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THE WEATHER
Fair and continued cool tonight
and Saturday.
VOL. XXXIII.
VONSCHLEGELL
GRILLED AGAIN
IN ELWELL CASE
His Divorced Wife, Friend of
Slain Man, Also Given
Rigid Examination.
WOMAN IS VINDICATED
NEW YORK. June IS.—Th> police to
day were still without a definite clew as
to who mnrdered Joseph Browne Elwell,
yhist expert apd turfman, found dying
in a chair in his home here a week ago.
von Schlegell and his divorced
Viola Kraus, were questioned until
late last night. District Attorney Edward
Swann announced.
After examining Von Schlegell for six
hours at the district attorfiey's office,
he was taken to his apartment and ques
tioned.
A revolver found In the apartment, was
dusty and had not been used recently,
the police said.
This was the third time Von Schlegell
has been closely questioned.
Miss Kraus was examined In her
apartment. She was with El well the eve
of the murder and had an engagement
with him to play golf the following day.
SAYS MISS KRAYS
“ENTIRELY VINDICATED.’*
Assistant District Attorney Doollng,
who questioned Miss Kraus, said she was
■‘entirely vindicated" of having any con
nection with the affair.
Important Information was furnished
authorities by Miss Krans. Doollng said.
Authorities today summoned Mrs. Jo
seph Elwell, the murdered man's widow;
Mrs. Marie Larsen, his housekeeper, who
at first concealed the fact that she had
hidden a woman’s night clothes found
In Elwell's home to protect the girl:
chauffeurs who drove several taxicabs
to the Elwell home the day previous to
the murder and E. Clifton Potter, presi
dent of the Studio club, of which El
well was a member.
A girl, who said she spent Thursday
with Elwell. was found by authorities,
according to reports today. The belief
was expressed that she may have met
Elwell at his home early Friday morn
ing. While they were alone in the
house. Elwell was summoned to the door
by the man who later shot him, accord
ing to this theory.
SEVERE GRILLING
FOB VON SCHLEGELL.
Yon Schlegell was grilled for several
hour*. The questioning brought the In
vestigation back to the night before the
murder.
It was Yon Schlegell who saw his for
(j2sr wife and others celebrating the final
otForce decree on the roof of the Ritz-
Carlton hotel the night before Elwell
wag murdered.
It was Mrs. Viola Yon Scbelgell Krans.
a close friend of Elwell. who telephoned
to the Elwell house on Friday after the
murder and a little later on the same
day relied there with her sister, Mrs.
Walter Lewisohn.
HOUSEKEEPER IS
QUESTIONED AGAIN.
Mr*. Marie Larsen, the housekeeper,
who admitted on Wednesday that she
had stolen the pink boudoir outfit from
Elwell's bedroom after the murder waa
examined again with the object of secur
ing further confessions from her.
The discovery of the deceptions prac
ticed by the housekeeper has made it
necessary' to revise the entire basis on
which the investigation has progressed
so far. The undisturbed bed of Elwell
had been supposed to show that be had
not ilept after his return home at 3:45
o’clock the morning he was killed, but
the investigators are not satisfied now
that Mrs. Larsen did not make up the
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GJ3MPERS AGAIN
HEADS A. F.OFL.
Only One Vote Cast Against
President’s Re-Election.
MONTREAL, Quebec, June 18.—Sam
uel Gompers, veteran leader of organ
ised labor, today was re-elected president
of the American Federation of Labor
at Its annual convention here today.
No one ran against Gompers and hts
election was unanimous, except for one
vote.
It was cast by Delegate James A. Dun
can of Seattle. *
Indorsement of government ownership
of railroads with “democratic operation”
will be demanded of the democratic plat
form at San Francisco by 2,000.000 or
ganized railroad workers. President
Heberling of the Switchmen's union an
nounced today.
Heberling Is one of the leaders of the
railroad group which yesterday forced
indorsement of government ownership
from the annual convention of the Amer
ican Federation sos Labor here over the
protest of President Samuel Gompers.
The action of the railroad group in
putting their program up to the demo
cratic platform committee virtually-
Djcans asking the democratic party to
Indorse the Plumb plan for trl parte con
trol of railroad operations by the public,
government and workers.
“Becked as we are by the American
Federation of Labor as a result of the
ovefwhelmlng majority for our plan, It
is difficult to imagine that the democratic
party can deny us,” said Heberling.
William J. Bryan has pledged his sup
port to the plan. Heberling said.
Heberling added if the democrats re
fuse indorsement, assistance will be
sought from the labor party which is
scheduled to hoW'‘ Its nominating con
vention In July.
s> -
One Pass Lost Is Bad,
but This Man Lost 15
Most persons consider themselves ex
tremely lucky if they possess as much as
one annual railroad pass, but Louis J.
Richards, claim agent for the Pennsyl
vania railroad. 1006 Majestic building, re
ported today that he had lost a wallet
containing fifteen annual railroad passes,
including one Pullman pass.
He considers this considerable tough
luck.
Fine and Farm Term
for ‘Tiger* Operator
Arthur O'Donnell, charged with operat
ing s blind tiger, today was found guilty
in criminal court, fined SIOO and costa and
sentenced to serve four months at the
Indiana penal farm,
frames Dixon, negro, ipdlcted for tak
ing SB6 worth of clothes from Alloe Davis,
was found guilty of petit larceny, fined $1
and costs and sentenced to serve ten
days in Jail. N
Judge James A Collins declared for
feited a $750 surety bond signed by Her
bert Hartman, an Indianapolis attorney,
In the case of Lonnie Lamar, charged with
vehicle taking.
