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The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21
LAST APPEARANCE HERE
Noted Actress Unable to Go OF
Stage at Pittsburgh.

Signora Eleanora Duse. who ap-
peared here at the Murat Theater
March % in THE Closed Door" was
given a tremendous ovation by Indi-
annapolis playgoers. Her advanced
age and weakened condition. however.
was noticed by many, despite the
staa3 triumph which she achieved.
Arriving here March IS. she was
accompanied by Lady Catherine on
slaw, a companion, and a private
party of maids and secretaries and
other members. Duse went immedi-
ately into seclusion at the Lincoln.
AS in an atmosphere of sadness, the
famous tragedienne retired then until
Saturday night the evening of the
performance here-the only one in
Indiana.
\ suite of six rooms was reserved
for her on the twelfth floor Of the
hotel.
Duse made her last appearance on
any stage in the world at the Murat
ir this city according to Mrs. Ona r.
Talbot under whose directions Duse
was presented here.
'Duse went directly to Pittsburgh
from indianapolis. but Illness prevent
ed her from appearing there Mrs.
Talbot said.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21
LARCENY CHARGES
DENIED BY LAUB
Was Preparing to Surrender
When Arrested, He Says,

Assertion that he was not president
OF the Realty Finance Building Com
pany at the time it got into financial
difficulties causing loss to poor per
sons, was made today by Lyle L.
Laub. The company is in receiver
ship.
Laub is in city prison unable to
furnish $40, 600 bond He was Brought
from Hollywood, Cal, by Detective
Louis Fossati.
Laub seid he was confident he would
be acquitted. He is charged with
grand larceny. He said he was in
Indianapolis eight weeks ago and
learning for the first time Of the
charges against him. returned to Cal
ifornia to prepare to come here and
surrender. Meanwhile he was ar
rested.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21
GIVE THE MOTOR BUS A CHANCE TO SERVE

committees and city councmen combined force the
company give the people of Indianapolis the best possible
service
OF the bus lines should be regulated just
street system regulated They should be routed
fed and boulevards and forced schedule
Service requirements should be just ap
piled to any other public utility.
There good why busses should operated
bouevards They will do damage to bouevards
than streets and with their wide wheels they should
damage than heavy pleasure vehicles Other cities
permit busses to operate boulevards Hundreds of them
carry millions of passengers annually Michigan Blvd
Chicago
The first interest of the city and of the public
mission should be service the public We have
fecs of removing competition the telephone gas
Indianapolis The public suffered in both instances
Why any monopoly the transportation business
Give the motor bus chance.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21

fEIE indianapolis Street Railway Company has been grant
IL ed by the public commission everything in the
way which asked The city made only
feeble protest against the proposal of the company that
reduction be made for riders who buy large
Der of tickets This has not been needed by the
mission.
The company may have needed higher rates AT least
has them AS result should be considered by the
public commission the city and the people generally
light any other business 1t should be granted
special privileges. has been in the past Privileges have
been granted the the ground that srug
Cling utility unable get along financially if anything
put its wa. This condition longer exists if it
listed.
Some time a. order help the company, the city
council passed dnance providing that bus
bile carrying pae gers for hire should operate
which operated The sole purpose ordi
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21
LAS W. DUT. .sERGER

citizens to avoid infringing a law. shall frequently
recommend fewer and better laws and that out-of
date laws be repealed. Laws that loopholes for
criminals must be amended.
believe the public school system important
and all, matter what their faith, must support it,
| given my chance in America by the public
schools In New York.
The greatest force FOR good evil is the public
press. II elected / viii recommend that~all writer's
be examined TO their fitness instructors of the
public / will suggest these examinations be held
before board Of editors OF Indiana publications.
others would be competent to judge beginners
II constitutional amendment is required. l will
suggest it.
am not rich man. I make pretense of
being brilliant. But ! do assert | am an honest man
who sincerely wants to help his fellows
Next-Dr. F. A. Priest candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21

r AM in the race because believe the State needs
| a OF the people, urdominated by any inter
u ests it's head l making promises TO
politicians and stand for efficiency and my in
State affairs I always have In my own
Taxation and economy related. II there were
strict economy in all departments. high taxes would
not be necessary. While the Governor cannot order
tax reduction he through enectng economy.
make higher taxes unnecessary, and that pledge
Poorly constructed roads have cost countess thou
sands My policy will demand only more roads.
but better There will be graft in road building
repair IL l elected.
Recently witnessed in Indiana polls the spectacle
OF insane men and women placed in jail cells
don that exists in all the counties. because there
is in State institutions l stand correct
this evil, and believe institutions for and
children should be under OF
1t has pass that 1t is almost impossible for
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21

