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THE WEATHER
Fair tonight. Temperature 5 to 10 above.
"Wednesday, fair, rising temperature.
VOL. XXXIII.
(ARMY OF DRY AGENTS
I DROPS DOWN ON RING
I IN NORTHERN WOODS
r 9 W arrants Being Served on Men Taken by
Surprise and Reported Running
Wide Open.
■ RAID IS ENGINEERED FROM CHICAGO
HURLEY, Wi*., Dfo. 2S- A small array
f prohibition agents swooped down on
Hurley at noon today and started a
widespread cleanup of the illicit liquor
Tattle.
‘ Seventy-five agents, led by J. H. Han
:ah, arrived from Chicago and itnmediate
y started serving fifty-nice warrants
•sued for membe:s of a reputed whisky
ring.
) The raid evidently took the liquor deal
ers by surprise as most of the places
were caught running wide open. Federal
;gents claimed.
, Fifty "soft drink" saloons were raided
|nd their doors closed. Most of the pro
trietors were arrested.
Tlie raids were conducted rapidly and
Tew. if any, of the reputed liquor law
violators had time to escape or cover up
tnything.
The town was running wide open in
preparation for a hilarious greeting of
he New Year.
A reporter last night succeeded in buy
ng a good mixture of port wine and
‘white mule” for $2 a quart.
Warrants for the arrest of the men
vere issued secretly last week by Judge
K. M. Landis at La Cross-'. His. At
he request of District Prohibition Ot-
Scer Richardson the judge went to the
listrict court at La Crosse and issued
he warrants personally, to assure that
here would bo no "tip off.” Not even
he prohibition enforcement officers of
he Iji Crosse territory knew of the
rarrmnts.
,OM'i A THORN IN
IDE OF OFFICERS.
Hurley long has been the thorn ia the
ide of the prohibition enforcement of
cers of the "Great Lakes district." Lee
Irove. in charge of enforcement of the
iw in the northern Michigan peniu
ula. recently led an attack on reputed
[hisky runners in which one of the men
aid to have been transporting booze
vas tilied. Extradition proceedings t *
ping several of the Federal agents to
Wisconsin for trial on charges of mur-
IHer, are in progress before Governor
bleeper of Michigan. There are approxi
mately seventy saloons here and Federal
agents declare practically all have been
gunning "wide open.”
Threats were said to have been sent
to Federal agents that if they ever at
tempted to “clean up" the town they
would meet with resistance.
OBTAIN EVIDENCE
oar SELLING.
Before the issuance of the warrants
several operatives came here and ob
tained evidence that many of the plc-es
were selling liquor. Deputy J. W. Han
nah was in charge of the agents who left
Chicago last night. Ail of the prohibi
tion enforcement officers of the central
district were gathered for the “invasion'’
CONSIDER ROADS
AND TAX PROBLEM
Farm Federation Committee
men Discuss Legislation.
Taxation anil road problems Were dis
cussed today by the legislative commit
tee of the Indiana Federation of Farmers
VA'soclations, meeting at the Hotel Eng
lish. Members of the committee who
"taet and organized shortly before noon
•leolarrd they had rwom men dxt ions from
loe-.il organizations coueernlng the stand
the federation should take on these sno-
Jeets. They said they had not gone over
the recommendations and refused to dis
cuss them.
While various organizations of farmers
have advanced a nurobe.r of things they
helleve the Legislature should accom
plish, the two subjoets are the only ones
being taken up by the committee, it
was stated. Another committee of the
Federation is engaged in drafting a pure
seed bill.
The. proposal that the stockyards be
placed under the control of the Public
Service Commission will not be taken up
unless differences between stockyards of
ficials and the farmers cannot be settled
otherwise, members of the committee
said.
Earl Crawford of Milton was named
chairman of the committee.' Russell Van
Hook of Renssalaer was named secre
tary and H. E. Loohney was named as
sistant secretary. The other members of
the committee are Everett McClure of
Aurora and A. H. Meyers of Noblesville.
Mr. Meyers was not aide to attend the
meeting because of illness.
Says De Valera 111
Near New York City
NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—Eamonn da
Valera, president of the ‘‘Republic of
Ireland,” is not very far from New York,
“recovering from a slight illness, but
■xpects to come out of his mysterious
"iding within a very few days.” ac
cording to his secretary, Harry Boland,
today.
Confesses Opening
Safe, Police Say
In a signed confession made to de
tectives today John Trout, 39, admitted
lie opened a safe belonging to E. 11.
Moorman, a contractor, at 1011 East Ver
mont street, on Christmas morning.
Trout had been held by the police ever
since he hid notified them that he had
discovered the safe rifltd of $175.