Lamar is alleged to have taken, April
9, an automobile belonging to Charts* C.
Rrolfdt, 809 North Keystone a venae.
Published at Indianapolis. Entered as Second Class Master, July 25,* 1914, at
Ind., Daily Except Sunday. Postoffice, Indianapolis, Ind.. under act March 3. 1879.
MUD PIE BAKERS
SCORN H.C. OFL.
City Recognizes Benefits
and Provides ‘Dough.’
By WALTER D. HICKMAN.
The season for mud pies Is on.
Large pies built of layer after layer
of fresh, sticky mud and nicely frosted
with white sand are being baked daily
in the sun by
hundreds of In
dianapolis chil
dren.
Little misses of
tender years, who
are making mud
pies fog their dol
lies and their
friends do not
jvorty over the.
high cost of mud
pie dough.
Old highcoet
does not bother
little Kathleen
Harria, 4, of 333
South Rural street,
as she mixes up a
'' ‘ '
Kathleen Harris.
“batch” of mnd dough in an imaginary
pantry in a back yard.
Assisting Little Kathleen in pie mak
ing is Wilbur Irvin Nagley, also 4, of
33S South Rural street, the bouse across
the way from the little “cook.”
These little tets imagine they are
pastry cooks in a large hotel as they
“roll out" the mud dough, pat the pies
with their little bands and then put the
sand frosted pies and mud cookies In
the “oven."
Kathleen is very fond of the flavor
and the complexion of the mud in Wil
bur's back yard, and it Is generally
there that these two little tots make
their pies and dream the dreams of
“keepln’ house.”
Wilbur Is the official “tester" of all of
the tnud pies and cookies baked by his
little companion.
Kathleen and Wilbur In baking "oodles"
of mud pies, cakes and cookies are doing
what hundreds of little boys and girls of
Indianapolis take great delight in doing.
The recreational department of the
city - thinks so much of this “mud-pie"
busihess that R.
Walter Jarvis,
recreational di
rector, has seen
to it that “mud
banks" and big
sand piles have
been placed m
the playgrounds
of the city.
Realizing the
great fascination
tba pie makin
has for chil
dren, Mr. Jarvis
said:
“Children are
wild to play In
the sand piles
and to make mud
•mmmmmmmmmmmmtmrnmmmmmmm *
Wilbur NMlffT.
pies and at every playground where It i
possible we have little clay banks apd
sand piles, we give the children a chance
at one of their favorite pastimes."
A visit to any playground in the city
or to any backyard where children are
playing will easily prove the statement
that the mud-pie season is on.
And while the kiddies are dreaming
their little dreams while patting and
modeling the clay and the mnd, they are
not endangering their lives by playing
on the banka of river* or creek*, SJr.
Jarvis points out. \
JOY IN DOGDOM!
COLLIE HASHOME
Farmer Near Broad Ripple
Adopts Canine.
Collie ha* found a home, a good borne,
too.
Collie’s new master is L. Cohen, a
kind-hearted farmer, wbo lives near
Broad Ripple.
Mr. Cohen read the story In The Time*
of Collie’s mute desire for a good home,
and his heart was touched.
Today Mr. Cohen drove up to the dog
f.ound In a big, fine automobile and
asked to be permitted to “adopt" the
collie applicant foi a country home.
Collie frisked Joyfully when she felt
the kindly pat on her head—she was go
ing to get that home after all.
And while Collie must have felt in her
canine fashion the pangs of parting from
the dog pound officials, who grew par
ticularly .fond of the old dog. she licked
the hand of Keeper McGinty, climbed
into the automobile, barked a farewell
to the yelping pups in the kennels and
left for her new borne.
Goshen Boy 111; Find
a Lizard in Stomach
Special to The Times.
GOSHEN, Ind., June 18. Charles
Egenroad, 14. son of Charles Egen
road, lies seriously ill after a phy
sician had discovered the boy waa
carrying a lizard In his stomach.
The lad Is thought to have swal
lowed the egg while in swimming.
By the administration of turpen
tine the lizard was emitted from
the stomach and was found to b*
five inches long.
1 Dead, Several Hurt
in Train Derailment
SILVER CITY, la, June 18.- Engineer
William Rogers was killed, Fireman Lon
Lowe was seriously injured and a num
ber of passengers hurt when a south
bound Wabash passenger train was de
railed here today.
Spreading rails was given as the cause
of the derailment.
California Feels
Slight Earthquake
LOR ANGELES, Ctil, June 18.—A
•light earthquake was felt here to
day.
The trembler was of no conse
quence and lasted only a few sec
onds. it nyt said.
Boy of 14 Drowns
in Big Eagle Creek
Ward Owens. 14, son of William Ow
ens. 3436 West Michigan street, was
drowned in Big Eagle creek near Wen
Michigan street at noon today.
The boy, with a younger brother and
two other boys, waa swimming when he
suddenly went under.
One of the boys who was with him
attempted to rescue him. but was pulled
under four tiroes and was forced to
break away to save himself.
A large quantity of grave! had been
removed fropistbe creek where the boys
were swimn ir.g. leering a deep hole.
The brother ran screaming to the
bouse of Henry Harding, at West Mich'-'
gan street and Graade avenue.
When efforts to remove the body from
the water were not successful the police
were called.
