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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-03
DOWNTOWN
FRI: DRAWS
BIG CROWD
$4,000 Loss in Storage
Building Blaze at Wabash
and Ogden SITS.
FURNAS COMPANY OWNER
Heavy Smoke and Flames
Make Spectacular Scene.

Loss of approximately $4,000 was
suffered today in a spectacular
downtown fire which partially de
stroyed a three-story brick building
at Ogden and Wabash SITS, JUS
east of Alabama ST. used as a stor
age place by Frank l.. Hartsock
commission merchant.
A brick wall prevented the flames
from spreading TO the Banner Stor
age Company warehouse. adjoining
Twelve automobiles and trucks were
In this structure. but il was no.
necessary to move them out
Origin OF the blaze is not known
The alarm was turned in from a fire
box at New Jersey and Market SITS
Crowd Attracted
Huge clouds of smoke and flames
shooting fifteen or twenty feet out
of windows attracted a crowd OF on
lockers. who gathered on Ohio and
Market SITS, and it was necessary
to draw fire lines
Fire Chief Jesse Hutzell person
ally directed the work of all the
downtown apparatus. which respond
ed after the two alarms had been
sent in.
Practically all Of the loss was GOV
cred by insurance. according to the
Furnas Ice Cream Company. which
owned the structure.
On Second Floor
Evidently the fire started on the
second floor. For the most part,
the blaze was confined to the sec.
ond and third floors. The flames
had gained some headway in the
wooden interior when the firemen
arrived.
Stored in the building were a large
number of boxes, barrels and bas
kets, belonging to Hartsock, and val
ued at about 500. These. catching
fire, added to the firemens task, but
the flames were brought under con
troll, after about fifteen minutes.
Just after Hutsen had ordered his
men out of the building the roof oi
the second floor caved In.
Z The flames did practically no dam
age on the first floor of the building
Fire in a building at 1913 w. Mar
ket St, which houses a William II
Block Company stock room, the
Cooper restaurant and the Capito
bowling alleys, did $500 damage
Thursday night.
Store officials would not estimate
their loss, but said it y7as not large
Some dolls and Christmas toys were
damaged by water.
Patrons in the restaurant and
bowling alley made hurried exits ant
the Negro pin settlers at the alleys
battled the dense smoke to get out
doors Employees in the restaurant
lost clothing in the blaze.
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Marie at Milan on
Return to Rour1anio

Bu United Press
MILAN, Italy, Dec. 3.-Qucen Ma
rie of Roumania arrived today en-
route to Bucharest on the final stage
of her 2O,000-mile tour of the United
States and return.
Her Majesty was somewhat indis-
posed, but appeared cheered by news
from home respecting the health of
King Ferdinand.
The Queen said if she had known
sooner Of his reported improvement
she would have finished her journey
with less hurry and fatigue.
Countess Lucia Paneera, sister of
the Queens lady-in waiting, met the
royal party at the station.
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RUCKER SUES TO RECOVER $8OO,O0C
PROSECUTORS AID
VISITS STEPHENSON
Deputy Sheaffer Returns From Michigan City Trip
Grand Jury QuizzeS Two Highway Department Members

