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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-19
ASKS RULING ON
KENTUCKY LAW
Opinion Sought In Auto
License War.

Constitutionality of the Kentucky
statute under which Wholesale arr
rests Of Indiana commercial auto
mobile drivers have been made was
questioned today by Secretary of
States Frederick e. Schortemeier
in letter to Attorney General
Arthur l.. Gilliom.
sIn the letter Schortemeier asked
Gilliom if the new Kentucky law
is strictly compatible with provisions
in the Federal constitution permit
ting interstate commerce and travel
and prohibiting one State from i'm
posing eXcises on other States. If
Gilliom rules negatively. it is likely
that a suit will be brought in a Fed
eral Court to void the Kentucky
statute.
Representatives from States sur
rounding Kentucky will meet in In
dianapolis Sept. to consider ne
prisals against the general war
fare Kentucky has carried on against
out-Sate automobiles.
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ment. He said present enforcement
is "farcical' and is seriously dam
aging the prohibition cause. He
also demanded Melons removal.
Two Score Reply
Replies so far received from two
score leaders. summarized by Nichol-
son for the Scripps5iowsrd papers.
show that almost all agree that lax
enforcement is damaging the pro
hibition cause. and back his sugges-
tiop that dry leaders should meet
here in the fall. None made definite
suggestions for enforcement. how
ever.
THE interest taken warrants the
prediction that a meeting will be
held" Nicholson said. "Our effort
to organize a widespread revolt
against Mellon is progressing. We
expect that the conference VIII pre-.
pare a unified demand against his
continued control
Money Wasted
1T Is our opinion that under Mel
l)n's direction. millions cf dollars
worth of taxpayers money are be-
ing expended without any worth
while gain. Friends of prohibition
are not alarmed without cause.
Bi ewers in Pennsylvania hold the
Federal courts and local judiciary
in contempt, and produce beer above
the Volstead standard. Champagne.
whisky and gin are being supplied
to institutions and individuals with
the same facility that groceries are
delivered to the household. A few
prohibition leaders pretend that
such conditions do not exist, but
their denials do not eliminate the
disgraceful conditions"
Nicholson said he would continue
to press prohibition leaders for their
opinions, telling them that "onH a
miracle can save prohibition"
Prophecy Made
Meanwhile a prophecy that the
Republican party will stamp out its
wet element and become the official
party of the drys was made here
today by Representative John F., Ca
rev Of New York, Tammany Demo
cratic leader of New York.
This change will he wrought. Mr..
Carew says. by the defeat of Sen
ator James w. Wadsworth of New
York, outstanding opponent of pro-
hibition in the Republican ranks,
who is running for reelection in
November.
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OPPOSE INTERFERENCE
EnglewOOd Hustling Hundreds AdOpt
Resolution on Mexico.

Opposition to any interference, di-
rectly or indirectly in the internal
affairs OF Mexico and hearty COM
mendation of the action of Presi-
dent Gales in enforcing the new
religious laws of that country are
contained in a resolution which has
been adopted by the Englewood
Hustling Hundreds, mems organiza-
ton OF the Englewood Christian
Church.
I'VE most heartily commend the
patriotic and fearless attitude of
Elias Gales. president of Mexico, for
standing firmly for the fundamental
principles which form the bulwarks
of democracy everywhere. the reso-
luton reads. A copy is to be sent
to Secretary of State Kellog and
President Coolidge. The resolution
also condemns the policy Of the
Catholic Churhc in Mexico.
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VALENTINO
DEATH TALE
ST|RS CITY
Unfounded Report Circulated
and 1000 Calls an Hour
Are Received.
CONDITION IMPROVED
Physicians Declare Actor Is
Out of Danger.

