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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25

L. J.sKeach, Democratic county
chairman, served official notification
today that the Democratic organi
zation is making a special effort to
guard against election frauds, and
said corps of checkers has been
verifying lists of registered voters
to insure that poll workers will have
list Of all persons entitled to wife.
"One instance was found where
one person had registered in four
different precincts and others had
registered in two or more" Reach
said. -Four persons in the Seventh
ward We're registered from a board
ing house, which proved to be the
home of a professional nurse, who
said she had never heard OF the per-
sons reported as registering from
her house.
All attempts at illegal voting will
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25
GIRL. BURNED WHILE DRESSING
FOR SCHOOL NEAR STOVE, DIES
Mother, Downstairs, Hears
Screams and BUSHES to
Save Child.

Burns received. IL is believed. when
she got too close TO an overheated
stove, while dressing for school this
morning. proved fatal to Alevia
Thompson. 6-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thompson. 1857
w. McCarty st.
The little girl. her whole body and
one side of her face mass OF burns.
and her pretty red hair scorched and
singed, was taken to city hospital,
where she died about four hours
later.
Just how the tragedy occurred Is
not known, for the child's father
was away at work, at the Martin
Parry Body Corporation. while the
mother was downstairs talking with
two neighbors. Mrs. Eva Hunt, 1861
w. McCarty ST., ana Mrs. Hattie
Shearer, 1859 w. McCarty st.
Hears Screams
Hearing the little girl screaming.
the mother remarked:
II am going to have TO get her
out OF that habit of screaming. She
screams whenever something does
not suit her, and 1 am afraid she
will wake the baby"
The baby, 3. is the only other child
in the family.
However, when the screams con-
tinued, and grew louder, the mother
ran upstairs, to fiSd her daughters
clothes a mass of flames. The girl
was standing on the back porch.
She threw off her coat and
wrapped it around the child, finally
extinguishing the fire. she suffered
severe burns on her hands.
II didn't play with the fire;
didn' tplay with the fire. Alevia
shouted over and over. 1t was all
she would say. When last seen be-
fore the fire, she was standing by a
coal stove, and it was presumed her
clothes caught fire from that.
The father arrived in a short
time, reaching home before the am
bulance drove up. First aid was
rendered by DIR. w. l.. Deitch, 1911
oliver Ave.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25
REED HEARS ABOUT POISON SQUADS
Famous Interview With Mrs. Wheat
craft, Substantiated by Reporters
When She Fails to Appear.
SENATOR REED NAILS
CHICKEN FEED LIES

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. Ex-senator
James A. Reed today declared that he had never
said that the Indiana investigation had resulted
only in "chaff and chicken feed
When shown headlines and statements pub
lished in the Indianapolis News and the Indian
apolis Star Senator Reed said:
IT did not say that the Indiana investigation
was chaff and chicken feed did say that minor
matters, left undone when was compelled to
leave, were.
IT think the investigation proved conclusive
ly that the chairman of the Republican commit
tee put out deliberate falsehood and was utterly
discredited
"Walb said the State was being flooded with
money at that time, Oct IL, and what he meant
was lot of cheap pamphlets. Then it was dis
covered that the Office from which the pamphlets
were distributed closed July l.
IT would not make this statement, but since
some Indianapolis newspapers have misquoted
me, feel in duty bound to clarity the situation
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25
HINT M'DERMOTT
HAS CONFESSED
Man, Hunted in MeIIett Muir
der Case, in Jail.
BIZ United Press

BU United Press
CANTON, Ohio. Oct 25.-Patrick
McDermott, hunted more than three
months in connection with the MUIR
der Of Don r. Mellett, Canton pub
Usher and former Indianapolis man,
was in county Jail here today fol-
lowing his capture Sunday in Twin
Rocks, Pa.
He is believed to have made a full
confession Of his part in the murder
for which he is under indictment ana
to have implicated others.
''All I will say is that what Nc
Dermott told us strengthens our case
against the men we are holding and
will widen the scope of our investiga-
tion," Prosecutor c. Il. McClintock
said.
Louis Mazer and Ben Cudner are
indicted on first degree murder
charges along with McDermott.
Capture of McDermott was arranged
by his brothers. who first demanded
a square deal for him.
McDermott's capture has been re-
garded as the missing link in the
chain of evidence forged by authori-
ties and special investigators since
Mellett was shot down, in the back
yard of his home here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25
RED COHEN
WRITES HIS
SWAN SONG
Famed G. o. P. Worker,
Leaving City, Reminds
Mayor of Promise.

