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THE WEATHER
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday.
Possibly thunder showers today.
VOL. XXXIV.
SENATORS GET
HARDING PLAN
FOR NORMALCY
President, at Dinner, Outlines
Ideas for Guiding Country
Back to Prosperity.
t
TALKS OF ALLIED DEBT
Wants It Put on Permanent
Basis and War Taxes Wiped
Out—Other Views.
WASHINGTON. Joiy 27.—The
Harding administration has mapped
Its course for a return to normalcy.
Developments today made clear for
:he first time the essential points in
this course which Harding hopes to
;arry through with the aid of Con
iress. It was understood he sought
this aid in a dinner given to senators
it the White House last night.
The course as laid out involves a
cleaning up of the “debris and left
over" of the war. This includes the
putting on a permanent basis of the
allied debt to this country, the settle
ment of the Government account
with the railroads, the funding of
$7,600,000,000 • Government obliga
tions due in 1923, and the revision of
revenue laws to wipe out war taxes.
Settlement of those matters will, In tile
opinion of the President, give the country
i feeling of security and premanency
which will serve as a startling point for
industrial and commercial revival.
The foreign debt situation is in the
bands of Secretary Mellon and the Senate.
Harding hag indicated to Senate leaders
he desires early action.
Plans for the settlement of the railroad
accounts with the Government were ex
plained in the presidential message yes
terday.
Revision of the tax laws Is proceeding
In the House.
The next step be to make clear to
Congress and the country what the Ad
ministration proposes to do about the
$7,500,000,000 werth of Government ob
ligations.
Plans for taking care of these obliga
tions through an issue of short time
treasnry notes and of exchanging them
for bonds of foreign nations which this
Government hopes to receive In the debt
gettlement have been discussed.
The fate of the soldier bonus, which
President Ilardlng urged the Senate t<
ghelve, awaits the completion of the rest
of the Administration program. It is un
derstood.
LA FOLLETTE GROUP
TO FIGHT ROADS
WASHINGTON, July 27.—Senate lead
ers today started action on President
Harding's plan for relief of the railroads
ind agriculture.
Senator Cummins. lowa, chairman ot
the Interstate Commerce Committee, was
lummoned to Washington for a confer
ence.
There Is a group in the Senate headed
by La Follette which Is bitterly hostile
to any arrangement which even appear*
to be to the advantage of railroads
There is little doubt, it was learned, that
members of this group intend to make
the opening of the transportation ques
tion their opportunity for an assault On
the Government's course.
SENATE LEADERS
STUDY PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, July 27 A definite
program for Congress was being put in
shape today by leaders, following the
dinner conference at the White House
last night at which the details were set
tled.
It was decided that the railroad relief
legislation asked yesterday by President
Harding can wait there being no im
mediate need of it, in spite of the fact
that Harding thought the need urgent
enoug'x to send a special message urging
prompt action.
The program agreed on by Harding
and Senate leaders it was learned is this:
The Senate to pass the Administration
substitute for the Norris bill to give
credits to farmers enabling them to hold
their surplus until markets open. The
Senate then to pass the anti-medicinal
beer bill and the Capper-Tinchrr bill to
prevent future trading in grain. *
The House to pass the tax bill.
The tax bill to be given precedence In
:he Senate over the tariff bill.
Both houses to recess or adjourn as
toon as the above program has been put
through, leaving the Senate Finance
Committee to work on the tar bill .
The Senate to return to work as soon
is the tax bill Is ready for it.
More than half the discussion last
light was devoted to refunding of for
tlgn loans. It was stated, and it was
igreed that there Is no particular hurry
■bout that.
President Harding notified Senators
that Secretary of Treasury Mellon would
be ready to appear before the Finance
Committee tomorrow with a memoran
lum on plans for refunding.
WAR FINANCE
BODY READY
WASHINGTON, July 27.—The War
Finance Corporation, is in a position
financially to carry out President Hard
ing'* plan for rejuvenation of the rail
roads should authority for such action be
granted by Congress, It was Indicated
today when the corporation announced
that it had on hand with the Treasury ;
i cash credit of $403,827,771.29 and out- i
standing loans totalling $98.9ti3.53ti.3.
The credit requirement for the railroad
betterments and improvements under the j
plan of the director general of railroads
ind presented to Congress by the Presc
ient has been estimated at $500,000,00C.
WEATHER
Forecast for Indianaoolls and vicinity
for the twenty-four hoi.rs ending 7 p. m.,
July 28: Fartly cloudy tonight and
Thursday, with possiMy thunder showers
•his afternoon or tnoight; somewhat low
*r temperature Tburidav.
HOTRLT TEMPEKATIRK.
