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THE WEATHER
Thunder showers this afternoon or tonight.
Sunday fair; much cooler.
VOL. XXXIV.
DELEGATES TO
ARMS PARLEY
NLMBER FOUR
Hughes, Root, Lodge
and Underwood
Are Named.
ADVISORY STAFF
Assistants to Be Mili
tary, Naval and Eco
nomic Experts.
WASHINGTON, Sept- 10.—The United
State* ha* made a number of tentative
proposal concerning the program to be
followed at the coming November con
ference on limitation of armament and
Far Eastern affairs and these are now
being considered by the invited powers,
it was disclosed at the Stute Department
today.
The nature of the suggestions made was
not revealed, but It was stated officially
that “satisfactory progress Is being made
in the working out of the agenda."
By FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.—Presi
dent Harding has announced that the
American delegation at the forth
coming six-power conference on lim
itation of armaments would consist
of Secretary Hughes, Elihu Root,
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and Sen
ator Oscar W. Underwood. The an
nouncement was accompanied by the
information that the number of dele
gates, in the case of each participat
ing power, would, by agreement al
ready reached, be limited to four.
Thus, when the conference is dis
cussing "principles and policies in
the Pacific and the Far East” there
will be, including the delegates of
China, twenty-four commissioners at
the round table. When armaments
alone are under consideration, the to
tal will be twenty—the delegates of
America, Great Britain, France, Italy
and Japan.
Mr. Harding is confident the country
will agree with him that he has selected
four “outstanding eminent and also
American cititens to speak for the
United States at the conference. The
President's strong affiliations with the
Senate and his scrupulous regard for the
prerogatives of “petty government” are
manifest In his choice of both the Re
publican and Democratic leaders of the
upper branch of Congress. Mr. Lodge
owes his appointment to the conference
delegation to the dual fact of his head
ing the Foreign Relations Committee and
leading the Republican party in the
Senate. Mr. Underwood’s selection may
be ascribed to two circumstances, too—
that he is the Democratic leader of the
Senate and President Harding’s warmest
friend among the political opposition in
Congress.
ROOT KNOWN
THROIOHOI T WORI.D.
Elihu Root's inclusion in the confer
enee delegation has been a foregone con
clusion ever since the President's project
was formulated two months ago. Asa
former United States Senator and Sec
retary of State, wish wide knowledge of
international law and towering Reputa
tion throughout the world as an-author
ity on foreign affairs, Mr. Root's ap
pointment always has been regarded as
inevitable. He will be the one member
of the American delegation with personal
acquaintance among the statesmen of
Europe and the Far East. In both cases
it is an up-to-date acquaintance, for in
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IRISH PROTEST
NEW CONDITIONS
Object to Admitting Limited
Allegiance to the British
Crown.
fcONDON. Sept. 10. —Esmonn De Ya
lrff may protest againts the British
cabinet's condition that the Sinn Fein en
ter the proposed peace conference on a
basis of a limited allegiance to the Brit
ish crown, it was learned from an author
itative source today.
The Republican cabinet at Dublin has
put responsibility for acceptance or re
jection of the British offer up to Dali
Eireann. which will meet in secret ses
sion or, >,ednesday.
If the British offer is accepted and it
is generally believed here that it will be,
De Valera will nominate the Irish pleni
potentiar es. but Arthur Griffith, founder
of the Sinn Fein may head the delega
tion instead of De Valera.
Optimistic news came from Ulster. The
police at Belfast have persuaded the Sinn
Feiners and Orangemen in that district
to agree to a truce and discontinue riot
ing pending the outcome of the latest
peace developments.
FISHING PARTY
ESCAPES INJURY
Launch Explodes in Lake Off
Sandusky, 0.
SANDUSKY, Oalo. Sept. 10—The
launch Alton of Lakeside, transporting a
fishing aprty composed of Cleveland. To
ledo. Oak Harbor and Fremont men to
Kelley's Island reef today caught fire
when a quantity of gasoline aboard the
boat exploded and burned to the water's
edge. aboard escaped by jump
ing into nine rowboats which were being
towed by the Alton. They were picked
up and returned to Lakeside by the
Marblehead lifesaving crew.
