Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 80, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 August 1928 — Page 1

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“They have sown the wind, and ihey shall reap the whi%lwind” —Hosea VIII, 7.

CHAPTER I TTTHEN Sybil Thorne was younger, and her picture apV' peared every day or two in the social columns, it was usually captioned “Boston’s Fairest Bud.” Society editors heaped praise and compliments upon her. One of them declared her to be “the most popular and the most beautiful” debutante of the season. Another pronounced her the best dancer, and a third the most accomplished sportswoman. A short while ago one of the newspapers, launching a contest to elect “Miss Boston,” rescued an old cut from the reference room, and headed it “Madcap Bell—ls She Boston’s Prettiest Girl?” But Sybil isn’t exactly a girl any more. She was 30 last month. Her first triumphs date back to the war. It was then she grew up; falling in love, after the fashion of adolescents, with a soldier. Shortly afterward she parked her corsets at a tea dance and proceeded to the enjoyment of those reckless pursuits which reformers and professors write about with great feeling. The “youth of the land” was becoming subject for tirade and tears. Worthy citizens formed vigilance committees and wrote articles. Some of them have been supporting themselves that way ever since. Sybil was 18 when she first go‘t herself talked about. It was partly because she was so unusually pretty. People can believe almost anything of a girl with beautiful legs, particularly if she possesses, also, a certain symmetry of form and loveliness of feature. Sybil’s eyes are beautiful pools of velvety softness, flecked with little darts of coppery stuff. Her skin has an ivory pallor, and she makes up her lips so they look like a bleeding gash in her pale face. tt tt tt FROM the time Sybil could talk, she has been a creature of moods and tempers. Her temperament probably has had a good deal to do with fashioning her life. But then, of course, there was the war. The war bungled a lot of things. Sybil just missed being a war bride. At Miss Middleton’s select boarding school all through the winter of 1917 she folded Red Cross bandages and made innumerable bags of cretonne with draw strings. In each bag she put a knit face cloth of uncertain dimensions, a package of cigarets, a bar of sweet chocolate, a pair of socks and a sleeveless sweater. During vacation she rebelled. “It’s simple!” she fumed. “Crazy old sweaters and socks that don’t match! Afghans and wash rags!” She threw her knitting needles away, and Miss Middleton put her down as a Bolshevist. “I’m a conscientious objector,” Sybil used to say; and that, in those days, was regarded as a great heresy. One night at dinner she threw a verbal bombshell into the family gathering. “I’m sick to death,” she told her astonished parents, “of the futility of the life I lead. I want to do something. I m going across.” %

Her father choked on his rice pudding “Nothing of the sort,” he objected, when he caught his breath. “Are you crazy, Sybil?” Her mother was quite unmoved. “Don’t you think, dear,” she questioned mildly, “that your poor father and I have enough to worry about as it is?” Mrs. Thorne’s eyes were blue and faded. She knit from morning until night and denied herself all luxuries, ■"ad, the child of her heart, was at Toul with Battery A of the 101st, and there was terrible tidings those days of slaughtering in Seichprey and the Somme. Mrs. Thorne had two records that she played over and over on the phonograph: “There’s a Long, Long Trail A’Winding, Into the Land of My Dreams,” and “Over There.” She thought Tad probably sang them in France, and it made her feel nearer to him. As she wound the machine and adjusted the needle, the same thought was always in her mind—- “ Perhaps this very minute Tad is listening to these same words.” The thought saddened and comforted her immeasurably, after the strange fashion of women in anguish. She regarded Sybil mournfully. “Come to Mrs. Ward’s with me tonight. dear,” she invited. "There’s anew way or making bandages—not cutting at all—Just pulling threads. A woman from the Metropolitan Chapter is coming out to jshow us." Sybil declined with scant grace. “I’m sick of Red Cross soirees,” she said. Tears flooded her mother’s eyes “I really think,” she began tremulously—“l really think, Sybil, you ought to have a little more consideration—with Tad over there—and everything.” She stumbled from the room and the next moment they heard her at the phonograph- “ Over There—Over there—” Sybil put her fingers in her ears. “Oh, Lord—” she muttered. “Y6u must remember.” her father told her sternly, “that your mother’s nerves are all on edge. Don’t let me hear any more of this talk about I going across. It’s nonsense—utter [nonsense!” s a a a TTE never knew that the next day [X"i Sybil went to Y. M. C. A. headquarters and volunteered for over-