the Federal grand jury Feb. % on
charges of violation of national bank.
ing laws, conspiracy to violate them
and use Of the mails in scheu,e ~
oe1raud. The bank case has not been
set for trial.
There were no motions filed and Sc
Iecting OF the jury went on without
preliminary statements.
District Attorney Elliott. in the
opening staement for the Government.
spoke approximately forty minutes.
During this time the Governor
watched the jury closely and appeared
slightly nervous
don't expect to spend very much
time in this statement" Elliott said
want to tell you what we expect
to do, but in a most conservative and
careful manner.
This is a mail fraud case. The
United States mails are denied to sny
Person using scheme to defraud
Glst of Governments Case
We can prove in five minutes the
defendant used the mails, but it will
take some little time TO lay out the
scheme to defraud.
The defendant is charged with
fraudulently representing that he was
the owner of a large number of notes
and that the makers We're solvent
and able to pay-that he knew this by
personal investigation, and that he
used the mails in furthering his
scheme.
The evidence will show the Gov
ernor circrlarized numerous banks In
Indiana stating he had notes taken on
cattle loans and that the makers were
solvent. He falsely stated in fur
erance Of his scheme the value OF the
property owner by makers Of the
notes.
1T will show these cattle notes so
offered by lin were not valuable notes
taken n h sine:e but bore fictitious
Cor. iuued on Page III
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21

Throughout the morning, McCray
watched the selection OF the jurors in
tently and frequently conferred with
his attorneys. He had a list of the
venire, which he checked very closely
After the jury was accepted he ex-
pressed himself as thoroughly salts
fed
Elliott passed the jury for the Gov
ernment forty.five minutes after court
opened. 1t took the defense one hour
to complete its examination, after
which Elliott re-examined some of the
men for five minutes.
Judge Anderson was impatient at
delay and on several occasions urged
attorneys for both sides to proceed
with more speed.
Govelno. McCray was-indicted by
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21
YOUTH SWALLOWS POISON
Byron Walters Takes Mercury Tab
let's at StatehOuse,

Byron Walters, IS, of 3S2 n. Min
erva St, swallowed mercury tablets
today in the Office of the State mu-
scum at the Statehouse.
Walters was discovered by Miss
Helen Weydell, clerk in charge OF the
museum, in absence of w H. Hersh-
man. curator. He was taken to the
city hospital.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21
ORDER MAY BE CHANGED
Utility Board Member Awaits Ruling
Of Interstate Commission.

The public service commission may
issue an order establishing new safety
regulations for operation of traction
cars in the State. it was learned today.
The interstate commerce commission
report on the FortYille wreck is under
stood TO embody new safety device
provisions.
Samuel r. Artman, who wrote the
commissions order on the wreck, is
awaiting arrival of the report from
Washington.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21
Elias W. DuIberger

work in printshops while attending
tAw school.
lie was union man, belonging
to Typographical Union No. /.
He has practiced law since 1912,
with offices in the Baldwin Bldg.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21

TLIAs w. DULBERGER, In
dianapoIis, candidate for nom-
- ination for Governor in the
Republican primary, was born in
Yassy, Roumania, on March II,
1880.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21
MANY PENALTIES FIXED
Auto Driver Gets Fines and Sentences
on Four Charges.

William Braden. %. of S19 S. Della
ware St. was fged $50 and costs and
sentenced to thirty days at Indiana
State Farm on. charge OF operating a
motor vehicle while intoxicated by
Judge Pro Tenn. Thomas Whallon in
city court today
Braden was also fined IS and costs
on charge Of drunkenness. so and costs
on speeding charge and s5 and costs
on charge OF driving on the left side
Of the street.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21
'DIAMoN0' PRoSPECT0RS
Police Chrge Baseball Pool Selling and
Gaming in Arrests.

