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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-15
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NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-OP)-The
new president of the Women's Ma
tional Republican club is Miss Alice
Hill Chittenden. who once predicted
that men would rue the day that
women's suffrage triumphed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-15

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-24
SCHOOL PROPERTY
USE PROHIBITED
Grounds, Buildings Refused
for Meetings.

The Indianapolis school board to-
day promulgated an order that no
school grounds or buildings be used
for political or religious meetings at
any time.
The order was precipitated by a
request to use school sgrounds for
open-air religious meetings.
School superintendent e. U.
Graft was authorized ito go to New
York seeking teachers, his expenses
to be paid by the school city. The
board is seeking to employ several
specialists in various studies.
Five bids on Manual Training
High School roof repairs, first step
Of the boards summer construction
and improvement program, were re
ferred to the, buildings and grounds
committee.
Plans were approved and the
secretary authorized to advertise for
bids on School IL.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-24
NEW DEFICIENCY
BILL REPORTED
Measure Slated for Passage
This Week.

WASHINGTON. June 24.-The i'm.
portant second deficiency bill. con-
tanning thousands Of appropriations
for Government activities and for
public buildings In the fiscal year
1927. starting July I. was reported
TO the House today by the appropri-
ations Committee.
II will be taken up tomorrow.
passed this week and sent TO tho
Senate for passage early next week.
under present plans.
The measure includes about $780,
10000 for the first years buildings
In the $l65.O00,OOO five.year public
buildings program; all appropriations
for the District OF Columbia govern
ment. and s375.OOO TO build a new
roof and to make other repairs to
the White House.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-24
MAIL TRUCK QUIZ
BEGUN BY STATE
Bryson Resents Probe by
Schortemeier'S Aids.

Operation of roaring mail trucks
through city streets became the sub
iect of an investigation by State
Motorpolicemen Joe Shinn and
George Johnson today, acting under
orders of Secretary of State Fred
erick Schortemeier.
Five trucks were without tail
lights and several were found speed
ing Wednesday night, 1T was said at
Schortemeier's office.
Postmaster Robert Bryson resent
ed announcement of the investiga-
ton before he was notified Of it. II
don't think it was proper" he said.
"All our trucks run in the city,
so 1 don't see how they come under
Schortemeier's jurisdiction, anyhow,
Bryson declared.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-24
SCHOONER BURNS;
IS LOST, FEAR
Ship Abandoned When Gas
Tank ExpIodeS.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, June a.
Thirteen members Of the crew of
the schooner Falmouth out Of Glou-
cester are believed to have been
drowned when the boat was de-
stroyed by fire off Cable Island.
Details of the fire were learned
today when Captain Eric Carlson
and eight men landed on Cable
Island.
The ship was abandoned, the cap
tain said, after the gasoline tank
had exploded from fire that started
in the deckhouse.
The Falmouth was owned by the
United Fisheries Company of Glou.
lcester.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-24
HAAG CASE
WITNESSES
SEE CROUCH
Two Persons at Staying
Asked TO Identify Muir
der Suspect.

An effort to identify Hilton
Crouch. held in the Chicago Jail on
banditry charges, as a participant in
the hold-up and murder of Wilkin'
son Haag. Haag Drug Company Of
fetal, May II. at Green Mill Dance
Hall, was made today by two wit
nesses of the fatal shooting.
Police Inspector Claude NJ Wor-
ley said it would be necessary to
identify Crouch as figure in the
murder case before Chicago police
will release the alleged bandit.
Police seek extradition of Crouch,
who is indicted in connection with
the Duesenberg Motor Company pay
roll robbery here.
Crouch admitted a part in the rob
berry to Detective William Rugen-
stein. who is in Chicago, Worley de-
clared.
Rugenstein checked the alibi that
Crouch advanced in denying a part
in the murder. Efforts are being
made to bring Crouch here for
further questioning in the murder
case. It was said he was seen in
indianapolis the day before In a
Chrysler auto, alleged to have been
stolen. Detectives checked the car.
said to have been abandoned in a
garage here. with the description Of
the bandit auto.
One of Crouch's companions in a
foundry robbery in Chicago. follow
ing which they were captured, Is
also wanted in connection with the
Duesenberg hold-up.
Worley expected further word
from Rueenstein this afternoon.
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attempt to discover why it failed and
fix responsibility for this failure, it
wss determined here today.
The following committee was
named to conduct the inquiry: VIM.
Whipple, New Hampshire; Robert
Treat Paine, Massachusetts Bay;
Stephen Hopkins, Rhode Island;
Roger Sherman, Connecticut; George
Clinton, New York; James Wilson,
Pennsylvania; VIM. Paca, Maryland;
Thos. jefferson, Virginia; Joseph
Hewes, North Carolina; Arthur Mid
dleton, South Carolina, and Lyman
Hall. Georgia.
Today's action followed resolu-
ton passed yesterday instructing
General Washington to inquire into
the conduct Of all officers accused Of
embezzling. cowardice and plunder-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-24
AMrnls ConUiction
in Chastity Murder