occupy attention of the grand jurors
this morning.
Robert Boren, Fountain City, and
George Hirschman, Crown Point,
both members of the State highway
commission were witnesses.
Other witnesses were NJ. Bert
Thurman, internal revenue collector,
and William Shine, 533 N. Rural st.
THE end of the grand jury in
vestigation is not in sight" Prose
cutor Remy said.
The jury adjourned until next
week at the close Of the morning
session.
Remy's announcement came after
Judge James A. Collins of Criminal
Court stated, late Thursday, that he
would ask the grand jury to submit
a report on its work by Dec. %.
The Jurors were adjourned Thurs
day afternoon. Remy conferred with
Congressman Fred Purnell Of At.
tea, Ind, after the latter had been
served with a subpoena at the
Columbia Club Thursday noon. Remy
did not return to his office, but was
in the Courthouse and said he would
question no one in his Office.
The only witnesses on Thurs
day were Russell Ryan of
the law firm Of Ruckelshaus &
Ryan, and County Auditor Harry
Dunn. Ryan formerly was active
in Democratic political circles here
Purnell, It is said, is well ac-
quainted with the activities Of the
State highway commission and is a
supporter of John d. Williams. com
mission director. who is under In
dictment for alleged Irregularities in
the disposal of used war materials
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Bu United Press
SOMERVILLE, N. j.. Dec. 3.-The
State finished it's summation in the
Hall Mills murder trial here today,
and the case was ready for pres
entation to the jury.
Alex Simpson, summing UP for
the State, told the jury that Mrs.
Frances Stevens Hail. on trial with
her brothers, Henry and Willie
Stevens, was responsible for the
murder Of Mrs. Eleanor Mills.
Mrs. Hall, he said, was a cold
blooded woman who was turped to
fury by the love Of her husband, the
Rev Edward w. Hall, for Mrs. Flea
nor Mills, choir singer in his church.
Mrs. Hall, Simpson charged, went
with her brothers to the trysting
place Of the lovers on Sept. IA, 1922,
and they were shot down after a
quarr4L
When Simpson ended his argu-
ment, court adjourned for lunch
con, after which Justice Parker will
charge the jury and it will retire
to deliberate. A verdict this after
noon was believed to be assured.
you've got all the facts; we're
not trying to win a case at the ex-
pense of human blood" Simpson told
the jury in finishing his argument.
Were asking you to decide on
the evidence JUST as If you did not
know Senator Case, Of defense coun-
sci, just as If you were not under
obligations to Senator Case.
Were asking you to defend the
administration Of justice in New Jer-
sey.''
Then, with a biblical quotation
calling for fairness, the summation
was concluded.
The spectacular Simpson, in a blue
suit and buff colored shirt, argued
to the twelve farmers and small bust
ness men in the jury that Mrs. Hall
and her brothers killed the minister
and the choir singer he loved
If the verdict is brought In quick
ly, as generally is anticipated. the
widow and her brothers should know
their fate before night. Bets of 10
to 1 that the jury will acquit the
trio have been made, and odds of
20 to 1 on acquittal or disagreement
are offered.
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Presence Of mind of James Arm
strong, 7. r. R. @. Box 204, at Ben
Davis, saved his sister. Dora Jane,
5, when her clothes caught fire late
Thursday from serious burns.
The children were playing in the
living room of their home. by an
open heater. Their mother had
gone across the street to a neighbor's s
house. Dora Jane, wearing a ruffled
percale dress, backed up to the stove
and in an instant was screaming.
I'm Aflre"
I'm afire, she shrieked and ran
helplessly in a circle. The cotton ma
terial famed into flames. For an IN
slant, James faltered. But he knew
his mother couldn't get there in
time.
Running to the kitchen. the boy
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Definite plans for vigorous cam
paign for modification of the Wright
Bone Dry Law will be made by Tues
day night members of the Indiana
Liberty League, an organization of
prominent business and professional
men, Harry M. Franklin, a league
official announced today.
Thirty members met at the Athe-
naeum Thursday night and decided to
fight for elimination of provisions of
the Indiana law which are more
stringent than the Volstead Act.
Many business men, doctors and
lawyers of the city believe the
Wright measure should be revised
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STATES AGREE
ON RECIPROCITY
To Recommend Laws
SChortemeier Heads Body.

BU United Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-Seven States
have agreed on reciprocity regarding
automobile licenses as the result of
a meeting of secretaries of State held
here
| The States represented at the
meeting were Illinois, Iowa, Min
nesota, Kansas. Ohio, Indiana and
Kentucky Cunofficially). The Sec
retaries agreed to recommend to
their legislatures a uniform law
granting reciprocity on all but
trunks operating on regular routes.
Frederick r. Schortemeier, Of In
diana, was elected president of a per-
manent organization, the Midwest
Conference OF Motor Vehicle Ad-
ministrators, which was formed. A
resolution was adopted, expressing
hope that the Kentucky statute
requiring interstate operating tracks
to have Kentucky licenses would
be repealed. Schortemeier has been
a leader In the battle for reciprocity.
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FOUR UNDER ARREST
One Suspected Hold-Up Man, Three
Alleged Burglars To Be Quizzed.

Police have under arrest today one
suspected holdup and three alleged
burglars, all Negroes.
Rodney Biggs, 23. Negro. Ala
Bright St, held on a $4,000 va
grancy charge, will be questioned
concerning several recent hold-ups.
Burglaries at the Charles McKin-
zie drug store, 1866 Columbia Ave,
and the William Schwartz dry goods
store, 2436 Northwestern Ave. are
solved. police say. by the confessions
of James Gardner, 25, Negro, PALS
Sheldon ST., Wendell Bridgerorth, 26,
Negro, and his brother. Henry. %,
botoh of 1903 Yandes ST., who. ac-
cording to Detective Inspector Claude
Worley, admitted stealing merchan-
disc from those places.
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MEN CONVENE
State Association Scheduled to Hear
Mayor Duvall.

