Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 262, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 March 1929 — Page 16

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CITY SCANDALS SHOCK CITIZENS OF CLEVELAND Two Councilmen in Prison; Third Faces Trial; Sheriff Scored. Bu Times Special CLEVELAND, March 22.—For the first time in twenty years Cleveland is being rocked by a series of major municipal scandals. Clevelanders who thought that the grafting in their municipal government was confined exclusively to the petty larceny type, find that two city councilmen have been sent to jail, a third is facing trial and the sheriff of Cuyahoga county, which embraces greater Cleveland and its metropolitan area, was severely criticised by a grand jury which failed by a few points to indict him for frauds in connection with the feeding of prisoners. The Cleveland Press, a ScrippsHoward newspaper, discovered that Councilman Liston G. Schooley sold to the city for $85,000 a piece of property for playground purposes for which the owner actually received but sso,ooo—Schooley obtaining the remainder. He was indicted, also his son Gresham. Both pleaded guilty. The father was sentenced to five years in jail, the son to one year. Councilmen in Jail Thomas W. Fleming, a Negro councilman, was convicted and sentenced to two years and nine months in jail for taking S2OO from a crippled policeman in return for introducing a bill in council to award physicians’ fees and hospital bills as compensation for injuries received in the line of duty. City Manager Will R. Hopkins is under fire because he failed to stop the playground deal in time and also because Edward P. Strong, a local sportsman and Republican politician. is said to. have vised his influence with Hopkins to sell to the city a tract of ground for $365,000, out of which Strong received $47,000 in commissions. Score Sheriff The grand jury which has just adjourned recommended that the April grand jury resume the investigation of Sheriff E. J. Hanratty’s alleged padding of county jail food bills. Hanratty and his chief deputy, Joseph T. Ball, already have returned $20,000, but this is not sufficient, the grand jury thought. The grand jury appealed for an awakening of Cleveland’s “civic conscience,” and after expressing the opinion that other officials, in addition to those indicted, were involved in the land frauds, it expressed the opinion that the exposures will prove to be a powerful influence for bringing about vastly improved conditions. Asks $3,000 for Ear MUNCIE, Ind., March 21.—John Shreve asks $3,000 for loss of an in a suit filed against Orville Fording in Delaware circuit court. The ear was lost when automobiles carrying the two men collided.

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MABEL NORMAND STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION Her Husband. Lew Cody, Suffers Relapse at News. Bn United Press HOLLYWOOD, March 22. No change in the* condition of Mabel Normand, screen star, who is seriously ill of a lung ailment, was. noted in the last hours, her physician said today. The actress was resting considerably easier than, earlier in the week, according to Dr. E. C. Fishbaugli. Miss Normand's temperature declined encouragingly two days ago. Her husband. Lew Cody of the films, was said to have learned of the seriousness of her illness in the sanitarium where he is recovering from a nervous breakdown. The realization that she may not live has not helped his condition, it was Reported.

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BANKS TO JOIN IN BIG MERGER New Concern Will Have 500 Millions Resources. - Bu U nited Pret i NEW YORK, March 22.—The first merger of a private barking concern and a national bank will result here when the Bank of America and Blair. & Cos., unite to form a concern with resources of $500,000,000. The consolidation will be brought about by an exchange of stock. The Bancamerica corporation, a subsidiary of the Bank of America, which was created for investment business,

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EX-GOVERNOR MAY DIE W. R. Stubbs of Kansas Is in Critical Condition. } Bu U ritetl Press | TOPEKA, Kan., March 22 —W. R. I Stubbs, 70. former Governor of j Kansas and nationally prominent as Ia ranch owner, is in a critical con-

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dition with complicated 'disorders. His condition has caused concern | since he suffered a breakdown while in seclusion on his ranch at Fow- ; ler. Colo., several weeks ago. Stubbs served two terms as Governor of Kansas. Tax on playing cards in this country in 1928 yielded thirteen I times as much revenue as in 1820.