According to the confession Trout wa
working in the day watchman’s place,
giving him a chance to be home with his
family on Christmas day. After he stoic
the money he hid it in a manger, where
he and the detectives “found it” aftee
a brief search, he said.
Trout has been in the employ of Moot -
Kiln as a teamster a year and three
•Anths.
WEATHER
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty-four hours ending 7 p. m.,
lec. 29: Fair tonight and Wednesdav.
rising temperature: lowest tonight, 5 to
10 degrees above.
UOIKLY TEMPER ATI 111-:.
6 a. m —2
7 a. m —;j
• 8 a. in —2
0 a. m 0
10 a. in 3
11 a. m..
12 (noon) 8
1 p. m 10
2 p. w 11
Published at Indianapolis,
Ind., Drdly Except Sunday.
and as the train creaked across the frozen
rails through the north country, addi
tional agents were added to the party at
every important stop.
A year ago Maj. A. V. Dalrympie, who
was then in charge of prohibition en
forcement in this district, went to Iron
River, Mich., with a small army of dep
uties, in an attempt to clean up that
village.
LEMAUX CAUSE
OF BOTHER IN
JEWETT CROWD
Administration, on Anxious
Seat, Sends Agent to Un
cover Plans.
SITUATION GROWS TENSE
The failure of George Lemaux. presi
dent of the board of public works to in
dicate in any way whether he will be a
candidate for the Republican nomination
for mayor in the coming city primary
election, harf caused the Jewett-Lemcke
wing of the party to grow so nervous
they have seut a messenger to inquire
wbat be intends to do.
If Mr. Lemaux, who is understood to
have the backing of several substantial
business men. some of whom were con
tributors to the Jewett campaign fund
four years a go. gets into the race. the
administration will have to change the
whole p'an of its tactics, it is thought.
With the reorganization of the city com
mittee a little more than two months
ago the administration men feel it is
about time they know what thetr plan
is to be. So far, according to promi
nent members of the administration
wing, no candidate has been definitely
decided on.
Mr. Lemaux will not lie an administra
tion candidate. This became pretty cer
tain when it was reported reliably that
the administration practically offered the
city chairmanship to Irving Lemaux. son
of the possible candidate, and that the
son hid turned down the offer cold. The
elder Lemaux’s very outspoken indepen
dence in his activities as president of the
board of works also, known to have met
with the disfavor of the mayor and his
close associates.
While on the surface the mayor and
Mr. Lemaux are the best of friends, close
observer* at the city hall know the board
president on many occasions has lefused
to accede to the mayor's wishes with re
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SSOO BLAZE AT
JUNGCLAUS CO.
Few Calls Received by Fire
Department During Night.
1 Fire of unknown origin destroyed a
shed at the William I*. Jungcinus Com
pany, 825 Massachusetts avenue, at 4
o'clock this morning The loss was $509.
The company's plant was almost destroyed
by fire some months ago and I* l>e:ng re
built.
Fire that started from a defective flue
i caused the, fire department to ni.ikp a iuri
to the Mercantile Garage, 125 South Penn
sylvania street, at 11 o'clock last night.
The damage as small.
L. E. Jackson. 952 North La Salle
street, parked his automobile In front
of the English Theater last night and
while attempting to s'art the car it
caught Are. The fire department was
■ ailed, but the fire was extinguished be
fore the department arrived.
150 Bond Requests
Left in Board’s File
With the taking effeet of the Johnson
"home rule" tax bill, the State Bonrd of
Tax Commissioners fins In Its hands 150
petitions for permission to issue bonds
whb-h have not leen ncled upon. These
petitions are from all parts of the State
and include a number of important pro
posed bond issues.
The board has not decided whether the
petitions shall be certified bar kto the
local units without action or merely
dropped, permitting them to be refiled
in the regular way with local bonding
units. It was stated th latter course
probably will be taken.
Girl Coaster Killed
and Four Others Hurt
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 28.—Miss
Loretta Kiroboff, 17, was killed and four
other coasters seriously hurt in an acci
dent on Slbely street hill here. John
Abramowlcz 15, Walter Mnsalkowskl 15,
Frank Pattok 17, have not regained con
sciousness since the accident and their
recovery is doubtful.
The accident was caused when a bob
sled with twenty-five girls and boys on
it. crashed into a telephone pole at the
bottom of the hill.
Juvenile Banditry Wave
Blame Put On Movies and
Press by Kan. Professor
LAWRENCE. Knn., Dec. 28.—The war,
newspapers and the movies were blamed
today by Dr. William A. McKeever, ex
tension professor of Kansas I niverslty,
for the wave of Juvenile crimes sweeping
the country.
“The war, dramatized powerfully be
fore the excited minds of the young, and
destruction of life and property and our
propaganda made it seem right for the
time being.” said McKeever. who is also
juvenile director for the National Pres
byterian Temperance Board.
