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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-11
RECORD
OF GOODRICH AT
HEAD OF LIST
Executive Clemency Granted
1,262 During Term of Late
Governor.

Executive clemency was extended 1902
persons by James =. Goodrich during
the four years he served as Governor OF
Indiana, according to the report made by
him to the Indiana General Assembly.
The Indiana law requires that the GOV
ernor shall m3ka q full and complete re-
port to the Legislature in regard to par
dons, paroles or other forms of clemency
extended during his term
Paroles OF prisoners in State penal in
stitutlons head the list in the report. 907
having been issued While the former
Governor was commonly referred to az
the "pardoniuS Governor, yet his parole
record outdtstanced his pardon record by
$50 cases, only sixty seven prisoners hav-
ing received final pardons at his hands.
Commutatious OF sentences rank next
to paroles. The report shows that 147
combinations weer issued by Mr.. Good
rlch.
Petitions for remissions Of fines were
granted ia 6fty-one cases, according to
the report The remssiol.s Of fines list
was given 4 final impetus on the iast
day OF the former Governors term,
when, just preceding the inauguration of
Governor McCray, the fires Of i've OF
the members OF the Delaware County
grand jury were remitted. The grand
jury had requested the resignation Of
Judge William 4. Thompson OF the Cir
cult Court and the judge retaliated by
hnlpg the members OF the jury each
$3.50 for contempt Of court.
BUsHs REPORT
ALSO ATTACHED.
The report Of Lieutenant Governor Ed
gar d Bush, who was acting Governor
from Oct. to =, inclusive, 1917. while
Governor Goodrich was IN n hospital fol
lowing the automobile accident, in which
he was injured seriously, is attached to
the Governors report.
During the time Mr. Bush was acting
Governor he issued four pardons, fifteen
paroles remitted the fines OF thirty three
persons, c0mmuted sentences of three
persons ana transferred FIVE prisoners
from one institution to another The re-
port shows that one constitutional pardon
was issued where the prisoner was IN
the custody Of the authorities OF other
Institutions.
Prisoners released from the various
state institutions were as follows: In
diana State Prison. six; Indiana Reform
atory. seven; State Farm, forty-two
county Jail, one: boys schcc!. two
woman's prison, three.
Reasons for release Of many Of the
prisoners were tabulated by the Lieuten-
ant Governor as follows: To suppOrc
families, twenty -four; account Of i'll
health, two; furnished employment thir-
teen.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-11

''It Is only a matter of a compare
lively short time until all the crimi-
mails can be apprehended. The next
and equally important step is the
securing of their conviction, and the
seeing to it that they are sentenced
in such a way that the department.
will not have the problem of dealing
with the same criminal repeatedly"
Alexander Taggart, president of the
board of safety.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-11
TAXATION AND
PRIMARY DEAL
IN FRONT RANK
Governor McCray's Recon-.
mendations Contain Two
Matters of Interest.
SENATE RACE AT ISSUE

Governor Warren T. McCray, who took
the oath of Office yesterday surrounded
by an Overwhelming majority of Repub-
Hcan legislators, made only two out
standing recommendations in his first
message to the Assembly.
One has to deal with the tax situation,
which has kept the State in ferment
ever since James T. Goodrich became
Governor four years ago, and the other
calls for the repeal of the Statewide
primary law. Both are important mat
ters and on their ultimate disposition
depends the success of the McCray ad-
mlnistraton.
McCray occupies n peculiar position.
He probably enjoys the confidence of the
people to a greater degree than any other
Governor OF recent years. He is strongly
entTenched, as his act in naming the
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives
testified, but politicians will watch the
course of his two major recommendations
with more than the usual interest.
He upholds the principles of the Good
rich taX-it will always bear the name
Of Its originator-just as he did in his
pre- election campaign. He admits that
the Johnson home rule bill, adopted as
a matter Of political expedleney in the
special session last summer is a failure
and he recommends to all intents and
purposes that final jurisdiction in tax
levies and bond issues be vested again
In the State board OF tax commission
ers
HOLDS TAX LAW FAULT
ITS ADMINISTRATION.
1t was this feature of the tax law
that nearly caused the undoing of Good
rich, yet McCray is following In the iden-
teal footsteps Of his predecessor. His
recommendations to the Legislature are
couched in different terms, but win
achieve the same objective in different
manner.
McCray believes that the fundamental
trouble with the Goodrich law was its
administration To that end he has set
Continued On Page Nine.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-11
WEATHER

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty-four hours ending p. m.
Jan. 12: Partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday; colder tonight with lowest
temperature 20 to % degrees.
HOTRVV TEMPER
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-11
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight and WedI
Colder tonight.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-11

The letter was postmarked Matte,
Ontario. Jan. 8.
Evening star., 1921-12-01
CHRONOLOGICAL STORY
PLANNED IN BURCH CASE
BY the Associated Press.