Aaron Red) Cohen, famous south
side Republican leader, sang his po-
litical swan song today.
Intricacies of Indianapolis politics
have become too involved for Red,
therefore he soon will be on his way
to the purer atmosphere of Los An
geles.
In a letter sent to Mayor Duvall
Cohen revealed some of his perplexi-
ties.
Long cog in the G. o. p. political
machine, Red admits he is be-
wildered non-pulsed, defeated.
Cohen, although a Jew, worked for
Duvall and the Khan slate in the
last election.
Reminded of Promise
you remember when, at the be-
ginning of the campaign, you prom
Used me and the poor people on the
market stands, at a meeting at my
house, 902 S. Illinois ST., that we
would be absolutely taken care of, 4"
Cohen reminded Mayor Duvall
Furthermore you said to me, IA
ron, / will put you on this market as
assistant market-master,' and your
promise was believed.
Your wife called my wife on the
Saturday before you took office and
congratulated my wife because I got
the office OF assistant market mas
ter. and on Monday Mr.. Buser (Wil-
lame. Buser), city controller and
brotherin-law of DuvalD called up
Earl Garrett (present market mas
teri and told him i was appointed
assistant to him.
Not Appointed
81 did not know what Earl Gar
rett answered Mr.. Buser. but any
way was not appointed"
There followed in the letter a re-
counting of eightec.. years of party
service, words of farewell to the
people Of his ward and an appeal TO
Duvall to investigate market condi-
tions.
II couldn't stand it any longer
Cohen wrote. l must leave and go
to a, place where l can get fair play
and square deal for justice anc
right and forget all the years have
neglected my family for dirty poll
tics. Never since have been a COM
mitteeman have lost precinct"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25
SAYS MOTIONFOR
EX-DRAGON IS NOT
DUEUNTIL DEC. IS
KipIinger, Attorney for D. C.
Stephenson Gives View on
New Trial Move.

John II. Kiplinger, attorney for
ID. c. Stephenson, whose frequent
trips to the Indiana State Prison at
Michigan City have been timed to
precede visits to Republican ed
iEors investigating political graft
charges. today contended Stephenson
has until Dec. I3 to file a motion for
a new trial on charge of numbering
Madge Oberholtzer, for which he is
serving a life sentence.
The time limit is one year from
the date Judge Saprks denied Mr..
Stephenson a new trial" Kiplnger
said. THAT date was Dec. 10, 1926"
However, other attorneys have con-
tended that the date of expiration is
Nov. Is, one year from the date OF
Stephensons sentence to prison.
Soon" was Kiplinger's laconic
response to a query when he would
file papers to obtain a new trial for
the former Khan grand dragon.
II expect to confer with Thomas
V. Miller another attorney for Ste
phenson) at Rushville Tuesday in re-
gard to the papers, Kinplinger
added.
Asked whether he had enjoyed
his race" to Michigan City Satur-
day with Thomas II. Adams, chair
man of the Republican editors
probe committee, to see Stephenson,
Kiplinger smiled.
1T wasn't a race" he said. Just
a coincidence that we were there
the same time"
Kiplinger was at the Statehouse
this morning, dropping in at various
offices. He first called at offices of
the clerk Of the State Supreme Court
and declared the appeal would be
filed within "the next two or three
days" He then conferred with
Chief Justice David A. Myers con.
corning details of filing the
documents.
Met at the door of the State par
don board by a Times reporter, Kip
linger asked where the State indus.
trial board was located. To ascend
to the fourth floor of the Statehouse.
where both of the after offices are
located, Kiplinger chose the back
in preference to the public
elevator.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25
DEMOCRATS FIGHT
FOR FAIR ELECTION
Checking of Voters Lists and Warning on Federal Crage
Charge in Fraud Cases Among Moves.

be reported to the Federal grand
jury. Reach said. inasmuch as, the
Federal government will have juris-
diction because of the vote for
United States Senators. Illegal vot-
ers will be arrested at the polls, he
said, and they must defend them
selves in Federal Court.
That the absent voters law is be-
ing taken advantage Of by unscrupu-
lous persons was indicated by large
list of so-called absent voters apph-
cations, which proved on checking,
that the applicants did not make out
their applications, and that many
others listed on applications as
sick" crippled and absent" were
not only not sick or crippled, but
working and able to go to the polls,
Reach said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25
British to Continue '
Rubber Restrictions
BIZ United Press

