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vol. xxxn.
TIMES MOTION
SHOWS ADAMS’
CHARGES FALSE
Defendant Says True Facts
Not Presented in Prose
cutor’s Citation.
ASKS FOR DISMISSAL
Claris Adams, prosecutor of Marion
county, was charged with having
failed, in six different ways, to pre
sent proper informations on which
the criminal court could proceed to
punish James L. Kilgallen. managing
of The Times, for contempt of
court, today. ,
The assertions that Adams had not
presented the true facts In his affidavit
of information and had not presented
facts sufficient on which to base cita
tions for contempt were made in two
motions to discharge the rules to an
swer, which were filed by Mr. Kilgallen's
attorneys, Henry N. Spaan, Samuel bow
den of Whitcomb & Dowden and Wal
ter Myers.
Judge Collins said that the filing of
this motion raised anew issue, "the
first time ever presented in this eour."
Mr. Adams asked for time in which
to prepare a brief against the motion.
Mr. Dowdec expressed a willingness
t<. go ahead on an immediate ruling by
the court.
Judge Collins then declared it would
not be fair to Mr. Adams to refuse
him time to prepare for the “new issuf
and set further proceedings for Satur
day morning at 0 o'clock.
Among other things it is asserted in
the motions and in the memoranda
therewith that Mr. Adams failed to set
out the fhcts in regard to two articles
which he claimed were contemptuous,
to that the court could determine
whether or not they were false or
grossly inaccurate; that although he had
knowledge of the facts he nevertheless
charged Mr. Kilgallen with responsibil
ity for the articles when such responsi
bility did not fall on him but on an
other: that he failed to show- how the
publications could affect any pending
proceedings in the criminal court, and
tha the. in other ways, failed to com
ply with the requirements of the stat
utes relative to informations on which
the court could properly base rules to
answer for contempt.
TWO INFORMATION'S
AND CITATIONS FILED.
Two informations and citations fol
lowed the publication in The Times on
April 14 of an appeal to the members
of the Indianapolis Bar association to
Remand an investigation of the state-
made by Charles W. Rollinson.
aiiattorney, to the effect that he hid
personally gone before tlie Marion
county grand Jury and examined wit
nesses in behalf of his clients. Harry
and Benton Parsons, charged with re
ceiving stolen goods, and had received
SI,OOO for his services.
It was stated that Rollinson declared
tht Benton Parsons was not, thereafter.
Indicted and that a faulty indictment
was returned against Harry Parsons.
One motion to discharge was based on
the grounds that the information does
not set forth facta sufficient to con
stitute a contempt, that the citation does
not show that Mr. Kilgallen had the duty,
power or authority to publish or cause
the publication of the article, that the
proceeding is not connected with any
pending case in the criminal court, and
that no showing is made that would en
able the court to determine whether or
not it was a false or grossly inaccurate
article.
NO STATEMENT OF
FACT CHALLENGED.
Attached to the motion are memoranda
in which the attack on the citation as
Insufficient is more particularly defined
as follows:
"1. It is not averred therein that any
statement of fact contained in the al
contemptuous article is false ->r
Untrue. Charles W. Rollinson did, la
fact, make the statement which he is
quoted as making in said article.
"2. Said alleged contemptuous article
is not shown by said information to
relate or pertain to any pending case,
trial, proceeding or order of court. As
a matter of fact, the case of state vs.
Harry Parsons, which the information
alleges is now pending, is not base:,
on an indictment referred to in said
alleged contemptuous article. The only
Indictment referred to In said article
is a certain ‘faulty lndic'mant’ which
is shown by the records herein to have
been finally disposed of and anew In
dictment returned.
“3. The alleged contemptuous article
must be read as a whole iu order to
determine the meaning and intent there
of. When so read the natural infer
ence and implication from the state
rnents therein 5s that the laws of the
state of Indiana should be enforced in
the following particulars, towit: Attor
neys practicing in Indianapolis should
not be permitted to enter the grand jury
loom and in the presence of the grad
jury, duly assembled for the adminis
tration of Justice, examine witnesses lor
the purpose of preventing indictments
against the clients of such attorneys
and preventing such clients being con
victed and punished for their crimes
If the facts surrounding the appear
ance of Charles W. Rollinson before
the grand jury were shown by said in
formation. it would appear that he was
paid SI,OOO for lis services by his clients
—said Parsons; that Renton Parsons
was not indicted by said grand jury
and that a 'faulty Indictment’ was re
turned against said Harry Parsons. In
the light of these facts said published
article, when construed as a whole, can
not fairly be given the construction
placed thereon in the information filed
herein by Claris Adams. On the con
the fair inference, meaning and
inTfent is to prevent permission again
being given to any attorney to appear
before said grand jury and examine
witnesses for the purpose of preventing
an Indictment against his client.