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seas service, for presently there was a ruling that no relative of soldiers would be accepted, and Sybil resigned herself to the inevitable. “I tried,” she told herse.f savagely. “God knows I don’t want to play with gauze while Tad and the rest of them—” She choked on the very thought. Often at night she saw Tad lying in a pool of blood. His face was blown away sometimes. Or there was a great hole in his chest. And, if he wasn’t quite dead, he was gasping—trying to say something. She and Tad were such pals. It was hard on a girl to cut bandages back in 1918 and do nothing more valiant than knit like an old woman Particularly if a girl and her brother at the front meant as much to each other as Tad and Sybil Thorne. Then something happened that made it even harder. Suddenly, inexplicably, Sybil fell in love. She went one day to Devens with her mother to take a box fc> a boy in Mr. Thorne’s employ. The boy was a buck private in infantry. Shyly he introduced them to his buddies. , One of them was a tall, slim youth, with chestnut hair, bleached like gold from the sun that shone on Devens, and blue eyes with black lashes. They had taken his books from him and given him a gun with which to kill other boys full of promise, and a trench knife, in case he met a youth in hand-to-hand encounter and could not use his gun. At the moment Sybil experienced only one reaction to the blond beauty of him. He thrilled her. John Lawrence was his name. And it was plain that he was a private through accident only. Obviously he bad antecedents. Family, traditions, breeding—all that sort of thing. He talked easily. Presently it developed that he had been at Yale—a second-year man He belonged to Tad’s fraternity Mrs. Thorne became interested. Perhaps her husband—he knew Mr Lawrence’s colonel—perhaps he could help him. Officers’ Training School, or something. John Lawrence protested. Oh, no —really. He would make the grade all right. Expected, to tell the truth, to be chosen for the next training school. He was very grateful, however, Mightn't he show them around a bit? They made a tour of inspection, with young officers glancing enviously from every barracks, and (Turn to Page Eight)

BURNED BODY IN DARN RUINS STIRSCOUNTY Steuben Sheriff Is Missing; Fremont Authorities Baffied. AUTO MAY BE CLEW Hope to Link Car With Dead Man; Fear for Fate of Officer. Bu Times Special FREMONT, Ind., Aug. 23.—A man's charred body, a burned barn and an automobile left in the garage of the Steuben County sheriff, who is missing, are the “props” for a tragedy authorities are trying to reconstruct today. The barn burned on the farm of Mrs. Joanna Bricker four miles west of here early Wednesday. Wilson Duguid, Don Stoy and Irvin Bricker found a man’s skull and a few other bones when they searched the Are ruins a few hours after the flames died down. Except for the letter “B” found on a scrap of the dead man's underwear, there was no other mark that might be an aid to establishing his identity. The body is so badly burned that Coroner F. B. Humphries said an autopsy would be impossible. Fall to Find Auto Owner The mystery auto carried license plates issued to E. S. Bliss, Hotel Roberts, Muncie. But police of that city said they could find no trace of a man of that name. In the car was a set of Michigan license plates and a card showing they were issued to Thomas P. Williams, Detroit. Steuben County authorities are investigating in Detroit today. A pair of blacksmith’s pincers that had never been used and a pair of spectacles were found in the car. So far as known no one saw the car driven into the garage at the home of Sheriff Charles Zimmerman. No Trace of Sheriff First reports following finding of the body were that Sheriff Zimmerman was visiting in Portland, but today no trace of him had been found. Fears are being expressed for his safety. Friends and relatives are of the opinion that the officer’s activities against liquor dealers may have some connection with his disappearance. An employe of an Angola garage has reported a holdup whicn may have some connection with the tragedy. He said that about midnight Tuesday, a man asked that some gasoline be put in a can so he could take it to his car, its supply being exhausted. The man handed the employe a bill, but instead of waiting for change, followed him into the garage office and robbed the till of s7l. He drove away in a Ford car. The employe said the man was short, about 25, but noted no other details. Consider Three Points Authorities are considering as clews: That the “B” on the dead man’s underwear is for Bliss. That gasoline bought at the garage was used in starting the barn fire. That a trace to some person connected with the case may be picked up from a paper wrapper on the pincers. It showed the pincers were purchased at a Ft. Wayne hardware store.