Captain Clifford I*ettibone, master of
the Alton, was burned severely.
WEATHER
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty four hours ending 7
p. m.. Sept. 11, 1821:
Thunder showers this afternoon or to
night; Sunday fair and much cooler.
HOURLY TEMPERATURE.
8 a. m 67
7 a. m 10
8 a. m ■ 74
9 a. m 78
10 a. m 82
U-a. m 85
12c|oon) 83
1 s. in, 79
Published at Indianapolis,
Ind.. Daily Except Sunday.
42 BODIES RECOVERED IN FLOOD
Potential ‘Housemaid ’
Alfred Foreman, husky sailor and po
tential housemaid, who advertised in a
San Francisco paper for a chance to take
care of babies, or any other kind of
housework. Foreman, who is six feet
three, has been sailing the seas since
1009. It’s a far cry from a ship’s car
penter to the skipper of a baby carriage,
but Foreman's explanation is “a man
must eat.”
DEATH MYSTERY
NEAR SOLUTION,
VIEW OF POLICE
Man Who Bought Automobile
Held for Murder of
Salesman.
CHICAGO ,Sept. 10 —Chicago s “hand
tuff murder mystery” became a puzzling
double-murder this afternoon when the
body of Carl Ausmus, an automobile
salesman, was found in a shed in the
rear of the home of Harvey N. Church,
chief suspect in the mysterious murder.
Ausmus was the companion of Bernard
J. Daugherty, Packard automobile sales
man, whose body was found, handcuffed
and mutilated, in the Desplaines River
yesterday.
Finding of the body of Ausmus in the
shed strengthened the police theory that
he and Daugherty were the victims of
automobile thieves.
Stoutly maintaining his innocence in
the face of an accumulation of incrim
inating evidence. Harvey W. Church is
being brought back to Chicago from
Adams. Wla., as the chief suspect in Chi
cago’s double murder mystery. Church
is thought by the police to have knowl
edge of the slaying of Daugherty and
Ausmus.
Church was arrested at Adams. Wis.,
| when he drove into the town, accotn
(Contlnued on Page Two.)
SHOW LITTLE
INTEREST IN
REGISTRATION
Voters Lax in Making Sure
of a Vote in City
Election.
Registration was very l.ght in prae
, ticaily all of the 166 t Ley precincts re
ports to both Republi an and Democratic
headquarters this afternoon showed.
Thomas S. Meeker, Democratic city
chairman, said he does not expect the
total registration to reach more than
per cent of the total vote in the last
election. Joseph 1,. Hogue, in charge
of registration for the Republican city
committee, stated that in nanny precincts
not more than 10 per cent of the vote
was polled in tbo morning, but that he
believes that the afternoon and evening
registrations will bring tbe total to 50
per cent of the full voting strength,
which he has been predicting for several
days.
Mr. Meeker made a survey of the north
side this morning. He said that very
little interest was being shown there,
particularly in strong Republican dis
trict-. No accurate reports had been re
ceived from the south side, he said.
The reports received by Mr. Hogue in
dicated that the light registration pre
vailed throughout the city in the early
i hours.
Every person who votes In the Novem
ber city election must be registered
either today or not later than Oct. 10,
the second registration day. Party lead
ers are urging voters to get the Job off
their hands today so there would he no
danger whatever of their putting it off
until tue last day and then forgetting
It.
The registration places will be open
r.ntil 9 o’clock tonight.
Dr. Sun Yat Sen Demands
South China Be Granted
Representation at Parley
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.—Dr. Sun Yat
Sen. head of the government of South
China, who claims the title, "President of
the Republic of China.” served formal
notice on the State Department today
that unless a delegation from his gov
ernment attends and participates in the
November armament conference, none of
the decisions reached by the conference
affecting China will be recognized as hav
ing validity.
HEAVY LOSSES /A
CHINESE CLASH
LONDON, Sept. 10.—Ten thousand
casualties have resulted from a four daya’
battle tn Hupeh province, China, between
armies representing the Pekin end South
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Entered as Second C’aas Matter, July 25, 1914, at
Postofflce, Indianapolis. Ind., under act March 3. 1879.
MANY PUPILS
GET HALF DAY
CLASSES ONLY
Crowded Conditions
Faced by Schools at
Opening Monday.’
