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THE WEATHER
Fair and continued cool
tonight and Friday.
vol. xxxni.
PLANK HEWERS
FOR DEMOCRATS
HUSTLING WEST
No Dearth of Material for
Platform of Staggering
Size Even Now.
WOMEN WORKERS BUSY
SAN FRANCISCO, June 17
There will be no dearth of material
for the construction of the demo
cratic platform.
only a fraction of the dele
gates and national committeemen on
hand enough material already has
been offered to erect one of stagger
ing size.
Os course the main timbers sad prin
cipal parts of the platform will come
from Washington In charge of Senator
Carter Glass.
This does not prevent those already
on the ground assembling a little of the
material they wish to see In the com
pleted platform.
Labor, suffrage and Irish leaders do
not Intend to pass up any opportunity
for their cause before the democratic
convention.
The wet and dry Issue may come up.
Labor will arrive here the day before
the formal opening of the convention.
LABOR PLANK
NOTICE SERVED.
They have served notice on the party
leaders that they will urge adoption of
a plank much more favorable to labor
than that adopted In Chicago.
Arrangements are being made to give
them a hearing before the resolutions
committee.
Eamonn DeValera, president of the
Irish “republic," supported by a score
of prominent sympathizers with the Irish
cause, will arrive several days before the
convention.
It is apparent strong efforts will be
made to get the so-called ‘‘lrish plank - '
calling for recognition of the Irish “re
public” into the platform.
Two field marshals of the suffrage
forces are on their way and a score of
1 sulfrsge workers already are busy here.
Alice Paul and Abby Baker, who led
the picketing In Washington and di
rected the demonstration during the re
publican convention in Chicago, are ex
pected to arrive early next week.
Suffragists here said decision as to
picketing the convention will await their
arrival.
With the first “get together” meeting
of the national committeemen, tentatively
for noon Friday, members of that
arriving today from all parts
of the country.
The national committee Is made up of
1M members, fifty-three being women.
One of the party veterans to arrive to
day was Norman E. Mack of Buffalo.
Mack began attending conventions In
J 892 and has been a member of the na
tional commltte for twenty years.
He represents the advance guard of the
New York delegation.
Announcement in Washington that At
torney General Palmer expects to attend
the convention came as a surprise to
leaders here.
His managers here had Indicated be
would remain away from the convention.
National Treasurer Wilbur Marsh de
clared upon his arrival that Secretary of
Agriculture Meredith will have the solid
support of the lowa delegation for the
presidential nomination.
ne declined to say who would get the
lowa vote as a second choice.
EIGHT STATES PLAN
PRE-CONVENTION.
Considerable significance attached to
the announcement today of Gavin McN'ab,
leader of the California democratic dele
gation. that a majority of the delegates
from California, New Mexico, Arizona,
ld:iha. Nevada. Utah. Washington and
Odprin have responded favorably to an
to hold a pre-convention con
ference to determine on concerted action
on matters affecting the Pacific coast.
While the call for the meeting sent out
by McNab was guarded, it was reported
today that a general discussion of the
western political situation and the politi
cal and legislative needs of the states af
fected will be held at the first meeting.
HARDING READY TO
PLAN CAMPAIGN
WASHINGTON. June 17.—Senator
Warren <7. Harding, republican presiden
tial nominee, made It clear today that
this will not be a one-man campaign,
but will be conducted with due regard
for every shade of republican opinion.
In this respect the campaign will fol
low the principle laid down by the sen
ator some time ago. when he declared
that If elected president his adminis
tration would not be a one-man ad
ministration.
Harry M. Daugherty of Ohio, leader
in the campaign made by Senator Eard
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STORM’S TOLL IS 3
DEAD, MANY HURT
Thousands of Dollars Damage
Done in Pennsylvania.
PITTSBURG, June 17. —Three persons
are known to be dead, many others are
Injured and thousands of dollars' dam
age was caused by a heavy electrical,
wind and rain storm that swept over
western Pennsylvania during the night.
Buildings were blown down, trees up
rooted and crops washed out.
Member’s
Son to Work Here
Gerald M. Meredith, son of E. TANARUS, Mere-
Jith. secretary of the department of
igrlculture. has become associated here
with the truck tire department of the
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company of
Indianapolis.
Mr. Meredith was formerly employed
with the Sevents-Duryea Motor Company
at Chicago.
Mystery Clings to
Shooting of Broker
CHICAGO, June 17.—The police today
began probing into the mysterious shoot
ing of C. B. Ensign, a wealthy note
broker, who was found In the bathroom
of his apartment Monday with a bullet
wound over the heart.
Secrecy was maintained In connection
tovitjuthe shooting, even the police fail
receive a report of it until late
Wednesday.
Neighbors reported they heard two
shots, preceded by the noise of a com
motion in the Ensign apartment Mon
day.
The wounded broker is in a serious
condition in a hospital.
BARN BERKS WITH SBOO LOSS.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed a
two-story frame barn owned by G.
Cohen, 245 West Morris street, early to
£ay. The loss Is estimated at S6OO.
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Bearded Fire ‘Lads’'
Come to Life Again
CHARLESTOWN, Mass., June 17.
