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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-26
LITTLE TO STAY
AS PROSECUTOR
Will Continue City Court Job on
Salary Basis.

!. Burdette Little. deputy proSecu-
tor attached to city court, will con-
tinue in the office, it was announced
today by William 2. Evans, prOsecut-
ing attorney for Marion County.
Evans expressed doubt before the
last meeting Of the county council as
to his ability to persuade Little to
keep the job when the Office goes on a
salary basis Jan. /. The deputy in
city court under the OLD system drew
his pay from fees incidental to con-
victions. Under the old law each con
viction earned the prosecutors Of
flee, SIS. except those for violations of
liquor laws. which paid $25. the fees
being divided with the deputy.
Titles record in city court was a
good one, Evans told the council, and
he was anxious to keep him. Under
the new State law county prosecutors
will be paid a straight salary OF
$500 per year. and the counties will
pay all expenses Of the office, includ-
ing deputy hire.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-26
WOMAN TAKES OWN LIFE
RATHER THAN LEAVE u. S

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Ilaf Nelson,
master of a barge, saw a woman
squeeze herself through q portfolio in
the side OF the Vasari OF the Lamport
& Holt Line. He shouted to her and
tried to notify the men on the ship,
but the woman wriggled violently,
forced her body through the small hole
and fell headforemost into the river
Nelson was at distance and her body
had disappeared before he could attract
the attention of any one on the ship
The woman was Mrs. Goldberg
Grimes. % years old. She said her
husband and three children. who had
entered this country two years ago
from Barbados, had been held up by
immigration officials at Boston for
examination. They reported the wom-
an demented and the husband and
children destitute. The family was
guarded by two women while on the
way from Boston to New York to be
deported.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-26

More than 500 cases of violent or
sudden death have been investigated
| by Coroner Paul f. Robinson this
| year. The records in the coroners
office show approximately 100 more
/ deaths Of that description during 1922
/ than in 1921, During the four years
1 DR.. Robinson has been coroner he has
investigated 1925 cases, about So per
cent Of them being deaths by violence.
THE most pitiful case / ever in
vestigated," the coroner said, was
| the death of Filicita Salvatore, who
died in a room at 817 E. Maryland
| ST, shortly before she was to become
/ a mother, from starvation and expos
! ure, while her husband, Patrino, lay
/ in a semi-Conscious condition on q bed
/ of rags suffering from pneumonia" -
! The coroner also recalled the case
in 1920 Of Roy Myers, 3. and his
brother Herbert, d, who died of strych-
nine poisoning. A long investigation
resulted in the theory that the boys
had obtained pills containing strych-
nine from a bottle on the top of a
cabinet in the kitchen of their home.
Every article of food they had eaten
was analysed in an attempt to find the
cause Of death.
Investigates Building Crash
DR.. Robinson handled the tnvestiga-
ton Of the collapse of the Emmerfch
Manual Training High School build
ing in which two were killed.
The case that gained the greatest
amount Of national notice was the
death Of Frederic w. Galbraith. Ma
tional commander of the American
Legion, who met his death in an auto
mobile accident at Sixteenth St, and
Indiana Ave.
Cases of great interest to local PEG
pie and investigated by Robinson were
the Saltzgaber case in which Baird
Saltzgaber, respondent over financial
troubles, took the life Of his wife who
lay asleep and then killed himself. A
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-26
READY To ARREST
j. s. DEFENDANTS
Federal Marshal viii Serve In
dictment Capiases.

Arrests of the 159 defendants named
in Federal grand jury indictments re
turned to Judge Albert B. Anderson
last week, will be made within the
next few days. The capiases were
turned over to Linus P. Meredith,
United States marshal, by W. P.
Kappes, clerk OF Federal Court today
Arrangement day will be Tuesday,
Jan. 16. The grand jury will re-
assemble an. S to complete its inves-
tigadon o. the Gary liquor conspiracy
cases. A final report will then be
made to Judge Anderson.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-26
KAHN FAVORS
CANCELLING DEBTS
Banker Declares U. S. Might Aid
by Contributing Claims.