Los ANGELES, December IA
chronological story of the alleged
murder Of J. Belton Kennedy, broker,
from the viewpoint of the prosecution,
was expected to be begun on the
witness stand today at the trial of
Arthur {. Burch, charged with the
crime.
Just how many witnesses would be
called TO present the story-adInitted
ly one of circumstantial evidence -
was not announced by Thomas Lee
Woolwine, district attorney.
AT a roadside in Beverly Glen. only
a short distance from the point where
Kennedy fell dead August last from
shotgun wound, Burch yesterday
faced the jury which is trying him
on a charge Of numbering Kennedy.
Judge Sydney n. Reeve convened
court in a roadway in front of the
Kennedy summer cottage, where the
tragedy occurred, and Frank w.
Stoddard, a deputy county surveyor.
continued testimony begun at the
Los Angeles Hall of Justice. fifteen
miles away. about Typographical
points connected with the case. The
district attorney pointed out spots
concerning which he said testimony
would be offered later.
Ralph r. Obenchaiu, whose former
wife, Madalynne Obenchain, is in
dicted Jointly with Burch. watched
events closely, but took no part in
them. Obenchain is acting as coun-
sci for his former wife.
Evening star., 1921-12-01
ARTH RESIGNS POST
AS j. s. ATTORNEY
First Assistant for District
Rendered Very Valuable
Service During War.

Charles w. Arth today resigned the
position of first assistant United
States attorney for the District of
Columbia. Mr.. Arth entered the Of
fee in November, 1914. as an assistant
to United States Attorney Laskey,
and was promoted to first assistant in
1919. He will resume the practice of
law in association with former Unit
ed States Attorney Laskey.
Native of Washington.
Mr.. Arth is a native OF Washington,
attended the public schools and Co
lumbian University. He received his
law degree at Georgetown University
in 1908, and was admitted to the bar
the same year.
During the war Mr.. Arth had charge
of many important cases in which
the interest of the United States was
involved. He was in daily communica-
ton with the intelligence service of
the Department of Justice, War De-
partment and Navy Department.
War Work Important.
He had sole charge of the enforce
ment of the laws against aliens and
slackers, and throughout his term of
office has conducted all narcotic, pure
food and Chinese exclusion cases!
Mr.. Arth also prepared indictments
in the numerous cases arising out of
the war risk frauds, as well as other
criminal cases. from robbery to
murder.
The secret service made frequent
demands on his time. seeking infor-
nation as to the criminal aspects of
matters brought to its attention.
Evening star., 1921-12-01
CLARKE: MURDER CASE
NEARLY READY FOR JURY
Declares Accused
Chauffeur Had Nothing to Do
With Florida Crime.

By the Associated Press.
ORLANDO, Fla, December 1.-The
case of Lena NJ T. Clarke. former
postmistress at West Palm Beach.
with Baxter Patterson, a chauffeur,
Jointly charged with the murder of
Fred A. Miltimore, former employe
in Miss Clarke's office, who was shot
to death in her hotel room here Au-
gust 1, was expected to go to the
jury late today or tomorrow morning.
The defense closed its case yester-
day and the, state. in offering rebuttal
testimonies, announced just before
court adjourned that it had only one
witness to introduce at the forenoon
session today and expected to con-
ciude within short time. 1ndica-
tions were that argument of counsel
for the prosecution and defense would
be lengthy.
Miss Clarke. in her testimony, said
Patterson had nothing to do with
the killing of Miltimore. and that
he had been employed only to drive
her from West Palm Beach to Or
landO.
Evening star., 1921-12-01

American vessel, the John ]. McCul-
lough to the government of Tunis for
half a million dollars. without per-
mission of the Shipping Board. He
pleaded not guilty. was released and
soon after the indictment was dis
missed.
Mr.. Morse's rise to prominence in
the business world was rapid. While
a student at Bowdoin College. in
Maine. he showed his business acumen
by defraying his expenses by hiring a
boy in his place as bookkeeper in his
fathers office, paying the young clerk
only part of what he was getting and
keeping the rest.
After leaving college. Mr.. Morse soon
gained a firm hold on the ice industry
and then began to seek control of va
rious banks Subsequently steamship
companies came under his control
Evening star., 1921-12-01
REPORTS BIG GAINS
|NENFORCEMENTS
Commissioner Haynes Re.
views Greatest Obstacle
in 5 Months Dry Work.

