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THE WEATHER
Generally fair and somewhat coldor to
night and Friday.
VOL. XXXIV.
DEATH PROBE DISCLOSES LOVE CULT
BEVERIDGE TO
OPEN BATTLE
FOR SENATOR
Organization Is Now
Ready for Big
Fight.
LEADERS CHOSEN
Clarence R. Martin in
Charge of Cam
paign.
Campaign headquarters for Albert
}. Beveridge will be opened either
it the Claypool Hotel or in some
lowntown office building next week,
Jlarence R. Martin, who has had
iharge of Beveridge activities, an
lounced today. Mr. Martin said he
rould be in charge of the Beveridge
Irganization in the State.
Mr. Beveridge will formally an
nounce his candidacy next week, Mr.
Jlartin said, and the campaign will
bt under way immediately.
This announcement ends all
as to whether Mr. Beveridge
Jill be a candidate and means that
Ihe great Republican fight is on.
Senator Harry S. Now, who has been
In the campaign for some time, has care
fully prepared for a fight. An elaborate
Itate organization is being perfected and
liana are being made for a county or
ganization. The organization of a New
Voters' League is under way. Robert
fyler, who managed the publicity end
ff the Leonard Wood campaign In 1930,
rill be executive secretary of the or-
Sanization. Charles A. Bookwalter Is
te head of the Marlon County organiza
tion.
The new organization has prepared an
llaborate campaign and is showing every
indication that it will Epend a large
Amount of money In the State. Flans
fre being made for a newspaper adver
tising campaign in connection with the
|ther activities.
Formal announcement
KENT WEEK.
Mr. Beveridge, Mr. Martin said, will
teturn to Indianapolis from French Lick.
Irhere he has been for several days, next
(Vednesday. The formal announcement,
fe said, probably will be forthcoming im
bediately afterward.
The Beveridge organization has been
learly completed. Mr. Martin said there
jriU be no separate woman's organization
juch as has been formed in behalf of
Venator New, but the women will have an
tetive part In the management of the
Jampaiga as a whole.
Mrs. I. G. Belzer of Indianapolis will
ke secretary of the State organization,
e announced, and a number of other
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WILL ASK FUND
TO PRESERVE
LAW LIBRARY
Bar Association to Request
Appropriation of $5,000
for Maintenance.
An appropriation of $5,000 for the as
sistance in maintaining the law library
t tfca Marlon County courthouse will be
Isked of the Marion county commission
ers and a committee from the Indian
apolis Bar Association and the judges
")f the various couts of the county in
llie commissioners’ chamber today.
The committee fro mthe bar associ
ation also degistered a protest to any
tffort to sell of portion of the courthouse
Iquare and appropriating the money re
alized therefrom toward anew court
house. In this connection the committee
[greed something was needed to Improve
the courthouse but objected to the sale
®f any of the court square, explaining
the growth of Indianapolis eventually
tvould call for a larger building and it
then would be necessary to have either
the present ground intact or purchase
hew quarters and this, the committee
assorted, would add to the cost.
In the absence of Lewis Coleman,
president of the bar association, Schuyler
A. Haas acted as spokesmen. He said
the library is one of the most valuable
in the country and represents a great
expenditure of money.
He said attorneys’ seldom used the
library, but it is maintained for the con
venience of judges of the various courts
to whom It is indispensable.
At present, according to Mr. Haas, the
library is maintained by the har associa
tion on fees collected from its members,
but this proving to' heavy a burden for
the association.
Harry C. Hendrickson, erfunty attorney,
was called upon for an opinion by mem
bers of the commission. Mr. Hendrick
son said he knew of no law which would
give the commission the right to maintain
a purely legal library, but it might be
considered as necessary in aiding ice
judges to administer law and justice.
Mr. Tutweiler said the renest for an
Appropriation of $250.1'0 for repairs to
the courthouse had been withdrawn be
cause of so much complaint.
WEATHER
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty-four hours ending at 7
p. m., Feb. 10. 1922: •
Generally fair and somewhat colder
tonight and Friday. Lowest temperature
tonight ill out 25 degrees.
HOURLY TEMPERATURE.
