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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-05
nesses and court attaches.
WorIey Watches Reporters

nesseS and court attaches.
Woriey Watches Reporters
Claude NJ. Worley, special investiga-
tor for the Criminal Court continually
watched newspaper men, following
them as they moved around the build
ing. Witnesses were instructed not
to talk to reporters and not to give
their names.
When the jurors left the building
they left singlys and In pairs. thus
avoiding waiting photographers.
So far as could be learned, four
persons, other than Jurors and court
officers. left the grand jury room at
noon. These included H. L. Sam
mons, Kentland attorney, who has
been prosecuting suits against Gov
ernor McCray. and E. E. Blackburn,
president of the Marion National
Bank. The otherds could not be iden-
titled.
Gus S. Condor. Marion attorney,
who asked the grand jury investiga-
ton, paced the floor below the grand
jury rooms.
Moores said In his statement:
Presumed Not Guilty
''This is a grand Jury investigation
only. Every person charged In court
with. ong-doing is entitled under our
constitution to due process of law
and also to the presumption that he
Is not guilty until the contrary has
been established
due process Of law means that in
matters involving violation OF law the
courts proceed upon inquiry The
grand jury is organized to conduct
such an inquiry.
1T will entertain any information
that tends to support the charge that
any laws were violated by Mr.. Nc
Cray in Marion County, Indiana. It
viii also hear any competent evidence
which tends to explain or answer the
charges which may be made.
Evidence In Writing
Evidence material to the subject
matter OF this inquiry is invited by
the grand jury and should be sub
nitted to the special prosecutor, pref
erably In writing.
Before the jury went into session
Judge Collins called the members into
his courtroom and read them Instruc-
tions covering their duties, and an
explanation of why Moores was ap-
pointed special prosecutor. Moores
viii conduct the investigation In place
of Prosecutor William P. Evans. who
is a son-in-law of Governor McCray.
1t was not indicated whether the
investigation will include an inquiry
into the handling of State funds.
Instructions by Judge Collins:
''It is the duty of the court to
charge you as provided by law when
you are impanelled. and in such
charge instruct you to your duty. and
1t Is the further duty of .he court to
give you additional instructions dur
ing the term and to give you such in
CONTINUED on Page 15)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-05

Other schools will have Riley pro-
grams Monday.
A wreath will be placed on the
Riley grave In Crown Hill cemetery
Sunday afternoon, James w. Carr,
executive secretary of the Riley
Memorial Association, announced.
The former home of the poet, In
Lockerbie ST., and the site Of the
James Whitcomb Riley Memorial
Hospital for Children will be open to
the public Sunday. The children's
ward of the Robert w. Long Hos
pital will be open from to 4 p. m,
so visitors may see the sort of work
that will be done in the Memorial
Hospital.
Miss Emma CoIbery. Of the fac
ulty Of the Indianapolis Teachers
College. will give Riley program at
the AItrusa Club luncheon Saturday
at the Lincoln. r.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-05

By United Press
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Oct. g.
IT was given blue tablets"
These last words Of Mrs. Gertie
Gormanj Webb. uttered shortly before
she died Of a mysterious malady will
be placed before the White Plains
grand jury investigating her death.
Dr. William J. Meyer, who attended
Mrs. Webb is ready to go before the
grand jury Monday and repeat the
death-bed conversation.
The report of DR.. Ciettler. toxicolog-
ist who examined Mrs. Webbs vital
organs for poison reported discovery
Of mercury in the liver, brain and
kidneys.
DR.. Gettler's report has been placed
before District Attorney Rowland of
Westchester County.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-05
NEW SMOKE RULE
REVISION READY
FOR CHAMBERO.K.
Walter w, Wise's Plan Gives
Power to Building Com
missioner.

