson, New Orleans publisher; Leroy Percy, former Mississippi Senator; John H. Walker, president of the Illinois Federation of Labor; W. H. Stewart, Chicago editor, and four other members of the Chicago flood control conference —Esh Hurley, New Mexico; Charles M. Lewis, Kentucky; William Lorrimcr, former Illinois Senator, and Charles Burras. Prompt action on flood control at the next session was -promised Mayor Thompson’s delegation by two United States Senators at today’s hearing. Testifying before the House Flood Committee, Senator Pat Harrison, Dem., Miss., and Senator James iWatson, Republican. Indiana, said flood legislation is the most urgent business confronting Congress. Efforts Are Lauded “Flood control must be the first legislation driven through the House and Senate at the coming session of Congress,” Harrison said. Thompson, although not present at today’s hearing, was praised by both Senators for his work in crystallizing public sentiment in favor of flood control. Senator Watson assured the committee there would be “no partisanship or politics” in flood control legislation. ' Watson, Harrison and other speakers before the second day i meeting emphasized that flood control is a national problem and j should be treated in that way. Says South Gave All Residents of the Mississippi valley have contributed all they can. Harrison said, and Congress must do the rest. “I can’t conceive,” he declared, “that Congress will want to exact from those people any further contribution to carry on the work.” Pointing out that seventy billion dollars was spent by the United States in the World War, Watson said, “certainly we can spend a billion or two if necessary, to protect American citizens.” The Senator’s tribute to Thompson for his flood relief efforts brought cheers from the Illinois delegation. “Mayor Thompson alone seemed to grasp the need and to take proper steps,” Watson said. Mention of Secretary of Commerce Hoover by Senator Harrison for his direction of flood relief work brought applause from the crowd. SCOUTS CONSTRUCT HUT Troop 69 to Have $4,000 Shack; Boys Will Share Cost. Construction of a hunt for Boy Scouts of Troop 69 has been started at 3731 Boulevard PI. The hut will be of frame construction, 30 by 60 feet, costing approximately $4,000. Cost of the structure will be met by contributions from the weekly earnings of troop members, from $650 profit made at a lawn fete last summer and by parents of members. The hut will be dedicated with a Christmas party. James Biddinger is scoutmaster, the troop has about fifty members. It is the only troop in the city not affiliated with some church or school. SCHOOL BOARD TO MEET Cut in Revenue by Tax Group Is to Be Discussed. Reports on action of the State tax board in lowering the school budget and levy for 1928 and on the $666,461,290 city valuation will be made at the school board meeting tonight by Ure M. Frazer, business director. Claims of several architects and contractors, including some amounting to approximately $60,000 for the new Shortridge High School, will be considered. Bids will be opened for construction of fences at Schools 2, 4 and 20, and for manual training storage cabinets and lockers at School 11, Capitol Ave. and Thirteenth St.

the barn and ride over the hills. “I couldn’t let him leave me. I—I—” • • * i ' IHE burled her face in her I > I hands as though to hide | I the picture of the night of Sept. 2, when, it Is charged, she plunged a knife into the heart of "Smiling Slim.” She did it, her attorneys contend, in self-defense. Many witnesses have been summoned to testify to abuse and beatings which the happy-go-lucky Harris Is alleged to have inflicted upon her while he was Intoxicated. But Lorena, confessed slayer of

Three Winners Top ‘ Diana ' Prizes

Here are the winners in The Times contest to see how many readers could fashion from the letters in the phrase, “Diana In the Times.” Miss Elizabeth Schoeppel, 1206 S. Randolph St., (left) Prosecutor William H. Remy’s secretary, outdistanced all other competitors with a list of 2,056 words and won the first prize of $25. James R. Woods. Jr.. 1309 W. Michigan St., (center) a medical student, won sls for having the second best list of 1,499 words. Mrs. Esther Boyd, 3359 Graceland Ave., (right), won the $lO third prize with a list of 1,453. 9

