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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-25
SHOWS
ROMA ENGINES
WERE RUNNING
Army Board Finds New Way
Crash Might Have Been
Avoided.

LANGLEY FIELD, Va, Feb 23.-The
Army board Of inquiry into the Roma
disaster has established that the two
forward engines were running when the
airship crashed, 1t was learned today
Had these engines been "cut out" as
Lieut. r.. 7. Burr, the pilot signalled.
the accident might have been avoided, 1t
was stated The Roma at the time was
Fighter than air" and could have risen
by its "buoyancy'' despite the broken
rudder.
The fact that the Roma was "buOyant'
during the flight was definitely estab-
lished The board now is attempting to
determine why the "cut out the engines"
order was not obeyed. All the men
who were handling these engines
were killed In the accident The In
vestigation thus far has shown that
the ship was in perfect condition when
it took the air. The board has heard
score Of witnesses, including officers and
men. who inspected the vessel and all
testimony showed the cigar shaped en-
Yelope was in perfect condition. This
phase OF the inquiry was Instituted be-
cause of a number of letters made public
by relatives Of the crew charging the
ship was "a death trap"
The report Of the board, it was indi-
Gated, will not be completed unH next
week.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-25
FROWNS
ON CITY HALL
GROCERY PLAN
Declares Proposal Would Pre-
vent Proper InYesti-
CATION.

Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank today
alighted with both feet on the proposal Of
City Attorney ". T. Bailey and Superin-
tendent of Street Cleaning John F. Walker
to operate a grocery distributing station
for the destitute In the basement Of the city
hall with funds realized from the mayors
ball for the benefit Of the unemployed
Meanwhile half-a- hundred persons waited
outside the city attorneys office expect
ing to get baskets Of groceries, although
Mr. Bailey had announced the distribu-
ton would not start until Monday.
The mayor heartily disapproyed Of the
plan, because he felt proper investiga-
ton of applicants for relief could not
be made, and ordered the $500 worth OF
groceries already purchased by Mr.. Bal
ley and Mr.. Walker sent to strategically
located fire stations and distributed to
families which were known to be needy.
After these Supplies are exhausted, the
mayor ordered the method used up to
this time should be continued When
a family applies for food, it is investi-
gated. If worthy, grocer in the neigh
borhood is given an order for basket
Of food. to be delivered to the family.
TITS not right for the city TO go into
the grocery business" said the mayor.
"These grocers have been doing more
for charity than anybody else, with al
the bad debts they are having to carry"
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appeared cool His beard hal been
shaved off under the chin so that the
hair would not Interfere with the knife.
For perhaps ten seconds Landru s, aod
still and silent facing the guillotine.
HEAD ROLLS
INTO BASKET.
While he hesitated the chief execu-
toner and his ass stants forced Landru
forward, bending his head upon the
sliding board The instant the doomed
mans head slid into the fat eful aperature
the knife dropped and Landru's head
rolled into basket partly filed with
sawdust The whole thing took less than
three minutes time.
The alert assistants stood beside the
guillotine with outstretched hands. Hard
ly had the murderer's head fallen into the
decapitatiOn basket than they had
grabbed 1t. Hardly had the echoes from
the knife's thud died away before the
body had been placed in a coffin with
the head Joined to the neck. The coffin
had stood in a closed wagon beside the
guillotine.
The men in the crowd barred their
heads during the decapltation and a
little group of cavalrymen who were
present to prevent disorder saluted with
their sabres.
The body was taken to the Versailles
cemetery for burial
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-25
STATE TESTS
CREDIBILITY
OF WITNESS
Prosecutor Tries to
Show Variance in
Testimony.
FAUST ON STAND
Evans Produces Grand
Jury Evidence at
Hartman Trial.

