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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-12
EYE WITNESS RECALLS
SHOOTING OF LINCOLN
Woman, SO, Inmate of Charitable Institution, Was at
Theater When Fatal Bullet Was Fired
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
DENVER, Colo, Feb. 12.-An eye
witness to the shooting of Abraham
Lincoln in the Ford Theater in
Washington on the night of April
IA, 1865, told the United Press to-
day, on the 118th birthday of the
Civil War President, of how she
watched John Wilkes Booth sneak
up to the Presidents box and fire
the fatal shot.
Il went to the theater that night
with Mr.. Coombs, bank inspec-
tor" related Mrs. Luther E. l..
Deothe, SO, who is in a charitable
institp ion here. "Our seats were
in the parquet, right below the box
in which Mr.. Lincoln sat. The house
was packed.
Il couldn't keep my eyes on the
stage. L was a worshiper of the
President, and 1 was looking at him
when 1 saw Booth enter the box.
| recognized him, as 1 had often seen
him hang around in front of the
Kirkwood Hotel with some other
worthless, third-rate actors
"The house was rather dark and
l doubt if anybody else saw Booth
approach the President, or recog-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-12

Interest in the speech of Senator
James A. Reed of Missouri before
the Indiana Democratic Editorial
Association Tuesday evening is
shown by the large number of res
ervations already made.
"It is unfortunate that we have
had to limit the number to 600, as
there is every prospect that more
than twice this number will apply"
said Marshall Williams, secretary of
the Democratic committee, who is
in charge of the ticket sales.
The dinner will be held in the
Riley room at the Claypool at
p. m.
Thomas Mccullough of the An
derson Bulletin, president of the edi-
torial association, will deliver the
address of welcome. Brief talks will
be made by Mrs. A. P. Flynn, 10.
gansport, vice chairman of the Dem
ocratic State committee; Charles e.
Greathouse national executive COM
mitteeman from Indiana; Mrs. James
r. Riggs, Sullivan, Indiana's wom-
an member of the national executive
committee, and State Chairman r.
Earl Peters
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ASK BOXING BOARD
IN NEW MEASURE
Commission Law Would Aid
Indiana Colleges.

Anticipated revenues of at least
100000 annually would be added
to the Golfers of institutions of
higher learning in Indiana il box
nag bill to be introduced soon in
the House of Representatives is IA
vored
The bill provides for the creation
Of a State boxing commission o.
three members. They will receive
SO per day, when functioning. A
full time secretary will be employed,
whose salary will be set by the
budget committee. Total annual ex-
penses of the commission are not to
exceed $4,000. All matches will be
under their supervision and they
will collect 10 per cent of the gross
receipts. Surplus over expenses will
go to State universities and normal
schools.
Reciprocal relations with other
boxing commissions will be estab-
lished and where a fighter is barred,
disqualified or suspended in other
States he will not be allowed to en-
ter the ring in Indiana.
American Legion rostG til y
out the State are indorsing the
measure.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-12
DIETZ SEES
FARMINGON
y. THE WANE
Scientific Manufacture of
Food May Be Necessary,
Declares Writer.

