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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-18

porting 10 ponce QedUQ quarters.
The death Of Mrs. Sheatsley
shocked the exclusive residential dis
trict OF Bexley where her husband
is pastor of its leading church.
Coroner Murphy wanted to issue
verdict OF suicide and let It go at
that. but Prosecutor King insisted
the whole thing be opened up and
made the subject Of q thorough in
vestiration.
It is ridiculous that Mrs. Shcats-
ley could have crawled in on that
glowing bed Of Goals and pulled the
door shut behind her" Kins said.
Pastor Tells Story
Questioned at police station the
Rev. Sheatsley told the same story
he had told the coroner earlier in
the day.
He arrived home Monday night af-
ter calling on members Of his con
grcgation and found his older son,
Milton. a student at Capital Uni
versity. investigating the odor Of
burning flesh
The hoy said he had looked in the
furnace several times before his
father came home. but that he
thought the odor came from some
rabbit skins which ne had burned.
II was the pastor who discovered
his wife's charred remains and re
ported to police.
only a few bones and pieces of
iewelry remained. The bones were
in such q burnt condition that it was
impossible for the coroner TO deter
mine whether the body had been
hacked 10 pieces before the crema-
tion began.
No one was at the parsonage dur
ing the afternoon. The children
were at school and the pastor was
out making calls. The Rev. Mr..
Sheatsley said he had intended go
ing hunting but stayed at home un-
til about 1870 p. IN. because his wife
appeared to be extremely nervous
and he didn't like to leave her.
The Rev. Sheatsley was not
nervous during the questioning save
when the prosecutor appeared to be
asking leading questions. At these
times he moved uneasily in his chair.
Asked whether he and his wife had
been happy together, he replied.
yes, yes. Of course. Of course"
No Sign of Struggle
The parsonage bore no evidence Of
struggle. authorities said.
King then called Z. Z. Rrideweser.
a student at Capital University, who
said he had called at the parsanoge
Monday morning with some Sunday
school papers which he wanted TO
submit to Rev. Sheatsley.
"It was about the middle OF the
morning when I went to Sheatsley's
house" Brideweser said.
Il knocked at the front door and
nobody answered"
Are you certain that nobody was
at home?' King asked
Can't say for sure. | knocked
as hard as I could and kept on
knocking. but couldn't raise any
body"
Then did you give 1t up and go
away"
Yes. left then but as I was go
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Trafficman P, F. Kinney Is
Sought for Explanation
of Blood Stains on
Badge,
Residents Tell Of Seeing Man
Run in Street Without
Trousers,

Police Sergeants Shine and Jones
today sought Traflcman Patrick f.
Kinney, Io2 Koehne St. following
the finding Of Kinney's badge, spat-
tered with bloodsin an alley beside
339 Minerva st. Kinney has been
on vacation since Saturday
At his home it was said he came
in about midnight, appearing
bruised. and left early today.
Police chief Herman r, Rikhoh
ordered AN investigation when he
was informed of the affair by an
indianapolis Times reporter before
official reports had reached him.
Reports Of Motor Policemen Chit
wood and Mas on three dlfferen.
runs during tha night indicated th=t
there had been free-for all fish.
near :Ee ri1co where kinncy's badge
was found.
Probe Is Delayed
Until EikhoT was notified by the
newspaper man no effort had been
made 20 locate Kinney.
AT mianiEh; Chi}wo0d and Macs
We're called to New York and Blake
SIS. on report ~ a fight There was
evidence os 70 struggle. but partic'-
pants ha8 fed TWO hours later the
same officers were called 70 Vermont
aul Minerva SITS. ON another Draw
report. They arrested Joe Ford 80.
William Ford 34 both Of 743 ".
Vow York S.: John Ford, 10. Gra71
Hotel. and Mrs Viola Kress. 80, q
1856 \ Plackford St All wert
chareI with utoxication and W
graucy. They refused 90 talk
At $50 a. m. the same officers
were called to 339 Minerva st. by
Harrison Tucker, who had found
Kiuncys badge. Tucker said that
during the night he had heard a
hsht IN the alley.
Residents Hear BrawI
Mrs Jesse Logan and Mrs. Albert
Uranium, 425 Minerva St, said they
heard a fight in front OF their home
and heard man say:
Get his badge"
They said they also heard woman
say that they're killing him.
Someone said WHO, ." according
10 Mrs Brannum and Mrs. Logan.
and the answer came back The
Fords
Half a dozen residents Of the
neighborhood told police of being
awakened 10y tho brawl They said
that three men gave a man clad only
i'm undertaking terrible beating.
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Bitter Fight for Control Of
G, 0. P, Through Creation
of New Posts Is
Expected,
Anti-Ku KIux Forces May
Seek to Name Twenty
Five Committeeman.

