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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-12
SchOOlbOy Struck

Earl Welding, 6, of 1850 Rookwood
Ave. was injured while on his way
to school today. After leaving an
auto driven by his mother Mrs. Mel
lie Welding, at Fortieth st. and
Capitol Ave. the boy was struck by
truck driven by Luther Lee, 2454
Bellefontains st.
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Commissioner Reports That
Streets and Alleys Must
Be Rebuilt Because Shank
Administration Let Re-
pairs Go.
BRIDGES SAID TO BE
IN DANGEROUS SHAPE
Appropriation of 100000
Received as Share of Gas
Tax Is Recommended as
Means of Financing Work
at Once.

From 500 to 500 miles of streets
and alleys are completely broken
down and will have to be rebuilt
from the bottom up because OF In
sufficient repairs during the Shank
administration, according to re-
port OF George Woodward, streets
superintendent, to Mayor Duvall,
made public today.
Many bridges over White River,
Fall Creek and Pleasant Run are in
dangerous condition, according to
the report
Appropriation Low
Appropriation of the 100000 the
city received as its share of the
State gasoline tax to the streets de-
partment is recommended as a
means of financing repairs at once.
The report asserts that the 1926
appropriation to maintain streets is
k212,599 below the sum allotted in
1924.
THE most effective road work is
done during the spring of the year"
according to the report. THE ground
at that time contains sufficient mois-
ture to permit scarifying. Grading
and shaping is likewise much easier,
and, above all, the roadway will pack
under ordinary travel. Such work,
however, IL to be undertaken on a
larger scale than our present budget
permits, will have to be planned
now"
The W. Tenth st. bridge over
White River, blocked to traffic since
September, 1925, is listed as an 10Th
erwise substantial structure, which
will stand for twenty years if repairs
are undertaken to defeat the deter
loration."
Waving Floor
On the Harding st. bridge the
floor waves up and down under
loads, but the causeway Is still open
to traffic, the report asserts.
The floor of the Twenty First St.
bridge across Fall Creek is bad, and
similar conditions exist at the Ray
mond st. bridge over White River
and the w. Michigan st. bridge
across Eagle Creek.
Nearly every bridge across Pleas
ant Run requires repairs, according
to the report, while a number Of pas
sageways across the Canal and
Pogue's Run are In dangerous con-
dition.
Only So per block is allowed under
the budget to maintain the thorough
fares, according to the report.
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BISHOP TO SPEAK HERE
Mass Meeting Tuesday to Promote
New Evangelical Church.

Bishop l.. H. Seager of lie Mars,
Iowa, will speak at mass meeting
of the Evangelical denomination,
Tuesday, at 7:45 p. m, at First
Evangelical Church, East and New
York SITS.
The meeting will be in the inter
est Of the new Broadway Evangel-
ical Church, Broadway and Fifty
Sixth st. Evangelical League Of
Christian Endeavor, of the Indiana
conference, has pledged $4,000 to
the project, according to the Rev.
y. H. Rillfng,
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California Town Plans Open
Air Tribute to Great
Naturalist.

BU United Press
SANTA ROSA. Cal. April a.
The quietude Of death hung over the
Valley OF the Moon" today, as Santa
Rosa and vicinity prepared to bury
Luther Burbank, its first citizen and
a man beloved around the world.
Flags were at half mast and there
was a spirit Of reverence in the air,
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NAVY AIR BILL PASSED
First Legislation Since Mitchell
Episode Acted On.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, April 12.-The
Butler bill authorizing a five-year
building program for the naval air
service was passed today by the
House by a vote of 279 to 80.
The measure is the first aviation
legislation resulting from the con-
troversy created by Col. William
Mitchell.
Under the bill the Navy will have
2.2G0 planes and two dirigibles, each
three times the/size of the Shenan.
doah. at the end Of the five-year
period.
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BROWNING, BRIDE, LEAVE
Honeymoon House" Deserted for
New York.
BIZ Unftef Press

