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THE WEATHER
Fair and warmer tonight and "Wednesday.
VOL. XXXIV.
SHERIFF BESIEGES ILLINOIS CAPITOL
TAX PROPOSAL
GIVES POWER
TO ASSEMBLY
Tenth Amendment Would Re
move Bar Entirely Against
Excessive Levies.
DUNN DOUBTS WISDOM
Objects to 150 Members of
Legislature Being Vested
With Such Priviledge.
(EDITOR'S NOTE—This is the eighth
of a series of articles on the constitu
tional amendments which will be pub
lished In the Daily Times with a view
to giving readers information and opin
ions auch as will assist them in deter
mining how to Tote Sept. 61
By JACOB r. DUNN.
It is already quite generally un
derstood by the public that the
tenth amendment, commonly known
as the general tax amendment,
strikes out the present constitutional
requirements that taxes shall be
equal, uniform and just, and gives ]
the Legislature unlimited power to
tax anybody or anything to any ex
tent and in any manner it chooses.
This also carries with it the abolition
of judicial relief. In other words, un- 1
der thj proposed amendment the
Legislature could impose taxes that
would be unequal, unjust and not
uniform in application; and the
courts would be powerless to give
redress to an aggrieved taxpayer. I
presume that few taxpayers know
any Individual to whom they would
be willing to give any such power:
and should imagine that they would
be at least as unwilling to give such
power to 150 men whom they do not
know.
coon REASONS „
SEEM FEW.
t'p to this time, however, there has heir,
little consideration of the reasons offer*(l
for this Mtraevdjmwy el an-fps ia the eotA
stitntion I wish to call attention here
to the fact that, as yet. the advocates of
the change have not established a single
one of the proposition* on which they
urge it. Their central proposition is that
there is a vast amount of intangible
property escaping taxation in Indiana,
and that if it is taxed at a lower rate
than other property—their definite pro
posal wss one fourth the general rate —
it would produce so much revenue that
the taxes on tangible property would bo
materially reduced. The theory was
stated by Governor Goodrich, in his mes
sage of Jan. 9, 1019. as follows :
“Intangible property, which comprises
at least DO per cent of our wealth, pays
less than 5 per cent of our taxes. • •
The largest measure of classification
possible under our constitution should be
provided for intangible property so that
this form of wealth will be required to
come out of hiding and contribute to the
support of the State/’
The Governor's first proposition is de
lightfully absurd. If intangible prop
erty constitutes DO per cent of our wealth,
it is equal in amount to all of our
(Continued on I’age Eleven.)
HOLDS CHECK
FOR $75,000 TRUNK
Man Taken in Wisconsin De
nies Attempt to Steal.
FOND DU LAC, Wis., Aug. 9.—Charged
with an attempt to steal a trunk con
taining $75,000 In jewels of Lazarus A
Well. Chicago diamond brokers, Loren B.
Houck, alias Peter J. Smith, claiming to
be a resident of Janesville. wa> arrested
here at the Nottbwestern Station. He
denies attempting to steai the trunk,
which was recovered here, but a dnpli-.
■ •ate baggage check for the trunk wav
found in his possession.
The trunk, which is the property of
John B. Ughetti, salesman for the dia
mond concern, disappeared from the de
pot platform at Plymouth yesterday. It
was found here. Houck claims the bag
gageman at Plymouth made a mistake
and cheeked the wrong trunk. The po
lice doubt his story.
FIGHT BANDITS;
1 DEAD, 3 HURT
' Vigilantes at Imperial, Mo..
Wage Gun Battle.
IMPERIAL, Mo., Aug. 9.—On* man is
dead and three others are believed to
hare been wounded as the reault of
a pitched gun battle hero today
when four bandits attempted to rob a
store. The robbers were fired upon by a
committee of “vigilantes" organised to
protect this community against brigands.
Bloodhounds are pursuing the three out
laws who fled.
Harding at Desk
After Brief Rest
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9 Deeply tanned
and visibly benefited by twelve days
divided between sailing on the ocean arid
reat In the hills of New Hampshire. Presi
dent Harding returned to Washington at
9SO a. m. today to resume his cares of
state.
WEATHER
►i Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty-four hours ending 7 p.
Aug. 10, 1921:
Fair and warmer tonight and Wednes
day.
6 e. m ft;
7 a. m •
8 a. m. 72
9 a. m 73
10 a. tc 75
11 a. m. 77
12 luooaf * 79
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COLLEGE PROTECTED
BY HUMANE SOCIETY
Former Employe Tells of Preparations Made
at School for‘lnspection’ Trips.