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NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Winning
fight for life in which the decision
has hung in the balance all week,
Rudolph Valentino, movie star, today
was reported out of danger at Poly
clinic Hospital.
The following bulletin was issued
by his physicians at 10 a. M:
Mr.. Valentino is making salts
factory progress, having passed his
most critical periods"
The popular interest in the illness
Of the men who, made "sheik"
national by.word was demonstrated
when an unfounded report of his
death was circulated Wednesday
night.
Thousands of telephone calls
swamped switchboard facilities at
the hospital, where Valentino re-
mains after double operations for ap.
pendicitis and gastric ulcer.
So fast did the calls come that
it was necessary to add two extra
operations to the switchboard staff.
Valentino isn't dead" telephone
operator repeated YEARLY this morn
ing as flare. backs of the rumor re.
suited in numerous calls to the hos
pital.
But I'm just about dead from
eXhaustion-everybody called up last
night-everShody in New York--we
just couldn't take the calls fas;
enough"
1t was estimated that incoming
calls were received at the rate of
1000 an hour while the rumor lasted.
Chicken broth, peptonized milk
and Vichy water were given Valen-
tino Wednesday, the first nourish-
ment he has received since he col.
lansed Sunday.
Private detectives guarded his
room so he would not he disturbed
by some fanatic movie enthusiast,
several of whom have appeared at
the hospital in efforts to see him.
Three nurses are in constant at.
tendance, although only one is pres
ent at his bedside at a time. lest he
became aware Of the danger OF his
condition.
Valentino sent to the press a brief
statement thanking his friends and
film fans for their interest in him.
He dictated the statement to Ullman
Il am sure these kind wishes have
helped me greatly" Valentino said.
During the morning two middle
aged Italian laborers came to the
hospital inquiring for Valentino. say
ing that twelve years ago they had
worked with him as apprentice land
scape gardeners in Central Park.
New York. In those days, Valentino
was still struggling young Italian
trying to put to practical use his
training as farmer.
I'VE ate out of the same lunch
basket with him." one OF the two
men said.
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CITY STARTS
DRIVE UPON
JAY-WALKING.
Officer Arrests Five Pedes-
trians at Scene of Fatal
Accident.
ORDERED BY INSPECTOR
Jones Plans to Watch Down.
town Crossings.

With the arrest of four men and
one woman on jay-walking charges,
Traffic Inspector Lester Jones to-
day launched a drive which ne hopes
will decrease the fast growing death
toll among. pedestrians
The arrests were made at Senate
Ave. and Court St., where Miss Mary
Lenihan, 104 Johnson Ave, was
struck by a truck Monday and killed.
Charges were preferred by Motor
cycle officer Griffin, stationed to han.
die traffic at that Intersection,
against;
Frank Smith, rs, of 25 N. West
St; Herbert Owens, 20, Danville,
Ind; II. F. Bernstein, q, of 2213 N.
Meridian ST.; Henry Spaulding, is.
Of 1116 n. Capitol Ave, and Miss
Minnie Capps, 23, of 1870 w. Walnut
st.
In City Code
Authority is found in section TIT
of the 1925 city code and a part Of
the traffic ordinance headed: "Pe-
destrians at Crossings" 1t reads:
"All pedestrians crossing streets
at street intersections in the con
gested district shall cross at right
angles, and shall not cross at such
intersections diagonally. They shall
cross only at the signal of the traffic
officer when one is stationed and
move only in the same direction as
the traffic"
Inspector Jones said because near
ly 1000 employees leave the c. B.
Cones & Sons Overall Factory and
The Best Grand Laundry, at Court
St. and Senate Ave. at p. m.
To Carry on Drive
He closed traffic in Court St. and
directed Griffin to guard the street
and direct all traffic north and south.
Efforts to cross the street to the
Statehouse grounds We're prohibited,
due to the heavy auto and truck
traffic.
Jones said he plans to station as
many traffic officers as possible at
the downtown street intersections
and to carry on the drive on pedes-
trians the same as on the motorists.
The arrests are the first since the
Shank administration two years ago.
when Inspector Michael J. Glenn
asked the city council to pass an
ordinance that would give his officers
some law to work with in handling
pedestrian traffic.
Penalty for the offense is a fine not
to exceed $500 to which may be
1S0 days.
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SOUTHBENDPOSSE
KILLS ONE BANDIT
Companion Is Captured
After Being Trapped.

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SOUTH BEND. Ind. Aug. 10. -
Raymond Crowley, Gary, Ind, was
shot and killed by a posse near
Mishawaka, Ind, after he and his
companion are alleged to have held
up filling station Wednesday night
The companion. Raymond Edger-
ley, escaped during the battle. but
was trapped and arrested in a woods
near here this morning.
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THREE MENTIONED
FOR HOSPITAL JOB
DuvaII to Name Successor
to Dr.. Nafe Next Week.

With the virtual elimination of
DR.. Richard A. Poole, three Indian.
apolis physicians today seemed likely
successors to DR.. Cleon Nafe, who
resigned recently as city hospital su-
perintendent. e
They are DR.. Russell Hippen.
steele, former resident physician at
the hospital, who recently returned
sNo this city after serving as head of
'& hospital at FIT. Lauderdale, Fla. :;
-Dr. p c. Rowe, present resident
physician, and DR.. William Doep-
pers, deputy coroner of Marion
County.
Mayor Duvall has announced he
will make a "non-political appoint
ment' when he returns FROM vaea.
ton next week.
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QUIZ ESCAPED PRISONER
Mar Who Fled From Vigo .kiiI Ar
rested Here.