40,000 ATTENDANCE
First Day Record in
Number of Students
Expected to Be Made
Because the State board of tax
commissioners has blocked the con
struction program of the Indianapolis
board of school commissioners
throughout the summer, the public
schools will be opened Monday fac
ing the prolonged necessity of half
day classes for a number of pupils
and the housing of hundreds in the
old, unsatisfactory portables or in
new, two-room structures of the
same type.
School officials said they could not esti
mate the number of pupils who will have
to go to school only half time, beyond
the probability that approximately oue
half of the beginners, those In the IB
grade, will be so handicapped. The sit
uation. however, Is not so bad as it was
at the close of school last spring, accord
ing to Business Director Ralph W. Doug
las. because thirteen pieces of construc
tion, representing an outlay of between
$4,000,000 and $6,000,000, will be ready for
occupancy either on Monday or between
i then and Jan. 1.
Superintendent of Schools E l’. Graft,
said the attendance on the opening day
will be between I.(KK) and 7.00 higher
than on the same day In 192 U, because
of the normal average Increase of l.U"0
per year and the new State school at
tendance law compelling pupils to re
main at their studier until they have
passed the eighth grade. The old limit
was the sixth grade.
EXPECT LARGE
ATTENDANCE MONDAY.
The opening day attendance in 1920
was 31,215 In the grades and 7.400 in
the high schools, 38.615 In all. officials
would not be surprised tr this years
figure runs more than 40.0 K). This does
not represent the full attendance
strength which will he reached two or
three weeks after the first day. The
normal total for last year was beyond
45.000
! Everything is in readiness for the open
! Ing day, Mr. Graff announced. Teachers
have been receiving instructions in the
annual fall sessions this week. With few
exceptions the teaching and administra
tive staffs remain the same as last year.
Ernest Ilesser, the new director of mu
sic, is the only Incoming head of a de
le onttnued on I‘nge Three.)
GERMANS SEND
SHIP TO RUSSIA
Drugs Valued at Million
Marks En Route to Pctro
grad With Physicians.
BERLIN, Kept. 10.—The German steam
ship Triton, which had been fitted out
at Hamburg with special medical labora
tories and more iban one million marks'
worth of drugs, arrived at Stettin To
day en route for Petrograd, The steam
ship flies, the German Red Cross flag,
and bore a contingent of physicians and
surgeons, who will assist in fighting the
cholera epidemic In Russia.
The Russian steamship Transbait left
Stettin today for Russia with a cargo
of German medical supplies.
Smoot Proposes to Throw Sales Tax Bill
of His Own Into Congressional Wrangle
Expects Committee to
Turn It Down
First.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.—The Senate
probably will be given an opportunity
to say “yes” or “no” on the sales tax
when It tackles revenue legislation. Sen
ator Smoot. Republican. Utah, member
of the Senate Finance Committee, indi
cated today. w
Yt is Smoot's purpose to offer a Be pa'
rate bill embodying his sales tax plan
as a substitute for the Administration
China governments, said a Central News
dispatch from Shanghai today.
The fighting centered near Ichang on
the Yangtze Kiang River. The northern
army is being reinforced. The natives
are fleeing, fearing a renewal of the
engagement.
American, British and Japanese blue
jackets are guarding foreign property
along the Yangtze Kiang River.
There has been intermittent fighting be
tween North iml South China since the
South China republic was set up with
the capital at Canton. Dr. Sun Yat Sen,
first provisional president of the Chinese
republic, was elected president of the
South China republic. The southern gov
ernment claims the Peking government is
dominant by Japan and does not rep
rsnnt tse real luteroata of China,
INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1921.
Action On Resignations Is Held
Up by Head of Humane Society
SIX DIRECTORS
END RELATIONS
WITH CITY BODY
President Attempts Delay in
Calling Board Meet
ing.
MORE MAY RESIGN
At least six members of the board of
directors of the Indianapolis Humane
Society, for certain funds of which a re
ceiver was asked this week, have placet
their resignatljns as directors in the
hands of Mrs. Gotha Lantz, secretary,
who is holding them until the board
meets in its regular September session.
