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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
CITY PLAN VOTE
THIS YEAR O. K.
State Attorney General Rules
on Knapp Manager
Measure.

The fact that a meeting OF the city
council IN cities where attempts are be-
ing made 10 conduct special elections on
the commission or city manager form d
government, Will not be held until after
May 1. does not preclude the possibility
Of holding the election this year, accord
ing to an opinion today Of L s. Lesh.
Attorney General The opinion had q d.
rect bearing on the case which has arisen
in MUncie where the city council does not
meet until May ., and cannot act until
that time on the petitions for the special
election A similar condition has arisen
in Goshen, it IS understood.
The Knapp bill. passed by the 1921
Legislature. and which provides for the
establishment of the new forms of gov
ernment, stated that the election should
be held on the filing of a petition with
sufficient number OF names Of qualified
electors attached, mot less than thirty
nor more tha nsixty days after the next
preceding May II Since the Muncie
council does not meet until May >, the
eve of the municipal primary election. it
was cOntended that the special election
would have to be held over for one year
The attorney general in his opinion,
however, states that it was the intention
Of the Legislature to have the special
elections held this year, and, he said,
the fact that an emergency clause was
attached TO the measure, further points
TO this conclusion.
When petitions are filed asking for
special elections for the city man
ager and the commission form or
government, the petition filed first will
take precedence and on that form Will
sthe election be held. Mr.. Lesh ruled.
4
Inquiry from Jesse F. Eschbach. chief
examiner of the board of accounts and
while it has direct reference to the Nun
Gle case, the opinion will apply to cOndf-
tiOns which arise similarly in other
cities
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
DESPONDENT
MAN ENDS LIFE
Grocer, Sick and With Fail
ing Business, Hangs
Himself.

Despondent because Of Illness and the
failure Of a little grocery TO prove
financial success. Ruby Rugin. 80, $50
South Illinois street. committed suicide
early today. His wife. Minnie Rugin
found his body hanging from n rafter
in a shed IN the rear Of the home.
DR.. Paul Robinson, coroner, investi-
gated and found that Rugin had got out
OF bed during the night while his wife
and four children were asleep and had
gone TO the shed. He had fastened a
rope to the rafter, and, standing on a keg,
placed the rope around his neck. then
kicked the keg from beneath him. lie
had been dead some time when the body
was discovered
Mrs. Rugin told the coroner her hus-
band had been III and that the little
grocery conducted in their residence In
South illinois street had not proved TO
be the financial success it was hoped IL
would be and that her husband was de
spondent Besides the widow, Rugin Is
survived by four children, Lena, l.; May,
0; Jack. 7. and Silvia. g.
Lillian Taylor, a. $40 North Pine
street, attempted suicide yesterday after
noon bF iHhdlIHE gas NJ HeI nome anu
physicians at the city hospital said she
is in a serious condition Because she
did not like to go to school near her
home and wished to attend school IN
North indianapolis, Miss Taylor attempt
ed death, It is said. She was found un-
conscious In an upstairs room Of her
home by Mrs. II. c. Keill, 716 East Yer
mont street. who was looking after the
three Taylor children while their mother
was at work Mrs. Taylor, the mother,
told the police her daughter had been
refused permission to attend school ia
North Indianapolis by the school board
yesterday.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
Roy Harris Says He and
His Pal We're Hired by
Woman TO XIII ELWeJL

BUFFALO, y. Y. April Gee, feel
better now. You know I couldn't sleep
day or night with that Elwell killing
weighing on my mind. Yes, I've told the
true story and 1 feel much relieved"
The foregoing was the first statement
of Roy Harris, who last night startled
the country by signing a confession that
he and another man killed Joseph Ell
we'll turfman and bridge whist expert, in
his New York apartment, last June, when
he awoke in his cell at police headquar
ters today.
Harris said he was one Of two men
hired for $1,000 to kill Elwell by a woman
named "Fairchild." He named Bill Dun
kin. a friend. as the man who fred the
actual shot that caused Elwell's death.
He is being held while New York has
been asked to send an officer here
Harris wife is being held by the po-
lice pending investigation. Police have
established the fact to their satisfaction
that Harris, alias e. B. Leonard, alias
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
Charges City Jobs
GiUen Out on Promises to
Support Mr. ThOs. HOWe