The revised smoke abatement ordi-
nance written by Councilman Walter
o. Wise was under consideration to-
day by Charles NJ. Wells, head of the
Chamber of Commerce civic affairs
department, and Edward o. Snethen,
chairman of the smoke abatement
committee.
Enforcement of the new ordinance
is put entirely into the hands of the
: commissioner of buildings. The tech
nical and advisory committees, pro-
vided 1y the original ordinances, have
been eliminated.
Clause permitting of smoke six min
utes an hour is retained. Between the
hours of 4 a. m. and a. m. the ordi-
nance will not be in effect. This is
to permit manufacturers to fire
furnaces.
Penalty of s25 is provided. The
other ordinance provided from 81
to $500.
eral thicknesses of glass, is designated
as a means of determining smoke
density.
According to Wells, the revised or
dinance is modelled after that in ef-
feet in Philadelphia, Pa, He said the
ordinance there has been found work
able and has resulted IN many con-
victions. Wise recently visited Phila-
de1phia.
The citizens committe appointed
by Snethen to work with councilmen
III drafting new ordinance will meet
the first Of next week to consider
Wise's bill. a meeting of the citi-
gems committee and counciImen Will
be held Thursday In Wise's Office. The
ordinance win be presented to the
council Oct. 10
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07oRMA TALMADGE today IN
i'm structed The Times to an.
E9 nounce that 800 In cash will
be given to the Indianapolis woman
who is declared to be the Aim IA
vorite's double.
A 800 wrist watch was first an
nounced as the winning trophy, but
the star has decided TO permit the
winner to spend the money in her
own way.
Miss Talmadge feels many wom-
on have beautiful wrist watches and
that It would be best to permit her
double to buy. her own gift" Ace
Barry. manager Of the Circle. said.
Miss Talmadge in Ashes of Venge-
ance." Is coming to the Circle.
Several younger women of the
city have expressed the wish that
Il they were winners they could use
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Police Patrol Third Floor of Courthouse Keeping All Who
Do Not Have Business With Grand Jury
Away From Room,
DETECTIVE ASSIGNED TO WATCH NEWSPAPER MEN
Judge Collins Tells Investigating Body to Inquire Into Any
Criminal Action Within JuriSdetion-Ut-
most Secrecy Observed
most Secrecy Observed.

Evidence concerning Governor McCray financial activities
invited today by Charles w Mooes special prosecutor
he Marion County grand jury started its investigation into the
Governors affairs.
The invitation the form Of statement the press
Unusual precautions taken keep the evidence being
heard by the jury secret Policemen patroed the third floor of
the Court House. where the investigation being conducted
The entire half of the floor shut off all except wit
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remember, one morning, though,
when he showed me a poem he had
written the night before. 1t was
The Poet Of the Future one OF the
best Of his serious works. He was
very happy that morning"
Memory reminded Nicholson Of a
strong, superstitious strain which
ran through the poets nature, in
keeping with his whimsicality:
While was In Denver one time,
sign was blown onto my foot, by
wind storm, and I was laid UP for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-05

Edward Dale, 544 s. Illinois ST., near
Warman Ave. and the Pennsylvania
Railroad. Deputy Snider said Dale's
clothes were saturated with whisky.
Meanwhile Sheriff George Snider
and Deputy Howard Wilcox sighted
a small car, loaded to the top. near
the Hendricks County line. In the
chase toward the city the sheriff went
into the ditch and the rum runners
escaped.
To wind up a wild night tho sheriff
got his car going again and chased
another bootlegger until he abandoned
leaving sixty gallons Of white mule
behind.
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q hundred in cash better than q
wrist watch for paying their ex-
penses through college.
Miss Talmadge was communicated
with and decided to make the win
ming prize 500 in cash instead OF
watch.
Interest in the contest is growing
hourly. Among the new contestants
Is Rosalind Hammond, Forty Second
St and Sutherland Ave. Many of
her friends feel she is the living
double OF Miss Talmadge.
Every girl and woman in Indian
apolis and Marion County is eligible.
Three representative Indianapolis
citizens win judge the photographs
submitted
Send your picture to the Norma
Talmadge Contest Editor OF The
Times.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-05

The power Of a uniform was
called on today TO disiodge a 2
or s-year-old boy who defied
junior traffic officers at school
No. 8, while he played in Yer
mont and Fulton Sts., bordering
the school.
Trafficmen Paul and Owens
were sent to tell the boys moth
er to keep him at home.
When schoolboy officers tried
20 keep tn edefiant lad out of
the streets, where he had been
playing for several days. he re-
fused to give his address, and
struck one Of the boys.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-05
STOP SIGNS PROTESTED
RiIkhoff Would Have All Main Streets
Protected.