“The public press and the motion pic
ture have continued the drama, and these
two are largely to biame for the wave
of juvenile banditry which is sweeping
the country. They have been playing up
with thrilling effects practically every
crime in the catalogue."
Having fixed the blame as he saw it.
Entered as Second Clhss Matter, July 25, 1914, at
Postofflce. Indianapolis, Ind., under act March 3, 1879.
THREE BELOW
COLDEST IN 3
WINTERS HERE
Low Mark Reached at 7 a. m.,
and by 9 O’clock Mercury
Climbs to Zero.
8 RECORDED AT CHICAGO
With official theremometers at the
United States Weather Bureau register
ing 3 degrees below zero at 7 o’clock this
morning al! records for cold weather in
the last three years were broken. Data
on hand indicates that the cold wave,
which is today general over the <'en
tral Western States has been u\eq ualed
since the winter of 1917-101S.
Mercury in thermometers began to de
scend yesterday mo"ning, at which time
23 degrees above zero was recorded at
the weather station. With slight ex
ceptions yesterday afternoon the decline
has been gradual. At 6 o'clock this
morning a temperature of 2 degrees be
low zero was reported and an hour later
the mercury had dropped another de
gree, recording the minimum tempera
ture for the day at 3 below-.
At 8 o'clock the mercury had climbed
one degree and by 9 o’clock had reached
zero.
While official* of the weather bureau
cannot forecast weather conditions in ad
vance for more than thirty-six hours, the
colil wave probably will continue rt>r sev
eral days, it was said. Ulear weather is
forecast with a slight, increase in tem
perature.
Minimum temperature for last winter
was reported of 1 degree below zero
on Feb. 15. A temperature of 2 degrees
below zero, tho coldest In 1919. was re
corded on Jan. 4.
8 BELOW AT
CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Dec. 28.—The thermometer
registered 8 belov? zero in Chicago to
day, the first day of the winter that it
has gone below the marker. Reports
from surrounding States were that the
cold wive was genera! throughout the
Central West. It, followed a heavy snow.
Weather bureau officials today predict
ed that the wave had reached it* peak
and wanner weather would follow.
UNCLE JOE TOPS
SERVICE RECORD
Meets Morrill’s Mark of 48
I ears Plus in Congress.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 28—" Uncle Joe"
Cannon tied the long congressional rec
ord today. And he didn't even pause, but
kept right on and set up anew mark
for ambitious statesmen to shoot at.
Today when Cannon swung—he renliy
docs swing, too—his eighty-four years
onto the floor of the house, h>* bad served
in Congress forty-three years, nine
months and twenty-four days. Justin
8. Morrill of Vermont had serred that
long when he died, and that has been
the record for years.
Tomorrow Cannon will have beaten
that record and tig. House is planning
a celoorat'.on. There'll be speeches anc
‘‘Uncle Joe" will reply.
GRAMMER GIVEN
TERM IN PRISON
Method of Interesting Clients
in Estates Exposed.
Exposure of methods in<*l by John W.
Grammer. 39, who formerly conducted a
. sort of a detective agency or an in
vestigatlne bureau, to establish Interest
! of hi* clients in estates, was made to
day before Judge .Tame* a. Collins, ot
the Criminal Court, by a number of
Crammer's victims.
Judge Collins held that Grammer was
guilty of grand larceny as charged in an
indictment aud sentenced him from one
: to fourteen yars in prison and fined him
SIOO, besides disfranchising him for a
period of five years.
According to Investigator Claude Wor
i ley. Grammer is said to have received
; "fee*," totaling $470, from Dora Mayne,
I 3151 East Tenth street; Charles L. Ar
f font Inned on l'age Eight.)
Plans Exemption End
for Public Workers
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. An amend
| ment to the Constitution abolishing ex
' emption from Federal taxes for nil State
and municipal bonds and all salaries of
: State, and municipal officials nnd pro
| vldlng that the Federal Government sliali
j have power to tax aJI incomes, no mat
I ter from what source derived. Is pr
j posed In a resolution introduced in the
! House today by Representative McFnd
! den, chairman of the House Banking and
: Currency Committee.
Expect Arrest Today
of Eastman Slayer
| NEW YORK, Dec. 28. -With three wlf
i nesses of the murder of "Monk" Eastman
detained by police, disclosure of the
identity and arrest of the slayer of New
i York's most notorious gangster and gun
man, was expected today.
The crime wave continued. In the lat
chapter a negro killed his wife, who
was joy riding In a limousine, and then
took his own life.
Richard Enright, police commissioner.
Journeyed to Trenton today to confer
with New Jersey officials to cooperate
in suppressing the crime wave.
Dr. McKeever turned to the remedy.
