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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-08
.28 ROBBERIES
AND | HOLD-UP
OVER WEEKEND
Money and Property TOtaling
Nearly $1,000 Taken by
Burglars.
PROWLER HITS WOMAN
Miss Laura Cooper, Awakened
by Noise, Investigates and
Is Knocked Down.

Twenty-eight robberies and bur
glaries and one holdup in which prop
erty and money totalling about $3.50
were stolen kept the police depart
ment busy over the week end.
While the number Of robberies and
burglaries is one Of the largest on
record for a similar period of time.
only two arrests were made and
these were in a minor case.
a thief visited a rooming house at 1895
Bellefontaine street early today and
robbed Jess Nichols Of $27T0. J. r.
Rose lost $4.G0 and Thomas Curker IS
cents.
At 1 o'clock this morning the police
We're notified that a burglar had entered
the residence Of L. L. Andrews, 1922
North Keystone avenue, and carried away
clothing valued at more than $780, An
drews said the thief also took So In cash
PROWLER STRIKES
MISS LAURA COOPER
Miss Laura Cooper, 14O1 st. Peter street.
heard some person walking in a room
Of her home and investigated. The
prowler struck her u blow that knocked
her down and then jumped through the
side window and escaped Miss Cooper
told the police that 50 We're missing.
Mrs. L q. Dugger, manager of the
Alteuburg hotel on North Meridian street
early yesterday discovered a negro at
tempting to force an entrance at one Of
the windows Of the hotel. The prowler
escaped, but Jimmy marks were left on
the window.
ETqT~ierr, To~Tc~
was heavy loser as the result OF a bur
glars visit. He told the police last night
that S20S and two revolvers worth S55
were taken from his home
j. 1. Rost, 244 Dorman street. reported
s. taken from his home by a burglar
burglar obtained one dime for HIS
trouble IN ransacking the residence of
Robert Jordan, 1922 ManIove avenue, last
night.
Samuel Marshall, 63 North Warman
avenue, and his wife were awakened by
the burglar who flashed an electric fash
light around their room early yesterday
morning. Mrs. Marshall screamed and the
burglar ran.
Tie same burglar visited the home OF
Mrs Henry Mueller, S2 North Warman
avenue. He met with similar success at
that place for he awakened Mrs Mueller
with the fash light. She screamed and
the burglar ran.
Richard Chism. 22T Holmes avenue,
found that thief had cut the screen do0p
Of his home, entered and took So
Earl LIsby, 80 North Holmes avenud,
told the police that q burglar cut tho!
s,reen in tie door Of his home aad en-
tered and that s. weer missing.
HOTEL GUEST
MISSES TROUSERS.
When D. +. Barton. Room No. il. the
Palace hotel, started to dress Sunday
morning his trousers were missing. Later
the trousers were found on the fire es-
cape. Barton said SIS knife and a sill
Continued on Page Nfne.)
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PREMIER MAY
AND MAY NOT
Lloyd George Not Certain
About Attending Conference.

PARIS, Aug. S.-Premier Lloyd George
Of Great Britain may yet attend the
Washington disarmament conference de-
spite a widely circulated announcement
today that he would not 10 so.
The statement that he would not at
tend the conference aroused keen inter
est here and in England, where it was
Cabled Immediately.
Shortly before p. m. the premier's
secretary issued a formal statement
denying the first announcement. No
further details were made public.
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.WANTHARVEY TO
BE MEDIATOR IN
UPPER SILESIA
Supreme Council Meets With
American Ambassador
Sitting as observer

PARIS. Aug S-Tbe future Of the
entente was believed at stake today when
the allied supreme council met in the
most Important session since the war.
The meeting found France and Great
Britain dramatically opposed on nearly
every question to come up.
The session was notable, also, in that
Col George Harvey. American ambassa-
dor to Great Britain, was 20 sit with the
council, renewing American participation.
Although he was to act as au observer,
Ii was hoped he would be the mediator
H. The disputes between Great Britain
and France. Italy and Japan figured in
the session as possible arbiters also.
\ decision on division Of Jpper Silesia
between Germany and Poland was the
big matter before the council.
The points Of disagreement were:
France desires to send immediate
reiuforcements 10 the allied troops in
Silesia Britain opposes.
Britain is believed to want Ger
many awarded the richest coal re-
glous in Silesia. France wants them
to 60 to Poland
Britain favors abolition Of the
Rhine customs barrier. France op-
poses. on the ground that Germany
has not met the allied ultmatum
regarding the punishment OF war
criminals
The council went into session at 3
o'clock In the famous cloakroom at the
Quai D'Orsay, where so many Of the al
lied postwar decisions were made.
Besides Colonel Harvey, another new
figure IN the council was Premier Bo-
nomi Of Italy.
1t is expected the allied statesmen also
will discuss the adyisahility Of removing
Continued on Page Two)
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RECOVER BODY
OF PURDUE HEAD
Rescuers Take Remains Of DR..
Stone to Banff.