YACHT , FIRED ON Owner Protests Coast Guard Action to U. S. B>i United Press CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 23.—M. F. Bramley, millionaire Clevelander, whose yacht was fired on by coast guardsmen off Edgewater Beach, Wednesday night, telegraphed a vigorous protest to Federal authorities in Washington today. Bramley said he was crusing with a party of friends, two miles offshore, when coast guard cutter No. 2321 loomed out of the darkness, and without warning, fired across the yacht’s bow. LODGES ARRANGE RITES Negro Masonic Orders to Hold Invitation Ceremony Tonight. Six Indianapolis Negro Masonic lodges will stage a joint initiation tonight at Trinity Hall, TwentyFirst St. and Boulevard PL, as a feature of Grand Lodge sessions of Negro Masonic lodges, Prince Hall Affiliation, now being held here. General lodge sessions are being held at the Masonic Temple at 331 Indiana Ave. Officers were to be elected late this afternoon. John W. Burden. Marion, is present grand master. Remembers After 21 Years Bn United Press FT. WAYNE, Aug. 23.—Ed Druhot, a victim of amnesia, who has been missing from his home here twenty-one years, regained his memory at Fremont, Neb., after being locked in a box car nine days without food or drink. His relatives had -regardedTipn as dead.

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, AUG. 23, 1928

ROZELLE WOULD WAIVE FRAUD PROBE IMMUNITY

Company of Resigned U. S. Marshal Being Investigated. Bu Times Special SOUTH BEND, Ind., Aug. 23. Frank E. Rozelle, Lagrange, who resigned as United States marshal for the northern Indiana district after charges that the Omaha Tapestry Paint Company with which he was connected defrauded its patrons, was called today as a witness before a Federal grand Jury probing operations of the company. Rozelle, here ready to appear before the jury, announces he will waive immunity as asked by District Attorney Oliver Loomis. Approximately forty witnesses have been summoned by the grand jury, some of whom are said to be from outside the State. Hicks, who has told of his imprisonment on charges similar to those that Rozelle is facing, was seen about the jury room. It was Hicks who pressed the charges against Rozelle. Customers of the company appeared before the Jury Wednesday as did two agents of the Department of Justice. It is probable the investigation will not be concluded before Friday. One witness was James Hart, Lagrange junk dealer, who is said to have bought as junk tapestries sent the company by its customers. Mrs. Lewis Whitaker, Hartford City, used as a decoy by Robert E. Hicks, South Whitley, who led a fight on the company, was also heard. Lewis C. Sheets, Rochester, has been appointed by Judge Thomas W. Slick to take Rozelle's place.

ASK JOINT COAL BUYING Health Board Members Suggest Departments Pool Purchases. Dr. Frederick E. Jackson, health board president, today said the board suggested the sanitary, park and other city departments buy coal together this year to save city money. “We felt that the other departments could benefit from allowing the purchasing agent to buy the entire coal supply together. The health board buys about 10,000 to 12,000 tons each year, which enables us to get a better price.” Dr. Jackson said. It is estimated the health department will save $5,000 this year from coal contract. GIRL SUES PHYSICIAN Charges Doctor Treated Broken Ankle Only for Sprain. 81/ United Press FLINT, Mich., Aug. 23.—Suit for $25,000 damages has been brought against Dr. Blythe Sleeman, physician of Linden, south of Flint, by Mary Devinney. Miss Devinney charged that Dr. Sleeman diagnosed a broken bone in her ankle as a sprain and treated It only with hot towel applications. As a result, Miss Devinney said, she will have to use crutches the rest of her life.