MAYOR CAN HAVE WORK THERE.
Men who need these jobs are thus to
be deprived of their right to vote for
whom they please.
The following affidavit, made by
a man who sought work at the as
phalt plant, shows clearly one meth
cd employed by the Jewett machine
to accomplish its ends
Copy
State Of Indiana,
County of Marion, SIS:
~ visited the city asphalt plant
on East New York street, in the
city Of indianapolis, on Monday,
April T. 1921, in answer to an ad-
vertisement for laborers. There were
about two hundred of us there seek
ing work. A man came out to look
US over and he read the names Of
thirty-fve from q list and said they
could 90 to work. Then be told
the rest of us that we had better
see our precinct committeeman and
get recommendations, or else go to
the city hall and get some one there
to recommend US. | went to J. s.
Bailey. committeeman of the Fifth
precinct Of the Sixth ward, and told
him that I wanted a job at the as
phalt plant He said, 81 suppose you
are for Hover" | said that | hadn't
decided who was for. He said. Well,
III Q. X. your application, but you
want to come to see me again In a
week"
"(Signed)
Pressure is being brought to bear
on all city employees and their con
nections TO support Mr. Howe. Proof
Of that statement would not be diff
cult to furnish. But this trick Of
cheating the city of needed street re-
pairs and taking advantage of hon
est working mems extremities to
advance the political interests Of
Charles ". Jewett and Mr. Thomas c.
Howe is too fragrant to remain un-
exposed.
Thanking you for any consid-
Grafton this may receive. | am,
Yours very truly.
IS. L. SHANK"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
WOMEN PLAN FOR
POLITICAL CLUB
Republican Organization Pur-
pose of Call.

Organization Of a permanent women's
Republican club will be launched at
mass meeting of Republican women
called for 80 o'clock Wednesday after
noon at the Marion Club. according to
notice sent out by six prominent women
today.
The notice was sent to several hundred
women. 1t states that the purpose OF
the meeting IS to promote the welfare
Of the Republican party and for the for
wardiug OF Republican principles"
Names attached 10 the notice are as
follows: Mrs. r. c. Hutchins. temporary
chairman; Miss Katrina Fertig. tenn
porary secretary; Mrs. Julia c. Hender-
son, chairman of publicity committee.
Mrs Ovid Butler Jameson. Mrs Edward
J. Hecker and Mrs. Elizabeth a. Kuhns.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
Mellon to Ask Repeal
of Excess Profits Tax

WASHINGTON, April Immediate
repeal of the excess profits tax will be
formally recommended to Congress on
Monday by Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon, the Secretary announced today
Secretary Mellon stated that his tax re-
vision program is not yet completed. but
that he will have it ready to forward to
Congress on Monday.
The question of funding the floating in
debtedness of the United States is under
consideration, but probably will be de-
ferred until after the tax revision pro
gram is under way.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
Two Years Lessen
Degree of Offense

After two years a grand larceny charge
against Ed Regan. 500 Fletcher avenue,
was changed to petit larceny in city
couFt today by Judge Walter Pritchard.
Regan was fined 81 and costs and sen
fenced to serve twenty days in jail.
Regan was arrested two weeks ago,
when he was recognized as the man who
was arrested on June 13, 1919, charged
with grand larceny, but who, when his
case was called In court, failed to re,
spond. Detectives say Regan stole a suit
of clothes and a gold watch from Dave
Holt, 1917 Massachusetts avenue, while
Holt was asleep,
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07

c. Carlin, was in New York City at the
time of the murder. His wife left him
in Syracuse July 3, 1920, almost a month
after the murder was committed.
The police admit that Harris story
has a wealth of detail relative to the
actual killing which one not thoroughly
familiar with the case would be unable
to give. Details Of the preliminary
transactions during which he alleged he
and Dunkin were hired by the Fairchild
woman are given.
ARREST FOR FORGERY
PRECEDES CONFESSION.
Harris was arrested by the detectives
to answer a charge of forgery. They say
that nearly year and a half ago, while
in st. Catharines, he passed a bogus
check on Leo Wright Of that city. Author
tiles on both sides of the border have
been searching for him since.
Harris seemed to be i'll at ease and De-
tective William J. Flynn, who made the
Continued on Page TwO)
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EFFORT TOPUT
robson OUT OF
RUNNING FAILS
Jewett-New Meeting at Capt.
tai to Hatch Plan Gets
No Place.
DIFFICULTIES REMAIN

