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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-04
DAWES FRIEND
is FOUND DEAD
Millionaire CIothier Commits
Suicide.
RU United Prose-

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-I,ingering
illness brought about largely by
overwork was banned today for the
suicide of James E. Wilson, mil
lionaire clothier and close friend and
neighbor of Vice President Charles
G.. Dawes.
Wilson's body was found by a
servant in his expensive Evanston
home across the street from the
Dawes residence. A bullet wound
was in his head. Nearby was found
a note bearin1 these words: II did
it myself. Il. Wilson"
Oliver Wilson, president of the
firm of Wilson Brothers. of which
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-04
VETERANS END SESSION
Grand Army Scatters to Homes
After Encampment.
Bu United Press

BIZ United Press
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Sept. 4.
Sessions of their fifty.nintIi annual
encampment ended, veterans of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, re-
tured today to their homes, to meet
again next year and count their
thinning ranks.
BY unanimous ballot at the clos
lg session, John B. Inman. Spring
field, ILL.,, was elected commander in
chief. Inman is a past department
commander of Illinois.
Oscar Gates of Michigan, was
elected senior vice commander in
chief; William Allen, New Jersey.
Junior vice commander in chief and
John Mckenzie OF Indiana, chaplain
in chief
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-04
MYERS MEETINGS SET
Get-Together TO Be Held Friday in
Third Ward.

The Third Ward Myers-for- Mayor
Club will have a social AMI get-to-
gether meeting tonight at s D. m.
at the clubhouse, PAIL N. Illinois St.
The Democratic nominees for mayor
and counsel will be present.
William B. Headrick wilS be prin
cipal speaker at a meeting Of the
Myers for Mayor Club Thursday eve
ming at the Masonic Temple, 5000 E,
Washington st.
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the deceased was a member, said
his cousin had been i'll and inactive
in business since the first of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-04

year. He had just returned from
Lake Placid. n. Y, where he had
sought rest and recovery.
Evening star., 1925-03-11
AFF|DAV|TS FIGHT
TEAPOT DOME SUIT
Absent Witnesses Are Heard
in Battle to Recover Big
Oil Land Leases.
BY the Associated Press.

BY me Associate Pres.
CHEY ENNE. wyo.. March lin
visible witnesses continued to hold the
stand today in the Governments suit
against the Mammoth Oil Co. here for
cancellation OF the Teapot Dome naval
Oil reserve lease.
There remained on the program Of
Government counsel at the opening Of
court several depositions. some Of them
made By independent oil operators. deal
ing with their negotiations with Albert
B. Fall, then Secretary Of the Interior,
seeking leases to the famous oil field
Preliminary efforts Of the Pioneer Oil
and Refining Co. toward obtaining n
lease on Teapot Dome were dealt wtS1
yesterday In a deposition by G. K
Thomas. Another by John c. Schaffer,
newspaper publisher. dealt with the lat
ter's efforts to obtain a lease on 600
acres of the Dome and an allotment Of
not,n1ore than $40 acres of the field ad-
Joining aldn on which. Schaffer averred.
he had already spent large sums Of
money in drilling.
Dispositions of James L. Beatty of
New York. former president of the
Texas Co.; Frank e. Kistler Of Denver.
then president Of the Producers and Re-
finers' Corporation, and Birch Helms Of
New York, former head Of the Texas
Pacific Coal and Oil Co.. were read into
the record by the Government as tend.
inf to show that Fall apparently had
regarded Harry r. Sinclair, bead of.the
Mammoth Co., as favorable bidder be-
cause Sinclair held several contracts for
duitclaim deeds from persons who had
independent interests within the field
The feature Of the depositions was
that Fall regarded any independent
operator who showed ability to clear
the field Of small claimants as a favora-
bic contender for the lease
Evening star., 1925-03-11
VIEW
LANSBURGH ANNEX
Formal Opening of 1000,
600 Building Featured by
Fashion Display.