DIV GHttfu fTGaA
LONDON. Oct 25.-The British
government has decided to continue
its restrictions on rubber for another
year. This decision was made known
when the government issued it's new
rubber regulations, operative under
the Stevenson restriction of produc-
ton plan, which will become opera
tive Nov. L.
The Stevenson plan was conceived
after the war when Rubber prices
slumped and ruin menaced the grow
ers of Malaga and Ceylon. Since
the plan became operative, rubber
users, most of whom are in the
United States, have paid high prices
and the British growers have
thrived. This plan is the one which
caused Herbert Hoover, United
States secretary of commerce, to con.
denim the creation OF such price rx-
ing restrictions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25
c. 0. P. SONG Of
SUCCESS WEAKER
THAN CUSTOMARY
Republicans Admit Fears for
Senate, County and
State Candidates.

For the first time in many years.
Republican State leaders admit their
senatorial. State and county candi-
dates are in peril.
Predictions of heavy majorities,
recorded early in the campaign, to-
day were thrown overheard from
the god ship G. o. P. and the slo-
gan was every man for himself"
Whether the call for self preser-
walton will cause the factions of
Senator James f. Watson and Sena-
tor Arthur r. Robinson to begin fir-
ing at other was a matter of con-
Germ.
Belief is that some one must face
the music for the revelation of the
Thomas ii. Adams editorial proba
committee. and the chief interest is
in who will be the goat"
1.-The people will demand a change
of leadership; the Republican battle
cry, why change? has been
answered by the Republicans them
selves in the persons of Thomas II.
Adams and his associates" one
prominent Democrat said.
Two i'm Most Danger
Clyde f. Robinson, G. o. p. can.
didate for county treasurer, and
Judge James A. Collins Of Marion
County Criminal Court, face greatest
danger of defeat among county can
didates. the Coffin organization lead
ers admit.
Robinson has the liability of
Mayor Duvall's personal support,
while Collins is engaged in
struggle with the political forces
Of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League.
Another close contest, the politi-
clans declare. win be between Sher-
iff Omer Hawkins and former Police
Captain Charles Sumner. Many ele-
ments of the Republican party are
openly backing Sumner but Hawkins
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Oct. Ex-senator James A. Reed,
continuing his inquiry into Indiana politics here today did not
the evidence Of Mrs Vivian Tracey Wheatcra Indiana
Republican State vice chairman but he did read into the record
the famous interview in which she described her poison
squads of whispering women, five to a county.
1t that interview which caused Mrs Wheacra to be
promoted outside of Indiana during the present campaign
Mrs Wheatcraft is in hospital in ST. Louis Her husband
wired Senator Reed that she could not be present She went
there Saturday morning Geographic demand for her
Kansas City wired late Friday afternoon by Senator Reed
to Congressman Will Wood of the Republican congressional
mttee, under whose direction she has been working.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25
Husband, Blinded by
Wife, Spurns Aid

BROOKLYN, Oct. 25.-Two years
ago. Mrs. Isidore Meyerson threw
caustic soda in the eyes Of her hus-
band to Fix him so that he couldn't
see how pretty were the customers
at his woman's dress shop" They
continued to live together. although
Meyerson became totally blind. Re-
Gently they quarreled and Mrs. Mey>
erson had him arrested. Then Meyer
son discarded pride that had sealed
his lips and told the story of how
he was blinded. Mrs. Meyerson was
indicted A jury found her not
guilty Sunday.
Judge Nova asked Mrs. Meyerson
to take care of her husband. who
is making a living peddling on the
streets. She agreed.
, But Meyerson still has pride.
Tell her if she wants to come
back and keep house for me while
/ support her, that's all right But
1 won't take money. l can take care
of myself"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25
Grand Jury Sends Agent to Get Strader
GiIIiom Promises Immunity
to Former Stephenson
Secretary.
SENATOR FACES BODY
And Subpoena Is Sent Out
for Arin Davis.