“I would Censor out of the press every
report of crime not absolutely necessary
for constructive use, and I would place
every motion picture bouse in America
in the hands of a morals court or re
ceivership for sixty days. With that, the
crime wave would drop far below pre
war times.
“The thing which most effectively
‘nerves’ the youth for his crime is the
devilish cigaret. I would eliminate that
from the face of the earth,” McKeever
concluded.
McKeever is credited with putting
through the Kansas Legislature the law
which prohibits the sale or gift of cigar
ettes in the Slate and also prevents
minors smoking in public. This law is
now under attack by the Kansas division
of the American Legion, which is work
ing for ItayepcaL
INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28,1920.
PRESIDENT , 64;
CHILDREN HOME
Anniversary Finds Executive
in Better Health.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. President
Wilson is today celebrating his sixty
fourth birthday anniversary.
The occasion found tho President in
better health than last year, but with
his improvement a slow and gradual
process.
All of the President's family were with
him today. No plans for any special
celebration had been made.
The President and Mrs. Wilson have
as their house guests Mr. and Mr*.
Francis Bowes Havre and Mrs. William
Gibbs MeAdoo. Miss Margaret Wilson is
also at the White House. The three
daughters of the president are in Wash
ington to attend the wedding tonight
of their cousin, Miss Marjorie I’.row-u,
of Atlanta, to Benjamin King, of New
Y'ork. Miss Wilson will be maid of
honor.
President Wilson is desirous of attend
ing the ceremony, but doubt was ex
pressed at the White House today as to
the wisdom of his encountering the night
air.
OWNERSHIP OF
AUTOSCLOUDED
BY BOOZE LAWS
Question Raised Over Property
Taken in Prohibition En
forcement Work.
LIBEL SUITS PENDING
A question as to whether the Volstead
prohibition enforcement act lihh repealed
certain sections of the revenue laws pro
viding for the seizure by the Govern
ment of property used in the evasion of
Federal taxes or found on premise* where
such n violation i* taking place, arose
today in Federal Court in proceedings
brought by the Government to libel sev
eral automobiles seized from persons
transporting liquor.
In each of the six cases set for hear
ing parties other than persons front
whom the cars were seized, appeared to
claim the property as their own on vnrl
on* grounds. Three of the ease* were
started, but were taken under advise
ment by Judge A. It. Anderson when
the question about th** validity of the
sections under w-hb-h the proceedings
were brought was raised by Attorneys
James M Leathers. Frank Sj nines and
t'harles W. Moores, appearing for claim
ants of the cars.
The three other cum set were post
poned pending the formation of a deti
nlte policy which the Government will
pursue in regard to the seizure .f auto
mobiles in similar cases henceforth This
policy is to be based upon the opinion
which Judge Anderson may express upon
the question ns raised
The Volstead net provides that the
Government may seize automobiles used
In the violation of the national liquor
laws when prosecution for such viola
t!< n Is rondo The local Federal author!
ties have uot been ntteinptlng In en
force national prohibition through the
rigid application of this law. Rather,
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MARKET WHISKY
CASE UP FRIDAY
Stand Owner Summoned by
Board of Safety.
Ernest M McCormick, 45, operator of
two fish and oyster stands at the city
market, who was arrested on the charge
of operntkig a blind tiger following a
raid by police Friday, today was ordered
to appear before the next incetVig of the
board of public snfety Jan. ♦ to show
reason why hla lease should be continued
1 tie present on.tract, held by Mrs. Mc-
Cormick. for stands 302 and 3<'4, was us
pende 1.
Action was taken by the board after
a ijuantlty of whisky was discovered in
his stands and at ills residence at H 5
East New York street
Forty two building permits, with a
valuation of $51,995, were issued during
the Inßt week, according to a report ts
the building department. The report
shows that $92.15 in fees was collected.
A safety zone will be placed at the
north entrance of Merldinn street to
Monument clrile. in cooperation with re
• liicsis of members of Indianapolis chap
ter, American Association of Engineers.
I'latis for the placing of zone posts, with
• haiiiM and night signals, in a triangular
position at the entrance, and for sta
tioning a traffic policeman at that point
to enforce orders, were adopted by the
board.
Lawrence Curry was appointed a sub
stitute member of the fire force, upon
adoption of recommendations by Ftru
Chief Loucks. A recommendation for the
appointment of John Donahue as substi
tute. subject to medical examination,
wa salso confirmed. Otto W. Alcon. en
glneer of steamer No. 3, was reduced to
the rank of private, tiiat he may be do
tailed to the division of fire prevention
on January 1, in accordance with Chief
Loucks’ recommendation.