\ bitter fight between KIan and
anti-Klan forces for control OF the
city Republican organization preced-
ing city primary election viii get
under way at an carly meeting OF
the city council. according to infor-
nation in Republican circles today.
The Illan faction. represented by
GeorEe Y. Coffin. Republican county
chairman and member Of thu COT
tn-polSou group. and the anJi-K an.
led ny Charles ". Jewett and Ralph
LemcIe of the Jewett-Roemler-
Lemcke faction. viii clash in an at
tempt 90 redi>,rict the city wards
providing for an additional tw~rty-
five precinct committeeman, Repub-
lican leaders predict.
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AntiS Trump Card

Should the court sustain the in
junction to be brought 10y city at
torneys to prevent Coffin from oust-
ing twenty-scven committeeman said
20 he anti-Eian. and the city coun-
eli. said 70 be auti-klan by a safe
margin. provide for twenty-five addi-
tional committeeman. named 10y the
city chairman. Irving Lemaux. the
Jewett faction would contro! the
city organization
Lemaux is certain to be candi-
date in a receptive mood for the nom
iuatjon for mayor
The same Republican leader is
authority for the statement that
Charles w Jewett. former mayor,
viii be a candidate for United States
Senator against James L. Watson in
1896.
Z. Howard Cadie. who has an
nouncsd himself d candidate. is ex-
pected 20 have Kan backing.
Whether Coffin will throw his or
ganization behind Cadle is not
known.
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Forecast

nAIR tonight and Wednes-
! day. Rising temperature
Wednesday. Lowest tonight
about 80.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-18

HOCT OUR WAY" a really
~ human cartoon, on the
comic page every day.
Evening star., 1924-10-17
HIGHT AND WOMAN
INDICTED IN DEATHS
Pastor and Mrs. SWeeten to
Plead Not Guilty, Attorneys
Announce.
By the Associated Press.

bs the ASSOCIATED IreSS-
MOUNT VERNON, Ill, October IL
a joint Indictment charging murder
was voted by the grand jury here
yesterday against Lawrence NJ. Hight,
former minister Of Ina, ILL.,, and Mrs.
Elsie Sweeten. also of Ina, who con-
fcssed that they killed their mates
so that they could be married. The
Indictment charges the two entered
into q conspiracy TO poison Wilford
SWeeten, husband of the prisoner. and
Mrs. Anna Hight, wife of the former
minister.
Issuance of the Indictment became
known when former Judge Nelson &.
layman, an attorney of Duquoin, an
nounced that Hight would not plead
guilty to the murder charge when ar
raigned. Judge Layman was engaged
AS counsel for the former clergyman
by relatives of Hight after he had
announced that he was too poor to
retain an attorney, and that he would
throw himself upon the mercy of the
court.
Mrs. Swceten. who is being held in
Jail at Salem, ILL.,, also has announced
through her attorney, that She would
not plead guilty upon arraignment
here today.
Mrs. Swcetcn admitted to Prose
cutting Attorney Frank q. Thompson
that Hight gave her poison TO ad-
minister to her husband.
Hight admitted, in a confession, that
lie bought poison for Mrs. Sweeten,
and that a few weeks later he gave
his wife the same kind of poison. He
was expelled from the ministry of
rho Methodist Epist pal Church dur
ing the annual m e of the South
ern Illinois ConfcA ace at Carbondale.
Evening star., 1924-10-17
Publicity.

Well pay our income tax next
year with feelings of disgust and
fear, for all our names will be dis
played, together with the sums we've
paid. The list must hang, it's been
decreed, where he who runs may
deftly read. Then all the gold brick
men, wist, will gather round to read
the list, and copies they will make
and file, to guide them in their work
OF guile. And if we're bothered now
by sharks who size us up as easy
marks, who ring our doorbells every
day, returning when they're shooed
away, who tag behind us every
where, and fill our lives with dole
and care, what shall we do in days
to come when placards advertise the
sum each delegate was made to dig?
The future with despair looks big.
Promoters then will put on fat. and
all the skates who pass the hat, and
advocates for every cause will greet
us with their outStretchcd paws, and
spring horse laugh when we say
We cannot spare groat today. I'VE
know you rich and richer wax,
we've hunted up your income tax;
the list is tackled TO yonder tree
where any passerby may see; we
know you paid 1000 bones" they
say to us in bitter tones; that rep
resents an income great, SO patron
ize our graft, old skate" Oh. states
men, by this foolish law, you'll make
the nerves of voters raw; taxpayilfg
at its measly best brings sorrow to
the payers breast, and you would
give All extra pang to all the tired
taxpaying gang.
(Copyright) WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1924-10-17
THEFT SUSPECT NABBED.