OPEN PAY ROLL QUIZ Charge Chicago Padding of Salary List. . Bu United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 23.—Investigation of alleged padding of the city pay roll was started by Ferre Watkins, assistant attorney general, here after he had uncovered evidence said to indicate political workers were being paid after they hda terminated their actual employment. CHAPLINS GET DIVORCE Decree to Be Issued Today to Comedian’s Wife. By United Press LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. 23. A final decree of divorce was to be issued Lita Grey Chaplin from Charles Chaplin, film comedian, here today. The married life of the Chaplins, filled with sensations, will end and Mrs. Chaplin is expected to be married within a year. She is to start on an extensive vaudeville tour of the United States and Europe immediately. Roy D’Argy, mentioned as the future husband of Mrs. Chaplin, also is to go on a vaudeville tour.

How Come? “How come you fell out the window when they are all closed ?” Some such question was asked by James Gibbons and Dale Smith, motor police, when they found Mamie Brown, 21, Negro, lying in the yard at her home, 220 Blake St., rear, with a black eye and a broken right wrist. The woman declared she had fallen from a window, but they all vere shut. The officers investigated and found a glass broken from the rear door and a man’3 cap on the davenport. Their report stated: “It looks* like a fight in which Mamie got the worst of it.”

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WALTER MYERS now proceeds cautiously in following the ancient Biblical principle of the Good Samaritan as the result of a thrilling encounter with highwaymen in Ohio during his vacation. Taken prisoner near Columbus, Ohio, Myers was held captive twelve hours in the rear of his automobile while the bandits drove to near Johnstown, Pa. Myers defeated candidate for United States Senator on the Democratic ticket and former candidate for mayor, left Indianapolis shortly before midnight Aug. 6, driving the National Rd. east to his parents’ home in Marysville, Pa. Driving about forty miles an hour, a short distance east of Columbus, Ohio, at daybreak he noticed a man lying in the interurban track with what appeared to be a pool of blood around him. Thinking the man injured in an accident, the attorney halted his machine and offered a helping hand. He attempted to pick up the limp form and the man groaned. “That hurts me. Get on the other side, please,’’ he asked. When Myers stepped to the other side of the man’s body the bandit flashed a large revolver and said: “Stick ’em up or I’ll kill you.” tron highwayman produced a small rope from his pocket and bound the attorney's hands and feet. He placed him in the rear seat of the machine and covered him with a half-section of an Army tent, which was in the car. “Now, stay there. If you move I’ll fill you full of lead. If these petters can drive with one hand, I can, too. I’ve got a .45 automatic pointed at you,” he said, swearing. Myers said his captor drove until 5 p. m. before releasing him, fortunately taking an eastern highway, which led to within 200 miles of his destination. “I was more frightened with the bandit's driving than at anything else. He was a very reckless driver, running at high speed all day. Several times the car swerved and I heard him yell for motorists to pull over. Once the fender struck something,” recalled Myers. “It is fortunate that I did not attempt an escape, because when I got out of the car in the afternoon I discovered he had a confederate, who probably would have gotten me. “I told him at first to take the car, but he replied, ‘I don’t want your damn car. I want you right here in it so I’ll know where you are.’ ” One of the bandits complained of an injured arm, leading Myers to believe they were making an escape after some crime. Hourly Temperatures 7 a. m 61 11 a. m 77 8 a. m 66 12 (noon.. 79 9 a. m.... 72 1 p. m.... 79 10 a. m.... 75

