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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
Watchnaan Grieves
at Dogs Death

"Peg" Hamilton, 107 w. Mer.
rill ST., one-legged crossing
watchman at Georgia and West
Sts., was lonesome today.
Hamilton appeared at his
cabin without "Pete"-his faith.
full dog. Removal of pete" by
DIR. Michael j. McGinty ended
a close companionship of seven
years, Hamilton said. The dog
was victim of the rabies,
prevalent for several weeks,
and had to be killed.
more than fifty folks this
morning asked me where's
Peter" said Hamilton.
"He was faithful dog; when
I was asleep he would wake
me up if an engine approached!
l hated to lose my leg, of
course, but Pete's loss was
worse than that" declared the
watchman.
In the days before horses
were replaced by autos, Hamil-
ton was a cab driver patronized
: by many Of the city's notables.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
METAL TOKENS
BEGIN SATURDAY
New Fare Collection Method
on Street Cars.

Indianapolis street cars will start
thesnew year with registering fare
boxes into which passengers will de-
posit their own fares and metal to-
kens will be sold by all conductors
instead Of the paper tickets.
Folders and placards announcing
the change in the methods of fare
collection have been displayed in the
cars for several days.
Under the new system conductors
will collect outstanding tickets and
transfers and sell transfers as here
tofore. They will make change for
passengers and sell metal tokens in
place Of tickets at the same price.
But passengers will be expected
to deposit their own fares in the
boxes, dropping one token, or
cents, into the box for each ride.
Money for tokens and pennies for
transfers should not, under any cir
cumstances, be dropped into the fare
box, according to ]. P. Tretton, su-
perintendent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
MOVE TO DROP
15POL|CEWOMEN
HALTED BY ORDER
Judge Temporarily Blocks
Plan to Dismiss Officers
( Saturday.

Proposal to dismiss fifteen police
women Saturday was at standstill
today after Circuit Judge Harry O.
Chamberlin issued a temporary re-
straining order, preventing Police
Chief Claude f. Johnson and boa nd
of safety from discharging the
women.
The order was issued when Attor-
ney Ira M. Holmes explained that
the dismissals would be effective be-
fore hearing could be held. Judge
Chamberlin set $50 a. m. Monday as
the date for the hearing on an in
junction.
Charges Necessary
Recommendation for the discharge
OF the policewomen was submitted
to the safety board Tuesday and it
was approved. The complaint points
out that the women cannot be dis
missed unless charges of official mis-
conduct nave been filed.
Chief Johnson, however, stated in
the dismissal recommendation that
no provision is made in the 1927
budget for the policeworaen.
Right to Pension
The women bringing the suit are
Anna Bruner, Elizabeth Denny and
Irene Boyer. matrons; Emma Baker,
Wetta Davis, Nell Dunkle and Mar
garet Hildebrand, assigned in Juve-
nile court, and Bertha Duclus, Hil.
liam Jaschka, Mary Cantlou, Anna
Buck Mary Moore, Mary Moriarity,
Cosseta Osborn and Sara Rodgers.
The last four plaintiffs aver that
they have been contributing to the
police pension fund for many years
and had a right to participate in the
fund
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
MAN WRESTLES
WITH BURGLARS
Battles Two ProWIerS in
Bedroom-$6O Taken.

George Tranberger, SIZE. st. Clair
St., grappled with two burglars in
his room at a. m. today but they
overpowered him, pushed him back
on his bed and ran from the house.
Tranberger told police $40 and dia-
mond ring valued at $50 were taken.
Tranberger said he spfang from
the bed onto the back Of one of the
men, thinking he was the only one
in the room. Then the other man
seized him from behind and pulled
him away. A rear door was the exit.
Burglars broke glass at the
Standard oil station, 1640 Shelby St.,
and took five gallons of oil. AT the
Standard oil station, Fall Creek
Blvd. and Maple Rd., burglars broke
a window and took fifteen gallons Of
gasoline.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
BUREAU PROVIDES
MUCH NEEDED
EMPLOYMENT AID
Scientific Methods Used in
Fitting Unemployed Into
Proper Jobs.