6 a. m 71
7 a. m 7.1
: a. in 78
'i a. m 83
10 a. m 83
’ r- m 88
12 (noon) 88
1 p. m Si
2 P. m &0
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Hoosier One of Two Army
Fliers Killed at Coblenz
COBLENZ, July 27.—Lieut. Carl Gunther and Corporal L. O. Rogers of th
American army of occupation were killed near here today when their airplan*
trashed.
The plane's gas tank exploded and the two were burned to death.
Gunther's home was at Frankfort, Ind., and Rogers lived in Hillsboro, Texas.
FORMER PROMINENT
FRANKFORT FAMILY
Special to The Times.
FRANKFORT. Ind., July 27.—Lieut
Karl L>. Gunther, 32, one of the two
American aviators, killed when their air
plane fell at Welssenthurm field near
Coblenz, Germany, was a member of a
prominent family which formerly lived
in Frankfort.
Gunther received his eariy education in
the local schools and was a graduate of
Wabash college with the class of 19X1.
Following his graduation, he became head
instructor in the Rafael Military Academy
BOTH SIDES TO
BE ON HAND IN
PLAZAPROJECT
City Council Elections Com
mittee to Take Up Referen
dum Proposal.
Ptjrsons who wish the war memorial
plaza project put to a referendum and
citizens who are opposing a vote on the
project were expected to appear before
the city council elections committee in
large numbers this afternoon, when a
hearing will be held on the petition
which asks that an election on the pro
posal be called.
Those opposing the referendum wilt
be headed by representatives of the
American Legion, including the legion
committee on a war memorial. W. X.
Harding, attorney for the remonstrants,
was expected to present their case.
The American Legion representatives
will attempt to -how that rne petition
for an election does not contain the bona
tide signatures of 5 per cent of the voters
of the city. This contention will be
based largely on answers to a question
naire sent by the legion to persons
whose names appear on the petition, ask
ing them if they signed a petition
against a war memorial.
Voters who are asking for a referendum
are expected to contend that the question
naire of the Legion is misleading and,
therefore, cannot be taken as an indica
tion of public sentiment. They contend
that their remonstrance is not against
a war memorial, such as wa provided for
by the Legislature, but that, they are
merely asking for a referendum on the
city plaza question.
In reply to this statement Dr. T. Vic
tor Ke'-ue, Indiana national committee
man o! the leglou. and other contend
that while the State provided for t'he
erection of a war memorial on the site
of the State school for the blind, it did
not provide for the- removal of the school.
They contend that without the plaza
there can be no war memorial.
U. S. RECEIVES
JAPAN’S REPLY
Secretary Hughes Withholds
Comment Until He Can
Study Communication.
WASHINGTON. -Tulv 27.—The Jap
aneso reply to President Harding's in
vitation to attend a conference on dis
armament and far Eastern policies was
received by the State Department today.
Secretary Hughes had not had an op
portunity to' read the communication
and withheld all comment on it.
officials of the State Department were
confident, however, the reply was en
tirely satisfactory and that Japan had
agreed to sit as a member of the pro
posed conference without reservation.
The message is lengthy and will not be
made public for some time, It was
stated.
INFORMATION ON
PURPOSE ASKED
TOK-U2. July 26—(Delayed!.—Japan's
reply on the American proposal for a
Pacific discussion conference which was
forwarded today, was understood to ask
for informatory agenda covering the pur
pose of the conference, but at the same
time was believed to be an acceptance of
the proposal.
WANTS DISCUSSION
OF WIDEST SCOPE
WASHINGTON. July 27.—The Ameri
can Government is making a vigorous
fight against any restriction of the scope
of the proposed Pacific and Far East
ern discussion in connection with the dis
armament conference.
This development came while Secretary
Hughes was awaiing an answer from Ja
pan to the invitation to the conference.
The statement was made on high au
thority that the American Government is
strongly desirious that there be the freest
opportunity In the conference to discuss
all subjects which at present form points
of controversy or which might In the fu
ture cause controversy.
Hughes, it is said, intends to take up
the Shantung question In the conference,
if it is not settled satisfactorily before.
FOCH MAY HEAD
FRENCH DELEGATES
NEW YORK, July 27.—Marshall Foeh
may head France’s delegptlon to the
Washington disarmament conference, It
was Intimated here today >y the French
ambassador Just before sal tng for home.
M. Jusserand disclaimed any official
knowledge of who would bead the dele
gation. but h£ characterized Marshal
Foeh as “the best informed man in the
world on disarmament.”
Fail to Agree 01
Cofferdam Proposal
No decision was reached at the confer
ence today between members of the board
of public works, officials of the Indian
apolis Water Company, the Sheehan Con
struction Company and Samuel Ashby,
corporation counsel, regarding- the re
quest of the construction company that
the city pay for the construction of cof
ferdams which the company find neces
sary in order to lay a sewer across the
canal on Fifty-Sixth stiet.
