Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 191, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 December 1927 — Page 2
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KING BEN DEAD; FAILS TO RISE; SECRETIARED Cult Refuses to Move Body, Expecting Resurrection in 72 Hours. Ru United Press BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Dec. 19.—“ King” Benjamin Purnell, 70-year-old ruler of the Israelite House of David, Michigan’s weird little religious colony on the outskirts of Benton Harbor, died Friday of tuberculosis ,and Bright’s disease, it was learned today from his followers. They had kept his death a secret, hoping that today at 11:30 a. m.— seventy-two hours after his death —he would rise and rule again in conformance with his prophecy of life everlasting. While his body lay untouched in the bed where he died, the local adherents to his teachings went about their usual pursuits declining to discuss the death of their ruler, or even admit it. When no resurrection occurred at 11:30, they petitioned state health authorities for permission to delay disposal of the body for twenty-four hours more. Extension Is Granted Their calculations on the hour of resurrection may have been erroneous they were based on the elapsed time between the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ — and it may be, the faithful asserted, thiat Benjamin will arise Tuesday at 11:30. Lazerus, they said, did not rise from death for four days and on that hope they based a prediction that their “king” will live. The twenty-four extension was granted by Dr. P. J. Dona of Milberg, district health officer. Though the other members of the cult went about their farming and ran their street car3 as usual, the aged ruler’s consort, "Queen” Mary Purnell, reconciled herself to his death. “Poor Ben,” she said. “It was God’s will.” Three bewhiskered guards today stood outside the door of the room
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“Don’t shoot me any more, man; you’ve shot me all to pieces now,” was the stifled plea that saved Lawrence Long, Negro, of 727 Hadley St., from death early this morning when he was caught robb : ng the grocery of Earl L. Adams, 411 Bright St. Adams is a Kentuckian and can “drill” a squirrel through the eye at a hundred yards, and shooting a burglar at ten feet is no trick at all. “My store has been robbed several times, and I have been looking for the man. Sunday night when I returned home at midnight. I heard someone break out the front glass of the store. I took my revolver and repeating riflle and went out in the front of the store, Adams said. “A Ford truck about ten feet in front of the window served as a breast works for me, and I trained the rifle on the window and shouted, ‘lf you come out of that window I’ll kill you.’ “The man Jumped through the window, and I shot him in the air. He fell and started whirling towhere Purnell died. Admissiofi wia granted to no one. If Purnell fails to rise tomorrow, no funeral services will be held, in accordance with the colony custom, but he will be buried in a plain box in an unmarked grave in Benton Harbor cemetery. It would be a sin even to mention his name agaiin, since death is taught as resulting only from sin. At the time of his death, Purnell was facing criminal trial op statutory charges preferred by three young girls—former favorites of his “inner circle.’’ Benjamin received nation-wide notoriety five years ago when several of- the girl members of the cult charged that he had debauched
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ward the alley away from me. I stepped from behind the truck and shot twice more. The man cried, “Don’t shoot me any more, man, you’ve shot me all to pieces.” “I had the rifle pointed right at his heart, but his plea stayed me from killing him outright.” - Long is in a critical condition in the detention ward of the city hospital. them. The charges, made In civil suits, resulted in criminal warrants and Purnell went into hiding at the Diamond house, seat of his power. He was arrested a little more than a year ago in a raid by State police. State to Proceed Since that time, he suffered an adverse ruling in a suit by the State to dissolve the cult as a place ol iniquity. The verdict, however, was appealed and never put into effect. The State's effort to clean up the cult will not be abated, Wilbur M. Brucker, chief assistant attorney general, said. The decree, which provided for the exile of Benjamin and Mary and for control of the colony’s property by a receiver, he said, had been framed with full knowledge of the probability of Ben’s death and would be amended so far as it affected Purnell personally. The administrator of Purnell’s estate will be required to carry out the terms of the decree, so far as the property was concerned, in the same manner as would the dead monarch.