By United NetCs
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Partial
cancellation of war debts due the
United States from the allies is advo-
Gated by Otto II. Kahn, the banker.
Kahn, in a letter to Senator Reed
Smoot, a member Of the American
debt funding commission. outlined
Monday his plan for settlement Of the
inter-allied debt problem.
Kahn prefaced his plan by declaring
that it would allow the United States
to aid Europe and still leave this coun-
try free from political entanglements
with the nations Of the old world.
THE United States" he stated.
might well and wisely contribute a
portion OF its claims against the al
lied nations"
He said that the portion of the debt
which was used to purchase war sup
plies in this country should be scaled
down some, but that the other part
should not be trimmed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-26
CO9O71e1~S Investigations During
Year ReUeaZ Ma71y Human Stories

a tree In the dense woods near River
side Park. the case where an iron
worker named Walter Day fell to
death on the new Indianapolis Ath-
tic Club home and in the investiga-
ton 1t was shown that Day had two
wives. Robinson finally settled the
disposition of personal property and
both women attended the funeral.
His records show where one boy
killed himself after being released
from Jail on charge Of being drunk.
When a United States mail plane fell
to the ground at the Playground Rob
inson investigated and sent the
necessary reports to the Government.
Walter Day of Oak Park was the pilot
killed.
A unique case Robinson worked on
The case in which two people died
from the effect of gas escaping from
a main in the street near their
homes.
MOtOrman Indicted
After his investigation David Will
son, 734 N. Capitol Ave, motorman
on the street car that left the rails
at Michigan and Blake SITS. struck
and killed Stella Bryan, and tore the
entire front of building away. was
indicted by the grand jury on the
charge of flrst-degree murder.
Robinson told how he reached the
scene OF a train wreck near Irving
ton and found the engineer and fire.
man pinned in the cab With tho
torches of workmen held for light. no
climbed through SIN Ill window and,
getting to the men. examined them
finding them dead.
Some of the cases he is now work
ing on and which remain on his I'M
solved list are those Of Hense Ar1ne.
who was shot on lonely country road
northeast Of the city, and the accident
whore two women, Josephine Herman
and Dorothy Mitchell. were killed and
the drivers Of the two automobiles
failed to stop.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-26
RANCE HAS NEW
GERMAN POLICY
Invasion of Rhur Is Not Con-
sidered in Present Plan.

BIZ United Press
PARIS. Dec 26,-France has de
ternined upon drastic measures to
make Germany pay. which will be an.
nounced at the resumption OF the
premiers conference. Jan. 2, 1t was
semi-officially stated today.
The French scheme Is being worked
out in detail this week It does
not involve immediate military oc
cupation or annexation of the Ruhr
valley. 1t has been learned Instead.
an extraordinary session OF the minis.
tcrial council recommended a general
economic guardianship Of the Rhine.
land and Ruhr with customs barrier
between these valuable lands and
their mother country. Germany.
The French would collect customs
on all products OF the Ruhr passing
into Germany and apply such Collec-
lions 70 the reparatons settlement.
It has been learned that the Gov
eminent will base this policy on three
premises:
1. france must pc paid.
?. Germany apparently does not in
tend to tap the resources Of Ruhr
maguates who are now the principal
holders of German wealth.
8. Germany's 1928 payments are ex
pected 10 fall short OF what France
requires.
The inspired Temps puts it this
way:
France Is facing a choice between
ruin and forfeits. She certainly will
choose the latter. 1t does not mat
ter whether such forfeits are pro
ducttve or unproductive. There's a
vast difference between nothing and
something. however small. and it is
this something that the French intend
to put between themselves and bank.
ruptcy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-26
JObLeSS Stars
Find Work at
Stage Door Inn
BIZ MARIAN HALE