Almost with the opening of the
baseball season. police are having
trouble with baseball pools.
Patrolman Marcy arrested Foster
Blaze. colored. SAB y. California Ave-.
today on charge Of gaming and VIII
lam Lee. colored. AS Indiana Ave.
on charge OF pool selling.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21

Coming to New York when 8
years old, he sold newspapers on
the East Side. and later became
printer.
Dulberger moved to Indianapolis
in 1911, and supported himself by
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21
NINE. DUSE, QUEEN
OF TRAGEDY, DIES
At PITTSBURGH
Influenza Fatal to Famous
Actress Who Appeared
Here Few Weeks Ago,
By United Press

By Cntted PTesS
PITTSBURGH, Pa. April 21-
Eleanora Duse, noted tragedienne,
died here today.
The Italian actress. whose alliance
with Gabrielle D'Anunzio goes down
as one of the great love affairs of his
tory. succumbed 10 Influenza at $50
a. m. in her hotel suite here. far away
ffom her native land and former lover.
Duse had been i'll two weeks. She
was stricken in Detroit after a tour
of the Pacific coast. and became seri-
ously i'll when she reached Pittsburgh.
Her condition became much worse
last week. when she suffered a re-
lapse. and she weakened steadily un-
til death came today.
Was 65 Years Old
The actress was 65 years old and
was ra, ked with Sarah Bernhard as
one Of the great tragediennes Of his
tory.
Duse has pre- eminently the world =
greatest tragedienne following the
death of her friend and contemporary,
Sarah Bernhard, i'm whose theater in
Paris she PLAYED by invitation.
The love affair between the actress
and D'Anunzio came at the height OF
her career. after her union with the
actor Checchi had been dissolved. 1t
set all romantic Italy athrob.
Daughter of Stage
The poet wrote a number OF plays
for Duse. in which she scored some
success in Italy. but which were a
failure on tour in the United States.
The tragedy queen herself was a
daughter Of the stage, born Of stroll
ling players Her father was Alessan-
dro Duse and her mother Angelica
CapeIetto. The child was born near
Venice. oct 3. 1853
Duse made her first appearance on
the stage in 1853 as the child
"Cozetta" in Les Miserables' and
from earliest years worked with her
parents. playing in variety of pieces.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21
Only Twenty Seven Talesmen Examined
Defense Uses Nine of Ten Per-
emptory Challenges-Use of Mails
in Scheme to Defraud Charged.
JUDGE A. B. ANDERSON ORDERS
ATTORNEYS TO SPEED TRIAL
Opening Statements Are Completed
and Evidence Introduction Started
Governors Private Secretary Is
First Witness Called by Government.
The Jury

J. A PALMER. merchant, Roll. Blackford
CARL BOWMAN,
THOMAS Gary &c.
FRED MASTEN.
J. f. KRAUSE, farmer,
LOUIS J. LEHMAN retired Columbus.
WILLIAM O. CLEVELAND
ALTON g. TRUSLER ConnersVlle
THOMAS BUNKER,
HENRY HASKETT,
CHARLES W. DRUITT,
L. A. CLINGEN, Kingman.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21
BANDITS GET $4,000
Robbers Force Customers Into Large
Vault.

By United Press
OMAHA, Neh., April 21.-Four
bandits today entered the bank at
Wall Lake, Iowa. locked the cashier
and two clerks in a vault and escaped
with $4,000 in cash. according to a
telegram call to Omaha police.
Nine customers who entered the
bank while the bandits were at work,
were forced to enter the vault.
Telephone and telegraph lines to
Wall Lake were reported out of or
der and it is believed the bandits cut
all communications before staging the
robbery.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21
Started Other Rumors

Gillette said that two years ago he
learned that Scaifo vas responsible
for similar rumors He said that he
went to Representative Woodruff
iIichigan. and asked him 10 have
ScaIfe stop circulating them.
There was a fare-up when Scaife
sought TO cross-examlne the speaker
Tin not going to have an erl-
ploye Of this committee cross-exam-
lining the Speaker of the House" said
Senator Moses, New Hampshire
Scaife insisted that his charges We're
true.
After Gillette left. j. NJ. Boucher.
former employe Of the Department
Of Justice took the stand He testi.
fed that he delivered either four or
six quarts Of liquor seized by the De.
partment OF Justice. to F. B. Nc
Leans little house on Fl ST." while
former Attorney General Daugherty
and Jesse Smith were living there
Boucher said that he used a Depart
ment OF Justice automobile to deliver
the liquor to Daugherty's Fl st. house.
He said that it was taken from the
safe of the bureau Of investigation.
Liquor belonging to Alonzo Bunch
of Washington. Boucher said was
SORTED" in the bureau Of investiga-
tion, the best" being put into the
office safe and the rest stored in the
basement
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21
Celia Cooneyr Bobbed Hair
Terror of New York. Sur
renders to Detectives at
Jacksonville, Sobbing Over
Death of New Born Babe.
MATE TRIES SUICIDE
AS POLICE STORM DOORS
Don't Shoot and | Won't,
Cries Gun-Woman, Near
Collapse From Flight and
Birth of Child Trapped in
Dingy RoOming House,

