Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 219, 26 July 1921 — Page 8
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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1921.
HINDER STENOGRAPHER
READING CONFESSION OF CICOTTE IN TRIAL
' (By Associated Press)
CHICAGO, July 26 When waiter J. Smith, court stenographer, who took down Eddie Cicotte's grand jury confession, began reading the confession in the baseball trial today, so 'many objections were raised by the
defenca that t was necessary to ad-
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juurn me court leuiyuiamj
attorneys went into conference witn
Judge Friend. ' Since a confession may be used against the men making it only, Smith was not allowed to mention any names except Cicotte's. The defense maintained that such words as "ball ' players," "outfielders" and "infielders" also were barred. Judge Friend ordered the attorneys to reach an agreement on the wording of the confessions, before presenting them in court, but after two hours' argument only two pages of Cicotte's 30-page statement had been revised. Indications were that it would take all day to revise the confessions. Others Follow Smith Smith was on the stand yesterday but court adjourned before he had
read Cicotte's confession. The stenographers who took down the confessions of Joe Jackson and Claude Williams, former White Sox players were expected to follow on the stand. Alfred Austrian, attorney for the Chicago American league club will strengthen the state's case by telling .of the confessions Cicotte. Jackson j and Williams made to him before go- ; injt to the grand room. ; Harry Brigham, foreman of the grand jury, before whom the confes- ! sions were made will be called to vari- ! fy the court reporters' stenographic : stories. Action Uncertain The confession testimony Is expect- - ed to consume the entire day and if ', the state decides to call William Ma- - bars and Joe Gideon, their two re-
v maining witnesses, they probably will : not take the stand before tomorrow. - The 6tate, however, may decide its ; case is complete without their testl"Tnony. Meanwhile preparations are going '.'forward for the proposed investigation by a grand jury of the newest baseball scandal, the alleged $10,000 bribe I given for the originals of the testi- ; mony presented to the first grand jury while state's attorneys have also announced a wider Investigation of the 1919 scandal and other possible indict5 ments if convictions are secured in I the present cases.
Dutch Boy Who Plugged
Dyke With Hand Has Rival . (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, July 26. The Dutch boy, who plugged up a hole in the dyke with his hand and saved all Holland Is a prototype of five year old Davey McCluakey, of Harlem. Davey's arm got stuck in a Are , hydrant for half an hour before six firemen took the hydrant apart and freed him. Davey and some chums found the cap of the hydrant loose and unscrew
ed it. Davey shoved his left arm in
up to the shoulder. When he tried to withdraw he could not because of the
suction. He did not even whimper
while being rescued and the firemen shook hands with him and called him
a game little kid. But McCluskey, Sr., happened along and Davey's reward
was different than the Dutch boy's.
MAY RELEASE MURPHY
UNDER HEAVY BOND
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO, July 26. Timothy D.l ("Big Tim") Murphy and his lieutenant, Vincenzo Cosmano. - indicted in connection wit hthe $350,000 Dearborn street station mail robbery, may be released on . bonds today. Twentyfive persons appeared yesterday and scheduled real estate valued at $300,000 for the $150,000 bond of Cosmano and Mrs. Murphy appeared at the office of the district attorney and announced she had secured all but $61,0000 or $410,000 real estate necessary for her husband's release. She said she expected to obtain the remainder today.
ATTORNEYS WRANGLE
IN DIVORCE TRIAL
MAURETANIA FLAMES EXTINGUISHED AFTER ALL NIGHT CONTEST
(By Associated Press) SOUTHAMPTON, July 26 After a battle lasting more than 12 hours the flames on board the Cunarder Mauretania which broke out as she was lying at her pier here yesterday afternoon, were finally conquered by the firemen early today, but not before
the interior of the mammoth liner pre
sented a sorry spectacle from fire and water. The damage is not so extensive as was first feared, but it is serious
enough, and considerable time will be required to put the big vessel into shape. Meanwhile the passengers booked to sail on the Mauretania will
be transferred to other ships. No esti
mate of the damage in money is pos sible as yet. Started in Cabin
The fire originated in a first class
cabin on the starboard side of the E deck and fifty cabins on that deck, extending across the ship and forward of the engine room bulkhead for eighty feet, were destroyed. The
flooring of the main saloon on the E
deck was badly burned and buckled,
The priceless carved wood panelling in the saloon, for which the Maure
tania was famous is untouched ex
cept for a few scorched places. The flooring of the upper saloon on the C deck was severely damaged, while the woodwork around the funnel casings between the A and E decks was completely burned. Other parts of the ship were badly damaged by water, .but not irreparably. The fire broke out anew, several times during the night but finally was completely extinguished. Four firemen were sent to a hospital for treat
ment after inhaling smoke.
