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DEPEW, MAN WHO WHIPPED OLD AGE, DIES Lived Out Better Portion of 94th Year; Expected to Reach 100. STRICKEN IN FIVE DAYS Veteran Rail and Political Leader Is Victim of Pneumonia.

BY EARL JOHNSON United Presjj Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, April s.—Chauncey Mitchell Depew, who lived out the better portion of his 94th year without growing old, died of pneumonia today after an illness of only five days. The chairman of the New York Central railroad and most famous of all American after-dinner speakers, returned from Florida only a week and a half ago in the best of health and spirits. Detraining in New York on a raw March day he contracted a cold and physicians advised him to go to bed. Monday it was announced Depew had a slight cold, but that it was not serious. Tuesday he seemed to be much improved. Wednesday his condition was said to be unchanged. Wednesday night doctors said his condition had changed to bronchial pneumonia, but at 7 o’clock said they did not believe his condition was alarming. His condition gradually became weaker and at 4 a. m. members of the family were called to the bed* side. Within an hour Depew was dead. Optimistic Toward Life Mrs. Depew; a son, Chauncey M. LDepew, Jr., and a niece, Miss Ann Paulding, were at the bedside when Blepew died. I He had been in semi-conscious-pess throughout the night, doctors said. Chauncey Depew and his optimistic views towards life had become one of the nation’s institutions. He would have been 94, April 24. He was looking forward eagerly to IPfol 23 when he would again meet PgSHpaper men—an annual occasion '■'gwd give his now famous version to attain longevity. everything and anything you Brant, but do it in moderation. In phis way you ease yourself mentally fend do not hurt yourself physically.” ' He looked forward to attaining an age of 100. Member of Old Family Depew was born at Peekskill, N. Y., in 1834, at a homestead that had been in possesion of the family 200 years. On his father’s side he was of Huguenot stock and his mother was a descendant of Roger Sherman, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He entered Yale when he was 18, and' hp graduated with the class of 1856. Immediately he entered politics. It was the first year the newly foi'med Republican party enItered a candidate for the presidency. I In the meantitme, Depew studied law and in 1858 was admitted to the bar. i It was during a series of speeches ■for Abraham Lincoln in 1860 that pepew’s ability as a humorist first feecame noticed. I He was elected to the New York ■State Assembly in 1862 and in 1863 Secretary of State. Offered an ambassadorship to Japan, he declined Hi order to consider Commodore panderbilt’s offer to be counsel for ■he New York Central & Hudson River Railroad. f Became Railroad President 111 1872, he backed Horace Greeley for Lieutenant Governor of New lYork. Greeley was badly defeated. I Roscoe Conkling and Thomas C. ■Platt shortly afterwards resigned as fcfnited States Senators from New ■jprk and Depew became a candiHite to succeed Platt. A deadlock Hr several months was not broken Hjntil Depew withdrew. Hn 1899, the State Assembly -Hted Depew a Senator for six HR's and did the same again in 1904. Depew, in the meantime, was rising in the railroad world. In 1882, he was elected second vice president of the New York Central railroad, in 1885 he assumed the residency. kHe served until 1898 when he beKame chairman of the board. H Had Happy Marriage Hprobably the highest point in DeBv’s political life came in 1888 Depew was a contender for Republican presidential nomiHion. He finally withdrew to supHarrison. to Chauncey Depew was Hmething wonderful. He had been since 1871. He once said: W ‘‘Many young people regard marriage as a joke; they enter upon it ■without understanding of the adjustments that must be made, r “Gentlemen, go back to the simple Hte of a country village of ninetyHk years ago. I left such a village Hn I was 30 years old. had not been a divorce in village of 2,500 persons in years Hnd years. I think that if a divorce Had been obtained the principals Hould have been boycotted. H “For all this talk of divorce, there been a tremendous increase in happiness of home life.” t