BANFF. Alberta, Aug. S.--The body Of
nr. W +. Stone. president Of Purdue
University. Lafayette, Ind. who lost his
life while attempting to climb Mount
canon, In the Canadian Rockies. on July
10, is being brought to Banff today
over the same torturOus route that led
him to death on Mount Eunon. the body
was being brought back to civilization.
Guides who finally wormed their way
down the precipirlous drops Of the
mountain abyss to where the body lay
since July lG. were bringing It out on
a stretcher, according to word brought
here by members of the Alpine club. II
was believed Doctor stones widow would
suggest burial here in the mountains.
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Woman
Hangs Self in Cell

Or. Paul Robinson, coroner, today
started TO Investigate the suicide OF
Laura Popored. 5l3l3 West Court street,
who killed herself by hanging In a cellroom
at police headquarters Saturday night.
The woman had been detained on the
charge Of being insane. She had ap-
peared nc police headquarters Saturday
noon telling OF family troubles and be
came so hysterical that she was taken
TO a cell room. She raved FOR hours but
became quiet late I'm the afternoon,
Lawrence Popored, her husband. called
at police headquarters at 6 o'clock sat
urday night and it was at that time that
the woman was found to have killed her
self She had used a handkerchief and
had fastened It around her neck and TO
chain Of one Of the hunks on the side
Of the cell room.
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FIVE MEN TOLL
OF GUN PLAY
Brother Kills BrOther-TwO
Fall in Mountain Duel.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. S.-Ralph and
Norman PcurosN. said TO be the sons Of
a retired Doylcstown farmer. engaged In
a quarrel I'm boarding house at Elkins
Park. near here today which resulted In
the shooting and killing Of Ralph. Ac-
cord to witnesses both men entered a
room in the boarding house puarreling
and some blows were struck, then sud
denly Norman drew a revolver and shot
his brother killing him instantly.
WHITESBURG. Ky. Aug. Sam J.
Wright. n policeman, and Alvin Bentley,
both Of Neon. a small town in the noun
tains near here are dead today. the re
suit OF revolver duel on the streets Of
that village late Sunday. According to
word received here, the mon quarre'ed
over the primary election results. Both
drew pistols and fell after cmptying their
guns, dying shortly afterwards
TALLADAGA Ga. Aug s,-Sim and
Shal Hammons are dead and Ellis Ham
mons, a brother. is in a hospital in this
city, shot twice through the abdomen by
Urah Jones during a fight Mt Rocky
Mount Church in the mountains about
seventeen miles east Of here Sunday. Jones
brought word Of the affair TO this city to-
day when he rode IN on a horse and sur
rendered to a deputy sheriff.
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Harding Big Stick
Greater Than That
of COLOnel-KeLIer

WASHINGTON, Aug. s.-Repre-
sentative Keller, Minnesota, Repub-
Ilcan. today scathingly denounced the
work of his party after being in
power five mOnthg.
''The President has assumed more
power than any of his predecessors
and tells Congress what bills to pass
and what not to pass" Keller said.
Bills cOncOcted in secret confer
ence are introduced without being re-
ferred to responsible committees.
THE machinery of Government has
been oOmmandeered by little clique,
ignorant of the A. b. C.s of economies,
whose blind obedience to Wall street
Is responsible for the stupid, selfish
and shOrt-signed policy that is re-
tarding our prosperity and creating
profound diStrust and discomfort
among the people,
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OCEAN KEEPS
DEAD OF THE
SHIP ALASKA
Patrol Of Beach and Waters on
California Coast Reveals
No Bodies.
LOSS ESTIMATED AT 43
Nine of Seventeen Bodies Held
in MOrgue Have Been
Identified.