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, October
17.-With the arrest today of Fred
Wright Of Brooklyn the police be-
lieved they had captured the first
member of a gang of thieves which
during the past yachting season
caused to wealthy yacht owners
losses estimated by the police at be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. They be-
lieved the same gang also was re-
sponsible for heavy losses to yachts
men of Larchmont and Mamaroneck.
Wright was arrested as he was
boarding a yacht from a stolen skiff
The police said they found in the
Skff a suit case containing burglary
tools.
Evening star., 1924-10-17
REPUBLICANS WAGlNG
BITTER SENATE FIGHT
Continued from First Page.)

States claimed as certainly Democratic
strong Republican senatorial candi-
date in Judge Hugh B. Lindsey or
Nashville. Republican hopes are
based largely on the fact that Ten
nessee was carried by Harding In
1920. In Minnesota, despite the
Farmer Labor stranglehold, Repuo-
licans seriously think there's a chance
of overcoming Magnus Johnson.
Thomas D. Schail, the blind member
of the House Of Representatives, VINO
is the Republican nominee. has mace
a vigorous campaign. He has oetiv-
cred his Coolidge and the Constltu
ton" speech more than luo Times !"
Minnesota and aroused great en-
thusiasm for the President. u. y: T..
managers think he has cerlniny
swung the State into the Cooiiose
column and cannot nSure ~" "
lose il for himself.
See Danger Spots
The states above mentloheu ~
tically exhaust the lists OF thoa
which Republicans count on pose'
senatorial gains by deteatinE Del
Gratis or Farnner-Labor members NJ"
sitting. In the same breath tepuo
Iican managers acknowledge tnere
ara danger spot.. in their own camp.
They bracket Wyoming, Deia"are anu
Colorado as three States IN "hiG.
trouble is brewing for the U. y. =
Senator Warren, at the age OF eo,
and the dean of the Senate. oarrins
,nlv Senator Lodge, is Immersed In
tho toughest fight of his long poii,icas
career. The First National BANK oi
Cheyenne, of which warren Is w We
president, failed this year ne
democrats have placarded the Stale
with uosters reading: Did lou have
ANY Money in Warren's Bank IL
has proved to be deadly propaganda.
Teapot Dome is in Wyoming, TOO, anu
there has been very serious farm de-
preston there. Warren is the putt OF
1T all.
Rift in Delaware.
In Delaware former Senator du
Fonts overthrow of Senator Ball In
the Republican, primaries has caused
d rift as wide as the Diamond State
itself. II the factional feud can be
patched up by November 4. du Pont
may be elected. Otherwise he Is in
conceded peril.
Senator Andrieus A Jones Of New
Mexico, chairman of the Democratic
senatorial campaign committee. as
sures this writer there's not the
slightest chance OF making the next
Senate safe for Coolidge" Jones
scents Democratic senatorial victories
Evening star., 1924-10-17
Three OF FAMILY KILLED
when TRAIN HITS AUTO
By the Associated Press.

MEADVILLE, Pa, October H.
Three persons, all members of one
family. were killed and another seri-
ously injured when their automobile
was struck by Pennsylvania pas
senger train at a crossing near here
yesterday. The victims were Mrs.
Wilbur Coulter. IS, of Meadville, her
year-old son and Miss Ruth Coulter
OF Kane, a sister-in-law. Thomas T..
Coulter, 63, was taken to a hospital
suffering from injuries that physi-
clans declared would probably prove
fatal
Evening star., 1924-10-17
How he Viewed It.
frHn the Boston Transcript

fron the Boston Transcript
Anxious Father-But do you feel
sure that you can make my daughter
happy.
Calm Suitor-I haven't thought
about that. But I have finally de-
Cided that she can make me happy
Evening star., 1924-10-17