How well person is placed
means much more to him, his en-
ployer and the community than does
how often he is placed" said George
e. Gill, director OF the Indianapolis
Employment Bureau. The bureau is
maintained by the Indianapolis
Foundation and serves without
charge both employers and app!i-
cants for work.
During the two years Of the bu-
reau registered 1929 applications,
gave information and advice to over
1000 others, received calls for $3.50
people, made 4,SSS referrals and 2,1S7
placements.
In accordance with cooperative
arrangement with the State-City
Public Employment Bureau in city
hall, work is divided to eliminate q
duplication of effort. BY this ar,
rangement. the Indianapolis Employ,
ment Bureau handles Office, sales
professional and technical men and
office women-stenographers, typists
and clerical workers-in addition tC
other workers. The other organiza
ton handles all skilled. semi-skilled
and common laborers.
Commenting on jumping about
from company to company" which
so many persons do, Gill said that 9
disjointed experience record has
kept more than one person from
getting even an interview with q
prospective employer. This fact
is brought very forcibly to our at
tention," declared Gill, when we try
to tell an employer just what an ap
plicant has done chronologically fol
the past several years. We find
too, that so many young persons
who jump from job to job speak
of employment in terms of what
they are going to get out of 1t rath
er than what they will render the
employer.
During the summer several high
school and college students apply tc
liAC RuLCdu 1OI WOLh SIdllHS llldl II
they find a good job they will no
return to school or college. In most
instances, we say to such young per
sons that if their health is good ant
it is not necessary for them to work
In order. to help support their owr
family they should by all means
think seriously before quitting schoo
particularly if they have been max
ing satisfactory grades"
The fact that the Indianapolis EN-
ployment Bureau serves without
charge both the applicant for EN-
ployment and the employer needing
workers brings many capable ant
experienced office women bookkeep
ers, stenographers, typists and cleric
al workers to the bureau early IL
their attempts to find work.
For that reason" said Mr.. Gill
I'VE are in a position to serve en-
ployers who are planning to add t
or change their personnel, If the,
willNlet us know the kind of a work
er needed. II we do not have tn,
kind of a worker wanted we shal
frankly say So"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31

D. c. Stephenson, serving a life
term for the murder of Madge Ober-
hotter, 2S, of Indianapolis, told the
world Thursday afternoon that The
Indianapolis Times is not to be con-
sidered in the category of those
newspapers friendly to him.
Back of the courtroom drama in
which Stephenson lost his fight for
freedom on a haheas corpus plea pc-
CURED several significant bits Of BY
play.
For day and a half Stephenson
had taken notes in the courtroom
and developed them into a state
ment. Early Thursday afternoon he
let it be known that he had been
writing a statment which he desired
to present in open court.
This statement, he served notice,
would be given to friendly news
papers and press associations" He
took particular pains to let 1t be
known that The Indianapolis Times
would not receive the statement.
"POisOn" Removed
A stenographer typed the state
ment from Stephenson's handwrit-
ing. Stephenson and his lawyers,
while court was in session, edited
this statement, copies OF which had
been given to three or four news
paper men. One of these men. the
correspondent of the Chicago Ameri-
can, rushed the statement to his pa
per and a short time later it ap-
peared on the streets in Chicago.
Meanwhile Stephenson and Attor-
ney L. o. Hill decided upon some
changes. They gave the corrected
copy, with much Of "the poison re-
moved, to the stenographer and she
prepared new copies for the news
paper men. Among those to whom
these copies were given We're the
correspondents of The Indianapolis
Star and The Indianapolis News.
The statements We're started on
their way to the papers.
When Stephenson got his chance
to talk he started to follow the pre-
pared copy in speaking to the court,
but soon laid it aside and continued
extemporaneously, departing entire
ly from his original tack.
art of the unexpurgated statement
which the Chicago American printed
follows:
"If local plaudits or temporary
criticism were the rule by which JUS
tice is meted out, or If designed, self
ish, poisonous publicity in The In.
dianapolis Times were to be accepted
as the arbiter Of justice, the whole
Republican party, from President
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i. S. AND MEXICO
IN OIL DEADLOCK
laws Effective Tonight
Issue Sharply Drawn.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. S1.-The
"critical situation" between the
United States and Mexico,s which
Secretary of State Kellogg described
in his last note Of protest over the
Mexican alien oil laws, became dan
gerously acute today, in the opinion
of informed officials.
The protested laws become effec-
tive at midnight tonight. They
provide for seizure by the Mexican
government of American oil prop
critics acquired before 1917 and val
ued at $5OO,OOO,OO0, except where
owners have exchanged titles for the
protested concessions"
The State Department said it had
no information indicating that Mex
leo would postpone operation of the
law, or that any large number of
American oil interests had con-
formed to the law. The deadlock
was therefore described as complete.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
COUNCIL TO
SUPERVISE
APPRAISAL
Four Members Will Be on
Committee to Direct
Work, Says Moore.
WILL PASS BILL THEN
Compromise Capital Dis
cuSSed by Opponents.