Efforts of Mayor Charles Jewett
and others, in Washington. a few
ITS ago to bring pressure upon Ed
ward J. Robson to retire from the
Republican race for the nomination
for mayor of Indianapolis, were re-
ported today to have failed Of their
purpose.
At a conference in Washington be
tween the friends of Senator Harry ).
New. a number Of Republican politicians
Of Indianapolis, including the mayor. at
tempted to reach some kind of an under
standing by which Robson could be in
duced to retire from the race and permit
the New faction of the Republican party
TO maintain an unchallenged organlza-
ton in indianapolis, having for It's pur-
pose the immediate election of Mr.
Thomas c. Howe, former president OF
Butler College, as mayor and the eventual
nomination Of Senator New as against
Albert J. Beveridge.
For a long time it has been rumored
that Mayor Jewett hopes TO deprive Mer-
riII MoOres of his seat in Congress after
the expiration of the mayors term OF
office. The candidacy Of Robson, who Is
a warm friend of Moores. interferes with
that accomplishment and it is said that
BY a combination between Jewett and
Harry New the political interests of both
may be helped.
DRAWING FROM
HOWE SUPPORTERS.
The success Of the combination in the
city primaries would not he 10 the ad-
nor of Senator James f. Watson. who is
not the kind Of a man" that Mr. Howe
admires.
1t is understood the conference in
Washington was for the purpose Of try
ing to iron out these difficulties. but re
ports which have come back TO Indian
apoIis are to the effect that it did not
accomplish the retirement OF Robson.
who is steadily taking to himself the
AsuppOrt Of many persons on whom the
ATTY administration was depending fer
the nomination of Mr.. Howe.
Thomas NIeeker, chairman OF the
Democratic city committee, announced to
day that at a meeting OF an advisory
committee for the purpose of keeping the
primaries clean it was decided to issue
warning to Democratic precinct commit
teemen that they would be removed from
Office for affiliation with any one OF the
supporters Of the Republican, candidates
for mayor.
Mr.. 1feeker declared his intention OF
preventing, If possible. any interference
on the part OF the Democratic organiza-
tion with the Republican fight for the
nomination for mayor.
KEYNOTE SPEECH
ENGAGES CAMP.
-.-lFhes main attention OF the Robson
camp is directed at present TO the key
note meeting he viii hold tomorrow night
st the Marion Club.
Sinister entanglements for mayor are
seen In Mr. Howe's business and social
Continued on Page TwO0
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
Davenport to Be
Returned to Farm

Charges Of being a fugitive from jus
tice and vagrancy were dismissed against
Buron Davenport, 100 block, Buchanan
street, in city court yesterday afternoon
by Judge Walter Pritchard
Davenport will be taken back to the
Indiana State Farm, from where he es-
capped Oct. Is, 1917. The officer from the
penal farm stated that Davenport had
served less than thirty days OF six
month sentence given him by Judge Col
Inns.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
GOVERNOR PREDICTS
GREAT BENEFITS

The Governors speech follows:
am very glad, indeed that there
mas been such a generous response to
tue call for this meeting. | am sure
such gatherings as this, which l hope
VIII be but the beginning Of many events
or It's Kind. will be helpful. and that
great good will be accomplished by the
exchange OF ideas and experiences. which
Will later be manifested by the records
or the various institutions, showing in
creased production and general in
creased enthusiasm In all things regard
ln8 improved agriculture.
agriculture IS one Of tho oldest in
dustries known to mankind. 1t is not
only basic in character, but IS the
foundation for success in almost all
other lines Of activities. 1t Is the source
OF the real strength and endurance Of
nation. IT IS the exemplification Of
continual miracle wrought by the hand
Of God in multiplying and increasing the
seed sown on the ground as suita BILE
and deserving reward for virtuous tn
dustry
In the primitive days nations flour
ished and grew in Importance as their
agriculture extended and their floCks in
creased. For ages the advancement was
Continued on Page Ten)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
Remote but Model
Tiger Plant Raided

vane Stephanoff, living one mile south
OF Clermont, on the Marion County line,
was arrested today by Federal Officers
George Winkler, White and Thomas and
is being held under $1,000 bond In the
city prison here on q charge of operat-
ing a blind tiger
The Federal officers say they found
two stills, one of 15-gallon capacity, the
other of ten, fifteen gallons of white
mule" whisky and 400 gallons of raisin
mash in the home. The officers say the
stills were in full operation In a double
constructed cellar
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
Held on Charge of
Swiping Clarinet