Twenty-odd years
ago l brought back to
D. ]. Kaufman a suit
that hadn't ,Oorn s0en.
l was Immediately
g'ven another SUIT and
thanked for bringing
the first SUIT back.
That vas enough for
me. / have been buy
ing at the Man S Store
ever since.
(S'sned)
JOSEPH II. HARTLEY
Evening star., 1924-10-17

in Rhode Island. Delaware, New Jer-
sey, New Hampshire and in nearly all
of the States where the Republicans
claim they will unseat sitting Demo-
Gratis. The one exception is Massa-
chusetts, where it is admitted Dave"
Walsh, popular and able as every one
knows him TO be, is up against the
Coolidge landslide which is being or
ganized in the Bay State on a pro-
digiouS scale.
The G. o. Z. senatorial managers
make no bones about their hope that
Coolidge's popularity will take safely
over the top any number of senatorial
candidates who would otherwise be
in jeopardy.
Copyright, 1924
Evening star., 1924-10-17

A parrot is good scout and re-
peats what he hears, but he doesn't
invent slanderous details.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25

community. The people who know
him best realize his true worth most.
AS a member of the Minnesota Leg
islature for several sessions and
chairman of the Appropriations
Committee of the House for a num-
Der of years, Mr.. Christianson is
perhaps the best equipped man in
Minnesota to take over the office of
Governor. For years, as a member
of the Legislature, he has fought for
budget system to control expendi-
lures in State departments, and he is
committed to put budget system in
operation if he becomes Governor.
Mr.. Christensen spoke to the cit
liens of Sank Centre at a street
meeting prior to the primary cam
paign and the Herald editor never
saw a candidate for a political Of
flee so completely sell himself to his
audience as did Mr.. Christianson at
this meetin. We have known Mr..
Christianson for many years as a
country newspaper publisher and the
things that he is standing for today
as a candidate for governor of this
great state, are the same principles
and policies which he has advocated
through his newspaper for years and
has fought for as member of tho
Minnesota Legislature.
Elsewhere in this issue of the
Herald will be found a condensed re-
port of Mr.. Christianson's key note
address at Madison last Friday eve
ming,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25
SPACE FOR ALL PARTIES

The Herald is an all the year Re-
publican newspaper and believes in
the principles and policies of the
Grand Old Party, and has every con-
fidence that the interest of the peo-
pie of the United States would be
best served by the election of Cool
idge and Dawes, and that Theodore
Christensen is prominently fitted
for governor over any of his compel
itors. However, as community
newspaper we belive that it is our
duty to give all political parties an
opportunity to show the qualifications
of their particular candidates. For
that reason, beginning with this week,
the Herald has started a department
devoted to the Farmer-Labor and La
Toilette forces. There are a large
number of people in this section of
the country who honestly believe in
the principles of the so-called Pro-
gressive forces and their views are
entitled to space in their Community
Newspaper. This department will be
continued until after election.
The publication of this department
does not mean that the Herald en-
dorses the statements made.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25
DAWES A REAL LEADER

The people of Minnesota and
particularly those of Stearns and ad-
jacent counties are going to have the
opportunity of hearing one of Amer
ica's foremost citizens at St. Cloud
Friday evening of this week when
Charles G. Dawes, Republican can
didate for Vice President will de-
liver an address in the Granite City.
Mr.. Dawes both before serving in
the World War overseas and since he
returned to civilian life, has accomp-
lished many things that have left
their impress upon the people.
Shortly after President Hardin,
was elevated to Chief Executive of
the nation he induced Mr.. Dawes to
come to Washington for a year to
formulate a budget system through
which the official business of the
United States was to be transacted :.
The plan formulated by Mr.. Dawes
is saving the people of the United
States over billion dollars a year in
taxes. Later he headed a commits
sion which was sent to Europe to
formulate a plan which would stab
ilize business conditions in that war
stricken country, The Dawes repair
alton plan has been adopted by ali of
the nations involved. The money
system of these countries has been
stabilized and although the Dawes
plan has been in operation but a
few weeks the countries affected,
particularly Germany, are fast get
ting back on their feet, and large
field for the product of the American
farm and manufacturer has again re-
opened in Europe.
The Herald understands that Mr..
Dawes is not a particularly finished
orator but he has the faculty of
shooting straight from the shoulder
and his sincerely of purpose i'm
presses all those who hear him.
AS Vice President Mr.. Dawes will
raise that office above the mediocre
plane
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25