Councilman Walter w. Wise, in a
letter to Police Chief Rikhof today
said stop signs on Washington Blvd,
north of Thirtieth ST., were unauthor
ized. the clause including Washington
Blvd in stop sign ordinances being
stricken out.
Rikhoff said the signs on the streets
were not yet worn off and that Off
GERS knew of the situation. He says
had he the power he would have all
main thoroughfares protected by stop
signs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-05
9TH NICHOLSON OPENS RILEY MEMORY STOREHOUSEl
The novelist dug into the mem.

The novelist dug into the mem.
ories Of ten, fifteen years ago, when
he and "Jim" used to drive together
almost daily.
He loved to drive" Nicholson
went on. He used to do most of
his writing at night, SO he had all
day to be with people. He would
keep the first draft of poem with
him and revamp it from time to
time.
He was not strong for showing
his poems before they were printed.
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both of us now he said gloomily.
''He continued to pull on his
gloves. a pair sent by friend from
England.
Yes, they're after me, too he
said, glancing down at the gloves.
Both Of them were for the left hand.
Another time, took Alfred Ten
nyson Dickens, son of Charles Dick
ems, to see Riley, while Dickens
was in Indianapolis to speak at a
teachers convention. Jim was much
impressed with the idea that Charles
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-05
200 TONS OF COAL
SPILLED IN WRECK
Five Cars Jump Track Near haywood
junction.


Two hundred tons Of coal were scat
tered along the Vandalia Railroad, a
half mile west of the haywood juno
ton today. when five loaded cars
jumped the track and turned over.
Several thousand dollars damage was
done.
A. C. Thomas. 1926 E. Ohio ST.,
conductor; r. E. Crone. 91k e. Fiji
teenth ST.; Herman Cleveland.
brakemen; w. E. J. McAllen, 267 N
Randolph St, engineer. and Claude
Crawford Of Indianapolis, fireman, es-
capped uninjured.
According to the crew, the train was
going about fifteen miles an hour
Two other cars left the track but did
not capsize. Cause is not known. The
wreck was cleared in time to prevent
a tie-up of traffic.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-05
NAVY FLIERS TRY
TO WIN HONORS.
Hope to Even Score With
Army In St. Louis Races.
By United Press

By United Press p
ST. LOUIS FLYING FIELD.
BRIDGETON. No, Oct. 5.-The Navy,
with colors drooping today, went into
another contest with the Army in the
air races, determined to even the
score before the Pulitzer speed classic
Saturday.
Leutenants Schurr and Reber, driv-
ing $40 horse power Navy planes. took
the field against eight Army fliers,
four Of them plotting huge Martin
bombing planes, each with two 400
horse power Liberty motors.
At II a. m. nine civilian pilots driv.
ing planes Of 200 horse power, took the
air in the Aviation Country Club OF
Detroit trophy race, $50 kilometers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-05
NEW SIGNAL Is PLANNED
Meridian and Fall Creek silent Cop"
Goes to Another Corner,

Work on a new automatic stop"
and ''go" signal for use at Meridian ST.
and Fall Creek Blvd, has peen started
by the city electrical department The
present signal has proved satisfactory,
but will be moved to another danger
Gus corner.
City officials have indorsed the sig
nal designed by John Barry, city cleo
trtcian. 1t has vantages over COM
mercial signals on the market.
The safety board is considering in
stalling number of similar signals
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-05

novelist, that you must hit the uni
versal appeal-that what you wrote
about the Indiana farmer must be
understood in California and New
England"
Nicholson was to tell of his friend
ship with Riley, at a Riley Day pro-
gram at James Whitcomb Riley
School No. 43, Capitol Ave. and
Fortieth St.. this afternoon. The
program included Riley readings by
Harvey Hale c. the Nature Study
Club and Riley poems and songs, by
pupils.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-05
Special Prosecutor Asks Public to Volunteer Imformaati1
TO ROUT CONVICTS IS POSTPONED
Three 'SIayers at Kentucky
State Prison Hold Soldiers
at Bay.