NO EVIDENCE
AGAINST DEFENDANT.
“4. Paid information is defective and
Insufficient for the reason that it does
not set forth facts showing that the de
fendant herein is the person who pre
pared wiotc, printed, published and cir
culated toe alleged contemptuous article.
It is true that said information contains
a statement that the defendant, 'as man
aging editor of said Indiana Daily
Times.’ did publish said article, but this
statement is a mere conclusion. If the
true facts with reference to the publica
tion of said article were set forth in
said Information, and the statutes so re
quire, it would appear from such facts
(Continued on Page Five.)
Cupid Deserts
Woman at Sea
NEW YORK, April 29—Violet 1,.
Cooper, young English woman, “lost
her love at sea," she said, when she
arrived on the Mauretania, and re
fused to marry the American dough
boy waiting for her and sailed back
home again.
Published at Indianapolis.
Ind., Dally Except Sunday.
We Have With
Us Today
THE TIMES has prepared a ques
tionnaire consisting of ten
questions, which It submits each day
to some well-known Indianapolis per
son.
Introducing
Henry W. Lawrence,
General Manager of the Claypool
Hotel.
Q. What is your name in full?
A. Henry Wallace Lawrence.
Q. Have you eTer had a nickname?
A. No.
Q. What was your favorite sport
when you were a boy?
A. Baseball.
Q. What athletics did you engage
or excel in when you were in
school?
A. Jumping and wrestling.
Q. How did you happen to meet
your wife and where did you
meet her?
A. Have known her from child
hood. as we are distantly re
lated.
Q. What is your hobby today ?
A. Managing a hotel and fishing.
Q. What was your ambition when
you were a boy?
A. To be a lawyer or musician.
Q. What event in your life caused
you to choose your present pro
fession ?
A. Grew up in hotel business from
childhood.
Q. If you bad your life to live over
what profession would you
choose ?
A. Same as I am following.
Q. What would you do with a mil
lion dollars if you had it to
give away?
A. Would endow some school for
teaching the hotel profession.
Bloomington’s 1920
Population, 11,595
WASHINGTON, April 29—Preliminary
population figures announced by the ceil
sus bureau today included:
Bloomington. Ind., 1920 population,
11.595: increase since 1910, 2,757, or 31.2
per cent.
Army Too Rough,
to Jail
SPRINGFIELD, 111., April 29.- R. 7.
Carver probably will go to jail be
taase a lieutenant spoke rough to him.
Carver decided army life was too se
vere and deserted after the officer or
dered him to throw back his shoulders.
Bureau of Mines
Director Resigns
WASHINGTON, April 29.—Van H.
Manning, director of th° bureau of
mines, has tendered his resignation ro
President Wilson and it has been ac
cepted.
His successor has not been named.
Ray Verdict Praised
by Edinburg Citizens
Edinburg. Ind.. April 28. 1920.
Editor The Times- The citizens of
Edinburg wish to express hearty appro
ciation for the quick and just verdict
that the honorabje Jury rendered in the
case of William Ray, negro murderer of
little Miss Huff.
EDINBURG CITIZENS.
Spreckels Surprised
at Sugar Shortage
NEW YORK. April 29 Claus A.
Spreckels. the California sugar magnate,
expressed astonishment at the condition
of the American sugar market when he
arrived here today from six months on
the Riverla.
"There is no good reason for these high
prices that I know,' he said.
Bandits Get 818,000
Jewelry in Detroit
DETROIT, April 29.-Hugh Finley,
clerk in a pawnshop on Woodward ave-
Due, was held up in the store this morn
ing and robbed of $18,090 worth of new
diamond rings and an amount of money
cot yet determined.
Two armed bandits did the job and es
caped. presumably across the river into
Canada.
Auto Strikes Child,
Breaking Her Leg
Katrina Bova, 3 years old, daughter of
John Bova. 1822 Bellefontaine street,
is at the City hospital suffering from a
fracture of the right leg.
She was struck by an automobile
driven by Martin F. Carr, 935 West Ver
mont street.
The accident ocoured In front if the
child's home yesterday afternoon.
Force ’Em to Take
Pay Boost in South
AFGFSTA, Ga., April >9.—An In
crease from *3,000 to $5,000 per yeaj
in salary has born forced upon
Mayor YV. R. White by the city
coancil, which granted many other
Increases to city officials and em
ployes so that if the ordinance is
vetoed the other increases must be
defeated too.
"I insist thl I* no time to raise
the salary of the mayor,” White de
clared.
“I knew what my salary was to be
when I was elected.
"Y’on can find better uses for that
$2,000."
Despite the objection of the mayor
the ordinance was adopted.