The State In the case Of J. Herbert
Hartman, on trial in Criminal Court
on charge Of receiving stolen gods
questioned the credibility of its Owl
witnesses today when Prosecutor
William P. Evans declared that the
State was taken by surprise at the
evidence given by William H. Faust.
an attorney who has Office space with
Hartman.
Mr.. Evans produced the grand Jury
evidence Of Mr.. Faust in an effort to
show that Faust was testifying differ
emily IN court today than he did before
the grand jury. Some OF the evidence
which Faust gave today appeared to be
favorable to Hartman.
The defense challeng ed the right Of the
State to impeach its own witness. The
argument became so heated that Judga
Alfred Murray Balm Of MartinsYiIle, pre-.
siding in the case, said TO Mr. Faust:
You are a lawyer, Mr.. Witness ?"
Yes" answered Faust.
"You know what is expected when q
witness takes an OATH said the Judge.
Il suggest that you search your memory.
You are in court
81 am trying to ten the truth" re,
piled the witness.
WITNESS ILL AND
UNDER STRAIN.
It developed that Faust has been IN
for several months and he appeared to
be under a great strain Evidence pre-.
viously had been submitted to the effect
that q bed and a dresser, which Hart
man removed from Francis apartment,
had been taken to Faust's home.
Faust testified that Hartman called
him up and asked him IL he had room
for a bed and dresser, and the furniture
was sent out to his house and is still
there
BE testified Of frequent trips that q
man whom he knew as Frank Moore
(FIancis) made TO Hartman's office. He
said that Moore on his first visit TO the
office mistook him for Hartman. He
said that Moore, on his first visit TO the
office, mistook him for Hartman He
stated that he saw q fur coat which
was worn both by Mrs. Lura Mosre
(F'rancisj and Mrs. Laura Hartman, wife
Of the defendant.
WARNED AGAINST
INTIMACY WITH MOORE.
Faust admitted that he warned Hart
man against being 50 intimate with
Moore.
81 told Hartman that It didn't do any
of US any good for Moore to be up to
the office so much" Faust stated.
Faust admitted he knew Moore was
staying at Hartman's home and that no
saw him with a handful Of diamonds at
Hartmsn's office.
Mrs. Cozette Osborn. 1244 Ringgold ave
nue., testified that Hartman on one oc-
casion introduced Francis TO her as
Francis.
Herbert s. Wood, assistant cashier at
the Indiana National Bank and hand
writing expert, stated that in his opinion
the handwriting Of the man who wrote
Continued on Page TwO)
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is
WARNED AS TO
NAVY CUTTING
President Harding Ad-
vises Against Going
Too Far.
HINT is GENTLE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-A warn
ing was given to the Republican
Congress today against going too far
in reducing the size of the Amer
lean Navy.
Tie warning, which was more in
the nature Of a strong hint was
conveyed by President Harding to
the members of the House Naval
Affairs Committee at White
House conference.
Members Of the committee were sum
moned TO the White House by the Presi-
dent and there was "a full exchange OF
views" as to the cutting and slashing
that is to be done to the American Navy.
No figures were set and no program was
agreed upon, it was stated by those par
ticipating, the meeting resolving itself
into an amicable discussion Of opinion.
Republican members of Congress, with
an eye to the coming congressional cleo
ton and the efficacy OF the economy
showing recently have been predicting
wholesale surgery to the appropriations
and personnel of the Navy.
Some Congressman believe Navy OF
80 600 men and officers is strong enough
for the next year and are figuring on
appro priations accordingly.
Secretary Of the Navy DENLY believes
ninety thousand men should be the abb
solute minimum and his view, Of course,
reflected by the high ranking officers OF
the service. Many of them consider 1t too
low.
President Harding, # is understood, In
formed members Of the committee that
he would be very reluctant to see the
Navy below eighty thousand, = compro-
mise figure.
The Naval Committee itself is divided.
There are big Navy men and little
Navy men" both on the committee, as
well as number who stand between the
two extremes.
The conference was more In the nature
Of q get together" meeting to find out
just where matters stand. 1t Is under
stood the President called the conference
at the behest of Secretary DENLY.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-25
TAGGART MUM
AS PETITIONS
KEEP PILING UP
Thousands Favor Candidacy
of Indianapolis Demo-
crat.
TIME GROWS SHORT