These resignations were to have been
presented to the board of directors at
the regular meeting in September, prior
to the filing of the suit for an account
ing and a receiver.
W. H. Roberts, the president of the so
ciety, however, notified all directors that
the stated mewing which is provided for
in the constitution of the society, “would
be postponed” ar.d no such meeting has
as yet been held.
The resignations in the hands of Mrs.
Gants. awaiting < pportunlty for presenta
tion. are those of W. H. Dawson. Robert
E. Elder, Judge W. W. Thornton, Mis*
Ida E. Moore, Dr. Elizabeth Conger and
Mrs Lantz.
Others are expected to submit the'r
resignations when opportunity Is af
forded.
Members of the board of directors
whose resignations have not been offered
are W H. Roberts and W. S. Frye, who
were made parties to the suit; Dr. C. A
Pfafflin, chairman of the executive
, committee: Frank Enellhouse, G. W.
Williams. George W. Butler, F. W. Cut
shaw, W. B. Craig, W. 11. Kuebrman,
COMPROMISE
IS REACHED IN
MINE TROUBLE
Agreement Falls ! : hort of Re
sults Hoped for by
Governor.
After having rot ferenow sev
eral hours 'with Governor Warren T. Mc-
Cray, Phil I’emia. secretary of the Indi
ana Coal Operators’ Association, and John
Messier, president of District No. 11.
I'nited Mine Workers of America, ap
pointed to arbitrate the difficulties that
caused mine troubles In Sullivan County,
rescued a compromise agreement late this
afternoon which falls short of the actual
settlement the Governor hoped would re
sult.
The two men admit they are "unable to
function ns private citizens” anil recom
mend that the Interested parlies have the
controversy Ironed out under the pro
visions of the Joint wage agreement.
They made one specific ‘recommenda
tion. however, and that was that tho
Glendora. Peerless and Stur (Tty mines
in Sullivan County, the seat of the trou
ble, be restored to their normal statue
prior to their shutdown and that "all in
terferenee with those who attempt to
work there must cease."
During the conference John 1 Lewis,
president of the United Mine Workers of
America, was summoned Into the Govern
or’s office.
Scores of Students
Heading for De Pauw
SpeHal to The Times.
GREENCASTLE, Ind.. Sept. 10. Hun
dreds of I)** Pauw University students
arc returning here for the opening of
the fni! semester Monday and Tuesday.
It Is btlieved by school officials that tbe
enrollment will exceed that of any pre
vious .’.ear In the history of the school.
More than five hundred freshmen have
planned to enter.
tax bill other Republican committee
members will write, in accordance with
Secretary Mellon's recommendations.
Smoot first will offer his bill in com
mittee after the Adniinistraion bill is
completed. It ts not anticipated that
Senator Penrose. Pennsylvania, and
other Republican Senators backing the
Administration's tax program, will adopt
the Smoot bill as a substitute for their
own.
Smoot then will offer his bill in the
Senate after ;he Mellon-Pen rose Dill is
reported. Such a move probably would
bring the sales tax question to a direct
test of senatorial support or opposition.
That a fight over the sales tax bill in the
Senate is inevitable Is the opinion of Sen
ators on both sides.
At present Administration influences are
PRESIDENT TO
TAKE VACATION
WASHINGTON, Sept 10—The Presi
dent and Mrs. Harding, accompanied by a
party of friends. left AVashington this
afternoon for a vacation of at least a
Week.
The party went by motor to Atlantic
City where several days will be spent
Then the Mayflower will pick up thf
President and his party and there
probably wil he a eruise of several days
Tile date of the return to Washington
lias not been determined. -•
3 Killed on U-Boat
LONDON. Sept. 10. —Three men were
killed and several others wounded In an
explosion upon the former German sub
marine Deutschland at Berkenhead to
day. The submarine was being disman
tled.
NOTICE
Offing to so r.a&y of the Directors
of the INDIANAPOLIS HUMANE 'SOCIETY being unable
tr attend the regular monthly meeting, same
ffill be postponed. i
The constitution of the Indianapolis Humane Society provides for monthly
meetings of the board of directors. It also provides that six members of the
board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Six members of the board have offered their resignations to the society, but
President Roberts, by means of the above notice, has so far prevented a meet
ing at which the directors might resign.