Alonzo Tubbs. 81. 1910 Oliver street.
wanted to blow his own horn" accord
Ing to the police, so they arrested him
on charge of grand larceny Tubbs
was taken into custody by Detectives
Reynolds and Pressly and is held for
the theft of a clarinet from the Fuller
Ryde Musical Instrument Company.
where he was employed as a repair man.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
Erwin BergdO1
Will Try 1t Again

KANSAS CITY, Kan, April Erwin
Rergdou draft dodger and brother Of
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll will file an
appeal for n new hearing on writ of
haheas corpus for release from the Fed
eral penitentlary at Ft. Leavenworth
according to notice filed with the United
States attorneys office here today.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
WINKLER TO REMAIN HERE

George Winkler, Federal prohibition
agent, whose transfer to the Chicago of
flee was ordered yesterday, to become a
member Of the flying squadron" will
not be taken away from the local office
after all. Winkler was all ready to leave
when an order was received from Ralph
w. Stone, acting supervising prohibition
a gent at Chicago, cancelling his sail
ing orders.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
Scent Cigar Marks
NOTm1GLcy' Return

CHICAGO, April 7.-"NOrmalcy"
was back in Chicago tOday-the s.
cent cigar had returned.
The nickel weed bright band and
all, made its appearance following
the announcement of several chain
cigar stores and others of drastic
cuts in certain brands of smokes.
Cheaper labor and the abundance
of the tobacco crop was the cause,
declared dealers.
Five-cent smokes sky-rOcketed to
I, 8 and 10 cents during the war.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
AUTO STEALING PLOT
WITH AGENTS IN TWO
STATES UNCOVERED
Prisoner COnfesses Thefts of SO Cars and In
wolves Is in Indiana and Ohio,
Way Nuys Says.

One of the largest conpac OF
omobes uncovered this
through VanNuys district
attorney by County
in interstate
of Indiana and Ohio
thirtysx
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
Dry Raid Nets Negro
and 3 Cases Booze

Horace Lyle, negro, 2057 Yandes street.
was arrested last night by Federal
Prohibition Agents George Winkler, Ora
White and A. S. Thomas. who raided mis-
home and found more than three cases Of
whisky. lie was released on bond of
81 800.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07

In connection with this case Martin
Kelley, an automobile salesman of Gin
cinnau Ohio was arrested yesterday
and will be given a hearing tomorrow
before Edward NJ. Hurley, United States
commissioner at Cincinnati Affidavits
also are being prepared for the arrest Of
James Greed of Lynchburg. Ohio Sew
eral weeks ago Clem Webber. Lee Rob
inson and Clarence Miller all of Sun
man, said to be connected with the con
spiracy, were given q hearing before the
United States commissioner here and
were released on bonds of 81, 500 each.
ONLY SMALL CARS
STOLEN, HE SAYS.
According to POtoroffs confession. the
gang stole nothing but Ford cars Cars
stolen here would be driven to Sunman,
where plant was maintained for chang
Ing the motor and serial numbers Of the
cars. Other changes were made to make
Identification more difficult The stolen
machines then would be driven to Gin
cinnati, where Kelley is said to have
acted as fence and also helped to find
customers on a basis Of a $3.50 split Of
the proceeds of the sale. Greed is said
to have purchased a number of the stolen
machines.
Potoroff says that in the parlance Of
the automobile thief a stolen car is
known as a hot car"
POtorOn was arraigned March 90 be-
fore the United States commissioner here
and was bound over to the Federal grand
jury under bond of $4,000 when he
waived arraignment
DETERMINED EFFORT
TO BREAK UP TBEFTS.
The Federal authorities are making
determined effort to break up automobile
stealing in this part of the country. Mr..
Van Nuys announced several days ago
that he intended to order the arrest Of
second hand dealers who purchase cars
from boys and young men without max
ing an effort TO determine the true own
ership Of the machines.
On March :, which was arraignment
day in Federal Court a number of men
entered pleas of guilty to violating the
national motor vehicle law and severe
sentences were imposed upon some Of
them by Judge Anderson, in some in
stances running as high as four years
in the Federal Prison at Atlanta, Ca
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
Clean Up!
Paint UD.!