(1 a. m 39
7 a. m 37
8 a. m 37
0 a. m 38
30 a. m 42
31 a. in 44
12 (noon) 47
1 p. m 48
Sp, m £3
Published at Indianapolis, Entered aa Second Class Matter, July 25, 1914, at
Ind., Daily Except Sunday. Postofflce, Indianapolis, Ind., under act March 3, 1879.
Beveridge Manager
CLARENCE R. MARTIN.
The management of the campaign of
Albert J. Beveridge for the Republican
nomination for the United States Senate
will be in the hands of Clarence R. Mar
tin, an Indianapolis attorney. Mr. Mar
tin was a major in the World War and
is active In American Legion affairs.
U. S. LESH SEES
COLLUSION IN
CEMENT BIDS
Attorney General Says There
Is Not Question About
Companies’ Guilt.
“There is no question that the cement
companies are guilty of collusion In
submitting their bids for cement to the
State," U. S. Lesh, attorney genera!,
said today in commenting on the con
ference yesterday attended by himself,
Governor Warren T. McCray, the State
highway commission and representatives
of five cement concerns.
Air. Lesh said no decision had been
reached as to what is to be done about
it but that he and the Governor would
discuss the matter within the next few
days. He said the representatives of
the cement concerns In effect admitted
their guilt la their statements at the
conference.
When asked whether this means that
the State will prosecute under the anti
trust laws, Mr. Lesh said this depends
on the outcome of his conference with
the Governor. Ho said that the State can
institute action individually, or that it
can ask the Federal Government to aid,
or that it can submit what evidence it
has to courts in other States whore the
so-called cement trust is now being
prosecuted.
Meanwhile, the cement dealers have
shown no indication to change their
stand or-their prices, which were identi
cal for 200,000 bands rs cement. Neither
h_.s the State shown any indication to
change its attitude to the effect that the
bids cannot be accepted.
This may mean that the State will buy
no cement and that the building of bard
surface roads will be abandoned for an
indefinite period. The cement on which
bids were submitted was to be used for
the construction of sixty-six miles of
the National road to fill the gaps between
sections already paved.
VEGETABLE MAN
HELD ON SHORT
WEIGHT CHARGE
Inspectors Say Measures Were
Too Conservative to Be
Satisfactory.
Lawrence Mays, vegetable peddler, 325
North I’ine street, was arrested today by
Deputy City Inspectors’ of Weights and
Measures’, Stewart and Pefty on charges
of short weight and failure to we) ;h. The
inspectors said they found two ‘■half
bushels'’ of apples sold to Mrs. Delphia
Speece, 2041 Cooper street, and Mrs.
Bertha Patrick, 2157 Elliott street, each
were nine pounds short.
Two baskets, which the Inspectors con
sidered short, were confiscated from
Mays, as well as a bucket with a dent In
it.
Both baskets, the inspectors said, had
had about three inches trimmed' off the
top and the hoops replaced so while their
capacity appeared to be one busiest and
a half-bushel respectively, they weighed
up considerably less.
Although the law specifies twenty-four
pounds of apples to the half-bushel, each
of the women received only fifteen
pounds, through the use of the short half
bushel measure. The law requires the
sale of such products by weight instead
of by measure.
The city sealers’ department has been
unusually active since Mrs. May Bello
Riddle took charge of it as chief in
spector .Tan. 2. The inspectors have
been active in checking up coal deliveries,
having the cooperation of the Commer
cial Credit. Audit and Correct Weights
Bureau. Four coal men have been ar
rested, two of whom woer convicted, one
dismissed and the fourth slated for trila
next Monday.
The department has confiscated 103
scales, condemned forty-seven and con
fiscated five measures.
At odd moments the inspectors re
weigh prepared packages of grocery
stores. Few cases of short weight have
been discovered in these places and
these were made good immediately, the
inspectors say
WILLIAM IIKRSCIIELL SPEAKS.
William Herschell was the principal
speaker at the weekly luncheon of the In
dianapolis Real Estate Board, at the
Chamber of Commerce this afternoon.
3 ttiriaua Dailg atimeo
BRITISH PLAN
FOR PARLEY ON
ALLIED DEBTS
Harding Is Told Ses
sion May Follow
Genoa Meeting.