The drowning t* Ihe sixth of the sea
son Is ladtanapetta.
HARDING FINDS
MANY KINKS TO
BE IRONED OUT
G. O. P. Nominee Must Smooth
Ruffled Feelings to Get
Campaign Going.
TO RETAIN OLD MACHINE
a WASHINGTON, June 18—Senator
Warren G. Harding, the republican pres
idential nominee, intends to hold Intact
for work in the general campaign the
Harding pre-convention organisation.
Harry M. Daugherty of Columbus, 0.,
who arrived today and conferred with
Senator Harding, is the bead of this per
sonal machine of the republican nominee.
At their conference the senator and
Daugherty considered plans for the cam
paign that have been worked out by the
latter.
Daugherty is insisting that no time be
lost in getting down to a systematic cam
paign. full of ginger.
He has prepared the Harding organi
zation throughout the country for such
action.
With these plans carefully digested
Senator Harding will be ready for his
conference, set for next Monday, with
Chairman Wilt FK.Hays of the national
committee, who will present his 3f
campaign.
It will be necessary for Senator Hard
ing to co-ordinate the two into one gen
eral plan free from conflicts and com
plications.
PLANS TO MEET
OTHER LEADERS.
Before he has reached a decision on this
matter. Senator Harding will confer with
as many republican leaders as he can
meet.
He has invited them to a conference
with him, the invitation being confined
to no faction, but extended to republicans
of every shade of thought Identified with
the republican party.
The senate republican organization will
figure prominently in the direction of the
Harding campaign.
Senator Penrose, the stricken leader,
will be consulted freely.
It is probable Senator Harding may so
arrange his holiday program a* to make
a call on Senator Penrose at the latter’s
home In Philadelphia.
A messenger from Senator Penrose saw
Senator Harding today and carried back
to Penrose a message, the full tenor of
which was not made public.
Senators Lodge, Brandegee and Fall al
ready have discussed with Senator Hard
ing many detail* of the campaign, espe
cially with reference to New England and
the southwest.
Senator Harding had hoped to see Sen
ator Hiram Johnson before the latter left
for Ms Caltforina home, but was disap
pointed In this respect.
Friends of Senator Johnson say the
latter soon will make known bis plans
for the hearty support of Harding and
Coolidge- -
They declare that while his disappoint
ment In falling to receive the nomination
for president was keen, he 1* coming
around all right and will soon begin ac
tive support of the republican ticket.
They have no fear of his bolting.
rorNTS ON LOWOEN
AS LOYAL LIEUTENANT.
Senator Harding expects great results
from the help be Is to get from Gov.
T.owden of Illinois and the latter’s
friends In the middle western states.
Gov. Lowden was the first of the un
successful contenders to congratulate
Senator Harding and to offer him sup
port.
Senator Kenyon of lowa, a loyal Low
den state, has wired Senator Harding
that lowa will give him 60,000 plurality
next November.
Senators Watson and New of Indiana,
who are familiar with the middle west
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U. S. SEAMEN AID
JAPS IN DISTRESS
Help Put Out Fire on Steamer
Kiyo Maru Off Yokohama.
i SAN FRANPIRCO, June 18.-Advices
received here today stated that heroic
work on the part of the crew of the
shipping board steamer, West Jester,
saved the Japanese steamer Klyo Maru
with seventy passengers aboard from de
struction off the port of Yokohama.
The Klyo Maru took fire while nearing
the Japanese coast from Ran Francisco.
When the fire gained great headway,
ROS calls were sent out and were an
swered by the West Jester.
Part of the crew of the West Jester
went aboard the Japanese steamer and
assisted In combatting the flames.
The advices gave high praise to the
conduct of the -rews of both the Klyo
Maru and the West Jester.
It seated that one of the West Jester's
boats was burned while standing by the
Japanese vessel.
Sugar Gouger Fined
SIO,OOO in U. S. Court
PITTSBURG, Pa., June 18—J. J.
Gilchrist, an official of the Standard
Sugar Company of this city, was sen
tenced to pay a fine of SIO,OOO by Judge
W. H. 8. Thompson In the United States
district court today when he pleaded no
defense to a charge of profiteering In
sugar.
Cancels Citizenship
of Gary Attorney
GARY, Ind., June 18.—Paul M.
Glaser, attorney for the atrlkers dur
ing the steel strike, Is a “man with
out a eonntry.”
Gary officials today received in
structions from Washington order
ing then! to set aside and cancel the
certificate of citizenship Issued to
him In 1913, on the grounds that he
had no Intention of carrying out his
' oath at the time he was made a citi
zen of the United States.
The petition to cancel his citizen
ship was filed at Indianapolis, on
charges that he had bolshevik in
clinations.
Want Democratic
Rooster, Not Donkey
CHICAGO' June 18.—Illinois dem
ocratic women will make an effort
at the Ban Franclaco convention to
substitute the rooster for the donkey
as the party symbol, It was stated
today by Mrs. Frederick Tahl of the
state democratic women’s committee
"The democrats are not ‘mulish’;
they are merely firm," said Mrs.
Tahl.
“The donkey was Inflicted upon the
party Just after the Civil war, be
cause of their opposition to the re
constructive program. The rooster
is a proud creature, and has s good
deal to crow about. Democratic wom
an wUI wear little silver roosters at
the contention."
INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1920.
DETROIT JUMPS
' WAY UP IN LIST
1920 Population 993,739-, In
crease of 527573.