The Marion County grand jury re-
newed activity today in the in
vestigation of political corruption
growing out of the d. C. Stephenson
charges. struggled out of Indiana
State Prison at Michigan City three
weeks ago.
The visit of Thomas II. Adams,
Republican editor, who first made
public the Stephenson charges; Will
o. Feudner, Republican editor of
Rushville, Ind, an associate Of
Adams in the fight to purge Repub-
lican politics; Court Asher, former
Stephenson lieutenant, and Deputy
Prosecutor William H. Sheaffer with
Stephenson in prison Saturday
served to spur the investigators on.
Adams statement that Stephenson
again indicated that he could prove
his charges Of graft and election
frauds, but that he would not give
the location of his documents which
would furnish indisputable evidence
because he was in mortal fear of his
life, added impetus to the search for
the documents, centering in the
hunt for L. G.. Julian, former bust
ness associate of Stephenson. who
has been missing from his home in
Evansville T two weeks.
Send for Strader
Another mark Of renewed activity
was the sending of a special mess
enger to Mt. Washington, Pa, a
suburb of Pittsburgh to Foster
Strader, former secretary of Ste
phenson. This messenge bore a sub
poena from the grand jury for Strad-
err and letter from Attorney General
Athu L. Gilliom, who is assisting in
the probe, guaranteeing Strader inn
munfty from prosecution If he will
appear before the grand jury at once.
Strader was located in the Penn
sylvania village by Charles c. CARL,
an Indianapolis Times reporter,
week ago. The reporter had moth
ing but a Pittsburgh telephone num-
Der as a clew. At that time Strader
said he believed Stephenson could
prove his charges, but insisted he
would not come to Indianapolis vol
UNFAIRLY. The reporter had no means
Of forcing Strader to come here.
Sheaffer Reports
Sheaffer reported the conversation
with Stephenson to the grand jury
today. He also, 1t is supposed, told
some of the circumstances surround.
ing the visit, such as the fact that
certain persons knew the trip was
to be made, despite the fact that it
was supposed to have been secret
and that J. II. Kiplinger and Lloyd
o. Hill, attorneys whose movements
in the affair have been mysterious,
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25
CITY SCHOOL
LEVY is CUT.
NINE CENTS
State Board SIaSheS Figure
to Even DoIIar-BuiIding
Program Hit.
S586,91s LESS MONEY
Will Have to Issue Bonds for
New Structures.

BY reducing the $1.09 Indianapolis
lar, the State board of tax commits
sioners today sliced a total of $780,
918 from the 1927 school budget.
Force Of the reduction fell heaviest
on the building program, the State
board eliminating a total-of 100000
which had been anticipated for this
purpose.
Declaring that local taxes already
are too high, the State board men,
bers recommended that the deleted
amounts be raised by bond issues.
The tax board reduced the special
school levy from SO cents to SO and
the library levy from 71s cents to
51a cents, making a 9-cent cut in all.
The kindergarten levy of SIS of a
cent and the tuition levy of 41.65
were allowed to remain.
At a conference with city school
officials the State tax board mem
bers declared they were entirely neu-
trail toward the extensive building
program of the board. The State
board virtually approved the build
ing program, but opposed such a
high tax rate as plans contemplate.
School board members practically
were assured of the tax boards ap-
proval Of the necessary bonds, if the
buildings are constructed econom-
ically.
Analysis of the library levy showed
that 7 cents would have raised the
budget. The new library levy will
raise a total Of $374,600 when col
lections other than taxes are added.
Last year the library budget totaled
$363,S48.
Remonstrance against the $1.09
levy was filed several weeks ago
through efforts Of the Indiana Tax
payers Association. The hearing
was held shortly afterward.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25
Mike, Ike and like,
Then Fred and Ted

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO. Oct. 25. - Eleven
months ago. triplets were born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Gun Wambler. Sun
day, Mrs. Wambler gave birth to
twins, Fred and Ted. The triplets
are named Mike. Ike and like and
they look alike.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25
NO AMERICANS KILLED
American Orphanage Badly Dam
aged, However.

BD United Press
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 25.-
Several American employees of the
Near East Relief were injured dur.
ing the earthquake, which devas.
tated a large area in Russian Ar
menia, according to advices received
here from Erivan, capital Of the
shaken district.
None Of the Americans was
killed, according to the report, but
several were suffering from shock
today.
The American Near East Relief
Orphanage at Leninakan, the larg-
est In the world. with facilities for
sheltering $4,000 children, was Sc
verely damaged and many of the
children were injured, the local Near
East Relief office was advised from
Leninakan today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25
ENDS LIFE
CorOner's Verdict i'm Case of Man
Arrested as Drunk.