By United Press
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. April 21-
Celia Cooney, 20. New York bobbed-
hair bandit, who has smiled her way
through a score or more Of daring ana
successful h9Id-ups in recent months,
surren Tered here today without a
fight.
Don't shoot and I won't" pleade I
the girl. whose automatic has terror
lied shopkeepers of New York. as de
tectives trapped her in a dingy room
ing house where she was mourning
the death Of her new born babe.
Edward COoney. husband of the girl
terror. attempted suicide as police
stnTmed the door Of the room. Celia
said. but was unsuccessful and was
also arrested
Husband May Take Blame
Cooney has agreed to make DOM
-plete confession of the crimes credited
to his bobbed-haired wife in an effort
TO exonerate the girl, police said.
Celia gave birth to child in a local
hospital April II. ten days after the
bold robbery Of seventeen employees Of
\ the Brooklyn plant Of the National
J Biscuit Company in which she is
alleged to have shot and seriously
wounded the cashier.
The baby, through which police of
New York 5hd Jacksonville traced the
bandit car, died Saturday and was
buried here yesterday.
The n-rief-Stricke0 baudit-D1Ofhe Ter
had returned to her hiding place TO
sob in seclusion until she should again
renew her alleged actiNties. She was
aware that nationwide search was
being made for her by New York po-
lice, who were cognizant that she ex-
Fected 20 become a mother and who
hoped through the child to be able to
apprehend the mother who had de
ned their efforts to capture her.
Police Smash Door
She was startled from her reverie by
banging az the door of the room.
Then the door crashed in and two de
tectives stood facing the mourning
parents who waited expectantly with
raised revolvers.
Near collapse from her flight from
New York, her recent operation fol
lowed so soon by he~ sorrow. the girl
bandit whose cool nerve has been the
marvel Of police and the fear Of her
victims. broke.
Don't shoot and 1 won't" pleaded
the bobbed- haired bandit. =
Well. get EN- up" was the gruff
command of the detectives.
Dejectedly. the couple surrendered
as the climax Of careers which have
been the envy Of many in the under
Aworld OF the nation
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21
Speaker of House Says He
Did Not Receive Liquor as
Told to Senate by Captain
SCaife, Former Depart
ment of Justice Man.
WAS PROPERTY OF ONE
OF HIS CONSTITUENTS
Head Of House Indignant Over
Publishing of Charge, De-
cIaring Such Statements
Should Not Be Given Out to
Public.
BpNUnited Press

ByNnited Press
WASHINGTON. April 21.-Speaker
Gillette today entered an indignant de-
nial before the Senate Investigating
Committee that he received a trunk
full Of liquor seized by the department
OF justice in 1919.
1T is an outrage to allow such
statements TO be given out" said Gil
lette in denouncing the testimony Of
Capt. II. L. Scaife former Depart
ment of Justice agent. who told the
committee last week that Gillette was
the one who got the liquor
Explains Ownership
Gillette explained that the trunk
N question belonged to constituent
I was being sent from Florida to
Massachusetts when bottle of liquor
broke and the trunk was seized
Gillette said that he was in Au-
gusta. Ga. and instructed his secre-
tary to write to the Department OF
Justice and have the trunk released.
The trunk was sent 10 Gfllette's office
in the Capitol and later shipped to
his constituent, he said.
Il did not like the idea of the story
about the liquor getting out and, al
though II was not my liquor" said the
Speaker 1T always besmirches a man
little 10 have his name used in
liquor case"
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21
Home Edition

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The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21
Forecast

T UNSETTLED tonight and
u Tuesday, and probably
showers in this vicinity. Not
much change in temperature for
tonight or Tuesday.
The Indianapolis times., 1924-04-21

The actress was 65 years old and
was ra, ked with Sarah Bernhardt as
one of the great tragediennes Of his
tory.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-18
TOOTELL HURLS
TO NEW RECORD
AT BOSTON MEET