>
WASHINGTON, June 18.—Detroit has
outstripped Cleveland in population dur
ing the past ten years, according to 1920
census results today, which gave De
troit 993,739 and Cleveland 798,830.
This is an increase for Detroit of 527,-
973 or 113.4 per cent over 1910, when the
population was 406,768.
Automobiles are more popular than
the movies it may be observed.
The increase for Los Angeles was 80.3
per cent compared with the increase of
113.4 per cent for Detroit.
Without Philadelphia’s population for
1920. Detroit Is the fourth city in popu
lation. -
Cleveland has increased 42.1 per cent
with 238,173 more Inhabitants this year
than In 1910. The population then was
560,663.
Others were Detroit, 113.4 per cent;
Los -Angeles, 80.3 per cent; Cleveland,
42.1 per cent; Indianapolis 35.1; Balti
more, 31.4; Chicago, 23.8; Milwaukee,
22.3; San Francisco. 21.9; Buffalo, 19.4;
New York. 17.9; St. Louis, 12; Cin
cinnati, 10.3; Pittsburg, 10.2.
The standing of the seven leading cities
of the country, according to the latest
figures, follow;
New York, 5,621,151.
Chicago, 2,701,212.
Philadelphia, 1,800,000 (estimated).
Detroit, 993,739.
Cleveland. 796,836.
St. Louis, 773,000.
Boston, 747,923.
GEO. W. PERKINS,
FRIEND OF T. R„
FINANCIER, DIES
Leader in Former Progressive
Party Succumbs at Con
necticut Sanitarium.
STAMFORD, Conn., June 18.—George
W. Perkins, retired financier, who for
many years was connected with J. Pler
pont Morgan, died early today in the
Stamford Hall sanitarium.
Acute Inflammation of the brain caused
Mr. Perkins’ death; according to a atato
ment Issued at his New York office.
“The condition resulted from complete
nervous exhaustion due to Intense and
continuous work,” the statement said.
Perkins went to the sanitarium abou*
a week ago, following what la *ald to
have bren a nervous breakdown.
Perkins was a cloae friend of Theo
dore Roosevelt and other national fig
ures. and at one time was partner of
the elder John Plerpont Morgan.
Mr. Perkins leaves a widow, who be
fore her marriage in 1889 was Miss Eva
line Ball, daughter of Flemen Ball of
Cleveland, 0., snd two children, Dorothy
and George W. Perkin*. Jr.
The son was a lieutenant In the Amer
ican army in France.
MR. PERKINS WAS
HORN IN C HICAGO.
Perkins was born in Chicago Jan. St,
18C2.
He entered the employ of the Chicago
office of the New York Life Insurance
Company In 1877, riling to superintend
ent of the western department.
He became second vice president in
1808 and wa* elected chairman of the
(inane* committee of the company in
I‘jOO.
In 1903 he was elected vice president.
In 1901 he became a partner in the
banking firm of J. P. Morgan A Co
retiring in 1910.
Perkins was a leading progressive dur
ing the 1912 presidential campaign
He wa* a director of the International
Mercantile Marine, the United Statee
Steel Corporation and other large com
panies, besides bedng a trustee of Vasaar
college.
ILLNESS DATED BACK
TO ATTACK IN WAR WORK.
Mr. Perkins’ falling health dated back
to an attack of influenza and pneumonia
he suffered while In France doing T. M.
C. A. work.
The first day of May Mr. Perkins was
removed to a qhlet retreat in the Cats
kill mountains, but, his ailment failed to
respond to treatment and on June 5 he
was brought to Stamford.
“My father Is naturally of nervous
temperament and had been working to
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MORE JOYRIDERS
RIDE TO TROUBLE
Man and Woman Arrested
After Police Find Auto.
When Lieut. Jones found an auto
mobile parked in the center of Ohio
street, near East street, at T o’clock this
morning, with no lights burning, be in
vestigated.
A woman's hat, handkerchief, gloves
and a purse containing $8 dollars, a one
gallon bottle containing what was said
to be a quart of ,“white mule," led the
policeman to believe there might have
been a tragedy, but it was only a “Joy
ride.”
While the officer was investigating
Glen Jones, 27, of the Plaza hotel, ap
peared and rlalmed the automobile.
He was arrested charged with operat
ing a blind tiger.
When questioned as to what had be
come of the woman he told the police he
bad taken her home, but waa unable to
tell where she lived.
On the way to police headquarters.
Lieut. Jones 'ound a woman lying on the
sidewalk at Market and East streets, and
be arrested Lula Springer, 22, of 223
South Noble street, gharglng her with
drunkenness.
She immediately claimed the bat, the
purse, handkerchief and gloves, and told
the officer Jones had purchased the
“white mule,” but she did know
where.
“How did yon get your shoes so dusty
If you were riding In an automobile?"
asked Jones.
“Oh, Mr. Policeman, I been danc
ing at Broad Ripple. Didn’t you ever
dance at Broad Ripple? It Is sure dusty
out there.”
After the police had taken the couple
to headquarters and slated them, an In
vestigation was made to see whose auto
mobile it waa that Lieut. Jones bad
found.
It was learned the car had been ranted
from the Hoosler Anto Laundry, 127 East
Wabash street
Friends of Coughlin
Raise Ransom Fund
NORRISTOWN, Pa., June 18.—Friends
of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Coughlin, par
ents of Blakeley Coughlin, who was
stolen from his crib fifteen days ago, to
day are making arrangements for the
pooling of large sums for a gigantic re
ward to be offered for the return of the
child and for the apprehension and con
viction of the kidnapers.