Prohibition enforcement results OF a
constructive character "are being Sc
cured in degree highly satisfactory.
all conditions considered" declared
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes in a
review of the first five months of his
administration, made public today.
1.-The newly organized enforcement
work." he said, may be expected TO
increase in efficiency and result with
each succeeding month"
Explains Method Used.
Mr. Haynes outlined the method used
to combat violations of the eighteenth
amendment, stating that much atten-
ton was given to the large cities where
the law was especially violated with
impunity," and traced the ''evil act from
the official who winked at open vio-
lation to the dishonest brewer. who. by
devious ways, disposed OF beer of high
alcoholic content. the distiller and man
ufacturer of alcohol who were aiding
some bogus drug houses in conspiracy,
that sometimes extended into forgery,
bribery, counterfeiting and perjury. to
bootleg liquor sold at a great profit. y
Large quantities of liquor, the depart
ment found. Were smuggled over the
border or brought in from ports or over
coast lines.
Evidence on big violations was
secured" Mr.. Haynes continued.
Some of the so-called higher-ups
have been arrested. Upward Of 200
brewers have been investigated and
charged with violation of the act in
some particular. We are getting court
action as rapidly as possible. Some
public officials have been indicted and
some have gone to jail, and others
are on the way"
Four Big Obstacles.
Study of the newspapers to get at
the bottom of the law violations was
careful. the prohibition commissioner
continued. Attention was given the
emphasis they placed on matters re-
lating to the eighteenth amendment,
in their Interpretation of news items,
and thus WAS found another angle of
the problem. Lining up the problem
in groups, we found: First. the prob
lem of the dishonest brewer. distiller.
wholesaler and manufacturer; second.
the smuggler. rum runner, moonshiner
with their confederate: third, propa-
eandists: fourth, last but not least, the
apathetic citizen
Evening star., 1921-12-01
CABLES TRAP WHALE.
Towed to Sea and Blown Up on
Colon Coast.

whale got his tail caught in
cables in the Colon breakwater re-
Gently and provided an attraction for
residents of the Panama Canal Zone
for several days. From Balboa and
Colon and other cities residents
fiocked to see the monster of the sea
which had been towed into shore. but
could not be dragged from the water.
Finally it was decided to end his
career and "A line was attached 10
the water mammal and it was towed
to sea. where it was blown up with
explosives.
This Information came TO Wash
ington today from Miss Asha L.
Wells. a resident of Balboa Heights
and for five years an employe of the
Canal Zone government, in a letter
TO her mother. Mrs. A. w. Wells of
1452 Park road.
Miss Wells wrote that she went
over TO Colon to see the whale. which
measured eighty feet from nose to
tail-tip and whose mouth measured
six feet from side 10 side.
Evening star., 1921-12-01
|HANDSHAK|NG URGE
|bY YSALVAT|0NARMY
Seen as Worlds Need by
Commander EvangeIine
Booth.

Unemployment, the thousands out of
work needing helping hand. and
the work of the Salvation Army in
aiding these luckless persons formed
the topic of discussion at today's
executive session of delegates to the
annual congress of the Salvation
Army at the Metropolitan Memorial
Methodist Episcopal Church. street
and John Marshall place.
Through it all, however, accord
ing to Commander Evangeline Booth,
who presided at the session, the Sal
walton Army sees better times ahead.
And in another year America will be
far happier than today, she declared.
The effects of the conference on
Limitation of armament on the peo-
pie Of America were discussed at the
session by Commander Booth. In a
statement containing an abstract of
the sessions work she said, in part:
Urges "Handshaking."
"a genuine and universal handshak-
Is the one thing needed in the world
at present to make it better place
to live in. If you stop to analyze
them. there is evidently little else in
Volved in our present-day problems.
1T is great thing to bring men
face to face across d table if they
have been having differences. Usual
ly each is surprised and pleased to
discover that the other is not really
after all very bad. If the poorest
man In Washington could shake
hands with the richest. and If the
poor man could refrain from voicing
his suspicion; and then. if the rich
man did not patronize the poor man.
it is plain that differences between
capital and labor would gradually
disappear.
So With Nations.
''As 1t is with individuals SO it is with
nations. Misunderstandings born of sus-
picion and distrust are at the bottom oi
all the troubles in the world today. II
will be red-letter day in the history
of our civilization when a great and
universal handshaking can be indulg ed
in. I look forward to some such even;
as Boston and Philadelphia are planning
to enable the peoples OF the world
through their representatives, actually
to assemble and shake hands,
Routine affairs of the orga nizatior
and general mapping out of plans fol
the coming year will be discussed by
the delegates this afternoon.
Commissioner Thomas Estin in
charge Of work for the orga anization in
the eastern section of the country, de.
lIvered the principal address at tn,
initial session OF the congress last
night.
Evening star., 1921-12-01
"CABINET" FOR BOYS.

