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The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-08-05

Born-This morning to Mir. and Mrs. Leo Mccormack, twins, both girls.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-08-05

TOXIC, August 5.-An unusually severe earthquake shook the city at 6:25 P NJ. yesterday. The populace were badly frightened and every one indoors ran into the street Thus far no damage has beenreport- ed. The quake seems to have affect ed the Tokio district principally.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-08-05

YUMA. Ariz., Aug. 4.- Yuma and the Yuma valley suffered eX- tensive damage last night when q cloudburst descended upon this re- zion. Lightning struck the Light and Power plant plunging the city into darkness. No casualties were reported.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-10
List Stands at Eighteen
With Every Foot of Ves~
sci Searched.
BIZ United Pres,

BV United Pyesr 30
BROOKLYN. July 1o.--Althougn a
every abailable foot of the interior
of the submarine S-51 has been
secured by searching parties. no
more bodies have been found and the
list Of dead will stand at eighteen,
Admiral Plunkett of the Brooklyn
Navy yard notified the Navy Depart
ment at Washington today. No iden,
tification has been made of the six
remaining unidentified bodies found
in the hull Friday.
Plunkett said temporary repairs
will be made so the vessel can float
until decision is made as to full re.
conditioning.
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur
said Congress would be asked for
funds to recondition the ship.
I'VE would like to see the S-51
restored to service as better boat
than when she was originally built,
he said here. mot only because we
need the ship. but because it will be
monument to those who were lost,
anG I think it will be an inspiration
to the men in the service"
1t it not known neither the body
Of Frederick Peter Teschemacher
former Indianapolis boy. is among
the recovered dead.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-10
SECOND SUBWA Y
CRASH AT GOTHAM
Comes as 246 Power House
Men Join Walkout.

NEW YORK, July 10.--The addi-
ton of 246 power house men to the
ranks of the striking subway and
elevated employees Of the INTERIOR
ough Rapid Transit Company came
today as the second subway wreck
in twenty.four hours occurred.
The wreck was at 1:23 g. m. at
the sharp curve near the Bowling
Green subway station, 100 feet from
the spot where, Friday. a train
went off the line. The company said
no one was injured.
District Attorney Banton of New
York as a result obtained a sum.
mons charging the company as
corporation with the misdemeanor
Of employing an incompetent man
on a passenger train.
Two trains stalled in the Bronx
Friday night and the 1000 occu-
pants walked the rails to q point
where they could reach the street.
Later a third train stalled on the
line, and its passengers also we're
forced to walk.
Frank Hedley. president Of the In
terborough, announced the walkout
of the power men will not affect the
service seriously.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-10
81 YEARS
IN PRISON.
| FOR DURK|N
Jury Finds Slayer Guilty of
| Murder-Refuses to
Vote Death.
ONE JUROR FOR MOOSE
Mother Shouts: They're
| Prosecuting My Boy
ONE JUROR FOR MOOSE

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, July 1o.-Martin Dur
kin must go to prison for thirty-five
years for the murder of Federal
Agent Edwin c. Shanahan.
The jury which heard the evidence
in one Of Chicago's most spectacular
murder trials returned it's verdict of
guilty" at S:45 a. m. and recon-.
mended the thirty-five-year penalty
after an all-night deliberation in
which compromise was necessary.
After determining first that Dur
kin was guilty. the jury was split
between the death penalty and a
short prison sentence. One juror
held out hour after hour for a hang
ing verdict.
None but attorneys, newspaper re-
porters and photographers and the
immediate relatives of DurIin were
permitted in the courtroom when the
jury filed in with its verdict.
Durlzin Nervous
Durkin stood. nervoNsly shifting
from one foot to another. When the
verdict was read, he dropped his
head. He was hurried back imme-
diately to his cell.
Members of Durkin's family, in
cluding his mother, had slept all
night on courtroom benches, waiting
for the jury's verdict. When it was
returned they broke into weeping
and Mrs. Hattie Durkin, the slayer's S
mother, shouted out:
"They are persecutors-persecu-
tors. Oh, my poor boy"
State Disappointed
State attorneys admitted they
were disappointed, expecting conf
IDENTIFY that the verdict would pro-
vide at least for life imprisonment
if not for hanging. They indicated,
however,. they would not presc a
second murder charge pending
against Durkin.
+ The murder of which r'urkin has
been convicted was committed on
Sunday. Oct. II. 1925. According to
the testimony, Durkin was cen
fronted with Shanahan in a south
side garage. After a few moments
of conversation there was an ex-
change Of shots and Shanahan lay
dead. 1t was Durkin's defense that
he shot Shanahan in the belief the
Federal officer was attempting to
hold him up.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-10
Their Wedding Was
Not to Be