One of 4 Doomed Men in Sing Sing
Takes Murder Blame in Last Hours
OSSIXNING, X. Y., April 29.—An elev
enth hour confession that he alone was
responsible for the murder of Otto Flalo.
a station agent at the Intervale avenue
station of the New York subway, was
made in tthe deathbouse in Sing Sing
prison today by Joseph Milano, one of
| the four men who are scheduled to go
tp the electric chair for the crime, to
night.
The other three men are James Cas
sidy, Joseph Usefof and Charles Mc-
Laughlin.
Milano made his confession to Ma.i.
Lewis E. Lawes, warden of Sing Sing.
I.awes immediately telephoned the glut
, ->f the confession to Gov. Smith at Al
| bany.
Warden Lawes visited Milano in his
cell and* told him that if he had any
| thing oil his mind he had better tell It
before iS was too late.
Jnirtmra Haihg
Entered as Second Class Matter, July 25 1914, at
Postofflce, Indianapolis, Ind., under act March 3. 1879.
WOMEN LIKELY
TO BE CHOSEN
BY DEMOCRATS
State Central Commitiee Pro
poses That Two Be Named
on ‘Big Four*.
STRICT EQUALITY - WINS
Women as well as men will rep
resent the democrats of Indiana in
the national convention at San Fran
cisco, if the democratic state con
vention follows the recommendations
of the state central committee, which
met here today.
The committee decided that women
should be eligible to be members of ihe
“big four" as well as members of dele
gations representing each of the con
gressional districts.
While the committee did not declare
how- many women should be included in
the “big four" it was the general im
pression that the committee favored two
women delegates and two women alter
nates, with two men delegates and two
men alternates.
The convention made no recommenda
tions to the districts other than that
they would approve the naming of wom
en as delegates.
MOVE THAT TWO
WOMEN BE NAMED.
A motion was made at the state com
mittee meeting that two women be elect
ed as delegates and two as alternates on
the "big four."
After some discussion Chairman Bosse
put the question of whether the commit
tee would favor equal representation,
rather than designate the specific num
ber of women to he elected.
Equal representation was approved.
Previous to tne discussion of the queg
tion of whether the state committee
should recommend the election of women
as delegates, a committee . composed of
Mrs. Garrett Kirby, Mrs. Michael A.
Ryan and Mrs. Michael E. Foley, repre
senting the Indianapolis chapter of the
newly organized Indiana League for
Democracy, recommended that Miss Julia
I.anders be named a member of the “big
four."
Chairman Bosse pointed out that it is
not the province of the committee to
make recommendations os to who shall
be named.
Mr. Bosse and Thomas Taggart, can
and I date for senator, both stated that they
were wTllliig to give up their places on
the delegation at large to women.
The other two men who have been
suggested for the places are Vice Presi
dent Marshall and Former Gov. Samuel
M. Ralston.
The committee decided unanimously to
ask Claude G Bowers of Ft Wayne to
take charge of the party's campaign pub
licity.
The question of organization was the
subject of considerable discussion.
BOSSE AND TAGGART
URGE ORGANIZATION.
Both Mr. Bosse and Mr Taggart urged
organization down to the precinct* to
see that every democrat goes to the polls
on election day.
Mr. Rosse advanced the plan of es
tali ishlrg headquarters in each emigres
niorial district with a man and a w>mnn
!n each district to give their entire time
to organization work.
This plan met with general approval.
F. K. Welsh, representing railroad mpn,
appeared at the meeting and stated that
he had Just returned from a convention
at St. Louis, where delegates represent
ing 2..V*0.990 w rktneu approved the cand
diaey of William G. M'Adoo for the
presidency.
MAY DAY REDS
UNDER U* S. EYE
Arrests Likely as Curb if
Demonstration Is Attempted.
WASHINGTON. April 29—The gov
ernmen. is ready to cone with what
ever revolutionary demonstration may
be attempted Saturday, May 1. interna
tional labor day.
Justice department agents in all parts
of the United States have received their
instructions, it was learned today.
There have been many rumors—of
bombs in the mails, general strikes and
other manifestations.
Known red leaders are undeT surveil
lance and the various headquarters of
the bolshevikl are/- practically under
guard and will remain so until after
May 1.
Because government moves are held
secret it is not possible to confirm a re
port that violent radicals, from whom
trouble is feared, are to lie quietly jailed
on the eve of May day and detained un
til the time for demonstration has
passed. ,
RUSSIAN RAILWAY
EQUIPMENT SOLD
U. S. Disposes of Cars and
Engines Czar Ordered.
WASHINGTON, April 29.—Sale of 12.-
509,000 worth of locomotives and freight
cars, including consignments ordered in
this eountry by the former ezar of Rus
sia and confiscated by the government
with the downfall of the imperial Rus
sian government, was made today by the
war department.
Disposal of 113 Russian type, dreaped
locomotives was made to Cathell, White,
Bayles & Appell of Washington for $5,-
424.000. averaging $48,000 each.