Petitions from every part Of Indiana
asldDs that the name Of Thomas Teggart
be placed on the ballots as a candidate
for The Democratic nomination for the
United States Senate continued to pour
into indianapolis today. The petitions
went to the office Of Thomas Z. Stucky.
who started their circulation some tine
ago. The petitions bore tho signatures
Of thousands Of persons who are asking
Mr.. Taggart become a candidate
Meanwhile, Mr. Taggarts intentions
are as much a mystery as ever, despite
the fact the names Of all Senatorial can
didates must be in within the next four
days.
Thomas Taggart, Jr-, sajd that Mr..
Taggart viii not return to French Lick
from Louisiana, where he has been vacR-
tioning, until Monday. Be said his
father probably viii come to indianapolis
Tuesday. Mr.. Taggart said he had heard
nothing as to his fathers intentions con-
corning the Senatorship race.
If Mr.. Taggart consents to become a
candidate petitions asking his name be
placed on the ballot win be- filed with
the Secretary of State early next week.
Otherwise the petitions Of q number Of
other candidates may be fled
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-25
GEORGE
MAY PROPOSE
10 YEAR TRUCE
Expected at BOulOgne
Conference With
POincare.
PLAN FOR EUROPE
Scheme for Smaller
Armies Similar to
Hughes Navy Cuts.

BOULOGNE, France, Feb. 25.-Premier
Lloyd George and Premier Poincare
reached an agreement upon international
issues at the conference here this after
noon. 1t was said that a formal cOm>
munique would be issued later.
BOULOGNB, France, Feb. rs
Lloyd George in his private confer
ence with Premier Poincare, which
began here this afternoon, will pro-
pose a ten years truce in Europe, it
was learned today.
The British premier has a plan for
limitation OF land ornaments some
what similar to the Washington pro-
posals of Secretary of State Hughes
concerning navies, which he will
urge upon Poincare If initial Con-
ferences which deal with the Genoa
conference are successful
British experts who are here with
Lloyd George. but not taking part in
the conference, confirmed the fact that
the British Premier has an ambitious
scheme to promote European peace and
reconstruction which is based on a ten
year truce. Lloyd George, they said,
might seek Poincare's cooperation to
prepare to put this idea across at Genoa
# the premiers were able to agree on
other points.
French experts said II Lloyd George
counted upon French army reductions as
basis for the scheme he would be dis
appointed, for Poincare would never
agree
The British premier came TO Boulogne
by way Of Calais. lie motored here from
Calais, reaching Boulogne at 245 o'clock
Premier Polncare already was on the
scene and the two Immediately began
comforting at the prefecture.
The greetings between the two premiers
was cordial despite the recent friction be-
tween the French and British govern
ments over the Genoa economic confer
ence and other matters.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-25
REPUBLICANS
HOPE HARDING
WILL RETRACT
Committee Can Not
Accept Sales Tax
Plan.
WILL ASK ADVICE
Bonus Legislation
May Hold Over to
Next Session.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Repub-
hcans OF the House Ways and
Means Committee were prepared to-
day to tell President Harding that
they could not accept his recon-
mendation for a sales tax to pay the
soldiers bonus" ard to ask for
further instructions.
1t is their hope that the President will
retire from the position Of no sales tax
no bonus" and Will give his approval
to the passage Of a "bonus" bill as Il
charge against the Treasury, to be paid
through economics effected in the Army
and Navy and other Government depart
msnts.
Having tentatively rejected every sug-
gested tax plan for the bonus" the ma
Jority Of the Ways and Means Committee
ceased work to observe the effect Of such
action on their House colleagues.
The aband0nent Of direct taxation, as
means Of raising bonus revenue con-
templates that the compensation must be
paid from Treasury receipts under ex
listing taxes left over from ordinary ex
penditure saved by cutting aprropria-
tions or by extraordinary revenues, such
as interest payments on the foreign in
debteduess to the United States.
There were few members Of Congress
who declared in favor OF delaying the
bonus" legislation beyond the present
session Of Congress. Chairman Fordney
Of the House Ways and Means Commit
tee and Representative Frear, Repub-
Hcan Of Wisconsin, chief opponents Of
any form Of sales tax, were equally in
sistent that the long delayed bonus"
bill will be passed by the House during
the present session.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-25
PLAZA REALTY
RENTS CAN NOT
PAY INTEREST
City Controller Announces
Ruling Affecting Memorial
Bond Issue.
MATTER IS OVERLOOKED