By United Press
EDDYVILLE, KY, Oct. s.
All action in an effort to dis
lodge the convict murderers
barricaded in the State prison
mess hall has been postponed
until 5 80 p. M, Captain Rad
ford, commander, Company G,
Kentucky national guard, an
nounced.
Another national guard unit was
ordered to reinforce the small army.
At least one of the prisnoers who
killed three guards and wounded
another in attempt to shoot their way
TO liberty Wednesday is still alive.
The two-story mess hall into which
the three convicts fled after their
battle Wednesday with prison guards.
is crumbling. Machine gun and rifle
fire have made three breaches in the
brick walls.
The convicts. are barricaded on the
upper floor. Members OF attacking
force during the night entered the
ground floor Of the building. Several
tear bombs were hurled up the stair.
way. but a strong wind blew the
fumes back and they were Intellectual
The beleaguered convicts are Monte
Walters. Lawrence Griffith and Harry
Forland.
Hodge Cunningham. a guard, was
Killed instantly during the first out
break shortly after breakfast Wednes-
day. E. B. Mattingley and WIN Gil
bert. guards, were wounded and died
later. VIII Gilham. another wounded
guard, will recover.
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Dickens son should visit Indian.
apoiis.
Two days later, in New York,
Dickens died On his desk was
found letter, addressed to me. It
was sent on without being opened.
when received It Jim was
awed. Think of receiving letter
from a dead mani he said"
Nicholson showed why Riley, al
though he wrote in the Hoosier dia-
lect, was beloved everywhere
HE used to say" explained the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-05
BY LAWRENCE MARTIN

NEW y0RK 6ct " 50Tiovd ovS'' George
Britain's war premier. landed at the
Battery at 11:50 a. m, today.
A vast crowd which jammed the big
square and filed the streets leading
into 1t, greeted the statesman with a
roar of cheers as he left the police
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-05

some time. After returned to
Indianapolis met Riley one day
down in Washington st. AS we
stood talking, he pulled on a new
pair of gloves.
'' The jinx is after you, isn't it?'
Jim asked.
"'Oh, I'm all right now I re-
piled.
Just then brick, from a build
ing being repaired above us, fell
between us.
Jim looked up. They're after
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-05
POSTAL MEN PROMOTED
Twenty Substitutes Given Regular
Standing.

Substitute Mail Carriers Edgar B.
Floyd, George H. Harmon and Samuel
A. Staaper were promoted to regular
standing today.
These substitute postoffice clerks
We're made regulars:
Henry P. Maloney, julius T. Car
teaux, Hubert H. Ogden. Frank D.
Stump, Grafton Anderson, Hester
White, Robert F. Wilson, Henry
Schmidt. Philip o. Smith. Samuel C.
Cottingham. Clyde Epera, Vernon C.
Fairburn. John T. Bertsch, Charles H.
Mosley, Ruel c. Davenport, Hershel
G. Brawner, Joseph P. Ford. -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-05
POISON FOUND IN
BODY OF HEIRESS
Probe Into Mysterious Death of Woman Reveals Mercury
In Vital 0rgans-Doctor Before Jury,

DR.. Meyer has already testified be-
fore the grand jury and is expected
to appear again next Monday.
Relatives and friends of the dead
woman discuss. placing the case in the
hands OF Attorney General Sherman.
Relatives also made plans to contest
Mrs. .-Webbs will, which leaves every
thing to her husband, Charles Webb.
DR.. Meyer told a dramatic story Of
the dying woman's last moments.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-05
Loss In Church Fire $3.50

Sparks started a fire which de-
stroyed one-fourth Of the roof of the
gymnasium at the Fourth Presbyte-
rian Church. Nineteenth and Alabama
SITS, today. Loss, $3.50; covered by
insurance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-05
E=aITH friendship at the wheel.