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U. S. AGENTS TO AID IN HEARING Kentucky Men Interested in Rum Ring Case. Kentucky Federal dry authorities will be in court here Sept. 11, when three alleged membfers of the Chi-cago-Louisville bootleg ring arrested here late Tuesday for questioning in connection with the machine gun murder of Edward J. Shannon, alias Ewald Eckerle, are arraigned. William Rabb, Louisville Federal prohibition agent, called Indianapolis police that he will be here for the arraignment. Raab declared he particularly was interested in Homer Wright, believed to be a leader of the gang. Wright, he said, is under $2,500 bond on a transportation of liquor charge in Federal Court at Louisville. Wright and the other man wanted for questioning in the slaying of Shannon at Clinton, Ind., last Sunday, were arrested on vagrancy charges and were released on bond within three hours by Municipal Judge Paul Wetter. Police Chief Claude M.. Worley criticised Wetter in permitting the releases before detectives had been able to get expected clews to the slayers of Shannon. HOPE FOR PLAY LOT Park Board Expected to O. K. Keystone Project Today, Favorable action on a proposed playround in the northeast section in the vicinity of Fifty-Second St. and Keystone Ave. was expected at the board meeting this afternoon. Superintendent Walter Jarvis headed a committee to investigate a petition filed two weeks ago by several hundred residents of the neighborhood. “The district is without a playground and park facilities and 1 think their request is deserving of consideration,” Michael E. Foley, park commissioner, said.

Talk of Town What's the matter with Hoover? He’s all right. So says Bruce Barton. In a brilliant article on page 11 of today’s Times, he gives the other side of the argument, Hoover or Smith. Yesterday, H. L. Mencken presented the case for Al. Read the answers of one of America’s most highly respected writers to the questions every citizen is asking himsel^^day.

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STATE FARM BUREAU CHIEFS COME OUT FOR SMITH AFTER AID PROGRAM IS REVEALED Settle Says Al’s Plan in Line With Proposals Organized Agriculture Has Advocated for Last Seven Years. PARTY LINES HOLD IN COMMENTS Republicans Generally Attack Stand Taken by New York Nominee on Prohibition; Democrats Praise Candor. (Details of Smith Speech, Page 2) Indiana Farm Bureau Federation leaders today swung defintely to the support of Governor Alfred E. Smith, Democratic presidential nominee, as opposed to Herbert C. Hoover, G. O. P. standard bearer, as result of Smith’s views on agricultural relief, expressed in his acceptance speech Wednesday night. Organized farmers’ alignment with Smith, as expressed in no uncertain terms by William 11. Settle, farm bureau federation president, marked the only desertion from strictly partisan views indicated in expressions today from prominent Democrats and Republicans on the New York Governor’s speech.

generally attacked Smith’s position favoring States determining for themselves what shall be done about prohibition or modification, while Democrats loyally praised their presidential nominee for his candor. “Governor Smith’s comment on the agricultural problem is very acceptable to us” said Settle. “It is in line with the program we have been advocating for seven years. Smith stands squarely on making the tarriff effective for agriculture. “In order to accomplish that, surplus crops must be handled separately from that needed for home consumption. This Smith proposes to do and spread losses and costs incurred over the units of the commodity marketed. This provides a way for those benefited to bear the expense of handling surpluses. The plan is In perfect agreement with thirty-four farm organizations of the Central West.” Settle preferred to make no comment on Smith’s prohibition views, but said, in comparing Smith's agricultural comments with those of Herbert Hoover: “I was greatly disappointed in Hoover's statement of Tuesday. In his speech of acceptance, Hoover said the Government could well afford to spend several hundred millions of dollars to rehabilitate agriculture and put it upon a sound basis. “But in his speech of Tuesday, he didn’t propose that the Government should spend one cent in subsidizing agriculture in any way. He went back on his program to make the tariff effective on agriculture and gave us to understand he wants to facilitate loans to farmers. “Farmers have had too many loans already.” Other expressions of opinion on Smith’s speech: St St it FRANK C. DAILEY. Democratic Nominee for Governor—As an expression of faith in the ability of the American people to contrc. and direct their own government, Governor Smith’s speech is the most profound pronouncement since the days of Thomas Jefferson. a tt tt LEWIS S. BOWMAN. Auditor of State, Republican—l think that the position Smith has taken, in view of his party and platform, makes it a good statement. tt tt a J. REID McCAIN, Secretary of the Public Service Commission, Republican—l rather admire the speech, although, of course, I could not agree with its principles. it * tt FRANK T. SINGLETON, Chairman of the Public Service Commission—l admire Smith’s frankness in committing himself so definitely without equivocation. Ido not agree with his principles. a tt tt MISS MARY SLEUTH, Republican State Vice Chairman—The women of this country are dry and Smith’s speech is a challenge to them. They will answer it in November. The country is dry. 000 CHARLES. GREATHOUSE, Democratic National Committeeman and Secretary of the National Committee—l read every word of it. It was great; significant of democracy. 000 CLIFFORD L. HARROD, Industrial Manager of the Chamber of Commerce—l liked his speech. He did not mince any words. He said what he had to say in a clear-cut, straightforward manner. There is no doubt abou how he feels. 000 WILLIAM J. MOONEY, Os Moon-ey-Mueller-Ward Cos., and Director of Finance of the Democratic National Committee for Indiana— Governor Smith made a wonderful speech. It is refreshing in these days of political pussy-footing to know that this country has a man like Smith who has the courage and ability to express opinions and meet squarely the face our