Detectives Sneedand Trabue today
arrested William Lethridge. 81, Ne
gro, 633 Maxwell ST., who escaped
Wednesday from Vigo County Sail az
Terre Haute.
Officers found Iethridge, one OF
three who sawed their way to free
dom, at 719R Charlotte St. He was
questioned regarding burglaries here
and If any connection Is found he
will be held to face trial.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-19
TRUCK AND CAR CRASH
Three Persons Hurt i'm Accident Re
ported Improved.

Three persons injured in a street
car-truck accident at Thirtieth St.
and College Ave. Wednesday night
were reported in improved condition
today.
Police said the truck owned by
the Zero Ice and Coal Company and
driven by Thomas Ryan, swung into
the path of the street car of which
Earl Ritter, 1924 E. Tenth ST., was
motorman-Ryan escaped injury, but
Ritter was badly cut by flying glass.
Mrs. Hannah Rogers. 80. of 5S57
Dewey Ave. and her daughter AL
berta. Z, passengers, also were cut.
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STRIKES AUTO; FLEES
MOtoman Leaves Scehe of Crash at
Intersection.

Paul Frazier, so S. State Ave,
Prospect street car motorman, today
fed from the scene of an accident
at Pine St and Virginia Ave. after
his car had struck an auto.
Jesse A. Osborn, 1885 Bradbury
St., told. police he had the go sign
at the intersection when struck. Os-
borne's car was damaged. Brakes
failed to work on the street cor. Con-
ductor Walter White. 1895 Shelby
st., said. Frazier was not sought
by police.
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WALKS FROM HOSPITAL
And Into Path of AutO-Woman's
Injuries Not Ser-ious.

Miss Vera Parsley, 90, walked
from the Methodist hospital into
Capitol Ave. Wednesday night and
was struck by an auto driven by AL
len Galloway, 3449 Winthrop Ave.
Her Injuries, dressed at the hospital,
were not serious.
Kenneth Van Felt, IL. of 1915 Ash
land Ave, was injured, police say,
when his bicycle was struck by an
auto driven by Ben Brown, Negro,
1915 Columbia Ave.. IN front of 319
2. Sixteenth st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-19
NEW RUM PARI.EY

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-Assist-
ant Secretary of Treasury Andrews
will confer with Canadian officials
soon regarding smuggling of Cana
dian liquor into the United States,
Acting Treasury Secretary Winston
announced today.
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PAR0LED FOR FUNERAL
Reformatory Prison to Attend Rites
for His Mother.

Amos H~eIman of Richmond. now
serving sentence in the Indiana
Reformatory at Pendleton, RECEIVED
a three-day parole from Governor
Jackson today in order that he might
attend his mothers funeral. Friday.
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DryS May Demand That Ad-
miniStration Really Aid
Enforcement.
BIG PARLEY is PLANNED
Philadelphia Leader Sends
Out Appeal.
BY Roscoe b. Fleming,
TfIneS Hfnff NOrrfsnOndenL

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.--Na-
tional prohibition leaders may hold
a law eforcement meeting here this
fall to demand of President Coolidge
that the Administration really get
behind the prohibition law. A re.
quest that the President remove
Secretary Mellon as head of en-
forcement efforts is also possible.
Secretary Nicholson Of the Law
Enforcement League. of Philadelphia
recently broadcast an appeal to 1865
dry leaders for a desperate and con-
certed effort to improve enforce
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"Nick' for a Wet
BB United Press

BH JRued Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -
Speaker If the House, Nicholas
LOngwsrth Ohio prominently
mentioned as 1928 Republican
presidential possibility, will go to
New NOrk Sept. II TO aid the cam
paign + of Senator WadswOrth,
wet" Republican, fdr reelection,
it was learned at LOngwOrth's Of
fee here today.
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FARLEY FAILS