That there existed borne kind of an arrangement by which the Indiana
Medical College was informed of intended visits of “inspection” on the part
of the Indianapolis Humane Society agents and special preparations were
made for these “inspections,” was the statement today of William Ayres,
a former employe of the school.
“One day the custodian came to me
hurriedly,” said Ayres, "and told me
the Himiane Society was going to pay
us a visit.
“He can’t have thing* like this,’
he said to me. ’Get the chloroform
bottle.*
7 We killed fire of the dogs In the
place and I took their bodies down
and burned them.
"These dog* were all in a pitiable
condition. They had been" almost
starved to death and the little oues
had been bitten and torn by the big
ones.
"It was not unusual for me to find
several dogs that bad been killed dur
ing the night by the larger dogs.
"They didn’t get enough to eat and
they would try to eat each other. At
one time we had sixty-five dogs In
the place and the food they got was
what was left from the I.ong Hos
pital. It wasn't enough for that
many dogs and 1 protested to the
authorities that the dogs were starv
ing. After that they used to go to
Kingans and get a small box of meat
on Saturday. I would throw this
meat into the corners of the kennels
and the dogs would fight for tt.
There was not enough to feed them
all and they would tear each other
in their fighting
DOCS SS.FFT ON
CEMENT FLOOR.
“During all the time 1 was with
uhe college up to when the Times
first printed its story about these
dogs they slept on the cement floor.
After that the college got some baled
straw ami I made beds for the dogs
in the corners.
“Oft gn we got little dogs In the
pens that were so weak and ema
ciated they could not stand. It
wasn't long a'ter they got down be
fore I took their bodies d**wn stairs
and burned them
“Twice the custodian and I put a
lot of dogs out of their misery Just
before Um Inspections of tlie place
were nude and we liad to hurry to
get rid of the bodies.
CHICAGOANS TO
BE INDICTED IN
KENNEDY DE ATH
Los Angeles Police Expect to
File Formal Charge Against
Pastor’s Son.
LOS ANGELES. Aug 9.-With the
two chief figures in the J. Belton Ken
nedy murder mystery held Incommuni
cado in the county jail, the murder car
located, new evidence found In the papers
of the slain man and the finding of a
receipt for a gun In Burch's pocketbook,
the slaying of the wealthy Log Angeles
insurance broker today seemed nearer
i solution.
Deputy sheriffs and officials of the dls
trlct office, elated over the
progress that has been made since Ken
nedy was shot down at his lonely moun
tain cabin In Beverly Glen last Friday
night, were centering all efforts upon the
remaining "missing link” in the evi
dence—the finding of the gun with which
Kennedy was slain.
District Attorney Thomas Lee Wool
wire announced that the facts In the case
probably will be laid before a grand jury
today or tomorrow. Indictment of Arthur
t'ourtney Burch and Mrs. Madalynne
t'lmnor Otenehaln. the pair now held ns
principals in the domestic mystery, will
be asked. Wool wine Indicated.
Burch, the son of a retired Evanston.
111., minister, and son-in-law of Bishop
William A. Quayle of the Methodist Epis
copal Church, Is being held as a murder
suspect following his arrest at Las Ve
gas, Nev. Mrs. Obenebain Is held as a
(Continued on Page Two.)
Tellegen Says Break With
Geraldine Came Like Bolt
‘Lockout’ by Prima
Donna Added In
sult to ‘lnjury.’
(Copyright, 19*1, by the United Press.)
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.—Lon Tellegen,
actor husband of Geraldine Farrar, today
told his story of the collapse of his mat
rimonial bliss.
The break between himself and his
prima donna wife cams “like a bolt from
the clear sky,’’ ho said in the first inter
view he has g ven since Miss Farrar
locked him from their apartment and he
gave notice that he intended to sue for
separation.
Tellegen declared he had no Idea why
his wife bad locked him out and inti
mated from his tone there was still a pos
sibility of reconciliation.
REFUSES TO SAY WHAT
"INJURY” MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
“I cannot discuss the nature of the
complaint my lawyers have drawn,” he
said. “It will speak for Itself when
filed—if such a step Is decided upon.
“The ‘lock-out’ was adding Insult to
Injury,” Tellegen said, but refused to
state what the "Injury” might have been.
Tellegen said he had been notified tkat
Miss Farrar had sent his clothing to a
storage warehouse. He made no com
ment.
