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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
FIRES SWEEP
VAST FORESTS
California Mountain Play
grounds Charred Ruins.
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5.-Exten-
sive areas of southern CALIFORNIA; S
famous mountain Fairgrounds were
charred with ruins today, after what
was said to have been the most dew
astating forest fire in the history
Of the district. Damage amounted
to millions of dollars.
Watersheds, homes, country clubs
and mountain cabins were swept
away by the flames, driven over
mountain ridges by gale,
Hundreds Of Federal, county and
city fire fighters combined to fight
the fires which devastated five wide
ly scattered areas from the Santa
Suzanna mountains near Ventura
to the San Bernardino mountains
on the east.
With more than 200 fire fighters
stretched along the last firebreak, a
raging fire swept down the Verdug6
mountains toward the city limits of
Glendale.
While no immediate cause for
alarm was felt, the county fire war
den's office here declared that un-
less freshening winds died away,
the suburbs Of Glendale would be
threatened.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05

w. Ferguson, Walter r. Dorsett,
Boynton j. Moore and Otis E. Bar
tholomew.
The attorneys contended that the
acts alleged in the indictments do
not constitute public offense and
that the indictments do not set
forth the alleged offenses with
sufficient clarity.
Oral arguments on the motion
were requested by the attorneys.
Judge Collins stated that because of
the congestion of business in
Criminal Court it probably will be
impossible to hear arguments before
January.
Two indictments were returned
against Dorsett and three against
Moore and Bartholomew.
Frankfort is charged with having
distributed money to counciImen to
vote for rezoning northwest corner
SITS. for business.
Some of the indicted council mem
bers are alleged to have accepted
money to influence their vote on i'm
peachment proceedings pending
Oct. is, against former Mayor John
L. Duvall. Some also are alleged to
have accepted money for support on
rezoning ordinances and to have
been brihed for voting for purchase
Of fire apparatus.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
ADAMS JURY IN
SECRET REPORT
8 Indicted; Unlikely to Hold
GiIIiom, Belief. =

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DECATUR, Ind, Dec. 5.--A secret
report was returned today by the
Adams County grand jury, includ-
ing indictments. It was not known
whether a true bill against Attor-
ney General Arthur L. Gilliom was
among the number.
It was believed the attorney gen.
eral was not named and had been
vindicated in his contention that he
did not violate the Wright Bone Dry
act by obtaining whisky for his sis
ter.
The court warned the jurors and
the clerk Of the penalty for disclos-
ing any information about the in
dictmentS, or about anything occur
ring in the grand jury room. Never
thelcss, 1t was commonly reported
that the grand jury last Friday voted
against indicting Gilliom, four to
two.
Dry leaders asked indictment Of
Gilliom after 1t had been revealed
that he obtained pint Of whisky
for his sister, Miss Maude Gilliom,
Of Berne, although the Wright act
prohibits any use Of whisky.
Gillion1 pleaded as was morally
right" and gave his assistance to
the investigation by sending the
grand jury q letter, detailing the
circumstances.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
SLACK wins IN TILT
Demurrer Against Hogue's
Suit Sustained.

The Indiana Supreme Court will
decide Joseph L. Hogue's suit to oust
Mayor L. Ert Slack, and assume the
office himself as result of action in
circuit court today.
Judge Harry o. Chanlberlin
sustained Slack's demurrer to the
quo warranto suit on agreement of
attorneys.
Hogue's attorneys announced they
would appeal to the Supreme Court.
They were given thirty days to COM
plete the appeal and post $500 bond.
Hogue claims the mayors Office
by virtue of the fact that he was
city controller under the late former
Mayor Shank. Duvall, because he
was guilty Of election frauds, never
legally assumed office and Shank
should have remained in office,
Hogue contends. He should have as
sumed the Office on Shank's death,
Hogue asserts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
RULING DUE ON
JACKSON TODAY
Plea to Avoid Bribe Trial
Rests With Judge.

