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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-24
SHANK'S SOIREE TUESDAY
Stage Set for Annual Charity Ball in
TOmlinSOn Hall.

Mayor Shank and other city ex-
ecutives viii be present when the
moaning saxophone proclaims the
start of the second annual ball in
TOmlinsOn Hall Tuesday night.
The police Harmony Eight" will
sing ard concession stands will give
the hall a carnival appearance.
More than 5000 tickets have been
sold. Money will go to Mayor Shank S
charity relief fund. A twelve piece
orchestra from the Police and Fire
mems band win play.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-24

Clark. Mrs. Nina A. Justus. Mrs. c..
Norman Green, and Mrs. Mary l..
Walker. Post graduates to receive
special awards. Mrs Margaret Nc
Crory, Miss Anna Schortemeier. Mrs.
Georgia Snyder and Mrs. Hattie
Taylor
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-24
LONDON STRIKE
GROWS IN SCOPE
Electrical Workers Consider
Joining Train WaIkout.
By United Press

LONDON. March 24.-London's dou
BILE strike Of tram and bus workers
continued 100 per cent effective today,
with employees Of the city's under.
ground lines meeting to consider join
ing the walkout
Electrical workers tonight will de
bate throwing London into darkness
IN sympathy with the strikers.
The labor government, confronted
with the third industrial crisis OF its
brief administration, is cropping for a
threefold solution. acceptable alike to
the strikers. the private bus com.
panies and the London county council.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-24
TRADE AIR FLEET
URGED BY lands
American Ace Speaks at Le-
giOn Meeting,
By Times Special
-

~ times SptCfut
GREENSBCRG. Ind, March "a
Failure to recognize the place
aviation holds will result in the
lessening of Americas prestige among
WORLD powers" Reed Lands. Ameri-
can zee and son OF the Judge Kene-
saw Lands. Chicago, said at the
closing session Of they Fourth district
convention Of the American Legion
here Sunday.
He recommended creation Of a mer-
chant air fleet which could lie used
for national defense.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-24
Boys Club to Hear r. O. HOWE

D. Walter Jarvis spoke on "Cour-
sse" at the first Of series of neigh
borhood meetings Sunday afternoon in
the Lauter Memorial Building Of the
Boys Club, Market and Greeley Sts.,
under the joint auspices q the Moth
ers and directors. Thomas c. Howe
il TO speak Sunday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-24
Skull Is Discovered

They discovered a skull and de.
clared IT to be that OF Lillian White
They accused a former employee Of
the Letchworth home as the murderer
Alleging prosecution by local Of
fcials has been hampered by lack of
funds and Of interest in their murder
theory. DR.. Rockefeller and Captain
Williams are demanding appointment
of a special prosecutor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-24
Ev Arn Coroner Candidate

Edgar V. Arm, druggist has an
nounced his candidacy for the RepCb-
lican nomination for coroner. He
sought the same nomination two
wears ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-24
Boys Accused of Theft

An 11-year-old boy and his s-year-oId
companion faced charged in Juvenile
Court today after the police say the
lads stole fifty newspapers valued at
s4.5o from Bright and Michigan SITS
Sunday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-24
MURDER THEORY
EVOLVED ABOUT
MISSING GIRLS
Eleven Inmates of New York
School for Feeble Minded
Believed Slain.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
NEW YORK. March 24.-The fate
OF eleven girls. missing within the
past two years from the Letchwork
Village Home, may be entrusted for
investigation to a special prosecutor,
II Governor Smith grants a request of
DR.. Anna w. Rockefeller, who has
volved a startling murder theory.
DR.. Rockefeller. assistant corpora
ton counsel. insists the bones OF a
skeleton found in cave on Cheese
cock Mountain are those Of Lillian
White, former inmate OF the insti-
tuition.
Claims He Knows Slayer
Together with Capt Grant VII
Hams, former head of the missing per
sons bureau. DR.. Rockefeller claims
to know the identity OF the White
girls murderer.
Disappearance of Mary Weissnck
and Helen Johnson, the two other in.
mates of the Letchworth home, a
fortnight ago. led to demand for a
special deputy attorney general to
prosecute the man Dr. Rockefeller will
accuse.
Eight other girls, one after another
have vanished from the home. which
is the New York State home FOL
feeble minded.
Finding Of bleached white bones in
a cave several miles from the home
put DR.. Hochfelder and Captain VIII
liams on the trail.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-24

should shoot at the loser. II the
winner missed, then the other
would get e chance; and so we
would take turns until the nine
bullets were ell gone. And then
oh, don't know what happened.
But Law was found dead in the
car, and the shot, the police say,
couldn't have been fired by his own
hand
Law. according to his employers.
was a star salesman, "only he
didn't know how to refuse a woman
when she invited him"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-24
PENNsY VETS BANQUET
Fourth Annual Banquet of Employees
Association Is Held.