Between $4,000 and 10000 local
patrons and friends. as nearly as
could be estimated today, attended the
formal opening of the 100000 addi-
tion to the Lansburgh e. Bro. store,
at Eighth and Z streets last night
A reception committee composed of
the members of the firm and the
entire staff Of employees greeted the
visitors to the new store, conducting
them through the addition and ex-
planning the salient improvements
and features of the new departments.
The fashion review and exhibition
on the second floor drew the largest
throngs. From S:30 until 10 O'Clock,
models displayed ne1 models in
morning dresses. nnRliges afternoon
frocks. evening gowns. lingerie and
the thousand and one whatnots that
that tht modern woman demands for
he" wardrobe.
The entire addition was subject to
the in.pec ION Of tho visitors. as
well as many Of the Departments of
the older buildings which have been
recently renovated. Particular atten-
tion was attracted to improvements
in the display cases and furnishings
in the various departments devoted to
women exclusively.
Floral tributes We're massed about
the addition. coming from contem-
porary establishments in Washington,
with their felicitations to Lsns-
burgh's on the formal opening of the
addition.
Evening star., 1925-03-11
MIDWEST STORM
LOSS IS S5DQ,O0O
indiana and Southeastern H.
IinoiS Hit-SeveraI Persons
Hurt-Homes Wrecked.
BIZ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Pfess.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. March IL
Indiana and southeastern Illinois TO-
day was taking stock of the damage
done by the severe wind, hail ana
rain storm which swept over late yes
terday and last night. causing prop
erty damage estimated at more than
half a million. Several persons were
injured, none seriously.
The storm apparently struck in
Edgar County, Ill. and then moved
eastward in the general direction OF
Terre Haute, unroofing houses, blow
ing down trees and barns. Telephone
and telegraph service also was i'm
paired.
In Edgar County. where the damage
was estimated at $4,000. about a
dozen homes and the Methodist
Church were leveled. Ten houses
were destroyed near Paris. III
At .Terre Hsute. Ind. the storm
blew down a number of houses and
unroofed several buildings a. st. Mary
of the wood Academy. causing
damage estimated at more than
$4,000. At Rochester. Ind, where
the storm assumed proportions bor-
derins on a tornado. numerous barns
were RACED and the fence and grand
stand at the county fair ground
demolished. causing damage of about
$4,000. C1aypool. Ind. reported
houses and barns demolished and
many trees uprooted. The damage
in this village was estimated at
between $4,000 and $4,000.
Traction car service out OF Indiana :
polls was temporarily disrupted when
poles were blown to the ground.
Many other towns and hamlets re-
ported houses and barns unroofed,
trees felIed and windows shattered.
Evening star., 1925-03-11
WILBUR DISC0URSES
ON VALUE OF PRAYER
Navy Secretary, Speaker at Mid
Day Lenten Services, Quotes
St. Paul.

Secretary OF the Navy Wilbur.
speaking at tn emidday Lenten sery-
ices held at Keiths Theater today.
discoursed on the value of PRAYER at
all time.
Prayer" he said, 'is a recognition
OF our weakness and Of Gods
strength and results in the paradox
expressed by PAUL. When / am weak
then l am strong for His strength
is made perfect in my weakness.
Some say that God does not answer
prayer but that the benefit comes
from the reaction on a mans own
soul But why should we seek to
change the plain words of the Scrip
ture, Ask and ye shall receive?
Tho manner of the receiving is not
important. II a sick, man, as a result
Of his prayer. is so strengthened that
his soul carries on and he recovers,
where. without prayed he would die,
need we inquire whether his PRAYER
was answered by God or by man him
self? If we tune in radio and get a
Beautiful song, do we make the sena !?
without our tuning In we would not
get the song. But we know that our
tuning in is only a part--somewhere
some one is singing, somewhere some
one is broadcasting song 1t is be-
ing sent through the air all about us.
Prayer Is not something to be
solved in day or to be worked out
in some formula in an afternoon. It
is the greatest problem Of life, for in
1t Is hidden the relationship between
man and his Creator, the relation be.
tween Creator and the created, and the
working out of the complicated detail
of life of the individual and his reia-
tionship to other human beings. Christ
said we should pray without ceasing.
1t Is clear then that our attitude, our
lives. should be one of prayer We
should live prayer, and to live a
prayer one must seek to have his life
and his purposes acceptable TO God"
Evening star., 1925-03-11
HUNT EX-EMPLOyE
OF SLAIN CAFE MAN
Police Say Green Glasses
and Discarded Shirt May
Solve Pappas Staying.