BU United PFees
LONDON, Aug. 19.-It was re-
ported late this afternoon that to.
days meeting between the coal own,
ers and coal miners had failed to
result in agreement for resumption
OF peace. negotiations
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HOWARD HONORED
BY WORLDS PRESS
Former Local NewsbOy
Heads League of Nations
News Commission.
BY Henry Wood
United Press staff Correspondent

tHHtH fftSs SFdIF COfTesDOHdeHt
GENEVA, Aug. 19.-Roy w. How
ard, educated in the schools of In
dianapolis, a newsboy selling papers
on its streets, then a reporter on its
daily papers and today president of
the indianapolis Times and a direc-
tor of the Scripps- Howard news
papers, today was named chairman
of the executive committee of an in-
ternational press commission for the
promotion of world peace organized
by the League Of Nations.
The commission is composed of
sixteen of the worlds leading press
assosociations representing ten coun-
tries and four continents.
1t met here under league auspices,
with the object of improving world
wide facilities for the interchange of
news as the most practicable means
of promoting understanding between
all peoples and preventing national
Observation-Disclosures which often lead
to war.
DrummOnd Speaks
Sir Eric Drummond, secretary Of
the league, made the opening ad-
dress. NJ. Mecot of the Havas
agency Of France was elected presi-
dent of the commission.
Because of Howard's insistent eff
forts, the commission DECIDED that
all sessions would be public.
The agencies participating in the
present gathering are theUgited Press
associations and the Associated
Press, both of the United States; the
Americana Of Brazil the Exchange
Telegraph, Central News and Reu-
ters of England, the Radio and
Havas agencies Of France. Nippon
Dempo and Rengo agencies of
Japan, the Stefani agency of Italy.
the Telegraph Union and Wolff of
Germany, the Avala agency Of Jugo-
Slavia, the Swiss Telegraph agency
of switzerland and Tidninsaynas
and Teiegambyra Of Sweden.
One Refuses
The only agency which. invited
TO participate, refused. was the
Tasa Russian official agency, which
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TAXES COLLECTED
ILLEGALLY, CHARGE
AGAINST RAMSAY
County Democratic Chair
man ASSaiIS Divided
Duplicates.

Thousands CT Marion County tax.
payers have paid deliquent taxes be-
cause of the introduction by County
Treasurer Echyar6 A. Ramsay Of H.
legal divided tax duplicates. L. J.
keach, Marion County Democratic
chairman charged today.
Ramsay is entitled by law to a per-
centage Of delinquent taxes, Keach
pointed out.
John ]. RruUn, State tax board
chairman in letter, ruled that the
law does not contemplate two du-
piicatss, the Democratic chairman
said.
Thousands Of property owners
who had paid their real estate tax
were<ruled delinquent on their per
sonai properly tax when they did
not pay their personal tax because
they were under the impression that
both personal and real estate prop
erty was listed on one duplicate as
In previous years, according to
Keach
Introduced by Ramsay
The divided duplicate system. the
separate listing by the treasurer's
office Of taxes due on personal and
real property, was introduced by
Ramsay this spring.
Brown. in his opinion. quoted the
law which provides that both per.
sonal and real property he listed on
one duplicate and said he believed
. ke 10
1T is our opinion that when the
taxpayer has called for his receipt
and has complied with ale the re-
quirements of the law. no penalty
should he added on account of the
dereliction or mistake of the col
lecting officer in falling to give him
the corset amount, or ON account
of any system Of record keeping
which is not in harmony with the
law"
No Authority
No State body. however. has the
authority to compel Ramsay to do
away with his divided duplicate
system, he also said.
At the treasurer's office it was
said Ramsay is out of the city and
will not be back until Sept !.
Deputy Treasurer c. O. Harris de
MED there has been any increase in
the number of delinquent taxpayers
since the Ramsay system was put
into effect. Every year there are
about fifty thousand delinquents, he
said.
He said clerks in the office made
every effort to inform taxpayers
that they must get separate dupli-
Gates.
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REVOLUTION BREAKS OUT

Bu United PTess
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1e.-Revo-
luticn has broken out at several
points in Nicaragua, the State De
partment was advised today.
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SHIPMENT
OF SCOTCH
IS SEIZED
Dry Director Starts Quiz OF
Operations Here by New
York Ring.
C0NFISCATE 9 QUARTS
Believed to Have Been
Struggled Into Country.

