Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 219, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 January 1928 — Page 3

JAN. 20, 1928

DRY AGENT DEMANDS FULL PROBE OF HIS MUNCIE WORK

FIGHTS CHARGE OF YELLOWLEY, URGES FACTS '■ Denies Ever Giving Out Interviews to Papers While on Job. - - - * TRAILED BY REPORTERS Publicity Laid to Winkler; Resents ‘lnexperience and Incompetent’ Letter. A- complete investigation into charges that he was incompetent, inexperienced and unduly communicative was demanded today by Sanford Starks, former Federal dry agent, who resigned recently in protest against his transfer from work at Muncie to Chicago. In a letter to Prohibition Administrator E. V. Yellowley, Starks demanded that Yellowley’s statements to this effect in a letter to the Rev. Clyde D. Havens of Muncie, be either retracted or proved. “I feel that in all fairness to you and to myself, I should give you the facts in the matter and demand an investigation by your office to prove my statements or disprove them,” he wrote. Talked to No Reporters Starks declared that he had given no publicity whatever to his investigations of liquor conditions at Muncie. " “I talked to no newspaper men regarding my assignment on my arrival at Muncie Nov. 15,” he said, "nor did I ever give out any statements to the newspapers during my stay there.” He said mat he had been trailed by reporters on all of his investigating trips, and that he had at last been forced to ask them "not to run such stories, as publicity would hinder our work.” They agreed to this, Starks said, and from that time his investigations were secret. Lays Publicity to Winkler Whatever was printed regarding the investigations was given out by George L. Winkler, deputy prohibition administrator at Indianapolis, he maintained. Referring to Yellowley’s statement to Havens that he was inexperienced, Starks called attention to the fact that the Civil Service Commission had approved his status as a:i investigator and also to the successful termination of a number of suits against prominent bootleggers. “I might further state that it does not require a Sherlock Holmes to track an elephant in the snow,” his letter concludes. CLOTHIERS’ MEET ENDS John Heinzman of Noblesville Named State Organizatipn Head. Leo Beitman, former president, of the Indiana Retail Clothiers and Furnishers’ Association, was elected national director at the close of the convention Thursday at the Lincoln. . John Heinzman of Noblesville, was elected president. Other officers elected included Carl Wolfe, Tert-e Haute, vice president; Albert Levi, Indianapolis, secretary, and Isadore Kombloom, Indianapolis, treasurer. Charles Julius, Delphi; George Fox, Richmond; Robert Ireland, Madison, and Alex Hirsch, Bloomington, were elected directors to serve until 1930.

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MOTOR CLUB LAWYERS NOT FOR TRAFFIC CA9F.S Hoosier Officials Say Counsel Will Not Aid Sticker Victims. Asserting that the legal department of his organization is not for traffic law violators, Duane Dungan, president of the Hoosier Motor Club, issued an emphatic statement today regarding numerous requests by members and others to relief from sticker summons to court. • “It is true,” said Dungan, “that the Hoosier Motor Club has its legal department for the benefit of its members and all motorists, but this department k? for legitimate purposes. It is not for the protection of the motorist, who desires to park in the congested district all day, the motorist who*is so busy that he must double-park or for the motorist who cannot see fire plugs and no-parking signs. "Neither is the legal department of the Hossier Motor Club created for the purpose of aiding motorists who disregard preferential streets, refuse to give hand signals and disobey traffic semaphores.”

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‘SAD BANDIT 1 IS HELD; SHIELDS, HISJJROTHER ‘P iantom Pal’ Called Aid in Robberies by LongSought Holdup Man. Still philosophically declaring he isn’t sorry he tried the “game,” the "Mournful Bandit” Edward Badgley, 24, of 2642 Burton St., trapped by his ow r n “bone-headed stunt” Thursday night, attempted to defend his younger brother at police headquarters today. Describing a “phantom” pal whom he said aided him in his five holdups, Badgley denied that his brother, Earl, 20, aided him. But questioned in another roorrf, Earl admitted he had been his brother’s companion. The "Mournful Bandit” won his name because he left green cards bearing that inscription with two of his hold-up victims. Caught in Auto The two were captured Thursday night in the auto of Frank iichtenberger, 3042 Broadway, which police say they had stolen from Pratt and Pennsylvania Sts. Lichtenberger, riding around in search of his car with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fuehring, 1111 E. Ohio St., in their machine, saw his auto in the Standard Oil Company filling station at Capitol Ave. and New York St. The bandit’s escape was blocked by a car in front of the stolen auto, and Fuehring drove in behind, blocking retreat. Lichtenberger called police from the filling station and the attendant delayed filling the tank of the aut > in front of the bandits’ machine until officers htd arrived. Police were unaware the older Badgley was the "Mourr/ul Bandit” until, questioned by Captain McMurtry, he pulled a green card bearing his title from his pocket, declaring, “I guess I might as well admit it.” Although police had connected him only with the two hold-ups in which he had left his ’’Mournful Bandit” calling cards with his victims, he admitted three other early morning hold-ups, making a total of two milk wagon-driver robberies and three grocery robberies to his credit. Money for Operation “I wanted the money for an op-’ eration for my mother. She’s had one, but it didn’t do her much auod," he said. “But that wasn’t the only reason. The novelty of the thing appealed to me and the excitement of the game. It was a change from being a pi inter too. “Then I hoped I’d make big money. I thought my luck would break sometime and instead of hitting these fellows with jiist a few dollars Id get some real dough. Badgley declared he had been waiting yntil a fast car fell in his hands to stage a “big” hold-up, and was ready to go through with his “big” plans early today because