ISSUE NOW RAISED
World War Refunding
Conference Held
Necessity.
LONDON, Fob. 9.—The British
treasury has informed President
Harding It is considering the calling
of an allied conference to discuss
war debt refunding after the interna
tional economic conference at Genoa
is over, it was learned from a reliable
source this afternoon.
Definite plans will be held up.
however, pending the outcome of the
Genoa conference.
It had been expected In some quarters
that the United States would participate
In the Genoa conference and would raise
the question of war debt payment in that
meeting.
ABLE FINANCIERS
APPROACHED.
The British government, it Is under
stood, already has approached a num
ber of the country's ablest financiers as
to whether they would consent to serve
as delegates at the proposed debt refund
ing conference. Among them are Reg
inald McKenna, chairman of the London
Joint City and Midland Bank, Limited;
Lord Chalmers, Sir Basil 11. Blackett,
controller of finance at the treasury, and
Robert Kiudersley.
Now that the refunding debt bill has
been passed by both the American House
and Senate, It is possible that prelim
inary conversations of an Informal na
ture may be opened with the American
State Department at any time.
EXPECTED TO OPPOSE
GENOA POST POX EM EX T
LONDON, Feb. 9.—The French rcqufSt
for three months delay In opening the
International Unnouiic Conference at
Genoa, will not be taken up by the Brit
ish cabinet until tomorrow. In view of
Premier Lloyd George's known attitude,
It Is anticipated that the cabinet will
oppo'vae fa postponement. News that
Premier Orlando has failed to firm u
cabinet and that a general election may
be arranged in Italy gave rise to the
belief in some quarters that Italy may
Join with France In proposing delay. It
would require several weeks for Italy
to arrange for a general election and
a secure cabinet could not be constituted
until after the election.
WHISKY PLANT
IS DISCOVERED
IN BATHROOM
Authorities Hold Keeper of
Market Stand as Volstead
Violator.
In a bathroom on the second floor of a
two-story residence at 1150 South Illinois
street, police and Federal officers today
found a complete thirty-gallon copper
whisky still. The windows of the room
were covered so no light could enter.
It was the home of Sam Greenberg, 45,
and his wife told the police her husband
owned the still, but he was not at home.
Greenberg has a stand on the city mar
ket and he was arrested there. lie is
charged with operating a blind tigert
Harry Hundberg, 941 Union street, signed
Greenberg's bond.
The still was on a gas cook stove
which was connected In the bathroom.
The police brought the still, cooling
tank, coils, three gallons o. “white mule”
whisky, a half bushel basket of half-pint
bottles and four empty jugs to police
headquarters us evidence. They poured
kerosene into 150 gallons of mash found
in tlie bouse.
The raiding officers said Mrs. Green
berg was arrested and convicted of
operating a “blind tiger’’ almost two
years ago, hut her husband never had
been arrested before.
Music Aplenty
There will be no lack of music at “Lew
Shank’s Valentine Uall/’f or the unem
ployed at Tomlinson Hall next Monday
night. William T. Bailey, assistant city
attorney, who has been supervising ar
rangements in cooperation with the
general committee in charge, announced
today that the Hoosler Square and Com
pass Club will furnish an orchestra of
twenty pieces and a band of forty mem
bers. A reception and floor committee
of 100 members will lie named tomorrow.
Tickets are being sold in great numbers,
a record breaking crowd being assured.
Charles G. Duvall holds the individual
record for tickets selling so far.
Pawned Watch Leads to
Arrest of Five as Robbers
Discovery of a stolen watch In a pawn
shop led to the arrest of five young men
on charges of robbery, detectives dls
! closed today.
Ralph Green, 23, 100 West Arizona
street, and Clifford Gilbreath, 24, 1525
[Lawton street, were arrested yesterday
and the detectives say they made a con
fession which led to the arrests of Clin
jton White, 24. 544 Church street; George
Mortln, 28, 1019 Laurel, amj Charles
ICereu, 28, 1025 Laurel street
INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1922.
ULSTER ARMY
TO STOP RAIDS
OF SINN FEIN
5,000 Troops Moved to Fron
tier Separating Two
Provinces.