The Indiana Hotel Associations
the Claypool. An address of well
come by MayQr Duvall was sched-
uled. Walter B. Smith. president
Of the association. presided. David
Olmstead of Chicago spoke on
Meeting Competition With Operat-
ing Economics "
He was followed by Richard Lie
ber, who spoke on What Is the
Tourists Business Worth?"
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Seek Bank Clerk in
100000 Shortage
BIZ .Enited Presa

BIZ United Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. '3.-Rush
Fl. Parke, clerk of the American
Savings Bank and Trust Company.
fed Memphis early today after au'
ditors had found shortage Of more
than 100000 in his accounts.
Parke came to work early. bank
officials say, found the auditors in
his cage, turned and fled from the
building.
The complete audit Of his &C.
count was not finished until several
hours later when ii was foound
the shortage would exceed 500. 900.
Park has been a trusted employe
Of the bank for several years.
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Attorney John Becker helped
Rucker prepare the suit.
Rucker and associa tes also re-
quest the court to direct that Clyde
e. Robinson. treasurer-elect and
protege of Duvall, shall refrain from
pocketing the interest moneys,
which in recent years have afforded
treasurers annual incomes greater
than that accruing to President
Coolidge.
"Pernicious System"
"Our action was designed to de-
stroy for all time the pernicious
system, which has defrauded the
county of hundreds of thousands of
dollars" Rucker explained. I'm en-.
tering the fight, my first thought
was to merely break up the system
for the future, but 1 found that
was morally bound to hold to ac.
count the persons who held the Of
flee in the past"
May Lose job
Many political observers believe
Fuckers action against Duvall will
result in his dismissal as city corpora
ton counsel.
The complaint, an amendment to
suit on the Barret Law associates
| filed with special reference to Ram
say several weeks ago, will be ad
Indicated by Special Judge Lew Wal
lace, who was named when Ramsay
took a change of venue from Judge
Harry o. Chamberlain.
Included in the list Of defendants
are eight Republicans and two Demo
Gratis. The action is directed at all
treasurers since 1900 Rucker said.
Fees and revenues of the treas:
urer's office far outshadow the ac-
tual salary of the position. Politi-
cal custom has decreed that the ir-
regular increment must be shared
with political bosses or a part Of IL
donated to the campaign funds.
i Issuance of temporary injunction
to prevent Ramsay from pocketing
the fee moneys, appointment Of a re-
ceiver for the treasurer office and
filing by receiver Of suits to collect
interest at per cent from treas
urers of the past are sought in the
complaint.
100000 From DuvalI
Rucker charged that his chief,
Mayor Duvall. during 1924 and 1925.
did privately and individually profit
by interest and earnings on trust
funds in the sum of 100000 more or
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HEROLSM OF BOY, 7,
YES GIRL s LIFE
Calm Brother ExnguShes Burning Clothes of Sister
Mother Hears Screams, Runs Home.

secured a bucket of water and
dashed 1t on the screaming child.
When the water was gone. he put
out the last shreds Of fire with his
hands.
Mother Fell
The entire skirt of Dora James
dress was burned away and part Of
her underclothing, but she did not
inhale flames. The mother, hearing
the screams ran frantically from
the neighbor's house. Entering the
room, she slipped on the water
soaked boards and fell, injuring her
knee. A dripping. frightened little
girl and a calm boy helped the
woman to her feet.
81 wouldn't let Dora Jane burn.
mother" James assured consolingly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-03
Amounts Asked in
Rucker Suit

Here are the persons city
Corporation Counsel Alvah j.
Rucker sued in his effort to
collect Barrett law money in
terest for the city and the
amounts he asked:
Mayor John l.. Duvall. S 10000
County Treasurer Ed
ward r.. Ramsay, $25,
900 to .............. 10000
Ralph A. Lemcke ..... 10000
Edward G. SOurbier. -. $4,000 T.
Frank s. Fishback. 80. 10000
Heirs of Carl Won Hake 10000
Heirs of Ed Robson. 10000
Heirs of Oliver Ensley.. 1OO,O 900
Heirs of Armin G.
KOehne ............. $4,000
-
Total (using low estl-
mate for Ramsay. .$860.0O0
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ABOLISH PARKS POST
Mrs. Alice Kessler, Assistant,
0usted by Board.