The war department sold 7,025 gondola
car,* of the French type to the United
States International Corporation of New
Y’ork at prices ranging from SBSO to
$1,350 each.
Extensive alterations were made In the
cars to alio wthelr use on American rail
roads.
The warden told him the governor had
refused to stay the execution.
Milano broke down and made his state
ment.
“Cassidy was drunk,’* he said.
“Charlie (McLaughlin) is a dope and
was led along.
“I could do anything I want with
him.
“I got the money.
"The agent tried to get it back. That's
how he got shot.
"I fired the shots.
“When we started out to do the job
wc mot Is sos at the foot of the subway
stairs.
“We asked him to wait and he did.
"He didn't know what we were up to.
“Os course, after we fled, he had to
run.”
INDL\NAPOLIS, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1920.
BOASTS HEALTH ,
THEN FALLS DEAD
Heart Attack Is Fatal to Sani
tarium Engineer.
Five minutes after he told friends
how well he felt George Engle, 48,
engineer at the Mt. Jackson Sanitar
ium dropped dead this morning.
"Gee, this kind of weather makes
a fellow feel great,” he remarked to
C. E. JITIICf, manager of the sani
tarium, and R. W. Saylor, a patient.
He walked into another room.
Thomas Reed, a porter, followed a
few minutes behind him.
Engle was lying dead on the floor.
Sergt. Sandmann conducted the po
lice Investigation and notified the
coroner.
Death was due to. heart disease.
Engle was unmnrried.
A brother, T. W. Engle, 111!) Union
street, was notified.
Egle hart been engineer at the sani
v tarium for more than a year and had
forked there at intervals prior to
that time.
He made his borne there.
Crops Not Injured
by Frost Over State
Frosts which have appeared in sections
of Indiana during the last two nights
have not seriously injured budding veg
etation or crops, according to J. H. Ar
mlngton, weather observer.
The frost last night was barely trac
able In some spots, he said.
‘Bandit Queen’ Held
in SIO,OOO Robbery
CHICAGO, April 20.—Pretty 10-year
old Mrs. Partlna Adarno, termed by the
police as "the queen of the bandit gang,"
was in Jail here today following a raid
upon the home of her uncle, which netted
Stolen merchandise valued at SIO,OOO and
‘moonshine" whisky.
Police said today the “queen'’ has been
married three years.
Wife Awarded $1,500
Alimony, S3OO Fee
Judge T. .1. Moil of superior court,
room 5. today granted a divorce to Mrs.
Irene Shnfelton, of 29 Coredgeo apart
ments. against Edward E. Shnfelton.
Mrs. Shnfelton alleged cruelty In her
complaint.
Shnfelton was ordered to pay $1,500
alimony and S3OO attorney fee.-.
The court awarded the only child, Tom,
G'h years old, to thp mother.
Speaker to Come
Here by Airplane
C. F. Kettering, who will address the
Indiana section of the Society ot Automo
tive Engineers Friday night, 1* expected
to arrive from Dayton, (>., by airplane.
Several noted engineers will come here
for the meeting, among them J. G. Vin
cent, chief engineer of the I‘ackard com
pany, Detroit, and O. A Kenyon of New
York.
More than 440 members and friends
have taken tickets for the banquet, which
is to he glvoq in the Itiiey room of the
Claypool hotel.
Gas Situation May
Be Normal Monday
If shipments of coal continue to ar
rive . until Monday, The Citizens Ga*
Company may he back to normal condi
tions. J. D. Forrest, general manager,
said today.
About sixty cars of coal were received
by th company today, and more is re
ported on the way.
Gas pressure was unchanged today.
J. Ham Lewis Proposes Alliance
of U. S., Canada, South America
MERIDIAN. Miss., April 29.—Forma
tion of the United States, Canada. Aus
tralia, New Zealand and all of the na
tions of South America into a continental
alilance of the western world was advo
cated by former United States Senator
James Hamilton Lewis in an address
given today as the guest of honor of
th“ Mississippi Bar assoeiatlon.
“Not one of our allies In the world
war Is now our friend." declared Mr.
Lewis.
"Each nation, friend or foe in the war,
is now nnr epemy.
All charge us with responsibility for
any disadvantage to them under the peace
treaty, and hope for the hour to resent
our obstruction to their designs.
ONLY COMBINATION
FOR PEACE, HE SAYS.
"This shows us that the only combi
nation of nations for peace and mutual
international preservation from conquest
and imposition is one based only upon
common continental relations and In
terests.
Wm. Alden Smith, Jr.,
Dies at Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 29.
William Alden Smith, Jr., who served
during the war as a major in the avia
tion service, is dead here today, follow
ing a brief illness from spinal meningitis.
He was the son of former Senator Wil
liam Alden Smith and was well known
in Washington and California, where the
family spent many years.