Recommendations by Chief of Police
Kinney that Patrolmen Edward Harms,
Eugene Bruce mid (Hen Maligns tie pro
moted to the rank of bicyclemen were
confirmed by the hoard. The appoint
inent of the following patrolmen, whose
probatlonery period has expired. was
(oniirined: William Gillespie, Calvin Sim
mons, Harry Smith, Leolin Troutman,
Charles Marlett, Preston Heater, Robert
Fulton, Clarence Laeefleld, Thomas <
Fleming, Jesse Hadley, Charles A. Vlles,
James O’Brien and Howard Ten Broeck.
Recommendations by Chief Kinney for
the appointment of the following police
women, whose period of probation has
expired, were confirmed: Nell W. Dunkle,
Mac M. Rupert, Margaret Osborn and
Metta Davie.
Coal Workers Meet
HAZLETON. Pa.. Dec. 28.—When the
stale committee of the I'nited Mine Work
ers of the anthracite field met this after
noon a report was submitted by three
district presidents on the outcome of
the negotiations with the operators who
refused the demand for a wage Increase. 1
Indications are that no trouble will
develop.
Bush Still Free
Although no order has been announced
that Dennis Bush. who. four years ago.
was sentenced to serve four months on
the Indiana State Farm on an assault
charge growing out of an election affair,
must serve his teurm, Bush won seen
around the courthouse today, according
to attaches of the sheriff’s office.
Bush appealed to the Supreme Court, 1
which sustained the special Judge's sen
tence in Criminal Court. The case was
returned to the lower court, Dec. 17, but
no orders have been issued to put iuto
effect the sentence given nearly four
years ago on Bush.
SAY COLLINS
WILL NOT QUIT
COURT BENCH
Friends Pass the Word Aspir
ant for Mayor’s Office Not to
Resign as Criminal Judge.
SUPPORT SOURCE SEEN
Particular friends of James A. Collins.
Criminal Court judge who aspires to lie
the Republican nominee for mayor <>f
Indianapolis, nre now spreading the word
that Collins has no intention of resign
ing from tlie criminal bench, where be
has done valiant serv'ce for the party.
These friend* do not state openly
whether Collins will be a eandidate for
mayor or not, but they are reassuring
the uneasy, who began to tremble when
the possibility of a criminal Judge being
appointed to replace him was first sug
gested.
With this knowledge in hand, poli
ticians are beginning to wonder if In
dianapolis,is to be (rented to the spectacle
of a Judge of the Criminal Court con
ducting a campaign for an executive job
while he pretends to officiate oil the
bench. The conjectural picture is not an
edifying one, and it is safe to remark
that If Collins undertake* to stage such
a campaign It will Ik* the first time In
the history of the bench of Marlon Coun
ty that a Judge has so far forgotten the
requirement* of hi* political position a*
to engage openly in vote seeking while
holding a Judicial position.
However, politicians agree that Collins
might os well announce Ills candidacy
and campaign from the criminal bench
as continue In the manner be is now op
erating.
GEORGE COFFIN
COLI-INS BOOSTER.
Whether he Intends to defy the gener
ally accepted opinion that he is not eli
gible to election a* mayor during the
period for which he was elected Judge
remains to be seen, but at present a lot
of person*, who have reason to be grate
ful to him for the lenient maimer in
which he has treated their transgressions,
are booatlng him loudly for the nomina
tion, and he has done nothing to discour
age them.
George V. Coffin, the ex-chief of police,
whom the bonrd of safety allowed to rc
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VIOLENCE WAVE
GAINING FORCE
Shooting and Disorders Fol
low Holiday in Turbulent
Ireland.
Woman Among Twelve
Killed in Irish Jams
DUBLIN, IW>e. 28. —Twelve person*
have beet) killed find nineteen
wounded In Irish violence 'luce
Christina*, according to official
figures revealed here today. <ne of
the civ ilia n killed waa a woruaU.
The total*:
Killed Wounded
Civilians 11 17
l'ollcernen 1 2
r*
Pl’niJN, Doc 2* Anew wave of
; Irish violence has followed the Christmas
1 holiday chiefly in the martial law zone.
and many shootings and disorders were
. reported today.
It develops that one of the five Sinn
Peltiers killed in the battle at Itruff,
i County Limerick, when soldier* raided a
dance, was commandant of the local
I branch of the Irish Republican nrniv.
I wo oivilianas who were w ounded in that
1 tight are reported to lie dj ing *ne p<>
1 llcenian wa* killed by the civilians.
A farmer was killed in County Tyrone,
tiy a hand of armed masked men who
were raiding farms
Two civilians Maurice Reldy and John
Loon- were shot to death at Ballodwyer.
James Hickey, a prisoner, was shot
and killed in a struggle with his guards
nt Tipperary.
A woman wa* killed at Limerick.
Two large clothing stores were burned
in the business <H*trlct of Tipperary.