Dismissal Of Mrs. Alice Kessler.
as assistant city recreation director.
announced Thursday by the park
board, means permanent abolish
ment of the position, President
John e. Minor said today.
Recreation Director Jesse p. Nc.
Clure moves around so fast we
really need no assistant" he ex-
planned. I'm the past the depart.
ment has been managed from the
office. but Mcclure gets around"
Mrs. Kessler was a hold-over ap-
pointee of the Shank administration.
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Deputy Prosecutor William H
Sheaffer returned today from a trip
to Indiana State Prison at Michigan
City, where he visited d. C. Stephen
son, whose offer to bare widespread
political corruption while he was in
power in the State started the grand
jury investigation now in it's eight
week.
.Sheaffer and Prosecutor william
H. Remy refused to discuss Sheaf-
fers visit. Another man accom-
panied Sheaffer to the prison.
State~ highway affairs continued to
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EDISON's SON WORSE
BIZ Tnited Preaa

DIV UWTIbU FTt5S
WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. g.
William L. Edison, son of Thomas
A. Edison. electrical wizard, has
suffered slight relapse following an
operation Of week ago from which
he appeared to be recovering. His
mother returned today to his bedside
as his condition was said to be
serious though not critical
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POINTED CHINESE
NOTE TO BRITAIN
South Canton NationaHstS
Aroused by Arrests.

BB United Press
CANTON, Dec. 3.-The south
China nationalist government today
announced the dispatch Of a severe
note to the British foreign office in
London protesting against the ar
rest of fourteen nationalists in the
British concessions at Tien Tsin.
The fourteen were alleged to have
been delivered into the custody Of
the Manchurian military authorities
at Tien Tsin, and If they were
executed the note announced the
Canton governments intention of
demanding indemnity from Great
Britain.
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U. s. Building Damaged

BH United Press
PRAGUE, Czecho-Slovakia, Dec.
3.-Fire which destroyed the left
wing Of the Schoboern palace slightly
damaged the United States Legation
here. The roof Of Uuited States
Minister Einstein's dining room col.
lasped. The Palace was uninsured.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-03
BROWNSBURG MAN HURT
Critically Injured When Struck by
Traction Car

William T. Hart, IS, a farmer
living near Brownsburg. Ind. was
considered in a critical condition to-
day at Long Hospital. where he was
taken after q T. H, I. and f. trac-
ton car struck his auto at BrownS
burg
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BANS TWO DANCES
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 3.-Ori-
entail dancing and the Charleston
have been prohibited by the govern
ment, which said the dances were
dangerous" The turkey trot and
one-step escaped the ban.
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HE CUT HIS WAY IN
Burglar Steals $92 Worth Of Jewelry
From Window.

Police believe a burglar used a
glass cutter to cut a hole in the
show window at the Herbert Trask
jewelry store. 914 FIT. Wayne Ave,
and stoled jewelry valued at $92.
Another thief visited the United
Brethren Church, Park and Walnut
SITS, after ransacking the office
desks, took nothing but a $40 type
writer
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NEW HIGH FOR FRANC
High Mark Of Jan. Loses 1926
Record.

Bu United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-The French
franc reached a new high record for
the year in foreign exchange, trad
ing here today at 3.91 cents.
The former high of the year was
reached last January s, at 1904
cents. The 80 per cent depreciation
between that date and July 20. when
the record low Of 1876 cents was es-
tablshed, has been entirely regained.
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BETTER BUY YOUR TREE
Parks Department to Prosecute for
Evergreen Thefts.