Supreme Court today affirmed the
conviction of Raymond r. Smith In
the Marshall Circuit Court on the
charge Of numbering his grand
mother, Mrs. Frances c. Sweet, for
which Smith is serving a life sen.
tence.
On circumstantial evidence, Smith
was convicted OF shooting his grand
mother about March 2, 1922, Of
secreting her body in a trunk for
three days, and later burying the
body In a vault and constructing
a granary over the spot. Her body
was uncovered almost two years
later. The motive was said to have
been possession of some cash and
S1.5O0 in Liberty bonds. The family
lived near Culver.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-24
CONGRESS PROBES CANADIAN EXPEDITION

forces u6der Major ButterfeId; and
although Butterfeld had am
munition and provisions for ten
days, and knew reinforcements were
on the way from Montreal, he
surrendered on the second day.
Surrender was made on condition
there should be no plundering Of
baggage and that none Of the prison
ers should be delivered to the
savages. Nevertheless the enemy
even striped clothing from the
backs of the prisoners and delivered
some of them to the Indians
The British then attacked Major
Sherbourne and his $50 reinforce
ments. who fought bravely. but were
forced to surrender. OF these prison
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a petition for a reprieve, but the
home office refused to intervene
Speedy justice was meted to
Mrs. Calvert. Arrested April 2,
she was tried Immediately and
was sentenced to death May T.
Mrs. Calvert appealed for a
stay of execution on the grounds
she was about to become a
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ing on the expedition, and to bring
them to trial even though they may
have resigned their commissions.
The inquiry, it is hoped, will Offset
the demoralizing effect Of the failure
of General Montgomery and Brig.
Gen. Benedict Arnold's expeditions
to take Quebec and to hold Montreal
last winter.
The Congress, after some debate.
sent back to committee the report
on cartel for exchange of prisoners
entered into by Brigadier General
Arnold and Captain Foster of the
British forces.
The committee had reported the
following finding OF facts:
About 600 OF the enemy under
Captain Forster attacked the post
at Cedars held by $50 Continental
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-24
More Loss Thar
Buried Money.

The vacant house is more OF
a dead loss than buried money.
Neither earns an income. yet
the place you could rent suf-
fers the toll OF time; that's
the reason the loss is greater.
But why have vacant prop
erty? People are continually
seeking new living quarters.
Some want near their work.
others want larger or smaller
quarters-moving vans are al.
ways on the go. II you have
n vacant property order a rent
ad in The Times. Result sto-
ries from rental ads are Of
daily occurrence. You can telo-
phone your ad. Just call Main
$500. a want ad clerk win
help you write It. And you
can charge It.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-24
FAVORABLE VOTE
ON FARM RELIEF
BILL INDICATED
M'Nary Amendment Adopted
by Senate-GiveS Aid to
Cotton Growers.
Bg United Press