REPRISALS NOW FEARED
| BELFAST, Feb. J. —Armed republican
raiders swept across the l inter frontier
again today and seizes! nine soldiers and
special policemen In Fermanagh coun
ty. Firing broke out at Enniskillen, the
largest city in Fermanagh county and
was in progress sporadically at last re
ports. The men kidnaped In Donegal
county were reported to have been re
leased.
BELFAST, Feb. 9.—An Ulster amy,
5.090 strong, composed of police and
troops, has moved to the frontier sep
arating the Northern provinces from
the South.
A first line of defense has been strung
out along the border and Ulster ren
dered practically impregnable against at
tacks by extremists of the Irish repub
lican army.
RELEASE OF ULSTER
CAPTIVES EXPECTED.
Release of the Ulster captives kidnaped
yesterday was expected to follow this
military maneuver on the part of the
Unionists.
Fear of reprisals gripped Ireland as
full reports of Sinn Fein extremists at
tacks against thirteen Ulster towns In
which nearly 2oy Unionists were kid
naped. reached here.
Belfast police claimed they had cap
tured sixty of the Irish republican army
raiders. Unionists who were kidnaped
from Sligo have been released, it was an
nounced. While the disorders along the
border line between Ulster and the south
seemed to have died down, the fear of
armed Ulster volunteers striking back
kept officials and Inhabitants on edge.
OR VNOEMEN S HOI BBS
ATTACKED BY RAIDERS.
The houses of prominent Orangemen
within a forty mile area were attacked
by the Sinn Fein raiders armed with
revolvers and bombs. There was con
siderable fighting with casualties.
Police, hearing of the raids, massed
on the highways and beaded off some
of the Sinn Fein bands as they were
speeding along In motor cars with their
prisoners. Several motor cars were cap
tured together with a quantity of arms
and fifteen Sinn Felners.
Casualties on both sides were reported
when Slna Felners ambushed police at
Newton.
IRISH ATTEMPT
TO RESTORE ORDER
LONDON, Feb. 9 Arthur Griffith,
president of the Dal] Elreann iSlnn Fein
l’arltameut), railed at Premier Lloyd
George’s office in Downing street today
and assured both tne Prime Minister
and Colonial Secretary Winston Church
lit the Irish provisional government Is
endeavoring to quell the disorder* on
the Ulster border nnd prevent further
raids across the frontier.
The Birish government announced thnt
Jt did wish lo Interfere in the Irish die
pute. but that It had fourteen battalions
of troops under arms in Ulster thnt
were available if it became necessary to
use them.
British government officials are wntrh
ng the situation closely nnd are con
lneed the members of the Dublin gov
rnment will do everything possible to
restore order and prevent further raids
across the Ulster frontier.
A bill endowing the Irish provisional
government at Dublin with the powers
granted under the Irish peace treaty
and calling Into actual existence the
Irish Free State, was introduced In the
House of Commons late this afternoon
by Austen Chamberlain, government
spokesman.
PLANS LAID TO
CAPTURE G. 0. P.
ORGANIZATION
Marion County Republican
League to Fight Jewett-
Roemler-Lemeke Ring.
Organization of the Marion County Re
publican League by leaders in the city
administration for ohe purpose of cap
turing the Marlon County Republican or
ganization from the old Jewett-Koetnler-
Lemeke ring will be launched at a meet
ing of ward leaders of the Shank mu
nicipal election organization tomorrow
evening. The place for the gathering
has not been decided upon, but the pro
gram calls for tlie selection of a full set
of officers and formulation of preliminary
plans.
Control of the county organization has
become of vital importance in the United
States senatorial race, the Jewett-Rocm
ler-Lemcke, forces desiring it to swing
Marion County to Senator Harry S. New,
in tho Republican primary nnd to the
Shank forces not only to help Albert J.
Beveridge, but also to protect their owh
po.MMcal prestige.
The Marion County Republican League
is being formed with the openly admitted
purpose of backing candidates for pre
cinct committeemen in the primary who
are loyally allied with the city admin
istration. Shank leaders believe they will
he aide to clean up the Republican house
of .Tewett-Roemler-Lemcke influence with
one grand swoop in this way.