Rents from city war memorial plaza
property and pSemiur1 and accrued In
terest paid by the successful bidder on
the 81, 100000 war memorial bond issus
can not be applied upon the S1os,OOo In
terest due on the bonds Ia 1922, city Con-
troller Joseph l. Ho" le announced to-
day Mr.. Hogue said he had been so in
formed by Assistant City Attorney New
ton !. Mcclure and Examiners W hltaker
and Smith OF the State board Of accounts
after they had made careful study Of
the law. The property at present brings
approximately $4,000 4 year in rentals
Premiums paid by bidders ia the bonds
amounted TO SIS, $50 and accrued interest
70 $4,000
When Mr.. Hogus announced he had
discovered the Jewett administration
failed TO provide FOR payment Of the in
terest in the 1922 budget and it would
have to be taken out Of the general
fund, to the detriment Of city depart
ments already sadly hampered through
potential lack of funds members OF the
former regime asserted the situation was
not so bad after all, because the law
provided rental from the plaza property,
the premium by the successful bidders
on the bond and the accrued interest
paid by the bidders could be applied on
the interest
The law Is such, Mr.. Hogue said, he
could not even pay bill for S2065O
for printing Of the bonds, left by the
former administration, out Of the war
memorial fund, but had to take the
money out Of the general fund.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-25
Cinder Spreading to
Provide Employment

Plans to spread cinders on unimproved
streets in all sections of the city within
the next few weeks will be made by
Street Commissioner Martin ]. Hyland
and his assistants tomorrow, so that the
eighty four men and thirty teams which
have been working on the streets of
Brightwood under a So day unemploy
rnent relief scheme, may continue work
Monday The Brightwood work has been
completed Mr.. Hyland said that since
Web. Is he has received requests for
eli ders on streets and alleys in 1872
pla7es. Most of these have had to be
tabl d until now.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-25
MAYOR FAVORS
SITTING OF CITY
FINANCES
Hopes to Find Method of Re-
storing Credit of Com
panys

A proposal that a subcommittee be
formed TO make a thorough investiga-
hon OF the financial condition Of the
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
for the purpose OF determining whether
it ts able to carry out the reasonable de-
mands OF the ~ for Eucn necessary i'm
provements - VIII serve the people,
and to promptly ind the means of Sc
curing TO the company FOR the city's sake
some method by which It's credit can be
re established and thereby enable it to
carry forward the work which is essen
tial to the growth Of our city and its
future business prosperity" was made
by Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank at the
citlzens-street railway officials confer
ence at the city hall this afternoon.
The mayor said he also would propose
that another committee be named to In
vestigate conditions of street railways
throughout tie country, the report Of
which would throw light upon the local
situation.
The conference is the autgrowth Of the
request of street railway officials that
city officials and the public look into
the company's situation whereby It is
said TO be losing $4,000 a year and
suggest a remedy.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-25
Max Quite COltiSh
in Lavender Sp0ts
and Cute MlStGche

BASLE, Switzerland, Feb. 25.-'YOu
can say that I'm not an old man OF
ST." said Max Oser, laughing today,
In his first interview with an Ameri-
can newspaper correspondent.
The livery stable proprietor, who is
to marry Mathilde Mccormick, finally
was brought to bay in the directors
room of large corporation here and
consented to be interviewed.
The correspondent found Oser 70
bust, stocIxy man, with n weIl-knit
figure supported uDOn slightly curved
cavalry legs. He has neatly brushed
black hair, sprinkled slightly with
gray and n clOse-crOpped black NOUS
tache. His manner is that of well
trained cavalry officer.
Oser's English is better than that of
many native ChieagOans.
Attired in a blue serge su { set of
by lavender spats the hOrseman pre-
scented quite a stylish figure.
81 intend shortly to relinguish my
riding academy" Oser declared In re-
ply to a question regarding the livery
stable and riding school at Zurich.
Asked about the reported opposition
of John d. Rockefeller, Mathilde's
grandfather, to the match, Max said:
II do not know Mr.. Rockefeller per
sOnaIly. but 1 think his opposition is
most unlikely. All the rest of the
family have cabIed congratulations
Aunt Anita and Uncle Howard aUd the
rest"
Fixing the correspondent with his
eye, Max said sOlemnly: 81 ann 49,
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-25
Cir. Slayer Waits
Grand Jury Action