BIZ United Press
COLD SPRING, N. Y, April 12.-
The honeymoon house" of Edward
w. Browning was deserted today
perhaps for good.
Browning, the dapper 51-year-old
millionaire, left Cold Spring on a
train during the morning. apparent
ly bound for New York, and a short
time later his bride, the former Fran
ces Heenan. Is, whom he married
Saturday. drove away from the ff-
teen-room castle with her parents.
Tradesmen were advised that
there would be no further orders.
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particularly in the
vicinity of the
Burbank h ON e =,
within which the
body of the great
naturalist lay.
Death came to
Burbank at 1913
a. m, Sunday,
ending n t w o
W e e k s. illness,
brought on by a
heart attack and
nervous disturb
ance.
Open Air Funeral
On Wednesday,
Santa Rosa will
do him homage
in a great open
air funeral serv-
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Men who supply materials used
in the construction of homes were
special guests at Indianapolis mil
lon-dollar home show today.
Today was designated as lumber.
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BUTLER TELLS
HOW POLITICS
RUNS POLICE
Officers Answer to Ward
Bosses Instead of
Safety Heads.

Editors Note-This is the fifth in
stallment of General Buffers story OF
his work as head of Philadelphia police
and his dismissal early this year The
articles will appear daily. The Times
owns. exclusive rights TO the articles in
thig territory
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BLOCK FIRM FINED

Ten Dollars Penalty For Alleged Ad-
vertising Violation.
Criminal Judge James A. Collins
today fined the William II. Block
Company $40 and costs for violation
of the State advertising law. The
company is alleged to have adver-
tised for sale Winnie Wrinkle shirts,
which were alleged to have not been
such. The prosecution was brought
by Byron K. Elliott, attorney for
the Better Business Bureau.
Attorney for the Block company
indicated he would appeal to the
State Supreme Court. The Block
company denied an intention to
falsely advertise any shirts.
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BY Smedley ID. Butler

Police and politics.
Few realize the significance OF that
alliance. Few understand the prob
lem that confronts every police Of
fetal in Z. corrupt American city. I
soon saw that complete enforcement
of police and politics would be a
heroic task. For political control Of
the police was agreeable TO those
Philadelphians who, because of
wealth. social position or other In
fluence. were virtually immune from
successful prosecution.
Here is how it worked:
The police department is divided
into districts. These districts are ex.
actly the same as the city wards.
Each police district is commanded by
a police lieutenant; each ward is con
trolled politically by a leader, re
sponsible to the city gang.
Ward Leaders BOOns
Prior to this administration, police
lieutenants had been assigned accord
ing to the wishes of the ward lead
ers-if the ward leaders were friend
ly with the mayor and the admins
tration. If the ward leader was on
the outs with the mayor, an un-
friendly police lieutenant was as
signed to harass the political leader.
Thus. when relations were friend
ly, the lieutenant was under the
thumb of the ward leader, taking his
orders from the latter rather than
the superintendent OF police or the
director Of public safety.
Under the lieutenants were police
Under the ward leaders
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Forecast

Fair weather tonight and
Tuesday slowly rising tempera-
ture predicted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-12
Home Edition

Baseball season opens Tues
day. Read about the games in
The Times Pink-"Out in a
Wink"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-12
Long Wait of Attorney at Columbia
Club for Secret Figure Adds
to Air of Intrigue.
GRAND JURY TO HEAR FOUR MEN
Adams, Gentry, Klinck and Asher
Called-Some Appear Today.
TOdavS Developments

Entrance of John L. Kiplnger, Rushvile attorney into
Stephenson affairs provides mystery which holds the chief
interest in the days development.
Thomas " Miller, Muncie attorney for Stephenson
tells of receiving telegram signed D. Stephenson direct
ing stop all publicity which he believes to be
the1tic.
Miller wires Stephenson, warning him to make state
and to refuse to testify before grand jury until after
conference He announced that Stephenson will not testify
before grand jury unless given signed statement that his
testimony will not be used in prosecution of charges
pending against him.
Prosecutor Remy calls Thomas Adams Vincennes pub
Usher who started the present uproar by publishing letters
he said came from Stephenson saying the former Kan
dragon desired to expose corruption in Indiana before the
grand jury at 23o this afternoon.
Remy also subpoenaed Earl Klnck, Earl Gentry and
Court Asher Stephenson ieutenants Knck ordered to
appear at this afternoon.
Wardan Walter H. DAILY of State Prison says he does
not know whether he will obey the habeas corpus writ of
Judge Sidney Miller ordering Stephenson in Superior
Court Three here at p Wednesday.
The Warden says he will obey the grand jury Subpoena
calling Stephenson here at a. m. Thursday
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HEARS ARGUMENTS
IN BARRETT CASE
Motion for Venue Change
Under Amusement.