The majority faction Of city
council will amend the ordinance
providing for appropriation of
$4,000 for an appraisal of the two
local electric utilities so that four
councilmen will be on the commit
tee to direct the appraisal, Boynton
J. Moore, council president, said to-
day.
This would give council control of
the committee.
The appraisal is advocated as a
move in the city's fight against the
proposed merger of the two utilities.
Under the present form the ap-
praisal funds would be spent by a
committee, one each appointed by
the following: Mayor Duvall, di-
rectors of the Indianapolis Engineer
ing Society, Federation of Civic
Community Clubs, Manufacturers
Association, Merchants Association,
Chamber of Commerce and Central
Federation of Labor.
Four Councilmen
The ordinance will be amended
and passed providing that four
councilmen and representative of
the Chamber of Commerce, labor
unions and the indianapolis En-.
gineering Society shall direct the
appraisal, Moore said.
Council Thursday night refused to
pass the ordinance as it now stands.
An ordinance appropriating $15,.
900 to be used by Corporation Coun.
sci Alva j. Rucker in the merger
fight was passed. Mayor Duvall this
morning failed to sign the measure,
however, although he signed five
minor transfer ordinances.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
MANY HURT IN WRECK

BIZ DHtted Press
PEOPLETON, Texas, Dec. 81. -
More than a score of persons were
injured early Friday when 'the
worlds fastest interurban" crashed
into a freight train on the Texas
Terminal Railroad tracks at cross
ing near Galveston. None will die.
The accident occurred when the
Opera Special was rushing back to
Galveston from Houston, following a
performance Of Mordkin's Ballet
Russo here. Ambulances We're sent
from Galveston, while special car
was hurried from Houston to help
care foe the injured. First reports
had several killed.
Houston Electric Company officials
today began an investigation of the
cause of the wreck.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
TWO HELD FOR RANSOM
BIZ United Press

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 31.-J. W.
Wiley and e. B. Connor, American
miners, kidnapped Tuesday night by
Mexican bandits, today were being
held for $4,000 ransom, advices re-
ceived by the United States embassy
said. No details of the kidnapping
have been received. Wiley and Con-
nor were employees Of the British
owned San Francisco mine. near
Parral, state OF Chihuahua.
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Confer on Whether to Carry Freedom
Fight of Ex-Dragon of Indiana
Klan to High Court.
LIFE PRISONER BACK IN CELL
Hearing in LaPorte County Closes With
Dramatic Incident.

D. G. Stephenson back in his prison cell at Michigan City,
today wondered what do his fight keep from spend
ing the of his life there for the murder of Madge Ober
holtzer, %, of Indianapolis.
Meanwhile his attorneys to confer at the office here
of Lawyer Lloyd H regarded Sphenson personal
resentave upon whether appeal Supreme Court
from the LaPOre Superior Court ruling of Judge Harry L.
Crumpackr denying Stephenson liberty upon writ of habeas
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
RADIO WEDDING MUSIC

BIZ United Press
Miss Jean Anderson was there and
so was her prospective bridegroom,
Cedric Jackson. But the orchestra
was not. having slipped up on the
time Of the marriage. Alice Jackson,
a sister, solved the difficulty. She
telephoned radio station WAAM ex-
planning the dilemma. The studio or
chestra began wedding march, The
Anderson's radio set tuned in and
the ceremony proceeded.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31

Ralph Kane Of indianapolis had ar
gued against Stephenson's liberty
plea and Attorneys John II. Kip
linger of Rushville, Hill and Moore
had supported Stephenson in
speeches which had taken the morn
ing and most Of the afternoon.
AS Moore completed his argument
he turned, faced Stephenson and
said:
Now we will hear from Mr..
Stephenson"
Stephenson, nattily attired in the
freshly pressed blue serge suit which
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
DUNCAN GIVES UP KEYS
Supreme Court Clerk Turns Over
Duties to Republican.