Professor and Bride
Married hy Contract (By Aasociated Press) NEW YORK, July 26. The marriage by contract of Dr. Leslie Spier, professor of anthropology at Seattle University, who Is now teaching at the Columbia University summer
school. to Miss Erna Gunther. of
Brooklyn, was announced today. The
acknowledgment of their signatures to
a marriage contract before Justice Mc-
Cook constituted the ceremony. Such
marriages are legal under a New York statute but infrequent. .
INDIANAPOLIS CLUB TO VISIT RICHMOND
; Indianapolis Kiwanians and their ; wives will be entertained Thursday noon at the regular Kiwanis club I luncheon in the K. of P. building. No program has been especially prepared, according to the secretary of the Richmond club, but it is understood that : short talks will be made by both local and visiting Kiwanians. A baseball game will be played in the afternoon by the Richmond and Indianapolis Kiwanis club teams. The Richmond team won from the Indianapolis club recently, by a score of 7 to 1 0. It is expected that the local boys '. will again take their measure.
Argument in Wayne circuit court waxed warm Tuesday in the divorce trial of John M. Worley vs. Lucile Worley which was being heard by Judge William A. Bond. A tilt between Prosecutor Beckett and Attorney Henry U. Johnson assumed such proportion that Judge Bond threatened to fine Mr. Johnson for contempt of court. Mr. Worley, the plaintiff had made charges of infidelity against his wife the grounds for his asking a divorce. Testimony was introduced showing
that since the filing of the complaint the plaintiff had condoned the offense by co-habiting with his wife. The introduction of this testimony was the cause of the tilt between the attorneys. Order John J. McGraw Arrested in Damage Suit (By Associated Press) PITTSBURGH, July 26. A capias for the arrest of John J. McGraw,
manager of the New York Giants, was issued in court here late today by Judge Marshall Brown, with special bail fixed at $3,000. The action arose out of a suit for $20,000 damages filed this afternoon by counsel for George M. Duffy, of Pittsburgh. The petition alleges that Duffy was attacked by McGraw in a hotel here on June 3.
BRITISH SOLONS HERE TO STUDY PROHIBITION
ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE EMPHATICALLY IN RACE
: Ether Griffin White denied a rumor today that she had forgotten to refile. ' She said: '. "I have had a number of inquiries : within the past few days asking if I . was still in the mayor race. I wish to state that I am in and expect to stay in until the last beat of the political tom-tom on August 23. "I was yesterday informed that the organization of another candidate was , 'circulating a rumor' to the effect . that I forgot to refile and was out of the running. As a matter of fact. I - refiled at once within the specified period. I am running for mayor on the Republican ticket."
: TOURISTS INSIST : ON QUAKER MEETING
" "We want a Quaker meeting even
1 though Chautauqua is in session."
Such was the substance of a letter
" received by Timothy Nicholson from
the secretary of the Michigan Tour-
ists association. Eight hundred of the t visitors are plannins to spend the -nieht of Sunday, Aug. 21, in Glen
' Miller park.
Several weeks ago the secretary of : the Michigan association wrote that as many of the tourists in the party to visit Richmond were either descendants or relatives of Friends, they would like to attend an old fashioned
Quaker meeting on the night they ex
pect to be in this city. Mr. Nicholson wrote the secretary that on the date named the local Chautauoua would be ' in session, but that if the Michigan
tourists wanted a Quaker meeting to
, attend, instead of the Chautauqua, they
: could have it.
J In answering Mr. Nicholson's letter,
', the secretary of the tourist associa
; tion said that they desired a Quaker
' meeting despite the rhautauqua. Mr.
Nicholson said Tuesday that a meeting . would be held in East Main street ' Friends' church at 7:30 o'clock on the
night of Sunday. Aug. 21, to accommo-
date the visiting delegation.