EUREKA, Cal, Aug. S.--Although
all eyes were turned to the mourn
full beach of Cape Mendocino op-
posite Blunts Reef. where the pas
senger steamer Alaska foundered
Saturday night, no bodies OF the
missing. estimated at 43, had washed
up on the sands today.
The coast guard cutter Venture
some" patrolling the tragic waters
off the reef, has discovered none of
the dead, whose bodies the sea ap-
parently has claimed.
or the seventeen bodies at tn Hum
boldt County morgue. only nine have been
identified. a goodIy part II the sur
vlvors who were uninjured, or who we're
sufficiently revived from the exhaustion
and shock to travel. left today for San
Francisco where they were to arrive to-
night.
HUMBOLDT COUNTY COAST
ADDS 10 HARVEST.
Today the horrors OF Saturday night.
when the steamship Alaska hit the treach-
erous Blunts Reef slid or, shiyered as
if in mortal agony, and then plunged
beneath the cold waters Of the North
Pacific, were memories recounted with
varying degrees of emotion.
The Humboldt County coast has added
to her already long list q fresh harvest
of possibly forty y-four lives, according 20
/ figures of the Portland & San Francisco
/ Steamship Company
/ Written brightest in the high lights
| nf tho Gts1s are the names OF three
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BISHOP
TAKEN BY DEATH
The Rt. Rev. c. E. Mcdonnell
Leader in Catholic Church.

BRENTWOOD. i. l.. Aug. S.-The ri.
Rev. Charles Edward Mcdonnell, bishop
Of the Roman Catholic diocese OF Brook
lyn and one Of the leading figures Of the
Catholic Church IN America, died today
at the convent Of the Sisters u st. jose
Dhine here.
Bishop NcDOnneTs last moments
were free from suffering The prelate
had been in a coma since yesterday and
did not regain consciousness. Members
Of his household were present at the
Geathbed. Death was due to arterio-
sclerosis complicated by nephritis-
The prelate was born in New York
citv in 1851.
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AND GERRY
AWAIT NEXT MOVE
Opera Star and Actor Silent
on Divorce.

NEW YORK. Aug s-Jockeying for
position In the Lou Tellegen- Geraldine
Farrar separation suit continued today
with both principals silent and the law
yers for both parties waiting for the
other side to make the first move.
At the offices Of the attorney for Tale
gen, it was stated. that barring surprises
by Geraldine's attorneys, papers in a suit
for separation would be fled Wednesday,
Teuegen's side, however, expected some
move from the opposition before then.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-08

Grace Campbell stewardcss of the same
ship. and Capt S. Snoddy of the rescue
ship AuyoN. Passengers and crew are
awesomely repeating the megaphoned
words of Captain Hobbey as he mounted
the Alaska's bridge a few seconds after
the ship struck
ANNOUNCES INTENTION
TO 60 DOWN WITH SHIP.
I'm going down with this ship, but If
you do what I tell you nobody VIII go
down but myself" he shouted.
lie went down with his ship, but 10 his
cool direction undoubtedly was due the
partially successful clearing Of the ship.
80 less courageous was the conduct of
Stewardcss Grace Campbell The Uomon
and children were guided and in some
instances carried 20 the ships boots by
Continued on Page Sine.)
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Hughes Denies New
Note Sent to Mexico

WASHINGTON, Aug. S. .- Reports
printed in Mexico City newspapers that
"A new American note had been handed to
President Obregon by George T. Sum
merlin, the American charge. are mae
curate II was officially denied at the
State department today that any new
communication has been sent TO Mexico
CITY.
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BY SAMUEL M. RALsToN,
Former Governor Of Indiana.

Former ArOF FeFnoE HA AAAAtAAists
I am not one of those who believe
that the present constitution OF In
diana is too sacred a document 70 be
IN any wise modified. 1t was made
by men, who realized that they them
selves were human and that their
work would IN the course Of time
show imperfections. They, there
fore. wisely provided how this instru-
ment might be amended when 1t
failed to meet the needs Of the peo-
ple. But in their wisdom they were
careful not to suggest that any OF
the agencies Of government should
have power to modify the constitu-
ton without regard to the viii Of
The people. And the fact should not
be overlooked that the people would
never have adopted cur constitution
if it had not contained a provision
giving them the last word on any
proposal to change it.
To avoid making q mistake In amend
sne this organic Law. by which the peo-
pIe have parted with certain powers
originally in themselves. an amendment
has got 70 have the approval OF two
Legislatures By O majority vote before
the people viii take It up for cousidera-
tiOn. In other words in the adoption OF
our constitution. the people were careful
20 see TO It that they remained the mas
ters OF government in this State
PEOPLE NOT WILLING TO
DELEGATE POWER.
The people reserved this right IN them
selves because they were not willing TO
delegate absolute power 20 any agency
OF government. The fact is the whole
structure OF government IN this country
Is builded on the idea that the people
are the source Of government and that
they only should he entrusted yslth abb
solute power TO determine in fhe last
analysis the particular form Of govern
ment under which they shall live and
how Il shall be changed
No nation sets a higher estimate on
life, liberty and property than does this
pne. These are the three sacred and In
3ispensable foundations Of civilization.
No one Of them can be dispensed with,
md civilization continue to refine and
bless society.
To guarantee the citizen, therefore, In
these rights as against the State, the
fourteenth amendment was added 70 the
Continued on Page Seven-)
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Mrs. Hurd Dead