Special Circuit Judge Lew Wal
lace Jr.. heard arguments this after
noon on petition of Alvah J. Rucker,
city corporation counsel, for appoint
ment of a receiver for County and
City Treasurer Edward A. Ramsay
to control the Barrett Law fund and
interest.
Judge Wallace took under advise
ment a motion of James d. Ermston,
attorney. for Ramsay, for change of
venue from this county and con-
tinued his ruling on the defend
ants demurrer.
Rucker objected to filing of de-
murrer, declaring it was a move to
delay hearing on the application for
a receiver. Judge Wallace declared
he wished to dispose of the case as
quickly as possible. but would not
do so by invading the rights of any
Of the parties concerned. Arguments
on the appointment probably will be
taken under advisement.
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NEW DAUGHERTY
TRIAL IS HELD Up
Decision May Not Be Made
for a Month.

Bu DHifed Press
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-Retrial of
Harry NJ. Daughertys former Attor-
ney General. and Col. Thomas w.
Miller, former custodian of alien
hinged today upon the de-
cision of United States Attorney
Emory r. Buckner, who held up his
decision pending a conference with
Department Of Justice officials in
Washington.
Buckner was keenly disappointed
by the disagreement of the jury
Monday in the four-weell trial of
Daugherty and Miller while the for
mer officials expressed equal disap.
pointment at their failure to win an
acquittal of the conspiracy charges.
IN not be able 10 tell for month
whether I'll bring them to trial again
or not Buckner said.
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TRIBUTE PAID TO
ADAMS BY EDITOR
Head of New Mexico Paper Stresses Moral Responsibility
of Public Press Before RotarianS.

Honest citizens Of Indiana owe
Editor Thomas II. Adams Of Vim
cennes a debt Of gratitude for the
courageous fight he is making
against what he believes is corrup-
tion in the political life Of the
State. Regardless OF the ultimate
outcome. such a splendid stand for
truth and Righteousness should be
upheld and all decent persons should
rally to its support"
This was the tribute today Of Carl
G. Magee. editor Of The New Mexico
Tribune, A Scripps Howard news.
paper. Alotrquerqut5 y. N, who
gained national fame by his fight
against corruption in that State.
Magee spoke on Freedom Of the
Press" at the Rotary Club lunch
con at the Claypool
Guard Danger
The press he said in an in
terview. must not only be con
tinually on the defense of the right
to say things, but must also be
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-12
OVATION IS GIVEN
GEN. PERSHINGAT
LEGION GATHERING
Forecasts His Election as
Commander to Lead
Veterans to Paris.

BIZ United Press
PHILADELPHIA. oct. Head
ed by Vice President Dawes and Cen
eral Pershine. more than fifty thou
sand Legionnaires in trench helmets
and vari-colored uniforms. staged the
hiy parade in Philadelnh.s today
Nearly 300, 600 spectators banked
the three mile. line Of march from
city hall to Sesquicentennial stad-
ium. cheering the marching veter-
ans, while a score Of airplanes droned
overhead and the silver figure of an
Army blimp. flashing back the rays
of an autumn sun. furnished a ct.
ting setting for one of the greatest
patriotic demonstrations ever seen in
the Quaker city.
The parade followed a morning
session in which the Legion indicated
it sintention to elect Pershing as
commander 10 lead next years con
vention 70 Pairs
Pershing was welcomed with an
ovation at the opening of the sec
ond days session during which repre-
sentatives Of the French govern.
ment presented official invitations of
welcome, and Vice President Charles
G. Dawes delivered an attack on the
present primary election system.
The commander of the A. E. F..
was greeted upon his introduction to
the convention with a serenade from
the band and the Michigan delega-
ton seized it's banner and started a
parade, around the hall in true polit.
ical convention style.
An old French taxicab. used
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new MYSTERY IN STEPHENSON CASE
QUEEN AND
SON CAROL
RECONCILED
Dramatic Meeting Staged as
Marie Starts on Trip
to United States.

BIZ United Press
PARIS, Oct. 12.-Queen Marie Of
Roumania and her son, the former
Crown Prince Carol, today publicly
attested their reconciliation, after
more than ten months estrangement
when Carol'arrived at the Care Saint
Lazare to see her majesty off to
visit the United States.
After their appearance together
at the station an intimate friend of
Carols said:
1T means that Carol will be the
next King of Roumania."
Clasps Him to Breast
Carol sought to kiss his mothers
hand after she had descended from
the automobile which had brought
her from the Ritz, but she jerked
the hand away from him and clasped
him to her breast.
The United Press learned from an
authoritative source that Carol met
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-12
FEDERAL REPORT
SHOWS DROP IN
COAL PRODUCTION
1926 Fewer Miners En-
pIoyed in State in 1925
Than During 1924.