bH Unftfd PTeSs
WASHINGTON, June 24.-Fav.
orable action on the Haugen bill was
indicated today when the Senate be-
gan voting amendments to the
measure. An amendment, submit
ted by Senator McNary, Oregon,
farm leader, assuring cotton pro
ducers of seventy-fve million dollars
Of the equalization fund, was adopt
ed, so TO 49,
The bill, giving a Federal farm
board broad powers TO buy and
withhold surplus production Of cot.
ton, corn, wheat and hogs from the
market when the surplus threatens
to reduce prices below reasonable
levels" was scheduled to come TO
a vote this afternoon.
Farmer-Senators, sponsoring the
measure, and Administration and
eastern Senators from industrial
States opposing the bill, both claimed
victory.
There was the possibility that Vice
President Dawes, who braved Presi.
dent Coolidge's displeasure to spon.
sor the Haugen bill. will be com.
PEELED to cast the deciding vote for
the measure.
Senator Reed. Democrat Mis-.
souri,. assailed Vice President Dawes
and Secretary Of Commerce Hoover
in closing debate.
IL hope the Dawes plan over In
Europe isn't as rotten as this 0Hau.
gem bill is :" Reed declared. 81 have
been told that the Vice President
has approved the measure"
Referring to Herbert Hoover by
name. Reed declared mo more
damnable or infamous outrage was
ever perpetrated upon a free peo.
Pile" than Hoover's wartime regula-
tions on farm products.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-24
CONVICTION REVERSED
Court Finds Officers Searched Man
Without Warrant.

Because Muncie police officers
searched Nelson Edwards without
first procuring warrant, his con.
viction on a bootleggging charge
was reversed and a new trial or.
dered by State Supreme Court.
Edwards was fined $500 and costs
and sentenced to six months In Jail.
The higher court held II an error to
admit testimony that Edwards was a
bootlegger by reputation. .I
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-24
CAR MEN Defer
PLAN TO STRIKE
At LEAST WEEK
Results Expected on Plea
for Arbitration Before
Then.

indianapolis Street Railway en-
ployes will not strike for at least a
week.
Decision to defer a strike pending
efforts by State and city officials to
induce company officials to arbitrate
was reached at a meeting Of 500
hundred employees early today at
Plumbers Hall, 312 Z. Washington
st.
The policy of watchful waiting
for seven days was indorsed at the
meeting following refusal of Federal
Judge Robert c. Baltzell Wednesday.
at Terre Haute to grant a temporary
injunction to substitute for a tenn
porary restraining order to prevent
calling strike and after union Of
f1cials had asserted that Governor
Jackson, Mayor Duvall and members
of the public service commission
had agreed to bring pressure to bear
upon Robert 1. Todd. company presi.
dent, to agree to arbitration.
However, Frank p. Baker, attor-
ney for the men. indicated that there
is no intention to cast aside the
weapon of a strike in the dispute.
Judge Baltzell's refusal Of the
plea of street car company attorneys
for a temporary injunction means
that there is no legal restriction to
prevent the employees from striking
Baker, said. .--~---7-s-s-
The restraining order issued by
Baltzell. June 8. is applicable only
for ten days after it's issuance,
Baker contended.
Governor Jackson and Mayor
Duvall are trying to induce Mr.. Todd
to submit to arbitration" Baker said.
"One public service commission
member said, Wen cite Todd to
come in and axbitrate unless he does
so Voluntarily
I'VE can't rush people off their
feet, and you must give us a week S
time, during which l believe we
ought to bring about the results you
men want.
Certainly the public service com.
mission that fixes street car fares
will have some influence III persuad.
ing Todd to arbitrate. Let the pub
lie service commission decide wheth-
er 81 and ~ cents an hour Is suffi-
Client wage on which to support a
family"
Junior employees receive 81 cents
an hour. while those who have
worked five years for the company
are raised to AZ cents.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-24
WARNS OF FIRE HAZARDS
Fire Marshal Seeks 10 Curb Careless
Use of Fireworks.

Warning to the general public
against the careless use OF fireworks
and the consequent hazard to life
and property was issued today by
Harry N. Styner, first deputy State
fire marshal. Rules Of the fire
marshal's Office prohibit the retail
sale OF fireworks in larger cities hav.
ing ordinances covering the subject.
Styner pointed out.
Letters were sent out to fire chiefs.
town clerks and township trustees
throughout the State reminding
them of their duties as assistant fire
marshals. An investigation was made
today by Harvey See. assistant
marshal, into the reported over
loading Of basement f'in a whole
sale house on s. Meridian ST
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-24
HEADS GRoCERS BODY
Roy l.. Davidson Elected President
of National Association.