Mrs Charles Hurd 1888 Broadway, wife
Of the consulting engineer for the board
Of sanitary commissioners. died at a. m.
today from heart trouble. Mrs. IIurd
had been i'll three weeks.
Surviving besides the husband are two
children, Edward and Elizabeth; her
mother, Mrs. Ida DOwd, and two sisters,
Jane and Theda Dowd.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock, from the residence,
The body win be taken to Wolcott, N. n
for burial
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Cape MendOciRO
Claims Six Ships

six ships IN the last twenty five
years have left their skeletons lying
near Cape Nendocino. the grave yard
Of the Pacific"
The foundered vessels are:
The Sequcia. Humboldt Bar Jan.
Il, 1907.
The Corona, Humboldt Bar. March
1907 tvn.ares lost.
1ae Bear. Cape Meudoc!no. June
IJ. 1910 i've lives lost,
T.. s.. s.. Milwaukee, Eureka Jan.
Ic 1917
The Nlandelay mouth klamath River,
Oct 21, 1918.
Tho Alaska. Blunts Reef Aug C,
1921, a lives lost
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CHINA ACCEPTS
CONFAB DATE
Japan and Italy Yet to
Respond.

WASHINGTON. Aug s-The State De
partment today received communication
from China accepting the American pro-
posaI OF Nov. II as the date for the
opening Of the Washington disarmament
and Pacific conference.
Replies TO this proposal were awaited
today by Secretary Of state Hughes from
Japan and italy, All the other powers
having officially accepted.
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Ruth Smashes Two

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-Babe Ruth. af4er
hitting mis- fOrtieth home run in the first
game with the White SON this afternoon,
cIOuted one of Dick Kerr's shoots for his
fOrty-first homer in tho first inning of
the second game. No one was on base.
His flrst homer today was scored of
Pitcher Wiencke. One man was ON base.
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BOY, II, SAYS
HE KILLED His
AGED MOTHER
Shot Parent Accidentally, and
Twice Again to End
Suffering
FUSED AT HIM ALL DAY
Wanted Son to Get job
Older Brother to Be
Released.
Special to The Times.

BONNEVILLE, Ind, Aug. S.-Willie
Deffendoll II, the younger Of two
brothers, held in connection with the
murder of their widowed mother,
Laura Deffendoll, 70, of near Selvin,
confessed today he was the slayer
Willie, who steadfastly accused
his elder brother Dolly of the
murder, said the first gunshot wound
was accidental, and he shot his
mother twice after that because he
didn't want to see her suffer"
Willie told his story without a tear in
his eye
L am certain OF one thing" Coroner
Kriekhaus said willie killed his
mother, but be hasn't told the truth by
long shot. This accident story is alb
surd."
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-AHneflcuns
who have been In prison in Russia may
cross the border today, Officials here be
lieve. The prisoners are on their way 70
the frontier, the state Department under
s;oou on the basis OF advices Il has re
ceivcd.
RIGA. Aug. S-Nikoiai Lenin. Bolshev-
lst premier. today issued an appeal for
help to the international proietarlat'
The appeal inferentiauy denied thst
the Russian fannie could result in tho
downfall OF the Soviet.
THE Russian workmen and peasants
feei iustiactively." be said, the necessity
OF supporting the Socialist republic which
was the first to take up the gigantic task
against capitalism"
LONDON, Aug. ga million and a
half ramished, disease ridden Russian
refugees are pouring into Pinsk ana
Brcst-I5tovsk districts Of White Russia
near the Polish frontier. according 10 T..
L. THOMPSON. an American relief worker
who arrived here today. The Russian
fucitives are arriving at the rate or 2.000
daily. They are in a terrible condition,
especially the children.
The British foreign office has sent an
agent into Russia TO investigate the
famine and cholera conditions. Al
though he was supposed to have arrived
at Moscow on July 20. nothing has been
heard from him. Belief was expressed
that his dispatches may have been held
I'D by the soviet officials who are cen
s0rfn. outgoing messages in an evident
attempt 10 minimize the famine Condi-
tiCns.
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WOULD KEEP
SAFEGUARDS
OF TAXATION
Former Governor Sees Danger
in Leaving Problem TO
Legislature.
IMPROVEMENT FAVORED
Ralston Says Good System
MAY Be Worked Out Under
Constitution.