At the time of his death he was general
manager of the Grand Rapids Herald.
He was 27 years old and leaves a
widow, formerly Miss Marie Mcßae,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Mcßae
of Detroit and Los Angeles, and two
children.
New Timetables to
Speed Coal Output
Xew train schedules between Terre
Haute and Sullivan were ordered today
by the public -service commission in or
der to facilitate the movement of miners
to and fronf their work, and thus speed
up production of coal.
All train schedules were advanced one
hour.
The commission approved new water
rates for Whiting, Ind., based on both
meter and flat consumption.
Jury in Mole Case
Clears Dr. George
A jury in superior court, room 2, re
iurned a verdict in favor of Dr. .T, De-
Witt George of this city, who was sued
for $5,000 damages by Mrs. Mary F. Dates,
formerly of Indianapolis, but now of
Minneapolis.
Mrs. Gates claimed Dr. George, in
treating a mole on her neck, left a scar
that prevented her from wearing low-neck
dresses.
3 SUITS IN U. S.
COURT ECHO OF
HAMMOND RIOT
Administrator of Victims’ Es
tate Asks Judgment Against
Standard Car Company.
$30,000 TOTAL IS SOUGHT
Three suits, aggregating $30,000 in
judgments, today were filed in the
United States district court against the
Standard,Steel Car Company by the ad
ministrator of the estates of three steel
workers who were killed during a dem
onstration near the company’s plant In
Hammond, Ind., on Sept. 9, 1919.
William P. Lavin of Hammond, acting
as administrator of the three estates, filed
the suits through Attorney Joseph Roach
of this city.
The suits were brought in the interest
of heirs of three former steel workers as
follows: Lawrence Dudek, a returned
soldier; Stanley Growczak and Stanley
Kish.
It is alleged the three men who were
killed on the streets at Hammond were
lawfully conducting themselves when
certain agents and servants of the Stand
ard Steel Company "negligently and un
lawfully fired and discharged certain fire
arms called shotguns, rifles and revolvers
then anil there loaded with shot, bullets,
leaden balls and other missiles."
ALLEGES DUDEK
SHOT FOUR TIMES.
In the suit filed In interest of the
widow and child of Dudek, it is alleged
two bullets entered the back of bis neck,
one entered the back near the spine and
one in the right arm.
In the second paragraph of the three
complaints it is alleged the shootings
were the result of a conspiracy on part
of the steel company with certain agents
and servants of the company.
The suits are of Importance because
they will give the steel worker a hearing
In federal court, if Attorney Roach's
contention Is right that the federal court
ha* jurlsdhulon.
The steel workers contend that at the
time they were fired upon they were pa j
rading in an attempt to peacefully show
to strike breakers the numerical strength I
of the steel workers who -were theu ouu
on a strike.
According to a statement made by of
ficials of the union the controversy be
tween offclais of the company and work
ers arose in March, 1919, when the com- j
pany submitted a plan of rule* and reg
illations to the men known as the "Rock
efelletr Plan" or "the Standard Oil Trust
I‘lnu * w hich the men refused to accept.
STRIKE finally
CALLED IN 41 LY.
After much controversy a strike was;
tailed on July 18. 1919.
Troops were sent to Hammond.
On Aug 25 a conference was held
with Gov. Goodrich at the Claypool ho
tel by labor official* In an effort to
lisve troops withdrawn, but the governor
tailed to comply with the request.
Union leaders charge that on Sept. 8
it was rumored that an attempt would
be made to break up the strike.
Pickets were placed on duty early and
trouble arose, which led to the shooting
on Sept. 9. when Dudek, Krowvsak and
Kish were killed.
During the strike charge* of brutal
ity on the part of police and strike break
era were made by member* ot the etee!
workers’ union.
Women Plan Bible
Class Rally Sunday
The Women’s Mble classes of Ma
rion county will rally at Roberts Park
M E church, Vermont and Delaware
streets., next Sunday afternoon.
Miss .Mary I. McDowell of the Uni
versity of Chicago settlement will de
bver the pr'nclpa! address.
“For,the Immediate protection of the
United States again assault or Invasion
frota nations envious of our growing
power and Jealous of our commercial su
premacy, the United State*, Australia and
Canada must Join in a compact with the
South and Central American countries,
under the policy of the United States,
for peace by arbitration and justice by
laws of humanity, all guided by re
ligion.
FEARS INVASION
OF SOUTH AMERICA.
"Wlfh these nations in a western con
tinental peace alliance, we shall be able
to confront the sure coming combina
tion of Germany, Russia and Japan
marching against the United States, Can
ada and Australia, and for the invasion
of South America.
“Such a plan forces approval from
Great Britain in order to protect Can
ada and Australia.
“The Latin countries of Europe would
be bound to the pact by blood ties
■with the people of Latin America.”