A request that the c.'ty pay for this
work was made to the tonrd Monday by
Merle N. A. Walker, attorney for (he
Sheehan Construction Companay, follow
ing refusal of the valer comprny to
shut off water long enough for the com-,
panay to lay the sewer.
Another conferor.ee will be held later. -
3uiriaua daily (Turn's
at San Rafael, Cal. He received a com
mission in the Vnited States Army avia
tion corps in 1918 and traveled about the
country making maps for aerial naviga
tion, and a few months ago, he was sent
to (iermany.
Gunther's father was a prominent at
torney in Clinton county and has been
dead for several years. Mrs. Gunther
now resides with her daughter, Mrs,
George Rasely In London, England. Mrs.
Itasely, who was Miss Helen Gunther, was
formerly well known in Indianapolis
theatrical circles. Her husband is an
opera singer in a London theater.
HARDING HEARS
WHY VETERANS
DEMAND BONUS
Legion Committeeman Tells
President Payment Adjust
ment for Loss Suffered.
WASHINGTON, July 27 The demand
for a soldier bonus bill Is based on simple
Justice atyl “will not and cannot be
downed," Gilbert Bettman, chairman of
the American Legion legislative commit
tee told President Harding today.
The view presented to the Senate by
Harding that the soldier adjusted com
pensation measure means merely giving a
cash gratuity to soldiers is unfair and
erroneous, Bettman told the President.
Bettman also cited the soldier aid
work Canada has done and explained
that the legion Is seeking, not a bonus
for military service, but an approximate
adjustment of the economic loss suffered
by the tueu in the service.
Bettman presented a carefully pre
pared statement to the President In
which he referred to the "unusual pro
cedure" of the President in usking Sen
ate to defer action on the bonus.
The Administration may recotnjnend
the passage of a soldier’s compensation
bill when tlie question of funding the
foreign debts is settled. The President
indicated to Mr. Bettmenn, after their
conference.
'The President Informed B- ttmann that
he is opposed to the bonus bill now in
Congress and its passage at this time
but failed to indicate \vb* n he would
recommend enactment of a,substitute.
SPURGIN SAID
TO BE HIDING
IN MONTREAL
Missing Chicago Bank Presi
dent Traced in Flight to
Canada.
, CHICAGO, July 27 nrren C Spurgin.
president of the Michigan Avenue Trust
Company, missing since shortages of
nearly $1,500,000 were discovered la hl
accounts, is in hiding In Montreal, an
thorities lea rued today.
Spurgin'* movements were traced from
j the time he fled from Chicago, through
| Detroit and to Montreal,
j This information was gained as indict
ments were returned by the Cook County
! graml Jury, charging the missing bank
president with embezzlement.
USED TAXIC AB IN
REMOVING MONEY.
Investigators going over Spurgln's
books today announced they had infor
mation that Spurgin took SS)GS.OfO in
securities from the bank between July 1
and July 15, replacing them with worth
less stocks in wild cat oil companies.
Two days before he fled, a taxicab was
used by Spurgin in removing great sums
of money from the bank, officials stated.
Two indictments charging Warren
;C. Spurgin, missing president of
! the Michigan Avenue Trust Com
pany, with embezzlement and larcenv
i by bailee, were voted by the grand Jury
j today, according to announcement by
Assistant State's Attorney James Mc-
Shayne. Although the exnot amount of
Spurgln's alleged shortage has not been
announced, It Is believed to exceed
$1,000,000
Mrs. Spurgin and her daughter, Vivian,
who were arrested last night, are still
held for questioning.
1 Confident that Mrs. Myrtle P. Spur
gin, wife of Warren C. Spurgin
missing president of the Michigan
Avenue Trust Company, and her
daughter, Miss Vivian Spurgin, have not
“told all they know,” Chief Investigator
Ben Newmark of the State attorney's of
fice planned further questioning of the
two women. Mrs. Spurgin and her
daughter were taken into custody here
last night on their return ftom Detroit.
CONFIDENT WIFE AND
DAUGHTER KNOW MORE.
Miss Spurgin, according to Newmark,
made the sensational admission that
Spurgin had confessed to Mrs. Spurgin
that he had looted the bank of more
than $500,000. Mrs. Spurgin is under
stood to have told Newmark that her hus
band had told her he was “going away"
because of some trouble at the bank and
that he probably "never would see her
again."
Mrs. Spurgin said she and her bus
band, although they occupied the same
house, had been estranged for several
years.
Although no definite clews ’ to Spur
gin's whereabouts have been obtained,
the search still is to be prosecuted in
Colorado, Alabama and along the Mexi
can and Canadian borders.
Burglar Gets Purse
While Woman Sleeps
Etta Dormer, Massachusetts ave
nue, reported to the police today that
while she was asleep a burglar entered
her room and stole her purse which con
tained sls In change, she said.