SCHOOL BOARD KICK ANSWERED State Tax Group Charges Citizens Misinformed. Charging that the Indianapolis school board used the cutting of its proposed budget and school city tax rate by the State tax board to excuse itself to citizens for not carrying out the elementary school building program, Chairman John J. Brown today sent a letter to Business Manager Ura M. Frazier of the school board explaining exactly what action was taken by the State commission. The State tax board cut the rate from a proposed $1.45 to $1.03. “In order that our proposition maybe understood.” Brown’s letter states.” we desire to supplement the verbal statements made by this board at the hearing, with this written statement; “We included in the tax levy, amounts sufficient to pay for onehalf of the construction of each of Schools 73. 47, and 15, according to the plan of financing, proposed by the school officials in their original budget, and suggested to the representatives of your board then present, that Schools 50 to 84 should be constructed by the issuance of bonds, without delay, as we regard the construction of those schools as of urgent and immediate necessity, and that we would look with favor upon a bond issue for this purpose, should the same be appealed to this department. “We would also look with favor upon bond issues for such other grade school building construction as are shown to be of urgent and immediate need.” RAILWAY ASKS IDEAS All Employes Requested to Make Suggestions. Local Pennsylavnia railroad employes have received notice of the establishment of a bureau of new ideas by the railroad. President W. W. Atterbury has asked all employes to submit suggestion as to how the company may improve its service to the public or operate more efficiently. The suggestions are to be sent in writing to the bureau of new ideas. Broad St. Station, Philadelphia. Helpful Boy Hurt By Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., Nov. B.—Paul Eckert, 13, is suffering from a broken arm received when he attempted to crank a woman’s automobile after it had stalled.

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her common-law husband, subscribes to the code of the range—to take your medicine. She indicated a willingness to sacrifice everything rather than abuse the memory of the man “who meant more to me than life itself.” In the courtroom this week a sordid story is to be bared; a story of the love of a man and a woman who defied conventions; of the parting which had to come—and then of the slaying. • • • EORENA and Slim were in an automobile on a lonely road. When passers-by rushed to the halted car, “Slim’s”

YOUTHS ARRESTED FOR COAT THEFT ATTEMPT i Pair Seen to Take Garment, Try It on, and Return. I Identified as two young men seen to take an overcoat from a parked auto, try it on and return it,-James Davis, 20, of Providence, R. 1., and Walter Hamilton, 20, of Springfield, Mass., were locked in city prison Monday night on charges of vagrancy under bond of $2,000. A. C. Miller, 2616 Montcalm St., told police he was attracted to the young when he saw them attempt to open the door of his automobile. When they left he and C. H. Can pbell, Y. M. C. A„ followed them and saw them open the door of another automobile and remove a coat. It was too large. Police found the two in the Y. M. C. A. The owner of the overcoat had driven away before police arrived. SHOT AT AS CAR THIEF Not Wishing to Bother Friend, Man Fails to Ask for Truck. Aaron Tratner, 1504 E. Raymond St., was the quarry of an early morning chase and the target of a shot today because he didn’t want to disturb the slumbers of his brother-in-law, Jacob Levy, 2225 Shelby St. Levy saw his truck being driven away from his home He summoned Patrolman Ambler and in a commandeered auto they gave chase. Ambler firing a shot. Overtaking the truck. Tratner explained he had been without transportation home and took the truck, not wishing to arouse Levy. Police released him. HUNT 2 MISSING BOYS Greenwood Man Says Son, 15, Came Here to Work E. K. Sullivan, Greenwood. Ind., asked police to search for his son, j Justin, 13, who has been missing | for some time. The boy told friends | that he was coming here to work. Frank Ball, 15, negro, ran away : from his home at 2264 Eastern Ave., 1 last Wednesday and police have been asked to find him. LAYS FLAMES TO BOYS Woodshed Burns After Play on Roof Ends. Mrs. Anna Mehany, 720 N. Delaware St., told police who responded to a fire alarm, that she chased several boys from the top of a woodshed in the rear of her home Mon- > day, and shortly afterwards she saw I the building in flames.

life blood was ebbing away. His head was on Lorena’s shoulder. She was fondling his tumbled hair and pleading with him to talk to her. This is the scene which Lorena told the writers comes to her nightly as she stares at the bare jail walls. Confinement Is torture for her. She longs for the open ranges. For the thrill of the rodeo contests, and for the roar of approval of a roundup crowd. But she is unwilling to barter “Slim’s” honor for her freedom. The jury to try the cowgirl was expected to be completed today.