BIZ United Press
NAPLES, July 10.-Seven-
teen years ago Maria De Cesa's
husband and Vincenzo Picone,
her lover, fought pitched bat.
tie for her. De Cesa was killed
and Picone was sent to Jail for
the homicide.
Maria was 4S then and she
waited throughout the years
for Picone's release. At last
he was freed and they ar
ranged to be married today.
During the wedding festivi-
ties the house caved in and
Mrs. De Cesa was killed. So
were two sons by her first hus-
band. Picone alone escaped.
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Aimee Quiz to Hear
Mexican Mayor Story

BU UHtteG Press
Aqua PRIETA, Mex, July TO-
President Ernesto Boubion of this
village announced today he will pre-
sent his findings before the Los An
geles grand jury investigating the
mysterious kidnapping and reappear-
ance of Mrs. Aimee Semple McPher-
son, evangelist.
A written report of Mayor Bou.
bion's findings has been transmitted
to Los Angeles authorities, alleged
to contain evidence that the evan
gelist planted herself in the So
nora desert for her dramatic return
to life.'
Mrs. Mcpherson was never held
prisoner in this part Of the country
as she claims the president told
the United Press. There is not a
bit of evidence to sustain her story
and our investigators have searched
the countryside and traced every
clew to its source"
District Attorney Keyes ordered
Kenneth G. Ormiston, former radio
operator of the Angelus Temple, be
found and brought before the grand
jury.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-10
CONV|CTS MUT|NY
IN MINE BOTTOM
Hunger Expected to End
Prison Revolt.

LANSING, Kan, July 10.-Hunger
probably will force 372 mutinous
prisoners of the Kansas State
Penitentiary to come out Of their
underground retreat by night, Of
ficials of the prison believed today.
The convicts, said to be angered over
a shortage of sheets in their cells,
are holding thirteen guards prisoners
in their prison mine, 700 feet under
ground.
When the mine cage, containing
dinner for the shaft crew, was low
cred Frid4y the convicts seized the
cage, thrust heavy timbers through
it and the hoist has been unable to
break the timbers and lift the cage
Negotiations with leaders of the
rnutiny to send committee to the
top to talk over" the difficulty,
have met with jeers.
The convicts are in control of the
telephone system into the mine and
so far have refused to talk to the
warden.
Escape from the mine is impossi-
BILE, officials said.
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Frank S. Clark, Former Councilman,
Announces He Will Form Commit
tee to Ask Arbitration.
TO ACT FOR PUBLIC WELFARE
international Union Head Warns Car
Men to Avoid Violence
Sixth Day of Car Strike

Frank S. Clark task Of organizing citizens COM
mttee to act for arbitration of union mems demands.
Strikers ordered abstain from violence by international
union official.
Two buses fred upon bus stoned street stoned
and dynamite found on rails during night.
Night car service again curtaed due danger Of injury
of workers and passengers.
Police drive against display of badges and signs by strikers
fails to materialze
Federal Judge Robert G. Baltze takes under advisemsnt
union organizer answer to injunction.
Frank Clark of 24O7 Park Ave. former city councilman
this afternoon agreed the task of forming citizens
committee for peace in the strike of Indianapolis Street
Railway employees.
Clark will call meeting of representative citzers he
nounced to settle this dispute the satisfaction Of everybody
including the public and appear to have been left
out of consideration so far
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-10
ALCOHOLISM IN
STATE EXACTS
HEAVIER TOLL
Blamed for Thirty Four
Deaths During First Five
Months of Year.