The Irish Jails arc. so full of prisoners
tiiat many arrested persons are being
sent to Welsh Jails.
Weeks to Be Toll of
Illness for Watson
WASHINGTON. Dec. 28. Senator
James E. Watson, Republican, of In
diana, may not be able to resume ids sen
atorial dutle* for two or three weeks tto
'cause of an intestinal malady from which
he Is suffering, it was stated nt his office
today.
•Senator Watson has been confined to
his Washington resilience since Christ
inas day. The fear is entertained that
an operation may lie necessary.
Tax Case Argued
The hearing of argument on a demurrer
of the defendants. Ralph Lenirke ea
I county treasurer and the State tax hoard.
In the tax case brought by William Bos
son and other farmers attacking the
validity of the horizontal increases under
the Tut hill-K (per statute, was in prog
ress before Judge Linn Hay of Superior
Court, Room 2, today.
The court recently refused to issue a
restraining order preventing Mr. Letnrke
from collecting the horizontal increases
under the Tuthill-Kiper act and held that
the statute was constitutional.
Fights for Adornment
A mustache which adorns the upper
lip of OrVll W. Lowry, 32, of Apartment
No. 2, San Toy, caused a fight which re
sulbed in bis arrest early this morning.
' Lowry, known in
j Nxi athletics as “Runt,”
iffi'ylT’siain-r .j* /S has a reputation
(V* f° r being able to
'W £3 battle, but some-
Pk times the oppo
nents are too nu
merous, and that
was Die cause of
loi rfllVvi Lowry being all
feJBjJHBEtLttJ mussed up today.
It was at 3 o'clock this morning tiiat
George Paxton, janitor at the Richelieu
Annex, telephoned the police that a man
covered with blood and badly beaten had
asked for permission to wash up nt his
apartment. The police fouud and identi
fied the man as Lowry.
Lowry said two men met him in front
of (SlB North East street and made a re
mark about his mustache. He said that
he did not like any person to talk about
his mustache and that he started a fight
and both men jumped on to him and one
hit him with a “hlnckjack.”
Lowry was arrested on the charge of
drunkenness and vagrancy, but the police
were unable to find his assailants.
Bicycle Officer Moriarlty told Judge
Pritchard that Lowry had been drinking,
but ‘‘was not very drunk,” and the court
dismissed the charges qf drunkenness
and vagrancy.
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City of Fiume Smoke Wreathed
From Fires and Exploding, Mines
i , ,
Recent photo of Gabriele D'Annunzio, indicated by arrow, and some of
his soldiers.
DARING THEFTS
SLUMP; PETIT
JOBS NET SB7O
Four Reports of Robberies
Made to Police Within
3 1-2 Hours.
Although I tie bold hold-ups that marked
the start "f the t-rlm- -.vavc in Indian
apolis seem to have decreased for the
time beluc, the number <>f petty robberies
held to the average for the last twenty,
four hours, according to p dice records.
Four different thefts In various parts of
the city Lite yesterday netted the per
petrator* SB7O.
Cecil Badger. 33. 813 Hast Twenty-
Seventh street, la held under $5,0 H) bond*
by the nollce on a charge of vagrancy.
He la suspected, the police assert, of hav
ing held up and robbed Mrs. Myrtle
Wurster, 2337 Bellefontaine street, two
months -ago. while she was nearing her
home.
Badger was recognized by Mr. Wnrster
yesterday on a description given hhu by
his and notified tile police. He was
arrested at hi* home this morning.
CHRONOLOGY OF CRIME j
3 j*. m.—Dr. Hurry D. Weller, dentist.
.”*8? Kahn building, laid a package of
sold teeth nnd plates down in the Indi
ana Trust Company building, and in a
few minute* he discovered they had been
stolen They were valued at s2o<>.
5:50 p. m.—Mrs Charles Xhiimnrd, i3l
West Pratt street, reported the theft of
* diamond ring valued at $250.
8 p. m.—Mrs Coreen Caldwell, f!2’7
Newton Cln.vpooi building, reported that
a man *<. and to use the telephone and
after he left the office she discovered her
purse had been stolen The purse was
valued nt $lO, and contained two gold
ear rings set with seven pearls each. The
ear rings were valued at $448).
0:30 p. m.—Mis* Marie Files, cashier
nt Smith's Theater, notified the police
that a man bad passed a raised bill at
the box office of the theater, receiving
change for kit).
H:IS a. m.— Mary Hamhright, colored
maid, reported that the Wheeler Rescue
Mission, Delaware and Wabash streets,
had been ransacked by burglars. The
police found that a typewriter and 50
cents in money had been taken. The
knobs nnd hinges on the safe were also
battered off. The exact amount of the
loss will not be known until an inventory
is completed by A. C. l’ope, manager.
