Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 165, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 November 1927 — Page 3

NOV. 18, 1927.

SINCLAIR’S AID WITHDRAWS PLEA FOR LOWER BOND

DROPS ACTION AS PRESS SAYS HE MIGHT FLEE Day Willing for Bail to Stay at $25,000; Asked Cyt to SIO,OOO. FLING AT PROSECUTOR Burkinshaw Is Accused of ‘Puerile Hysterics’ by Attorney. Du United Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—M&son Day, aid to Harry F .Sinclair, oil magnate, today withdrew his motion lor a reduction of bail. He had been under $25,000 bond in connection with a charge of jury tampering conspiracy following: the mistrial in the Fall-Sinclair conspiracy case. ' Yesterday he asked the court ,to cut the bond from $25,000 to SIO,OOO. Justice Daniel Thew Wright,, attorney for Day, said his client ordered the withdrawl after ;the Press announced the motion for reduction. - ‘ Day, according to Wright, telephoned him that New York papers under flaring headlines were announcing the original motion and crediting Day with wanting to. cut so “he might more comfortably and agreeably 'flee the jurisdiction.’ ” Fling at District Attorney “What inane, senseless and infantile nonsense,” Wright ex(claimed. Wright incidentally took a fling at District Attorney Neil Burkinshaw; whom he described as a "bareheaded, incoherent representative of the district attorney.” Burkinshaw, he said, had caused issuance of the conspiracy accusation against Day, adding that "puerile hysterics concerning Day” lately have ‘impeded the sensible affairs of the courthouse.” Wright charged that the $25,000 bond was excessive and therefore violative of the Constitution. Almost simultaneously with Day’s •Withdrawal of his motion, United States Attorney Peyton Gordon announced his resignation from a special committee of three appointed by Justice P. L. Siddons to determine whether; contempt of court had been committed in the espionage upon trial jurors and the alleged talkativeness of. one juror, Edward J. Kidwell. .. t . Gordon said in, a lettered Siddoik that he was so contempt existed that he could not in fairness sit pn the deliberative committee. *. ■ ...... v : -r, Delays Kidwell Hearing Justice Siddons in a reply expressed regret, but added: “Your

j Our k Stores Close at 9 P. M. Saturday j ~’• ■ ’ • • - : f ‘ '' :■ ?. .. . . "Conveyor Oxfords and High Sh oes “Like Fords” for Wear Stylish—too! Made to our order / over well-fitting lasts. Good, honest leather Jr $ \ uppers—some styles with i I double soles and ' f if $ A rubber heels.

When the Snow Flies i I Boys’ Want Hi-Cuts Sizes 10 to 1354 > Sizes Ito 6 ii

§tou£s §hoestoras 318-332 Massachusetts Ave. Basement Occidental Bldg. (S. E. Corner Illinois and Washington Sts.) 47 S. Illinois St. I 352-354 W. Wash. St.

City Buys New Fire Fighting Tower

Indianapolis now is one of six cities to have the latest aid in fire fighting in the American LaFrance hydraulic tower. The city paid $23,000 for the apparatus, a dupii-

assistance to be of use would have to be ungrudgingly and wholeheartedly given.” Justice Siddons removed one complicating factor from the case today by granting the motion of Juror Kidwell for postponement of hearing on his application for contempt citations against Donald King, newspaper reporter, and J. Ray Akers, former street car conductor. King and Akers had sworn affidavits quoting Kidwell as favoring Sinclair and expecting “a car as long as a block” if Sinclair were acquitted. Kidwell said, through lawyers that he expected to get a hearing through the committee appointed by Siddons. The warm exchange of letters between Gordon and Justice Siddons included a statement by Gordon that he was ready to prosecute for contempt at the time the mistrial was declared more than two weeks ago. Plot Against Sleuth Gordon disclosed an effort to “discredit” William J. McMullin, who served as a Government spy among Burns detectives shadowing the oil jurors. McMullin had complained by telephone from Philadelphia that “they’re after me through my relatives and neighbors.” There is little likelihood that the activities against McMullin in Philadelphia will be involved at once in the present case, although Government attorneys were quick to assert that intimidating a Government witness was a serious crime. Government attorneys here may take the matter up later or refer their information to Philadelphia Federal authorities for investigation, it was believed. P. T. A. TALKS CRASHES School 72 Troup WiJU Discuss Accident Prevention. The Parent-Teacher Association of school No. 72 will meet Monday at 8 p. m. Sergt. Owens, of the accident prevention bureau, will talk on “Accident Prevention” There will be special music by the orchestra. All patrons are invited to at-' tend.

cate of which is owned by New York. Philadelphia, Albany, Rochester and Moscow, Russia. Standing, left to right, on the truck are Gustave Jacobs, New York