It la believed the amount win eceeed
S2Sy9OO, and may roach the $50,000 math.
WILSON SEES
TRAGEDY IN
G. O.P. ACTION
President Says Nominees and
Platform Are Fit Com
panions.
PRINCIPLES SACRIFICED
j_.
courtesy of the New York
World, The Indiana Dally Times
herewith presents extracts of an
Interview obtained by -Louis Sel
bold at the whitehouse.
(Copyright. 1920 by the Fress Pub
lishing Company and New
York Wold.)
WASHINGTON, June 17.—Nine
months of courageous battling to re
pair the consequences of illness re
sulting from the profligacy with
which all earnest men draw upon
their balance in the bank of nature
has neither daunted the spirit nor
impaired in the slightest degree the
splendid intellect of Woodrow
Wilson.
The president has paid In the flesh.
There la no doubt about that But with
sublime courage be fought while he lay
almost physically helplea*. Now thrft
bis complete restoration to health seems
assured, ho fights with determined pur
pose to bring America to what he con
siders its sense of duty to the rest of
the world with the fullest realization of
big own duty to America.
Mr. Wilson’s vision and courage
through these nine months of tllness have
but served t® make him the more deter
mined that justice and right (as he ap
praises them) shall prevail throughout
the world ts every force or Influence at
his command can accomplish it.
These are the outstanding Impressions
that I brought from a three-hour visit
on Tuesday last to the best loved and
most bated mat) In the world, and of
half- an hour's call on Wednesday.
Regarding the nominees the president
declined to make any comment beyond
expressing the belief that the gentlemen
selected for president and vice president
at Chicago “admirably harmonized with
the platform.” ♦
MAKING OF O. O. F. PLATFORM
“8f lENTTFiq.ALLY PRUSSIAN.”
"I suppose I should feel flattered," he
said, with a twinkle in his eyes, “over
being made the Issue of the presidential
campaign by the republican party. But
even the effort of the platform makers
at Chicago to confer the distinction of
being not only • burning hut a living
laau# by camouflaging and obscuring the
real issues will not deceive the people.
“The processes by which the Chicago
platform was accomplished seem to me
to have been essentially and sclentlfi
rally Prussian, in inspiration and meth
od. . Instead of quoting Washington and
Lincoln, the republican platform abould
have quoted Bismarck and Bernhard!,
because the republican attitude regard
ing the supreme issue that can not he
abandoned or disregarded, strongly sug
gests the arbitrary influences that dic
tated the doctrine* of those two emi
nent persons.
“I am extremely confident that the dem
oratic convention at San Francisco will
welcome the acceptance bv the republican
party of my Invitation to make the league
of nations the laane of the campaign. I
am even more confident that such a ref
erendum will confirm my faith that the
American people desire it above anything
that a political party may now provide
and that they will condemn the repub
lican policy of denying them the con
summation of their hopes. No one will
welcome a referendum on that Issue more
thsn I.
“This thing (the league of nations) lies
too deep to permit of any political-skul
duggery attempt to sidestep or to evade
moral and humanitarian responsibilities
much too solemn to treat so lightly or
Ignore, ,
“The republican policy of negotiation
has been persisted in for the sole purpose
of advancing republican chances for the
winning of the coming presidential elec
tion -h has never reflected a sincere de
sire to am eliorate the effect the measures
adopted :‘or protecting the country in
time of var. The republican policy has
been rather to exaggerate the measures
I hope and believe that the platform to
be adopted at San Francisco will be more
progressive and clearer In understanding
than that enunciated by the republicans
at Chicago.
“The character o 7 the me.n who will sit
as delegate* In the San Francisco con
vention should be sufficient guarantee
that tho issues upon which the campaign
Is to be fought will be met with definite
and concrete statements and not cloudy
and ambiguous terms as was tho case in
the Chicago convention
G. O. P. CONVENTION
“APOTHESIB OF REACTION.”
“The republican convention waa the
apotheais of reaction. It was the di
rect antithesis of what I hope the demo
cratic convention at San Francisco will
turn out to be. Tho leaders who call
themselves progressive and who pre
tended to speak for the progressive ele
ment in the republican party, sacrificed
every principle that made attractive the
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MARKET SOUGHT
FOR SOUTH SIDE
Housewives’ League Wishes
Location at Arizona-Talbott.
A delegation representing the South
Side Woman’s club came before George
E- Williams, executive secretary of tha
board of public safety today and
asked what could be dbno about the es
tablishment of south side markets at
Fountain Square and at Arizona and Tal
bott streets on property owned by the
Pennsylvania Railway Company.
The .delegation told Mr. Williams that
the two proposed markets if established,
would be supported by he south side
growers and producers ind that {they
have the promise of a number of south
side growers to provide market articles.
Including vegetables.
They said the market would be held
only one day of the week—Saturday.
The market would be kept clean and
sanitary, they said.
Mr. William* told the delegation he
had nothing to do with the establish
ment of markets and advised them to
bring the matter before the board at
Its next meeting.
The same delegation went to James
H. Lowry, superintendent of the de
partment of public parks, and made
complaints about alleged overcharges
made by cold drink venders and those
running stands in Garfield park and
vicinity.
They said venders have been charging
from 1 to 2 cents more a drink than la
oastemarv
Mr. Lowry gave so opinion on the mat
tar, JMt pneeaUed MutOMsAfen.
