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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
THE AV'NOO' RUNS
OUT JEALOUS COP
officer Who Offended Sinner
Midaugh Goes to Woods

There is JOY among the proprietors Of
Indiana avenue gambling houses and
among bootleggers who frequent that
district.
Patrolman John Allison has been
moved.
The wise ones around police head
quarters in answer to the question Of
why he was moved. says he has enforced
the law entirely too strictly, and at is
30 close TO the election" and, OF course.
there are many good Republican votes
in that Indiana avenue district"
Allison has enforced the law without
fear or favor for months. laying" on
the gambling dens of the notorious ne
gro district until the gamblers feared to
even try a craps game.
But that day is done, for the big. red j.
haired policeman who enforced the law
has been moved to a quiet beat near
College and Massachusetts, avenues
The frequenters of the underworld are
smiling and saying even in this day
Of supposed law enforcement 1t pays a
policeman to be blind"
Some persons who have a knowled ge
of how Republican political workers do
things under the Jewett good govern.
ment" rule say that Everett "shlner'
Middaugh probably had something 70
do with Patrolman Allison being moved
from tthe Indiana avenue district.
Middaugh has been convicted of gam
bling and bootlegging and is well known
to the police.
Some time ago "Shiner." who, although
white man, visited the Indiana avenue
section.
"This district is not big enough for
you and me both" Patrolman Allison
told Middaugh.
Skinner" thought 1t was and therefore
Allison arrested him on the charge of
vagrancy, but Judge Walter Pritchard
hurried TO the turkeys office and or
dered Middaugh's release on his own
recognizance
When the case was tried Judge Pritch-
ard dismissed the charges.
Patrolman Allison told "Shiner" that
If he appeared again in the Indiana ave
nue. district he would be arrested.
This threat, made by a police officer
against a Republican political worker
who hauled a prominent city official
around in his automobile at the last city
election and who has been shown a hun
dred favors by the good government"
administration, may have had something
to do with Patrolman Allison's "trip to
the woods"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
Britain's Irish Policy
Denounced as Sign
of Weakness
"asss,"s'' s:ss@s So DAYS %5.ss"' T.ss

LONDON, Oct 4.-Lord Mayor Terence
Macswiney was almost completely ex-
hausted at the beginning OF his hfty-
third day Of hunger striking.
England's policy Of repression in Ire
land is a mark of weakness. former
Secretary for Ireland Lord Morely de-
clsred in a letter published here today.
Morely denounced reprisals by tho po-
lice and declared failure TO check them
was an admission of failure on the part
Of the government
The statement Of Arthur Griniths, Sinn
Fem leader. that reprisals not only were
condOned. but we're a part of the gov
ernment's policy, was denied In an Of
fetal statement.
The Republican army in Ireland has
been recruited up to 100000 men and Is
fully equipped with machine guns, rifles
and ammunition, but has no artillery
according to the Daily Sketch in a re-
sumo Of the Irish military situation to.
day.
The Daily Sketch says that the British
government has been informed in detaif
of the personnel of the Sim Fein army
and has list of the members In their
various RANKS.
Dublin Castle, seat Of British author
ity in Ireland, denies the sensational
statement Of Arthur Griffith that the
British administration plans to "assas-
sinate the Sim Fein leaders"
officials at Dublin Castle denied also
that any attempt at organized reprisals
has been made in Ireland, despite the re-
cent attacks upon towns by "black and
tan" policemen.
Lord Morely, former chief secretary
for Ireland, in letter to The Times on
Irish repirsals, appeals to the sanity of
the police"
Everybody says Lord Morely agrees
that home rule Of some sort in Ireland is
inevitable.
Lord Morely SAYS that It is no secret
that the ministerial proceedings are rails
ing new problems In the Irish situation
and are aggravating old problems which
are obstacles to good feeling
"Those who think that the 1920 insur-
rection can be stamped oct like that In
179S do not understand the changes OF
the present era" said Lord Morely
Say what you will, all must realize
that a resort to exceptional reprisals
must he counted as an admission OF fail
ure and mark of weakness, not of
strength"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
BROOKLYN ARRESTS
ARE ANTICIPATED