After hearing defense arguments
this afternoon Special Judge Oscar
H. Montgomery is expected to rule
on the plea Of abatement by which
Governor Jackson, George v. Cof-
fin, Republican ! county chairman.
and Attorney Robert I. Marsh are
seeking to escape trial on charge OF
conspiracy to bribe former Gov
ernor Warren IT. McCray.
The State filed a demurrer to
the plea Of abatement this morn
ing and Prosecutor William H.
Remy presented the States argu-
ment.
Defense argument was postponed
until p. m. when Attorney Louis
B. Ewbank, representing Jackson
and Marsh, said he had not known
the State was to file a demurrer
and asked time to study it.
Attorney Clyde E. Jones, Jack
sons former law partner and for
mer public service commissioner,
fled appearance for jackson and
Marsh. Charles. Wiltsie is repre-
senting Coffin.
Relny attacked the defense con-
tention that the grand jury which
returned the indictment was not
chosen legally, because only Jurors
Harry Wangelin, Ross S. Hill Jr.,
and John ]. Madden were chosen
from the first jury venire. The
others on the venire were excused
from jury service for legal reasons
and the statute permits selection
of other jurors from later venires,
he argued.
He also denied the defense claim
that Special Prosecutors Emsley w.
johnson and John w. Holtzman
were named as special prosecutors
only to serve until the present jury
was chosen after dismissal Of the
preceding Jury.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
Deadly
Female Of Bear Species
browns Her TrifIing
Mate.

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II Another tragedy of the saw
dust ring occurred here Sunday.
when Murphy. giant polar bear
Of the John Robinson circus, In
winter quarters, was drowned by
his paramour, Betty, as q pun
ishment for his philandering pro-.
pensities with the seven other fe-
male bears of the circus.
Murphy put up a desperate bat
tie to prove himself a lordly male,
but went down under the supe-
rior strength and fighting ability
Of Betty, who is evidently one Of
the new women"
The fight lasted more than two
hours, during which Murphy was
forced closer and closer to the
deep pool in the center Of the bear
pits. A watchman who discovered
the combat tried for an hour to
separate the beasts. Unsuccess-
full, he rushed to the home Of
Theodore Schroeder, bear trainer.
When they returned they found
Betty holding her defeated lover
under the water Of the pool. Muir
ply was dead.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
STOLEN BONDS
OF Wild BANK
MAY Be FOUND
Receivers Hope to Recover
Part Of $271.0 900 Loot,
Long Gone.
GRAND JURY ON PROBE
Investigation Being Made;
DepoSitorS' League Is
Ready to Act.
GRAND JURY ON PROBE

Hope that some Of the $27l 900 in
negotiable bonds stolen from the j.
F. Wild 81 Co. State Bank,
Nov. II. 1925, will be recovered is
entertained by receivers for the
bank, now defunct, Richard o.
Lowther, one of the receivers, said
today.
The Marion County grand Jury
has had the bond theft under in
vestigation from time to time ever
since the bonds disappeared. The
theft was one Of the factors in the
banks crash, July 81, 1927.
The grand jury now has before it
testimony given in Superior Court
Three last Friday, disclosing that
the bank officials diverted $I71 ,00o
from profit ard loss account" to
pay dividends upon preferred stock
Of subsidiary realty firm and re-
tire some Of the stock, when the sub
sidiary failed to make a profit it
self.
Lowther said that the receivers
had been conducting a quiet search
for the bonds and hoped soon to
compel the return Of some Of them.
Several months after the bonds
disappeared, $51 900 worth of them
were traced to a man In Minne-
apolis. He was arrested. He said
he obtained them from q garage
owner. He, too, was held.
Local detectives, however, failed
to bring the men here, because they
obtained their liberty on a writ of
habeas corpus, the judge holding the
evidence against them insufficient.
Joseph R. Williams, attorney for
the Wild Depositors' League, at
tempting to aid the receivers to get
as much out Of the bank assets as
possible, said: "We will insist that
Probate Court compel the receivers
to file such suits as the law will
sustain against present officers Of
the bark and those who have been
connected with it In an official ca
pacity since 1921.
I'VE also shall insist that suit
be brought on the bond given by
]. F. Wild, Sr., as president, and
Otto P. Kern as cashier, for faith
full performance Of their duties"
Williams stated that the re-
ceivers had told a depositors' league
committee three weeks ago that they
hoped to have some Of the stolen
bonds back within ten days.
The bank had $4,000 worth Of
theft insurance upon the stolen
bonds. Only $4,000 worth of this
insurance has been paid.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
THEATER CASH SAVED
BY WOMAN'S BRAVERY