The detectives say Ralph Green and
Gilbreath confessed that they and tho
other three robbed Chris Itoohring, farm
er, R. R. D., Box 113, on Troy avenue
near the Bluff road on the night of Dec.
7, taking the watch and $5 in money.
The detectives several days ago found
that the watch had been pawned by
Ralph Green’s father. He told the de
tectives his son and Gilbreath had given
it to him to pawn. The arrests followed.
Reducing Naval
Armament Drops
Men Off Payrolls
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—The decisions
of the Washington conference, reducing
naval armament, began to produce con
crete results today, when an order went
forth from the Navy Department to re
duce the working personnel of Navy
yards generally throughout the country
20 per cent.
This resulted in Washington in 1,500
men being dropped from the pay roll of
the Washington Navy yard.
Other yards will be similarly reduced,
it was said, and in some instances the
yards probably will be closed altogether.
CHARLESTON, W. Va., Feb. 9.—The
United States naval ordnance plant lo
cated at South Charleston, manufacturing
shells, guns and armor plate for the Navy,
was closed at noon today on orders from
Washington. About two thousand em
ployes are affected. Only enough work
ers will be retained to look after tho
equipment
The action regarded here as taken by
naval authorities in anticipation of Sen
ate "ratification of the naval limitation
treaty. The plant was built during the
war at a cost of $16,000,009.
LEGAL ASPECTS
OF REHEARING
ARE DEBATED
Attorney General Delays De
cision on Merger
Petition.
Attorney General U S. Lesh probably
will sit with the public servlco commis
sion tomorrow when it hears arguments
: on the petition of the city of Indian
apolis. the city of Kokomo and others for
a rehearing of the Indiana Klectric Cor
poration merger case.
Mr. Lesh had before him today a num
ber of questions concerning the legal
aspects of the case, but he said ho prob
ably will not render an opinion in ad
vance of the arguments of the petition
for a rehearing. The questions were sub
mitted to the attorney general by Com
missioner Glenn Van Auken. They have
to do w ith whether the commission may
reopen such a case after having made an
order
Following the submission of the ques
tions, attorneys for the Indiana Electric
Corporation filed with the attorney gen
eral, a brief, setting out the contention
that the order can not be reopened The
petitioners for a rehearing have submitted
no arguments and Mr. Lesh said that It
nono are submitted In writing he will
wait for the oral arguments before ex
pressing an opinion.
“Does not the action of Commissioner
Van Auken In effect transfer the respon
sibility of the meTger case to you?" Me
I,esh was asked.
“It does so far ss Its legal aspects are
corn erned,” he Raid, “but of course I
shall not decide whether the facts Justify
the reopening of the case.”
Mr. Lesh said it Is not nnnaual for
briefs to be submitted to him by inter
ested parties In n effort to assist him in
the Interpretation of the law.
The Link Belt Company, one of the
rtoncern* represented by William I-. [
Taylor, an attorney, who is opposing the
merger, wrote to the public service com
mission saying it Is not interested in
the merger.
MUSCLE SHOALS
ENGINEER TO BE
HEARD MONDAY
Approval of Ford Offer byj
Committee Depends on
Guarantees.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—Henry Ford
will not appear before the House Military
Affairs Committee in Support of his offer
to lease the Government’s nitrate plants
and waterpower projects at Muscle
Shoals, Ala., Representative Kahn, the
committee chairman announced today.
Ford will be represented before the
committee by A. S. Mayo, his chief en
gineer. Mayo Is scheduled to appear
Monday.
Chairman Kohn has prepaid to combat
attempts of the Agricultural Committee
to get control of the Ford proposal.
Backed by a declaration from Secretary
Os War Weeks that the Alabama project
was started ns a military necessity and
was financed from military funds. Kahn is
ready to face the fight coming on the
floor of the House when the change in
reference 1s sought.
It became apparent when hearings on
the Ford offer were renewed thnt some
members are hostile to the Detroit man’s
proposal.
Several of them agree with Secretary
Weeks that Ford has not offered suf
ficient guarantees to the Government that
lie would carry out his contract by com
pleting the project and continuing the
manufacture of fertilizer.