NEW YORK, Oct. A number OF ar
rests were expected II Brooklyn in con-
nection with the Wall street explosion
as the result of disclosures made after
the seizure in Pittsburg last night Of
Florean Zelenska, %. a Russian
Federal agents located Zelenska's for
ner rooming place In Brooklyn and dis
covered he left there between 10 and IL
O'Clock in the morning on the day of
the explosion in Wall street-two weeks
ago last Thursday-carrying a large
yellow bag
The bomb was set of at noon
1t was also learned he had been an
employe of an explosive company about
two years ago.
While Federal agents refused to dis
cuss the case in detail. it was intimated
that Zelenskas arrest had furnished a
lead" which would result In several
other men being taken into custody
within a few hours.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
COUNCIL URGES
SPEEDY AID FOR
! STREET CAR co.
Resolution to State Public
Service Body Points to
Wrecking Plan.
IMPROVEMENTS BLOCKED

A resolution requesting the public serv
ice commission to act Immediately upon
the petition of the Indianapolis Street
Railway Company for financial relief so
as to prevent what members Of the coun-
ell have stated they believe to be a
scheme on the part of certain financial
interests 70 batter down the stock OF the
company to point where they may
freeze out" large number of small
share holders viii be introduced att the
regular meeting of the city council to-
night, 1t was intimated today.
Some OF the councilmen intimated that
they have become suspicious that scme
Interior motive is behind the long con-
tinued delay in acting upon the COM
pany's petition for relief because many
other utilities In far less precarious con-
dition than the street railway company
have been granted relief, practically for
the asking and because Mayor Charles
w Jewett has suddenly become so ac-
tive in the blocking OF the resurfacing
and widening OF Ohio street from Ala
bama and Delaware street so as to permit
the extension of the Ohio street car
tracks In the section.
HINT CONNECTION
TO WRECK COMPANY.
The councilmen were inclined 20 sec
direct connection between the plan to
wreck the company. which they profess
to believe exists, and the blocking Of
the Ohio street Improvement. stating that
they are of the opinion that the inter
ests supposedly at the bottom OF the
reported scheme naturally do not de.
sire any extensions Of service to be made
The resolution for the improvement Of
the section Of Ohio street. which Is gen
orally admitted to be as badly ia need
Of repair as any other section OF pave
meut ia the city. calls for the resurfac
ing and widening from Alabama 10 East
street, II being contemplated by the city
council, If not by the board Of public
works, that tracks shall be extended
through the section and to Washington
street in East street so as to permit In
tcrurban cars which now reach Washing
ton street from Ohio street through Della
ware street TO traverse the less con-
gested route.
The history OF the resolution shows
that Il was adopted several months ago
Continued on Page Two.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
JUDGE OBJECTS
TO INFLUENCING
OF GRAND JURY
Cites for Contempt Lawyer
VINO Takes Client Be-
fore Body.
NOT IN MARION COUNTY
Rx star Correspondent.

ELKHART, Ind, Oct. Am the oath
Judicial District, consisting of Elkhart
and Lagrange Counties, it is contempt Of
court for an attorney to attempt to In
fiuenea a grand jury in behalf OF his
client.
In the narion County Criminal Court
an attempt was recently made to punish
for contempt a newspaper man because
the newspaper with which he was con-
nected exposed an effort Of an attorney to
try his case before the Marion County
grand jury"
In Eikhart the court cited for contempt
the attorney who approached the grand
Jury
In Marion County the court attempted
to imnose iafl sentence and a fine on
> newspaper man whose only connection
with the affair was the fact that he was
IN thu employ of the newspaper that ex-
posed the breach of legal ethics on the
part Of the attorney
The court at Elkhart makes no pre-
tense to being a ''good government and
clean politics" beacon light
Its Judge does not claim to be ma
tionallv noted" nor to have evolved,
through experience or otherwise, any
methods of reforming" confirmed Grim
inals
RECORD OF
ELKHART CASE
Louis w. Vail an attorney, on the
morninr of Sent %. entered the grand
iprv room with Willis d. Widner. where
vail said Widner was under suspicion
in connection with a matter which the
grand Jury was then investigating, and
that Vail wished the grand jury to near
Widner's story of the transaction.
Neither Vail nor Widner was under
ruhnoeua and Glen r. Sawyer, deputy
prosecutor, Immediately filed showing
before Judge William b. Hile OF the
Elkhart Superior Court. charging that
sthe object of Vail in appearing before
the grand Jury in company with Widner
was for the purpose of obstructing ana
embarrassing the deliberations OF sald
grand Jury and the orderly administra-
ton OF Justice
Iudge HiIe Immediately cited Vail tor
contempt Of court and the proceedings
was disposed of recently through the
public apology of Vail.
PROCEDURE IN
MARION COUNTY.
IN Marion county. Charles W. Rollin-
son, attorney for Harry Parsons, ap-
reared with Parsons before the Marion
County grand Jury and not only exam
ined Parsons In the grand jury room
but also examined two other witnesses
in behalf of Parsons in the grand jury
room before the grand jurors.
The proceeding was reported 10 Judge
James A. Collins, but no public notice
was ever taken of It until the Indiana
Daily Times printed the statement on
Robinson as to what had happened and
called upon the indianapolis Bar Asso-
Continued on Page Two.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
Worlds Series