With the population Of the world
tending to double each seventy
years, we will soon stop producing
food on the farm and go into the
factory to manufacture it, declared
David Dietz, science editor of the
Cleveland Press, before the Mems
Club of the First Presbyterian
Church, Delaware and Sixteenth
Sts., Friday night.
The Times frequently has pub
lished articles by ~Dietz, who is scien-
tific writer for the Scripps. Howard
newspapers and fellow of the
Royal Astronomical Society.
Science Frontier
Taking as his subject 1.-THE Last
Frontier" Dietz pointed out that in
the old meaning of the word there
are no frontiers, but that today the
scientists are the only pioneers.
Dietz illustrated his lecture with
pictures, taken mostly at the Mt.
Wilson Observatory. California, and
the Desert Laboratory in Arizona,
where he spent a year studying and
doing research work for Scripps.
Howard papers.
Referring to some of the photo.
graphs Dietz said: THE lesson Of
astronomy is that the mind of man
can reach out to that farthest nebu-
la. Thus there is no height to which
we can not carry our civilization"
Because a thing has never hap
pened, in science you can not say
that it never will happen, he said.
Controls Train
An interesting feature of the pro-
gram was his electrical demon
stration. He stopped a toy electric
train by use of the photo-electric
cell, stating that this same principle
can be applied to the operation of
our railways. Another experiment
demonstrated remote control by
radio.
His equipment for this was small
radio sending station and another
receiving station, where an electric
bell was rung. To show how this
principle can be applied more prac-
tically n charge of Photographic
fashlight powder was exploded.
1t is reasonable to. assume, Dietz
asserted, that these same methods
can be used on a. larger scale,
possible radio control of air.
planes, ships, the firing of bombs
and other implements of warfare.
Science is the desire to find the
truth. 1t is this spirit that the
world needs infinitely more of to-
day." he said.
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nized him If they did. But it was
all too quick for any one to warn
Mr.. Lincoln. There was a streak
of fire and the noise Of the report,
and then the leap to the stage.
Il helped sew the fringe on the
flag which tripped Booth. He broke
his ankle. 1t has always made me
happy to think that l had at least
Small part in making Booths flight
difficult, for he might have gotten
away if it hadn't been for the
broken ankle. At any rate, it caused
him some pain"
Mrs. Deothe is the widow Of a
former official in the French diplo-
matte service. Before that, she was
engaged in newspaper work. She
lost her fortune, she said, in Wall
Street, and that's why she is now
dependent.
The old woman said it was her
opinion that Lincoln married in an
effort to overcome his grief over the
death of his first sweetheart.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-12
COOLIDGE HOLDING
NEW ARMS PLAN
AGAINST REFUSAL
Prepares to Meet Rejection
by France or Other
Nations.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Presi-
dent Coolidge has a second dis
armament plan ready if France or
other nations defeat his present pro-
posal.
He will not insist on the five
power pact limiting auxiliary naval
craft, suggested in his memorandum
to Great Britain, France, Japan,
and Italy, though he will support it
so long as there is hope.
The reserve proposal calls for
a three-power treaty with Great
Britain and Japan limiting cruisers,
destroyers and submarines, to the
present 5-5-3 ratio on capital ships,
the United Press leraned today.
Coolidge has good reason to be-
lieve the second plan would succeed
at least with certain British
reservations providing periodic ton.
mage revision, because of French
nonadherence to the pact.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-12
Man Disappeared With
Woman Who May Be Vic
tim in Mysterious Death.

BIZ United Press
SOUTH BEND Ind, Feb. IA
caretaker at st. Marys Academy,
who disappeared just before Christ
mas, was sought today to tell what
he knows about the finding Of a
headless body of a woman in the
st. Joseph River near here.
Ernest Rogers, the careta ker.
dropped from sight Dec. 81, the same
day that Mrs. Alice Van Dusen. his
landlady. was last seen. Mrs. Van
Dusen, the mother of three children.
told them that she was going with
Rogers to buy them some Christmas
presents. Neither has been seen
since
Rogers is not accused of any
crime, but police figure he may be
able to throw some light on the torso
murder
Chemists at Epworth Hospital
mere are performing an autopsy on
the torso Of the woman found in
the river to see if any traces of poi
son can be found in the body. The
theory that she was the victim Of
an illegal operation has been aban.
doned.
Police were also working on the
theory that the body might be that
of Mrs. Florence Holloway, "a, who
disappeared Jan. 20. Search has
been renewed for other women listed
as missing in the hope that the iden-
tity Of the dead person may be es-
tablshed.
Search for the head. arms and
shoulders Of the torso was renewed
today with further dragging of the
river and searching of the banks.
Theodore Laskowski, IS, a school
boy, told police he had seen a head
floating in the river near the bridge
OF the Illinois, Indiana & Indianapo-
lis Railroad.
A theory that the body had been
dug from a recent grave and then
thrown into the river was discard
ed when measurements Of a peculiar
hole in the ground near st. Marys
showed it too small to hold the body.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-12
Moon Defense by
Lincoln Related
BIZ L nitcd Press