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VOLUME 39—NUMBER 294

WHITE AND MEURER NAMED TO COUNCIL AT SPECIAL PARLEY

Republican and Democrat Are Selected as Successors to Moore and Dorsett; Ferguson Resigns Post. Remnants of % tlie shattered city council this afternoon elected successors to two indicted councihnen, considering only those candidates endorsed by the joint civic organization committee. Those elected: John F. White, 1545 Lexington Avc., Democrat, president of the Indianapolis Federation of Civic Clubs, to succeed Boynton J. Moore, Republican, who was convicted of bribery in Criminal Court two weeks ago and resigned, representing the Sixth district. Albert F. Meurer, 4846 E. Tenth St., Republican, manager of the East Side Company, a real estate concern, tc succeed Walter R. Dorsett, Republican, indicted but not tried, who resigned as representative of the First district.

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HOUSE FLOOD FIGURES CLASH New Bill of $325,000,000 Estimated as Fair. By United Press WASHINGTON, April s.—Widely varying estimates of cost for the Mississippi flood control project were given to the House Rules Committee who have studied the problem since last November. Chairman Reed of the Flood Committee said the $325,000,000 provided in the new Jones-Reed bill was a “very fair figure, ’ while Representative Fear (Rep.), Wisconsin, estimated ultimate expenditures, at $1,000,000,000. Representative Cox (Rep.), Georgia, said the project would cost $750,000,000 and perhaps a billion. The flood committee members urged early consideration by the House. The rules committee will announce its decision later. It is expected to grant right of way to the flood bill for the last of next week. Chairman Reed urged the bill as the best compromise possible, but criticised adoption of the engineering plan drafted by Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, Army engineer chief. He said he favors leaving the plan to the boai'd provided under the measure because of the magnitude of flood control. Representative Kopp (Rep.), lowa, favored the bill because it adopts a plan and because it places responsibility dii'ectly under the President. WHISKY BLAST BURNS 5 Texas Officers Injured in Moving Barrel of Liquor. B.v United Press COLORADO, Tex., April s.—Five men were burned, one probably fatally, when a barrel of whisky caught fire in the county jail here last night. Sheriff Richard Gregory, Deputies B. F. Rice, Joe Deering, Joseph Bass and a Negi'o porter were the victims. They were transferring whisky into a container to take to a sanitarium at Wichita Falls. One of them lighted a match and the entire room burst into flames. WINKLER ENTERS RACE Dry Chief Seeks Nomination for Sheriff on G. O. P. Ticket. George L. Winkler, deputy dry administrator for Indiana, today announced his intention of filing for the Republican nomination for Sheriff of Marion county. Winkler has spent eighteen years in law enforcement work, much cf that time as an Indianapolis policeman. PAPERHANGER NABBED Admits Forsaking Trade to Steal $75 Diamond Ring. Earl E. Robertson is a paperhanger by trade, but he forgot his vocation for a few minutes when he was hanging paper in Mrs. Amanda Mcßeady’s home, 3870 Broadway, last month. Robertson admitted to police he took a $75 diamond ring from a table. y