Games starting in Brooklyn Tues
day will be reported in detail by
the Times and, In addition to the
regular play by play routine, spe-
cial articles and snappy gossip of
baseballs classic viii be carried.
Direct wire service from the field
will enable the Times to give its
readers the most rapid reports pos
sible on the title contests.
Henry Farrell, United Press sports
editor, and Jack Veiock, Interna-
tional News sports editor, have been
assigned to cover the games from
the viewpoint of the baseball ex-
pert, while a number Of New York's
best special writer's will supply the
feature articles.
In addition to publishing baseball
extras Immediately following the
games, in which the box scores and
detail play viii appear, the Times
has arranged to give window bulle-
tin service of each inning, giving all
the plays as they occur on the field.
Games in Brooklyn will be called
at 2 o'clock, daylight savings time,
which is 70 noon, Indianapolis time.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04

CHICAGO, Oct. 4-Carl Wanderers,
former army lieutenant, who. on June
p, killed his girl wife, her unborn child
and ragged stranger" in the corridor
Of his home, went on trial before Judge
Pam here today.
Wanderer pleaded not guilty.
His attorneys announced the defense
would base its case on hereditary in
sanity.
The morning was spent In questioning
jurors.
The State is prepared to fight this
plea and viii insist upon the death pen
atty, II Wanderer is convicted.
jail guards who have had charge Of
Wanderer declare he has been in high
spirits and that he has gained weight.
When the crime first was fastened
upon him he expressed a desire to die,
but has apparently forsaken that atti-
tude
Life Is sweet and I win fight" was
the only statement he would make as he
prepared to 20 to trial.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
TESTIMONY CITED
TO GRAND JURY
Judge Says Divorce Evidence
Should Be Investigated.

The exposure OF alleged immortality
during divorce hearings in Superior
Court. Room ?, may result in a grand
Jury probe 10 determine II perjury had
been committed or " o statutory offense
had been committed
During the hearing Of a divorce case.
Judge Linn Hay Of Superior Couort
Room Q stated that the case was "too
dirty for him to hagdle and the court
promptly denied the plaintiff divorce as
well as the defendant on eroBs-com-
plant.
Judge Hay then instructed the court
reporter 10 make a transcript Of the evil
dence. which viii be presented to the
grand jury for investigation, the Judge
indicated.
Both parties must come into this court
with clean hands when they desire a
divorce" said Judge Hay
Judge Hay warned attorneys previous
TO this occurrence that the exposure OF
gross immortality during divorce pro-
ceedings might not terminate ia the Su-
perior Court.
Several Of the Marion County Judges
have complained against the evidence in
troduced by plaintiffs in an effort 10 OBJ
tain a divorce
Some Of the evidence has been totally
unfit for publication and in many cases
the husband. ia making sensational
charges against his wife, has failed to
convince the courts OF the truth OF the
charges.
The courts also have complained
against certain expressions contained in
the divorce complaints
Judge Hay is the first jurist to indicate
that he desires grand jury investiga-
tion of at least one case.
The transcript has been completed and
IS now I'm the hands OF Judge Hay.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
Woman to Make League Possible
as She Hos Pointed Way TO Other
National Progress, Coz. Cox Says

believes the trainers of the league had
in mind when they wrote it.
Meanwhile Governor Cox and other
leading Democrats will demand from the
stump that Senator Harding elaborate
his position on the League and treaty
This program arranged here recently
between Administration Democrats and
e. H. Moore will make the league the
oyershadowing issue Of the campaign,
Democrats hope.
In his first campaign statement, VII
son declared the election is to be 'gen-
ulne national referendum" and that the
whole world is waiting 'for your YER
dict"
The President said the country has
been grossly misled on the treaty and
the league and their opponents have been
left to invent an Americanism" OF their
own. which has no foundation whatever
in the authentic traditions of the Gov
ernment
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
In Debt, DespOndent,
Attempts Suicide