Paint is to your buildings and ma
chinery what dentistry is to your teeth
1t arrests decay, preserves them, gives
you added years Of use of them 1t is
the ounce of prevention, the stitch In
time.
Send to our Washington Information
Bureau and get this free paint bulletin
for use in spring cleaning.
In filing out the coupon print name
and address, or be sure to write plainly.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
WEATHER

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty-four hours ending p. m.
April S: Mostly cloudy and cooler To-
night and Friday; probably light show
eL%Vonight.
FTnT-RUU ATTIRE
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
TELLS WOMAN TO GO
TO HUSBANDS CHURCH.

You husbands and wives go TO church
together You husbands and wives who
have a difference on religious questions
concerning to which church to gO-go to
church together. Women. go to your
husbands church. Go with him. Wom-
on. your place is by the side OF your hus-
bands.
A woman asked me today whether she
should 90 to her own church or to her
husbands. I told her to go to her hus-
bands church and I told her to go with
her husband"
On seeing some Of the women in the
audience shake their heads in the mega
tive Gypsy said, "Oh. know that some
Of you women don't like that talk, but
know It is the truth.
you men and women who have moved
to Indianapolis and have hidden away
your church letter, take it out and de
liver il to IN indianapolis pastor next
CONTINUED on Page TwO9
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
FINDS so DOGS
NOT ASSESSED.

Martin Kimmel, a deputy township
assessor, visited the college yesterday
On Instructions OF Mike jefferson, town
ship assessor and reported to jefferson
that there we're thirty dogs at the ken
nels. none Of which had been listed for
taxation.
jefferson says the deputy reported
that the medical college authority
claimed all the dogs the property OF
Indiana University, a state Institution,
and claimed that they were not taxable
because they were the property Of the
state
The Indiana law does not exempt a
State institution from paying the tax re-
quircd o any one who harbors a dog and
the question Of ownership of the dog
does not enter into the statute making
30 misdemeanor to harbor an unlicensed
dog.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
ONE CANDIDArE WITHDRANs.

ONE CANDIDATE WITHDRAW s.
J. Stephen Fullen, 1929 Blaine avenue,
who had filed his declaration as candi-
date on the Republican ticket for coun-
Gilman from the Fifth district, today
withdrew his declaration.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
POPULARITY
DESIRABLE.

Or. Pfafflin, who heads this executive
committee, is a practicing physician in
Indianapolis, who confines his practice
to certain lines and depends largely on
the recommendations Of other physicians
for his practice. The more popular L.
is with other physicians the more likely
they are to send patients TO him, and
any action that he might take antagoniz-
Ing the Physicians connected with the
medical college would react against his
practice
Other members OF the executive board,
a printed on the Ietterheads Of the HUI
name Society. are Or. W B. Craig and
Dr. W. A. Mcconnell, both veterinarians a;
Or. George W. Butler, who has direc-
tion OF Federal meat inspection; f. T.
Cutshaw and Martha Scudder.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-07
PETIT POLICE
FORCE MEETS
WITH MEDICS
Quiet Session Arranged Rela-
tive to Experimental Dog
Surgery.
LIGHT THROWN ON PLANS

1t became known today that the ex-
ecutive committee of the Indianapo-
lis Humane Society, headed by DR..
c. A. Pfaffiin, "chief of the petit po-
lice force" known also as the hu-
name officers, had arranged to meet
today in secret with representatives
of the Indiana University School Of
Medicine at the medical college, rela-
tive to the manner in which the col
lege was conducting experimental
surgery on dogs surreptitiously col
lected from secret sources.
This arrangement for conference is
reported 10 have been made by DR.. Pfaf-
fin previously to the meeting Of the
Humane Society last Tuesday when the
society refused to appoint 4 special com
mittee to investigate the cruelties per-
petrated on the dogs at the college and
instructed the executive committee. head
ed by DR.. Pfafflin, to make the investi-
cation.
Dr. Pfaflin informed the society then
that he opposed appointment Of a spe-
cial committee because there was a let
ter from the college on its way to the
society then.