Fire which started In the cellar of
the garage of Stanley Harlow, on
Main street, Charlestown, was ex
tinguished by the Charlestown vet
eran firemen, using a “hand tub,”
which had been retired for thirty
years.
Deputy Chief Riley of the local
fire department, who arrived with
his men, after the blaze had been
put out paid a tribute to the old
timers for their efficiency.
The engine was part of the Brook
lyn (N. Y.) fire department fifty years
ago, and during the past thirty years,
while taking part in many musters,
has done no real work.
Snow at Omaha
OMAHA, Neb., June 17.—Snow flur
ries have followed the he it wave of the
last week here. .
Law Graduate Can’t
Practice for a Year
CHICAGO, June 17.—Miss Helen M.
Cires will be graduated tomorrow night
from law school, but can no: practice for
one year. She is 20 and can not be ad
mitted to the bar for another year.
Have You Noticed
New Car Fare Boxes?
Street ears on the Central, Alabama
and Pennsylvania lines were equipped
with fare boxes today.
Passengers will drop tbelr nickels
in the box as they enter the car.
In rases where passengers do not
have the exact change conductors will
give them the change but they must
put the fares in the box themselves.
Return Railway to
Get J. Bull Friendly
MEXICO CITY, June 17—The Vera
Cruz-Mexlco City railway, or “Queen
Mary’s railway ’’ as it Is sometimes
called, because the British queen owua
9 majority of the stock in the company
—was turned over to its legal owners
today by order of Provisional President
De La Huerta.
This is regarded as the first step in
the resumption of more cordial diplo
matic relations with Great Brltuin.
Mystery Patient May
Be Slacker Bergdoll
UTICA, N. Y., June 17.—Police are
trying to Identify a young man who to
day Is in the General hospltil here with
s> fractured skull as a result of his at
tempt at suicide last night In the Utica
Jail.
It was suggested the stranger might
be Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, notorious
draft dodger.
The young man was arrested at a local
hotel here a few days ago on the sus
picion that he was wanted In Ironton,
0., for grand larceny, and declared his
name was Jay F. Corbett.
West Thirtieth Street
Garage Robbed by 2
Two men robbed a garage at 349 West
Thirtieth street early today and escaped
In an automobile.
The men took $16.92 from the cash
register and 50 cents, a ring and a stick
pin from James Haynea, a negro em
ploye at the garage.
Burglars eptered the grocery store of
George E. Spencer, 1701 Southeastern
avenue, but Spencer was unable to de
termine what was taken.
J. W. Liles, 1246 South Belmont ave
nue, told the police his home was en
tered by a burglar who stole his watch
which was valued at SSO.
“Forsaken by God,”
She Drinks Poison
After writing a letter in which she
declared that God had forsaken her,
Beulah Claybrooke, 33, of 14 South Key
stone avenue, drank poison last night.
At the City hospital today it was stated
her condition wss critical.
The letter, addressed to her mother,
Mrs. Claybrooke, Springfield, Ky., read:
“I am in this world, it seems, with
out a friend.
‘‘l have nothing to come home on and,
another thing, home won’t be the same
since daddy died.
“I prayed hard and It seemed that
God has forsaken me and don’t seem to
answer prayers; this is a miserable life
to live.
“1 hope and trust there will not be
another one of our family feel like I do.
"This is the last letter you will re
ceive from me.
“Don t bring my body home, but bury
me- where* I am. and take the money
p.rd make yourself happy.”
Gov. Goodrich Decides to Call
Extra Session of Legislature
Gov. Goodrich has again decided to call a special session of the legis
lature.
He has frequently done so during his terra of office, but only once has
such a session been called, and thiff only after the pledge of a majority of
the assembly had been given to take up nothing but the ratification of
the federal suffrage amendment.
The governor announced his
to call a session only a few hours after
he had made the statement that he d'.d
not know anything about a reported con
ference at which the question of a ses
sion was to be taken up.
The conference was held at the Clay
pool hotel a short time after this state
ment was made,
li. O. T. LEADERS
\T CONFERENCE.
The conference was attended by War
ren T. McCray, republican nominee foi
governor; Edmund M. Wasmuth, repub
lican state chairman, and Otto Klauss,
auditor of state.
If a session of the legislature is called
the foremost problem before it will be
that of making appropriations for tha
maintenance of state institutions.
In view of the fact that this question
is pressing at this time it is believed
that the assembly, if it is called, may be
convened as early as next week.
The last time the governor decided to
call a special session to make appropria
tions for state institutions Ele Stans
bury, attorney general, appeared with ag
opinion to the effect that the auditor of
state could draw from other funds from
the maintenance of state institutions.
If the particular special session that is
being proposed at this time is to be
avoided it will have to be avoided in
some way other than through drawing
from institutional maintenance funds be
cause Auditor Klauss has Issued an ulti
Indiana llaihj Units
LABOR DEMANDS
U. S. TAKE OVER
RAILROAD LINES
Montreal Convention Indorses
Government Ownership in
29,059 to 8,349 Vote.
GOMPERS LOSES FIGHT
MONTREAL, June 17.—Govero
| ment ownership and “democratic
operation” of railroads was demand
ed in a resolution passed today by
the annual convention of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor.