WACO, 4 xas, Feb 25.-Marcte Mat
thews, II, ghl slayer of the man she ac-
cused of wrecking her life, waited today
for action by f1e grand jury now in ses-
sion here which her attorneys and friends
believed would iesult in her exoneration.
Through VAIN lg preliminary hearing
set for Monday, va charge Of murder
filed following the Sh)oting to death of
J. S. Crosslin, formtr preacher and real
estate man in the district Court room,
lawyers for the girl felt confident she
would be freed by grind jury action
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-25
Hes Asks Support
of Chamber Plans

o. B. lies, newly elected president of
the indianapolis Chamber of Commerce,
has sent out a letter to all Of the mem
bers Of the chamber urging generous Co
operation on committee service and In
support of chambers other activities.
In part Mr.. lies said
1.-THE opportunity to render service to
our community and indirectly to every
citizen is great. We must grasp this OPP
portunity and realize upon 1t. BY gem
erous cooperation we can accomplish
many things where a few would be
helpless"
Members are being urged to fill out and
return the classification sheet. which was
made q part of the yearly report of John
B. Reynolds, general secretary.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-25
COLLAPSE OF
WEAK HOUSES
IN PROSPECT
Wall Street Predicts More
Brokerage Concerns
Will Fail.

NEW YORK, Feb. Pa general col
lapse Of weak brokerage houses in the
next few days is expected by Wall
Street If the present market continues a
few days longer.
Meanwhile officials conducting a probe
Of bucket shops and officers Of the New
York Stock Exchange were answering
charges that their campaign against buc-
keting was resulting in driving legitimate
brokerage houses to the wall. There
have been twelve failures in the last
week.
BROKERAGE HOUSES
LOSE BUSINESS.
The investigation Of bucket shops has
shaken confidence in all brokerage houses
and resulting runs have forced many into
or near bankruptcy, according to financial
observers. Charges that his bucket shop
investigation was hurting legitimate
business will be answered in a statement
by District Attorney Banton. He is pre-
pairing the statement.
The rising market, another cause OF
failures by weak brokerage houses, has
been deliberately engineered according to
other representatives in financial circles.
Short buying and buying by insiders"
has forced the market up artifictally, 1t
is said When the run came some
brokerage houses were forced to go into
the market and buy at advanced prices
stocks in which they were short and
which customers were demanding be de-
livered.
PETITIONS FILED
AGAINST TWO FIRMS.
An involuntary petition in bankruptcy
has been filed in the United States Dis
trict Court by creditors against the bro
kerage firm of Rietze & Sullivan. The
petitiop estimated liabilities of $4,000
and assets of $1,000.
A second petition in bankruptcy was
fled in the United States District Court
against the brokerage firm Of a. R..
Smith & Co. I ae petition stated the
firms liabilities were approximately 49,
600 and assets $25, 900.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25-Boureau &
Evans, members of the Philadelphia
Stock Exchange. today made a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors,
to j. Howard Patterson, according to a
notice posted on the door Of the firm.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-25
FIELDS STORY
CORROBORATED

LOS ANGELES. Cal, Feb. 25-Further
confederation of the story told by Harry
Fields in Detroit which accuses a China
man and two white women Of being i'm
plicated in the murder of William d.
Taylor, was found by the police here to-
day The story told by Fields has reach
ed a peculiar status. Much Of what he
told the Detroit police has been proved
false. On the other hand Investigators
here have cOrroborated the following
statementsi
They have discovered the existence Of
the Venice chop joint" where Fields al
leges the murder plot was Matched;
They know the identity of the induen-
tiaI Chinese Tong man, a dope peddler,
accused by Fields as the actual assassin.
They have proof Fields and this China
man changed a thousand dollar bill, as
the chauffeur claimed:
And the names OF the two white girls
who left Los Angeles for Bakersfield
within twelve hours after the crime and
who previously had expressed hatred of
Tayor, were in their possession.
Many points of the chaufeurs story
have not been proved, such as the hidden
murder gun" and other alleged details
of the crime.
Taylor, it has been learned, sent the
film actress who was being supplied with
narcotics and blackmailed by the dope
ring" east to be cured Of the habit. She
is understood to have taken a cure and to
have written to Taylor she had given up
the habit
The narcotic peddlers~ vowed vengeance.
Taylor threatened to open up on them
clear down the line and eliminate them
from the studies altogether"
A short time after this Taylor was
slain.
1t was announced Mabel Normand is
recovering rapidly from a serious attack
Of influenza and soon will be able to
leave her bed.
Miss Dale Fuller, a member of Miss
Normand's company in the Keystone
comedy days, is reported dying of dou-
BILE pneumonia resulting from influenza.