Establishment of Cabinet to gov
ern the boys department of the Wash
ington Y NJ. c. A was effected at a
meeting of the association last night.
Frank sumner was elected president of
the body. which consists of ten men,
bers, and to them will be passed all
matters in which the boys have the de-
Gliding vote. These members will also
be chairmen of the different committees
of the boys department activities. The
other officers and members of the cabi-
net are:
T ]. Owens. vice president; Edwin
Shell. secretary treasurer: Harvey
Jacobs, Roy Engel. Lawrence Gould.
Harry Proctor. John Shaw, Willoughby
Eason and Edward Uher
Earl r. Fuller. director of the boys
department of the Y. NJ. G. A, will he
in direct supervision of the cabinet
and its activities. Decisions reached by
the members will be submitted to Mr..
Fuller for ratification.
Evening star., 1921-12-01

result of the war.
situation Not Hopeful.
Prior to the beginning of the ac-
tual negotiations the three Chinese
delegates themselves were silent, but
in Chinese circles il was believed that
the situation brought about by the
Hughes-Balfour offer is mot hope
full"
The Chinese people. it was said, are
adamant in their demand for uncon-
ditional return to China of the kiao-
Chow leasehold. Certainly, il was
con- ended. the Chinese delegation
could NOT barter control of the So
called Shantung railway. which is
after all considered the cruX of the
entire controversy. While the Chinese.
il was said. would he willing to AFFORD
the utmost protection to Japanese or
other foreign capital in the railroad.
even to the extent of placing the
actual operation and mana cement in
the hands of foreign experts, China
could not divide with another nation
authority which would involve its
control over the physical property in
time Of emergency, or otherwise.
Troop Withdrawal Vital.
One Of the first acts necessary for
successful outcome of the present
negotiations. according to the Chinese.
would be the withdrawal of troops by
the japanese. The presence of Japa-
nese troops on whatever basis, 1t WAS
Contended strikes at the heart OF
China's ability to exercise sovereign
control over the Shantung province
Officials with the chinese delegation.
who have kept their ears" to the
ground concerning the state of feel
ing in China, said that only two i'm
portant conditions Japan attached To
the return to China Of the former
German leasehold admit of negotiation.
OF these the one re ating to foreign
vested interests would admit of pos
sible concession by the Chinese con-
cerning property rights in certain of
the mines along the railroad which Ger
many received from China before the
war which Japan, in turn took from
Germany after defeating that country.
Retention of these by Japan. however.
the Chinese say. could only be on the
basis of accepted international princt-
pies of property and commercial rights.
1t could not be used as means of
continued military or political con-
troll by Japan.
China, ii was said would have to
examine closely all concessions obtained
by Japan aside from the former German
properties, and there would be little
likelihood that the delegation would
negotiate their retention by Japan.
Evening star., 1921-12-01
MAYAS TO BE STUDIED.

A stage in the evolution of writing
not to be found anywhere else. veri-
table missing link in the progress of
mankind's thought expression, Is one
of the interesting features of the an
cient Maya civilization which will be
described before members of the Ma
tional Geographic Society by Sylvia
nus Morley. The lectures will be at
the New Masonic Temple tomorrow
afternoon and evening.
Mr. Morley has spent many seasons
in Central America studying the hier-
oglyphic writings of the Maya and
Aztec civilizations. The first step
taken by these people toward graphic
writing is far more primitive than
the hieroglyphics Of Egypt or the
cuneiform writings of the ancient
Chaldeans. The lecture will be Illus
trated profusely with colored lantern
slides.
Evening star., 1921-12-01
FINDS INDIAN RELICS.