The fourth annual banquet of the
Veteran Employees Association Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, Indianapolis
division, was held at the Lincoln Sat
urday night.
Among the speakers were w. G.
Downing, general superintendent: E.
L. Kraft, division operator; H G.
Shepard and A D. Pendleton, division
freight agent, and P. J. Landers, SUI
perintendent of the Indianapolis Union
Railroad. Tribute was paid eleven
members of the organization who died
during the year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-24
CHICAGO RECTOR SPEAKS
Rev. Harold l.. Bowers to Conduct
Noon Lenten Services This Week.

The Rev. Harold L. Bowen. rector
Of St Peters Episcopal Church of
Chicago. will preach at the MONDAY
Lenten services at Christ Episcopal
Church this week, beginning Tues
day noon.
His subject Tuesday noon will be
Sand and Stone" Today's service
was conducted by the Rev. A. L.
Skerry of the Indianapolis diocese.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
TEAPOT OIL PROBE
IN ITS LAST PHASE
Auditors Report on Dealings
in Stocks to Be Taken
Up Tomorrow.

With Senator Walsh, democrat
Montana, chief prosecutor Of the oil
inquiry, recovering from the bron-
chial trouble which caused a sudden
suspension of the hearings Friday
the investigating committee is expect
ed tomorrow to enter upon the last
phases of its work.
Members of the committee have
forecast that all evidence would be
in the. record by the end of the
month. Senator Walsh plans to start
tomorrow with the auditors report
on oil stock deals here, at New York
and at Cleveland by government Off
cials. He intends then to take up the
suggestions contained in the state
ment of Leonard Wood, jr., that his
father was offered support for the
presidential nomination during the
1920 republican national convention
on condition that he agree to give the
Interior secretaryship. il elected, to
Jake Hamon, Oklahoma oil man and
politician. who later was killed.
The committee also intends to ex-
anime Harry F. Sinclair again and
question James o. Darden with ref
erence. among other things. to the
efforts of the Mutual Oil Company to
establish a claim on Teapot Dome
which brought about the use of ma.
rines to evict it's workmen. A sub
poena for Mr.. Darden was issued by
the oil committee a month ago, but
he has just been found by Senate
process servers. The Daugherty in
vestigating committee meanwhile also
has issued a subpoena for him. and
he is expected to testify at both in
Quiries.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
HIGH BREAD PRICE DUE
TO COST OF BAKING
Bakers Margins Vary From 4 to
6 Cents Per Loaf, Survey
Indicates.

Bakers receive a larger part of the
retail price of bread than any other
agency in its manufacture and dis
tribution, the Department Of Agricul-
ture announced today after a survey
covering seven of the larger cities
of the country.
The bakers margin over cost of
flour ranged from cents ON an s.
cent loaf in New Orleans to cents on
a 10-cent loaf in Chicago. The pro-
ducer received for the flour content
of his wheat approximately 1 Y cents
of the retail price and from s to 7's
cents went to pay transportation
costs, elevator handling, -four milling,
baking and retailing.
Lower bread prices depend upon
more efficient milling, baking and
distribution methods; higher yields
per barrel Of flour, and large volume
of business by individual bakers" !"
the departments experts concluded.
by such efficiencies it may be pos
sible to reduce the bakers cost and
to some extent his profits per unit
of output"
j Washington was not among the
cities embraced in the survey.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
CLOVER FIELD, Santa Monica
Calf. March 1.-THE Army flight
around the world started today at
9:32 am.
Maj. Martin was the first to get
away. Lieut.. Wade. photographer
was the second world flyer to get
away and Lieut.. Smith, pilot, was
third to take off.
The world cruisers circled around
Glover Field for altitude as a large
crowd waved farewell. They flew in
formation. with Maj. Frederick l..
Martin to the front and Lieuts
Lowell Smith and Leigh Wade paral-
lei to the rear
Tie three cruisers flew over the
northern edge of the field headed for
Sacramento, their first stop. at 8 40
o'clock.
Lieut.. Col. William Z. Gilmore, air
officer of the 9Th Corps Area, led
seventeen airplanes from Crissy
Field. San Francisco, as escort to the
world flyers.
The flight is not race around the
world. but is pioneering. explora-
ton trip. carefully mapped out to de-
termine practical airway around the
world and to obtain scientific data on
the effect of various climates on mod
ern aircraft. There will be no spec
Evening star., 1924-03-17
ARMY FLIGHT AROUND WORLD
STARTS DESPITE BAD WEATHER
Three Planes Take of After Reaching High altitude
To Get Abope CIOuds-WH Stop at Sacra.
n,entO 400 Miles A,vay, Orer Night.