Immediately after the elections, both of which were on the first ballot. Councilman Millard W. Ferguson. Democrat, also under bribery indictment, submitted his resignation. It was unanimously and immediately accepted. Calls Special Meeting President Otis E. Bartholomew, another indicted councilman, who has not resigned, called a special meeting for Monday noon to elect a successor to Ferguson. William H. Book, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce civic affairs department, announced he immediately would call the joint civic committee together again to recommend candidates to succeed Ferguson. This joint committee, comprising representatives of the Chamber, the City Manar er League and the Board of Trade, had recommended, besides White and Muerer, four other men, all of whom were nominated before the council voted today. Others Recommended The other candidates are: Ellsworth E. Heller, 1423 Pleasant St., Republican; Geoi-ge D. Thornton, Republican, 75 N. Audubon Rd.; Ernest C. Ropkey, Democrat, 22 N. Audubon Rd.. and Edwai'd Dirks, Republican, 60 N. Kenmore Rd. Only about twenty-five spectators attended. Councilman O. Ray Albertson attended his first meeting since he turned State’s evidence in the Moore trial. The meeting began at noon. Cox Gives List Lintton A. Cox. Board of Trade repi-esentative on the joint civic committee, presented the committee’s list. The committee has expected three vacancies and would like opportunity to make other recommendations when other vacancies occur, Cox said. Harold West, representing the Chamber of Commerce; Sol Schloss, representing the City Manager League, and Book, Chamber of Coinmerca civic affairs secretary, also were present. Although it had been reported that a petition urging J. Edward Burk, Southeastern Civic League official, for the Sixth district vacancy would be presented, no one spoke when Bartholomew asked if any other organizations or citizens desired to make recommendations. Council then l'ecessed. Raub Moves for Action At 12:10 council reconvened and Councilman Edwai'd B. Raub moved that nominations be restricted to the list recommended by the joint civic committee. Albertson seconded the motion and council approved. Raub and Councilman Robert E. Springsteen,' both Democrats, are the only councilmen not involved in any way in the bribery scandals. Councilman Austin H. Todd then nominated the six approved candidates. ' On the one ballot for Dorsett’s successor the vote was: Albertson for Dirk; Ferguson for Thornton; Bartholomew, Springsteen, Todd and Negley for Meurer, and Raub for Ropkey. Albertson changed his vote to Meurer and Meurer was elected. On the one ballot for Moore's successor the vote was: Albertson, Negley and Todd for Heller; Ferguson, Raub, Springsteen and Bartholomew for White. Albertson switched to White and White was elected. Both Will Serve Both of the newly elected councilmen have signified they would serve. City Clerk William A. Boyce, Jr., started immediately to notify them, so they could take the oath. The indicted councilmen have indicated they are resigning in relays in the hope Prosecutor William H. Remy will permit them to plead guilty to charges of malfeasance in office, instead of standing trial for bribery, thereby escaping prison terms. CARMEL MAN INJURED BY HIT-RUN DRIVER Thrown to Pavement as He Gets Out of Auto. Albert Richey, 33, of Carmel, Ind., was struck and thrown to the pavement by a hit-and-run driver as he dismounted from his automobile in front of the Stutz plant, where he is employed, early today. At city hospital he was reported to have suffered injuries to his left shoulder and was badly bruised. He gave police a description of the car, a large blue roadster. Albert Huffer, 70, of 23 S. Alabama St., is recovering today from injuries received late Wednesday when he stepped into the path of a car driven by Joseph Sentney, 3822 N. Illinois St. The accident occurred in the 800 block on E. Washington St.