BIZ MARIAN HALE
What will become Of the &C
tresses out of work?" everybody
asked last winter when the theat-
rical slump came.
IF they can't get jobs on the
stage" answered Margaret Allen,
they'll have to work at something
else until they can.
Most actresses can sew and
make hats. Many can cook and
paint.
Let's open an exchange and
show the public what they can do. 8"
So she opened an exchange in
her own parIor and invited all girls
out of work to bring in what they
could make and she began to sell
these offerings.
The enterprise fiourished. but
didn't make money enough.
Let's open a restaurant as well, >"
Miss Allen said.
Thereupon the Stage Door Inn
came into existence.
Soon it became one of the most
popular eating places in New York.
There are no Mattresses. Guests
are served by actresses who may
be stars one day, but they're host
esses, not mattresses.
Smart New Workers and tour
lists like having their soup brought
to them by pretty girls with neat
frocks and beautifully kept fingers.
Soon patrons began to ask for &C
tresses to come to their homes to
help them as assistant hostesses in
receiving their guests.
Also. a number of would-be Bern
hardts proved amazingly clever at
arranging tables and making favors.
Society women enjoy saying that
their decorations are actress made.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-26
FORMALLY VOTE
GARBAGE PLANT
Sanitary Commissioners IMAM
imous!y Approve Measure.

BY unanimous vote the sanitary
commission today passed a formal res
oIution for construction of a new garb-
age disposal plant at Sellers farm.
Lucius B. Swift. who had been op-
posed to the measure for several
months. agreed to withdraw a counter
proposal that operation of the old
plant be continued, after he learned
that the cost of operating and repair
ing the old plant would be prohibitive
z. w. Mccullough. the engineer who
was appointed by the board to draw
up plans for the plant was ordered
TO supervise the work.
Estimated cost of the new plant is
1915 600. 1t will be modelled after the
best In the country. The board hopes
the cost of operation viii be covered
by the sale OF the by-products.
Swift cited several plants in the
country that aid the work thoroughly
but said that the cost Of operation
was prohbitive In order to nave
the new plant the very best he said
that the proposed plans would be sub
nitted to an international authority
for approval.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-26
DEMOCRATS PLAN
CANPA ISSUES
Wilson Policies Being busted
Off for Use in Next
Contest.
BIZ United News

BY OntCe0 6DS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Dem-
ocratic party leaders. revising their
plans in view of recent developments,
are preparing to bring the jnterna-
tional issue forward Immediately after
the Christmas holidays.
They have decided, the United News
is informed, to abandon the silence
which they have preserved since cleo
ton. After careful study of polit-
ical conditions it has been agreed that
the partys guns should be opened up
as soon as the holiday lull is over.
The 1924 campaign will actually be
started one year early.
In the immediate future every eff
fort viii be made to hammer the fol
lowing argument into the minds of
the voters:
1. Failure of the Harding Admins
tration to assist in restoring Europe
has cost American farmers millions
of dollars by cutting off foreign mar
kets.
2. Sudden activity Of administration
now is due to belated realization Of
this fact.
HIS S4Lu0ltOiA WOuAA AACNCA A4cfO
developed had the international pol
icies advocated by the Democratic
party been adopted.
That Is the substance of the Demo
cratic attack. The Republicans will
have no answer ready.
This brings up the whole inter
rational question once more. Demo
cratic spokesman are busy burrowing
in their campaign literature Of 1920.
The name of Woodrow Wilson will
be freely used.
I'VE told you So" viii be a favorite
phrase for the next few months.
Democratic leaders are still I'M
certain whether to press the League
of Nations issue. Present opinion
among the shrewdest party politicians
appears to be against it.
But in any event, most OF the Will
son foreign policies are being brought
cut and brushed off to be put in the
political show case again. Until a
few weeks ago even the most ardent
WtlsOnian followers had marked these
issues as unstable and had put them
back out of sight. But suddenly
they have found a possible market.
And strangely. the biggest selling
point for them is that on which the
Republicans based their own argu-
ment-the welfare Of the American
farmer and business man. In 1920,
Harding as a candidate. said repeated
ly that America should withdraw
from Europe and devote it's attention
TO restoring prosperity at home. Now
the Democrats are about TO argue
that the way TO restore prosperity is
just the opposite of the method ad-
vocated by Harding two years ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-26
AND EVANS IN
CLASH OVER GAMBLING
Continued From Page u