tacular dashes, although many legs
of the great journey will be replete
with thrills in the variety of climate
experienced from Arctic to tropic
variations.
During the four or more months of
the flight the aviators will be out of
sight of land only four times. The
longest jump will be some seven hun
dred miles and stations have been es-
tablished around the earth, with ex-
perienced American Army flyers al
ready there, or, in the case of the
more remote ones, en- route
The flight will be up the Pacific
coast to Alaska, with an overnight
stop at Sacramento, Calf, tonight:
another stop at Vancouver Barracks,
Wash, Tuesday, and sojourn of
several days at Seattle, beginning
"Wednesday, while landing gear is
changed for pontoons. Thence the
cruisers will fly over British Columbia
to Alaska, across the Aleutian Islands
to the kuriles, north of Japan, down
through Japan, across Chosen to
China, down the Chinese coast
through French Indo China, Burma,
India to Persia: over Mesopotamia
and Syria. over the Holy Land. through
Turkey, over Rumania, Serbia, Aus
tria, Germany, France, England. Ire
land and over the Orkneys and Farce
islands to Iceland, Greenland, Labra-
dor, down through Canada and the
New England coast to Washington,
and thence across the country to
Glover Field.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
BARNETT IS URGED
ASCOMM|SS|ONER
Retired Marine Officer Sug-
gested as City Head-Maj.
Gen. Beach Also Mentioned.

President Coolidge has not yet
made up his mind regarding the fill
ing of the two civilian commission
erships of the District now being
held by Cuno H. Rudolph and James
F.. Oyster. whose terms expired last
week. In making this known at the
White House today a spokesman for
the President said that the President
in the meantime is considering the
availability of a number of persons
whose names have been suggested to
him for appointment to these po-
sitions. ---'- - -.....-r.-
1t is explained also that before
making up his mind definitely re-
garding the two present Commission =
ers President Coolidge will want to
study the report of an investigation
cd to be in the hands OF the Presi-
dent within the next day or so and
will deal principally with their ac-
tivities as members Of the Zoning
and the Public Utilities commissions
Among the names suggested for
appointment is that of Maj. Gen.
George Barnett, U. S. NJ. c.. retired.
who Is we'll known in Washington
having lived here number of years
while serving as commandant Of the
Marine Corps, and who is making his
home here at this time. Maj Gen.
Lansing II. Beach, chief of the Corps
of Engineers, U. S. A.. and at one
time Engineer Commissioner of the
District, also has been suggested tc
the President.
1t was pointed out by those urging
Gen. Beach's appointment that be-
cause of his experience as chief OF
engineers and his long residence in
this city, he is especially well quail
fed to serve as District Commissioner
Gen. Beach goes on the retired list
of the Army this summer. The
President has received also the name
of Maj. Gen. William NJ. Wright, L.
S. Army, retired. former chief of sup
plies of the Army, who is making his
permanent home in the Capital.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
GOVERNOR ON TRIAL
IN FRAUD CASE
McCray Charged With TAX
ing $3.50 From State.
First of Is Counts.
By the Associated Press.

ny tuo ASsoCiatco
INDIANAPOLIS, March 17.-War-
rem T. McCray. Governor of Indiana
today stood trial in the Marion county
criminal court on an indictment re-
turned against him by the grand jury
charging embezzIement of $155,000
from the state board of agriculture
1t was the first time in the states
history that the chief executive has
faced charges of misconduct while in
office.
The indictment is the first Of fifteen
returned by the grand jury which in
vestigated the governors various
financial transactions following the
revelation several months ago that
he was unable to meet Immediately
all of his obligations.
Attorneys for the governor have
indicated they will question closely
the prospective jurors because Of the
wide publicity that has been given
the governors affairs.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
.LAF0LLETTE MAKES
3RD PARTY THREAT
Says He Will Seek Presi.
dency if Coolidge Runs on
Conservative Platform.

Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin
will accept third-party nomination
for the presidency if the republican
convention at Cleveland next June
nominates President Coolidge and
adopts a Conservative platform
Senator La Toilette is discourag-
ing his friends from making a fight
for him in the republican convention,
but has indicated to them that should
the Cleveland nomination and plat
form be reactionary from the view
point of his group, he will not look
with disfavor upon a third-party
nomination.
Leaders in movements, mostly in
the central west and northwest, to
push third party have been in con-
ference with Senator La Toilette
He is reported by those who have
recently talked with him as feeling
that his group have no hopes of ac-
complishing within the republican
party what they are aiming to bring
about, but must look for success in a
third ticket. which may draw from
both parties.
Opposed to Convention.
The senator's visitors say he is
also opposed to a third party con-
vention. A progressive meeting is
scheduled in st. Paul on June II, after
the republican convention at Cleve-
land under the supervision of the
committee of forty-eight.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
noHENY OFFER ACCEPTED.
Guarantees Against Loss in Fin
ishine Hawaiian Project Given.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Calf, March IL
Directors of the Pan-American Pc
troleum and Transport Company, at a
meeting here Saturday, voted to ac-
cent the offer of Edward L. Doheny,
chairman of the board. to guarantee
the company against any loss it may
nnon the naval fuel oil station at
Pearl Harbor, Territory Of Hawaii. it
was announced by Mr.. Doheny last
might.
heny, members of the board express
ed their appreciation and admiration
of his patriotism in giving the guar
antee - and thus assuring the
completion of a project SO essential
to the naval defense of the Pacific
coast, the Panama canal and this
countrys island possessions"
Evening star., 1924-03-17
2 NAVY FLYERS Die
IN PLANE COLLISION
Lieuts. 0lin B. Miner and Charles
D. Porter, Killed Near
Pensacola.
By tho Associated Press.

By tho Associated Press
PENSACOLA, Fla, March IL
Lieuts. Olin r. Miner and Charles D.
Porter, occupants Of the same ma
chine, we're instantly killed when
their plane collided with another
plane and fell near Cory Landing
Field. north of here, at o'clock to-
day.
Lieuts. Henry M. Mullinix and r. G.
Fisher, occupants Of the second plane,
were injured but are not believed to
be in a serious condition.
Cory Field has been in use by
aviators of the Pensacola Naval Air
station, to which all four Of the men
were attached.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
QUAKE SENDS JAPANESE
SCURRYING FROM HOMES
No Serious Damage Reported in
Northern Part Of Country
at Fukushima.
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, March ia pronounced
earthquake that sent inhabitants
scurrying from houses was felt to-
day in the town of Fukushima in
Northern Japan. No serious damage
was reported.
The seismograph at Osaka Univer-
sity earlier registered a severe earth
Quake believed to have been central in
the Kurile islands. The shocks last
ed ninety minutes, -
Evening star., 1924-03-17
Senate Votes DoaUn,
20 to 4, Single Term
Plan for President

The Senate refused today, by
q vote of 20 to 4, to approve q
proposed constitutional amend
ment limiting the President to
one term OF four years.
The proposal vvns made by
Senator Willis. republican, Ohio,
as nm amendment to n joint
resolution by Senator Norris.
republican. Nebraska, desiEned
to eliminate the s.shOrtc SEN
sfOns of Congress-.
A ripple 0f laughter greeted
the Affirmative vote OF senator
Underwood, democrat, Alabama,
a candidate for the democratic
nomination.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
BIG PARADE OF IRISH
EXPECTED IN new YORK
Republican Sympathizers Will Not
March With Others, Lead
ers Declare.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 17.-Despite a
division in the ranks Of New York's
Irish population over the question of
the Irish republic" $4,000 men and
women are expected to march up
5th avenue under the green Of St
Patrick today.
Followers Of Eamonn De Valera will
not be among the marchers. Mai. N.
A. Kelly, an officer of the American
Association for Recognition of the
Irish republic, stated that the parade
is not representative Of the Irish pop
ulation of the city. Members of the
Irish Republican Labor Alliance will
also absent themselves,
The police say they are preparing
for the largest st. Patrick's day
crowd in years
Evening star., 1924-03-17
Bergd0U Return Believed Near;
Deportation From, Germany Run,ored
May Come Back Voluntarily in Hope of Getting
Fortune Nos0 Held by Gouernment-Pres-
ence Irritates Eberbach Officials.