Such meaker clues as green eye
glasses and a ponitentiary shirt led
police investigating the MURDER or
Tom Pappas, who was found with his
skull crushed by wrench IN ms
lunchroom, at 1902 seventh street, last
Thursday, today to definitely name
suspect. A bulletin was sent throughout
the Eastern and Southern sections OF
the country by Inspector Grant re-
questing the arrest of Charles stokes
colored, 81, an ex-convict, Tor the
murder of Pappas."
stokes was discharged from Atlanta
Penftentiary, February 10, last. He
worked for Pappas before MS arrest
for an assault on colored man on
Military road near Arlington Gene
terry almost three years ago. Tor
which he was sent to Atlanta on a
Federal sentence.
Ice Mans Testimony.
The glimpse that James w. Hale an
ice man, caught of a colored man on
the morning of tie murder OF Pappas'
when Hale raped on the WINDOW 10
see II any ice was wanted, revealed
the fact that this man was wearlng
'srreenish glasses" So Hale testined
at the inauest at the District morgue
Yesterday At that time, presumably,
Pappas was dead. This colored man
said: He has gone to market ana
Hale went on his way, but the fact
that greenish gltsses were worn by
the colored man stuck prominently
In his mind
The murderer is believed to have
doffed his shirt, taking one from
box in which Pappss kept his. This
attempt to avoid detection was the
clinching point for the police. They
took the shirt discarded, examined 1t
thoroughly. and discovered 1t was OF
penitentiary manufacture. Ihey
wired penttentiarits. From Atlanta
came the word that shirt similar
TO this had been issued to a colored
ex- convict who, incidentally, had bee n
given transportation money to WASH
ington. And then came the description
May be wearing green glasses
< Inspector c. L. Grant. looked up the
record of Stokes, the colored ex-con-
vict. He found that this man had
been employed b. Pappas some years
ago, and this dovetailsd with one or
the theories of the detective shat
the man knew his way about the res
taurant.
Basis Of Charges.
The green glasses seen for only
an instant by tie ice man early on
the morning OF the murder, and the
penitentiary shirt, coupled with the
knowledge that Stokes had been en-
ployed by Pappas, resulted In the
search request being sent out.
Possibilities that detective may
be sent to Jacksonville. Fla, to re-
connoiter cropped up today when 1t
was learned that Stokes mother
and members of his family were In
that city. Inspector Grant had not
announced at noon today whether
such action would be taken.
Stokes was arrested previously here
by Detectives Thompson and EmbTy.
following the assault upon another
coiored man in the vicinity of Airing
ton Cemetery.
Evening star., 1925-03-11
|NDORSE ELDR|DCE
FOR TRAFFIC POST
Automobile Dealers Ask
A. A. A. Executive for Dr.
rectorship Under New Law.