MYSTERY VEILS JUROR’SDEATH Falls or Leaps From Courtroom in Chicago. Bu United Press CHICAGO, Nov. 18.—Solution of the circumstances surrounding the death of William A. Norberg, a juror deliberating an assault case, puzzled Cook County officials today. Norberg either fell or jumped to his death from a window of the jury room in the Criminal Courts building late yesterday. At the time of his death, he and eleven other jurymen virtually had agreed to send Roland Gaskell, former State highway policeman, to the penitentiary for fifteen years for an assault upon a young girl. Judge Emmanuel Eller, when notified of Norberg’s death, immediately ordered a mistrial. While other jurymen arguec over punishment, Norberg walked into an adjoining lavatory When the next ballot was ordered, Norberg was missed. Meanwhile, his body had been found on the sidewalk below. THIEF USES ‘X’ TO TELL WHERE AUTO WAS LEFT Bu Times Special DECATUR, Ind., Nov. 18.—An “X” marked the spot where the automobile stolen from Ed Ahr in this city was found in Toledo, Ohio, and the thief provided the Decatur police with the “X” clew. Chief of Police Sephus Melchi received a postcard showing thej Courthouse at Toledo and at one corner an “X" mark with the information that was where the auto would be found. Chief Melchi immediately telephoned Toledo police and they recovered the car at the marked spot. “Thanks for the buggy ride, Mr. Policeman,” was the concluding sentence written on the pt>st card.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

representative of the American LaPrance Go.; Lieut. Martin McGuff, John Doyle, Louis Moore, Fred Dellinger, Harry Sherman, Howard Sanford and John Logan, tillerman

POLICE SEARCHING FOR FIVE MISSING PERSONS Franklin College Boy Believed on Way to City. Police today were searching for five persons reported missing by relatives. Joseph Medjesky, 15, of 739 Concord St., is believed loitering about Haughville or Speedway City, according to his mother. Jeff Lady. 13, left his home at 1059 W. Michigan St., wearing a white and black checkered shirt, gray trousers and red and white cap. Walter E. Bay, Franklin, Ind., notified police here to watch for the arrival of his son, Loren, 17, student at Franklin College. Clarence Callaway, 2851 Central Ave., said his wife. Grace, 18, failed to return from work Thursday. Clyde Disponett, 37, left his home. R. R. R, Tuesday. He wore checked lumber jacket, gray trousers and cap and tan oxfords. WINDOW CLEANER SLAIN Two Men Fire When Pair Refuse to Quit Work. Bu Inited Press CHICAGO. Nov. 18.—Mix Willmer of Cleveland died here today as a result of a shooring which took place yesterday morning as Willmer and a companion were cleaning a restaurant window. Police are holding five men. Willmer and Walter Kronemer had established a window cleaning firm. They were working yesterday when they were accosted by two men. When they refused to stop work, the two men fired, a bullet- striking Willmer in the abdomen. To Stop a Cold in One Day Take Laxative BROMO QUININE TabJets. The Safe and Proven Remedy. ’(The First and Original Cold and Grip Tablet.) Look for signature of E. W. Grove on the box. 30c.—Advertisement.

SALE of Finer

BEDROOM FURNITURE at price! *53 Lowboy... JC.SO 33 Inches wide. Plenty of drawer space. *65 Dresser... 48 Inches wide with 28x32-inch mirro'r. Dust-proof construction. Box in drawers. Walnut veneers.

This well constructed Rome Daybed is in the wanted glide-over pattern. Opens out to full jfc .45 bed. Metal ends. Comfortable coil springs and felt mattress, with attractive cretonne cover — Beauty-Rest C , % HOOSIER Be Luxe I rHCt PrC KITCHEN Mattresses I VJtU J CABINETS 37 to 41 South Meridian St. —“The Center of Furniture Row”

ANOTHER FORD MANAGER OUT; CALL MEETING * Third Executive Quits Job; Edsel Denies Claims of Lincoln Company. Bu United Press NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—The DowJones Financial News Service said, in a Detroit dispatch today, that E. P. Hobart, service manager of the Ford Motor Company, had resigned. This makes the third important Ford executive to resign in the last few weeks. The Dow Jones agency also said that the Ford company had notified its Detroit branch dealers that a special meeting will be held at Highland Park Nov. 23. The company has notified dealers that posters and other advertising matter on the new Ford car soon will be available.

Describes New Ford Bu United Press LONDON, Nov. 18.—The magazine Autocar publishes a cable from its staff correspondent in Detroit, giving what purports to be a description of the new Ford car. There are two models, the correspondent says—one for American use and one for British. The automobile will have a fourcylinder motor, the correspondent reports, battery ignition, a threespeed, sliding gear transmission, an ordinary design disc clutch, mechanical four-wheel brakes and shock absorbers. The radiator design, the correspondent says, resembles that of the Lincoln. Denies Lincoln Claim Bu United Press DETROIT, Nov. 18.—Edsel Ford denied today that his father promised the stockholders of the original Lincoln Motor Company to reimburse them for losses suffered when he bought the firm in 1922 for SB,000,000, making their stock worthless. “We bought the assets of the old Lincoln company from the receiver appointed by the United States district court,” Ford said. “No conditions were attached to the transaction and no obligations were imposed upon us to pay either stockholders or creditors of the old concern. “A fair value was paid the receiver for the property and in addition we voluntarily paid all the general creditors. This additional amount, aggregating more than $4,000,000, was paid purely out of generosity and without any obligation what soever to do so. “In addition to this, a gift of

JOHNNY’S A PEACH +■ —-—""—— — ■■——>—-4 Dance Partner Likes Coolidge Jr.