T recently returned to New York aftev
ten months on the road,” Tellegen said.
"1 went to Long Beach to rest, fish and
study my next play
BOUT CAME IN
FORM OF LETTER.
“My wife visited me there twice, the
last time about July 18. We spent the
afternoon together and I planned to re
turn to my home la New York during the
next few days.
“Before 1 could do this a letter was
delivered to me directing me ndt to re,
turn home and cautioning me not to
3 uiiiaua Uailu (Limes
“Before the inspections of the place
started an official of the college came
to me and told me that the visitors
would auk me questions about the
treatment of the dogs and that I did
not have to answer them.
"I to'd him I would do just wliut
I always bad done, tell the truth to
whoever asked me anything.
“Miortly after that I was told that
there would not be any work for me
at the college.
“1 love animals and I always tried
to take as good care of the dogs as
I could, but when the kennels were
full we didn't have enough feed for
them and they never had proper
bedding until recently.
“I bate seen the poor animals suffer
nil kinds of agony and their cries of
palu and terror have been heard two
blocks away from the college. I have
heard them when 1 got within a block
of tho college on my way to work.
“The inspections of the Humane
Society were always known to us in
advance aud the place was always
prepared for their visits.
OFTEN OPERATED ON
SEVERAL TIMES.
“I asked the medical students one
time how long they had been operat
ing on dogs and one of them said
’ever siuec Caesar.’ Later ouo of the
doctors told me he never could see
than any good was accomplished by
cutting up the poor animals.
“Sometimes dogs were taken to the
operating room and operated on and
then brought back to the kennels.
They would suffer until their wounds
were healed and then they would be
operated on again.
"Only a very little has been told
of what went on In that college be
fore they got s-nred at what appeared
in the Times."
Conditions such as are detailed by Wil
liam Ayres, who spent three years with
the college, are described In n secret re
port of the Humane Society, part of
which has been offered to two uewspa
(Continned on Page Five.)
4 PERSONSiIURT
3 ARRESTED IN
CITY ACCIDENTS
.Motorcyclist Is Dragged in
Wreckage After Being
Struck by Auto.
Six a- cidents. five of them vehicle acci
dents, In which four persons were In
jured uud as u result of which three
persons have been arrested, are being
' Investigated by the police today.
! George Day, 81, 1015 Columbia avenue,
a motorcycle rider, was dragged in the
I wreckage of his motorcycle from the een
| ter of Sixteenth street to tho sidewalk
|at the northwest corner of Sixteeuth
1 street and Senate avenue, l> yan autowo
| bile. Nelson Davts, 21). negro, 2022 Lud
| low, avenue, driver of the automobile,
; was arrested on the charge of driving
! past a street cur while passengers were
i getting on and ofi, and assault and but
[ tery.
[ Day was taken to the city hospital in
! the police emergency automobile by
I Sergt. Louts Johnson. He suffered a
i reep cut over his eye, and injqries to his
legs and back. Ho Is employed by the
Indianapolis Water Comps ay and was on
his way to work whan the accident oc
-1 curred.
SAYS ALTO DRIVING
! AROUND STREET CAR.
Day was driving tho motorcycle west
in Sixteenth street. A street car had
stopped in Senate avenue on the south
side of Sixteenth stroet. Day started lo
cross Senate avenue when the negro,
drove around the west side of the north
(Continued on Page Nine.)
j LOC TELLEGEN.
1 approach my wife. This came like a
bolt from a clear sky.
, “Surprised, I nevertheless went to my
home to find myself locked out.
“I have no idea why this drastie ac
tion was taken. But having been hu
miliated and einbarrased, it was noees
sary to take immediate action, which I
did.”
INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1921.
BRITISH WILL
OVERCOMES
FRENCH VIEW
Aided by Italy, Kingdom
Blocks Effort to Send Troops
Into Silesia.
LLOYD GEORGE SPEAKS
Forces Briand to Accept
Solution Giving Germany
Industrial Zone.
PARIS, Aug. 9. —Great Rtituin,
supported by Italy, imposed her will
upon Franco today when '-he su
preme council tackled In earnest the
Upper Silesian issue.
Not only did Great Britain and
Italy block France’s effort to have
allied reinforcements sent to Upper
Silesia at once, hut Premier Lloyd
George was successful In forcing
upon Premier Briand the basis of a
Silesian solution which would give
the rich industrial zone of Upper
Silesia to Germany instead of Po
land.
France had been insisting that the
Upper Silesia industrial belt go to
Poland.