Manifesting their keen interest in
the selection of a competent man for
the newly created position OF director
of tfafflc of the District. members of
the traffic committee OF the Washing
ton Automotive Trade Association to-
day indorsed NJ. O. Eldridge for that
Post.
Mr.. Eldridee. who has been con-
nected with the American Automobile
Association for many years, has been
interested in the traffic problem ever
since there was suoh a thing, the au-
tomobile dealers pointed out. More
over they are Of the opinion that Mr.
Eldridge il fitted for the job not
only because of his wide experience
in automobile administrative prob
lens, but also because of his integrity
and his tempermental bent for such
activity.
Dealers vftaliy interested.
The automobile dealers. according
to Paul B. Bum, president of the
Washington Automotive Trade Asso
citation. are vitally interested in the
selection Of the proper man for the
position created under the new
traffic law. In the hands Of a COM
petent man and an adequate traffic
traffic problem would be reduced to
a minimum. Much of the confusion
and congestion that now exists would
be eliminated and the number of
traffic accidents decreased materially.
Mr. Lum said the automobile dealers
have followed the traffic law from the
time it was introduced to the time 1t
was sent to the White House. sug-
gesting amendments in the course
of consideration. many OF which were
Incorporated in the measure as
enacted.
The District Commissioners will
give careful consideration to the sug-
gestion put forward yesterday that
Mr.. Eldridge be appointed director Of
traffic
They have taken no action thus far
toward deciding on the appointment
and have let it be known that they
plan to look for the best man avail
able for the position. they said today.
In addition to the name of Mr..
Eidridge, the Commissioners also
have before them the names Of Mil
ton D. Smith, president Of the Po-
licemen's Association, and the pres
ent chief of the Traffic Bureau, Albert
J. Headley. The Commissioners have
not made known their attitude on
the question Of whether the appointee
may come from within the ranks Of
the city or Government employees The
traffic committee of the Board of
Trade yesterday went on record
against taking anybody at present
employed in the city or Federal serv-
ice for the new position.
Evening star., 1925-03-11
OUTLYING ROADS
GET NO EXTRA AID
D. c. Officials to Use Only
Funds Specifically Allotted
in Repairs.

Although the work of repairing the
damage done to suburban roads dur
ing the Winter could be speeded up
at this time by divertins a part of
the fund for street repairs, officials
Of the engineer department insisted
today that. in their opinion. the con-
dition OF the outlying highways Is
not Dad enough to necessitate such
step.
At the suggestion of Engineer Com
missioner Bell, Maj. Raymond Wheel
er conferred yesterday afternoon with
highway officials as to- the advisable
ity or increasing activity on suburban
ROAD work.
1t was concluded at this conference
that some of the lump sum for re-
pairs to streets could be utilized on
suburban roads whenever officials of
the highway Office felt IL necessary.
Following, this conclusion c. n.
Hunt, engineer OF highways, confer
red with L. r. Grabill. superintendent
OF suburban roads Mr.. Hunt said
today Mr.. Grabill still did not feel
that the condition Of the suburban
highways was bad enough to war
rant drawing on the street fund. Mr..
Hunt added, however. that they
might change their minds.
Motorists want Repairs.
Motorists have voiced the opinion
that there Is urgent need for rapid
repair OF suburban roadways. They
feel that delay not only Is expensive
to the motorist. but that the cost OF
patching the roads VIII become
greater as time goes on.
Engineer Hunt and Mr.. Grabiii ad-
NIT IL IS economical to repair breaks
in the surface as early in the year as
possible. On at least three occasions
Mr.. Hunt said, street repairs money
has been utilized In suburban road
work. but he contended that on those
occasions the suburban road Situa-
ton was worse than now.
The situation, briefly, i3 this: Con-
gress has made Immediately available
the lump sum Of 100000 in the new
appropriation act for repairs to
streets. The new suburban road ap-
preparation of s297,5oo. however, is
not available until July l..
HAS 100000 Left.
Meanwhile, the suburban road divi-
sion has only $4,000 of Its own cur
rent fund with which 10 carry on
patch work until July !, and this
means that not much more than
$4,000 week can be spent.
Mr.. Grabilfs present plan Is to do
as much repair work as he can With
his limited balance of $4,000 between
now and July ], and then to go over
all the main rosos and Put them in good
shape with his new fund.
In making the $4,000 last until
June so, however, the urgent repair
work will have TO go on slowly.
Evening star., 1925-03-11
TRIBUTE IS GIVEN
TO JOAN Of ARC
Nine. Daeschner and Daugh.
ters Attend Ceremony by
French Society.

The statue of Joan of Arc in Me-
ridian Hill Park was formally intro
duced today to Nine. Daeschner, wife
of the new French Ambassador and
their daughters. Irene and Antionette,
at brief ceremony of tribute to the
Maid of Orleans, conducted under the
auspices of LIE Lyceum Societe des
Femmes de France. Nine. Carlo Po-
lifeme. president and founder of the
organization. which presented the
statue to Washington, presided.
Mgr. James r. Mackin of St. Psurs
Catholic Church, was the principal
speaker. and in a brief address. urged
his audience 30 emulate the princi-
pies for which 'the greatest woman
in the world except the Mother of
Christ" stood for The lessons to be
drawn from Joan of Ares life. he de-
elsred. were honor. unselfshness,
earnestness and bravery.
Nine. Pollferne in introducing the
speaker brought greetings from the
society. whose headquarters are in
New York. and expressed thanks for
the services rendered TO her country.
Mrs. John NJ. Beavers. State regent
of the Daughters OF the American
Revolution. and Frank L. Peckham,
District of Columbia commander of
the American Legion, also made brief
duuT cSS6S
Owing to the short time Nine. Poll
feme had to arrange the ceremony.
Ambassador Dseschner could not
cancel other engagements to attend.
Nine. Poiifsme placed a wreath on
the statue and another wreath was
presented in the name of the Mai.
Pierre LEnfant chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion. Mrs. Noble Newport Potts. the
regent, was prevented from attendin a
owing to illness.
Those present included Mrs. John
b. O'Donnell, Charles Moore, chair
man of tho Fine Arts Commission
Mrs. John d. Sherman, president OF
the General Federation of Women q
Clubs: Mrs. James Carroll Frazer,
president OF the Bellesu Wood Me-
mortal Association; Mile. J.. I.imoge.
secretary OF the Alliance Francsise,
and Theodore Boynton.
Evening star., 1925-03-11

ing plants, ventilation. interior de-
sign and exterior architecture. Tba
superintendent said he In primsrily
concerned with the educational fes-
lures, such as the arrangement of
classrooms. seating arraneements
provisions for school supplies and Ali
things affecting the classroom, teach :
er and pupils. Mr.. Harris. he said.
would observe the Architectural fes-
lures, such as the heating and venti-
latins systems. and the costs of con-
struetion. The best ideas in school.
house construction gathered on this
expedition will be embodied into the
plans OF the Districts new schools
The committee also plans. DR..
Baliou said, to make careful note of
the cost OF schoolhouse construction
In the cities to be visited Several
years ago members OF Congress ex-
pressed the opinion that schoolhouse
construction in washington was more
costly than I'm other cities, and the
committee ia anxious to get facts
and hgures TO make comparative
analysis.
DR.. Bailou pointed out today. how
ever. that the cost of schoolbuil9ine
in Washington might be a little
higher than in some other cities. due
" the Iact that sosolutely nfeproOf
structures are erected here. while
some cities have serni-hreproof or
re-resisting structures, which are
cheaper to build.
New schools under construction
here, DR.. Ballou emphasized, have
their floors laid an concrete and not
on pillars. Wooden wainscottins q
also has been replaced in the Dis
tricts new schools with 8lazed tile.
which runs a portion OF the way up
the wall from the hoor This. he
said. not only is fireproof, but sani-
tary
Evening star., 1925-03-11
Harding and Ogden
Are Nominated for
Army Commission