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, APRIL 5,1928

STORMS TEAR PATH OF RUIN IN SOUTHWEST Cloudbursts and Tornadoes Whip Vast Area: Dozen Towns Hit. FOUR ARE KNOWN DEAD Hundreds Are Homeless in Shawnee, Gkla.. After Violent Storm. I'.n t nit eel Pries KANSAS 'CITY, Mo., April 5. Cloudbursts and cyclonic windstorms whipped through the Southwest during the night, leaving hundreds of persons homeless and causing many thousands of dollars damage. Tornadoees were reported at a dozen places in Kansas, Oklahoma. Texas and Arkansas. A deluge of rain followed the windstorms and flooded lowland areas for miles. With communication from the stricken areas demoralized and order still unrestored in several places, an accurate check of the number of dead and injured was impossible. Four persons were known to have teen killed. Many others were reported missing. Approximately two square miles of Shawnee, Okla.. lay devastated by flood waters today. Two persons were known to be dead, five were missing, and property damage was estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollai's. More than 1.000 persons were left homeless. The flood followed a cloudburst Wednesday night when a total of 6.81 inches of rain fell within an hour, sweeping swift surface waters into the city. Hail Follows Rain Hail followed the rain axxd smashed scores of windows and roofs. Rescue squads entered homes and aided families to highland or roofs of buildings. The water subsided quicly after the storm had spent its force. At least thirty-five homes were swept from their foundations. Several email business buildinsrs were reported wrecked by the wind and deluge of surface water. The ruinous path left by the storm extended from southern Kansas to the Texas Panhandle. It struck first at Wichita, Kan., and travelled into northern Oklahoma and Arkansas. Oil rigs and derricks, valued at thousands of dollars, were torn from their moorings and wrecked. The wind reached a velocity cf eighty an hour Communication lines were destroyed and many towns were without lights. Kansas towns which lay in the storm’s path were Tecumseh, Eureka, Eldorado, Winfield, Wichita, Topeka, Ai'kansas City and Coffeyville. In Arkansas the towns of Rogers. Viney Grove and Lincoln were stnxck. Sweeps Into Texas The storm traveled as far as Bangs and Abilene, Texas, demolishing houses and causing heavy property damage as it swept southward. The high wind and torrential rain came as a relief to the Quachita National Forest in Arkansas, which had been threatened several days by brush fires. Cutting a swath through Lincoln and two other towns, the tornado and rain extinguished the fires, but injured many residents of the towns. In Lincoln, particularly, many homes were demolished. The White river, swollen by the downpour, went ever its banks. FIGHT PRECINCT SHIFTS Suit May be Filed to Halt Redistricting of County. Threat of suit to halt the political redistricting of the county, as legally advertised Wednesday, loomed today. The- move was opposed by the county election board, but put through by the Dodson faction county commissioners. Today County Clerk George O. Hutseli was receiving precinct committeemen filings for both the old and the new districts. Both he, Ira M. Holmes, president of the county election board, and James E. Deery, Democrat member, oppose the new precinct lines and may make a test suit by refusing to accept filings on the new boundry. Coffin faction Republicans contend the move was to aid the Dodson crowd and is merely “gerrymandering.” mrsTvlC DONAHEY hurt Ohio Governor’s Wife and Daughter Injured in Collision. Bey United Press COLUMBUS, Ohio, April s.—The wife and daughter of Governor Vic Donahey of Ohio, injured in an automobile collision near East Liberty Wednesday, were experiencing considerable pain, but will suffer no other ill effects from the accident, physicians who attended them said today. Mrs. Donahey received four deep cuts and several scratches and her daughter, Mrs. James W. Huffman, received a fractured right arm. The accident occurred when the car in which tthe Governor’s family was riding crashed into a machine which suddenly stalled in the road.

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Above, Eagle Scout John Kitchen, 1704 N. Talbott St., as he eat in the Governor s chair for an horn - Wednesday. Below, Eagle Scout Robert Russell, 4003 College Ave., and Mayor L. Ert Slack. Russell replaced Slack for an hour Wednesday. Scouts took over important municipal and State offices as a part of the scout week obsci-vance.

Out of Keys They were out of keys to the city at police headquarters today, so Sergeant John Richter couldn’t grant the request ol a woman visitor from Wisconsin. The woman journeyed to police headquarters to ask lor a courtesy card which would permit her to park her car any place in the city for any length of time she desii'ed. Richter explained that visitors are always treated with courtesy and allowed some leeway in parking but that there just isn’t any such a courtesy card.

POLE FLIERS READY Captain Wilkins Waits Good Weather for Hop. Bn United Press SEWARD. Alaska. April s.—Capt. George Wilkins, Arctic exploiter, hoped to take off from Point Barrow today on his attempted flight across the North Pole to Spitzbergen, Norway. Barometric readings, however, indicated possible postponemeent of the flight because of unfavorable weather. Wilkins and Ben Eielson, his pilot, have been at Point Barrow, the northernmost tip of Alaska, for several days awaiting favorable weather. During the flight Wilkins will attempt to keep in touch with the Army radio station here. WATCHES THIEF WORK Policeman Arrests Youth for Theft of $1 Spark Plug, Earl Thomas, 18, of 539 Birch St„ broke into the Automotive Brokerage Accessories Company, 122 N. Senate Ave., Wednesday night, while Sergeant Frank Reilly watched him and stole a spark plug, valued at sl, Reilly said. Thomas is held under high bond on a burglarly charge.