Continued From Page II
ready to get back on the job, he'll be
promoted again"
The mayor said he had the same
reason in mind for reducing Sergeant
Samuel Gillispie to trafflcman.
Russells reduction came within "a
week after he captured Charles
Baglin, 10. of 2647 Northwestern Ave.
and recovered $2.393 which Baglin
was alleged to have stolen in a daring
daylight hold-up at the Kresge 8 and
10-cent store. Russell cornered the
alleged bandit in an Illinois St, pool
room, covered him with a revolver
and arrested him within Ave minutes
after Baglin is alleged TO have
snatched a satchel containing the
money from Thomas B. Hawkins, an
employee of the store.
Influences at Work
Despite the mayors statement that
Russell was reduced for ineff1ciency,
two powerful influences are known to
have been at work against him.
First and probably most powerful
from a political standpoint were boot
leggers, gamblers and resort keepers.
for whom Russell is said TO have made
life miserable since he was assigned to
the west end division a few weeks ago.
These law breakers have had it in for
Russell ever since Russell was ser.
geant in charge of the morals squad,
it is said When he was assigned to
the west end district and started in to
clean up the notorious "levee," where
bootleggers and sure thing gamblers
gathered, there was d roar. Wise ones
predicted that Russell would not last
long. Women of the underworld also
objected to Russell, It was said.
In Bad With Detective
A second influence was brought TO
bear by men high up in the detective
department, it is said. At the time
Russell arrested the alleged bandit and
recovered the money stolen from the
Kresge company, the sergeant made
a mistake in failing to see 10 it that
certain detectives names were placed
on the slate IN the turnkey,S Office SO
the detective department Would re-
ceive equal credit with the uniformed
department for the important arrest.
according to headquarters gossip.
Two detectives were in tie IIresge
store just two minutes before the rob
berry occurred. but they walked out
of the Washington St entrance Of the
store while the hold-up man ran out
of the Pearl St. entrance and therefore
the detectives had nothing to do with
the arrest, uniformed men said.
high police official denied either
Of these reasons was the cause Of
Russell being reduced but said. Il
think 1 know the reason, but I do
not dare to say. In other words I
am not saying a thing"
Mayor Shank when at headquarters
last Friday afternoon was informed
that Patrolman Alexander Dunwoody
was removed from one Of the booze
squads. He Immediately called the
officer to the captains office and told
him not to report to the district to
which he was assigned.
L know you have done good work, -
he said, "and I want you to do some
still greater work now"
There is a notorious resort on W.
Market St. and 1 am informed police
officers are frequenting the place.
want you to go out there and plant
yourself across the street and after
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-26

long investigation OF the death of 10
sephine Burns, killed when machine
in which she was riding, was struck
by a speeding machine on Carrollton
Ave. at Thirty-Sixt St, resulted in
the arrests by police a gang of seven
high school boys and all were sen
fenced.
Laundryman's Death Mystery
George Pang, a Chinese laundry
man, was murdered in his place of
business on w. Maryland ST.. but in
spite of the countless hours spent on
the case by Robinson the slayer was
never found. Robinson also worked
on the bafiingloqse of George Temp
kins. negro. 1919 Holburn ST., who
was found hanging from the limb of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-26
SEEKS To ISSUE
STOCK DIVIDEND
Petition of Light Company Is
Heard by Commission.

The public service commission to-
day held q hearing on the petition OF
the indianapolis Light and Heat Com
pany for authority 10 issue a common
stock dividend In the amount OF ST..
9G1 900. representing the undistributed
earnings OF the company over a per
iod of five years beginning Oct. 81
1917.
Attorney c. N. Thompson. repre-
senung the utility interests, intro
duced witnesses and testimony to
show that this amount had been ex
pended in extension and improvement
Of the company's properties.
Taylor +. Groninger corporation
counsel for the city of indianapolis
represented the city in the hearing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-26
STEPS TAKEN To
FINANCE MERGER
Armour-Morris Deal Goes
Through Under 100 Million
Corporation.