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GOODRICH JUST
MISSEDBY CAR
‘My Fault,’ He Says, as Cop
Offers Assistayce.
Gov. James P. Goodrich is wearing
a smile today, for he had a narrow
escape from serious injury last night
when qaught between two street cars
at Illinois and Market streets.
So close did the southbound car
come to the governor that it scraped
hts clothing.
The excited motorman climbed from
the car, believing he had struck, the
man, but the governor declared he
was uninjured.
A traffic officer started to Investi
gate, but the governor said, “Never
mind taking names; I am not hurt.
“It was my own fault, anyway,”
Gov. Goodrich told the policeman, as
the. officer assisted In ‘brushing the
governor's clothes, which had gath
ered dirt where the car bad “brushed"
him.
HEADLESS BODY
OF GIRL IS STILL
UNIDENTIFIED
St. Joseph (Mo.) Police Con
tinue Efforts to Unravel
Murder Mystery.
PT. JOSEPH, Mo.. June 18.—New
clews leading in different directions to
day have the police more baffled than
ever In their attempt to solve the Lake
Contrary murder mystery, revealed when
the body of a young worHan, minus the
head, was brought to the surface of the
little summer resort krke by a fishing
party.
A possibility that the supposedly bean
-1 tlful young woman may have been car
ried a captive- to a bridge over the lake—
a rendezvous for simmer flirtations —and
there brutally beheaded alive waa seen
today in the discovery of Indentations In
the bridge flooring which the police be
lieve were made by an ax.
The barely viaib e marks, surrounded
by blood splotches, led to the belief that
they were made by glancing blows of the
Instrument, perhaps due to the struggles
of the woman.
SLAYERS CARRY
AWAY HEAD?
The position of the marks left little
doubt that the slayers cut off the head
just before casting the body into the
water and. to prevent Identification, car
ried the head away with them In the
“murder car" found by detectives at Ar
mour, Mo., seventeen miles from here.
The fact that the arms were securely
pinioned by a wire clothesline added to
the belief that the woman might have
been carried to the bridge alive.
The failure to find the head, although
the entire countryside joined In seining
the lake and digging (Is bsnks. has con
vinced the police the murderers carried
it off with them for hurlal at some dis
tant point. •
POLICE GET
MANY CALLS.
The police were still seeking today a
woman who telephoned the undertaking
establishment of Sldenfaden. asking for
a description of the body, early yester
day and stating that tt might be that of
a missing relative.
The description was given and tho
woman told she might call to view the
body, but she suddenly hung up the
receiver when her name was asked and
ha* not been heard from since.
Chief of Police Watson this afternoon
was In receipt of a telegram from Ed
warrlsvllle. 111., stating that a relative
of a young woman raising from that
place was on the way to St. Joseph t*
view the body.
FEAR HELD FOR
INDIANAPOLIS GIRL
Fears expressed today by Mrs. L. D.
Leeds. 809 Pine street, that the headless
body of a girl found In a lake at St.
Joseph. Mo , might be her daughter Hel
en. were dispelled when a dispatch to
The Times declared the Indianapolis girl
could not be the one murdered.
Helen Leeds left thta city about six
weeks ago with the “French Frolics"
show, which placed at a local theater,
and played for a time at a resort on Lake
Contrary, where the body waa found.
The dispatch recetved by The Times
stated:
“St. Joseph police say they do not be
lieve that by any chance the body could
be'that of the Indianapolis girl.
“ ’French Frolics’ played St. Joseph a
month ago, aud do not think Miss Leeds
has been there within the last week,
when the murder was committed.”
WILLCUTCORNER
ON CAPITOL AVE.
Jog at Sixteenth Street Vo Be
Widened.
# *~
A resolution providing for the cutting
away of the southwest corner of Capitol
avenue and Sixteenth street was adopted
at a meeting of the board of public works
today.
The cutting away of the corner will
give a larger radius to the jog in the
avenue and eliminate much of the dan
ger, it Is said.
The board will order the Indianapolis
Union Railway Company to prepare plans
and specifications for the building of an
iron, ornamental fence through the cen
ter of the Illinois street subway In or
der that dangerous conditions for traffic
and pedestrians may be eliminated.
At times the subway Is so dark It Is
said that a vehicle driver or pedestrian
can see scarcely fifty feet before him and
the pedestrians are In the habit of cut
ting across the street in the subway.
The board said the only practical way
to stop this ilangerons practice was to
have an Iron fence erected through the
length of the subway along the center
row of columns.
An order was Issued to the Citizens
Gas Company for ’the extension of a gas
main lr. Shriver avenue, from Twenty
sixth street to 2608 Shriver avenue.
An opinion was passed by the board
at its last, meeting that no more gas aijd
water mains extension could be ordered
this year.
Approval was made on the preliminary
assessment rolls for the paving of Black
ford street from Washington street to
the railway tracks south of the canal,
and for the paving o£ Market street from
Illinois street to Pennsylvania.
Mexican President
to Meet U. S. Writers
MEXICO CITY, June 18.—Vhe Amer
ican newspaper correspondent* In Mexico
City will be guests of President De La
Huerta at luncheon in the National Pal
ace on Sunday.
The president said he would
correspondents together from t (BB U>
time to consult them on (juastHV of
interest bstwwm Makiee and twWntted
•te tea.