Approval of the House committee to
tho Ford offer, it was declared by some
members, depends on whether Ford will
! strengthen his guarantee that he will
manufacture fertilizer to capacity pro
duction of the plant nnd at a materially
reduced cost to the farmer.
President Signs
Debt Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—President Har
ding today signed the Administration
foreign debt refunding bill.
The bill, which now becomes law, au
thorizes the President to proceed to the
appointment of a World War debt com
mission of five members, to negotiate
the terms under which the United States
will collect the $11,000,000,000 owed this
Government by foreign governments.
A commission to be headed by Secre
tary of the Treasury Mellon will begin
negotiations with the debtor nations
shortly for the refunding of the $11,000.-
000 debt. The commission, to be com
posed of five members, is created by the
bill.
The measure calls for a maximum rate
of interest of per cent and provides
that the obligations shall mature not
later than 1917,
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Slain Director Is Said
to Have Been Connected
With Circle of Fanatics
SAID TO HAVE LOVED TAYLOR
jjjj. ■ . P* ,
Gloria,
Neva Gerber, Gloria Swanson and Blanche Sweet, beautiful movie favorites,
were close personal friends of William Desmond Taylor, the slain movie director,
and corresponded with him quite frequently. Miss Gerber said that at one time
she expected to marry the director, l’ollce found letetrs from Misses Swanson
and Sweet in Taylor's desk.
Movie Magnate Asserts
Most Men and Women in
Films Are Respectable
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—“One hundred
million American dollars Invested In the
film Industry are endangered by the acts
of a dozen or so wastrels and degener
ates,” Carl Laemmle, one of the greatest
movie magnates, declared today.
“Ninety-nine per cent of the film per
sonnel Is clean and sound. We do not
Intend to allow this infinltesmal minority
i In the busiuess to wreck one of America’s
i greatest Industries. We arc going to
Llean up khat element."
! Laetmnie, president of the Universal
[Manufacturing Company, who controls the
[ fortunes and destinies of thousands of
movie actors and who built Universal
City, the first big movie community In
California, said:
"I am making a demand for fair
play,” he said. “The motion picture
people ore 99 per cent pure. There are
thousands of pure, good girls and up
right men in Hollywood. I defy anyone
to prhve there are more rotters among
our people than among people In the
jewelry business or the meat packing
business. The public must not condemn
the great mass of the movie people be
cause of a few outlaws.
“Our great Industry, which Is closer to
Hollywood Rector
Rises in Defense
of Cinema Players
BY THE REV. NEAL DODI>.
Rector of St. Mary of Angel’s
Episcopal Church.
Written For The l nitetl Press.
HOLLYWOOD. Cal., Feb. 9.—1 wish
personally to refute the charges that
Hollywood is a community of loose
morals and evil conduct.
The terrible murder of William
Desmond Taylor is laid at Holly
woods door, but as a matter of fact,
he did not live in Hollywood although
he worked here. The Arbtickle affair
did not happen in Hollywood, but In
San Francisco, 500 miles away. Tho
shooting of Paul Kramer, another
director, took place outside Holly
wood. j
As pastor of a church which num
bers among its congregation many
prominent film folk, I ani in u po
sition to study tlielr conduct. Asa
rule, 1 find them excellent men and
Women. Admittedly, there Is an
element in Hollywood, as In every
other community, which does not con
duct itself in tile most saintly fashion.
But its members are of a universal
type and should be condemned uni
versally not only after they move out
to Hollywood.
the people than any other, cannot be
blawed and its people condemned as hop
fiends and degenerates because of the
Arbuckle and Taylor scandals. Did the
Stillman case condemn banking?
“I have read an article recommending
Hollywood bo burned. Here is what I
think of Hollywood: I am thinking
seriously of building a house there and
going there to live with my son and
daughter. I want movie actors for my
neighbors.
“And we’re not going to stand for the
scandalous few. They stick out like a
sore thumb, and we'll chop off that sore
thumb.”
Will Hays Will
Not ‘Clean House ’
in Hollywood
MIAMT, Fla., Feb. 9.—Will H. Hays,
new “czar of the movies,” is not going
to I.os Angeles to “clean house” In the
Hollywood film colony, he declared to
day.