Alcoholism caused thtrty-foar
deaths in Indiana during the first
five months of this year, twice as
many as it caused during 1919. the
first entire year prohibition was ef-
fective in the State, according to
records of H. NJ. Wright, State board
Of health statistician.
This is 2.6 deaths for every 100000
population and if the same rate con-
tinues during the remaining months
of the year the alcoholism death toll
will be more than six persons a 100..
900 population.'
High in 1916
The greatest previous death toll
a 100000 population was As in 1915.
From this point the alcoholism death
rate slumped each year but one un-
til 1921 and since has mounted, ac-
cording to the board of health fg'
ures.
In 1917 the rate was 81 and the
next year, when wartime prohibition
was placed in effect, it dropped to
1.9.
To the satisfaction of dry leaders,
the rate dipped lower to 1.3 in 1913,
rising slightly to 1.6 in 1920. and
hitting the bottom in 1921. with
record of only one death out of every
100000 persons.
Booze deaths flared UP again in
1922. however, to 2.3 persons out of
100 900. The 1923 rate was 81 ami
kept rising to 80 in 1924. The 1925
rate was 2.7, and so far this year
is &c, already on parity with 1925.
Higher Than Recorded
Wright believes the toll higher
than recorded by the figures, because
physicians, since prohibition, are re-
luetant to attach the stigma Of alco-
holism to death certificates. A more
lawful death cause usually is given.
Back in 1908, when death records
first were taken on q systematic
basis, three persons out Of every
100000 died from alcoholism. Sue
ceeding years, the report shows, fol
low: 1909, sS.2; 1910. 81, 1911, 3.9;
1912, 81; 1913. 3.9. 1914, S.5; 1915, 30,
and 1916, 4.6.
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should be able to reach an agree
ment and maintain an understand
ing through a contract. Grievances
of any body of laborers should be
considered. Employees are quite an
element to any firm and in the case
Of the street car company they rep.
resent lot of people," Portteus said.
IF the grievances Of the strikers
are justified the company should
give fair consideration, and If they
are not the strike would amount to
little because the public would not
lend its support. No strike can
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give in to certain points," Pray said.
Mervin Hammell, Kiwanis Club
president, said: Il am not acquaint-
ed, even remotely, with the merits
of the controversy. but from your
explanation of it, it looks to me like
"a matter between the men and. the
street car company. with the pub
lie off on the side. The public al
ways has to stand off on the side,
whether it is a street car strike, a
coal strike or whatever 1t is"
'I don't know enough about the
Dsituation to express an intelligent
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-10
JOYCE GOES TO JAIL
Bathtub Girl Arrested After Wild
Auto Ride at Chicago.

CHICAGO, July 1o.-Miss Joyce
Hawley, the girl of bath tub fame,
was languishing in jail today, fol-
lowing wild chase through Chicago
streets early today.
Miss Hawley drove her automobile
past two stop.ights, skidded into two
taxicabs, and then, instead of STOP
ping, stepped on the gas" When
motorcycle patrolnan finally
caught up with her. When he at
tempted to arrest her, she threatened
to ''kick his face in
Miss Hawley was held on charges
of speeding and disorderly conduct.
She had come to Chicago to fill a
dancing engagement at suburban
rosd-housss and to visit her father
and mother.
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HOURLY TEMPERATTrREs

not reach a settlement and the sit
uation becomes so CRITICAL that the
welfare of the city is affected the
city administration should take a
hand. Certainly no one would deny
the men the right TO unionize. The
employees have the same right as
capitol to protect their interests. /"
Portteus declared.
'tSince I am not familiar with
the conditions, / have no opinion. !"
said e. H. Kemper McComb, Ex-
change Club president. Whether the
strikers should have an increase or
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-10