Boston, Feb. 16.--corneU'a track
team won the triangular indoor track
meet with Harvard and Dartmouth
were tonight. scoring tho third victory
for the big red New York state team
in four years. The scores Were. Cor
nell ~ -. Harvard - 3-l5. Dart
mouth - HIS.
The meet, wuIch was run as = double
headed with the New England ANA
. tcur Union championships forming
half Of the program. was featured by
East times and good performances.
I Three new triangular meet records
were established. one worlds record
Mas equallcd, two triangular meet rcc-
ords were cQuallcd, one New Eng
amateur mark was tied and another
broken.
Gregory McAdums OF Lowell equallcd
the worlds record of SIX seconds in
winning the New England 45-yard hur-
dies. Fred Tootcl Of Boston 4. 4.
hurled the 35-pouud weight 81 feet .
inches. a new New England record.
Corncll's relay team in winning The
Harvard in a hairs breadth finish set
Il new record OF 3 minutes A. see
ends for the meet a. II. Miller of
Harvard cqualled the record for the
meets in winning the freshman trian-
sular 4e-yardS dash in A. seconds:
and the same mark for the varsity 40
was tied by II. \. Russell of Cornell
in winning. Eastman OF Harvard
broke the triangular meet record when
he put the 16-pound shot As feet -
inches. The record for the triangular
two-mile run fell when Cutcheon of
Harvard won in minutes - seconds.
New England amateur champions
crowned rs q result of their victories
ia the meet are: 3J-pound weight,
Fred TooteE. Il, A. A.; l0o0-yard run,
Lloyd q. Hahn; 40-Nard dash, q. l..
Mittledcrf. Colby: 3o0-yard run, J.
Tierney, Holy Cross: 45-yard hurdles.
Gregory McAdams, Lowell: one mile
walk. a. W. Bell, Jr.. 3. A. A; lG-
pound shotput. y. &. Eastman. Har-
ward; high jump. c. T. Flahive. Boston
college: two mile, Il. L. Brown, r. a.
"A; Goo-yard run. w: Mulvihill. Holy
Cross.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-18
SO. PARIS HIGH
WINS HONORS AT
CARNIVAL MEET

Auburn. Me. Feb. 16.-The Au-
burn Winter carnival was brought
to a successful close this evening by
= ball ut the new armory in Lewis
ton. Miss Dorothy Thomas of Ed
ward Little High School. Auburn,
was elected queen Of the carnival 10y
q Vote of $3.50 to 2490 flor Lucy
Saucer of the eastman. Hollis
Company OF Auburn.
The days sports began at . O'Clock
this morning. The 75-yard ski race
for high school girls was run over
because when run On Thursday II
was found. after thc finish. that the
winner was an eighth grade girl.
AS no Oh" could tell who was fourth.
with the winner disqualified. ii lett
but two places decided. and Sout
PhariS and Edward Little High
Schools were tied in the final re
suit.
ON the turnover. SCuth Paris High
took first and second and Edward
Little ;hird, giving south Paris the
meet ~ "a points to e for Edward
Little.
The chief events today were the
college championships and the ski
jumpinG The first event. the five
mile cross country ski race. ended in
4 protest. Three Bates men finished
first, but il was claimed that they
ran too car beyond the farther flag
and technically did not keep to the
course. AS they ran farther than
any others and the third man finish
cd more than seven minutes behind
the fourth man. they demonstrated
their superiority, though they may
lose on tie technicality,
Tie case hes been referred to the
Maine intercollegiate Winter Sports
Committee for final decision. If Bates
gets decision Il wins the meet with
81 points to Il for Maine. for Col
by and for Bowdoin If the Bates
mon arc disqualified. Maine .ili win
with II. Bates second. Il. and Bow
Goin and Colby tied with . each. The
summary:
15-yard Ski Race for GirIs-Won
- Miss Tina Cummings. South Paris
High; Miss Edith Kerr. South Paris.
second: Miss Phyllis Piper. Auburn,
third.
smile Ski Race. College-Won by
". Gi.patrick. Bates: c. Gilpatrick,
Bates. second. Fletcher. Bates,
third: Stubs, Bowdoin. fourth: 6.
Parnes. Colby. fifth: Andrews. Bow
doin. sixth. Time Som. Stubs. time
JSm ass.
150-yard Snowshoe Race. College
Won by Eastman. Maine: J. Barnes.
Colby. second: Lawton, Colby, third.
Time 10 Ass.
Smile Cross Country Snowshoe
Face. College-Won by Pattern,
Maine: Wilkes. Bates. second; Law
ton. Colby. third. Time 23m 1ss.
220-Yard Ski Relay Race, College
Won by Bates, (Matsunaga. Fletcher,
g. fitzpatrick and w Gilpatrick);
Bowdoin. second. atwood. Wilson,
Andrew, Stubbs): Colby, third, &C.
Gordan, A. Jordan, Smith G.
Barnes1.
Ski Jump. College-Won by Mer-
rill. Maine; Q Baker. Bates. second:
Mgtsunaga Bates, third. Best score,
SIS points.
Ski Jump State Championship for
Cow Baxter Cup-Won By Lee Han