FLOOD OF LAWS HIT BUODLOW Snoopers Also Arraigned by Press Club Chief. One entire Congress devoted not to enacting laws, but to repealing "archaic, harmful, bureau cratic statutes,” would entitle It to a halo of unmatched brilliance, said Louis Ludlow, veteran Washington newspaper correspondent, addressing the Rotary Club at its luncheon at the Claypool today. Ludlow, president of the National Press Club, deplored the ramifications of paternalism which, he said, “threatens the very existence of self government and touches every branch of life with its meddlesome activities.” ‘•Back to the Constitution” was the subject of Ludlow’s address. He made a plea for return to “the idealistic conceit of the founding fathers,” based on the doctrine, "the least governed, the best governed.” Ludlow presented letters from cabinet officials and their secretaries establishing, he said, that the “inquisitorial army of inspectors and agents running about the country telling citizens what they shall do and what they shall not do numbers far in excess of 30,000.” “An inevitable accompaniment of bureaucracy is a lust for Inquisitorial powers," he said. “The appetite for attending to other people’s business grows by what/lt feeds on and the result is a swarm of agents, inspectors, and other nosy functionaries who go about over the country worrying, bluffing and exasperating individuals and corporations.”

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WALB TO FACE GRAND JURORS IN STATE QUIZ Probe of Affairs at Statehouse Is Continued; Call Witnesses. , Activities in the renewed grand jury probe of Statehousa affairs slackened today, but are to be revived Wednesday, with the appearance of Clyde Walb, Republic in State chairman, before the Jury. The Jury Is believed to be investigating the charges of Alvah J. Rucker, former city corporation counsel, that the utility interests paid $19,000 into Governor Jackson’s 1924 campaign fund, in return for Jackson’s promise that he would name a public service commissioner favorable to the utilities. Walb was summoned to appear before the Jury Monday, but was not at his home at Lagrange and apparently did not receive the summons. 4 Prosecutors today received a telegram from Walb at Lagrange that he would be at the Courthouse at 10 a. m. Wednesday. Frank Wampler, former public service commissioner, also a witness Monday, was before the Jury again today. Former Governor James P. Goodrich was a witness Monday. Luke Duffy, real estate dealer and former State Senatot, who sold Jackson a farm in Hancock County for approximately $14,000 after the 1924 campaign, also has been called as a witness and Is expected to appear later In the week. The grand jury also Is continuing the investigation of Indianapolis city affairs, it is believed. Prosecutors took a lengthy statement from an unidentified man from city market today and then visited the market house. ENEMIES OF DRY LAW ASSAILED BY POLING Kenneth Lemons Elected Head of County C. E. Union. Attacking enemies of Volsteadism, Dr. Daniel A. Poling of New York spoke before the reorganization meeting of the Marlon County Christian Endeavor Union, Monday night, at the Central Christian Church. Dr. Poling asked members to uphold political candidates who linked their politics with prohibition enforcement. Fe also made a plea fa* universal peace and said youths ol today were instrinslcally better today than ever before. Kenneth Lemons. Third Christian Church, was elected president; Hugh Thatcher, Third Christian Church, vice president; Miss Josephine Snyder, Mayer Chapel Presbyterian Church, recording secretary; Miss Dorothy King, First Moravian Church, corresponding secretary, and William Young, University Heights U. B. Church, treasurer. BAR FLIER FROM AIR Stunter Must Keep Out of Plane for Thirty Days. Lieut. Paul A. Zartman, aviator of the II 3th Observation squadron, took his place among citizens who watch the antics of the fliers today. Tried before a military board of which Major Richard Taylor was the presiding officer, Zartman was found guilty of stunt flying so near to the ground that he spread fear and fright Into the hearts of east side citizens. They complained to police. Zartman was ordered to remain out of his plane for thirty dft vs- SM4H

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