Declaring be was so deep in debt that
he could not see his way out William
F. Miller. 81 proprietor of the Miller
Boiler and Sheet Iron Company, roe
South Dakota street, today shot himself
In the left breast with large calibre
revolver
Physicians at the City Hospital said
Miller might recover.
Miller's home is at ZOE East Norris
street.
He has a wife and a stepson, H.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04

wanderer is accused OF inducing a
derelict of the streets to take part in a
pretended hold-up that would enable him
to kill his wife while apparently de-
Tending her from robbers.
Mrs. Wanderer and raggedly dressed
stranger were shot and killed in the
vestibule OF Wanderers home here Jun,
q when Wanderer and his wife returned
from a movie.
Wanderer claimed the man attempted
10 hold aim up and when he resisted
his wife was accidentally killed.
Wsnderer said he killed the stranger
In a pistol duel.
Three weeks later wanderer In an al
legged confession. said he killed hts wife
because be wanted to be able TO go back
into the army"
He said he paid the stranger 50 for
staging fake hold-up and killed him Sc
there wouldn't be any double crossing
The hobo has never been idendhed,
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04

render service to humanity, upon recog-
milton Of the fact that humanity Is a
thing Of flesh and blood and soul, and
not a mere agency in the accumulation OF
material things.
THE support of woman made it pos
sible for the government to recognize that
the place for the child was in the home,
and We passed a mothers pension act.
THE voice of the women made It pos
sible for Government to recognize that
1t owed a service to its people in the
care of men who were injured in in
dustrial vocations. and for the sus-
tsnance Of the widow and orphans OF the
man who lost his life at work.
1T was the women Of the State who
demanded change from the old order Of
education, the care Of the unfortunate
and in every line OF so-calleld social
service
"They awakened public opinion even
when the vote was denied them under
the law"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
Sentence Pair for
Girls Delinquency

Barney Rappold and Charles E. Harris
were sentenced to serve six months on
the Indiana State Farm by Judge Frank
Lahr of the Juvenile Court today on a
charge of contributing to the delinquency
of two minor girls.
The girls were sent to the girls school
at Clermont.
The mother OF one of the girls tainted
when her daughter was sentenced ana
was carried from the courtroom in an
unconscious condition.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
Crane Funeral Held
Without EulOgy

DALTON, Mass, Oct 4-The funeral
of United States Senator w Murray
Crane, who died here Saturday, was to
be held at Sugar Hill, the family home,
this afternoon.
Only the family and close friends were
TO he present.
The services were TO consist only of n
prayer selections from the Bible and the
reading of hymns.
There was to be no music and no
eulogy.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
Packer Tells Bankers
u. IS. Future Is Secure

BOSTON, Oct. 4.-Every essential bust
ness, no matter how serious its prob
lens during this time or after the war
readjustment, may face the future with
abiding confidence, declared Thomas e.
wilson president of the Institute of
American Meat Packers. speaking this
afternoon at the opening session of the
convention of the Investment Bankers
Association.
try has a moral right to close Its doors
In such a time as this merely to pre-
vent shrlnkage of accumulated surplus
or for the purpose of limiting produc-
ton 40 as to create artificial values for
materials on hand.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
Charges Stepm0ther
Sold Road His Land

Evidence in the case Of William Chris
tian against Mrs. Maggie Christian and
the Lake Erie and Western Railroad to
set aside deed conveying property near
the fair grounds to the railroad, was
being heard today by Judge Linn Hay
of Superior Court, room 2.
The plaintiff claims that his father,
Jack Christian, prior to his death, prom
issd him the land In controversy, but that
Mrs. Christian, who is his stepmother,
decided the land to the railroad
The suit seeks to have the deed set
aside and several days will be required
before the evidence is completed.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
WILSON TO MAKE
FURTHER STATEMENTS