BIZ United Press
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 12.-An
interesting letter in connection with
Abraham Lincoln's defense of "Un"
Armstrong, in the now famous Arm
strong murder trial, was unearthed
today-the 11Sth anniversary Of Lin.
coins birth-by the archives division
OF the Secretary OF States office.
The letter was written BY William
H. Norris, convicted of the murder
Of which Lincoln's client was ac-
quilted. Lincoln succeeded in dis
crediting testimony of Charles Allen,
chief prosecution witness.
Allen testified he saw Armstrong
strike the blow that killed Preston
Metzger. He said the moon was shin.
ing brightly Immediately overhead.
Lincoln produced an almanac to
show the moon was on the western
horizon. This resulted in Arm
strong's acquittal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-12
SIX NEW SLEUTHS
ASSIGNED TO AID
VICE CLEANUP
SergeantS in 'CivieS' to
Watch for Gambling,
Liquor Violations.

Police Chief Claude +. Johnson
today assigned six new sergeants to
plain clothes duty in the downtown
section between noon and midnight
and warned gamblers and bootleg
gers they might as we'll pack up and
leave town.
Johnson declared war on gamblers
and rum sellers Monday and police
raiding parties have been busy each
night this week.
Every possible move to thwart
the police in the cleanup will be
met" Johnson said. IF the gam
blers take out a charter for a club
we have plenty of men who will join
the club. ,They might just as we'll
close the doors and move out, for
the city is going to be lilly white,
clean Of gambling and Illicit liquor.
Booze handlers will be given so
much attention that even if they bar
the doors and dump the evidence be-
fore our men get in so much profit
will go into the sewer that business
will be improbable"
Police squads will carry tools to
open catch basins under sinks and
save for evidence any liquor dumped
into sinks, he said.
Lieutenant Claffey, Sergeant Barge
and Patrolman Curran raided the
home of Vencil Bate, 1917 N. War
man Ave, Friday night and found
still and three gallons of whisky,
they said. Batic was charged.
A set of dominoes and S1.25 was
seized in a raid of the cigar store of
James Clones, 20 Kentucky Ave,
who was charged with keeping
gambling house. Ten men in the
place were charged with gambling.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-12
MOFFA TT TUNNEL PIER ES GREA T DIVIDE
Last Rock Cleared From
Longest Boring in North
America.
W0RKMEN SHOW GLEE
Back Shaping and Hand
Shaking Reign.

BIZ United Press
WEST PORTAL, Colo, Feb. 12.--
The backbone of the North Ameri.
can continental divide was broken
today.
The graveyard" shift of hard
rock miners, augmented by tireless
day workers who had refused to
leave their posts, early today pierced
the remaining thirty-one feet of
rock, formally marking the opening
of Moffatt Tunnel, the largest hole
in America.
Penetration of the Rocky Noun
tain range followed long months of
hard work and danger and involved
sthe expenditure of more than
$1O,OOO,OOO.
All precautions to prevent eager
ness of miners from bringing dis
aster to the mammoth project was
taken in the early hours Of the
morning, when guards were posted
to prevent dynamiting of the last
rock wall.
Officials joined the men in joyous
cheering as the end of their goal
neared. Muckers removed debris as
if inspired by magic and the work
ers at the drill looked straight ahead
with faces set in eager and strained
determination.
At 6:25 a. m. an iron bar was
thrust into the 30-foot hole drilled by
the machine and ten minutes later
the last foot of stone had been pene-
trated. The dream of Moffatt be-
came a reality.
Men who had been at their posts
since early yesterday opened wide
eyes heavy from lack of sleep and
embraced shouting companions.
Jimmy" Choig. resident engineer,
youthful graduate Of the University
of Colorado, went about slapping
the weary laborers on the back and
gripped blackened, hard hands.
At the east heading of the tunnel,
several blasts remain to be fired be-
fore all is in readiness for the final
blast on Feb. IS, when President
Coolidge touches the golden key in
the White House setting off the
charge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-12
SKULLS HOARDER
DOING TIME IN
INDIANA PRISON
Negro Convicted at Crown
Point for Removing Body
From Grave.
BH United Press