Hays laughed when told of reports
that he Is contemplating a coast trip.
“I have absolutely no plans to go to
California," said the Postmaster General.
“Asa matter of fact, I am doing noth
ing in connection with the moving pic
ture business at all. My contract with
the National Association of Moving Pic
ture Producers and Distributors starts
after March 4. and until that time I'm
taking a rest, the first real one I've had
in a long time.”
8 Reputed Bandits
in Toils of Law
SIOUX CITY, lowa, Feb. 9—Eight
men, alleged to be members of a gang
of ten bandits, who held up and robbed
seventy-five patrons of a roadhouse near
here on Monday night, are In custody
here today, following a tip of police from
Minneapolis that the men had abandoned
a stole car near Merrlam Junction, Minn.,
and boarded a train there en route to
this city.
Tn einen were taken prisoners by Chief
of Detectives Danielson and a squad of
police who stopped a Northwestern train
in the yard bere and arrested th: men.
The remainder of the bandit gang Is
believed to be in hiding at Minneapolis.
STEAL 800-POUND SAFE.
INFIELD, Eng., Feb. 9.—A man and
a boy were arrested here on the charge
of stealing an 800-pound safe belong
ing to St. George’s church. The salt;
contained valuable church plate.
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SCENT SOLUTION
Dead Man’s Estate
Found to Have
Dwindled.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. t,—-Covoner 8. C,
Kelly today Is holding the body of a man
who killed himself here Saturday undeT
mysterious circumstances for Investigation
by the Los Angles police department.
Kelley believes the man may have been
Involved in the William Desmond Taylor
case. Ue answers the deecrlption of Ed
ward F. bands.
The man Is known ae William Koegel,
alias James Martin. He left a large bank
ecount in a Los Angeles bank and no
reason for his suicide has been learned
here.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Feb. 9.—The
hand of oriental mysticism, weird
philosophies of the Far East and
strange things in the realm of psychia
and supernatural, came Into the in
vestigation of the William D.
Taylor murder case today.
District Attorney Wool wine let tt
become known his new Investiga
tion of Taylor's death will cover an
alleged “cult” which seemed to steep
itself in the mysticism of the orient
and apply this mysticism to the
relations between Its members.
Taylor, it was declared, was said to
have been intimate with members of this
little circle of mystic which centered In
Los Angeles.
Its teachings, according to Investigav
tors, drove members to the verge of fan
aticism and in this fanaticism, they
Gun Which Killed
Taylor May Offer
Clew in Mystery
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9.—Trace of a
revolver which may have been used by
the slayer of William Desmond Tay
lor, film director, has been found and
the weapon probably will be turned
over to the district attorney's office
within a few hours, It was learaad
today.
The weapon was said to have been
found by a man whose name and ad
dress is known to investigators, in an
alley near the Taylor home the day
after the murder.
With a revolver which may have
been used by the murderer in their
possession. Investigators will hare the
most important clew discovered since
Taylor was killed, It was declared.
thought there might be found a solution
for the mystery surrounding Taylor's
murder.
Who were the members of this cult,
what were Its teachings and what were
Taylor's relations with It and its members
—if he had any relations—are questions
tbe district ittorney wishes to answer.
FINDS ESTATE
HAS DWINDLED.
Public Administrator Bryson let It be
known Investigation showed Taylor’s
estate, believed to have amounted to
SIOO,OOO, had dwindled to $20,000. A
large additional sum, however, was be
lieved to be on deposit in a New York
bank and efforts will be made to locate
It. Under Taylor's will his daughter,
Ethel Daisy, is the sole beneficiary. She
is still in New York.
"Is there any truth to the report *tbo
top may be blown off Hollywood.’ as la
rumored In various newspaper officesT**
an attache of District Attorney Wool
wine’s office was asked today.
•'Possibly x so,” was the reply. “Os
course, none of us know what will tap
per., but the probe will be thorough."
It was understood one phase of the
district attorney's 'nvestigation will be
directed toward perdsteot rumors that
persons said to represent film Interests,
and to have had large rolls of money,
have been seen about police headquarters.
So far as Is now known, none of these
persons ever actually approached a po
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