Anthracite Meeting
Now at Critical Stage
I NEW YORK. April 29 -A strike of
mine workers in the anthracite fields
loomed today as a result of the refusal
!of a compromise offer of 15 per cent
wage increase by the general scale com
mittee of the United Mine Workers, meet
ing here with operators on anew work
ing agreement.
Leaders of the miners declared their
negotiations had come to a crisis and
threatened to “break'' unless the oper
ators immediately revise their offer.
The conferees will meet this afternoon
for a final conference at which the miners
| will demand anew offer.
Lemcke’s Auto Stolen;
Found Undamaged
“Joy riders” made good use of the au
tomobile of Ralph A. Leiueke, county
treasurer, during the night.
The automobile was taken from Four
teenth and Pennsylvania street and was
found early today.
It was not damaged.
Horses Safe, Zoller
Is Ready for Jail
Walter Zoller’s horses are safe, so he’s
ready to go to jail.
When Zoller recently lost an appeal
: from the decision of criminal court.
■ where he was fined SIOO and given ninety
. days on a blind tiger charge, he ap
peared before Judge Collins and told
him if he wasn't present to receive a
consignment of horses be would suffer
great financial loss.
Judge Collins granted him a short stay
under bond.
He gave himself up today according to
schedule.
Zoller la a horse dealer.
SnhscrinHnn I B V Carrier, Week, Indianapolis, 10c; Elsewhere, 12c.
Subscription Rates. { By Ma „ 50c Per Month . , 5 00 Per Tear .
Inevitable
McAdoo Leads Literary Digest Poll
Wood First on G. O. P.
Side , Hoover Second.
William G. McAdoo, former secre
tary of the treasury, loads the demo
cratic presidential possibilities in the
most recent announcement of the Lit
erary Digest poll, made public to
day, with 18.032 votes.
Gov. Edward I. Edwards of New
Jersey, President Wilson, YVllllam
Jennings Bryan and Gov. James M.
Cox of Ohio are the next four in tho
order named.
HEAD-ON CRASH
TAKES 5 LIVES
Misunderstanding of Orders
Causes Minnesota Collision.
MANKATO. Minn.. April 29.—Five men
were killed near laimberton. Minn., early
today in a head-on collision of two
Northwestern road passenger trains. The
dead:
Conductor E. YV. Clark, Engineer S.
Fuller, Fireman C. L. lairson and two
railroad laborers, passengers.
Several passengers were injured, none
seriously, according to reports here.
The trains, 516 and 517, run between
Chicago and F'ierre. S. D.
Trainmen misunderstood orders, ac
cording to railroad official* here.
The wreck occurred between Lamber
ton and Sanborn, about sixty miles west
of Mankato.
Most of the passengers were sleeping
when the crash came.
TRUCKING SAVES
STATE IN STRIKE
Hoosiers’ Experience Related
at Atlantic City Gathering.
Special to The Times.
ATLANTIC CITY, N J., April 29—In
diana has not experienced the hardships
of other states duriug the railroad
strike because of the excellent organ
ised express trucking system, Luke W.
Duffey, farm salesman and good roads
advorate of Indianapolis, told members
of the United States Chamber of Com
merce in an address here.
“Suppose that the nation, with state
co-operation, had completed and brought
to its full efficiency a complete system
of intra-state highways,” he said.
“Such a strike as we have witnessed
would then be powerless to block deliv
eries and break down distribution."
Mathew AVoll, vice president of the
American Federation of Labor, was
forced to discontinue his speech before
the convention because of tlie hissing
and cries of the delegates
Wall was delivering an attack on the
Kansas compulsory arbitration court
when cries of "No. no,” and “We want
Gov. Allen,” forced him to sit down.
Gov. Allen, father of the Kansas law,
sat on the same platform from which
Woll made his address.
Lowdens Celebrate
While in Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Ind., April 29.—Gov.
Frank O. Lowden of Illinois and Mrs.
Lowden celebrated their twenty fourth
wedding anniversary here today.
Upon his arrival the republican presi
dential candidate was met by Mrs. Low
den and their daughter, and while a
reception was held for the governor ai
a hotel, a number of social events for
liis wife and daughter were in progress.
Gov. Lowden addressed the Kiwanians
at noon.
Blast Wrecks Home
of Varnish Oflicial
BELMONT. Mass., April 29.—Four per
sons miraculously escaped injury and
this city was thrown into n furore of
excitement today by an explosion which
wrecked <he handsome residence of Wal
ler A. Putnntn. vice-president of the
Boston Varnish Company.
State police explosive experts are in
vestigating.
Asleep In the house at the time were
Mr. and Mrs. Putnam, their son. Mrs.
Putnam’s mother, Mrs. Cate, 75, and the
two children of Mr. and Mrs. Sydney
Curtis. .