BH United Press
DETROIT, Mich, Feb, 12.-James
w. Coyner, declared by police to be
a Negro ghoul, now serving time at
the Michigan City Qnd.) prison for
robbing graves of their bodies, was
wanted here for questioning in con-
nection with the discovery Of four
skulls, believed to be of white wom-
en-, found in his former cottage home
near the suburb of Ferndale.
The grewsome discovery was made
yesterday by boy members of a Ne
gro family named Wilson, who had
moved into the house formerly occu-
pied by Coyner. The suspect had
lived alone during the three years
he worked quietly at the Ford Motor
Company. The skulls were in a
trunk in the attic of the cottage.
Physicians who inspected the
bones declared they possibly were of
the Caucasian race, because several
strands of long red hair were found
The hair was matted with substance
believed to be blood, and if so there
might have been a murder connected
with the find, police said.
Names of several prominent De
troit and Pittsburgh women were
found in a notebook, but no connec-
ton with the case had been discov-
cred by police.
Mrs. Esseyltyn, Chicago Boule.
ward" and Mrs. Harold f. Ward
well, Crosse Pointe," were two of
the names contained in the book. The
addresses are in Detroit and hus-
bands of the two women could not
understand why the names would
be in the Negroes book. The wives
are not missing.
The skulls were wrapped separate
ly in newspapers and hidden beneath
an army uniform in a trunk. Be
cause they were not bleached or
otherwise chemically treated, physi.
clans declared they were not a part
Of a medical collection.
Mrs. James Scribner, Mrs. Arthur
Little, Mrs. A. B. Frampon, Mrs.
Frank harrington and Mrs. William
Porter Witherow were other names
found in the notebook which was
wrapped in a society page of Pitts.
burgh paper.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-12
LEAGUE DISAVOWS
ACTION IN CHINA
Declares Pekin Regime Still
Recognized.
BN Lalited Press

BU United Press
GENEVA, Feb. 12.-League of Ma
tons officials today denied reports
published in London that the league
was seeking to establish liaision with
the Cantonese Nationalist govern
ment in China.
The League Assembly, it was ex-
planned, recognized the shadow
government" at Pekin that elected
it's representative to league member
ship. Until a majority of the as
sembly officially recognized the Can
tonese. the United Press was in
formed that it would be impossible
for the league officially to recognize
the existence Of the South China
government.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-12
DEATH TO COMPETITORS
Butcher Stays Two Rivals i'm Bust.
ness-Neighbors Terrorized.
BIZ I Hited Press


ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Feb. r.
Harry Gordon, 81, rivalry-crazed
butcher, killed two of his COM
petitors, seriously wounded another
and injured fourth and so
frightened the community that
many people darkened their homes
last night and others asked at the
police station to be locked up for
the night so they would be safe.
Bitter competition between Gordon
and other butchers in the north side
of Rochester had so embittered him
against his rivals that he ran wild.
and when he was done Harry Katz.
30, and Samuel Toll, 40, were dead
and Morris Klass, 33. and Jack
Cohen, 40, injured. Klass was ex.
pected to die.
Lights in many houses were kept
out until assurance had been given
that the man had been taken into
custody on a charge of first degree
murder.
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occasion was a Lincoln rally" re-
marked Mrs. Romano. There was
a whole wagon load of us girls and
although we were disappointed when
one side of the wagon broke down
and we couldn't get to the rally, 1
certainly didn't realize then how i'm
portant an occasion I was missing"
Maj. D. I. Mccormick, superin-
tendant of the flags at the State
house, is another octogenarian, who
has memories of, but did not see
Lincoln. II can remember how i'm.
portant it seemed that my father
was to be awarded a picture of Lin
coin" remarked Mccormick. "A
number were given out to those con-
tributing money for sanitary
supplies during the war. My brother
in Oklahoma still has the picture"
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RELEASED ON BOND

Frank Mcdaniel. 33, of Richmond
is at liberty today under $500 bond
placed here late Friday afternoon
by United States Commissioner Fac
w. Patrick. Mcdaniel was arrested
by. Federal prohibition agents in a.
raid on his home in Richmond. The
man is charged with the sale of IL
quor. His case will be presented
before the Federal grand jury which
7onvenes Feb. %.
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Says Jerry Talbot
Resembles Cousin
BIZ United PreSs