Sister of Pat O’Brien
Says He Was Slain
MOMKNCE, 111., Dec. 28.—Lieut.
Pat O’Brien, whose widely-remembered
escape from a moving train bearing him
(o n German prison camp startled tho
country In the early year* of the World
War. did nni die a suicide on Dec. Ti
In his room In a Los Angeles hotel, but
was murdered.
This was the word given out today by
Mrs. Clara Clegg of this city, sister of
the dead hero aviator, in au interview to
newspaper men. Mr*. Clegg also told
her Interviewers that relatives and friend*
of u’Brlen are insisting upon a more
thorough investigation of the circum
stance* surrounding ids death ami that
the Los Angeles end of the investigation
is to be conducted by Merwin O’Brien,
brother of the tl.ver, nnd Virgil Moore,
who was associated with him In his mo
tion picture enterprises.
May Try Worl Again
A second attempt to bring action in
the Grant County Circuit Court against
Luther Worl, former Grant County treas
urer, alleged to be $22,000 short in his
accounts, will be made, Jesse E. Eseh
bach, chief examiner of the State board
of accounts, said today. Previous action
failed because of a hung jury.
Mother of 13 Children
Freed in Time to Spend
Christmas With Family
Through the leniency of President
Woodrow Wilson the doors of the lu
dlann Women’s Prison were opened
for Mrs. Catherine A. Itrann, 55, of
Peru the day before Christinas and
she spent the yuletlde holiday at her
home with her newiy-born twins and
eleven other children, who had been
motherless since she was sentenced
June. 25 by Judge A. B. Anderson of
Federal Court, It was learned today.
A presidential pardon foe Mrs.
Braun reached Indianapolis on the
evening of Dec. 24. Her son in Peru
was notified immediately and he came
to the Robert E. Long Hospital,
where Mrs. Braun was confined with
her babies on Christmas morning.
She reached Peru in time to join in
the family celebration.
Mrs. Braun was sentenced to the
prison for threa years by Judge An-
'LAST HOME EDITION
TWO CENTS PER COPY
I Sen. Chamberlain’s
Condition Unchanged
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—The condl
! tion of Senator Chamberlain, Democrat,
i or' Oregon, who was operated on heiv
I last week, was unchanged today. pbysi
sians at the hospital announced. The
j .Senator rented well last night. i
Britten Bill Seeks A
Mint for Chicago
WASHINGTON. Dec. 28. — Repwrnta
t ve Britten of Illinois today intrnjuced
a bill providing f<>r the estabiishriCMU of
gold, silver and copper coinage ‘mint
jat Chicago. An appropriation of $300,000
I I* asked.
British Embassy
Incident Now Closed
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—The Incident
arising from the British embassy's di
rect communication with Senator Kel
logg. denying British interference with
American cable messages, "is practically
closed," officials of the State Department
J said today.
Phonograph Plant to
1 Shut Down for While
f WEST ORANGE. N. J., Dec. 28—The
Edison I’houograph Works here will clo*e
i for au Indefinite time tonight as a result
of "general business conditions." Ap
' proxlmately Six) will !>,- thrown out of
j work Iti addition to 1.200 laid off in the
last six weeks.
Mail Clerks May
Act as Notaries
I
I Rural mail carriers may be notaries
public, according to an opinion of Elo
Stansbiiry, attorney general, rendered to
day in reply to n question of Ed Jack
sou. secretary of State. Mr. Stansbury
held that mail carriers are not public of
ficials. but merely public servants and ns
such may be notaries.
Mayflower Damaged
Slightly by Blaze
! WASHINGTON. Dec. 28. Ftre which
I broke out in the galley today for a time
threatened the destruction of the presl
‘ d-entiul yacht, Mayflower. Concerted ef
j forts by sailors and men of the flre
| fighting force at the Washington Navy
| Yard finally checked the fire. It was
I said the damage done can be readily
| repaired.
4 Burn to Death When
Fire Destroys Home
I MOUNT MORRIS, N. Y., Dec. 28
i Throe children nnd a woman were burned
in death and two other children and their
1 father narrowly escaped the same fate
al Leicester, near here, today, when the
home of William Barrett was completely
destroyed.
The dead are: Nelson Barrett, 0; his
two sisters. Ora, 7. nnd Mildred, 4; and
Alice Kaseman, 30, housekeeper at the
Barrett home.
Ship’s Crew Hunting
Yoeman and $72,000
NORFOLK, Vn., Dee. 28.—Yeoman T.
Meyers today was absent from the de
stroyer Satterlee with the $72,000 pay roll
that was to have carried the vessel on a
tour to South America. An all-night
search by 100 sailors failed to locate
him.
Ship’s officers said Meyers disappeared
yesterday afternoon after signing for the
pay roll money delivered by messenger.