LaRocque has the role of sea-
faring lad, branded a miserable cow
ard by his associates. Miss Logan
is cast as the daughter of a hardened
old sea captain, which role, by the
way, is played by George Fawcett.
Maurice Flynn and Luke Cosgrave
also have important parts.
"Code of the Sea" is a clean-cut
tion-melodrama that is sure to
please.
The cast playing in support of
Pola Negri in her newest Paramount
picture, "Men," which will be the
feature at the Caughren Sunday and
Monday sets new mark for big
names. Robert Frazer has the prin-
cipal male role, with Robert Edeson
and Joseph Swickard in equally i'm
portant parts. Mont Collins has
great character role; Gino Corrado is
suave villain and Edgar Norton an
INSCRIPTIONS baron.
"Men" is an original screen story
written by Dimitri Buchowetzki who
was brought to the United States
from Europe to produce his story
Will L Olc 4NCSIl Vic SOdII ling IOlC.
It's an intensely colorful and grip
ping tale of rapid-fire romance.
You'll like it.
"a Girl of the Limberlost," the
latest of the releases of the Film
Booking Offices, is to be the featured
number of the program which is to
be shown at the Caughren Theatre,
Tuesday and Wednesday Sept. 30
Oct. 1.
Mr.. Mckee had most trying ex-
perience as the featured player of
"Down to the Sea in Ships" and it
was to this that he referred in asking
about the role he was to play in the
Porter production. In ga Girl of
the Limberlost" his most difficult
task is to make love to Gloria Grey,
a demure bit of blonde beauty who is
the Elnora Comstock of the story
81 can do that without half try
ing" Ray remarked as he was in
troduced to Miss Grey.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25
of Asphalt pavement and how it i,

of Asphalt pavement and how it ii
made.
At the present time the Welsh
Paving Corporation of Minneapolis i!
speedily setting in the concrete base
for the Asphalt pavement, on "Mair
Street" They are making excellent
progress in the construction of the
base, and before the month is up
the applying of the Asphalt covering
should be started.
Many of our citizens each day
stand along the curb and curiously
wonder at the operation. Apparent
ly the process is simple; and like any
other piece of concrete work. But
the longer one looks the more one is
impressed with the methodical exact
ness of each and every operation
The strict, exacting, inspection of
every step taken led me to investi-
gate the work, and to read up on the
attributes of this most popular type
of paving.
The concrete base is sheet of re-
enforced concrete, meeting the spec
ifications demanded of the paving
contractor by the Barker Asphalt
Company of Philadelphia. There is
nothing unusual in mixing or the lay
ing of this concrete except the rigid
inspection it receives by the inspect
ors.
The Asphalt covering to be applied
on this concrete base is the part of
the paving that will be the most in
teresting to the citizens of this city.
Genuine Asphalt, like that to be
used on our streets, is to be found
in various parts Of the world. Of
the deposits which are of great in
dustrial Importance there are two
which have attracted world wide at
tention, the Trinidad Asphalt Lake
and the Bermudez Asphalt Lake.
The name is applied to them because
they consist of a great expanse Of
more or less mobile character, COW
ering many acres; the appearance of
this sheet of moving substance re-
minds one of a lake.
In current issues of the Herald
l will give an account of the history
of thes lakes, how the asphalt SUBJ
stance is mined and shipped to this
country, and how it is refined and
put in form suitable for use as a
pavement covering.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-25
LET'S GET BACK TO EARTH!
Can Editorial in the Duluth Herald
Democratic)

Democratic)
The issue in this presidential cam
paign is very simple. it is this:
Shall America settle down to
steady going and regular meals and
regular work, growing and building,
prospecting and progressing?
Or shall it go on a political and
economic rampage, initiating, in a
milder degree, what has happened in
Russia?
Shall America get down to brass
tacks with Coolidge?
Or shall it jazz around with La
Toilette and his following?
The war brought about a universal
upheavel. There was no nation so
isolated, no settlement so remote,
that it wholly escaped the contagion
of disorder.
What translated itself into chaos
in Russia and disorder in the rest of
Europe, translated itself in America
into the various grades of despera-
ton and radicalism that have CEN
tered, in this campaign, upon the
candidacy of Mr.. LaFollette.
There was worldwide breaking
away from old moorings. There was
unrest, unsettlement and upheaval :.
There was disturbance that ranged
all the way from revolution, as in
Russia, to mere vague irritation and
dissatisfaction in America.
This country, perhaps, was affected
least of all, but still it WAS affected
by the same War-prOduced nervous
disorder that gave most of Europe a
sort of political St. Vitus dance.
This disorder is passing. Europe
is well on the way toward recovery.
The extremists there have shown
thinking men and women everywhere
the danger of extremism. In that, at
least they have done humanity a real
service.
America, too, is getting back to
earth. The day for following after
strange political gods is, for most
Americans, about over. The way of