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, July 26. Two mem
bers of the British parliament started!
today a first-hand investigation to ascertain how prohibition i3 working out
in the United States.
The two, Charles H. Sitch, member
for Kingswinford, St affords mre, ana John E. Davison, member for Smithwick, Birmingham, said they would re
port their findings to the labor party,
of which they are members.
Both took occasion to deny predic
tions of American reformers that England will be dry within 10 years, asserting there was little dry sentiment at least in the labor party. The Britishers will spend two weeks in New York and then will visit other cities
and towns.
Ways and Means Committee Starts Fast Work to Raise Revenue of Four Billions (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July 26 The house ways and means commitee took up the burden of building a new tax law
today with numerous witnesses on
hand for the opening session of hear
ings at which suggestions' will be heard on all phases of tax revision. While Chairman Fordney of the committee who said he would insist on limiting the hearings to four days, expressed the belief that the revenue bill would be ready for the house in about three weeks, other house leaders said they believed it could not be put into shape that quickly. Among other tax plans to which members of the committee are under
stood to be giving consideration in their search for methods to raise the approximately four. billion dollars of revenue required is a return to the three-cent postage stamp. Consider Stamp Tax. Stamp taxes, including a levy on
bank checks, also probably will be considered as possible features use of the bill, although many members of the committee are frankly opposed to the idea. A flat tax on corporations to offset losses resulting from repeal of the excess profits levy which is regarded as certain is the most generally supported of the proposed of the major assessments, having the endorsement also of Secretary Mellon. Committee leaders said they believed this would take the form of a 15 percent levy on corporation incomes with the present $2,000 exemption abolished.
Harding May Make Trip
to Pilgrim Tercentennary
Beginning of Vacation WASHINGTON, July 26 A vacation of several days in the White Mountains of New Hampshire is planned by President and Mrs. Harding to follow their attendance next Monday at the
tercentennary celebration at Plymouth, Mass. During their outing they are to be guests of Secretary Weeks, of the War Department as his country place near Lancaster, N. J. Under present plans they will go directly there from Plymouth, arriving a week from today and probably remaining until the following Saturday or Sunday. During the stay Mr. Harding expects to accept no invitations but to devote his
whole time to rest and recreation. It is hoped to make the trip to New England and back on the Presidential yacht Mayflower in order to give to
the President and Mrs. Harding al
most two weeks away from the cares of the White House. Tentative plans have been made to leave here on the
yacht late next Friday, reaching Plymouth on Monday morning. After
the days ceremonies, during which the president will make a public address,
the party expects to proceed on the Mayflower to some port further north where ihey are to transfer to automobiles on Tuesday morning for the ride to Lancaster. Whether the re
turn trip also will be made by sea or by rail has not been definitely deter
mined, but the president probably will
cnoose me rormer route if public business permits him to sufficiently prolong his absence from the capital.
FEDERAL AGENCIES WORK AT TOP SPEED TO AIDC0TT0I1 BELT (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. July 26. Federal agencies acting at President Harding's direction, were working at emergency
speed to , relievo conditions in a large I
section of the southern cotton belt, which are reported by the publico health service to threaten a near state of famine coupled with a widepread
epidemic of pellegra. Alarmed by the reports of condlPromlsing the full co-operation of economic plight of cotton growers resulting from depression of the cotton
market, President Harding yesterday called upon, the public health service and the American Red Cross to make
an immediate investigation to ascer
tain the actual conditions and to lose
no time in applying an effective remedy. Famine Threatens. Declaring the shortage of money resulting from the inability of the people of a large section of the south to sell their cotton was threatening
famine and plague, the president
wrote surgeon general Cumming of the public health service that "immediate
and effective measures of amelioration are manifestly demanded if conditions even approximate the gravity sug
gested oy tne health service."
Promising the full cooperation of all federal agencies, the president al
so declared that if found necessary, congress would be asked to pass spe cial legislation to meet the situation.
Distinguished Personages Sailing on Aquitania (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, July 26. Vittorio Rolandi Ricci, Italian ambassador to the United States; Prince Bibesco, Russian minister, and Princess Bibesco. were booked as passengers on the steamship Aquitania, leaving this afternoon for Cherbourg and Southampton.