Grievances of the striking EN-.
p1oyes Of the Indianapolis Street
Railway Company should be given
fair consideration by the company,
in the opinion of A. L. Portteus,
$president of the Federation Of Civic
Clubs.
IF employees were given a voice
in the management of the company,
it might prevent a situation similar
to the present labor dispute between
the company and employees" said
Portteus.
"The company and employees
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body of laborers. Whether they
should have an increase depends on
the wage scale in other cities Of cor
responding size, 1 think they should
receive as much as is paid in any
other city where conditions are SINH
lar" Pray said.
IT think the company should set
tie with the strikers. The matter
should be arbitrated in a fair and
satisfactory manner to All parties. I
think 1t can be DONE. JAN disputes
of that kind ultimately are arbitrat,
Jed; probably both sides Yill have TO
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make much headway without public
sentiment.
Merits Of the present situation
are difficult to judge. Every day
the car company declares the strike
is practically settled and the union
claims added support. I understand
the financial condition of the car
company has not been so good, and
certainly any one can see their roll
ing stock is badly run down. Pos
sibly the company could not pay an
increase.
"If the company and strikers can
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-10

decrease depends, should think. on
what the company has to pay. 1
have never had any experience with
business and know little about la
bsr troubles.
Although I have not studied the
natter closely, think it should be
settled between the street car COM
pany and the employees. It's not an
affair that the city should be
dragged into" declared Walter J..
Pray, Optirnist Club president.
Street car employees have the
same right to organize as any other
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opinion" said A. Dallas Hitz. Rotary
Club president. You see in our
club we have representatives Of all
classes, so as a matter OF policy I
refrain from commenting
"The strikers seem to me 10 be
cutting off their noses TO spite their
faces" declared Harlan j. Hadley,
Service Club president. The street
car company here has had bad
time and Is in a bad way financial.
ly. Personally, I'm very anu.union.
l don't know very much about the
situation"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-10
DON ROBERTS ACCUSED
Woman Lessee of His Hotel Charges
He Struck Her With Chair.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July TO-
Don Roberts, former mayor and
central figure in election fraud cases
eleven years ago, attacked her with
a chair today, Mrs. Delina Parrish,
lessee of Roberts hotel here,
charged here today.
Mart Boswell. a hotel guest, was
negotiating with Mrs. Parrish for
the purchase of hotel furniture, it
is said, and Roberts was called into
conference. A dispute over the fur
niture provoked the attack, Mrs.
Parrish said. She suffered deep
bruises and decorations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-10
KILL
12OBULGAR|ANS
Unconfirmed Dispatches Re-
port Troop Massacre.

Bv United Press
ATHENS, July 1o.-Uuconfirmed
dispatches from Sofia, Bulgaria,
quoted reports received in the Bull
garian capital as saying that Rou-
nanian troops have advanced 40
miles into Bulgarian territory and
'massacared 100 Bulgarians."
Bv Times Special
SOFIA, July 10.-Unconflrmed re-
ports have been received here from
Rustchuk on the Bulgar-R
frontier that 120 persons have been
killed in fighting in the village OF
Staroselo.
BIZ United Press
BUCHAREST, July 10.-Foreign
Minister Mitilineu of Roumania has
threatened the withdrawal OF the
Roumanian minister from Sofia fol-
lowing an exchange Of brusque mes
sages over border skirnishes be-
tween Roumanian gendarmes and
Bulgarians.
The Bulgarian cabinet has
brusquely refused Roumania's de-
mands for reparations, sent in a
note to Sofia Friday following the
killing of a gendarme by Bulgarians.
In a note to be presented at Sofia
today, the Roumanian minister there
charges the Bulgarian government
Of having supplied border gangsters
with arms and money, and declares
in addition that League of Nations
funds, donated to aid Bulgarian
refugees, are being used for military
purposes.
Roumania is urging Greece and
Jugo-Slavia to make similar protests
to Sofia, and political leaders here
consider that a serious situation has
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Refuse to
Hear Rum Case
BIZ United Press

oH GHtteU FF'co
NEW YORK, July 1o.--Laei OF
sympathy with the prohibition law
has become so great in New York
City that eleven men charged with
conspiracy 10 violate the law and
accused OF operating a $25,o00.0oo
rum ring, may be discharged be-
cause a jury cannot be found which
will listen impartially to the
evidence in the trial.
For the first time in history.
veteran Jurors have risen to their
feet to say they would not convict
prohibition violators.
Eighty men have been examined in
three days for the trial OF William
Y. Dwyer, yet the jury box remains
untitled.
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PROMISES AID IN
MURDER PROBE.
Grove to Cooperate in
Identifying Slayer.