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Lichtenberger’s car would do at least eighty-five miles an hour. Badgley admitted writing a letter received by The Times late Wednesday, answering the challenge of Dr. F. S. C. Wicks, All Souls’ Unitarian Church pastor, to a debate in the columns of The Times on the relative interest of a dishonest or honest life. “But I don’t want to continue the debate now,” he said. “I’m under a handicap and beaten before I’d start.” According to Deputy Prosecutor John L. Niblack, the "Mournful Bandit,” will be brought into Criminal Court at once on a prosecutor’s affidavit or a grand jury indictment. JULIAN TO AIR OIL DEAL Head of Defunct. Corporation on Stand at Trial. Bn United Press LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20.—C. C. Julian, former president of the defunct $10,000,000 Julian Petroleum Corporation, was to resume the witness stand today in the trial of ten defendants, charged with wrecking the corporation. The defendants are alleged to have brought about the collapse of the company through over-issuance of stock. <- An attempt to set aside the indictments in the case was defeated late Thursday when Judge Doran ruled the bills were legal. The defense contended the indictments failed to show a crime had been committed. • v v LUMBER DEALERS ELECT Roy Johnson of Logansport Named Head of State Group. Indiana Retail Lumber dealers closed their convention Thursday with the election of Roy Johnson of Logansport as president. He succeeds Fred Wehrenberg of Ft. Wayne, who was elected as advisory director. Other new officers are: E. M. Calloway of Flower, vice president, and Harry Moore, Indianapolis, treasurer. District directors are: Robert Foster, Indianapolis; W. L. Hubbard, Scottsburg; Lew Walker, Terre Haute, and M. Thornhill, Parker City.

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Bit United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—Louise Hunter, light opera star, and Henry Haven Windsor, editor and publisher of Popular Mechanics magazine, will be married here Saturday. Miss Hunter, who has sung soprano roles at the Metropolitan opera, will continue her career after marriage, it was said. She is now prima donna in Hammerstein’s musical play, “The Golden Dawn,” which opened recently here. Windsor formerly lived in Evanston, HI. AUTO INJURIES FATAL Aged .Man Struck by Car Jan. 6; Dies at City Hospital. Isaac Wrenn, 78, of 339 S. Rural St., who was struck by the automobile of Francis Slutzky, 19, of 2253 N. Capitol Ave., while crossing Rural St., on Jan. 6, died at city hospital today as the result of injuries. ' N

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UNIFY 0.0. P. IN COUNTY IS AIM OF NEWGROUP Reorganization League Sets Out Plan of Procedure for Campaign. “This movement is for the purpose of uniting the loyal Republicans of Marion County for the approaching campaign into a solid, working organization of simon-pure Republicans under leaders who will recognize no loyalty beyond- the duty to our party.” Aims of the Republican Reorganization League were thus stated by George L. Denny, attorney, at a meeting Thursday night in tho Board of Trade BldgMisplaced leadership, untrue* to the basic principles of the Republican party, was blamed for disrepute into which political corruption has carried the party in Indiana. This sentiment was echoed in addresses by J. W. Esterline; Garrett W. Olds, attorney; Taylor E. Groninger, former city corporation counsel; William A. Boyce Jr., city clerk; Ralph K. Kane, attorney; Wilbur Grant, Negro; Claude M. McElwaine and Ralph M. Spann, attorney. Reorganization is not only needed to replace the party in the hands of the people, but an absolute duty, Denny contended. He said meetings will be held soon for organization and selection of cqmmittees, following which the movement will be carried into each ward and precinct. The league adopted this platform: 1. The election of precinct committeemen of integrity, who will elect a county chairman free from corrupt and sinister influences and from secret alliances and affiliations and pledged to conduct to aonduct the affairs of the Republican party in Marion County in an honest, straight-forward and open manner, and by methods recognized as clean and business-like. 2. Non-political administration of educational system. 3. No interference with the operation of the city manager plan. 4. Faithful adherence to the true principles of the Republicai party.

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