The language of the resolution was
the language of the Plumb Plan
league, although the league was not
specifically mentioned.
The vote was 29,059 to 8,349.
It came at the end of a two-day battle,
the bitterest which has torn organized
labor In years.
The result was a complete defeat of
Samuel Gompera, veteran president of the
federation.
It Is regarded as the only real setback
Gompera has. received In yeara.
Cheers shook the convention hall when
the vote was announced.
Miners and railroad workers combined
to bring about Gompera’ defeat.
GOMPERA MADE
FINAL PLEA.
Gompers fought hard to kill the reso
lution, personally faking the floor Just
before the vote.
He received no applause.
Gompers warned that under govern
ment ownership two million railroad
workers would become government em
ployes.
Government employes. be declared,
were deprived of many political and
j economic rights under Presidents Cleve
i .and, Roosevelt and Taft.
Among those who fought Gompers were
| Secretary Morrison, Secretary William
| Green of the miners. President W. H,
Johnston of the International Machinists
; Union, and Delegate James Franklin of
the Boiler Makers Union.
The Gompers faction early in the
fight raised the cry of “socialization of
American Industry.”
| They made It clear they favored gov
; eminent control, but were opposed to
government ownership.
CALLS QUEBYION
INTERNATIONAL ONE.
j The resolution as passed by the con
vention read:
“Whereas, the convention represented
by delegations representing this organ
ization and several others have been and
; now are doing everything possible to
educate the American people to the seri
ousness of the railroad situation, and
for adopting sbniethlng for the perfect
ing of the country's transportation sys
tem In order to provide ipore adequate
) and cheaper transportation and to elim
inate the sinister Influence of railroad
corporations from our national life:
i “And whereas, the railroad question Is
an International question it Is also a
social question, and it is far more than
i a question of dividends to stockholders
or the wages of employes, It Is a question
that involves every industrial activity of
the nation ;
“And, whereas, we believed that the
continued operation of the railroads un
der the provisions of .the provision of
: act of 1920 presents all these questions
and makes their solution Impossible and
we further believe that the provisions of
this act providing for a subsidy and the
utilization of public funds by private
Individuals is a betrayal of the public
interest and Is subversive of the trudi
: Jioss of our country.
“And, whereas, the above mentioned
, labor organizations have, after careful
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ROB MAN, TIE HIM
TO CAR TRACKS
Train Cuts Off Left Hand and
Foot—He May Die.
KXCEI.SIOR SPRINGS, Mo., .Tune 17.
! —Minus his left foot and left hand, sev
ered by the wheels of a train on the
tracku of which he was bound after
being robbed of approximately SIOO in
Jewelry and money, George Underwood,
of Carrollton, Mo., restaurant proprietor,
wns In a critical condition here today.
Stepping from a train here. Under
wood was commanded to enter a motor
! car by two strangers, who pointed re
volvers nt him.
Half a mile from Excelsior Springs
the robbers halted their car, took Un
derwood’s valuables, and then, gagging
him with strips torn from his own shirt,
bound him to the rails with baling wire,
i After desperate efforts Underwood suc
ceeded iu freeing himself with the ex
ception of Ills left foot and left hand
before the arrival of the train.
Surrounding towns have been given a
j description of Underwood's captors, who
are believed to be headed for St. Jo
i seph.
matum to the effect that he will t*ot com
mit an act he considers a law violation
again.
The legislature must appropriate at j
least $300,000 for institutional malnte- !
nance, unless, of course, such a session |
is avoided. t
With tile same exception applying, the i
legislature must also legalize the action
of the auditor of state in drawing j
S2iK),OOO from the general fund for in- j
stitutional maintenance last year.
The governor also has made another
announcement.
He has announced that the legislature
will be permlttedt this time to exercise
its constitutional rights and take up
any matters it believes to be of public
interest, if it actually convenes..
The assembly may be in session as
much as forty days under the constitu
tion, and if It is permitted to function
indications are that It will take up
nearly all this time.
QFEBTION OF HOW
IT AFFECTS THE PARTY.
It is understood that the foremost mat
ter taken up at the conference, which the
governor knew nothing about until he
went to the Claypool hotel to attend it,
was the question of whether a session
would do more damage to the republican
party now or nearer to election.
It U understood that the destitute con
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INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1920.
Sends Bride Home to
Don More Clothing
NEW ORLEANS, June 17.—Cath
olic circles were stirred today by
the fefusal of Father Antoine, rector
of St. Lquls cathedral, to marry a
young couple until the bride donned
another dress.
The priest said the bride wore a
diaphanous gown and had little
more than a piece of gauze above
her waist.
Ordering the lights of the cathe
dral turned off, he told the girl to
leave the church and return un
til she had changed her clothing.
The young woman, daughter of a
wealthy Italian, returned an hour
later wearing another gown uni wav
married.
TRUSTED CLERK
ROBBED DEAD TO
PLAY THE RACES
Arrested After Accumulated
Shortages of $20,000
Are Found.