Investigation Of operations here
a liquor ring with headquarters in
Kew York City, which may be work
ing in conjunction with a coast rum
running outfit was begun today by
Prohibition Director A. r. Harris,
after nine quarts Of real Scotch
whisky were confiscated in local ex.
press office Wednesday by Federal
dry agents.
Express company officials said the
box containing the liquor was ship
ped from New York City.
It is believed the whisky, which,
according to labels on the bottles is
from London, is contraband stuff
brought into the country by rum
runners. The booze probably was
part of 4 big shipment by booze
runners, who had succeeded in
slipping past the coast guard, it is
said
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TO MOVE ACADEMY
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bU JNtted PreS9
WASHINGTON. Aug. 19.-Be-
cause of crowded conditions at New
London, Conn, the Coast Guard
Academy there will be moved either
to Newport, r. L.. or New Bedford,
Mass.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-19
GENERAL STRIKE LOOMS

BU United HSrss
BERLIN, Aug. 19.-The secretary
of the Polish miners union has an
nounced that a general strike may
,Sesult from the mine owners re-
'fusal of a demand for increased
wages
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HANGING OF
I BOY, AGE IS,
is OPPOSED
Local Persons Give Views
State Never Has Had
Juvenile Execution.

Indianapolis law enforceme
authorities and persons connected
with handling of juveniles, today ex'
pressed opposition to the penalty OF
hanging. imposed or Adam Eurress
15-year-old boy of Tazewell County,
Virginia, found guilty Of criminal
attack on a 9-year-old girl. The
Judge at Welch, w. Va, Wednes-
day sentenced the boy to hang Oct.
20.
In the written history of execu-
tions in Indiana, none of the con-
demned have been Juveniles it was
pointed out This record may be
broken, however, as Wallace Nc
Cutcheon, 16-year-old Indianapolis
Negro, is under sentence of electro
cution. He was convicted of MUIR
dering John Ward in a hold-up.
The State Supreme Court gave the
boy stay of execution until Dec.
II. pending consideration of his ap-
peal from the verdict in Marion
Criminal Court All executions in
this State are by electrocution.
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ONE KILLED; ONE HURT

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BRIDGETON, n. J., Aug. 10
Henry Lawrence, 10, Of Marlboro,
n J., was killed today and Mrs
Daisy Haines, so, of st. Petersburg,
Fla, was critically injured in an au.
tomobile crash at Marlboro, hear
here.
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COUNCIL ACCEPTS
BUSER'S FIGURES
ON 1927 BUDGET
Appropriations and Levy Re-
fered to Special Com
mitteeS.

Two ordinances, one making APP
preparations for the 1927 city govern.
ment budget and one setting the city
tax levy at $1.035, were received by
city council at a special session this
morning The councilmen. by their
action, accepted the budget estimate
submitted by City Controller William
c. Buser, which they rejected
Wednesday night
The two matters were referred to
special committees for consideration
composed of ajority faction mem
bers with the exception Of Ray
Albertson, finance committee chair
man.
Public hearing on the budget and
levy will be held Sept. l, it was an
nounced.
I'VE can raise it, lower it or let
it remain the same as this year"
was President Boynton j. Moores
view of the budget given at WeAnes-
day nights meeting.
Can Only Reduce-Buser
However, Ruser contends council
has the right only to reduce the bud
get and has no authority to raise
any of the rates for various depart
ments, submitted to the council
Should the councilmen decide to
maintain the 1926 rate of $1.05, they
have only to remain inactive until
after Sept 6, the last legal date on
which they may act.
However, Councilman MillaNd w.
Ferguson and others denied vigor.
ously that they intended to work
for the higher tax rate.
Majority faction city legislators
hoped to be called into conference
by Buser to conduct various manip-
ulatlons in the departments where
political friends are employees.
Todd Gives Criticism
1.-The police department will be de-
moralized,' was the criticism of DR..
Austin H. Todd with respect to the
budget elimination of all grades
between patrolman and sergeant.
Todd Also questioned the advisability
of retaining the Office Of traffic in
spector.
The budget contained no compari-
son, either with last years figures
or with the original request of the
various departments, was not sworn
to and had been submitted too late
for action were reasons named by
councilmen for refusal to receive the
financial estimate Wednesday night.
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Distinctly Opposed

J. II. EHLERS, Y. NJ. c. A. city
student secretary: II am distinct
ly opposed to capital punishment.
My belief is that this youth should
be imprisoned for life or part
his life, which ever would be proper
for him"
JUVENILE JUDGE FRANK J.
LAHR: Il would be opposed to capi-
tai punishment. Mentally this boy
has not matured enough to realize
what he has done. The animal in
this boy overcame his better judg
ment and l think a prison term
would educate him"
EPH INMAN. criminal attorney:
II do believe in capital punishment
I do not think it should be dealth
in this kind of case, however. I
feel this lad should have another
chance. I do not believe in putting
the light out at his tender age.