W. A. McConnell, James Vannata and
the Rev. F. S. C Wicks.
The Rev. Mr. Wicks Is in England and
Mr. Vannata Is seriously 111. Frank
Shellhouse recently made the statement
that he was not aware he had been made
vice president of the society. He and
several others have not been active In
the affairs of the society for some time,
the reports of meetings disclosing that
Dr. Pfafflin. McConnell. Frye, Williams,
Roberts and the secretary have been the
most regular attendants of the meet
ings.
Dr. Pfafflin is reported to be out of
the city. Twelve of the eighteen mem
bers of the board of directors were In
the city and able to attend the regular
meeting of the society which was set for
last Tuesday when they were Informed
by President Roberts that there would
be no meeting because "so many of tbe
directors were unable to attend."
The last report of tile treasurer to
(he secretary of the humane society is
under dale of July 3), 1921. It discloses
Hoic to Apportion
One Ten-Dollar Bill
Among 11 Problem
Judge Frank Lahr of the Juvenile
court has a difficult problem in math
ematics to solve.
It i—How to divide a ten-dollar
hill each week to support a family
of two grownups and nine children.
That was the pdnblem presented to
the court when Him Sooggs of near
Mars Hill, appeared In court charged
with failure to provide.
The evidence showed Scagg* and
hi* wife, Dollie, are not living to
gether, hut court attaches feel a
reconciliation can he perfected.
"That 1 one way to reduce ex
penses,” said Mrs. Lulu Runkle, pro
bation officer. "We will aid the
family lo obtain clothing and food.
That will relieve the demands some
what on the $lO week salary of Mr.
Scaggs. The mother Is doing every
thing she can to support the family,
She Is a good seamstress and s am
going to get a sewing machine for
her.
,lodge tl.ahr allowed Sraggs to con- >
tinue at work so no time would be
loss.
YEGGS HOLD UP
LOS ANGELES P.O.
Obtain Two Pouches of Mail
and Shoot Citi
zen.
LOS ANGELES. Sept 10.—Five armed
anti masked bandits held up and robbed
a substation of the postoffice in South
Los Angeles street today nnd escaped
with two pouches of registered mail, after
n spirited pistol fight with several mail
clerks.
Henry D. Hileman was shot and seri
ously wounded by one of the bandits
while walking near tho scone of the
hobl-up.
It Will Force Direct
Yes or No From
Senators.
working against the Smoot plan. But
powerful business Interests are reported
to be bringing considerable pressure In
its support, and it may muster more
votes ts forced tc a showdown in the
Senate than it apparently commands now.
The Administration bill Penrose and
his Republican associates will submit to
the Senate is considered certain to lead
to long and bitter debate.
The Senate Finance Committee held
another session today to consider tax
legislation.
Bobbies ‘Protect’ Charlie
From Admirers in London
LONDON, Sept. lO.j-A welcome ex
ceeding anything ever given to royalty
was accorded to Charlie Chaplin, the fa
mous American screen comedian, when he
arrived in London today from New York.
The screen star wept at the cordiality
of the tremendous ovation, and finally
had to be rescued from the immense
crowd by a detachment of police.
Despite the large force of police, the
crowd broke through the I arriers when
Chaplin arrived at Waterloo Station.
Thousands of men, women anil chil
dren surged forward attempting to em
brace the comedian and shake him by the
hand. There were shouts of “Hello,
Charlie.” and "Don't throw any pies.”
Charlie was amazePM although Ue had
**e*ived an ovation Cherhotirn whoa
■soweintlnn Rates- ( 3y Carrie r. Week, Indianapolis, 10c; Elsewhere. 12c.
Subscription Rates. | fly Ma „ 500 p<sr Month; j 5 0 0 Per Year.
that during the month of July the build
ing fund for which a receiver has been
asked shrank from $4,120.53 to $352.53.
although no money was paid out “on
written order signed by the president
and secretary," as is provided all money
shall be paid out in the constitution of
the society.