The outer waff of Mrs. Cates’ room was
blown into the street and all windows
In the house were smashed.
The kitchen st.ove was thrown into the
street by the force of the blast. .
Lloyd George Says Allied Sky Now Clear
/
LONDON, April 29.—“ Grave misunderstandings” existed
fynong tlie allies before the Ban Remo conference, “but the sky
is now clear,’' Prime Minister Lloyd George told the house of
commons today.
The prime minister returned from the conference of allied
premiers and foreign ministers lastflight.
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Gen. Leonard Wood is leading tho
republican candidates with Herbert
Hoover second, Hlra mJohuson third.
Gov. Frank O. Lowden of Illinois
fourth and Charles Evans Hughes
fifth.
The democratic vote for Indiana
shows McAdoo, 373; Marshall, 205:
Wilson, 123; Cox, 112; Edwards and
Bryan, each 99; Clark, 32, and Pal
mer, 30.
The republican vote for Indiana
shows Wood, 874; Lowden. 393: John
son. 337; Hoover, 25G; Harding, 197;
Hughes, 82; Taft, 57, and Coolldge, 84.
MAIL THEFT IS
LAID TO CLERK
Paul Sheehan Held on Charge
by Postal Inspectors.
Paul Sheehan, 31, a postal clerk in the
Indianapolis postofflce, was arrested to
day on a charge of robbing the mails,
on a warrant sworn out by H. P. Was
son. pjstofflee inspector.
Sheehan lives at the home of his father,
Thomas Sheehan. 824 Hamilton avenue.’
He was taken Into custody at 7 o'clock
till* murnlug, after postofflce Inspectors
had watched the mailing room from a
lookout all night.
It is charged that Sheehan robbed a
letter, postmarked Ottumwa. lowa, and
addressed to Fred Ragan, in care of the
Miami hotel. L>ayton, O.
"TENT LETTER" IS
USED AS DECOY.
The letter wa s a ‘‘test letter” sent
through the postofflce by inspectors and
contained two one-dollar bills, a quarter
and two dimes.
The money was marked, but It was not
found in Sheehan’s possession when he
was arrested.
Mr. Wasson and W. R. Briggs, postal
inspectors, have been making an in
vestigation of reported tampering with
mall for some time.
Mr. Wasson watched from the lookout
last night and said Sheehan was seen to
open one letter, which apparently con
tained no money and was placed back
in the mails, the Inspector declared.
Three decoy letters were sent through
the mailing room and it was said that all
of them disappeared.
No great amount of mall has been
reported missing at the Indianapolis
postofflce, uccordlng to Robert 11.
Springsteen, postmaster
It was impossible today to esimate
any definite amount of funds missing
from the malls recently.
HELD UNDER
BOND OF sl,<*oo.
Sheehan was taken .before Howard S.
Young after his arrest, and his bond
uas fixed at $1 000.
A preliminary hearing was set for
Monday morning at 10 o’clock before
Mr. Young.
Sheehan' has been employed at the
postofflce since September, 1918, having
received appointment as a regular clerk
on Jan. 1. this year.
Prior to accepting a position at the
postofflce he was employed In a restau
rant in Chicago.
On being arrested be professed inno
cence.
A search of Sheehan's person failed to
reveal any Incriminating evidence and
postal authorities are investigating for
any source he may have had for dispos
ing of stolen funds.
After the arrest Thomas Sheehan,
father of the accused man, was called
and made arrangements for bond.
Woman Gets Day, $1
for Beating Child
Mrs. Etliel Walters, 3206 School
street. Is under sentence of one day
In jail and a fine of $1 for beating
a chUd.
Judge Pritchard, In city court,
found her guilty of beating James
Bornman, 5, who had been given to
her to rear.
Henry Bornman, 3401 East Tenth
street, Is the father of the boy.
Evansville Woman’s
Death Brings Probe
Special to The Times.
EVANSVILLE. Ind.. April 29.—Fu1l
Investigation o's circumstances surround
ing the death several weeks ago of Miss
Kendis Pressley, 23, was demanded of
Prosecuting Attorney George D. Heilman
today in resolutions passed by the Van
derburg County Medical society.
The case has been in the coroner’s
bsnds several weeks.
The young woman died of effects of a
criminal operation. It is believed.
NO. 304.
‘AVENOO’ RUNS
WIDE OPEN AS
PRIMARY NEARS
Gambling Lid Pops Off With
Republican Vote Grabbers
Busy Among Negroes.
OLD ‘GAME’ IS PLAYED
The benign influences of the approach
of the primaries in which approximately
10,000 negroes will have the opportunity
to cast their votes for those <who favor
them have "loovened up" Indiana ave
nue.
Craps games are in full sway, as many
as three being in operation by one negro
gamekeeper.