Cashier at Ritz Thwarts Bandits
Who Fire Shots at Box Office.
Mrs. Eva Marsteller, 36, cashier,
frustrated daring robbery attempt
by three automobile bandits at the
Ritz Theater, Thirty-Fourth and
Illinois Sts., when she refused their
demand for cash at $50 p. m. Sun
day. One of the bandits fired a
shot into the box Office, occupied
by Mrs. Marsteller, after she had
closed the window slide.
The bandits escaped in an au-
tomobile, driven by a fourth COM
panion. Police found the automo-
bile, stolen from Eugene Hough, 28
S. Irvington Ave-, abandoned in an
alley at 1916 Kenwood Ave.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
COLD WILL CONTINUE
Freezing Temperatures Will
Remain Several Days.

The cold wave, scheduled to have
reached its peak, has staged a come
back and below freezing tempera-
lures will continue here several
days, according to j. H. Arlington,
United States Weather Bureau head.
A new low temperature mark for
the season, % degrees, was reached
at 7 a. m. Sunday. The mercury
rose to 35 Sunday afternoon, but
slumped below freezing again Sum
day night, reaching % degrees at
8 a. m. today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
SHAW ARRAIGNMENT
IS REFUSED BY JUDGE
Collins Holds Criminal Court Can't
Act Until City Fine Is Paid.

Collins Holds Criminal Court Can't
Act Until City Fine Is Paid.
John Thomas Shaw, Is, Negro
charged with failing to stop after
an accident, was not arraigned in
Criminal Court today when Judge
James A. Collins declared the court
had no Jurisdiction.
Collins said Shaw now Is paying
a fine in municipal court for other
charges relative to the accident, and
Criminal Court can not consider the
Indictment until this Is completed.
Shaw stepped out from group Of
fifty-six prisoners awaiting ar
raignment. He was garbed in q
sweater and is much thinner than
he was when he faced three trials
for the alleged murder of Helen
Hager Whelchel in 1924.
Shaw is alleged to have struck the
car OF Margaret Shaffer Nov. IA, and
failed to stop.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
COUNCILMEN ENTER
MOTIONS TO QUASFI

Motions to quash indictments
were filed before Criminal Judge
James A. Collins today for six city
councilmen and Martin Frankfort,
real estate dealer. This had been
set as arraignment day.
The motions were filed by Attor-
ney Clifton H. Givan for Council
man Claude E. Negley; Attorney
Charles Clark for Councilman Aus
tin H. Todd and Frankfort, and
by Attorneys Henry Seyfried and
Henry Winkler. representing Millard
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
HONOR MRS. CABLE

Evangelist Depicts Christ's Teach
ings in Songs at Tabernacle.
Tribute to the mother of E. How
ard Cadle was paid Sunday after
noon by Homer Rodeheaver, in a
sacred musical program at Cadle
Tabernacle. Cadle built the taber-
nacle in memory of his mother.
Rodeheaver, former song leader
with Billy Sunday, depicted Christ's
teachings in song. A program was
given by the e. w. Hoover or
chestra.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
RELENTs s171 WORTH
Wife Arrests Husband; Sees Money;
Asks Release.