Today the last Democratic office
at the Statehouse will be turned
over to the Republicans when
Supreme Court Clerk Zachariah II.
DUNCAN turns over his keys of office
to Charles l.. Biederwolf. DUNCAN,
who was elected four years ago,
was defeated by Biederwolf with the
Of the Republican party this
During his four years service,
DUNCAN and his official family
have made an enviable record OF
service to the public. Lawyers were
unanimous today is admiring this
achievement and complimented
DUNCAN upon it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
FALL SLIGHTLY WORSE

IIH OFVFtNI 20"
Ell PASO, Texas, Dec. 81. - The
condition of Albert B. Fall. former
Secretary of the Interior, ill of pneu-
monia, was still hopeful today,
despite a slight turn for the worse,
according to his physician, DIR. H. T.
Stafford. "Untoward symptom" has
developed on one lung, according to
Stafford, but believes the former Cab
met member is winning the fight
against the disease.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
MAY FACE TRIAL
Prosecutor Changes Mind about
Dropping Charges.

BU United Press
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31.--The
public may yet hear the "insidc
story" of the mysterious kidnapping
Of Aimee Semple Mcpherson, evan
gelist.
Although Asa Keyes, district attor-
ney, said yesterday prosecution of
the evangelist probably would be
dropped because of difficulty in get
ting at the truth of the affair, he
indicated today he will push the case.
Keyes' attitude apparently was
changed by the appearance of the
States star witness, Mrs. Lorraine
Wiseman-Sielaff, before the grand
jury. Keyes said she had perjured
herself, in view of which he doubted
conviction of Mrs. Mcpherson for
conspiracy would be probable. After
the grand jury adjourned without
action, however, Keyes said last
night that she had changed only de
tails Of her testimony.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
MOONS POWER WAVES

Farming by the moon" is rapidly
going out of style. Meteorologists
claim that the moon has nothing to
do with any of these conditions af-
fecting crops. Even the light of the
full moon is not nearly intense
enough to have any effect on plant
growth or plant diseases.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
Lest We Forget

Marion County grand jurors
who returned a no indictment
report in the probe of alleged
graft and corruption in Indiana
politics, after eleven weeks in
vestigation, to Criminal Court
Judge James A. Collins Monday
afternoon, were:
Wilson Furnas, foreman,
Bridgeport.
Joseph c. Schaf, Marott Ho.
tel.
Otis Calvin, 1905 Spink.Arms
Hotel.
William E. Webb, 1915 W.
Washington st.
Herman S. Sprande1, 1135
Central Ave.
Hilary Morris, 6045 Ashland
ave.
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WORKERS FORGET CHIEF
Man Who Gave Strike Order to 115,.
900 Dies Lonely.
BIZ United Press

bH OHtECG PfeS3
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Robert p.
Brlndell, once known as the "czar"
of the New York building trades,
whose order to "knock off, threw
out Of work 115,OOO men, died in
compartive loneliness, forgotten by
the workers he dominated.
Brindell's death yesterday came
two years after he had been released
from prison, where he was sentenced
In 1921 after conviction on an extor-
tion charge. 1t was testified he re.
ceived as high as $4,000 from build
ers for Strike insurance.
Death followed an infection of the
lungs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
Holiday for u. S.
Mail Men

Only perishable parcel post
and special delivery mail will
be delivered Saturday, New
Years day, it was announced
today by Robert H. Bryson,
postmaster. There will be no
) carrier delivery, and the holi-
day schedule Of collections will
be observed.
All departments Of the post
office and all classified stations
will also be closed for the day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
THREE CHILDREN DROWN

BIZ UHtteG Press
CATANIA. Sicily, Dec. 31.-Three
children were drowned today at Ca
lati Marina when huge waves swept
the shores during a violent storm.
Fishermen living near the beach fled
as their homes We're menaced,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
STAYS BURGLAR

KINGSTON, Mass, Dec. 81. -
While trying to rob the safe in a
store here today, an unidentified bur-
glar was shot and killed by Police
Chief Howard L. Rushton. Three
other men escaped after the shoot
ing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
PLANES CONTINUE FLIGHT

BIZ United Press
VERA CRUZ. Dec. 31.-The five
planes of the United States Army
Pan-Ameriean flight took off today
at 1910 a. m. for Minatitlan.
Weather conditions were perfect.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
OFFICIALS DRY new YEARS
EVE PREDICTIONS DOUBTED
Impossible, They Will Drink,
Says Former Chief of
Police.