HE'S GLAD IT’S ALL OVER
NEW YORK, June 17.—-In the spring
of 1918 n friend whispered Into the ear
of William Becker of East Wllliston,
L. 1., the name of a horse which the
friend said couldn’t lose unless he broke
a leg. Becker, who was a trusted em
ploye In the office of the public admin
istrator of the county of New York, was
arrested recently and held on a charge
of grand larceny.
There Is a ahortage of $20,000 In the
funds of the public administrator's office
and the police said that Becker had con
fessed to taking sums approximating that
amount.
He is specifically charged with the
larceny cf SI,OOO.
MODEL It IS BAND
AND SON-IN-LAIV.
Becker lives with his wife and hia
wife's family at Willlaton. He was a
“model husband,” his wife said, and “an
Ideal son-in-law,” according to her
parents.
Detective Cunnis says Becker confessed
that he had taken S3OO to \\ager on the
“sure thing” In 1918, and when the tip
went wrong he had taken other sums in
an effort to recoup his defalcations.
BeCker Is also said by the police to
have expressed relief at hU arrest.
"I am glad It Is all over. Maybe I
can get some sleep now," he Is reported
to have declared as he was led to a cell.
Most of the money which Becker Is
charged with having .taken was cash
found on bodies of unidentified dead.
This money, as it accumulated, was en
trusted to Becker to take to the bank.
WORRY BETRAYS IIIM
TO FELLOW CLERKS.
It Is alleged he withheld much of It,
and covered up his thefts with forged
deposit slips.
For some time employes of the public
administrator's office hare noticed that
Beeker wu* Irregular iu his attendance to
duties and his habits and that he ap
peared worried.
This was reported to Commissioner of
Accounts Hirsh field, and after an Inves
tigation the matter was referred to Dis
trict Attorney Swann, who assigned
Cunnis to the case.
Becker received SI,BOO a year salary.
-Frank IV. Arnold, assistant public ad
ministrator. who was a witness before
’he commissioner, said that there had
Mot been on audit of the I ooks in the ad
ministrators office for years.
An examination of books of aIL county
tfficcs is being mude by the commit)-
loner.
Another Shot Down
in Chicago Streets
CHICAGO, June 17.—Patrick Ryan, po
lice character, was shot and killed lu
front of his home here today.
The murderer escaped.
Ryan was well known in labor circles
and was the fifth victim this year lu
local labor troubles here.
Father Sees Son Hit
by City Street Car
Joe Callender, 11 year ojd son of Jean
Callender, 2345 Northwestern avenue,
was seriously injured today when he was
struck by a street car at Northwestern
avenue anil Itoache street.
He stepped from one car directly in
front of another.
The boy's father saw the accident.
The boy wns taken to the City hospital.
Rings Worth $1,500
Missed by Marionite
When Mrs. George Sv.vetser of Marlon
returned to the washroom In the Clay
pool hotel today she found that two dls
mond rings she had taken from her
fingers and had left on a washstand
were missing.
She said the rings are worth $1,500.
Detectives are investigating.
Trial of Mother for
Slaying May Go Over
PAWPAW, Mich., .Tune 17. Postpone
ment of the re-tria! of Mrs. Sarah Tabor
for the alleged slaying of her daughter,
Maude Tabor Virgo, will bn asked when
the second hearing is opened Monday.
Attorneys representing Mrs. Tabor
declare that to subject, her to a court
ordeal during the hot months might re
sult In her death.
Norton Estate, Value
$14,000, Goes to Widow
Mrs. Marie B. Norton, 1321 North Meri
dian street, has been named administra
trix of the estate of her husband, Lester
L. Norton, who died .Tune 11. leaving
personal property valued at $14,000.
Judge Mahlon E. Bash approved the
appointment.
Mrs. Norton IV said to be the only heir
to the property.
Mr. Norton was an attorney.
Pitiful Pleas for Aid
Heard Through Rocks
WILKESBARRE, Pa., June 17.—En
tombed In the'outer workings of a coal
mine nt South Scranton when the surface
gave way, Louis Buffalito, 38, and Pas
quale Biliana, 35, had not. been rescued
today.
Bilinnla 1s believed dead, hut Buffalito,
wedged In between loaded cars, is plead.
Ing pitifully for the rescuers to hurry.
Four feet of rock separate him from
freedom and the mine foremen are fear
ful when thi* is removed that not only the
miner, but the reacuers as well, will be
crushed.
$12,000 TAKEN,
COUGHLIN BABY
STILL MISSING
Father of Kidnaped Pennsyl
vania Child Reports
Swindle to Police.
TELLS OF NEGOTIATIONS
NORRISTOWN. Pa., June 17.-George
IT. Cuighlin, father of Blakeley Cough
lin, who wns kidnaped on the morn
ing of .Tune 2, today stands swindled
out of $12,000 with his child still miss
ing, according to n sensational story
which Coughlin told Chief of Police Eller
today.
Coughlin offered to corroborate his
statement by producing a friend who
accompanied him to the spot where the
money was placed and from which It
afterwards was found to have disap
peared.
The chronology of the manner In
which the $12,000 disappeared reads like
a weird and Improbable story.
POLIC E BELIEVE
FATHER’S STORY.