Four thousand eight hundred and
twenty six fewer miners were en-
ployed in the Indiana coal fields in
1925 than in 1924 according to a
report of the bureau of mines of
the Federal Department of Com
merce, issued today.
Consequently there was decrease
in volume ~ output and total value
of coal produced. and the average
per ton cost also was less.
22,732 Miners
The total number of miners en-
ployed in all branches of coal min
ing was 22,7S2 in 1925. In 1924 there
were 27,55S employed. The 1925
volume was 21,224966 tons. valued
at $42,S31, 900 The same statistics
for 1924 were 21,4S0,213 tons, with
value of s46.453 900. This is de-
crease of 1892 900 in total value.
The average cost per ton in 1925
was S2.02, while in 1924 it was s216.
159 Working Days
In 1925 the average number OF
days worked was 159 and the avera ge
production per day per man was $50
tons. In 1924 the days numbered 156
and production was SIS tons per
day.
Clay County was the only one in
which production, in money value,
exceeded the 1924 figure. The total
output value in Clay County
amounted to 81, ,se4, 900 in 1925, while
1t was only $1,S7S,000 in 1924.
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Possible Senate InveSti-
cation of Stephenson
Scandal Is Pending.
MAY CANCEL SPEECHES
Wants to Be Conversant
With Local Situation.
BY Roscoe B. Fleming
TfnieR Sfnff Cnrresnnndent


WASHINGTON. Oct. 12.-Possible
Senate investigation of the Indiana
Republican klan corruption scandal
was pending today while Senator
William E. Forah awaited data from
Thomas Adams, Vincennes editor.
which he wired for Monday.
Borah said he would await receipt
of Adams charges and evidence be
fore determining his future course.
Adams Monday wired Bor7h that
he was mailing him facts in the case
and expressed the hope that the Sen
ate would investigate the workings
Of the super-government of the in
visible empire, and adding that the
Klan "super-oath smacked of trea-
SON."
He Explains
Asked why he wired Adams for
the facts, Borah said only:
There has been so much printed
about the Indiana scandal that /
felt it my senatorial duty to in
quire into it. If I find that it is
simply a personal fight out there, l
probably shall do no more. If
find the charges have some basis,
however-.'
He stopped there. committing
himself no further.
May Cancel Speeches
incidentally he intimated strongly
that receipt of Adams telegram
might decide whether or not DC
would speak in Indiana this fall It
has been tentatively announced by
the Republican Speakers Bureau at
Chicago that Borah would speak.
"Wil you do so if the charges
prove to be we'll founded?" He was
asked.
Il can not say at this time what
1 shall do. but if l speak in Indiana
at all. 1 shall certainly want to he
conversant with the local situation.
Borah answered.
If the mess into which Indiana Re
publicans have got themselves keeps
Borah out of the State, he will be
the third Republican big gun 50
spiked. Postmaster General New,
lHuld1d only 1dDlIlei HleiIibtIt Will
speak in Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio
and Illinois, drawing a wide circle
around his native State, but careful.
ly avoiding it. Presidential Secre.
tary Everett Sanders had tentatively
decided to speak at Terre Haute and
elsewhere. but reconsidered when y
was pointed out to him that this
might be construed as direct aid and
comfort from President Coolidge to
Senators Watson and Robinson, who
opposed the President on important
issues last winter.
May Invite Reed
Borah incidentally said that while
he was not familiar with the resolu-
ton of inquiry under which Senator
James A. Reeds committee is work.
ing he believes it in Reeds power
to call D. C. Stephenson as a witness
or to go to the Indiana State Prison
and interview Stephenson there. He
also said he believed that the Reed
resolution undoubtedly was wide
enough in scope to permit investiga.
ton of Indiana, even though the
charges mostly concerned matters
before the 1925 senatorial primary.
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watchful Of the danger Of not full.
filing its duty TO say them.
Newspapers are falling in their
duty when they refuse TO print the
things they know are corrupt and
anti-social. If there is something
deep-seated and rotten in the under
ground political life in Indiana, it
should be brought to the surface.
The paper that refuses to aid in such
an obvious duty is as corrupt as the
thing itself
The press Of this country is a
trusteeship. in which the public IS
vitality conCafned A PAPER has no
more right 10 dispense sugar-coated
Hills in crisis that physician has
when a patient is suffering from a
malignant disease.
There is the moral responsibility
of the press, which is just as vital
as its freedom"
Outlining the various factors that
tend to suppression Of facts Magee
pointed to the social ostracism that
is sometimes used against the editor
and his family: economic pressure.
through advertising and boycott.
and civil and criminal suits. designed
to intimidate.
Libel suits are also commonly
used to enforce intimidation he de.
clared. They are filed and then
dismissed when the storm and danger
has passed"
Cleared by Jury
Magee went to New Mexico in
1920. from Tulsa, Okla. where he
had been a lawyer. He founded a
paper in Albuquerque. Since that
time every means used to coerce
editors has been used against him.
He fought the Albert B. Fall. po.
littc-e economic corruption. through
courts and even into jails. At one
time he was sentenced to serve a
year in Jail and fined $4,000, but
was pardoned by the Governor.
After a vicious physical attack by
Judge E. j. Leahy in a hote lat Las
Vegas he used a pistol to protect
himself and accidentally shot a
friend. The district attorney, friend
of the judge, charged him with MUIR
der. Later the prosecutor wanted
to dismiss the case. but Magee in
sisted it be tried. He was given A
verdict Of mot guilty" by both judge
and jury.
The Scripps Howard Alliance be-
came interested in Magees fight for
truth and aided him in continuing
his campaign in New Mexico by
backing his paper, which is now
one of the leag que of which the In.
dianapolis Times is a member.
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ASKS DELAY IN
NAMING MELOY
Adams Says He Will Give
Facts About Appointment.