While thousands Of Indianapolis
citizens prepared to welcome in the
New Year tonight in celebration in
homes, clubs, dance halls and hotels,
police and Federal prohibition
agents made their usual plans to
keep the celebrations dry.
1T will be a dry New Years. COM
paratively So" in effect said Police
Chief Claude f. Johnson and FEEDER
al Prohibition Administrator A. r.
Harris" at least we will do every
thing possible to make it So"
1T will be as wet as usual" said
others.
Liquor? Sure"
"There will be liquor" declared
Herman F. Rikhoff, former police
chief. "The law is unpopular with
so many people that it is nearly i'm
possible to prevent its violation.
I'VE tried hard when was chief,
but couldn't do 1t. A lot Of fellows
who hold jobs won't admit the sit
uation, but it is true just the same. "
Bert Morgan, former local Federal
dry head, refused to make any state
ment.
II don't want to make any state
ment that might be misinterpreted
to reflect on another's administra-
tion," Morgan declared.
Harry NJ. Franklin, an organizer
of the Indiana Liberty League and
former police captain was emphatic
in his statement.
Not Enough Police"
at is inevitable that drastic law
prohibiting what people have long
thought to be their right, will be
broken" Franklin said. There are
not enough police in Indianapolis to
keep the city dry, not even If they
used every officer from the lowliest
constable to the United States mar
shall"
Harris has announced he will as.
sign twelve dry agents to various
vantage" points at the clubs, ho-
tells and restaurants, in an effort to
stem any tide of drinking that may
take place as the night wakes on
toward the wee small hours.
In a conference with Chief John
son, Harris laid plans for the CO.
operation of a number of police al
lotted by Johnson to work with the
dry agents. Mostly lieutenants and
sergeants, about three dozen police
in plain clothes will accompany the
Federal agents, it was announced.
Generally Dry"
"While we believe this New Years
eve will be generally dry" Johnson
declared, preparations are being
made for any situation that may
arise from liquor law, violations"
''Hotel, club and restaurant pro-
prietors who allow liquor to be sold
on their premises, or brought there
by patrons. will be dealt with severe.
ly," Harris said.
From fifteen to twenty thousand
persons will celebrate in clubs and
hotels downtown a check of early
reservations showed.
Two thousand persons are ex-
pected at the Columbia Club, 1900
Sahara Grotto Prophets" at the
Claypool, 1900 at the Indianapolis
Athletic Club, 1900 at the Hoosier
Athletic Club, Athanaeum, and
Knights Of Columbus, 800 at the
SEVERN, besides large numbers of
merrymakers at the Odd Fellows,
Elks and American Legion entertain
ments
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Stephenson made an impassioned
plea for his own liberty before Judge
Crumpacker Thursday afternoon at
Michigan City. Whereupon, Crum-
packer, who had been expected to
take several days to consider the
matter, Immediately crushed the for.
mer Klan dragons hopes by denying
the writ and ordering Steve rushed
back to his cell.
Brutal Thing"
"It is a brutal thing you have
asked this court to do" said Crum-
packer, indicating the court regard
ed Stephenson's plea as an effort to
get the judge to override the law.
Although Stephenson at Michigan
City asked the court to grant an ap.
peal and was given ten days in
which to perfect necessary papers,
Attorney Robert II. Moore Of Mich
igan City, Of counsel for Stephen
son, said:
There Is little likelihood Of our
taking on appeal. 1t would not help
us any to ask the supreme Court to
pass on a case the subject matter
Of which is already before that
court"
Stephenson's murder conviction
appeal has been filed with the Su-
preme Court, but the brief in sup
port of It has not been filed. Su-
preme Court recently granted Ste
phenson until March 81 to file this
brief.
Dramatic Close
The close of the hearing on the
writ Of habeas corpus was dramatic.
Attorney General Arthur L. Gill
liom, Prosecutor William II. Remy
and Special Deputy Prosecutor
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
One Edition
Years
1Day

The Times will publish but
one edition New Years day,
starting about 1880 a. m,
Carriers and dealers should
watch for arrival Of their
papers at a time earlier than
usual.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
Home Edition

Do you believe Cobb and
Speaker got a square deal? See
the sport page today. 49,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-31
Forecast

Unsettled tonight; mostly
fair Saturday with not mucn
change in temperature. Lowest
tonight about 25.