ITALIAN NATIONALIST PARTY BACKS MOVE FOR REDUCED PRICES
or
ELECT ROBERT J. ALEY
BUTLER COLLEGE-HEAD (By Associated Press)
INDIANAPOLIS, July 26. Dr. Rob
ert J. Aley, president of the Univers-
ity of Maine for the past 11 years, was
elected president of Butler college, Indianapolis, today. Dr. Aley will resign his office at the University of Maine at once, and will take up bis duties at Butler on Sept.
1. He fills the president's chair left vacant a year ago by the resignation of Dr. Thomas Howe, who retired to go into business. Dr. Aley, a native of Indiana, was formerly state superintendent of public instruction of Indiana and for a number of years was head of the mathematics department of Indiana university.
HONOR GEORGE WASHINGTON (By Associated Pre LIMA, Peru, July 26. The Peruvian government has issued a decree providing for the erection in Lima of a monument to George Washington as "a model of exemplary citizenship and and in view of the fact that the no-
litical emancipation of North America was the forerunner of the independ
ence or the Hispanic-American nations."
RICHMOND GOLFERS
WILL VISIT ,MUNCIE
Between 22 and 26 golfers from the Richmond Rotary club are expecting
to leave for Muncle at 11 o'clock Thursday morning. They will take part in a golf tournament to be held at Muncie by the Rotary club at that place. As many members of the Rotary club as can will go to Muncie at 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon. An entertainment for the visiting club will be given by the Muncie Rotarians. The local club went to Whitewater for its regular meeting Tuesday noon. What was described as a "wonderful" dinner was served in the Whitewater
church. Lack of time caused the meeting to transact only routine busi
ness.
Range, Well Known in City, Dies; Funeral Thursday
Henry H. Runge, 70 years old, died
at his home, 639 South J. street, Mon
day afternoon at 3 o'clock, following
a short illness. He is survived by the widow, Josephine, two sons, Walter of this city, and Clarence of Indianapolis, one daughter, Mrs. J. C. Townsend, of Ft. Wayne, two brothers, George of this city, and John of Glencoe, 111., and two grandchildren. Mr. Runge was one of the leading musicians of the city, playing in the Murray theatre orchestra for a number of years. At the time of his death
he was a member of the Richmond
Symphony orchestra and a member of the city band. He also was a member of the Richmond Musicians' Protective association. Funeral services will be held from the home Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Tressel will officiate, and burial will be in the Lutheran cemetery. Friends may call at any time.
(By Associated Press) ROME, July 26. The Fascistl,
extreme Nationalists, have now taken a hand in reducing the high cost of living, bringing into their solution of it the mlitant methods which characterized the recent election campaign. Their appeal to the storekeepers throughout Italy have not met with flat refusal for the storekeepers have advertised reductions ranging from ten to 25 per cent. The reductions are
especially noticeable in the dry goods stores. , The effect has been to fill these stores with shoppers. Shoe stores, clothing stores, cafes, restaurants, hardware stores have increased
kheir sales immensely in consequence.
Retailers Have Troubles. The vendors of the prime necessities however, are having their difficulties. They ask the peasants to reduce the prices to them but the peasants refuse. As a result, the peasants have gone on a strike and refuse to bring the produce into the cities and suffer the reductions imposed by the Fascisti's demands. A fruit vendor was found selling his wares without any reduction the other day. He was accosted by several Fascist!, who demanded that the price be reducedT He demonstrated that he was doing the selling, not they. The re
mark led to a quarrel. The Fascist!
taken to the hospital, where he died shortly after his arrival. In other cities, Fascist! are patrolling the markets. They are armed with policemen's clubs and inquire the prices. If the prices have not been, reduced they force the vendor to sell for less.
NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS. CANTON, O., July 26. Three new school buildings, representing a total of $1,427,998, are scheduled to be ready for occupancy when 'school starts in September.
Germans May Re -Establish Mexican Steamship Service WASHINGTON, July 26. German steamship interests are preparing to re-enter the service between the Pacific coast and Mexico and Central and South American ports, in which they were an important factor before the war, according to a consular dispatch to the commerce department today from Salica Cruz, Mexico. An agent for a German line, the dispatch said, is .now is now in Salica Cruz investigating the practicability of re-opening service between Mexican ports and the Panama Canal, and is to visit the more northern ports of Mexico, particularly Mazatlan and Guayamas.