Thomas II. Adams, chairman OF
the investigating committee Of the
Indiana Republican Editorial Asso-
citation, took a hand in the rumored
appointment Of A. o. Meloy as
United States marshal to succeed
Linus P. Meredith today. He sent
this telegram to the Department Of
Justice at Washington:
Understand that Meloy. former
bailiff in Superior Court Four, Ma
rion County, has been recommended
by Senator Arthur R. Robinson for
appointment as United States mar
shall for Indiana.
I'm the interest of good govern
ment l respectfully ask you to hold
up the appointment until l can fur
nish you some information"
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TRAINS CRASH|N
FOG NEAR PERU
No One Injured-Engine and
Four Cars DeraiIed.

Bv United Press
PERU, Ind, Oct. 12.-Running in
heavy fog, passenger train No. 2
on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad,
Cincinnati bound, crashed into Big
Four freight train at switch be-
tween Peru and Marion today. ac-
cording to a report to division head
quarters of the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railroad here.
The engine of the passenger train
and four cars of the freight were de-
rallied the report said. but no one
was injured
Engineer p. T. Monahan and Fire
man Russell Busbee, both Of Peru,
presumably jumped before the crash.
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INJURED MEN ARE HELD
Two Alleged to Have Attempted Fill
ing Station Robbery.

Two men, held at the Robert Long
Hospital today, suffering from in
juries said to have been received in
an auto accident near Franklin, Ind,
will be returned 90 Franklin to face
charges of attempting to rob a fill
ing station late Monday.
A third member of the alleged ring.
Buddy Kane. 214 S. Illinois ST.. is
held in Johnson County pail. The
deputy sheriff who brought the in
jured men here said they gave their
names as Bert Lambert, South Bend.
Ind. and Denny Moore. Indianapolis.
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FIRE DAMAGE Is SMALL
All Downtown Apparatus Called to
ko.he.WelIs- Bauer Plant.

Small damage was done today by
roof fire at the plant of Kothe.
Wells Bauer, wholesale grocers. New
Jersey st. and Virginia Ave-, though
a second alarm was sounded and
all downtown fire-fighting apparatus
called to the scene.
The blaze was thought to have
been started by overheated coffee
ovens, located on the fifth floor, Just
under the roof.
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Comes Here NoU. IS.

Queen Marie will visit Indian
apOlis Nov. %, according to an
nouncement at the Roumanian en-
bassy at Washington.
The itinerary schedules the
queen to arrive here at 6 p. IN.
from Chicago and leave at 1890
a. m,, Nov. 26, for Cincinnati, Ohio,
giving her six hours here.