Members of the society say the building
fund has been expended in the erection
of a shelter home on the Pendleton Pike
which is now almost completed but con
cerning which no report has been made
to the society’s directors. It is under
stood an attempt was being made by
George Williams, secretary of the board
of safety of Indianapolis, to conclude
the affairs of this committee before the
next meeting of the society. Mr. Wil
liams is acting as chairman of this com
mittee although the minutes of the so
ciety's board meetings record the ap
pointment of the committee with W. H
Roberts designated as the chairman and
at no subsequent meeting do the records
show a change.
MOTOR RACES
FEATURE LAST
DAY OF FAIR
Rain in Early Afternoon
Causes Some Delay in
Program.
By FRED 5. KNODI.K.
The sudden shower somewhat damp
ened the spirits of the crowd that came
to witness the closing day of the In
diana State fair, but tbe fact that the
grounds are muddy and that many of the
exhibits are moving out, did not prevent
the pleasure seekers thronging a Gout the
vast enclosure.
Everything was in readiness for the
automobile races, which was to be the
ftfmle of a week of speed track events,
when the rain descended.
Paul Franklin, promoter of tbe event,
announced however, that if It did not
rain any. an effort would be made to
run off the contests.
The attenranee at the fair for the first
five days of the week was considerably
below chav for the first five days of 1920
but it compared favorably with many
previous years. The attendance thus far
this year was 136,461. while that for the
first five days of last year was 168,825.
Tbe paid admissions at the fair Friday
amounted to 17.761 persons, while Friday
of IPCO the paid admissions amounted to
20.003. Monday of this week the paid
attendance was 26.569; Tuesday, 12.647;
Wednesday. 30.071 and Thursdy. 48.413;
while for Ist year's fair the paid attend
ance was. for Monday, 39,160; Tuesday,
17.171; Wednesday. 39,058. and Thursday.
62.833.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
HINDER ATTENDANCE.
In speaking of the smaller attendance,
Thomas Grant, president of the State
board of agriculture, attributed It to un
favorable weather conditions. He said
the fair Just closing was the finest one
that has been held In the State's history.
He spoke of the great exhibit of live
stock and of th“ great merit of the other
exhibitions shown, and of the need of
additional buildings.
In discussing the contemplated build
ing program, dependent upon the finances
of the bourd nnd including anew cat
tle building, a new’ swine building and
anew administration building, the lat
ter to house offices of the board and the
Purdue University and State conserva
tion quarters, he said It was the Inten
tion to work out a plan for the ground
so there would be no tents or stands
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Chicago Divorcee Puts
Faith in Former Husband
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10— Madalynne
Obenehain today announced she had cast
aside every one except her divorced hus
band in her fight against the charge of
murdering J. Belton Kennedy, wealthy
broker.
the liner Olympic touched that port,
which gave him a foretaste of what to
expeet in England— his native land.
Charlie stood in the doorway of the
railway oar and smiled at bis English
admirers as they surged around him with
shouts and cries of adulation. Then his
emotion overcame him and he wept.
“It was the greatest thing I ever saw,”
said Charlie, mopping hta brow at the
hotel
The comedian will be entertained at
many fashionable functions during hie
stay.
"After my stay In London I am go
ing to Russia," Chaplin told the corre
spondent of the Dally Express. "I am
Immensely Interested tn that country and
the efforts of the Russians toward social
i reconstruction.”
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SAN ANTONIO DEATH
TOLL BELIEVED 100;
A USTINALSO SUFFERS
Worst Storm in History Sweeps Over South
Texas Causing Loss of Millions
in Property.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 10. —With estimates of heavy casualties
here, south-central Texas today staggered under floods resulting from the
most terrific storms in the history of the State.
Reports of heavy casualties in San Antonio where water from the San
Antonio River and Olmsos creek swept through the southern residence dis
trict and the heart of the downtown district leaving ruin and wreckage,
flew thick and fast. Estimates of one thousand and five hundred dead
were quickly discredited an more conservative city and military officials
placed the dead at not more than one hundred.
FIND LEAD TO
BANK BANDITS’
WHEREABOUTS
*
Police Get Tip From Man
Who May Have Seen
Them.
HOLD SEVERAL CLEWS
Important information reached Inspec
tor of Detectives Herbert Fletcher today
that may prove to be a clew- that will
lead to the police "getting a line” on tho
Beech Grove bank robbers, who obtained
$22,909.16 in a daring daylight hold-up
Friday.