DISTRICT DRY CHIEF RESIGNS HIS OFFICE

F.n l niteel Press CINCINNATI. April s.—William H. Walker, federal prohibition administrator for the Ohio-Indiana district, has resigned, effective May 15, he announced today. Walker recently failed to pa:s the federal civil seiwice test and Prohibition Commissioner Doran had announced at Washington, that he would be replaced. Walker said he would ask for a thirty-day leave of absence to become effective on April 15, the date

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ROBINSON TALK HIT ASTIFFLE' Walsh Scores Indianian in Senate Reply. P%y United Press WASHINGTON, April s.—No one ever has dared to assert Governor A1 Smith of New York is not an honest man, and the insinuations made against him by Senator Robinson of Indiana are “mere piffle,” Senator Walsh of Montana told the Senate today. Walsh who, like Smith, is a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, offered rebuttal of Robinson’s recent accusations against prominent Democrats. Walsh said the “heinous crime” which Robinson charged against Smith was that he appointed Harry Sinclair as New York racing commissioner in 1922. Walsh added that Robinson was the sole authority for another charge, that Smith received a campaign contribution from Sinclair in 1920. “I presume no one could find any particular culpability if the campaign managers of Governor Smith did take a contribution from Sinclair,” Wash said. “But the attack of the Senator from Indiana is particularly directed against me,” Walsh said. Speaking of the oil probes, Walsh said, “If they had been private cases, the court would have allowed me a fee which would make me richer than I ever desire to be.” “But I* have been better paid by the gratitude of the American people, which the Senator from Indiana now is attempting to snatch away from me,” he added. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m.... 62 10 a. m.... 61 7a. m 63 11 a. m,... 65 Ba. m 59 12 (noon). 68 9 a. m 59 1 p .m— 70

set for his removal. Shortly after the civil service exami nation, it was stated in Washington that Walker’s age also made hm ineligibile. Walker is from Hillsboro, Ohio, and was a protege of former Prohibition Commissioner Roy A. Haynes, who Doran succeeded. He entered the prohibition department in 1921 and came .to Ohio in 1923, as assistant to Administrator John L. Porterfield. Walker was advanced to Porterfield’s position when the latter died a year ago.

Corn Plant Pai'adise, described by weary sons cl the road in their songs about lemonade springs, rock ctndy mountains, cigar it trees and whisky rills, became a reality in Indianapolis today. Police were informed a garden that actually produced whisky. Then, on the heels of this, came a man who told of finding many .quarts of the same in the closet of his house—and he didn't even know how it got there. To pi-ove that these reports were no fairy tales, the officers actually brought the liquor* back to headquarters. Three-fourths of a gallon of “mule” was found buried in the garden at the Colored Orphan’s Home. The children made the discovery and reported it to Matron Emma DeValle, who informed police. Willie Law. of 2517 N. Alabama St„ found the bottled goods in the closet of a vacant house owned by him at 508 W. Henry St. v

LINDYTO TEST PLANE Makes First Flight in New Machine Today. Pm United Press SAN DIEGO, Cal., April 5.—C01. Charles A. Lindbergh was expected to make his first flight today in the new Ryan monoplane constructed for him here. Lindbergh arrived at Rockwell Field, North Island, late Wednesday after an unexpected flight from Santa Barbara. He was accompanied by Harry Knight, Harold Bixby and William Robertson, St. Louis backers of his trans-Atlantic flight. The flier refused to be interviewed and concealed all plans for trying out the new plane. However, friends indicated he would remain for several days as the guest of B. F. Mahoney, builder of his two planes. BOY LIGHTS DYNAMITE CAP: LOSES 3 FINGERS Curiosity Prompts 16-Year-Old Lad to Experiment. Kenneth Lewis, 16, of 1307 Hiatt St„ is in city hospital minus three fingers and a thumb from his left hand as the result of touching a match to a dynamite cap this morning. Kenneth, his brother Eugene 15; Roscoe Harris, 17, of 1838 Lambert St., and L. G. Boone, 15, of 1913 W. Morris St., were hiking on the Madison Rd., near Edge wood. They came across several dynamite caps lying alongside the road. The older Lewis boy lit one to experiment.