PHILADELPHIA. December dis
covery of relics believed to he Of the
extinct Susquehannock tribe of Indians
was announced today by Prof. Frank
G. Speck Of the department of an
thropology Of the University of Penn
sylvania. His excavations were made
four miles from Port Deposit. Md. in
a field near the Susquehanna river.
Remains of tomahawks. wigwams and
arrowheads are included in the collec-
ton. The Susquehannock are prob
ably the least-known Indians In the
continent, according to DR.. Speck. al
though a neighborng tribe, the Nanti-
cokes, survive today in a community
in Virginia. including more than 200
persons.
Evening star., 1921-12-01
FORMER COMMISSIONER
HITS AT PATENT OFFICE

NEW YORK, December Present
conditions in the United States pat
ent office at washington TO-DAY were
constituting "a blow at the vitals of
our Industrial system" by Thomas
Ewing, former commissioner of pat
ents. Addressing a meeting of law
yers called by the New York County
LAWYERS Association, he declared that
through delay in passing on them.
$1,000 applications for patents were
living without attention in the WASH
ington Office.
so small as to attract "only the raw
est youth leaving college" adding 5;ldns
emnloyed there during the last five
years had resigned for the reason
that salaries had been increased but
10 per cent in seventy years"
Resolutions were adopted advocat-
ing that the high character OF the
technical staff in the patent office be
maintained and its numbers in
creased"
Evening star., 1921-12-01
INDICTED FOR MURDER.

Walter G. Edwards, colored, forty
years old, was indicted yesterday by
the grand jury for murder in the first
degree in connection with the killing
of Cora Withers, also colored. who
was employed at the home of Mrs.
Lee b. Mosher, 2945 Newark street
northwest, where the tragedy oc-
CURED October II last.
First degree murder is also charged
in an indictment reported against
George Scott, oolored, nineteen years
old. who is alleged to have shot
Policeman H. b. Chinn October 16,
tnfiicting wounds from which the Of
ficer died.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: Edward Hatcher,
receiving stolen property: NJ. Andrew
Smith, housebreaking: Violette Jones,
Ruth Powell. Frank Lee Young, Will
liam Mack, Morris Wicks and Edith
Lindsey. violation anti-narcotic act.
Evening star., 1921-12-01
MRS. HARDING GETS
RIDING HORSE GIFT
May Accompany President on
Next Horseback Trip
About City.

The very next time President Hard
ing goes horseback riding in all prob
ability he will be accompanied by
Mrs. Harding.
This fact became known at the
White House today, when 1t was
learned that Mrs. Harding is the
proud possessor of one of the best
bred and finest looking and thor
oughly trained riding horses in Wash
ington.
Delighted by Gift.
Lady" is the name of Hrs. Hard
ing's horse, and when it was led to
the rear portico of the White House
yesterday afternoon for her to see she
showed the delight and enthusiasm OF
a young schoolgirl. She said she had
never seen a prettier animal and that
she was not going to lose any time
trying out the mount.
She examined Lady carefully from
head to foot, even going through the
lifting of the lip TO get peep at the
teeth, an act familiar with horse
dealers and genuine fanciers.
Lady" is Of the park saddle typ"
Of riding horses. and IL is understood
that she has been schooled to hum.
She is seven years old, and is SOL
rel in color and, although dependa-
hle and gentle. is as lively as a coli.
Her weight is $50 pounds. She was
raised in Maryland and was presented
to Mrs. Harding by a prominent hnrs'
man and sportsman of Washington.
Experienced Rider.
Mrs Harding is an experience
horsewoman. She always has had
riding and driving horses until III"
last few years and the sight of Ed
tor Harding's young wife riding
about the streets and environs nt
Marion. Ohio. was a familiar one to
the residents of that city.
Before her marriage to Mr.. Hard
ing she was a devotee of horses. and
although the HardingS had been with
out a horse for several years before
the Senator came to the White House
Mrs. Harding is known tn have lost
none of her love for horses.
Lady" has been turned over to the
quartcrmaster's stables, where the
Presidents. Secretary Christians and
the other White House horses are
kept. and it was said today that she
is ready and waiting the word from
THE First Lady"
when Mrs. Harding appears on
fares beside her husband she VIII
have the distinction of being the first
wife of a President to indulge in this
form of outdoor sport within the
memory oS the older attaches OF the
White House, according to one of
them today.