I-loyd George struck hard from the
council, giving the British view* on
shoulder in a speech to the snpremt
Upper Silesia. Tho British empire, de
clared the British premier, would nevor
support the settlement suggested by the
French.
SAYS PROPOSAL WOl I.D
ADD TO DANGER.
“The British respect French feeling*
but France will never add to her secur
ity by Imposing her solution of the Up
per Silesian controversy," said Lloyd
George. “The French proposal would
only add to tier danger. The all!*;!- will
always support France if she Is un
justly attacked but thn British will not
be dragged into war by the oppressive
nee of force or by the unjust use of
force."
Following the Initial *eion of the
council, Lloyd George nr>d Lord Curaott.
foreign minister, took lunch with Ure
tuicr Briand.
The Silesian experts were In session
tills afternoon, drawing up another re
port for presentation when the council
reconvened at 4 o'clock.
M Loueheur of the French cabinet ex
pressed satisfaction with the progress
made so far and said be looked for a
rapid settlement of the Silesian issue.
Tho supreme council was In session
umtil l tSO o'clock this afternoon listening
to reports from General Leronde, head of
tho Inter allied high commission In
Upper Silesia, Sir Harold Stuart, Brit
ish commissioner and General Marinis,
Italian commissioner.
Tho commissioners reported that Ger
man-Polish disarmament In Upper Sile
sia was not satisfactory and that rein
forcement* wore nev*lry. Great Brit
ain and Italy then interposed objection,
contending that If the boundary were
(Continued on Page Six.)
LOVER SHOOTS
2; KILLS SELF
New York Man Wounds
Sweetheart, Slays Her Sister
—'Then Suicides.
SYRACUSE, V Y., Aug. 9. — Murder, at
tempted murder a nil suicide occurred at
Scot endow, a nearby suburb, early this
morning, Sager, 2d. shot bis
sweetheart, Bernice Hook, and her sis
ter, Pearl, and then committed suicide
Pearl was instantly killed. Bernice is
in a hospital, dangerously wounded.
The shooting took place near the home
of the young women. They had started
to work when they met Sager, who, so
far as Is known, Immediately opened fire
on the girls without warning.
It Is reported Sager recently proposed
an early marriage to Miss Rernlck. They
were said to have been engaged, but the
proposal for nn early marriage is be
lieved to have been refused by the young
woman. This is said to have mused dis
appointment to Sager who brooded over
DEER OBITUARY
NOW UP TO HOUSE
Final Rites for John Barley
corn Now Awaited.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—John Barley
corn's final obituary today awaits the
approval of the House, the Senate hav
ing passed the Campbell-Wtllis anti
medlclnai beer late yesterday by a vote
of 39 to 20. The outstanding features
of the beer bill are:
1. Prohibits use of beer as medicine.
2. Restricts prescription of wine for
the sick to one half-pint in ten days.
3. Limits prescription blanks for
liquor to 100 In three months.
4. Prohibits Importation and manu
facture of wines and whisky until
present supply Is below non beverage
needs.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9—Prohibition
Commissioner Haynes today declared
war on beer when he Issued instructions
to all prohibition directors to immedi
ately revoke the licenses of any brewers
who manufacture beer of more than or.s
half of 1 per cent volume of alcohol. The
commissioner announced that the past
policy of fixing penalties for manufac
tore of such beer will be abandoned and
in the future brewers who violate the
law will be closed out of business.
School Bonds 0. K.d
The State board of tax commissioners
today approved a bond issue of SB,OOO,
bearing interest at 6 per cent, for the
construction of an annex to the Long
fellow schoolbouse In Washington Town
ship, Daviess County. There were no
objections to the issuance of the bonus.
Harding Again
Wields ‘Big Stick ’
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Presi
dent Harding took a hand in the
tax muddle soon after his return
to Washington today. He sum
moned Secretary of Treasury Mel
lon, Republican members of the
Ways and Means Committee of
the House, Republican Floor
Leader Mondell and Representa
tive Madden, chairman of the
House Appropriations Committee,
to be with him at the White
House at 5 o’clock when an effort
will be mads to iron out the dif
ficulties between the Treasury De
partment and the Ways and
Means Committee over the
amount of money necessary to
run the >3overnment during the
next fisca year.
Newberry Seated
by a Party Vote of
Senate Committee
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—By a strict
party vote of 8 to 4, the Senate Elections
Committee today gave Senator Newberry
(Mieh.i a clean I*lll of health and seated
him at a member of the Senate.