Word was received here today that
Roy L. Davidson. 534 f. Thirty
Eighth ST., has been elected presi-
dent of the National Wholesale Gro
GERS Association in convention at
Rochester, N. Y. Davidson is vice
president of the M. O'Connor Com
pany, wholesale grocers of Indian
apolis
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-24
JURY INSPECTS PRISON
Report on Institution Conditions Is
Due Saturday.

Members of the Marion County
grand jury headed by William ii.
Shaeffer, deputy. were guests at
noon today at a luncheon given by
the superintendent of the Indiana
Woman's Prison. An inspection OF
the institution was made by the
jurors.
Saturday the grand jury will sub.
NIT to Judge James A. Collins its
report on conditions found at the
county institutions during recent in
spection tours.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-24
IF OUHA We ANYTHING ON U.s.
PRODUCE ITY SAYS DRY CHIEF
Director Harris Tired of
Hearing InsinuationS
Against Men.

eff those Vincennes fellows have
any proof that the members Of this
prohibition. force are crooked 1 want
them to come out with it, and wen
fire the crooks and send them to the
penitentiary. but I'm tired of this
insinuation business"
Bristling with indignation. Ansel
r. Harris, Federal prohibition ad'
ministrator for Indiana, today thus
came to the defense of the integrity
Of his agents, impugned Wednesday
in testimony at the Federal trial in
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ENGLAND Hangs Mother of Three

mother. A woman jury found
her assertion was untrue.
The condemned woman went
to her death unfiinchingly. Last
night her husband and her g.
year-old son told her goodby.
The child, unaware Of his
mothers fate, was overjoyed to
see her.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-24
VEGETABLE GROWERS MEET

DIV IWTTtW IFfHN
LAFAYETTE. Ind. June "a
Two hundred men were in attend
ance today at the annual summer
meeting Of the Indiana Vegetable
Growers Association here. Expert
ments being conducted at Purdue
university to double production by
irrigation were demonstrated to the
visitors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-24
G. O. P. EDITORS MEET
David Hogg, Candidate for Con-
gress, to Speak.

BH United Press
FORT WAYNE, Ind, June "a
Republican editors of Indiana were
gathering in Fort Wayne today for
the midsummer meeting Of the State
Republican Editorial Association.
j. Frank McDermond, association
president, appointed a committee
headed by Henry Marshall, of La
fayette, to- prepare resolutions for
adoption by the gathering.
David Hogg. candidate for Con-
gress from the Twelfth District, will
be one of the principle speakers at
the love feast tonight.
The proximity of the vote on farm
relief in the senate prevented Sena-
tors Watson and Robinson from at
tending the meeting Of editors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-24
Man Learns From
GypsieS

Sam TEXTS, 2415 Station St.,
told police two gypsy women,
one Of whom was carrying a
baby, took $1S5 from a money
belt he was wearing under his
shirt while they told his for
tune in front of $50 Massachu-
setts Ave. today. Police failed
to find the women.
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BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
MANCHESTER, England, June
24.-Mrs- Louise Calvert, 33,
mother of three children, was
hanged today for the murder Of
her landlady, whom she had
strangled to death.
1t was the first time since 1923
that woman had been executed
in England. Thousands signed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-24
MOTHER AND AIMEE
MEET IN HOSPITAL
Cod 1t Is She, Says Mrs. Kennedy, Embracing Evange
ist Missing for Weeks-Hunt for kidnaperS Pursued.
BULLETIN