CANGELJOAL ORDER State to Call for New Bids; on Hospital Supply. Cancellation of part of the contract with the Rolf Coal Company of Ft. Wayne, to enable the Central State Hospital to obtain coal best suited to its furnace, was voted at the meeting of the joint purchasing committee Saturday. Under instructions to Daily McCoy, secretary of the board, new bids will be opened at the next meeting of the committee in January. In the meantime McCoy will purchase on the open market coal that will meet the requirements of the institution. This action comes as the result of the indignation of the trustees of the hospital when it was found that the coal furnished under the Rolf contract “was destructive tq the furnace 1 ' and of unsatisfactory quality. Rolf company had signed a 100,000-ton contract. Dr. Max a Bahr, superintendent, and Paul G. Davis, 'attorney and secretary of the trustees, appeared at the committee meeting Friday to protest. JAMES MANN DEAD Funeral Services Will Be Held Tuesday at Home. Funeral services for James Mann, 57, who died suddenly at his home, 1811 Ashland Ave., Saturday night, will be held Tuesday at 2 p. m. at the residence. Capital City Lodge, F. & A. M., -Will have charge and burial will be at Crown Hill cemetery. Mann was an inspector in the city engineering department. Returning home about 5:30 p. m„ Saturday, he complained of a pain and asked for seme hot lemonade. While his wife went to a near-by store to purchase lemons, he died in a chair. Besides the widow, Mann leaves two sons, Bernard J and Alfred F„ both of Indianapolis; Mrs. Ora Jackson, Indianapoliis, is a sister. . FIGHT FIRE HAZARDS In an investigation conducted under the suspervision of Horace W. Carey, fire prevention - bureau chief, more to an 900 defects were found out of 3,000 inspections made for fire hazards during November. Rubbish, waste paper and debris on property were responsible for 894 of the fire hazards, Carey said.
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OFFERS $5,000 FOR PROOF OF HEARSTPLOT’ Malone Will Pay Reward to Show Motive for Senate ‘Expose/ Bu United Press BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec. 19.—A reward of $5,000 has been offered by Dudley Field Malone, New York lawyer, named as the man who paid $1,250,000 to four United States Senators, to anyone who reveals the motives of the “conspiracy” to defame Senators Borah, Lafollette, Norris and Heflin. Malone denied any connection with the “conspiracy.” “On the day I am alleged to have received the money in New York and paid it to the Senators, I was at my villa in the south of France,” he said. “The uncontradicted testimony of Senators Borah, La Follette, Norris and Heflin shows that until I went to Washington last Thursday I had not seen-nor had any contact with any of them for periods ranging from five to thirteen years.” Attack Hearst in Senate 81l United Prc ■* WASHINGTON, Dec. 19—William Randolph Hearst, publisher, was attacked in the Senate today following reading of an open letter j Senator Norris (Rep.) Nebraska, sent Hearst calling the latter “unfair” and likening his newspapers to a “venomous web” spreading to all parts of the country. The attack was based on Hearst’s publication of alleged Mexican state papers purporting to indicate that $1,200,000 had been appropriated by the Mexican government to pay four United States Senators—Norris, Borah (Rep.), Idaho; La Follette (Rep.), Wisconson, and Heflin (Dem.), Alabama. Senators Jones (Rep.), Washington; Robinson (Dem.), Arkansas; Johnson (Rep.), California, and Bruce (Dem.), Maryland, members of the Senate commmlttee investigating the Hearst documents, declared there was n oevidence to sustain such a suspicion or to warrant publication of such an inference. SCHOOL DEFENDED BY INDICTEb MINISTER Courses Equal to Those of Columbia University, He Says. Declaring the Central Scientific College of Fargo, N. D., fullfllled all requirements required of any college, the Rev. Charles H. Gunsolas, pastor of the Christian Spiritualist Church and head master of the college, defended the institution Sunday. Gunsolas and seven other were indicted Friday by a Federal Grand jury for conspiracy to defraud by use of the mails. He denied the college was a “diploma mill” and said its courses were equal to those of Columbia University. “It requires four years to gain an A. B. degree," he said. “The college recently passed inspection of the Federal trade commission. “The college Is a member of the National Association of Colleges, representing a faculty membership of about 700 and enrollment of about 66,000 and assets of $12,000,000.” TWO ARE INCORPORATED Pure Food Company, Realty Firm Get State Papers. Two Indianapolis concerns were incorporated today by the secretary of State. Pure Food, Inc., is capitalized at fifty shares of no par value Plans of {he concern call for the cooking, manufacturing, compounding and selling, wholesale