States Attorney Robert E. Grove
Of Chicago has written to Prosecu.
tor William H. Remy promising CO.
operation to determine IL Hilton
Crouch. Indianapolis. auto race
driver. is connected with the Staying
of wilkinson Haag. drug store Of
fetal, who was murdered in a hold-up
at the Green Mill barbecue, May IT,
it was learned today.
Reny said two witnesses have
seen Crouch in Chicago, where he
is held on a banditry charge, and
two more will go to Chicago.
Crouch resembles one of the two
bandits who shot Haag as he was
eating lunch at the Green Mill with
Miss Jessie Murphy, police say.
Miss Murphy saw Crouch in Chi
cago, but did not positively identify
him.
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JUDGE: GIVES
REMY' S AID
SIX MONTHS
Special Investigator Keeney
Found Guilty of Con-
tempt by BaItzeII.
FACES BRIBERY CHARGE
Casey Confessed Boot
logger, Gets 60 Days More.

Found guilty Of contempt of court
by Federal Judge Robert c. Bait
zell today w. J. Keeney, special in
vestigator for Prosecutor William H.
Reny, was sentenced to serve six
months in Jail. An appeal will be
taken.
Charges that Keeney accepted
$500 to Elk witnesses in liquor cases
will be placed before the Federal
Grand Jury next November. Date
of the hearing before United States
Commissioner Howard S. Young,
when Keeney will be formally bound
over, on the bribery charge, has not
been set, but it is expected to be
held next week.
Keeney alleged that charges
against him were framed" as the
result of conflict between police
and Prosecutor William H. Remy,
started when Remy charged bootleg
gers had influence" on the police
force.
Casey Sentenced
Further investigation was ordered
by Baltzell. Tom Casey, confessed
bootlegger. los w. Maryland St.,
fined $500 and sentenced six months,
was given an additional sixty days
term on the contempt charge, to
which he pleaded guilty. Keeney
is alleged to have accepted the bribe
in connection with the cases of Ca
sey and Louis Webber, 105 w. Mary.
land St., serving a six months SEN
tence.
Baltzell first gave Casey a ninety
day term, but changed the sentence
on. plea of Albert S. Ward, United
States district attorney.
Ward said the Government had to
have some way to get further evil
dence and agreed to a sixty-day
term for Casey. He referred to the
case as zone of the most con-
temptible matters ever before court
of Justice
To Appeal
William Bosom stated the case
will be taken to the United States
District Court Of. f.Appeals. Baltzell
ordered a $4,000 appeal bond be pro-
vided. Sixty days were allowed for
filing a bill Of exceptions.
Baltzell Indicated he did not accept
as the truth the entire story of u.
N. Pope, alias James Polk, for sew
eral days missing witness in the
Casey case, and asked additional in
vestigation. Baltzell said he believed
Keeney made every effort to COM
municate with Pope during his abb
sence from the city while the trial
was in session.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-10
OWL SERVICES ON BUSES
Peoples Coach Company Offers Add.
ed Convenience.

"Owl" bus service after midnight
on the Central and Riverside and e.
New York ST. and Brightwood lines
was announced today by the Peoples
Motor Coach Company.
Buses will leave Monument Cir
Gle on the even hour and at the end
of the line on the half hour, accord.
ing to A. Smith Bowman, president.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-10
FALL FROM CAR FATAL
Ice Company EnpIoye Dies at Hos
pital From Injuries.

Charles Burgess, 4s, of 3052 W.
Vermont St., an employe of the Po'
lar Ice and Fuel Company, died at
city hospital today from head and
chest injuries received late Friday.
IIe fell from the top of a refrigerator
car he was icing in the Peoria &
Eastern Railroad yards.
The cause Of his fall was not
known. Burgess had been an en-
ploye of the Polar Company for fif-
teen years. The widow and seven
children survive. ~