Bu EEA Service MT. HOLYOKE, Mass., Nov. 18. —As one youngster to another, John Coolidge, son of President Coolidge, and Miss Sarah Kunsig of Mt. Vernon, N. Y. p a student in sophomore class at Mt. Holyoke College here, are exchanging compliments. Miss Kunsig has won prominence lately as a more or less constant partner with young John at dances in this vicinity. “John is a perfect peach,” was her remark in an interview on the subject. “He is so very polished and smooth, and he dances divinely. They talk about his being shy and reversed, but—well, anyhow he is a peach.” Miss Kunsig comes under that category herself and John, v/ho is a student at Amherst, doesn’t need to be quoted on that. Her hair is very light—almost blonde. Her eyes are gray blue and her features very regular. She has a ready smile, a rippling, joyous laugh, and a vivacious, delightful manner. “Oh, I’ve known John for ever so long,” she confided in answer to a leading question. “I first met him at a dance in Amherst last year.”

$363,000 in cash was made to Henry M. Leland on his seventy-ninth birthday, the equivalent of his investment in the old company.” Ford’s denial was issued in connection with the $6,000,000 chancery suit filed at Pontiac by Henry M. Leland, 85-year-old former president of the Lincoln. Leland’s suit was in behalf of 2,000 stockholders, some of whose life savings were swept away in the deal with Ford. Leland alleged Ford promised verbally to make good the losses of the stockholders and that he had gone back on his promise. It was not included in the court record at the time, Leland said, because the receiver was “not interested in stockholders but in creditors.” Leland said he instituted the suit to regain his honor among-the stockholders whose faith in his integrity caused them to invest money in his concern. AMERICANS ARE SAFE Bu United Press HONOLULU, T. H„ Nov. 18 There is bur little danger of Americans being molested in Chinese internal warfare, J. V. A. Mac Murray United States Minister to China believes. The policy of strict non-interven-tion and impartiality maintained by this country in its dealings with various Chinese factions has minimized danger to all foreigners, MacMurray said in an interview here, while en route to his post at Pekin

§fei

This *29= Rome Day Bed

—^ ,;• . ■

Peaches? Sahara comes under that category herself. “Afraid I haven't a chance,” was the quick retort. “There’s too much competition!”

NO BALL PARK ACTION The board of zoning appeals, meeting Thursday, took no action on the application for a permit to erect the Indianapolis Baseball Club’s new $500,000 ball park in the 2500 block E. Washington St. Poison Fatal to Child Bu Times Special CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind., Nov. 18. —Dolores Ethel Huddleston, 2% years old, is dead here today, having been poisoned by some medicinal tablets she ate at the family home.

KAHN Mad e-to-M easure The Kind of CLOTHES Gentlemen Wear

FINE OVERCOATS Ready-to-Put-On S4C Owing to the lateness of the season we have made up many hundred overcoats imall sizes. Every style of winter coat is here ready to wear. Burly ulsters, dressy Chesterfields, swagger Raglans—both single and doublebreasted coats all beautifully tailored in the Kahn manner. All fabrics. All prices. CHINCHILLAS A _ SQJ.SO MELTONS sCft O* t= CHEVIOTS OU BOUCLES ton cn CAMEL’S HAIR ;j-i-FANCY PLAIDS *55 HERRINGBONES KAHN TAILORING-CO 2nd Floor Kahn Bldg. WASHINGTON AND MERIDIAN STS.

PAGE 3

FIND SHORTAGE ON RECORDS OF EX-TREASURER Books of Hamilton County Reveal $27,000 Deficit; Official Held. Shortage of $27,671.67 in the accounts of Thomas E. Setters, Noblesville, former Hamilton County treasurer, was reported by field examiners of the State Board of Accounts, who today filed complete analysis of Setters’ books with county authorities. Setters, who disappeared last August when it was rumored that his accounts were short, was arrested upon his return to Noblesville and now is being held in the Hamilton County jail. County Commissioners chose Pettijohn as his successor in the treasurer’s office. The total shortage has been decreased somewhat by tax payments, but a balance of $25,573.93 still is due. Bonds totaling $25,000 had been filed by setters. The report, which was made by Field Examiners Orville C. Jarvis and William P. Cosgrove under direction of Chief Examiner Lawrence Orr, reveals a record of figure and sung juggling between July 1, 1926, and Sept. 19, 1927. Corporation checks for tax- payment were handled as personal payments by Setters and in some cases no record of them remains except the bank deposits. Dates of entry on the treasurer’s boks do not coincide with those at the various banks. Certain tax payments were never deposited and in some cases payment was recorded on the duplicates, but actually were never made, the report states.