A burglar made an unsuccessful at
tempt to enter the home of Mrs. R. H.
Adams, at 2062 North Illinois street. Mrs.
, Adams said she saw a man on her front
porch at 3 o’clock this mornirg holding
a flashlight. The burglar tried the front !
door, but was frightened away, Mrs. \
Adams told the police.
HELD AS BEER MAKER.
Clarence Wllklng, 713 Hast New York j
street, was airested by Lieutenant Cox
on the charge of operating a blind tiger
last night. When the police raided his
home. Police say they found five and
a half gallons of beer, eight ran* of
mult, seven packages of hops, forty-seven
empty quart bottles, fifty-seven empty
pint bottles, four bottles each of the
half gallon size, and one six gallon jar.
INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27,1921.
SMALL SEEKS
LEGAL ADVICE
ON SURRENDER
Fails to Arrange Arrest in
Chicago and Will Remain
Several Days.
SHERIFF GETS WARRANT
Sangamon County Official
Wires Governor He Will
Await Return to Capital.
CHICAGO, July 27.—Governor Len
Small and his staff of legal experts
will remain in Chicago during the
next two or three days, it was an
nounced today.
Governor Small, who is under in
dictment on charges of embezzling
$500,000 of State funds during his
term as State treasurer, was to meet
with Albert Fink, generalissimo of
his legal forces, and George B. Gil
lespie of Springfield and Joseph \Y.
Fifer of Bloomington, also of his le
gal staff, this afternoon at his hotel
to determine what legal action would
be taken concerning the Governor's
surrender.
7 ho confsience wa* to follow receipt of
the telegram from sheriff Mester. It had
not reached the Governor at noon.
WARRANTS GIVEN
TO SHERIFF
SPRINGFIELD, 111. July 27. I h r'O
warrants for the arrest of Governor Len
Small of Illinois were turned over to
Sheriff Henry Mester of Sangamon Coun
ty late this morning tor immediate
service.
The "long arm" of the law, by this
action, began to reach out for Illinois'
chief executive, it also marked the open
ing shot by the State in its battle to
compel the Governor to submit to the
Jurisdiction of State criminal courts.
The twenty-four hours of grace al
lowed the Governor for a "peaceful" sur
render have expiretl, it was announced.
The Governor, last reported in Chicugi.
has announced his willingness to submit
to arrest in that city, but local authori
ties desire to arest him In the State capi
tal.
MOVIES “TAKE"
HISTORICAL AC T.
The warrants wero handed him by Cir
cuit Court t ilerk Charles L. Koehn, at
the direction of States Attorney Morti
mer. The procedure occurred In front
of the courthouse, while movie cameras
were grinding away.
On receipt of the warrant*. Sheriff
Mester immediately replied to Governor
Small's telegraphic offer last n.ght to
surrender in Chicago.
The sheriff * reply, addressed to At
torney Albert Fink, read:
"In reply to your telegram of last
night will say that it 1* unnecessary
for Governor Small to go to the incon
venience or trouble of submitting him
self to arrest in Chicago, lie can ad
vise me on hi* return thi* week and
process can lie served here. Please wire
day Governor Small will be in Spring
field for this purpose.
(Signed i "HENRY MESTER,
“Sheri ff-
The sheriff then auouneed he would
take no action until he heard again from
the Governor.
CONTEMPLATES NO
USE OF FORCE.
Askrd whether force would be used If
the Governor refused to submit to arrest
In Springfield, the sheriff declared he did
not expect such action on the part of
the chief executive.
"1 believe the Governor will come down
here late today or tomorrow and permit
the process of the law to be carried
out,” he said.
“The next move Is now up to the
Governor. He can avoid all inconveni
ence by coming to Springfield and sur
rendering to t lie law,” was the only
comment made by States Attorney Mortt
mer.
The three warrant* are transcripts of
indictments charging the Governor with
conspiracy, a confidence game and em
bezzlement. of State Interest funds, In
volving $2,500,000, while he was State
treasurer.
GO VERNOR SMAL L
SEES HACKERS
CHICAGO, July 27.—Governor Len
Small, indicted chief executive of Illinois,
bowed meekly before the law today.
The Governor, who repeatedly declared
he would call out the State troops before
he would submit to arrest on warrants
charging embezzlement of large sums of
State money, notified Sheriff Henry Mcs
(Continued on I’nge Two.)
Protect Yourself Today!
Serious Accidents Daily
All people mentioned in article reprinted here would have been
protected had they registered for an
FIVE INJURED,
TWO SERIOUSLY,
WITHIN 12 HOURS
Mrs. Emma Beaver, 56, Struck
by Train at Massachusetts
Avenue Station.
Five persons were Injured, two seri
ously, In a series of accidents within the
last twelve hours in Indianapolis. Six
automobile accidents claimed four of the
victims, but the most serious was one
in which a woman was struck by a lo
comotive.