ST. JOSEPH, Mich, Dec. s.
Gotlieb Shonfalt struck his wife and
she had him arrested. When they
got to fail. officers searched .Gotlieb
and found $171 in cash. His wife,
seeing the money, asked for his re-
lease, stating that if she had known
he had all that cash she never would
have complained of his actions.
Gotlieb however, had to pay fine
before he was free.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
DoTY EN- ROUTE HOME
Stormy Petrol Of Foreign Legion in
France for Discharge.
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Bn UTltted PTe88
MARSEILLES, France, Dec. S.
Bennett j. Doty Of Biloxi, Miss. ar
rived here today on the steamer
Tafna from Oran, Morocco, follow
ing his release from the French For
eign Legion.
Doty is now at Ft. st. Jean, await
ing the last formalities Of his dis
charge. He is to be enlarged on
a steamer for the United States.
Doty is still known in Legion rec
ords as Gilbert Clare, the name
under which he enlisted. He came
from Morocco with other Legion
naires due for discharge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
BOOSTED BY ADS

Christmas Savings Increases 80 Per
Cent in Five Years.
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DETROIT, Dec. 5.-Newspaper
advertising is credited with having
increased Michigan's Christmas saw
ings fund 80 per cent during the last
five years.
Banks in twenty-three cities dis
tributed $10,066,0O this week to
100000 persons, a United Press sur
vey today showed. A Muskegon
bank claimed credit with starting
the idea in January, 1911.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
Such Luck!

BIZ Times Special
RICHMOND, Ind, Dec. S.
Ralph Morganroth, %, Is nurs-
ing severe burns about his face,
neck and hands today while a
prisoner here facing a charge
Of violating the dry law. When
officers raided his home Satur-
day. Morganroth threw two
bottles Of whisky into a stove
in an attempt to destroy evi-
dence. One Of the bottles ex-
ploded, !nficting the burns.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
Dry Suy Faces Perlurv FERN

TAYLORvILLE. NJ, Dec. s.
Melvin Fudge. 35, prohibition spy,
faces penitentiary sentence Of
from one to fourteen years for per-
jury. He testified he had pur-
chased liquor from James German,
Pana politician, and later admitted
the charge was false.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
HEALING ILL AT HOME
Forced to Leave Capital: Condition
Is Improving.

Slight Improvement in the condi-
ton Of 5oseph B. Kealing, Indiana
Republican national committeeman,
who was forced to leave Washington
as a result of sudden illness, was re-
ported today at his home, 1924 N.
Alabama st. Healing arrived home
Sunday after appointing Senator
James Watson as his proxy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
Cousin Of Alb
m Lincoln Dies

Cousin Of Abraham Lincoln Dies
BIZ United Press
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5.--Lewis w.
Lincoln, second cousin of Abraham
Lincoln, will be buried here today.
Lincoln, father Of Myrtle Steadman,
film actress, died Friday night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
LOCAL MEN TO TESTIFY
Two Called in Probe Of Closed KO-
kOmO Banks Affairs.

BIZ Times Special
KOKOMO, Ind, Dec. 5.-Wit-
nesseS called to appear this week
before the grand jury here investi-
eating affairs of the closed American
Trust Company Bank, includes:
Clyde r. Hunston, of the City
Trust Company, indianapolis; Boyd
Gurley, editor of the indianapolis
Times; T. F. Barr and T. r. Inwood,
deputy State bank examiners; Gro
yer Bishop and J. @. Heron, re-
ceiVers Of the bank.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
AGED Book Lower niea

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5.-Funeral
services will be held here Tuesday
for DR.. Joseph Munk, 80, noted book
lover, who died Sunday of heart
disease. He was one of the organ
izers Of the Southwest Museum.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
BUCHANAN REELECTED
Retains Presidency Of Nature Study
Club; Other Officers.

Charles ]. Buchanan today re-
tanned the presidency of the Nature
Study Club of Indiana, as result
OF reelection Saturday night.
william Myers is the new vice
president, succeeding Arthur Thom-
as, Miss Margaret Knox was re-
elected secretary and Harry w.
Glossbrenner treasurer. Directors
named are DR.. Robert ]. Alley. But
Ter University president, and Miss
Elizabeth Downhour.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
Illinois Legislator Dies

CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-State Repre-
sentative Joseph Placek, Sc, died
here Sunday. He was recently
awarded medal by Cezcho- -Slovakia
for his services in behalf of that
countrys independence.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
PLAN AIR MAIL GREETING

Escort for First Delivery to City Is
Being Arranged.
An airplane escort for the first
air mail delivery at Cox field, Mars
Hill, Dec. II, will be arranged at a
meeting of the committee in charge
Tuesday.
A plane from the 113th observa-
ton squadron is expected to ac-
company the air mail fiier from
Cincinnati and will be met near the
city by the entire squadron.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
STEAL s25 FROM SAFE
Burglars Enter ONCE of American
Specially Co. by Window.