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Riding to Fall? lip United Press WARSAW, Ind., Aug. 23. Billy Sunday, famed evangelist, told 5.000 people here today that “A1 Smith's horses and A1 Smith s men never can put John Barleycorn in the saddle again.” Thundering to the crowd that “if William Jennings Bryan were alive today A1 Smith never would have been nominated,” Sunday spread his remarks on “liquor.” The evangelist’s subject was “Crooks, Corkscrews, Bootleggers and Whisky Politicians, They Shall Not Pass.” "A1 Smith never will be elected President,” he said, “he will lose because he is Tammanyite and a wet.”

country. He states clearly and courageously his position on all important questions. tt tt ft MRS. EFFIE M. MUELLER, Secretary of the Socialist Party of Indiana—To our way of thinking, neither of the nominees of the two old parties touched upon the main problem—nonemployment. To our way of thinking, this would be taken care of by the Government owning public utilities and natural resources, thus affording a job to every man. I do not believe that the average Socialist would want liquor back, but our policy is hands off on the liquor question, as on religion. o a a GBORGE SNIDER, Marion County Commissioner, Republican— I think the Smith views on prohibition are unwise from a political viewpoint at the present time. They will have a tremendous effect in the November election. Furthermore, Governor Smith’s hands are tied so far as putting in effect, legally, any of his desires toward modification. It would be silly for one State to have intoxicants and another one not. a a a A. H. MOORE. City Engineer. Democrat—l think it was a wonderful speech full of good Democratic doctrine. His prohibition attitude is in keeping with the Democratic principle of State’s rights, lr was full of good reasoning and made me proud I am a Democrat. a a a ROBERT E. SPRINGSTEEN. City Councilman, Democrat—l liked his attitude on the utility question, I think he is right about Government control of water power. I have not read the speech in its entirety. a a a EDWARD W. HARRIS, Council Finance Chairman, Republican— I’m not interested in A1 Smith. I’m on the other side of the fence. a u MEREDITH NICHOLSON, Coun-cilman-Author, Democrat—lt is a fine, manly document. I think his speech meets every issue before the American people in a straightforward and constructive way. HENRY L*DITHMER, president of the Polar Ice and Fuel Company (Democrat)—l think it was a fine speech. He gave his position plainly and clearly on every point. He is a man who will go down the line for the things he believes best. tt n R. EARL PETERS, Democratic State Chairman—lt was typical of Governor Smith’s long and brilliant public career that he should, without equivocation, take the people of America completely into his confidence with respect to his views on all public questions. Doubtless his frankness and courage will be admired even by those who disagree with him with respect to controversial topics. Ie believe the American people will be impressed by the example of a candidate for President substituting for meaningless straddling phrases, definite and unequivocal committments to governmental policies intimately related to the well-being of all citizens .