-tATH friendship at the wheel,
W Meredith Nicholson, Indian.
I apoIs novelist, took a trip
into the Land of Memory today to
bring back to the city that loved him
James Whitcomb Riley.
Nicholson is one of the many to
whom the poet was Jim" Riley,
whimsical. lovable, companionable.
AS Sunday. the SEVENTEEN ami
yersary of Riley's birth, nears. they
skip over the years since he died to
the years when his presence bright
ened his home in Lockerbie st.
His companionship-t what
those Of us who knew and loved him
best like to remember" Nicholson
said today. He was not a loud
laugher. He could not be forced
when he was not in a talkative
mood. His whimsical humor was
his great attraction
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-05
WOMEN TO GRAND JURY

Nellie Moon Bound Over on Grand
Larcey Charge.
Miss Nellie Moon, 20, of 59e S. Ma
rion Ave, was held to grand jury
under $1,000 bond on a charge of
grand larceny in city court today.
Miss Ila Leonard. 20, and Miss Beu-
lah Danforth, IS. OF 723 E. Sixty
Third ST., and Delta SchaIer. 1S. Of
326 E. Henry St., held on a charge of
receiving stolen goods. The four were
arrested when. it is alleged. merchan-
disc valued at s304.41 was stolen from
the Pe1tis Dry Goods Company, for
whom Miss Moon worked.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-05
POLICE DOG is STOLEN

Guardian at Home Fails to Live Up
to Tradition.
A Belgian police dog valued at 800
was stolen from the home of Oscar
Haug, 519 e. Thirty-First ST., ac-
cording to police.
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Two Get Fines and Sentences

John Price, 552 E. Court St., and
Albert Nash, 627 e. Wabash ST.. were
fined 500 and costs by Judge Collins
in Criminal Court today on blind
tiger charges. Price was sentenced
to thirty days in jail, and Nash six
months on the Indiana State Farm.
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Pre;w gveh
In
umpre PressU
News the Newspaper
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Five of His Twelve Children More
Than go Years Old.

BIZ Times Special
SALEM. Ind. Oct. 5.-Henry Flee
nor, 104. died at the home of his son,
Emory Fleenor, near here. Five of
his family Of twelve children are more
than so years old. Surviving are
thirty-eight grandchildren and sew
enty-eight great grandchildren.
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~ NE band or rum runners
Ii mourns the wreck of an auto
mobile today. They ought to.
after viewing ''the remains" above.
Deputy Sheriff Roland Snider and
George Riddle chased their car from
Bridgeport to a culvert near Eagle
Creek at sixty-flve miles an hour
through the mist Thursday right. Rid
die fired through the gasoline tank.
A curve at the culvert was too much
for the rum runners. When the depu-
ties caught up the bootleggers were
gone, but their car hung over the cul-
vert, about to drop. Sixteen flve-gal-
Ion cans were found. with .wenty-four
gallons of grain alcohol in them.
Police emergency squad captured
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Forecast

HAIR, continued cool tonight
- and Saturday. Frost tonight,
probably heavy.
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-09
Make Money on Arbutus.

If you run across the average
boy or girl this week with a
pocket full of money, put it down
that that kid has been working
gathering arbutus for the Resort
Owners association for souvenirs
at the show in Chicago this week.
Several of the boys and girls of
this and the Conover communities
have made big money this week.
One little lady, Marion Stevens,
living east of Eagle River, has
taken more cash than any other,
on account of her ability in gath
ering prime flowers and dressing
up the bouquets in taking way.
She is an artist, and has been re-
paid for her extra efforts. Her
baskets of flowers commanded an
extra price, and she has shown
that a little extra labor brings
forth much sheckles. Over halt
hundred market baskets of Ar.
butus were shipped before the
snow fell.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-09
NEW DANCE PAVILION
Charles Drager Begin 4Ox8O
Building on Property Ad-
joining Public Camping
Ground.

A dancing pavilion 40x80 to be
used exclusively as a recreation
place during the summer and win
ter months will be erected before
the opening of the summer season
by Charles Drager.
The building was started Mon
day morning ON ground adjoining
the municipal camping grounds
just west of the village in the
grove belonging to Mr.. Drager,
which is opposite from his farm
residence on Highway 70.
1t will be a complete structure,
with trussed roof, and fitted with
all modern conveniences for the
pleasure loving public. Adjoining
the camping grounds supported
by the municipality, and just at
the village limits, it surely will
prove a popular place for the fun
loving public.