Editors Note-This Is one of number
Of articles By prominent citizens or An-
taxaffcn amendments 80 the state con-
stitutiOn.
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while we were walking through the
woods. I bumped the gun against tree
accidentally, exploding il. The charge
struck mother. She fell to the ground
and cried, oh"
g.. She turned over on her face and l
didn't want TO see her suffer, so ! shot her
again.
This didn't XIII her SO l held the gun
six feet from her head ana fired third
time
The decomposed and decapHated body
Of the mother WAS found iu the woods
two weeks after the shooting. Her disap
pearauce was mysterious and neighbors
were led 20 the scene by carrion birds
towering near The family hound dog
was lying nearby aud fought of the
birds.
Standing over the body after It had
been found, Willie accused his brother Of
the crime. When told his young brother
had confessed, Dolly broke down.
i don't see why Willie accused
me- he said.
Dolly probably viii be released. VIII
liam will be formally charged with muir
der.
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WEATHER

Forecast for indianapolis and vicinity
Tor the twenty four hours ending :
,. m. Aug O. 1921
- Fgi- or5 r--.,e, r,.,.f.-t,- .,-,v -r,,,.7o.,-
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MOTHER WANTED
HIM TO WORK.

According to his story 20 the coroner,
Willie left Bonneville Wednesday, July
y, arriving at Tenuyson that night. The
next day he returned home.
Willie" the coroner said, told me his
mother fused at him all day for having
come home. He said she told him he
should have stayed In Bonneville and
hunted for job
Friday morning, he said. his mother
wanted him 20 accompany her to neigh
bor's TO get some tobacco While told
her he would take the gun along and
they would 20 through the woods where
he would try 70 get squirrel. The re
mainder " Willle's story was substan-
4alIv as follows
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THE WEATHER

Fair and warmer tonight and Tuesday.
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Mitchell Pitches
And Bats BROOKLYN
TO Victory by o.
Southpaw Holds Reds Score.
less Until Ninth; Rixey
Lasts Only Three Innings

CINCINNATI. Aug. 5.---The Brooklyn
Dodgers to-day won the last game of
the series from the Reds by to /,
giving them three OUT OF the four con-
tests played here. The Dodgers left
tonight for Pittsburgh, where they
have four games scheduled.
Clarence Mitchells lefthanded spit
ball was pitted against Eppa Rixey's
regular lefthanded delivery at the
start this afternoon, but the latter was
driven to the showers after three in
ings, with eight hits and four runs
marked against him. Mitchell lasted
the route and pitched wonderful ball
until the ninth inning.
Groh opened the last stand with a
double, Roush flied to Myers and Fon-
SEGA lined out to Neis, but Duncan
singled to left, scoring Groh and de-
priving Mitchell of shutout. Duncan
the plate, but was left there when Har-
grave flied to Nets. Groh and Duncan
were the only Reds who got as far as
second base.
Mitchell made three hits and drove
in two runs. Schmandt made three hits
and scored three runs. Daubert's arm
was still sore from being hit by q
pitched ball from Burleigh Grimes in
the first game yesterday and Fonseca
covered first base for the Reds.
Johnston inaugurated the Brooklyn
attack when he singled to center in
the first inning, with one out. He stole
second and stayed their while Neis
fouled to Hargrave, but went home on
Wheat's single to center. The Dodgers
scored another in the second inning
and clinched the game In the next IN
ming in this manner:
Myers singled to center, with one
out Schmandt's single to center moved
Myers to third and Schmandt took sec
ond on Roush's throw to Groh. Xii;
duff's sacrifice fly to Roush scored
Myers. Grucger's single to centsS acoEee
Schmandt. The score: