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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-25
SET RECORD.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April "a. -
Wyoming department Of the Ameri-
can Legion is the second department
in the nation to surpass it's 1926
membership quota within a week, ac-
cording to National Adjutant James
f. Barton.
With a percentage of 1915 Wyo-
ming went :over the top" in quota on
March 49,, based upon returns receiv-
ell in the national treasurer's office
on that date. Just week earlier
Florida surpassed it's quota with 100.86
per cent.
Wyoming had a membership of o.
SO according to the returns of March
1S, as against quota of 2,799 mem
bers.
wyoming in surprising it's quota
also surpassed it's average member
ship since the inception of the Lee
gion. It's quota this year is the num-
ber of Legionnaires who We're en-
rolled in Wyoming during it's peak
memb bership year, 1922.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-25

ing, and besides number of Ari-
zona physicians, papers will be pre-
sented by three prominent outside
medical men, DIR. George Dock Of
Pasadena, DR.. w. F. Braasch of the
Mayo Clinic, and DR.. Charles G..
Browning of Los Angeles.
The entertainment program an
nounced by the committee on ar
rangements, consisting of DR.. W. b..
Watts, Jr of Miami, DR.. Clarence
Gunter of Globe and DR.. c.. e. r.
win of Miami, includes a smoker of
the Cobre Valley Country club Mon
day evening and the annual banquet
and dance, also at the club, Tuesday
evening. Special entertainment has
been arranged for the ladies, with a
luncheon, bridge and golf at the
country club on Monday, an informal
reception and musical at the Alma
den club Monday evening, and golf,
| trips to points of interest, and lunch
con Tuesday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-25

attributed to their lack of unity of
ideals. The success Of our constitu-
ton was based upon unanimous vote
for national unity of ideals. Russia
also could learn lesson from this
idea.
There are two kinds of constitutions
the state and the federal The fed
eral constitution is drawn up, voted
upon, and enforced by the union. The
state constitution is provided for by
the federal constitution. 1t is drawn
up and voted upon in the state in
which and for which it is written. IL
is formed and enforced by the states
own people with the rest of the ma
ton to back it up whenever needed.
Our constitution stands as a firm
foundation for national ideals of unity,
liberty and freedom.
why sour constitution a success
because no man is really capable of
WELDING supreme power without abus-
ing it. In a republic, under our con
stitution the rights of the people are
protected by the habeas corpus act
and by further constitutional guaran-
tees of both the state and the federal
constitutions.
The national, state, county and city
juries all stand as bars to protect the
people from malicious prosecution,
The people have the right to either
adopt or throw out an amendment.
They and only they can make or rat
ify law.
It is easy to be seen the monarchy
has failed because it has created dis
content among it's people, and dis
contented unhappy people are never
united whereas the republic makes
it's people happy and contented, there
fore united.
Why are We proud of this great
achievement? What is it? Our Scon-
stitution is a perfect guarantee to it's
people of life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness, based upon unity free
dom and liberty of ideals
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-25

i INDIANAPOLIS, April 24-Lieuten-
ant Colonel George r. Crosfield, of
/ London, one of the outstanding
heroes of the World war and presi-
dent of the Interallied Veterans Fed
| GRAFTON, sails from Southampton on
the Aquitania on April "a to pay an
official visit to the American Legion,
! American member of Fidac, as the
federation is popularity known.
| Colonel Crosfield is coming on the
invita- tion of National Commander
John r. McQuigg of the legion An
nouncement of plans for his recep-
tion was made here today by Ma
tional Adjutant James f. Barton. The
president of Fidac is required by
the constitution of the organization
to visit each of the nine member
countries during his term of office.
| Colonel Crosfield, who lost leg
| in the fierce fighting in the Ypres
sector in March, 1916, and then won
a commission in the royal British
flying corps, win arrive in New York
City on April 80. Mr.. Barton said.
He will be entertained there and
will then set out on tour of the
lington and several of the larger cit
les of the east and middle west.
He plans to sail for England some
time after May 15..
| The distinguished soldier will be
accompanied ON his tour by Mrs.
Crosfield, who is we'll known in Brit
ish society. Mrs. Crosfield was the
widow of the eldest son of F.. Marion
Crawford, distinguished American
novelist and descendent of Francis
Marion, the swamp Fox" of the
days of the American Revolution.
The novelists son was killed in ac-
tion early in the World war. Mrs.
Crosfield has been very active in
relief work for disabled veterans and
| widows and orphans of service men
of the war.
Plans for the tour are being work
ed out by the national distinguished
guests committee and the world
peace and foreign relations commits
| sion of the legion. These commit
tees are headed, respectively, by AL
ton T. Roberts, of Marquette, Mich
and by Fl. Nelson Jackson, of Bur-
lington, Vt.
Lemuel Bolles of New York City,
past national adjutant of the legion
and now vice president of Fidac
| for the United States Thomas w.
Miller, of Wilmington, Delaware,
president of Fidac last year; L. r..
| Gignilliat, past commander of the In
! diana department and chairman of
the legion delegation to the Fidac
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-25
PRAIsED BY COOLIDGE.

WASHINGTON April 24.-The ma
tional rehabilitation committee of the
American Legion. in session here, was
received by President Coolidge, who
complimented the members on their
work and Director Hines, of the Vet
erans' bureau, on his services. Much
of the directors success is due to the
cooperation of the Legion.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-25
sTR1BL1NG K. o.,s RR1rToN.

TOPEKA, Kan, April 24.-W. l..
Young" stribling, the Georgia light.
heavyweight boxer, knocked out Billy,
Britton of Columbus Kan, in the
third round of their exhibition match
here tonight
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-25

contest held in Bisbee Friday even
ing
We, the receivers of the benefits Of
the constitution, are prone to accept
that constitution as a matter of fact
and never probe into the why's and
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-25

Too much of the world is run on
the theory that you don't need road
manners if you are a five-ton truck.
-Medford Mail Tribune.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-25
High School Students
Grafton in State Meet

Following is the Grafton prepared
and delivered by Marion Massie in the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-15
COL. COOLIDGE
SLOWLY LOSING
Presidents Father Unable to
Take NouriShment.
BY United Press

By United Press
PLYMOUTH, VT. March Is
Heart disease and partial paralysis
slowly is undermining the constitu-
ton Of Col. John G. Coolidge. Miss
Mae Johnson, his nurse, told the
United Press today.
Colonel Coolidge is unable TO take
nourishment In solid form and his
physician, DIR. Albert Cram. has been
able to give him but small quantities
Of liquid food.
Everything is being done 10 make
the Presidents father as comfortable
as possible and sedatives are being
administered to lessen pain.
His pulse has dropped from "a to
so, although his respiration and tenn
perature remain normal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-15
CRITICS OF YOUTH
ASKED TO REFLEC

ever, appeared in The Boston Her
ald' in 1894, and was used to confirm
a report that at New England col
leges 'the unhappy instructors are
confronted with immature thoughts
set down in a Grabbed and slovenly
hand, miserably expressed and
wretchedly spelled"
These quotations refer to the stir.
ring school days that produced Cal
win Coolidge and a goodly company
of scholars, millionaires and bish-
ops who are well known today.
They show that the wise Bostonian
editor of our fathers time knew us
without approval in our childhood
and was certain that youth was bet
ter in his own carefree boyhood,
say about 1875.
School boards know much about
children and in their official reports
aim to be truthful Let US hear the
testimony. "One branch which IL
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-15
United States Supreme
Court Denies Notorious
Robber and Slayer Review
of Lower Court Decisions
Refusing to Free Him.
COL. CHARLES R. FORBES
IS DENIED A REVIEW
Conviction of Former Vet
eranS' Bureau Chief,
Charged With COnSpiring
to Defraud Government,
Upheld, in Effect.

BH United Prcss
WASHINGTON. March 1b-Ger.
aid Chapman must hang.
The United States Supreme
Court today denied the notorious ban
dit a review Of lower court decisions
refusing 20 release him from the
custody Of the State OF Connecticut.
He is held under sentence OF death
for the murder OF policeman. lie
will die on the gibbet IN Wetherheld
prison April 3.
Charged with numbering n New
Britain Comm policeman, the no
torlous robber and slayer was cap
tured in Muncle, Ind, In January,
1926.
with Chapman's denial the court
handed down a decision denying Col.
Charles r. Forbes, former director
OF the United States Veterans Blu.
reau a review OF his conviction for
conspiracy to defraud the Govern
ment in the construction OF veterans
hospitals. Forbes, as result OF the
decision, must serve two years In n
Federal penitentiary, with John w.
Thompson, st. Louis millionaire con-
tractor, also denied a review.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-15
EIGHT BANDITS
TERR0RIzE Town \
Bank Robbed of $4,000
One Wounded.

BIZ United Press
HARZELLE, Ala, March 15.-
One man was seriously wounded,
five were taken prisoner and reign
Of terror created in this slumbering
little town early today by eight
bandits who escaped after robbing
the Bank Of Harzelle of $4,000.
Entering the village under the
guise Of stranded motorists one ui
the bandits held up Lee Williams,
the night chief Of police. Four other
members of the gang approached
and the six hurried to the Louisville
& Nashville Railroad station where
Brad Huey, the night agent, was
taken captive.
The raiders then slashed telephone
and telegraph wires, practically shut
ting off the town from the outside
world.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-15
Girl Found City
Big, Lonesome
Place
But She's Glad Now Her
Attempt at Suicide
Failed.

I'm glad they saved my life. II
would have made it harder for sister
IL / had succeeded, wouldn't it?"
and fragile little Marie Cox, 10. at
city hospital today, suffering from
poison she took in an attempt to end
her life Sunday night, sighed thank
fully.
Il don't know how n person can
lose courage that way" she con-
tinued. only this does seem such
big lonesome town and sister and
1 don't know any one to visit or be
with and when we both got out Of
work"
Marie came TO indianapolis last
September from Chattanooga, Tenn,
and her sister followed a short time
later They have been rooming at
127 w. North St, and were getting
along fairly we'll until the restaurant
where Marie was working went out
of business some weeks ago, the
girl said.
Right after this Helen's strength
began giving out and she had to
quit work.
She explained that she had had
the poison In the house for several
days. II knew l ought not to take it
and I struggled with the temptation.
Here's something TO tell folks; Don't
play with the thought OF suicide.
Throw it out at first. II you keep
1t in your mind, it develops. Anyway
I'm glad things have turned out so
I'm alive"
But we don't want our parents
in Chattanooga to know anything
about this" Marie said. "They could
help us. but we don't want them to
know what a poor go we've made Of
things"
Sergeant Edward Deeter, who in.
vestigated the case, took up a col
lection among the officers to care
for the immediate needs OF Helen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-15
FIVE JUMP AND
ESCAPE FLAMES
Fight Way Through Smoke
to Porch Roof-GirI Most
Seriously Hurt.

Five persons escaped from the
burning grocery and residence of
James Webb, 1912 S. Pershing Ave,
early today by leaping from the
second story.
Webb declared he believed the fire
was of incehdiary origin. About two
weeks ago, he said, the store was en-
tered and matches strewn over the
grocery.
Webb, sleeping in a back room
downstairs with his wife and son, 3,
was awakened by the breaking of a
front window in the store. Burglars,
he believed broke the window anI
fired flammable materials in the
store
A few minutes later, finding the
front room filled with smoke and
flames, he dashed up the stairs and
aroused those on the upper floor:
Battle Smoke
Smoke had filled the house All
climbed through a bedroom window
to the roof of a back porch and
jumped to the ground.
Frances Parsons, IA, Webb's
granddaughter, received an injured
left leg and body bruises. She was
taken to city hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Ella Wright, Webb's mother
in-law, suffered a severe cash on the
chin and injuries about the legs
Charles Wright, 18. received two
gashes on the arm; Harry Wright,
21, received head bruises, and Asa
Webb, "a, was shaken.
All of the occupants were almost
overcome by smoke.
Thought of Burglars
'Our stores been broken into sew
eraI times and I sort of had burglars
on my mind 1 guess, so when Aunt
Ella awakened me by screaming,
tumbled out Of bed thinking we were
being robbed" explained Frances,
IA, most seriously hurt.
Right away 1 was coughing with
smoke and then Aunt Elias boy
was calling Fire? and I ran to tho
window and tried to open it. 1t was
nailed down and I couldn't bulge it.
Somebody knocked me aside.
There was the crash of broken glass
and I crawled out through the half
broken window.
''I just didn't think, 1 guess. 1
knew I was on the roof of the porch
and the next minute I was falling
down off it to the ground. Say, do
you know it seemed like was hours
falling!
N.aJlhen ran, even though knew
something was interfering-you see
my leg was hurt and cut awfully
and I got clear over to the house
next door before I remembered Aunt
Ella and the rest"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-15
BOARD FACES
CITY BUILDING
Aid PROBLEM
Assistant Commissioner
Fails to Gain State
License.

Board of safety members today
the building department, resulting
= nm the refusal Saturday of the
State board OF registration for pro-
fessional engineers to grant w. A.
Osbon, assistant building COM
missioner, structural engineers s
license.
Osbon, on the pay roll for several
weeks in violation Of the law which
says the assistant building COM
missioner must be a registered engi-
neer, was not issued a license be-
cause his application failed to re-
veal adequate experience and be-
cause he had provided only three
Of the five recommendations re-
quired, Harvey Mitchell Anthony,
board chairman, said.
However, board members said
Osbon could take the regular exam
ination in April.
o. D. Haskell, president, and John
A. George, board of safety member,
said they would investigate, but were
uncertain as to steps to take.
Appointment of Osbon followed a
long series of political maneuvers.
He was the choice of Mayor Duvall
for building commissioner, but was
opposed by board members who ap-
pointed Bert J. Westover and named
Osbon assistant.
All but two of the Shank building
department employees were ousted by
the board in spite of provisions of
the law they can only be discharged
after trial.
Employees and job aspirants were
forced to take examinations, but the
board was not required to name
those with the highest grades.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-15
LARGE CENTERS
BOOST Vote FOR
DRY LAW CHANGE
Newspaper Poll Shows 514,-
441 for Repeal Against
A,369 for Existing Law.

cOpVri1ht. 1895. bU United Press
NEW YORK, March 15.-Newspa.
per polls on prohibition, approaching
the 100000 mark. show large cities
generally are the heaviest supporters
Of modification or repeal CT the Vol.
stead act.
Returns from thirty-four widely
scattered towns and cities, as COM
piled by the United Press up to IL
a. m, disclosed:
For modification or repeal, $514,-
AL.
For existing law, $44,369.
The tabulatiOns:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-15
ACTION COMES AFTER
BUS ROADSTER CRASH
Youth, Whose Legs Are Sew
cred, Succumbs - Lo-
gansport Girl Killed, Com
panion Hurt-Ten Recov-
er From Results of CoIIi-
sion.

Coroner Paul F. Robinson today
was investigating an accident at
Acton, Ind, late Saturday which
cost the life of Hezekiah Kemper,
65, living three miles northwest of
Acton, south of Indianapolis, and
caused 9erious injury to his sister,
- Nanny.
One other person died in an In
diana auto accident over the week
end.
According to information from
wActon, Kemper was driving south in
a road in Acton when his auto
crashed into Big Four freight train
at the Big Four Railway crossing.
Witnesses said that Kemper evident.
ly did not see the train, as the auto
struck the cars back of the engine.
The machine was thrown several
feet against a crossing warning sign
Kemper was thrown clear Of the
against the train, witnesses said.
WKemper was brought to the Netho-
dist Hospital, where he diedS
Coroner Robinson, after a oonfer
/ ence with police accident prevention
bureau officials, said that arrests
will be made when persons areiound
/ riding on the running boards of
autos. A city ordinance prohibits
this practice.
Action followed the death of Le-
land Ross, 16, of Seymour, Ind, al
city hospital Saturday, several hours
after a roadster on which he was
riding on he running board col
Hded with g. Blue Goose bus in the
$500 block on Bluff Rd.
Ross Gordon Raeborn, 16; Gordon
Miller, IT, and Melvin Bell, 10. all of
Seymour, Ind, were on their way to
Martinsville, Ind, to see their high
school team play in the basketball
regional contest. The four youths
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-15
GOOD AGE, SAYS AUTHOR
Science and Literature Are Advanc.
ing, Says Nicholson.

Science, literature and culture are
advancing, in spite of jazz and slang,
Meredith Nicholson, author, told the
Butler University Woman's League
in Butler chapel today.
There never was an age better
than this one," Nicholson said.
'There never was a time when more
people were working for good
causes.
1.-THE young people of this day are
hall right too. I am for the boys and
ygirls of 1926"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-15
POLICE ARE SHIFTED
Chief Takes Two Patrolmen off
Special Assignments.

Police Chief Claude It. Johnson to;
day started 20 carry out his plan
to shift police from special assign
,nents. to increase the number OF
men on patrol duty.
He shifted Patrolmen Alexander
Smith and Jess McCarty from the in
formation desk to patrol duty and
assigned Policewomen Mary Morar-
ity and Cozetta Osborn to the in
formation desk. Mrs. Bessie Reed,
assigned to city hall, was transferred
TO inspect dance halls.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-15
BOY FOUND ASLEEP

Had Failed to Return After Show
Discovered in ROundhOuse.
Failure OF Paul Ford, 13. of 1898
Wheeler St.. to return home Satur-
day night after a picture show was
explained Sunday when Frank Ba-
ker, % Langley Ave-, a merchant
policeman. found Ford asleep in the
Big -Four roundhouse at B1, Eht-
wood Police took the boy honA.
Charles Ford reportsd mia IA
misstng Saturday ntghA
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-15
By Ernest w. Butterfeld, LII.

BY Ernest W. ButterHeId, LL. ID.
State Commissioner of Education,
New Hampshire.
"It is really a rare thing to find
young people at from fifteen to nine
teen years of age who can write or
spell common words or prepare a
composition correctly" / suppose
that if you had read this in The
Ladies' Home Journal as a descrip-
ton of the youth of America today.
you would have nodded your head In
solemn assent The assertions how,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-15
5000 BIRDS DIE IN FIRE

Wild Cats Sense Meaning of Smoke
First-FOrty Monkeys Perish.
Bg United Press
NEW YORK, March 15.-Ffve
thousand canaries. forty monkeys
and many other pets died In a fire
today at Barters house Of pets, while
firemen sought unavailingly to
penetrate the building in answer to
the bedlam set up by the frightened
animals.
Attention first was called to the
fire by the screams of two wild cats,
first to sense what the smoke meant.
When the fire was out firemen
found ten monkeys huddled sorrow
fully over the bodies of forty deal
companions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-15
GILLI0M'S SON SERIOUS
Boy, 8, iii From Typhoid Fever, Not
Improving.

Arthur L. GilLom, Jr.. 8, son of
Attorney General Gilliom, was re-
ported in serious condition today
at the GiI1iom home, $3.50 N. Della
ware St. Arthur and his brother.
Luther, Q, have been suffering from
typhoid fever. Luther was reported
improving.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-15
YOUTH IS COMMITTED
Appeal In Manslaughter Case Dis
missed Before Collins.

Michael Hayes. IS, Of 1926 English
Ave, convicted Jan. % on a man
slaughter charge, was committed to
two to fourteen years at Indiana Re-
formatory today by Criminal Judge
James A. Collins.
Hayes appeal was dismissed and
$4,000 appeal bond forfeited by j.
J. Sullivan, bondsman.
The State charged Hayes beat to
death George Drayoes, 619 e. Pratt
St., with a club. Hayes said he
found Drayoes reaching for a bottle
of milk on his porch.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-15
LEAGUE CRISIS
UP TO SWEDEN
Council Awaits Sanction of
Resignation.
By United Press

BV Tntted PToge
GENEVA, March 15.-Leogue OF
Nations members believed today that
solution Of the two-week dispute over
council seats had been found during
O two-hour secret session OF ths
council.
The proposed solution depends
upon agreement OF the Swedish gov.
ernment, which has been telegraphed
for approval.
The proposed solution would re-
quire Swedens resignation from the
council and the election OF Poland TO
the nonpermanent seat thus vacated.
Premier Vandervelde OF Belgium
announced that the council merely
was waiting TO hear from Stockholm.
1t was announced that Tuesdays
scheduled assembly meeting had been
called off. although 1t might bo con-
voked on Wednesday.