and retail, of foods of all kinds. Incorporators are William Farrar, Elizabeth Cubbon and Martin H. Mark. The Kilt Realty Holdings Company, capitalized at SIO,OOO, will buy, sell and hold real estate of all descriptions. A subsidiary will be the Kilt Club, whose purpose is stimulation of interest in sports and literary activities. Incorporators are Morris R. Taylor, John W. Stovall, H. E. Jones, Richard Roy, Charles Ward, George Browder and Claude Castleman. G. oT P. RIVALS TO MEET The same psychological appeal, successful with Republicans in the era of McKinley when the slogan “The Full Dinner Pail” brought a landslide, will be used by the new Irvington Republican Club, Inc., to attract attendance at its meeting tonight at the Carr Auto Sales garage, 5436 E. Washington St. “Food will be served,” President Harry Rodmarj announced today. There will be no program but a “secret, executive session to discuss financial plans.” Competition is keen, the old Irvington Republican Club also has a meeting scheduled for tonight at its headquarters, 5450 E. Washington St. President James Royce announced an informal program, but no food. '
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GALL FRUIT GROWERS s Two-Day State Meeting to Be Held This Week. Prefaced by a meeting of the Indiana Fruit Growers’ Association Wednesday night, the Indiana Horticultural Society will hold its annual winter meeting at the Claypool Thursday and Friday. Election of officers is on the growers’ program. President Frank Plass will deliver the opening address at the horticultural meeting at 9 a. m. Wednesday. Other speakers on the two-day program include T. R. Johnson, Purdue; Dr. H. D. Hooker, University of Missouri; Prof. F. P. Cullian, Purdue; J. B. Hamer, Greenfield; J. B. Curry, Greencastle; R. A. Simpson, Homer Vofflng, Prof. J. J. Davis, Purdue; L. A. Stearns, Ohio agricultural experiment station; C. E. Baker, Purdue; Monroe McCown, Purdue; Dr. A. S. Folby, University of Illinois, and Prof. C. L. Burkholder, Purdue. DELIVERY BOY DOESN’T Gets Christmas Parcels by Posing as Merchants’ Representative. A delivery boy who failed to deliver caused Askin-Marine Clothing Company, 127 W. Washington St., to report loss of SSO werth of merchandise to police today. A youth entered the store and said that he represented the Merchants’ Delivery Service and was ready to take care of their Christmas packages. They entrusted him with four and have not seen him since. .The company he was supposed to represent never heard of the young man.
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HUGE OIL TRIAL FUNDS ALLEGED No, S Head—See Puzzle Agent Denies Sinclair Had $200,000 for Defense. BY HERBERT LITTLE United Pres* Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—The Government today brought into the Sinclair-Burns contempt trial a sug- * gestion that Harry F. Sinclair, oil multimillionaire, had $200,000 to spend in the Fall-Sinclair oil trial. Barton Stewart, Burns detective, who helped shadow the oil trial Jurors on Sinclair’s order, denied that such a report was mentioned to him. United States Attorney Peyton Gordon brought out that Stewart and C. G. Ruddy, Burns agent, con-' ferred with other agents on the matter. “Did you hear Ruddy say the Government had SIOO,OOO to spend in this case, but that Sinclair had $200,000 to spend?” Gordon demanded. Justice F. L. Siddons ordered the witness to answer. “No,” Stewart said. “Did you ever hear Ruddy say anything like that?” Gordon asked, “No,” said the witness. HEALTH BOARD POWER ABSOLUTE ON PERMITS No Clause in Laws to Abrogate Passing on Medical Licenses. Neither the exemption clause nor any other provilson of the 1927 statute abrogates the right of the State Board of Medical Registration and Examination to pass upon fications of various schools of medicine whose graduates are applicants for medical licenses, Attorney General Arthur Gilliom ruled today. This opinion was in answer to questions presented by Dr. E. M., Shanklin, secretary, on whether this body had a right to refuse licenses based on diplomas from correspondence or loosely conducted schools; and whether the board has any discretion in the matter of drugless healers. •> The, board has a right to refuse licenses to any person whom they consider incompetent and whose practice of medicine might result in death or injury to the patients, Gilliom said. Honor for Dead Hero Bu Timm Special FT. WAYNE, Ind., Dec. 19.—A certificate of heroism from the National Court of Honor, Boy Scouts of America, has been received here by Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Stellhorn, parents of Richard Stellhorn, 15-year-old Scout who died Sept. 19 from an injury received during football practice. The certificate is in recognition of the boy’s rescue from drowning of Miss Velma Spillner and Mrs. James H. Johnson at Lake James Aug. 2 last.
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