Once a week, preferably on Saturday
night, the police arrest the keeper and
the players at one of these dives and
threiby establish nothing so much as
the fact that they have knowledge of tha
situation.
The other games do not shut down.
They continue to operate both before
and after the raids without any appar
ent fear of molestation by the policemen
assigned to the territory under the di
rection of the “law enforcement” board
of safety.
G. O. P. BACKERS
LINE THEM FP.
And while these colored men are roll
ing the bones and otherwise amusing
themselves in direct violation of the laws
of the state the political workeers of the
republican party are busy along the
"avenoo” lining up the gamekeepers and
other negroes of more or less Influences
for the republican candidates.
The representatives of the city admin
istration, such as Bull Moose Walker
and R. E. Lancaster, are not particular
about what kind of a story they give
the negroes as long as they can get as
surances of support for “their men.”
Walker is even going so far as to put
out the word that Ralph Lemcke, the
republican candidate for treasurer, haa
“broken" with Mayor Jewett, the pros
pective successor of Merrill Moores, and
It attempting to line up the negroes for
Lemcke, regardless of whether or not
they are favorable to Jewett.
It is an old trick, well played, among
the republican politicians to go to cer
tain well-known gamblers and tell them
that things “can be fixed’’ for them to
“make a little on the side” In return for
the support of themselves and their
friends.
Made brave by the assurances of the
politicians that they will not be mo
lested, these negroes start their games
and run theft almost openly while the
police, either by connivance or through
the interference of some other influence,
turn their backs on the performance.
RESPITE GIVES
GAMBLERS NEW LIFE.
The police force has been fairly busy
the last week trying to protect a ne
gro from the vengeance of his own race
as well as the vengeance of white per
sons. In the interval the gamblers have
been having the time of their lives.
Several months ago it was not regard
ed as remarkable when from three to
five negro games were "pinched” In a
night. More recently the number of
"pinches" has been reduced to one or two
a week and the games have become more
numerous than ever.
Today "Indiana avenoo” Is as wide
opens as it ever was in the history of
the city, and the “good government” ad
ministration Is doing nothing that might
Interfere with the herding of these n
gro votes to the polls in the Interest of
the candidate who finally convinces them
that he will grant the negroes the most
"favors" when he takes office.
SAYS HE'D STOP
FEE PRACTICE
Robert F. Miller. Marlon county sheriff,
should be prosecuted for assault and bat
tery with intent, rather than for an of
fense carrying a $lO fine as a minimum,
in the opinion of Earle R. McFerren,
candidate for the democratic nomination
for county prosecutor.
"I feel that the prosecutor's office
should prosecute all violators of our
laws and ask such punishment as the
enormity of the crime deserves,” Mr.
McFerren said.
“I will at once stop the practice,' which
has brought adverse criticism upon our
county, of making arrests simply for the
fees, such as arrests of motorists and
business men for merely technical and
unintentional violation of our laws."
EX DORSE MORGAN
FOR COMMISSIONERS
Charles C. Morgan, candidate for the
democratic nomination for county com
missioner from the Second district, has
been indorsed by members of Post B,
T. P. A., of which he is a director.
In a written statement presented to him
the approval of a long list of traveling
men was pledged.
GIVE NAMES OF
ELECTION OFFICIALS
The names ot election officials to serve
on precinct boards were turned over to
the county commissioners today by tho.
county chairmen of each party.
Today was the last day under the law
on which the officials could be nomihated
by the party heads.
In this connection the county board of
election commissioners has ruled that tha
appointment of election officials made by
county commissioners on the recommen
dation of party chairmen must stand and
that substitutions can not be made at tha
last minute as heretofore.
Seven officials, four republicans and
three democrats, will be appointed In
each of the 177 precincts in the county.
These 1.239 officials will be divided into
three groups and given instructions at
the courthouse tomorrow. Saturday and
Sunday by the election commissioners.
In all cases where there are no con
tests the names of candidates will not
appear on the ballot,.
Neither ticket will contain the name
of a candidate for United States senator
and the democratic ticket will not carry
the name of a candidate for congress.
The republican ticket will not contain
the name of a candidate for judge of tha
circuit court and the democratic ticket
(Continued on Page Five.)
Cop Beaten in Race
With Auto Thieves
Two would-be automobile thieves es
caped early today (by running two
blocks pursued by Patrolman Morris and
leaping into a waiting machine with tho
motor running.
Patrolman Morris saw two men try
ing to start an automobile In front of
19 North Keallng avenue at 3 o’clock.
While the officer was still a half block
away the men saw him and ran, out
stripping him.
The machine had been stolen from a
garage at 18 North Sherman drive.
G. L. Rodgers surprised a would-be
thief in front of 3944 Ruckle street last
night.
He was attempting to start an automo
bile owned by Harry ■ Sagalirtraky K £4oa*
Kenwood avenue.