Nevertheless the police declare they
believe the father's tale and are pre
pared now to search for a man char
acterized as the ‘‘meanest swindler”
with whom they have ever had to deal.
With the revelation that the $12,000 has
gone, came additional facts‘made public
for the first time by the distracted
father.
He said that at first the supposed ab
ductor of the vbaby demanded by letter
$6,000 for the safe return of baby Cough
lin.
Coughlin declared he replied by de
manding the clothing of the child and
bis picture as a guarantee that the
anonymous writer was the kidnaper.
48-1101 It VIGIL
GOES IN REWARDED.
Two days later a man terming himself
‘‘The Crank” told Coughlin over the tele
phone that since he bad seen fit to spurn
his first offer, the price for the child's
return had doubled, and that $12,000 must
be placed in a hole, which “The Crank”
designated.
In compliance with these Instructions,
Coughlin, accompanied by a friend, drovo
to the point described, left the currency
demanded and returned borne.
The child was to have been returned
the following (Tuesday) afternoon.
However, at the time set no child put
In an appearance.
Discouraged and disheartened after a
forty-hour vigil and realizing he had been
the victim of a swindle, Coughlin drove
Into Chief of Police Eller's office and told
hla story.
ASKS CHANCE TO
END CAR CRISIS
McCardle of Service Commis
sion Would Act.
John McCardle, vice chairman of the
Indiana public service commission, today
appealed to the interstate commerce com
mission for authority to haudie the rail
road ear shortage situation in this state.
McCardle sent the interstate commerce
commission a resolution adopted at a
conference with the Shippers Association
of Indiana asking that the public service
commission be authoris'd to go ahead aa
it saw fit to overcome the shortage,
“I do not think that the grain In the
western field* is any more important
than that In Indiana,” McCardle said.
"The Interatate commerce commission
in Washington does not know where we
are hardest hit in this state, and after
we have written that commission. It take*
two weeks for it to give any action, and
bv that time the grain has rotted.
“There are grain elevators In Indiana
that, have not moved a bushel since last
spring and have no room for this year’s
crop.”
SAY HE COURTED
ON HEARSE RIDES
Testimony at Murder Hearing
of Vermont Man.
BENNINGTON. Vt.. June 17. Charged
with poisoning hi* wife, Byron Madison
Pettiboue, 33, nr. undertaker's assistant,
known as “the village Beau Brununel,”
wns given n preliminary hearing in
court today and held for the grand Jury.
Love for pretty Mlsa Helen Irene
Mellow, a young nurse, whom he Is al
leged to have courted often while riding
on ills employer's hearse, in which re
posed a body, was the motive for the
murder, according to the authorities.
State officers say Mrs. Eva Bond Pet
tlbone, the wife. 49, longed for a home
of her own, thnt she was too domesti
cated to suit her husband.
They charged that Pettlbone, having
fallen In love with the nurse, decided
to get rid of his wife.
Pettlbone, It Is alleged, placed strych
nine In a dose of medicine and then
waited for Ida wife tt> go to bed with
him.
The attorney general alleges while
Pettlbone lay beside her waiting for her
to die, he kissed her, then lay with eyes
closed as she passed away.
The investigation has completely ex
onerated Miss Mellow from any com
plicity In the case.
Pettlbone'* statement in a confession
that he was weighted down with debt
over the house he bought at the behest
of Ids wife and quarreled with her over
it, Is scouted by townspeople.
Pettlbone first met the nurse when he
returned from a Troy, N. Y„ hospital,
where he nnderwent an operation.
He engaged her during his con
valescence.
After this they were seen frequently
together on the hearse.
Skelton, Manager of
Western Union, Dies
ASBURY, N. J., June 17.—Daniel Skel
ton, general manager of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, died sud
denly today.
He was 58 and began bis career as a
messenger boy.
Jack Johnson’s Case
Put Up to Police
MEXICALA, Mexico, June 17.—Deporta
tion of .Tack Johnson, former world'*
heavyweight champion, who Is now a
fugitive from the United States, Is a
matter for the Tin Juana police, accord
ing to official Information made public
here today.
Johnson’s name Is said to be included
among a list of “traders!rabies" to tie
banished from Mexico.
It was stated bit* actual eviction has
been put up to the Tin Juana police for
execution until the big negro surrenders
voluntarily to United States officers
within the thirty days' perbif, which he
hinraelf prescribed in hi* promise to re
turn to the United Btatw.
ftnWrteHon l ßy Carrier, Week. Indianapolis, 10c; Elsewhere, 12c.
Subscription Katea. j ßy Ma „ 50c Per Month . J 5 00 Per Tear>
Weather Insurance
to Be Tried in East
NEW YORK, June 17.—New York
ers will not have to worry this year
over the possibility of rain spoiling
their Fourth of July holiday excur
sions if they are willing to Indem
nify their disappointment wltii cold
cash.
A New York firm will Issue weath
er Insurance to excursionists.
“This is not a gamble,” It was ex
plained today by Henry W. Ives,
head of the company.
“The Insurance la aimed lo cover
financial loss, possible damage to
clothing and allowance for disar
ranged plans.
“It is a popular form of insurance
in England.”