(Reprinted from Dally Times of
yesterday) V
SEE DETAILS ELSEWHERE IN THIS NEWSPAPER.
BOARD ACTS
TO CONTINUE
SCHOOL WORK
Snider & Rotz Asked to Pro
ceed With Construction
Pending Court Decision.
MATSON GIVES OPINION
Attorney Says Time Has Gome
for Legal Interpretation of
Points Involved.
In order that work on the thirteen
school buildings now in course of
construction may proceed without in
terruption the board of school com
missioners last night voted to re
employ the firm of Snider & Rotz as
engineers for this particular work.
This firm resigned two weeks ago
and at the same time L. A. Snider
member of the firm, resigued as
building advisor of the board.
The board's action was taken after
an opinion written by Frederick E.
Matson, attorney for the board, was
read.
In this opinion Mr. Matson frankly
said that in view of the many opinions
already given ns to the legality of the
Snider & Rotz contracts that he did not
care to give another; that the lime had
come not for opinions, tint for a court de
cision in the matter. However, he added
tliut if the board felt thut in the emer
gency it was for the best Interests of
the schools t<> employ Snider .V Itotz that
he saw no objection to doing so. pro
viding Snider & Rotz were willing to ac
cept the employment on the distinct
understanding that in the event the
courts hold against them that they may
not receive payment for services.
ACCEPTANCE
NOT ASM RED.
it is not known whether Snider A Itotz
will accept the position offered the firm
under these conditions. The vote on the
question stood 3 to 1, those voting for
the re employment of the engineers being
Bert S. Uadd, who presided in the ab
sence of Mrs. Julia Belle Tutewller,
president of the board. Clarence E.
t'rlppln and W. I. Allison. Charles L
Barry voted !u the negative. Mr Burrv
said he was against the motion because
of the doubtful legality of the proposed
contract. He was in favor of turning the
entire matter over to C. W. Burton, su
perintendent of buildings und grounds,
with authority to hire engineers to do
the work Mr. Barry said that In the
event Me. Burton decided to hire Snider
A Rotz for the work that ther* would be
no question about the legality of the
action. However, there was no second to
his motion.
In giving his opinion Mr Matson took
up the criticisms of the Snider & Itotz
contracts offered by the state board of
accounts recently. Tlio sum and sub
stance of one part of his opinion seemed
to tie that us a lawyer Walter J. Twl
name, field examiner of the State board
of accounts, 1* a "mighty good ’ field
examine".
DIBCUSBB9
TWINAME REPORT.
ip his recent report, Mr. Twlname raid
that snldrr A Rotz were performing
certain functions which should tie taken
cure of by the superintendent of build
ings and grounds, although for more
than ten years these functions have been
discharged by other persons, a proceed
ing that has had the approval in the
past of former school boards, and by iin
(Continued on Page Bix.)
HOT FIGHTING
ON IN MOROCCO
Spaniards Gaining Upper
Hand Over Natives.
MADRID, J,u!y 27—Heavy fighting
1 continues nlong some parts or the Mo
: roccan battle front, but the Spaniards
are gaining the upper hand over ttc*
rebellious natives and are restoring onio
ns quickly as possible, according to
advices to the war ministry.
In the Mellila district the Spaniards
made a sortie and occupied Mr Aanlayon.
! Communication was estabiiihod with
forces in that region that had been
|encircled by the tribesmen.
Navor Sidtdris has been abandoned by
the Spaniards, part of the garrison em
barking tiprtu a battleship. The remainder
fell into the hands of the natives.
Both sides sustained heavy losses in
the fighting around Navor Sididris.
UPTOWN ROBBERY STAGED.
Robbers broke into the Terminal pool
room in the basement of the Traction
Terminal station last night and took S3O
from the cash register. It. A. Llndley,
proprietor of the place, reported the
loss to the police.
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Two Men Hunting ‘Little
Excitement’ Wreck Train
Following an alleged confession in
which Ernest Hughes, 30, 2316 Barret
avenue, admitted he attempted to
wreck a train near Hines, arrange
ments were made today to take him
to Martinsville where he will be
placed on trial.
The reason given for the alleged
attempt to wreck the train was
"just to see a little excitement.”
According to Detectives Reilly and
O'Donnel, who arrested Hughes on
July 15, on the charge of vagrancy,
Hughes has confessed he was fishing
ESCHBACH GETS
SQUARELY INTO
SCHOOL FIGHT
Examiner, in Sizzling Reply
to Engineers, Scores Sug
gestions of ‘Unfairness.’
| Denying the statement that he had been
consulted and bad approved the em
ployment of L. A. Snider as building ad-
I visor of the Indianapolis board of bchool
j Commissioners, and of the firm of Snider
& Rotz as engineers for the board, Jesse
| E. Esehbach, chief examiner of the Stuti
I board of accounts, today personally en
! teiv-d the controversy by sending u shari
letter to Snider & Itotz. in reply to a letter
sent him by that firm yesterday In ex
planation of charges of illegal employ
ment made by the accounts board.