HOME EDITION
2 CENTS PER COPY
EXTORTION ACTION
MAY RESULT FROM
‘BOOZERING’ CASES
' ’
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BULLETIN.
Edgar Schmitt, chief of police of Evansville and convicted head of thd(
Evansville "booze ring,” was sentenced to two years in the federal prlsoil
at Atlanta and fined $2,000 by v Judge Anderson in federal court thi4
afternoon.
Branding the purchase of a police boat by Police Chief Schmitt as
"sham and a blindT to deceive the citizens of Evansville into thinking th*j
the liquor laws were being enforced and holding certain attorneys to a s
accounting for their conduct, Federal Judge A. B. Anderson began corn
Bidering the evidence against sixty-seven defendants in the Evansvilla
“whisky ring” case preparatory to passing judgment.
RICH MAN,74,SAYS
WIFE DOPED HIM
John Moore Charges He Was
Inveigled Into Wedlock.
John Moore, 74, capitalist, a white
haired, white-bearded man, today related
in superior court, room 5, how Emma V.
Moore, bis wife, bad given him whisky
to drink at her home, caused him to be
come Intoxicated, and Inveigled him Into
marriage last February.
This testimony was brought out in a
cross-complaint filed by the aged man,
asking that his marriage with Mrs. Moore
be annulled.
Mrs. Moore brought suit, asking for
support, alleging that Moore, who is said
to be wealthy, left her and failed to pro
vide for her.
Moore told the court he had been mar
ried twice before, and that he met Mrs.
Moore, when as a neighbor she invited
him to call and see her.
“She gave me whisky and gin to drink
and thereby made me drunk, and brought
about circumstances that enabled -her
to threaten to bring suit for breach of
promise." said Mr. Moore.
He lajd bare the facts of his pre-nup
tial relations with Mrs Moore, and in
sisted that she had brought about his
unhappy frame of mind, which caused
him to bring the action for annulment
of their marriage.
"She was-very mean and menacing
toward me." he testified, "and as she is
much stronger than I am I was afraid
she would injure me.
"She told me that I could get a
divorce if I gave her SIO,OOO, and I re
fused, anrf then she aaki she would grant
it for $6,000. and finally when I refused
she demanded money and I gave her a
monthly allowance." explained the aged
capitalist.
The Moores lived together only four
months.
NEGRO APPEALS
BOOZE FINDING
Indiana Ave. Politician, Jug
and White Man Untangled.
Sol Caldwell, negro, one of the lead
ing republican political workers of the
Indiana avenue district, was fount
guilty today in city court of operating
a blind tiger and was sentenced to serve
thirty days on the penal farm and
fined SIOO and costs by Special Judge
Solon Selleck.
Caldwell appealed and Edward “Chip"
Lewis, negro, former proprietor of a
notorious roadhouse southeast of the
city, signed the appeal bond of SI,OOO.
Patrolman Brown was in Sol Cald
well's shining parlor on June 7, at
nbout 2 o’clock In the afternoon, and
!)e admits he was not there to get his
shoes shined.
Caldwell, “Chip" Lewis and a white
man, Fred Merritt, 1009 North New Jer
sy street, suddenly entered and, accord
ing to Brown, Caldwell was carrying a
lara-e Jug.
Brown testified that Caldwell set the
Jug down by the door When he saw the
policeman, but suddenly changing his
mind, picked It up, ran and hid it under
a stairway.
Brown Informed Lewis and Merrtttt
that they were under arrest.
The jug, Brown said, contained whisky
or “raisin Jack.”
“When I came back ‘Chip’ Lewis ran
out of the place and I let him go. for I
knew I would find him and arrest him,”
he said.
Merritt’s defense was that he had
called to the shining parlor to repair'
Caldwell's automobile and “just hap
pened to enter the shining parlor when
the other men entered."
Blind tiger charges against him were
dismissed.
“Chip’* Lewis, dressed in the latest
style of summer clothes, had a separate
trial.
He declared he did not see the Jug un
til after the policeman had lt>
“Chip" also said he did not run away
from the policeman, but that he walked
to police headquarters and signed Cald
well's and Meritt's bond.
On cross-examination Lewis also stated
he had never been ■ convicted ’ on the
charge of operating a blind tiger.
Judge Selleck discharged Lewis and
“Chip’' hurried to the city clerk’s office
adjoining the courtroom and signed
Caldwell’s appeal bond.
5 BANDITS LOOT
CLEVELAND BANK
Wound Farmer Who Is in Way
—Take $15,000.
June 18.—With drawn
revolvers, five bandits today held up the
employes of the First National bank of
Cbargln Falls, about eighteen miles from
here and escaped with loot estimated of
$15,000.
A. R. Chance, a farmer who refused
“to get off the sidewalk," as the bandits
entered the bank was shot In the leg.
A small boy. who also refused to obey
the bandits’ command, was struck over
the head with the butt of a revolver.
Firemen to Hold 1921
Meeting in Portland
Special to The Times.
MISHAWAKA, Ind., June 18.—O. Reese
Evans of Warsaw was elected president
of the Northern Indiana Industrial and
Volunteer Firemen's association, in con
vention here yesterday afternoon.
George G. Butz of this city was named j
vice president; G. F. Ragge of Ft. Wayne, j
secretary-treasurer, and Joseph Miller of;
Portland, assistant secretary.
The executive committee as named by
President Evans Includes L, C. Helm of
Decatur, F. G. Duryea of Ft. Wayne,
and Georg* Klhm of Kendailvllle.