Returned Missionaries
' Address Inter Church Body .... STONY BROOK. N. Y.. July 26
5 Delegates from various parts of the ! country were , present today for the .' opening of the Interdenominational missionary conference, which will contjnue through the week. ; . Work in the fields of Africa, China and South America will be described In addresses by nearly a dozen returned missionaries.
Little Damage Done hy
Small Blazes Tuesday Two small fires were reported to
firo hftadauarters Tuesday. A shed at
South Second and the C. and O. railroad caught fire from a spark from a
nassine engine, and a portion or tne
roof was destroyed, the damage being
pfitimated at $5.
Another small blaze occurred at the
home of Robert Gray, 1110 North H
street, when the roof caught lire irom a defective flue. The damage was estimated at $10. United States Steel Declares Quarterly Dividend CBy Associated Press) NEW YORK. July 26 The United States Steel corporation today declared its usual quarterly dividend of 1 on preferred stock and on common stock.
High Cost of Flying Drops 50 Per Cent (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. July 26. The high cost of flying got a jolt today with the anouncement by a company operating flying boats between New York and Atlantic City of a 50 per cent decrease in fares. Rates were cut from $100 to $50 for a one way trip and a round trip was offered for $S5. The company said increased popularity of. flying providing more passengers per trip had made the cuts possible.
Alligators, Used as Scare
for Swimmers, Desert Lake to Follow Golf Players
(By Associated Press) NEW YORK, July 26. Diners at an exclusive hostelry on the Hudson above Yonkers for years have enjoyed the beautiful lake view across the private golf course that lies below the hotel terrace. They particularly admired the effect of the sunset on the waters of the lake. But with the advent of an excessively hot summer, servants from nearby estates discovered the lake made an excellent swimming hole, and repaired there each evening in time to spoil the quiet shimmer of the sunset on the water by splashing and shouts. A few days ago the manager solved
the sunset shimmer problem by importing two seven-foot alligators from; Florida. But the alligators grew rest-j less and took to the golf course, where they raised new objections from hotel' guests by following them about, de-! vouring golf balls and watching them,
with cold eyes as they teed off. Now the hotel manager can find no! one to catch and crate the alligators, and his only remaining hope is to fence in the lake and shut out the
water-mad bathers and shut in the golf-mad alligators.
Short News of City
NEW PARKING RULES. LIMA, O., July 26. Under a new plan of city officials, autoists park their cars on down town streets in marked stalls at an angle of 37 degrees:
California Clerk's Report Proves Marriage Lottery (By Associated Press) . , SAN FRANCISCO, July 26. Marriage in San Francisco is a lottery, with the odds one to two for divorce, and payment of the $2 license fee a gamble at the same odds that $6 later will be paid for filing suit for divorce, according to the annual report of County Clerk Mulorevy, published today. The report showed, that 7,586 marriage licenses were issued during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1921. while suits for divorce totaled 3,678, or 48.5 per cent for the same period.
Opens Office Here. Dr. J. Frank; W'ilson has located in the Starr Piano company building. Tenth and Main! streets.
Division Postpones Meeting Lack
of numbers causes the free employment division of the Chamber of Commerce to postpone its meeting Monday night until Thursday night.
Have Baggage Ready Boys who are going on the second "" camp must have their baggage at the "Y" the night before. The boys will leave the "Y" Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock sharp. Williams Takes Vacation C. O.
Williams, county superintendent, is
spending a two week's vacation at Crooked Lake, Angola, Ind. Cuts Clothes Line; Fined Tom Mertz, 703 South Sixth street, was fined $1 and costs Tuesday morning in city court for cutting a clothes line belonging to a neighbor, E. Leonard Kenworthy. Hunt Put on Committee Theodore Hunt, of this city, has just been notified of his appointment on the legislative committee of the Indiana Funeral Directors association. Parents Meeting Thursday A Fathers' and Mothers' meeting will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at 1010 Butler street, with Mrs. Percifield in charge. Refreshments will be served during the afternoon.
The pay of a second lieutenant Id the American forces in Germany exceeds the salary of a French marshal.
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