Budget Forms Mailed
by Director Farmer
Forms for presenting budgets esti
mates by county, city and township of
ficers were mailed to tho auditors, presi
dents of the boards of commissioners of
each county, township trustees, secre
taries of school boards and clerks of
cities and towns of Indiana today by Ed
Farmer. State budget clerk.
Budget forms for Slate officials have
not been completed, according to Mr.
Former, who says It will bo some time
before they are ready for submission to
tho Governor for his approval.
Bequest* for appropriations to the
various offices are to be made In the
future on the budget prescribed by the
State budget clerk
PASSENGERS TAKEN
OEF GROUNDED SHIP
66 Removed From Mail Liner on Rocks 100
Miles Southwest of San Diego.
SAN FRANtTSUO, Cal , Aug. 9.—Pas
sengers aboard tlia steamship San Jose,
on the rocks off Asaunclon Island, were
removed today.
Sixty six persons aboard tho vessel
were taken off In email boats ami ar
rangement* made to land tb-*ui on llie
lower California coast, according to radio
advices received hero from the vessel.
A hole In the bottom of the vessel, cut
when she went on tho rocks allowed the
water to pour Into the lower hold and slje
was listing heavily whan (wtsseng-rs were
takers off.
Willie Corey
Again Escapes
by Paying Costs
Three Others of Party Face
Grand Larceny, Tiger and
Vagrancy Charges.
Willie Carey, notorious west side po
lice character, who frequently Is ar
rested but seldom is punished, hits es
caped punishment again.
He was fined SSO and costs in city
court today by Special Judge Ralph
Spann on a charge of receiving liquor
from a common currier, but the fine was
suspended on payment of the costs. On
motion of the State charges of grand
larceny and vagrancy were dismissed,
Carey having been under indictment by
the grand Jury.
Carey was arrested with his wife, Mury.
Fred Orme and Joe (Dummy) Ford at
Washington and Koehne streets. At the
time Carey was charged with grand lar
ceny, vagrancy and operating a blind
tiger. His wife. Orme and Ford were
each charged with grand larceny and vag
rancy. The officers said they saw Willie
Carey throw away a half pint bottle
partly filled with “white mule” whisky.
The grand larceny charges were filed
when George Leppert of Cincinnati com
plained that he had attended a party
with the quartette and they had stolen
si)o from him.
Orme and Ford were bound over to the
grand Jury soon after their arrest on
charges of grand larceny and were in
dicted. The Careys also were indicted
on graud larceny charges.
Says Truck Hit Him;
Asks $5,p00 Damages
Damages of $5,000 were asked iu a suit
filed In Superior Court. Room 5, by Curl
Sattiriger against Samuel Lyness, who
does business under the firm name of
Lyness Holding Company. The plaintiff
claims ho was injured when a truck of
the defendant struck him on Jan. 3, 1920.
Continue Embargo
on Foreign Dyes
WASHINGTON, Aug. 0.-kContlnuatlon
of the virtual embargo upon the Im
portation of dyes and chemicals until
the expiration of the emergency tariff
law on Nov. 27. was approved by the
House Ways and Means Committee to
day. The dye and chemical provision
is contained in the emergency tariff, but
this particular section of the measure
expires Aug. 27. Representative Long
worth. Ohio, sought to have this virtual
embargo, which Is exercised through-the
licensing powers of the War Trade Board,
extended for seven months after Aug. 27,
but the committee cut the period to three.
Plans are to rush the bill through both
Houses,.
_ , , ~ q , (By Carrier, Week, Indianapolis, 10c; Elsewhere, 120.
Subscription Rates. J By Mall 50c Per Moruh . f 5 00 Par Tear .
FORECAST OF
WHEAT CROP
SHOWS LOSS
Washington Bureau Puls Na
tion’s Total Harvest at
757,000,000 Bushels.
AVERAGE CONDITION 66.6
Figures Also Submitted on
Other Yields as Esti
mated Aug. 1.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. —The na
tion's wheat harvest will total 757,-
000,0Q0 bushels, the crop estimate
bureau forecast today in a report
based on a survey of agricultural
conditions as of Aug. 1.
The spring wneat crop will com
prise 213,000,000 bushels, the bureau
predicted, and the winter crop 544,-
000,000 bushels.
A ft recast previously issued on the
basis of reports of conditions on July
1. showed an estimated tofal production
of 809,000,000 bushels, with the winter
crop as 754,000,00© bushels and the spring
crop as 235.000,000 bushels.