ELWELL PARTY
AT RITZ UP IN
MURDER QUIZ
Von Schiegeil, Divorced Hus
band of Friend of Slain Man,
Given Third Degree.
DANCE FLOOR INCIDENT
NEW YORK, June 17.—Victor von
Schiegeil, divorced husband of Viola
Kraus, wna today examined for the sec
ond time In the Investigation Into the
murder of Joseph Browne Elwell, whist
expert, turfman and man-nbout-town.
Miss Kraus was with Elwell and three
others the evening of the murder, and
had an engagement with him for the
following day.
District Attorney Edward Swann, who
today assumed complete charge of the
Investigation, said Von Schiegeil would
be asked again regarding his movements
Friday night.
Von Schiegeil was with a "woman in
black” from Minneapolis while the El
well party was at another table In the
same dining room.
Miss Kraus denied reports that the
party was held to celebrate her divorce.
MEETING ON
DANCE FLOOR.
The Incident of Elwell and Von
Schiegeil meeting on the dance floor of
the Rita was also to be gone into more
thoroughly, Swann said.
Von Schiegeil told authorities that he
had said, ‘'Hello Joe” to Elwell and the
gambler replied pleasantly.
This was contradicted by Walter
Lewlsohn. a member of the party, who
aald Elwell ignored Von Schiegeil.
Among the others who were ques
tioned today were Andrew T. Soeller,
betting commissioner for Elwell; Philip
Bender, driver of the taxicab, who took
members of the Elwell party home, and
Frank E<lon. an attorney.
Little evidence Vras obtained, Swann
announced.
Swann today settled an argument be
tween two members of bis staff regard
ing who would conduct the Investigation
by assuming charge himself.
MAID THI Em TO
SHIELD WOMAN.
Von Schiegeil arrived at the district
attorney's office shortly after 1 p. m.
Wbeu questioned by newspaper men,
he said that he could add nothing In ad
dition to what he had furnished the of
ficial*.
Developments today followed announce
ment that Mrs. Mary Larsen, house
keeper for Elwell, had revealed to author
ities the name of the girl who owned the
nightgown, slippers and boudoir cap
feund In Elweli’g home.
Mrs had previously attempted
to shield the girl by hiding the garments,
she admitted.
She is said to have revealed the
woman's identity.
Information Indicating that the woman
who wore the articles described was
with Elwell In his West Seventieth
street house shortly before he was piur
dered, was given by Mrs. Larsen.
After Elwell's body was found, Mrs.
Larsen, said she hid the kimono, esp and
slippers In n wash tub in the cellar.
TELLS OF
WOMAN'S VISIT.
Mrs. Larsen also confessed that the
woman to whom they belonged—a
short, dark, handsome young woman
about 24 years old - had arrived at the
Elwell house within a few hours after
the murder and had rushed upstairs,
evidently with the Intention of smug
gling the articles away herself, but
changed her mind when she found the
second floor filled with detectives.
Another young woman, whom Mrs.
Larsen described as “a little, short, fat,
girl, with dark hair and a gray dress,
trimmed with fur at the bottom” had
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B-R-R! SHIVERS
COME WITH RAIN
Promised, Relief From Heat
Comes With Vengeance.
“Now. I hope you are satisfied,” said
the weather man today, as he watched the
mercury descend In the tube of his ther
mometer.
Palm beach suits were replaced by
heavier clothing, which felt good after
the 30-degree drop In temperature since
yesterday.
At 6 o'clock this morning the ther
mometer registered 62 degree®.
Then it started crawling downward un
til it reached 57 degrees.
At noon the mercury had risen to 51)
degrees and it continued to rise slowly
during the afternoon.
The weather man predicted fair and
continued cool weather.
POLES DESPAIR
OF RUSS PEACE
No Government to Back Guar
antees, Leader Says.
((able to International News Service nnd
The Indiana Dally Times.) ’
WARSAW, June 17. “Poland is ready
to enter into peace pourparlers with Rus
sia. just as she was two months ago."
said Gen. Pilsudski. commander of the
Polish army, In an Interview today.
“But we have received no guarantees
and we can not be sure that our terms
would be fulfilled by the soviet.
“The policy of Russia seems to be
nothing more than to foster revolution.
"No real Russia exists."
(ten. PllsudSkl said that “those who
are negotiating In London with Gregory
Krassiu, the bolshevik! trade envoy, do
not know the present Russia.”
Dies at 102
COUNCIL GUO YE, Kas., Jnne 17.
Mrs. Margaret Patton, MorrU county’s
oldest resident, was claimed by the Grim
Reaper here today. She was found dead
by her daughter, Mrs. Anna Hamer, with
whom she made her home. Had she lived
three months longer Mrs. Patton would
have been 103 year* eld.
HOME EDITION
2 CENTS PER COPY
EMBRYO ACTOR
STEALS APPAREL
Clerk Takes Silks to Make
Stage Clothing.
In order to make costumes to wear
while acting as a female imperson
ator on the stage, Charles J. Ilaran
confessed in city court today that he
had stolen a large amount of silk
from a downtown department store.
Karan was employed at the silk
counter of the store and the pro
prietors discovered that small piece i
of silk were frequently missing.