Christmas trees must be bought,
not stolen from city parks, this
year, George Morgan, assistant parks
superintendent, announced today.
Sixteen special policemen and
two parks department officers will
patrol all parks and boulevards to
prevent the theft Of our evergreen
trees which have disappeared in
large numbers in the past" Morgan
warned.
Offenders will face arrest for ma
licious trespass and theft, he warned.
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JURORS NEAR
HALL.-M MILLS
CASE ACTION
Verdict by This Afternoon
LikeIy-Quick Decision
Expected.
} FLAYs PASTORS. WIDOW
Cold = BIooded Woman,'
Prosecutor Asserts.
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3 FLAYS PASTORS WIDOW
BULIIETIl

BULLETIN
BU United Press
SOMERVILLE, N. j., Dec. g."
The HaIl-MiIIs case went to the
jury shortly before 2 o'clock this
afternoon.
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Corporation Counsel Demands That
Present and Eight Former Treas
urers Pay Back Barrett Money.
MAYOR DUVALL IS DEFENDANT
Seeks to Destroy 'Pernicious System
of Tapping Public Pockets.
Suit at a Glance

Avah j. Rucker city CORPORATION counsel files suit in
Circuit Court collect between $8OOOOO and 100000 Bar
rett law fund interest money from County Treasurer Ed
ward A. Ramsay and former county treasurers.
Mayor Duval of the former treasurers, sued for
$9o0OO
Suit is based on grounds that the hold Bar
rett law money as trustees for the city and that all inter-
est should go to the Taxpayers
Request of previous suit for injunction to stop future
county treasurers from pockeng the money is repeated
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Home Edition

Attention children! The Tiny
Mites are coming. Watch The
Times next week.
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Recovery of estimated total of from $800000 to 100000
from present and past Marion County reasurers sought in
amended complaint filed Marion County Circuit Court today
by City Corporation Counsel Avah j. Ruckr and Councilman
Edward Raub and Dwight Ritter, described resident
householders, freeholders tax and rate payers"
The suit would force of interest Barrett law pre-
payments and other funds from County Treasurer Edward
Ramsay Mayor Duva who preceded Ramsay treasurer
Ralph A. Lemcke Edward Sourber and Frank S. Fshback
former treasurers the heirs of Carl Hake
Oliver Ensy and Armn Koehne deceased who served
in hat
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Unsettled, probably rain to-
night changing to snow Satur-
day; much colder by Saturday
afternoon or night.
The Western outlook., 1926-02-20

automobile tatales aod
Council for the
fatalities occurring
Of population OF hrtyohe nh"
victims pedestrians II
vehicles 4Z WITH
with ~ with
remaining cent involved
unguarded crossings
drivers carefu
The Western outlook., 1926-02-20

OUT heaviest
the period
both The automobile
the prevention of automobile accidents emphasize the need for
consideration 100000
bulk
116 practically onetrd of the 38S9
fifteen Of
The Western outlook., 1926-02-20

indisputable ascendency in all the
E*gean and Anatolian region Eut
vi-it the Near East aud what is yo"~
discovery? There you realize that
Greece looks vastly more like vic
tor. now, than Turkey,
Shabby Constantinople
The Turk holds Constantinople, of
course. by virtue of soaring Europe's
peace nagotiators when he came down
to the Bosphorus with the big. inso-
lent army that had driven all Greeks,
military and civil, out of Asia Minor.
But there is grave question about how
much glory there is in holding thu
Constantinople of today. The city
looks meaner and shabbier than il
ever did before. Try as one will to
wish we'll to the modernized Turk in
his professional reformations, one has
to acknowledge that if the appearance
of the city of COnstantinople is any
sign. the Turk is still the sick man
of the Orient And he has lost Syria.
Arabia, and Mesopotamia forever,
Prosperous Athens
On the other hand, in startling con.
trast, Athens is city on boom By
the same token the presentday Greek
is in lusty health Greeces come
back since 1922 is amazing. Not only
in the capital and in other cities, but
in towns and in country districts there
abound evidences of a sound and
growing prosperity
All this has happened as the direct
result of Greece's great defeat" The
stupidity OF the Turks in driving out
their Greek-Christian subjects. after
their supposed triumph at Smyrna, is
proving an incalculable enrichment to
Greece. After the fall of Smyrna the
Greek nation in Europe, with rare
generosity and faith, opened it's doors
to receive the refugees of Grecian
stock who were being expelled from
The Western outlook., 1926-02-20

Asia Minor, although it meant the
hercri an hazard of absorbing a mil
Hon nef7 inhabitants into q population
of five millions on a limited and thin
soiied area.
It VS. a task and risk from which
the strongest and richest nation on
earth might excusably have shTunk.
Hu@e borrowings and desperate expe-
dients were necessary in order to fed
and shelter this horde of fugitivas.
l-:evita0ly there was great loss of lie
among the sick, infrm, and ag@d;
en- the strongest survived. BIT to-
Day that undesired immigration is fast