Ben Valpelt. Waldron, notified Chief
of Police Thompson. Shelbyvilie, he was
driving his automobile Middleton
about nine miles south of Shelbyvilie Fri
day and that he saw four men, three
white men and one negro, all well dressed,
standing near a large automobile. The
men evidently had tire trouble and were
making repairs. Vaupelt knew nothing
of the Beech Grove robbery at that tlm 5
and thought nothing of the incident until
late last night when a banker at Wal
dron told him of the robbery. Chief
Thompson notified Inspector Fletcher by
telephone.
The car described by Vanpelt eorre
spends to the one that The police heard
of today. Three white men and a negro
for three or four days have been driv
ing around the city and scouting near
Beech Grove In a big Packard tonriug
r*r, according to Information reaching
the officers. They asked several per
sons where they could rent a private
garage. Where this garage was located
the police have not learned. It Is be
lieved the hank robbers switched from
the Hudson automobile stolen Thursday,
and which they used in making the
capo after the robbery, to the Packard,
which probably was parked near Emer
son avenue anl Tenth street, where ths
Hudson cur was nhsndoned.
Delay In notifying tho Indianapolis
police department is partially blamed
by the officers for tho escape of the
bandits. The robbery was committed at
Beech Grove at either 19:55 or 11 o'clock
yesterday morning. Tho records of the
polios show the telephone call t~Ulng of
the holdup was received at 11 :20 o’clock.
Telephone Sergt. Oscar Merrill imnie
diatel.v notified Lieutenant Houston, act
ing captain and the emergency machine
with Lieutenant McMurtry, Sergeant
Burk and a squad of detectives and
motor policemen were sent to Beech
Grove. The informant hung up as *oon
as the robbery had been and
the police did not know what kind of
car the bandit used until the emergency
squad had reached the bank and tele
phoned back to police headquarters In
this city.
Automobile detectives, as soon as they
heard of the hold tip and received a de
scription of the bandit's oar. suspected it
was the automobile owned by William J.
Suckow. Jr.. Franklin, which had been
reported stolen tbe day before, from near
the Statehouse. The oar was found at
Emerson avenue nnd Tenth streets, at
2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon. The In
diana license plate bad been replaced by
an Ohio license plate. Suckow Identified
the car as his. The bandits had evident
ly used the old trick of deserting a stolen
hijib powered automobile and escaped
In another car. the description of which
the police were unable to obtain.
POLICE LOOK
INTO TWO CLEWS.
Two possible clews were investigated
by detectives during the night. The
emergency squad received a report that
at Tibbs avenue and Washington street
four men were sleeping in an automobile
The men proved to be four negroes whose
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Ralph Obenehain. her former husband,
is regarded by Madalynne as “steady
Ralph, the man in a million,” she said
In an interview.
He is a lawyer and will defend her in
court. She has discharged Paul Schenck.
noted criminal lawydh Fu-ihertuore, she
stated she would refuse ; go to trial
Jointly with Arthur Burch, ...Meted with
her for the murder.
"Burch had <no more to do with tl
death of Kennedy than I had,” Madalynne
said.
She reiterated her story that Kennedy
dropped down at her side on the steps of
his Beverly Glen bungalow following
a shot from the darkness.
“Burch and I have no defense In com
mon. He will have to paddle his own
canoe. But he will be acquitted,” she
said.
“I know Burch did not like Kennedy,
but I know he did not kill him.
“I am afraid I have harmed Burch hv
my silence. This had led to an im
pression that I was shielding him. This
is untrue.
"I still maintain I saw two men in
Beverly Glen the night of Kennedy's
death, and I am sure when Burch comes
to trial Ue can prove he was not one of
them.”
She predicted that Burch, ac
quittal, would become his
former wife In Lawrence,
NO. 104.
The police said forty-two bodies have
been recovered. They are receiving re
ports of more casualties every few min
utes, many unverifiable because of the
demoralized telephone communication and
inability to get about the city because
of wreckage and closely drawn lines by
regular soldiers nnd police. The soldiers
were called In when looting began and
remained for rescue and guard duty.
FEDERAL TROOPS
HANDLE RELIEF.