Later operatives of the Quigley-
Hyland detective agency noticed that
Haran wore bright colored silk shirts
and silk ties.
He was arrested and induced to tell
of his secret ambition to become a
female impersonator.
He was fined $1 and costs and sen
tenced to serve sixty days on the
penal farm for larceny.
100 Raiders on Irisji
Barracks Put to Rout
DUBLIN, June 17.—A band of 100 men
attacked the Cookstown barracks. In
County Tyrone, today and captured two
constables.
Police reinforcements were rushed up
and the attackers finally were dispersed.
Turkish Peace Pact
May Be Withdrawn
I..ONDON, June 17.—The allies are
considering the advisability of with
drawing the Turkish treaty as a result
of the protests of Grand Vizier Damad
I’nsha, the Daily Mail stated today.
The Turkish treaty is the only one re
maining to be signed.
Prof. Christie Heads
Experiment Station
LAFAYETTE. Ind., June 17.—Prof.
George 1. Christie, superintendent of the
agricultural extension department of
Purdue university, has been named di
rector of the agricultural experiment
station to succeed Prof. C. G. Woodbury,
it was announced today.
Prof Woodbury will leave July 1 for
Washington to become head of the food
research bureau of the National Can
ners association Prof Christie will con
tinue also as head of the extension work,
filling both positions
During the war, Prof Christie served
as food director In Indiana and also as
assistant secretary of agriculture
SUICIDE HINTS
AT MURDER LINK
Private’s Body Found Near
Scene of Woman’s Slaying.
CAMP GRANT, 111 , June 17.—With a
bullet hole through the bead. the. body
of Private Cecil Powers of an artillery
regiment stationed at Camp Grant was
found today at a point on Rock river,
seven miles from the scene of the slay
ing of Mra. Maude Lucille Mos* on Tues
day.
Beside the body were found notes to
his parents and a 45-callbre army pistol,
the same type of weapon used In the
killing of Mrs. Moss.
An Investigation ha3 been started to
determine whether the supposed suicide
of the soldier has any bearing on tlia
slaying of Mra. Moss.
CHICAGO, June 17. —Scores of military
Intelligence operatives, aided by the local
police, today combed Chicago for traces
of the slayer of Mrs. Maud Lucille Moss,
killed by a bullet from an army pistol
Tuesday night while she was riding In
an automobile with her husband, Capt.
H. Leroy Mow, near Cnmp Grant, 111.
The man now sought especially in con
nection with the slaying has been named
ns Private George C. Peters, one of the
five escaped soldiers.
He was a member of the company com
manded by Capt. Moss and has a record
of four summary court-martials.
On one occasion he was committed to
the camp guardhouse by Capt. Moss, and
rumors were current about the military
post that he had made threats against
bis commander.
SAYS CARRANZA
MURDER A PLOT
Bonillas, Now in U. S., Tells
Story of Flight.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., June 17.—“Car
ranza's murder was a prearranged plot.”
This statement was made here today by
Vgiiacio Bonillas, former ambassador to
the United States, now a fugitive from
Mexico.
Touching on the stirring incidents
leading up to the fatal flight of the
‘‘first chief’s" party, Bonillas said:
“Crippled by the shots of the traitors,
the 'old man' fought like a tiger at bay
until he fell mortally wounded with five
bullets in his body.
“At the first shot we all ran from our
huts to learn that we were too late.
Carrnnza was dead.”
Ford Meets German
Balloon Men Today
DETROIT, June 17.—Representatives
of German manufacturing Interests have
arrived in Detroit and will meet Henry
Ford in conference today, it was learned
here.
It was understood that the conference
lad to do with plans looking toward
manufacture of Zeppelins on a large
scale In America by the Ford interests.
Club Federation
Takes Up Reports
DES MOINES, la., June 17.—The first
business session of the biennial of the
general federation of women clubs opened
today with the reading of reports of of
ficers and committees.
Mrs. Josinh Evans Cowles, president of
the federation, was to present her re
port.
A proposal to reorganize the federation
may come before the convention during
the session.
A hot fight on the proposition is ex
pected to develop.
Orders Deportation
of Confessed Red
WASHINGTON, June 17.—Assistant
Secretary of Labor Post today ordered
the deportation of Roberto Elia, who
was arrested and confined with Andrea
Alsedo, who Jumped from the fourteenth
story building in New York City,
where aflVwas detained by the depart
ment
AJHrng to government officials Ella
alnpppf he was an anarchist.
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NO. 32.
‘WHISKY RING’
EVIDENCE GOES
TO JURY TODAY
Action Against Nine More Is
Dismissed by Federal
Judge Anderson.
ONLY FIVE REMAINING
The jury in the Evansville “whis
ky ring” cases is scheduled to re
ceive instructions late this afternoon.
Final arguments to the jury began
shortly before noon today.
Judge Anderson granted each side an
hour and a half for making the argu
ments and indications were that the
court would instruct the Jury before 4
o'clock this afternoon.
Judge Anderson instructed the Jury to
find the following five defendants not
guilty.
Arthur R. Booth, a member of the city
council.
Carl Drelsch, city inspector of weights
and measures.