Portland was selected as the meeting
place el tbe eewaiatton la i*2i.
Mdse than I£9o delegate* were sea **-
NO. 33.
“A person can not sit here in eotns
like I have for several years hearing the**
cases unless he is a prohibitionist,” sai4
Judge Anderson. i
“I am one and I am here to tell
that I am in favor of prohibition as it ig
the only way to have decent governmental
said Judge Anderson with feeling.
“The saloon keepers by their
in the corniption of city officials swenj
to do their duty, have compelled the
citizens to bring on prohibition.
"The only way to cure the thing la
to cut it off at the very roots and that
is what prohibition does,” said the court.
DECLARES LAWYER’S
ACTIONS SHAMEFUL.
In discussing the efforts of certain ati
torneys to clear Police Chief Schmitt llj
the light of the "wholesale” evidence of
his guilt. Judge Anderson said, as bis
cheeks framed with Indignation:
“It’s a shame for lawyers, certain mem
bers of this bar, to get up and try t*
argue to a jury that this man Schmitt la
Innocent, especially when these lawyer*
have taken an oath to supporf the laws.
“Certain lawyers, the court sees that,
have advised their clients to plead guilty
because those clients were guilty under
the law.
“No man will be found guilty in thl*
court when he is Innocent and here are
lawyers trying to argue to the Jury tbA
Innocence of this police chief.
“Can you beat it?” asked the Judge.
Pointing his finger to lay
to his remarks, Judge Anderson said
with great emotion, "I practiced law foi
twenty long years and I say here tha|
I would rather dig a ditch or hang ovei
a washtub than to make my living lik*
some attorneys do, and I can not help
saying it, gentlemen.”
Turning bis attention to a statement
made by Eli Harp, a father of seven
children who lives on a houseboat and
who has pleaded guilty to transporting
liquor into the state. Judge Anderson’*
indignation seemed tp be boundless.
JUDGE ANDERSON
HINTS AT EXTORTION.
“Look at this! Just look at this, -
sternly said the court .
“This receipt shows that Eli Harp, a
man who lives on the houseboat, paid
A. E Gore, an attorney of Evansville*
S2OO for defending him in the state conrl
when he wanted to plead guilty.”
Harp had previously presented a re
ceipt to the court to show that he png
up SSOO as bond after he bad told At
torney “Archie” Gore of Evansville that
he was guilty and wanted to plead guilty
to charges of violating the state law.
.Tudge Anderson said to the poorly clad
and poorly educated man before him.
And you told this man Gore that yoa
were guijty, that you were arrested after
you had run right Into the feet of th
sheriff with a load of whisky and then
he took s2op for what?
“For what, I ask?” said the court
loudly.
“This receipt shows that Gore was re
get S2OO of this bond money when it wa*
taken down.” said the judge.
“And did he take the $200?” , ' 1
ATTORNEY TALKED
HIM INTO JAIL.
“Yes,’’ meekly said Harp. "And h
talked me right into Jail, didn't seem to
do me any good.”
Then Judge Anderson softly said, as h*
leaned over the bench and looked at the
hoatman, “You are what they call *
wharf rat?" / i
"Yes," said Harp, “that’s what they
call me."
“You have children?” asked Judge An*
derson.
“Seven.”
“And yon live on a houseboat, a boat
you draw up on the hanks sometime,**
said the court.
“You are not educated?”
“Just got past the third grade,” an
swered Harp. V
Slowly and tenderly the court said s
“You have been more sinned against, tbaa
sinning."
Then with Indignation again overtak
ing Mm, Judge Anderson firmly said, ia
discussing the name of Attorney Gore,
"The man who breaks into a house and
steals Is a better man.”
Then the dourt said to Mr. Slack:
"Tell me something about this mtfn Gore,
“Is he an attorney?”
Mr. Slack stated that “Gore was known
for such activities.”
George W. Green, a department of Jus
tice agent who handled the case for tha
government, said: “Gore Is the only law
yer who attempted to obstruct this case."
INDICATE ACTION
AGAINST GORE.
Judge Anderson said, “If I can get the
evidence that man wll no longer practice
law."
"I think we can get the eridenee,'* said
Green.
"Get it,” ordered the court.
One sensational story after another
was told- by defendants who spoke la
their own behalf.
Probably the most pathetic figure in
the courtroom was Andy Freidle, cap
tain of police and for. years a member ol
the police department at Evansville.
FREIDLE PRESENTS
PITIFU/. FIGURE.
With his eyes filled with tears,
Freidle said: “I never took 5 cents*
worth of graft and Chief Schmitt told met
not to plead guilty as he gare me- to
understand that his attorney. Judge
Spencer, would take care of me." *
The veteran captain admitted that ha
had "winked" at law violations because,
be thought it was the policy of the chlefi
and finally admitted that he knew vio
lations were goirigvon but worked un
der the orders of The cMef.
“Why, men from Indianapolis
(Turn to Dage 12, Figure 2.)
Mr. Hinshaw, Does
This Answer You?
BOSTON, June 18.—Gov. Coolldge’s
stand on the nlhocol content of
beverages was sent today to Virgil C.
Hinshaw. chairman of the prohibition
national committee.
The governor’s secretary, Henry F.
Long, acknowledged receipt of the
telegram and Inclosed,a copy of Gov.
Coolldge's veto of the bill which
would legalize the sale of 2,75 per
cent beer in Massachusetts had the
United States supreme houzt handed
down a favorable decision.