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WOMAN DEAD BY POISON AT END OF PARTY Aged Sales Manager and Another Man’s Wife Held in Jail. FOUND DYING ON FLOOR Host, 70, Says Jealousy of Him Was Motive for Deed. Love and liquor were replaced by jealousy and poison at a “party” attended by two women at the home j of 70-year-old James E. Isgrigg, 5031 i Kenwood ' Ave., Wednesday night j and out of this mixture stalked the ! grim figure of death. Today the body of Mrs. Ida B. i Stanford, 42, housekeeper for Is- | grigg, was the subject of an autopsy under direction of Coroner C. H. Keever. She was one of the two women at the party and is thought jto have taken poison because of jealousy. The other woman, Mi's. GYace B. Smith, 43, of Columbus, Ohio, and Isgrigg are in city prison under $5,000 bonds each, while the tragedy is being investigated by police. T sgrigg is sales manager of Bessire & Cos., Inc., ice cream supply house. In his cell today he told of i Mrs. Stanford’s jealousy, which, he ! says, caused her to commit suicide, j '“I knew she was jealous of me.’’ jhe said. “She frequently threatened | to take her life, although I told her j not to love me. because I didn't , want to marry. She was a beautiful and wonderful woman."

Insisted She Remain He then related how Mrs.. Smitli phoned that she was coming to visit and how Mrs. Stanford said she . would prepare dinner and leave. He insisted that she stay for the “party." It lasted far past midnight. It was 3:45 this morning when Isgrigg said he heard Mrs. Stanford groaning in the kitchen. Rushing out, he found her on the floor. Two hours later he called police. The elderly salts manager explained this by saying that she was alive when he first found her and both he and Mrs. Smith sought to revive her with warm milk, an electric vibrator and the like.

Neither believed at first that the case was serious, being of the opinion that the woman was feigning illnes. Mrs. Smith refused to j leave the davenport and aid in the ! work of resuscitation till he at last I impressed her with the genuineness i of Mrs. Stanford's condition, he declared. Story Through Alcohol Haze Mrs. Smith still was under the influence of liquor in her cell this morning. There she related the events of | the past twenty-fdur hours as sire remembered them through an alcoholic haze. She declared that her husband is J. M. Smith, president of the American Garage Equipment Company, Columbus, and that he is ! at present in Mexico looking after j mining interests. She declared she often had visited at the Isgrigg home, since tire I families became friends fourteen | years ago. Mrs. Isgrigg died a year ; ago, and she continued her visits. Wednesday, she said, she called Isgrigg and told him she had been in a train wreck at Dayton, Ohio, and would come to Indianapolis by traction. She said she was en route to the home of a sister at Hastings. Mich. Thought She Was Feigning “I didn’t believe Mrs. Stanford had taken poison at first,” she asserted. “I refused to leave the davenport, where I was lying. Then I recognized the serious note in Jim’s voice and I went out and did everything I could to revive her, while Jim called for doctors.” Coroner Keever and Motor Policemen Edward Deeter and Morris Corbin investigated the case. They said they found a bottle that had contained poison, but could find no burns on Mrs. Stanford’s mouth. After the post-mortem today, however, the coroner announced a quantity of poison was found in her stomach. Isgrigg explained that the woman had worked for him since his wife died and that he had picked her from a list of twenty-two applicants ‘‘because of her beauty.” She is survived by two daughters, Alberta, 19, and Dorothy, 12. who live with a sister, Mrs. H. Hardy, 1214 Comar Ave. Another sister, Mrs. John Dale, lives at Richmond. Ind. Daughter Tells of WornAlberta testified at the coroner’s inquest today that she had talked to her mother by telephone Wednesday morning and that her mother had told her Mrs. Smith was to visit here. Mrs. Smith once had advised Isgrigg to get rid of her mother, she also said. Her mother also was worried about the care of her younger sister, because Mrs. Hardy is to move from the city soon and will be unable to continue caring for her, Alberta said. Easter Clothing on 20 payment*. H.&R. Clothing Cos., 29 E. Ohio St —Advertisement