William Morris, alias “Butch” Hay*
hurst, a negro police officer.
Charles Smith, a policeman.
Enoch Weir, a city detective.
Four others were also dismissed and
are:
Herbert Males, sheriff of Vanderburg
county.
Charles J. Ruhl, a deputy sheriff under
Mr. Males.
Carl Schulz, a former saloon keeper.
Adam Hausinnn, a former bartender.
The judge had previously announced
that he would instruct the Jury
to find Sheriff Males and Ruhl not
guilty and had previously sustained a
motion In behalf of 'Schultz and Haus
man.
The court's action took nine cases
from the Jury ns the records show that
1 the court Instructed the jury to find th
nine defendants not guilty.
WANTS ONLY GdLTY
ONES FI NISHED.
In ordering the discharge of those de
fendants, Judge Anderson stated that the
court desired no Innocent man to be
found guilty and held that the evidence
did not warrant further prosecution
against Booth, Dreisch, Morris, Smith
and Weir and the government through
District Attorney VanNuys agreed with
the court.
The court then stated that the
other five defendants must stand trial
and their cases go to the jury.
Those whose cases go to the jury are:
Police Chief Edgar Schmitt of Evans
ville.
Abe Klyraan, former wholesale liquor
dealer at Henderson, Ky.
Moses Klyman, former wholesale
liquor dealer at Henderson, Ky.
Andy Freidle. captain of police with
rank of assistant chief.
Fred Ossenberg. identified as a ‘‘po
litical boss” by witnesses.
The jury will only pass upon these
cases as the court under federal law
fixes the punishment upon those pleading
guilty and those found guilty by the
jury.
The whisky ring* cases were brought
to a dramatic dose when William S.
Perrott. one of the members of the al
leged conspiracy, who entered a formal
idea of guilty after the trials started,
asked Judge Anderson for the privilege
to make a statement.
Judge Anderson immediately granted
the request, and Perrott told a story
which tended to establish more firmly
the alleged guilt of Police Chief Schmitt.
“There were four of us who were to
look after and arrest those bringing In
whisky.” testified Perrott. “Later on
we were put on the off roads and kept
at police headquarters by Chief
Schmitt.”
COURT REPRIMANDS
ATTORNEY MANGUS.
When Perrott named Chief Schmitt,
attorney Milton Mangus. an attorney for
Schmitt, directed remarks to the wit
ness in an apparent attempt to object to
the testimony.
Judge Anderson said to Mangus, “Take
your seat or there will be one less at
torney in this case."
Mangus attempted again to object and
tlie court ordered Mangus to be seated
and held that Perrott had the right to
make the statement.
' They called us four into headquarters
and kept us there on the pretense that
tips were coming in,” said Perrott. "I
never got any of the tips that men were
coming In with liquor.
‘‘My partner, Herb Evans, and myself,
were then put on the water works road
and at one time we caught one auto full
of whisky on that road aud the next
morning the owner of the car came to
headquarters, got the car as he claimed
that the car was stolen from him and
that he had no knowledge of the liquor.”
Continuing, Perrott said: “We had
several cases of arresting people with
loads of whisky, and those defendant*
never were tried in the city court aud
nothing ever did come of them.”
“Those were included in the 12S ar
rests that Chief Schmitt testified about I'-
asked Judge Anderson.
"Yes, sir,” answered Perrott.
Perrott, resuming his story, emphat
ically declared, “We (meaning Officers
Trautwein, Fuchs. Evans and Perrott)
worked under the orders of Chief
Schmitt and we knew why we were being
sent to side roads and to watch the Hen
derso ninterurban to get men who were
bringing In a quart or two while the
roads with trucks loaded down with
whisky were coming Into the city.’*
Judge Anderso ninterrupted Perrott
and said, “You mean that you and the
other officers were put bn the interurbans
to get the little fellows and not the big
ones ?”
Perrott stated that was the truth of the
Perrott explained that he and his
partner. Herbert Evans, obeyed the or
ders of the chief because they knew If
they didn’t they would be fired.
PERROTT HAD
FEAR OF JOB.
“Y"ou were an officer obeying the in
structions of the chief and all the time
you knew that if you objected you
would loose your jobs?” asked the court.
“I have a wife to support and I knew
that if I did not do as ordered that off
would go my head.” explained Perrott.
Herbert Evans, the partner of Perrott,
asked to by heard and gave similar tes
timony to that given by Perrott.
"One time I told the chief about a .tip
I had about a man by the uame of Retg
who was supposed to he coming into
town with a big load of whisky and the
chief told us (Perrott and Evans) to go
to the coliseum and stay there.
“\Ve did and the chief came over later
to see if we were there," testified Evans.
Edgar Schmitt, chief of police and the
alleged head of the conspiracy and the
chief beneficiary from alleged graft
money for protective purposes, took the
witness stand in his own defense.
He branded as a lie every word of evi
dence submitted against him by govern
ment witnesses.
On cross-examination by Mr. Slack the
government stopped asking question ns
Schmitt visibly changed Ids testimony
and contradicted himself many times.
"If you will not ask him questions. I
will." Judge Anderson said.
"You just stated on the witness stand
that you did not know until yesterday
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