Police Commissioner Wright has asked
that strict military control be granted
from the commander of the Bth Army
Corps area.
Every building in the business district
stood in water ten feet deep during
the high water mark of the raging waters
while a vast section of the residential
section was submerged.
Five bridges spanning the San Antonie
River in the center of the city were de
stroyed. Telephone and telegraph com
munication. trolley service and electric
lights and power were out of commis
sion.
The three newspapers were flooded
and unable to pubish, and with no
news facilities wild rumors filled the
city and relief work was badly handi
capped.
Red Cross workers were ordered to
tbe city to assist in the relief work.
Property damage will run Into the
millions, it was estimated by city offi
cials. one estimate placing the losses
of the city and residents at $10,000,000
Other sources of information, however,
declared this estimate excessive. ilWt
The exact number of deaths and
amount of tbe loss here probably will
not be definitely known for days First
efforts of the military was directed at
rescue work and an effort to check the
thousand and one rumors of casualties
when the wall of water swept through
the streets during the night with llttW
advance warning.
The rise of the river began at 10
o clock last night. Before citizens
realized the danger .a wall <f water
rushed through the, streets and the In
habitants were held powerless in their
homes.
At 4 o'clock this morning the raging
uaters ha*l reached their height and
began to slowly recede.
As the raging torrent swept through
the streets, entire families could be seen
floating on the roofs of houses in too
midst of the rushing waters.
The great loss of life,, is due to the
fact that the river rose so suddenly.
Sleeping Inhabitants were aroused by
the roar of angry waters to find them
selves surrounded by the flood. Guests la
the three -big downtown hotels were
marooned on upper floors as the water
rose and put elevators and stairs out
of commission.
The flood came from an unprecedent
ed rainfall, which caused a quick ris*
in the San Antonio River and Alazaa
Creek.
The scene as the waters lowered thi*
morning beggared description. Tho
business section stood a mass of water
and mud soaked wreckage. Merchants had
but little time to remove- stocks, and
most stores were filled with water which
reached the upper shelves. Streets were
littered with debris. On one street cor
ner three au'omobiles were stacked or
top of each other, partly jammed Into
a plategiass window.
On one street the force of the water
completely tore up one entire block of
pavement. All manner of merchandise
was strewn in the streets, partly covered
with mud and water,
Baylor Hospital, situated one block
from the river, survived v the flood, al
though many houses around it were swept
away. No liveji were lost in the hospital.
It was reported.
Tathetic scenes marked the terror of
tbo night. Ona mother rushed into tha
Elk*' Club for shelter and sobbed In an*
guish that her little child had been left
behind. Her home was entirely de
stroyed.
Relief work for survivors is under
way. Citizens, soldiers and police have
started work caring for men, women and
children who barely had time to escape
in their night clothes when the water
came. Plans for feeding, clothing and
housing the victims were being drawn
rapidly.
RELATIVES SEARCH
FOR MISSING ONES.
AYith relatives searching for loved
ones from whom they were separated dur*
ing the storm, soldiers beia crowds of
curious lack from many ruined dis
tricts. The military was almost in su
preme control.
AA'ith organization of relief under way,
efforts were turned toward getting word
from other sections of south-central
Texas hit by the storm. Communication
was cut off with Austin from near where
a cloudburst, ten-inch rain and a small
tornado was reported. Casualties were
r-"ported from the vicinity of South Aus
tin and Hutto. Both towns were almost
completely wrecked. Hutto Is twenty
miles from the State capital.
From over south Texas, reports
• ame of great property damage—to rail
roads. highways, residences and build
ings that were hit by the deluge of wa
ter. The cotton crop suffered heavily.
TORNADO IN
SIOUX FALLS
SIOUX FALLS, S. D„ Sept. 10.—On
man was killed, another perhaps fa
tally Injured and several others hurt
when a tornado struck the town of
Ellis, a mile and a half west of here early
today. Heavy rains and severe lightning
accompanied the storm.
Floyd Ora peer, a farmer living three
miles west of here, was killed when a
portion of his barn struck him.
George Barkley was injured seriously.
Several head of cattle were killed and
a number of farm buildings were blown
down. The elevator at EUls was
wrecked.
The first blow struck west of We lete
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