H. j. Smith, proprietor of the
American Speciality Company, 2O3
w. Morris ST., reported to police
today Ahat burglars broke into his
office Arough a window and stole
$25 fr 2 small safe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
PRINCESS MATE HURT
Russian Who Wed Aged Sister Of
Kaiser in Cycle Crash.

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BONN, Germany, Dec. 5.--Alex-
ander zoubkoff, 27-year-old Russian
husband of Princess Victoria Of
Schaumburg Lippe, the former
Kaiser's sister, was injured seriously
when he fell from his motorcycle
last night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
11S ARRESTED IN CITY

Weekend Record Of Police Cut
Down by Cold.
Cold weather reduced arrests over
the weekend to 116, according to
police today. Twenty-six were ar
rested on charges of intoxication:
four, driving while drunk; operating
a blind tiger, four; gambling, "a,
and vagrancy, 35. Ordinarily there
are from $50 to 200 weekend ar
rests.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
SANTA MARIA SHAKEN

Slight Quake Felt In Cal1fOrn1a; NO
Damage Reported.
BIZ United Press
SANTA MARIA, CAL, Dec. 5.-An
earthquake of thirty seconds dura-
ton was felt here today.
No damage was reported.
Santa Maria was the center Of a
recent moderately severe series Of
earth disturbances along the south
ern California coast. Today's shock
started at 3:45 a. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-05
EXCELLENT MEATS. PREPARED

by chefs who know how. FLETCH-
ER CAFETERIA, Basement Fletch-
Trust Bldg 10:30 a. m. to 7:30 p. m.
advertisement.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
Public Amazed as
Zandra Drives Car
While BlindfOlded

Zandra, the psychic now here on an
engagement ut the Capitol theatre,
Put on his first big feat in public
here today when. blndfolded. he
drove stock Chrysler car through
the business district in an exhibition
oil psychic skill t-,ai was attended
by narrow scrapes as he circled
street intersections or trucks and 9TH
err cars crossed his path.
When the return had been made to
the theatre, the blindfolding cloth
was removed from Zandra's eyes and
the crowd was permitted to see that
the eyes had been covered with cotton
pads throughout the performance
How he accomplishes the feat re-
mains as big puzzle as before.
Shorty after IL o'clock a path
was cleared in front of the theatre
for the psychic to get to the car. He
came out with the blindfold adjust
ed, backed away from the curb safe
~ despite the gang Of boys hovcrin.
dangerously close to the car ant
started down Main street at live
ly clip. Then followed series OF
darts by blocks with circle at the
intersections. and now and then !
sharp slapping on Of the brakes Il
come to stop as the driver senset
the crossing Of his path by car. ;
truck or some pedestrians. Severa
times it seemed he would run int
the curbs. but he always jockeyc,
out of danger and resumed his wa.
safely.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-11
Last Minute
Bulletins

Washington. April ll.-lP)-
On the ground that no opinion
now Is necessary the supreme
court refused today tn decide
whether the tariff commission
could be compelled to furnish ~
individuals or firms data collect
I'd for the information Of tho
president.
Washington, April 1l.-'4p-
The supreme court today sustain
cd the Bedford an! other stone
companies Of Indiana in their in
junction against the stone cut.
ters' association of North Amer.
lea and certain stone cutters un.
ions, In which unlawful rest RANT
Of trace Was Charged.
Washington. April lI.-tP)-
The Minnesota law Of 1928 pro-
hibiting disc Elimination in the
purchase Of milk. cream or but.
Ter fat by the paying Of prices
higher in one locality than in
another was set aside as void by
the supreme court today in an
appeal by the Paramount Cream
cry company.