An apprentice seaman accompanied
Meyers, the officers said.
derson when it was found she had
been using the malls in a scheme
to defraud. She, with her husband,
John F. Braun, operated a fake heal
ing agency, in which a “magic hand
kerchief” was involved, the Govern
ment charged.
At the time of her sentence she
told a Government doctor that she
wub to become a mother, but tho doc
tor. after a physical examination, re
ported the contrary, it is said. Sho
was committed to the prison on July
0, and remained there until Nov. 12,
when prison authorities had her re
moved to the Long hospital. The
twins, a girl and boy, were born
Nov. 20.
Friends and others interested in
the case, including Federal officials,
got busy, with the result that t|fe
pardon came on Christmas Eve.
NO. 198.
SURROUNDED ON
THREE SIDES BY
CAVIG LIAS MEN
Important Points and Build*
ings Also Held by Regu
lar Troops.
REBELS DESTRUCTIVE
ROME, Dec. 28.—Wreathed in smoke
from burning forests and exploding
mines, Fiume today neared surrender to
Italian soldiers.
Premier Glolitti was informed by Gen
eral Oaviglla, commanding the regulars,
that he could expect occupation of the
city this afternoon. He reported prog
ress of his troops impeded by Gabriele
d’Annunzio’s tactics of mining bridge*
and streets and by sniping, but said hi*
men had occupied several important cen
ters iu the city.
Regular troops had drawn a tight line
around three sides of the city. Swarm
ing through barricades and slashing wire
entanglements, the soldier* edged their
way through crooked streets until they
bad undisputed possession of a number o £
important structures. On the Contrida.
side of Fiume, the troops occupied tha
big Danubus ship building plant. White
head torpedo works and oil refinery and
(Continued on Page Seven.)
RAIL PROBLEM
MAY BE THROWN
UPON CONGRESS
Failure of Roads to Earn
Guaranteed 6 Per Cent Re
vives Rate Issue.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 28.—A growing
| uneasiness that the railroad problem may
l be thrown back into Congress is becom-
I ing apparent among both legislators and
; railroad men.
Despite the passage of the Esch-Cum
tnins transportation law and efforts of
railroad executives and the Government
to work out a solution for it. four ques
tions, including that of rates, are listed
j as demanding answers.
; The transportation act as interpreted
I l>.v the Interstate Commerce Commission
guaranteed the roads earnings of 6 per
I cent on a valuation of $18,900,000,000. In
; Augusf, the Interstate Commerce Com
mission fixed the highest rates in hla-
I tory to accomplish this, but in September
; the roads fell $29,000,000 short of earn
j ing 6 per cent and in October $20,000,000
short. Reports for , other months bar*
i n °t been made up. but railroad men ad
■ mit they, also, will show a shortage.
According to Dewitt Cuyler, head of
j the Association of Railway Executives,
the roads, despite these shortages, do not
expect higher rates. However, accord*
I insr to Representative Esch. co-author of
| ike transportation set. it is mandatory
(Continued on Page Seven.)
LAWYER BARRED
IN CITY COURT
Paul P. Scharffin and Louis
Hornstein, Notary, Under Ban.
Asa climax of a case in which sen
sational charges were made by attor
neys, Judge Walter Pritchard, in City
Court today, disbarred Paul P. Scharffin,
an attorney, from practicing law in hia
j court, and ordered that affidavits b*
sworn out against Louis Hornstein. a no
tary public, charging him with larceny
: by trick.
Seharffln’s disbarment followed tho
making public the fact that he signed the
i bond of Louis D. Frank. 2907 West Wash
ington street, after his arrest had been
j caused by Mrs. Valera K. Douglas, 24,
(Continued on Page Seven.)
Storm Warnings Up
Coasts
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—The Weather
j Bureau today ordered storm warnings on
the Atlantic coast between Cape Hat*
! terns. N. C,, and East port, Maine, and on
| the north Pacific coast.
Cardinal Gains by
Long Night’s Rest
BALTIMORE, Dec. 2S.—Cardinal OtV
i bons, who Is ill at the home of Robert T.
| Shriver. at Union Mills, i* better today
; than at nny time since he became indis
posed, about three weeks ago. The Rev.
Louis IS. Stickney, rector of the Balti
more Cathedral, who is a visitor at the
Shriver home, said the prelate went to
sleep nt 11 o'clock last night and did
not awaken until 8:39 this morning. As
the result of the long rest, the Cardinal,
according to Father Stickney, was much
refreshed.
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Will Friday Be?
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necessary to know. How can you find
out? You can 'aboriously count up on
your fingers, with a good chance of mak
ing a mistake. Or else you can have a
calendar hanging on the wall, and see
at a glance.
Which is the better way ?
Any reader can secure a copy of the
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(In filling out the coupon print name
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