Mr. Esehbach characterizes some of the
statements of Snider & liotz as "unworthy
Intimations and suggestions of unfair
ness."
HOLDS STATEMENT
WHOLLY FALSE.
“Your statement that the present State
examiner discussed the dual employment
of Snider A Itotz and L. A. Snider with
the president of the boarti of school
commissioners or had any official knowl
edge of any such employment is entirely
false and without any foundation of fact
whatever " Mr. Esehbach wrote.
In his letter Mr. Esehbach takes oc
casion to repeat some of the arguments
of those opposing adequate school facili
ties for the children of Indianapolis. He
declares that "Ihe school city of Indian
apolis is rapidly approaching financial
bankruptcy under the continued opera
tion of such extraordinarily lucrative
contracts as you hold.”
The letter In full follows:
ERUHBAUH WRITES *
SHARP LETTER.
"In re Illegal contracts,
"Snider A. Rotz, and J. A. Snider.
"Your letter of July 2rt. 1921, In the
above entitled matter, has been received
"Your answer naturally divides Itself
into three parts.
“Eiret
"THE FACTS IN THE EASE.
"These are aI! taken from the records
of the board of school commissioners of
the city of Indianapolis and can be -ead
ily ascertained by any taxpayer Interested
therein.
"You have made no denial of these
facts. We therefore conclude that you
admit their correctness.
"Second:
"T IE LAW IN THE CASE.
"The constitution and laws cf Indiana
provide for an attorney general, whose
opinions, rendered for the guidance of
State boards, officials and commissions,
are the highest legal authority of the
State.
"The attorney general of Indiana Is an
extremely conservative lawyer of ability
and high standing.
"The State board of nccoun:* sought
from this highest authority In Indiana a
legal opinion on the legality of the ion
tracts of the board of school •ommisslcn
(( ontlnued on Page Two.)
FAMILY WIPED
OUT IN CRASH
Five Persons Are Instant
ly Killed in Auto
Disaster.
CLEVELAND, July 27. —One family was
wiped out when five persons were killed
and another fatally Injured in an auto
mobile accident today. The accident oc
curred when the automobile going west
collided with an east bound car which
was operated on the west bound track. '
The victims were:
John M. Frnncyk, his wife, their ten- j
months-old baby, a 10 year-old daughttr;
of Mrs. Francyk's by a former marriage, j
and Mrs. Anna Branloff.
Max Branloff, husband of the dead !
woman, Is expected to dlo from his In
juries.
ENGINE CO. ASKS
TIME ON CREDITS
i Committee Appointed to Co
operate in Management.
It was announced today that the
creditors of the Midwest Engine Com
pany are being asked for a two-years'
extension of credits and that this has
been granted by a big majority of them,
representing more than 00 per cent of
the face value of the claims. The ex
tension Is to dale from June 27.
The extension is being asked because
the industrial depression has made it
difficult for the company to liquidate its
inventory.
On behalf of the company it is agreed
a creditors' committee will be appointed,
consisting of five men -either creditors
or representing creditors.
The plan contemplates no change in
(he personnel of the officers of the com
pany. but the creditors' committeo will
cooperate in the management of the com
ppay.
Find Policy on Beer
for Sick in Few Hours
WASHINGTON, July 27.—Internal
Revenue Commissioner Blair will confer
with Secretary Mellon today relative to
a definite decision as to whether regula
tions for the sale of beer shall be Issued
and If so when they shall be issued, It
was announced today.
Commissioner Blair announced that
within the next twenty-four hours he j
expects to be able to announce the final
policy of the treasury on medicinal beer.
WASHINGTON, July 27.—Pointing to
Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel for
the Anti-Saloon League, who was seated
in the galleries. Senator Broussard,
Democrat, Louisiana, accused him In the
Senate today of ‘‘perniclotis lobbying"
in behalf of the Campbell-Willis anti-beer
bill.
LAST HOME EDITION
TWO CENTS PER COPY
in company with another man near
Hines and that they decided to have
a "little excitement.”
The two men placed four railroad
ties on the tracks and at 7:45 o'clock
a fast passenger train approached tho
barricade. The engineer .prevented a
serious wreck by applying the emer
gency brakes but was unable to stop
the train before the engine struck the
ties and was derailed. This occurred
on the evening of June 8.
Warrants for Hughes were filed to
day at Martinsville and officers from
that city will take him there.