BIZ JrtfCd Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Steps TO
finance the purchase of Morris & Co..
packers, by J. Ogden Armour were
taken by attorneys for Armour today.
Counsel made application in Dover.
Del, according to announcement
through the Corporation Trust Com
pany Of Chicago for issuance Of a
charter TO Armour & Co. Of Delaware.
This concern would have authority to
issue S16C, coo, 900 stock.
The new company will be the largest
subsidiary of Armour & Co. and will
handle most of the Norris property. 1t
will not do business principally in the
East, although nominal head offices
will be in Wilmington, Del.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-26
MAY REPUD|ATE
SIGMON CONT RACT
School Board Will Consider
Coal Situation.

Revocation Of the coal contract held
by the Sigmon Coal Company will be
considered by the board Of school com
missioners tonight. Officials and en-
poyes Of the company have been
charged with making short weight de-
iveries to a chool building and a
branch library twice within the past
two months At the last meeting of the
board officials of the company were
asked to appear tonight and explain
the situation.
Selection Of a site for the new col
ored high school, recently included in
tho board s building program. probably
win be discussed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-26

PARASITIC garter top sports
stocking is popular here. Into the
top Of the stocking, hidden by the
cuff. is knitted a band of silk and
rlbber. This holds the stocking snugly
in place. The band is guaranteed to
withstand washing. pressing and per-
SEPARATION and will not rip or tear. 1t
also keeps money from slipping out
over the top.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-26
public appearance of the year at the
schools Christmas celebration.

you have made a careful check on
who is going there, raid the place.
want the operators at that place con
Nicted, and l am going to clean up
that and any other place of its kind.
1 am going to get something on the
police playing these joints"
Dunwoody was a member of Sergt.
Daniel Cummings booze squad along
with Patrolman Thomas Bledsoe
Cummings was announced to be
slated for promotion to lieutenant
last week. but instead was put on u
district. Bledsoe was also supposed
to be made a sergeant in the humane
department when Harley Jones, the
sergeant in the department was made
lieutenant instead of Cummings
Bledsoe now Is on a district. Dun
woody was taken off of Jones' squad
Not Unexpected
Il expected 1t IA week ago, after
my run-tn with Councilman Otto
Ray" said Sandman.
Ray was a candidate in the Ind
annapolis News subscription contest,
who had the police and fire depart
ments helping him. Sandman said
he failed to recognize Ray when the
councilman called at the turkeys Of.
flee to get subscription money left In
the turkeys safe, and harsh words
followed.
Mayor Shank said this had nothing
to 90 with Sandmann's reduction. He
said Motor Policeman Melvin Z. VIII
kerson, was being promoted to ser.
geant to replace Sergt. Hanford Burk
on the headquarters emergency squad.
who was to go to the turkeys office
with the same ~ank. Wilkerson is a
younger man and Burk would fit In
better in the turkeys office, the
mayor said. Somebody had to go out
Of the turnkey office and Sandman
was picked, the mayor said.
Burk has had an excellent record
as an emergency sergeant, making
many important arrests IN the two
years he has held the post
Praises Fletcher
In asking promotion Of Fletcher to
captain the mayor said there WASH {
"a man with u better record in the
department.
Fletcher became famous while cap
tain OF detectives in 1921. when he
gathered the evidence" in the investi.
cation. following the confession of
Frank Francis, the "confessing"
burglar, which resulted In Her
bert Hartman. Republican candidate
for city judge, being forced off the
ticket just before election.
Up and Down
Detective Sergts. Volderauer and
Trimpe. transferred to the humane
department. have been up and down
in the police department. Volderauer
formerly was a sergeant in the old
east end red light district and later
was a lieutenant. He was reduced
some months ago to detective
sergeant. His transfer caused much
comment.
Trimpe, who knows as many, If not
more colored people than any white
policeman in the department, was
formerly a bicycle policeman at No.
. substation. located in the heart of
the colored district.