Today's forecast was based on a re
ported average condition of 66.6 per cent
of normal for spring wheat as of Aug. 1.
as compared with a condition of SO.S
per cent of normal on July 1.
The forecast production of Oliver impor
tant crops and their condition Aug. 1,
was given by the crop bureau as follows:
Packers Bill Now
Goes to President
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -The packer
control bill passed the House finally to
day and now goes to the White House
for approval, the Senate having adopted '
the conference report last week. The bill
gives wide powers of supervision and
control of the meat parking Industry to
the Secretary of Agriculture.
Tho crew, it was believed, will remain
aboard until u relief ship arrives or until
the danger* become* more acute.
The San Francisco Uhamber of Com
merce marine department was in constant
touch with the vessel by radio.
The San Jo so went on San I’ablo reef
yesterday while en route from Balboa,
* anal Zone, to San Francisco. She car
ried a heavy general cargo, sixty-six
passengers and a crew of thirty-three.
The vessel started to shift her position
on the reef and was iu danger of break
ing or sinking.
PUTS WIFE ON
TRAIN; KILLED
Akron (Ohio) Man Fatally In
jured in Auto Wreck.
AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 9 -Speeding west
ward toward St. Louis to spend a va
cation with friends, Mrs. James I). Clear
is unaware of the fact that after her
husband had placed her on board tlie
west bound train in Cleveland lust night
bis motor car was wrecked and he died
this morning from the injuries.
James I). Clear, 30, assistant treasurer
of the Ohio Savings and Trust Company,
was driving back from Cleveland when
uu Interurban cur hit Ids automobile
near Cuyahoga Falls. Clear was ex
tricated from the wreckage fatally in
jured.
Bootlegger Schemes to Serve
2 Farm Terms at Same Time
What Is evidently a clever effort of a
convicted bootlegger to serve two sen
tences given iu different courts for
operating a blind tiger, at the same time
on the Indiana State Farm became pub
lic today whan a representative from the
farm appeared in city court and asked
J udge Walter Pritchard for a ruling in
the case.
It developed that Paul Maple. 28, 702
North Illinois street, convicted blind
tiger operator, and Harry Moore, now a
prisoner at. the Indiana State Farm, are
one and the same person. Under the
name of Harry Moore the man was ar
rested by the Putman County sheriff at
Greencastle, convicted in the Circuit
Court In that city about two weeks ago,
and fined SIOO and costs and sentenced
to serve ninety days on tho farm. Moore,
alias Maple, was caught in company with
another man, and was driving an auto
mobile from Cllntori to Indianapolis
loao-d with about forty gallons of “white
mine” whisky.
•’MOORE” RECALLS
MAPLE’S SENTENCE.
As soon as Moore was sent to the farm
he recalled that on July 6 he was ar
rested In company with Frank Lent*,
who has been staying at 702 North Illi
nois street. The two men had about five
gallons of whisky when Lieutenant Wool
len arrested them then. On July 12, both
Maple and Lentz were convicted In city
court. Lenta was fined SIOO and costs
and sentenced to Serve thirty days on the
Indiana State Farm. He appealed the
case and the bond was signed by a pro
fessional bondsman. The appeal was
withdrawn on July 19, the records show,
and Lentz probably was at the Indiana
State Farm in time to welcome his old
friend, Paul Maple, who was sent to the
farm under the name of Harry Moore.
No sooner had Harry Moore arrived at
the Indiana State farm to serve the ninety
days’ sentence, received la the Greaa
castia Circuit Court than be seat * urea
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SMALL LOCKS DOORS
AS OFFICERS SWARM
THROUGH BUILDING
Squad of Detectives From Springfield City Po
lice Force Aids Mester in Prevent
ing Escape.
EXECUTIVE ORGANIZES WAR BOARD
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Aug. 9.—Governor Len Small of Illinois this aft
ernoon was in a “state of siege.”
Sheriff Henry Mester and a squad of detectives from the Springfield
police force arrived at the State capltol building. The Governor locked
the door to his private office and barred any attempt of the Sangamon
County authorities to enter peacefully.
The huge form of the sheriff was stationed in the routunda of the first
floor of the building at a point in view of the elevator which the executive
uses. The detectives and deputy sheriffs were placed about the outside
of the building.
FRIENDS OF THE
FRANKE FAMILY
TO SIFT KILLING
Expect to Obtain Evidence
Death Car Raced Inter
urban Train.
INDEPENDENT QUIZ ON
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Franks,
whose (laughter, Woaneta, 9, was killed
when she was struck by Mayor Charles
W. Jewett's city automobile, driven by
Roy Howell, a city chauffeur assigned to
the mayor, today were following clews
which they hoped would enable them to
turn over to Coroner I’aul F. Robinson
evidence to show that Howell was racing
with a Union Traction limited train at
the time he struck the little girl.
Coroner Robinson will continue the In
quest at 10 o'clock tomorrow at his of
fice in the basement of the courthouse.
It was learned that Boy HoweJl was
appointed patrolman on the Indianapolis
police force by the boaxd of public safety
two weeks ago but according to Chief
of l’ollce Jerry E. Kinney has not re
ported for duty*. At the board’s office It
was stated rliat Howell's appointment Is
recorded on the minutes but that he has
not been sworn in aud lias not been
issued a badge. His name does not
appear upon the pay rolls for the past
month. Chief Kinney said Howell Is
not neceiving double pay.
The accident occurred last Friday
morning in Thirty-Eighth street near
Ritter avenue. Howell, according to the
police, admitted he was driving thirty
miles an hour and was on his way from
the mayor's “hog farm” on the Pen diet on
pike to the mayor's residence In 'Wash
ington boulevard to get Mrs. Jewett. The
ear line is just north of the street.
FEAR OFFICIAL
INFLUENCE.
Raul Hammond, night clerk at the Wil
liams Hotel, who resides at Thirty-
Eighth street and Emerson avenue, a
mile from the scene of the accident, was
one of those who has been assisting in
the investigation, which he said has been
carried on practically independent of the
police for fear official influence might
be brought to bear in favor of Howell
so strongly he would be exonerated at
the coroner s lnqueat.
The independent investigation re
sulted today In the discovery of title
witness who says he will testify to
circumstances tending to show that
Howell raced with the interurban from
Arlington avenue to the point near Rit
ter avenue wher the accideut occurred.
Ritter avenue is approximately one-half
mile west of Arlington avenue. A lead
to another witness also was being fol
lowed.
The other witness who is being sought
is understood to have been driving a
gravel wagon east In Thirty-eighth street.
FrleUils of the Frankes said they had
heard this mun was so astounded at
Howell’s speed when he passed him a
short time before the tragedy that he
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| sage to the professional bondsman who
I was on his appeal bond In city codrt in
Indianapolis.
The bondsman hurried to the city
clerk's office here and withdrew Maple's
appeal. The records show the appeal of
the blind tiger conviction in city court
was withdrawn by Paul Maple Aug. 4.
Then it was that Maple, alias Moore,
wanted to arrange to serve the Indian
apolis city court fine, SIOO and costs and
thirty days on the Indiana Stare farm at
the same time he was serving the sl"3
and costs and ninety days on the Indiana
State farm given in the Putnam Circuit
Court.
WISHES TO STRAIGHTEN
OUT THE AFFAIR.
“Legally, I don’t kuow Paul Maple to
be the same as Harry Moore,” explained
the Indiana State farm representative to
Judge Walter Pfitchard today, "but, of
course, I know that the two names apply
to the same man. It Is up to the court.”
The court did not rule on the case.
An appeal was made to the attorney
general by the Indiana State Farm repre
sentative to rule on the case, “Just to
straighten the affair out for us.”
It is Paul Maple's third time in the
Indiana State Farm, aeccording to the
officials, the other two times being un
der the name of Maple and this time un
der the name of Moore. If he serves the
sentence given In city court It will be
his fourth time at the Indiaua State
Farm. Paul Maple, known to his friends
as “Dutch,” was convicted in Criminal
Court for his alleged part In a hold-up
committed Feb. 18, 1921, when he drove
an automobile in which Joe Miller and
Walter Brook, two other men arrested,
were alleged to have attempted to rob a
man in. the southern part of the city. The
case was tried May 22 in Criminal Court,
and It is said Maple was found guilty
and sentenced to serve two to fourteen
years In tbs State prison, but the case
was appealed to the Supreme Court, and
•till la pending.
NO. 76.
I Tho Governor was virtually a prisoner
in his office. Sheriff Wester announced
during bis “watchful waiting” that tho
1 moment Governor Small leaves his office
he will be placed under arrest,
DETECTIVES
I GUARD EXITS.
Every exit to the capltol building was
, guarded by armed detectives. The sheriff
[ also is armed.