STONE LOSES
LIFE TRYING
TO SAVE WIFE
Body of Purdue’s President
Found in Crevice on Slopes
of Mount Eanon,
BANFF, Alberta. July 27. Alpine
guides today- have added anew story of
| heroism and hardship to the annals of
the Canadian Rockies- an episode that
cost the life of Dr. W. E. Stone, presi
dent of Purdue University at Lafayette,
Ind.. and may result fatally to Mrs.
Stone. Although only meager details of
the tragedy have been received here, it Is
[ evident Dr. Stone gave his life in an ef
fort to rescue his wife.
The body of Dr. Stone was found at
the foot of a deep crevice far up the
slopes of Mount Eanon on Sunday by
guides who had been searching since
July 17. Mrs. Stone, unconscious and
badly injured, was found in another
crevice nearby.
The guides brought Mrs. Stone to a
temporary hospital at Mount Assiui
boine, south of Banff. Doctors and nurses
have been rushed to attend to her.
Chances for her recovery, it was said, are
good.
L>r. and Mrs. Stone, both experienced
mountaineers, left Camp Assiniboine July
17, provisioned for a four-day hike and
with the intention of scaling Mount
Eanon, “the Matterhorn of the Rockies.”
When no word came from them after
several days, searching parties were sent
out.
According to first reports lice Mrs.
Stone lost her footing on a steep slope
and fell into a crevice. cries at
tracted Dr. Stone, who was some dis
tance away, and had not seen the fall.
He attempted to pull her to the surface
by means of u rope, but failed. He then
lowered himself into the crevice and at
tempted to carry his wife to the surface.
In this attempt, it is said. Dr. Stone
lost hts footing, fell Into an even deeper
crevice and was instantly killed. Mrs.
Stone tumbled back into the first and
shallower crevice and lay there until the
guides found her.
TRAGIC NEWS
SHOCKS LAFAYETTE
Special to The Times.
LAFAYETTE. Ind., July 27. An at
mosphere of gloom enveloped the city to
day as the nows spread of the tragic
death of Dr. W. E. Stone, president of
Purdue University, whose body was re
ported to have t een found at the bottom
of a precipice near the base of Mount
Assiniboine. one of the highest of the
Canadian Rockies. Mrs. Stone was re
ported as being alive.
Dr. and Mrs. Stone left thi* city July
5 for Banff, Canada, arriving there July
8. The last word received from them
(Continued on Puge Two.)
DEMOCRATS TO
HOLD BIG RALLY
Plans for Fete Discussed at
Club Meeting.
A special meeting of the Tenth Ward
Democratic Club will be held tonight
at McClain's hall, Hoyt and State ave
nues. when plane will be made for the
Democratic rally rad lawn social to be
held Saturday. Aur. 13. at Prospect street
and Churchman avenue. Additional busi
ness to be discussed by the club will be
the question of forming Ralstou-for-
Muyor clubs In each precinct of the city,
and appointment of committees. To
night's meeting will be in charge of Mrs.
\V. 1,. McClain, president, Otto Ray, and
Edward ,T. Sexton.
All nominees on the Republican city
ticket have been invited to attend a
meeting (if the South Side Republican
League, tomorrow night, at 8 o'clock,
at Turner hall, Madison avenue and Pros
pect street. Charles Yoke, president of
tho organization, states the meeting will
be open to the public.
GERMANS ASKED
FOR U. S. TROOPS
Frankfurt Gazette Gives
Reasons for Occupation.
COLOGNE. July 27.—American troops
are being kept on the Rhine at the re
quest of the German government the
Frankfurt Gazette asserted today.
The newspaper stated that the Berlin
government requested Washington to
keep the Americans on the Rhine so that
Berlin could be In direct touch with
American interests for discussion of cer
tain financial and economic matters.
The American Governme'nt agreed, said
the Gazette.
Supreme Court Leak
Case Will Be Tried
WASHINGTON. July 27.—A1l hopes
that Ashton F. Embry, Milard Mayer
and Barnett E. Moses, indicted for al
leged conspiracy to defraud the Govern
ment in connection with the United States
Supreme Court "leak" might have had
of quashing the Indictment, vanished to
day when the Court of Appeals of the
District of Columbia denied them a spe
cial appeal from a decision by Justice
Frederick L. Siddons of the District Su
preme Court upholding the Indictment.
All defendants must now stand trial.
Still Explodes, Two
Killed; Fire Put Out
MARTINEZ, Cal., July Two men
were killed and several others badly in
jured today when a big still In the Shell
Oil Plant here exploded. The explosion
was followed by a flash of flame but the
fire was soon extinguished. The.cause
of the exploslc.a aas not been deterinlned.
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NO. 65.
TWO INDICTED
ON CHARGE OF
BRIBERY PLOT
Collected $325 To Fix’ Judge
and Others for Release of
Clifford Tate.
WOODS UNDER ARREST
Second Man Wanted Said to
Have Left Hotel Four
Days Ago.