Carrying out the provisions of
the world flyer promotion bill
which ne signed two weeks ago.
President Coolidge today sent to
the Senate the nominations OF
Henry H. ogden and John Hard
ing. jr., to be approved for second
lieuteant commissions in the Army
Air Service. The Recommendation
was made by Secretary Weeks.
ogden began the fight a. A.
technical sergeant and mechanic
Of the ill-fatsd Boston. and in
China was commissioned a second
lieutenant in the Reserve ayia atior
and called to active duty on rec-.
ommendation of Capt. Lowell n.
Smith. the flight commander.
Harding. a civilian engineer at
McCook Field, Dayton, held
lieutenant's commission In the
Reserve. but was called to active
duty to ny in the New Orleans,
Both young men will become
officers In the Regular Army upon
Senate confirmation.
Evening star., 1925-03-11
POLICEMEN DENY
CHARGES OF DAVIS

Continued from First Page)
clsrAd that he left the station at
12:45. and was at home shortly after
o'clock. Davis placed the time OF
the alleged assault at 1:25 am.
Robinson said he had been in the
CAPTAINS car to a lunchroom on Wis
consin avenue because Lieut.. Pferson
was away from the station and he
could not surrender to him the Key
TO the automobile. AS he drove back
tn the station it was 12:45, he said,
and he met Pierson with two other
persons coming out of the station.
Pisrson asked him TO take one OF
the persons home, but he explained
4 friend was driving him home IN his
car. He gave the key to Pferson and
ioined his friend, who drove him TO
his home. On the way he met Police
man Fenton a short distance from
the home of the witness and talked
with him.
On ross-examination by Assistant
United States Attorney FINELY the
policeman admitted that he wore gray
trousers on the night of the alleged
assault. Davis had said that the men
who struck him with the hose had on
gray trousers.
James +. Gawen OF the third pre-
cinct. another of the @en named by
Davis in his testimony, denied that he
was in the seventh precinct station
that night, and declared he had not
been there within year of that date.
Davis stated that Gawen had hold of
one of his hands when he was brought
ont of the cell and had the sack
thrown over his head. Gawen said he
went on duty that night with Police
man Mavors at IL o'clock and never
left his beat until Z o'clock. He was
not nearer than Twenty first and
streets to the seventh precinct that
night, he said.
Among the other policemen cor
roberating Robinson and Gawen were
Ofiicers Raymond 3. Carroll. Frank e.
Dodson, Clarence Morgan, Reuben f.
r'enton and DeBk Sersts. AntonAlli
and Lake.
Evening star., 1925-03-11
HONOR FOR BRANDSTEDT.
Cosmopolitan Club Plans to Re-
Elect Its President.

Paul Brandstedt, president of the
Cosmopolitan Club, will be reelected
to that once at the weekly luncheon
and annual election TO be held at the
Franklin Square Hotel tomorrow
Mr. Brandstedt Is the only one who
has been nominated for that Office.
others who have been nominated
for various posts are: Vice president,
oryills Drown. George Lueke, DR..
Silver; secretary. Bob Simpson; treas
urer, Frank Ghiselli: executive COM
mittee, Pat Davis, Charlie Larn,an.
Jim Mckee, Arch Miller, Dave Myers,
Lew Payne, Ed Schneider: delegate
to convention, Phil Buettner, Roy
Champion, Jim Mckee, Fred Rice,
Mike Schaeffer, Bob Simpson, George
Wyne.
Evening star., 1925-03-11
SENATOR TO PUSH ACTION.

Senator Harris of Georgia said to-
day he would do all he could to get
vote on his motion in the Senate TO
discharge the committee on foreign
relations from further consideration
of the World Court and to bring that
matter before the Senate for action
at the present session of the Senate.
Senator Harris may not be able to
make the motion today. since his
resolutie proposing discharge OF
the committee for consideration OF
the World Court under the rules lies
over a day. and while IL was submit
ted yesterday the Senate took recess
last night and today is in the same
legislative session as that of yes
terday.