Bergdon could not be found today
in the town Of Eberbach, where he
has lived }for several years, but at his
hotel it was said that he expected to
be back tonight In both Eberbach
and Mostach, the county seat, where
the rumSrs are strongest that Berg
doll is about to leave Germany. there
is much Speculation as to whether he
is to bel deported as an undesirable
or will leave voluntarily for America
to face 1.-THE charges against him in
the hope Of recovering his fortune,
which Is held by the United States
Eovexnmenk q, x.....-s =-s4-,..s.+, -.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
REGRETS PASSION
| PLAYERS INCIDENT
Coolidge Writes to Lang.
Matter Causes Debate on
Senate Floor.

President Coolidges action in cut
ting short Saturday a program of
addresses at his reception to the
Obe-ammergau Passion Players,
! which brought an explanation from
the White House today, stirred up
a debate in the Senate.
In letter to Anton Lang, the
Christus of the players. Mr.. Cool
idge expressed pleasure that the
visitors had come to the White House
and set forth that the only reason
for the incident was the fact that it
is not permissible for the President
| to receive public addresses from peo-
pie of other nations except through
diplomatic channels.
Dill Regrets Incsdent.
The incident was taken up in the
Senate by Senator Dill, democrat, of
Washington, who said he regretted
that the President had not taken a
broader and more humane view of the
delegations plea in behalf of suffer-
ing German children"
President Coolidge told the players
in his letter that he wished to cor
rect a possible wrong impression'
in regard to the incident and re-
iterated his pleasure at seeing them.
his appreciation of their work and his
hope for the success of their visit
to America
Injection into the visit by Ludwig
Nissen, spokesman for the PLAYERS, OF
what White House officials described
as political discussions" was follow
ed by the cutting short of other ad-
dresses.
The Presidents letter was COM
| municated to Mr.. Lang through the
German embassy.
Prior to the White House action
today reports from Baltimore that
Anton Lang would appeal to the Ger
man embassy to intervene in behalf
, Of the Oberammergau players were con
veyed to the German ambassador by
newspapermen.
Has Not Received Werd.
1t was stated that he had not yet
| received any communication from the
players and could not state in ad-
vance what action he might take should
| the situation be brought to his attention
! officially.
! Thus far, it was stated, the embassy
| mas regarded the affair as a purely
personal matter not affecting the
| German government. The only knowl.
edge it has of the action of Mr.
! CLEANED from newspapers. If press
reports are true, the spokesman
thought the German ambassador viii
explain to the Oberammergau players
/ that he cannot interest himself in
appealing to the White House in
Evening star., 1924-03-17
PAYMAsTER FOUND DEAD,
Army Officials Believe Capt. Deem.
ing Shot Self.

BOSTON, March 17.-Capt- John J.
Deeming Of the United States Army
Quartermaster Corps, was found shot
to death yesterday in his Office at the
Army base in South Boston. Large
sums of money were known to have
been in his custody there.
During the war Capt. Deeming had
charge of the loading of vessels for
overseas at the Hoboken, N. J., pier
His wife and children are in California
Army officials believe he committed
suicide.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
BY the Associated Press.

BERLIN, March 17.-Rumors are
circulating that Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll. the American, draft evader.
is about to return to the United
States It has been known for q long
time that the German government
and the Baden government are tired
CT the irritations which have grown
out of the presence OF Bergdoll and
his chauffeur and aide, Eugene CIken
.Stecher. in the NsclzaE ,ya2lay-
Evening star., 1924-03-17
COUPLE SHOT DEAD.
Pistol on Bed of Man Said to Have
Been Despondent.

ANDERSON, S. c., March 17.-Mr.
and Mrs. G. ]. Bee were found dead in
their room at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. NJ. Mcclure, their daughter. here last
night, after two pistol shots had
caused other members of the family
to rush to the room. ~
A pistol was found near the bodies.
Mr. Bee is said to have been despond-
ent since the failure. about a month
ago, of a local printing company. of
which he was foreman. He was sixty
two years old and his wife sixty.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
Condemned Man Escapes.

ATLANTA, March III. B. Sattert
field, under sentence to be hanged
fer the murder of his brother in law.
r. H. Hart, escaped last night from
the Fulton county jail, where he had
been confined. .1-----.
Evening star., 1924-03-17
Three ARE UP FOR TRIAL
ON GAMBLING CHARGES
By q StaG Correspondent.

By Sta6 Correspondent
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, March II.
James A. La Fontaine, Phillip J.
Steubner and Elmer Pumphery, alleg-
ed proprietors Of gambling houses in
Maryland near the District line, ap-
peared today at the courthouse here
for trial on a warrant charging them
with operation of gaming tables in
violation of state laws. The case came
up for trial before Justice of the
Peace HArH w GoeA