Two men were indicted by the
Marion County grand jury today on
charges of receiving $325 from the
. parents and relatives of Clifford
Tate, who is serving a year’s sen
, tence at the Indiana State Farm on
a cow stealing charge, for the al
leged purpose of bribing Judge James
A. Collins of the Criminal Court,
Prosecutor William P. Evans, and
; other courthouse officials to sign
their names to a petition asking for
the pardon or parole of Tate from
the State Farm.
Lee Woods is oue of the men arrested
at the State fairground this afternoon by
deputies from the office of Sheriff Georgs
Snider. Woods is known as an active
Republican ward politician, it is said.
The deputies visited a local hotel where
the other man is said to have lived and
the clerk informed them he had left the
hotel four days ago, leaving an unpaid
bill. His name was withheld by the
authorities.
TWO CHARGES
IN INDICTMENTS.
The men are charged with grand lar
ceny and obtaining money tinder false
pretense from Fuller E. Vanderhoof, 3510
East Twenty-Second street, a father-in
law of Clifford Tate and John Tate and
Maud Tate, 4450 Manlove avenue, who are
the parents of Clifford.
It is charged these two men repre
sented to Mr. Vanderhoof and the Tate*
that if certain amounts of money would
be given they “could fix it" with county
officials to get them to sign a petition
asking that Clifford Tate be released from
the Indiana State Farm.
SAID "SIOO NECESSARY
FOR JUDGE TO SIGN."
The indictment charges that the two
men did "unlawfully, feloniously and
falsely pretend to Fuller E. Vanderhoof,
John Tate and Maud Tate that upon the
payment to them of s3tis in lawful and
current money of the United States, then
and there of the value of $325, that they
would cause to be circulated a petition
asking for the relase of one Clifford Tats
from imprisonment, who was then and
there setting a sentence at the Indiana
State Farm, which said sentence had been
imposed upon the said Clifford Tate by
the judge of the Marion County Criminal
Court and that the money received from
them would be used to pay and to get cer
tain public officials of Marion County to
sign thciir names to said petition asking
for the release of the said Clifford Tate
from confinement,” and that the two de
fendants "falsely pretended that It would
be necessary to pay to the said publle
officials an average of sls to get them
to sigu as petitioners their names to the
said petldton. excepting that it would cost
SIOO to have James A. Collins of the Mar
lon County Criminal Court and $25 to
William I’. Evans, prosecuting attorney
of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, to sign
their names to said .petition, which said
petition was to be presented to the par
docs board and to the Governor of the
State of Indiana to secure the release from
confinement and imprisonment of the said
Clifford Tate."
DECLARES THEY SAID
EVERTHING "FIXED."
It is nlieged'ln the indictment that the
two defendants represented that “every
thing was fixed" when the money was
turned over to them.
It is further stated that the two de
fendants knew there was no agreement
with the court nor the Judge for the
payment of certain money to secure their
signature, and that all the represent*-,
t'ons made by the defendants to Vander
hoof and the Tates were false. J
The indictment alleges that the de
fendants actually received $325 from the
Tates nud Vanderhoof under the false l
representation that Clifford Tate’s re
lease could be obtained through corrup
tion and bribery.
Prosecutor William P .Evans Issued
the following statement:
"The indictment in this case charges
these men with a serious offense. If
such prncMces are permitted to continue,
they will surely undermine the con
fidence of the more credulous portion of
the people in our courts. Men who profit
financially by representing to the
friends and relatives of men who are In
prison that they can secure recommenda
tions from responsible officials for the
pardon or parole of prisoners sent from
this county and who go to the extent of
saying that they can secure recommenda
tions for leniency from official* but
money must be employed, are striking
seriously at our judical system. Unin
formed people, uuder the stress of cir
cumstances, who are disposed tc believe
their statements must know the men.
who make them are vicious and I hope
as a result of this prosecution such prac
tices may be effectively stopped In
Marion County."
Aged Clerk Admits
Poison Pen Letters
Special to The Times.
MARION, Ohio. July 27.—William A.
Newman, 62, hotel clerk, formerly of
Wabash, confessed here today, to the au
thorship of “poison pen” letters which
have been reaching prominent persons in
Logansport, Wabash and Goshen, for the
last two years. He pleaded guilty before
Mayor T. E. Andrews to a charge of
criminal libel and paid a fine of SSO and
costs. A six months workhouse sentence
was susi>ended.
Yank Pens Farewell
to U. S. on Dollar
Bill and Ends Life
WASHINGTON, July 27. “Th> !
eagle will scream no more for me,'*
wrote Charles Ammon of New York
on a dollar bill which he mailed to
the bureau of war risk lnsuranee and
shot himself. Ammon left a note say
ing the dollar was tho first he had
earned slnoe being discharged front
the army last September. y