J An elaborate system of signals has
1 been established to be used by the
sheriff in case a bodyguard to the Gov
ernor attempts to usher him past the
post he has taken on the main floor.
Governor Small ate no lunch today
The guard was posted by the sheriff at
the time the executive usually leaves for
his noonday meal but on their arrival he
locked his doors and was self-imprisoned
within his private chambers.
“\\ e have extended every possible
courtesy to the Governor and now we
will take him by force—if necessary,”
the sheriff said. -
j The Governor launched a sensational
; offensive in the "siege of Capitol Hilfi
by creating a "war board” of five mem
bers to act as h!s military advisers.
| The order, unprecedented In the his
tory of the Illinois National Guard, was
. taken as a preliminary to the use of
State troops to prevetn the Governor's
arrets by Sagamon County officials. In
| creating bis “war board" the Governor
1 entirely Ignored Adjutant General Dick
son, active head o fthe State troops, and
; invoked his constitutional powers ss
! commander In-chief of the
, Gnar*V
The “war board” Brig.
' Gea. 0. I’. Yeager. Col. J). S. Myers,
Jr.; Lieut. Col. A. E. Inglesh; Capt. Car
los E. Black and Capt. Percy B. Coffin.
Inglesh, Black and Coffin were elected
to colonelcies in the executive order.
I Yeager was reinstated from the retired
: list.
The Governor issued a public stnte
i ment explaining that the board was di
-1 reeted to investigate the condition of
homeless World War veterans through
| out Illinois. He ordered the use of State
armories to care for the veterans.
The wording of the document, which
! created a sensation here, was looked upon
merely as a “veil" to Its real motive. The
: Governor refused to discuss the order,
j His friends admitted it was “significant.”
i Throughout the capital it was looked
I upon as a “war move.”
An actual clash between Sangamon
County authorities and the military
looms strongly for Sheriff Henry Mester
yesterday gave the Governor a verbal
ultimatum that "force would be used” to
arrest him. The warrants, issued by
Judge E. S. Smith of the Sangamon
County court, charge the Governor with
misuse of State interest funds while
State treasurer.
ORGANIZE BAND
OF PICKED TROOPS.
Two meanings were given the order
by persons close to the Governor. One
was that the "war board” would be used
to supersede Adjutant General Dickson
as head of the State troops In event mar
tial law Is declared. The second and
more feasible is that the “war board”
aaUI organize a band of "picked troops.,”
all World War veterans, to guard the
Governor in event Sheriff Mester attempts
to storm “Capitol Hill.”
The fact that the Govenor gave hi*
“war board” unlimited powers and the
use of State armories was taken to in
dicate that the "picked troops” might be
quartered In the State armory here pend
ing an executive order calling them into
service. Such an action would not neces
carily mean a declaration of martial law
which has been attacked on legal grounds
by the Govenor's political opponents. He
would simply name the “picked troops”
his personal bodyguard, it was pointed
out.
Added Impetus wns given the "war
talk" here when It became known today
that armed guards patroled the grounds
of the executive mansion three nights
of the week during which Judge SmPh
held a hearing on the Governor's "Im
munity” plea. The guards, armed and
uniformed, were under orders to halt
all trespassers. The guards, it was said,
spent last night within the Govenor's
mansion ready to repel any “surprise at
tack” of Sheriff Mester.
Mrs. Mae E. Philpott
Files Divorce Action
Leaving the question of alimony up to
Judge Harry Chamberlain of the Cir
cuit Court, Mrs, Mae Philpott of 520
North Meridian street, today tiled a salt
asking that she be granted a divorce from
Ted Philpott who is said to be a heavy
stockholder In the Philpott Drug Com
pany. the Fine Art Ceramic Oompis'ag
and the American Art Clay Company. '
The bill for divorce recites that
couple was married on Dec. 31, 1912 JB
Bloomington, 111., and alleges cruelty.
She claims her husband jireferred to live
in rooming and boarding houses Instead
of providing a homo for her. She claims
that he told her that ho “hated her.”
Hopes Brighter for
Recess by Congress
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—The Admin
istration la hopeful that Congress can
sufficiently finish Its work on taxation
and tariff by Sept. 30 to be able to recess
until the regular session in December, It
was stated at the White House this after
noon.
AMPLE CREDITS FOR MARKETING.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Ample credits
will be available for the orderly market
ing of thl* year's crops, Governor Ben
jamin Strong of the Federal reserve bank
of New York, today told the joint con
gressional commission investigating ag
ricultural conditions.