Dan Finley. alias McGrew, 60,
City, died at the city prison. early
Sunday, the result Of acute alcohol
ism Coroner Paul f. Robinson said
today.
Police found Finley, intoxicated,
lying on a pile of junk at the
Berstein yard. 200 S. East St. He
was arrested on an intoxication
charge. The body was taken to the
city morgue, where it is held pend
ing search for relatiyes.s
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25
SNOW AT WARSAW

BIZ Tnftcd Press
WARSAW, Oct. 25.-Nearly four
inches Of snow today covered upper
Silesia and the Cracow district, the
Polish government wireless reported.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25
PLANS NEW LEE TRIAL
Prosecutor Announces Course as
Murder Case Jury Disagrees.

Ralph Lee, celebrated Jail breaker.
will be KEEP in the Johnson County
jail at Franklin and will be tried
again on a charge of numbering Alb
ner Peek, Speedway Ave. grocer, in
a hold-up here, as soon as possible,
Prosecutor William II. Remy said
today.
After deliverating more than sew
enty-two hours a murder trial jury
disagreed at Franklin and was dis
charged late Saturday. The jury
stod seven to five for acquittal it was
reported. Lee, according to police
records, has escaped from police and
prison institutions more than dozen
times.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25
INDIANS MUST PAY TAX

BIZ THfed Press
WASHINGTON. Oct. 25.-The
United States board of tax appeals
today held all members of the Usage
Indian tribe are subject to income
tax on royalties and proceeds from
mineral rights of the tribe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25
EARTHQUAKETO
PUT AT 500 DEAD
All Villages Destroyed; Says
Polish Wireless.

BIZ United Press
WARSAW, Oct. 25.-More than
300 persons were killed in the Lenin-
akan earthquake, the Polish govern
ment wireless announced today,
quoting advices from the Caucasus.
More than half of the houses in
the area and all villages were de-
stroyed," the broadcast said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25
FRMGHTERs COLLIDE

BD United Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25.-The
freighters Robin Gray and Manauraf
collided today on fog blapketed San
Francisco bay.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25

The interview printed in the Balti.
more Sun was written by w. A. S.
Douglass, who was placed upon the
stand after it had been read into
the record. Douglass declared that
he had quoted Mrs. Wheatcraft ac-
curately when he had written as her
statement:
II had them drilled, all right. l
have a little black book which con.
tains the names of five women in
each county whom I call my poison
squad When 1 want to start some
thing l tip off my poison squad
Inside OF twelve hours it's buttered
all over the State"
Another Interview
The similar interview printed in
the Richmond Palladium was also
read into the record and f. ]. Prince,
correspondent for that paper and
other Republican papers, sub.
stantiated the truth of the state
ment.
conditions under which the inter
view was given were then obtained
from these correspondents.
Before resuming the hearing Sen
ator Reed announced that Ralph
Bradford, Crown Point, Ind, and
Ollie Granger, deputy State fire mar
shall, would testify on Indiana late
today. Bradford it was announced,
is bringing documentary evidence al
legged to prove the existence of plan
whereby support of the Khan was
pledged to Senator Watson, contra.
dieting all assertions made in In
dianapolis by Walb that the non.
partisan association had spent huge
sums in an effort to defeat Senator
watson and Robinson because of
their World Court vote.
Reed indicated that he might hear
Mrs. Wheatcraft in Indianapolis later
this week.
Myers On Stand
Joseph Myers Jr., former Indian
apolis newspaper men, now assistant
pdSlOI VI d CHIlSlldl' CuuICH mere
was the first witness before Reed.
Myers, who was the secretary of
the League of Nations Non-Partisan
Association, Indiana office in Indian
apolis until July l, is the man who
Republican State Chairman Clyde A.
Walb tried to infer was passing out
thousands upon thousands of dollars
of international bankers money to
defeat Senators Watson and Robin
son.
"Huge Conspiracy"
Myers testimony showed that
Walb's huge conspiracy amounted
to this: Myers had $500 a year.
including his $4,000 salary and 1000
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