BIZ United Press
1ONIA, Mich, Feb. 12.--Jerry Tai.
bot World War veteran, whose iden.
tity has been mystery for eight
years. may be her missing cousin
FLOYD Aungst, according to Mrs. A.
e. Rogers of this city. Mrs. Rogers
saw Talbotss picture for the first
time yesterday. She declared the re.
semblance to her cousin, who enlist
ed under an assumed name during
the war and since has been missing,
was very striking"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-12
EXPECT RATE DECISION
Unjust Charges OF Shipments From
Indiana Town Claimed.

on HtfCd Press
WASHINGTON. Feb. IA de-
cision is expected shortly on the
complaint of the Florence (Ala.)
Chamber of Commerce against the
Illinois Central and Louisville &
Nashville Railroads, charging UNI
just, unreasonable and preferential
rates on grain and grain products
shipped from Ohio and Mississippi
River crossings and on tour from
Mt. Vernon, Ind, to Florence, Ala.
A rate of 29.5 cents hundred
pounds on shipments from Mt. Yer
non, Ind, to Florence, Ala. is at
tackled as unreasonable and prefer
entail to Memphis, Tenn, which has
rate of 90 cents.
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SENT FROM CROWN POINT
Coyner Convicted of Removing Body
From Grave.

bU UHtted Press
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Feb. -.
Warden w. H. Daily of the Indi.
ana State Prison here, said today
that Detroit authorities would be
permitted to question James w.
Coyner, colored convict, in connec-
ton with the discovery of four
skulls found in his former home
near Detroit.
Coyner, Daily said, was convicted
at Crown Point, Ind, Nov. 20 1926.
on a charge Of having removed a
body from a grave and sentenced to
Imprisonment of from three to ten
years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-12
RATE SLASH UPHELD
LoganspOrt Takes Lighting Suit to
Supreme Court.

Right Of the Indiana public serv.
ice commission to reduce rates of
municipal lighting plants was upheld
by Judge Jere West, Charlottesville,
In a decision announced in the case
OF the city of Logansport.
The municipal plant refused to
reduce rates at Logansport upon
order of the commission and took
the suit into court. Attorney Cen
eral Arthur L. Gilliom represented
the commission and won the case.
The city still refuses to reduce
rates and has appealed the case to
the Supreme Court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-12
HOLD INITIATION

The Tau Delta Sigma sorority will
have formal initiation Monday eve
ming in the italian room at the Lin
coin. Misses Alice Caveney, Gladys
McCarty and Thelma Snyder will be
initiated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-12
RUDNER DEFENSE READY
Evidence in Behalf of MelIett's AL.
legged Slayer to Start Monday.
BIZ United Press


BIZ United Press
CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 1.-THE
end OF the first week of the trial of
Ben Rudner, millionaire bootlegser,
charged with the reprisal murder Of
Don f. Mellett, crusading editor. to.
day found the structure of the pros
ecution's case complete. The de.
Tense will open Monday.
Evidence by which the State hopes
to take Rudner's life in the electric
chair was virtually the same as that
which convicted Pat McDermott last
December.
Steve Kascholk, main witness of
the prosecution, linked Rudner with
McDermott when he charged that
the millionaire had hired him to kill
the editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-12
BRITISH TROOPS ARRIVE
Three Hundred American Marines
Already at Shanghai.

BIZ JHItCU PTc8S
SHANGHAI, Feb. 12.-The first
contingent of British troops dis
patched because of fear of the Brit.
ish government that lives and prop
erty in the international settlement
were menaced, arrived at dawn to-
day. A force of 300 American ma.
rines already was here when the
British arrived.
Reports from the south today said
the Cantonese Nationalist, who
hope to capture Shanghai, had suf.
fered a reversal in battle with Sun
Chuan.Fang, Chinese defender of
Shanghai.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-12

Canada has one golf course for
every 1888 inhabitants. In the
United States there is one for every
1878 persons. s3.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-12

In Peru a private company oper-
ates the postal system under con-
tract with the government.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-12

Practically all varieties Of medi-
cinal plants. and herbs grow in Jugo-
Slavia, which country exports them
extensively.
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he laughed. He is commander of
the George Thomas Post II, G. A.
r., and is not only a Civil War vet,
but also the son Of one. His father,
Wesley M. Carney, fought in some
of the same battles with him. Carney
first saw Lincoln December, 1862.