WASHINGTON, Oct 4-The Demo
cratic Interpretation Of the various de-
bated clauses of the League OF Nations
covenant will be explained In detail In
future campaign statements by Presi-
dent Wilson, according to present White
House plans.
The President will carry on what
Democrats term an educational cam
paign, telling the country just what he
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
Schools to Observe
Riley Day Thursday

Riley day win be observed in In
dianapolis public schools Thursday with
exercises prepared by the teachers.
Superintendent Graf has announced
that no specific arrangements win be
made by the board, but that the teacher
of each grade in the elementary and high
schools will set aside several minutes dur
ing the day in which exercises win be
observed In memory of the Hoosier poet.
Columbus day. Tuesday. Oct. II, will
be observed In the same manner by the
individual teachers.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
2 Women, 2 Baby Girls
Murdered by Yaquis

SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Oct. 4-Four-
teen Yaqui Indians on the war-path in
northern chihuahua today murdered two
women, two baby girls and man at
JanOs, fifty miles south Of Hachita, ac-
cording to reports received here.
All the victims were Mexicans.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
SPEAKS TO CROWD
AT RICHMOND

RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. 4.-Goyernor
Cox. Democratic presidential candidate,
spoke to about 1900 persons here Sunday
evening, from the platform Of his ear.
The Governor said he would not de-
liver partisan speeches on Sunday, be-
cause this is a religious nation
"If we hope to prosper" he said, I'VE
must walk humbly In the sight OF God
and keep the Sabbath"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
$4,000 Ohio River
Packet Is Burned

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct. 4.-The Ohio
River passenger and freight packet John
L. Lowry burned in the Saline River
twelve miles above Shawneetown, ILL.,, to-
day with a loss estimated at $4,000.
Members of the crew were asleep when
the steamer caught fire and were forced
to swim ashore.
One was burned, but not seriously.
The steamer was owned by Capt.
John. L. Lowry and was one of the larg-
est operating on the Ohio River.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
Build Landing Place
on MatterhOrn Top

GENEVA, Oct. A landing place for
airplanes is being constructed upon the
summit of Matterhorn, one Of the high
est peaks in the Alps.
1t will be just below the spot where
Lord Francis Douglas was killed in the
first ascent of Matterhorn in July, 1865.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
OPEN LETTER

Defeated Candidate for the Repub-
ncan Nomination for Governor.

Defeated Candidate for the Repub-
Hcan Nomination for GovernOr.
Dear Sir-Is it not a fact that
during your campaign for the
nomination for Governor there was
an investigation conducted Of af-
fairs involving Warren 7. McCray,
the results of which Investigation
are IN your hands?
Is it not fact that there was
disclosed in that Investigation
facts touching on the fitness Of
Warren T. McCray to be Governor
Of Indiana which facts are of vital
interest to tie voters of Indiana?
Is it not a fact that your friends
who are conversant with these
facts have declared that publica-
ton of them would be sufficient to
defeat Mr. MeCray2
Is it not fact that you owe to
the people Of Indiana the public
duty of supplying them with the
information you have concerning
the character of Warren T. Nc
Cray?
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
BOY. 4. RURNs no DEATH.

EVANSVILLE. Ind, Oct. Funeral
services for Charles Warren Fauts. 4.
son Of the Rev. and Mrs. T. F. Fauts,
pastor OF the United Brethren Church at
Rockport, who was burned to death Sat
urday. when he set FIRE to the barn at the
Fauts home. was held today.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
Do the
crdtS Believe?

81 fe the three documents Of funda-
S let's that constitute the Democratic
printed under one cover, for
i distribution through our Wash
81 Information Bureau. This booklet
" for mailing today. 1t contains {:
#Keynote Speech by Homer Cum
Democratic Platform adopted at
Francisco.
/ Speech Of Acceptance by Governor
4 the facts. Get this important
and others to follow. Act today.
FALLING out the coupon print name
,ddress or be sure to write plainly.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
81. 900 FURs STOLEN.

CHICAGO. Oct. 4-Robbers today held
up fur store hree, owned by !. W.
Weitzner, and escaped witIi loot valued
at $1,000. Weltznsr and a clerk were
bound and gagged.