BULLETIN
8U Unsted Press
DOUGLASS, Ariz., June "a
Plans for a billion dollar kid
naping syndicate were projected
by the abductOrs of Aimee
SempIe Mcpherson, with Motion
Picture stars marked for their
victims, according to a story told
today by the Los Angeles
evangelist.
BIZ United Press
DOUGLAS, Ariz., June 24.-"God
it is she!" cried Mrs. Minnie
Mother" Kennedy as she entered G
little room in the Calumet ant
Arizona hospital here today anc
knelt beside her evangelist daughter
Aimiee Semple Mcpherson. Will
that, Mrs. Kennedy fell into the out
stretched arms of her long absent
daughter, who reappeared here
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NAVY AIR BILL LAW
$85, 100000 Measure Is Signed by
Coolidge.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, June 24.-Presi
dent Coolidge today signed the naval
aircraft bill appropriating $S5, 900, ,00O
for a f1ve-year building program pro
viding 1,S00 new airplanes and two
rigid dirigibles of the Shenandoah
type.
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Prosecution on Trial TestlfleS
He Gave Dry League
Attorney $3.50.
IN LIQUOR INVESTIGATION
VinCenneS Conspiracy Case
Ready for Jury.
BY Charles e. Carl,
Times staff CprrosDondeHt

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June "a
Ethan A. Miles, attorney for the
Indiana Anti.Saloon League, was
paid $3.50 by Floyd Young,
Knox County prosecutor, on trial
here as one OF the chief VincenScs
conspirators charged with violation
OF the national prohibition laws.
Young testified today at his trial.
Young was on the stand in his
own defense. lie said he paid Miles
the money to investigate rumors OF
liquor violations by James r. Arm
strong OF Vincennes, another de-
fendant in the case.
Later. on cross-examination,
Young said the money was used en-.
tirely by Milea In the investigation.
and that Miles received none OF II
for his personal benefit.
Defendants Rest
The FIVE defendants In tho case
rested their case al 10:45 a. m,
Judge Robert c. Baltzell allotted
one and one.half hours TO each side
for argument.
Alexander @. Cavins opened the
argument for the Government and
was followed by United States Dis.
trict Attorney Albert Ward.
Vincennes could not be cleaned up
when the good citizens OF the town
were connected with bootlegging ac.
tivities, Cavins said.
Need New Officers
"Vincennes Is entitled TO n new
and much better set OF officers"
Cavins declared.
at takes a capable man 10 oper-
ate with the Anti-Saloon League
on one side and the bootleggers
ON the other. and this man Young
seems TO have been able TO do II.
1T is a terrible situation when
forty.nve of Vincennes' leading citl
zens belonging to the Moose lodge
throw booze parties at the lodge hall
when each of them had a birthday.
"Greed for money and the temp
tati0n of liquor Is the cause Of all
this" Cav.ns said.
There are men who can't re-
sist the temptation TO steal whisky
left i'm their custody In certain
Government buildings"
To 60 10 Jury
The case was expected 20 go TO
the jury about p. m.
A sensation was created in the
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Wednesday after five weeks when
she was reported drowned in the
surf at Ocean Park, California.
Children Come
For fully five minutes the two
clung to each other while mutely
standing by with tears in their
eyes, were the evangehst's two chill
dren, Rolf and Roberta.
Mrs. Kennedy's arrival was dra-
matte. The populace of Douglas
stood with barred heads outside the
little brick hospital as Mother"
Kennedy, the two children and Los
Angeles County Investigators arr
rived.
Whisper Messages
During their Ave minutes of un.
interrupted embracing, it was ap-
parent that Mrs. Mcpherson and
her msther were whispering mes
sages to each other.
After the dramatic reunion with
her family, Mrs. Mcpherson re-
ceived Captain Cline and Prosecutor
Ryan in closed conference to relate
details of her sensational story Of
kidnapping by a gypsy band.
Meanwhile every arroyo, canyon
and mountain top along the Mexican
border was searched by posses of
citizens and officers for the mystic
rious adventurers who Mrs. Nc
Pherson declared lured her from
the surf on May Is and held her
captive in Mexico more than a
month for 100000 ransom.
One group of men. under com
mand of Mexican officials, returned
here this morning after searching
the hill and desolate flats of Sonora,
southwest of Aqua Prieta for MANY
futile hours and reported they were
unable to locate the mystery shack
where Mrs. Mcpherson said she had
been held for many days.