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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-16

Advance 10 to rs Cents
All Other Livestock
About Steady.

For the first time in two weeks
hog prices at the Indianapolis
Union Stockyards showed improve
ment today. Trade was active, with
the market Is 10 rs cents higher
on the hundredweight. Butcher ma
terial made best gains.
The Chicago market was strong
with traders asking 10 to 10 cents
higher. At both livestock centers
the early top was $40. Local
receipts were estimated at $500 and
holdovers were 295. The bulk sold
at S9.25M9.90.
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Alleges Brutality

The petition further sets out that:
Petitioner would further show
that he has been subjected TO eX-
treme, brutal and unusual punish
ment. He has been confined in a
damp cell i'm total darkness over a
period of days and nights at a
time with nothing to sleep upon
but the damp concrete floor and
given only bread and water. As a
result of this punishment this pc
tltioner's general physical cOndi-
ton has become aIarmingIy bad
and his eyesight Is failing rap
idly"
Charges Letter Stolen
He charges that agents Of Evans
stole a letter which quoted his will
ingness to sell certain letters,
checks and notes" and that this
them refer to "blackmail" while the
notes were, says Stephenson, mere
~ business documents acquired in
a legitimate way and evidence Of
Indebtedness by persons to whom he
had loaned money"
He asserts that he tried to repudi-
ate Court Asher, who published GER
tain stories of the Klan, that he was
taken to various parts of the prison
by Warden DAILY and John Norman,
a trustee, and threatened with pun
ishments unless he signed some
paper TO protect some one. He
asserts that when he refused he
was locked in solitary confinement
for some time and still refused to
sign any such document.
Asserts Aid Withheld
Stephenson charges that he wrote
large numbers of letters to his at
torneys pertaining to his appeal, but
that they were not delivered and
that offers from former business as
sociates to assist him with funds in
his appeal were withheld from him.
He charges that he can prove that
certain politicians" offered a fell
low prisoner immunity If this pris-
oner would attack him and would
make the attack to appear to be one
of self-defense.
Petitioner further shows" says
the petition, THAT he was openly
and arrogantly told that his life and
body, health and peace of mind
would be in great danger at the In.
diana State Prison after the Leg
islature adjourned unless petition
err does and performs certain things
which petitioner will not do.
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BIZ LHitcd Press

BU tHtcd Press
CHICAGO. May Northumberland
90 600; fed steers steady to CSC lower
mostly mo steady light kinds showing irregu-
$13.S5; vealers SOC lower; other classes
fully steady; bulls ruling, strong. to 15c
higher; bulk fed steers. S9.75M12 heavy
steers scarce, mostly light steers and year
ing run; stockers and feeders, So 80 a 9.75:
veaers. 1915 a 1880; mostly choice kinds
witt weight at S1l to packers sheep-Re-
ceipts. 1000; desirable. dry led lambs and
better grade springers fully steady lower
grades and grassy kinds opening very
CHOICE kinds. weighty clipped lambs, early
$15.35 better grade clippers mostly
S15;25 q 15.75; early bids on ,in-between
grades largely $14Q14.50: Gull clippers
$1I.75 a 1880; California springers up to
SIS. few head out at $14 most natives
around SIG: few Gull .eprngers. $3.50 "a
Il; sheep steady; desirable clipped ewes,
So @S.25. Hogs-Receipts. 3S000 mar
ket fairly active, strong: heavyweights
1925 @970; mediumweights, $3.50 q 10:
lightweights, S9.60@10; light lights
50 400 10; packing sows, $8156 90:
slaughter pigs. So .65 a 9.65.
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New Move Indicated

Increased activity at the court
house this morning indicated that
Remy and his aids were preparing
to take some action.
Deputy Prosecutor William II.
Sheaffer and Special Prosecutor John
son were in conference before 8 a. m.
Special Prosecutor John w. Holtz-
man and Remy arrived at 9. A stem
ographer was with the prosecutors.
Harvey Bedford. former traffic in
spector, was before the prosecutors
for ten minutes and Russell Jackson.
a railroad detective, also was ques-
toned
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Other Livestock
BIZ Times Special

BH TlmeS special
LOUISVILLE. May 16.-Hogs--Re-
celpts, 5000; market 15c higher: tons,
$3.50. Cattle-Receipts 900 market
steady TO 25c higher Calves-Receipts.
500; market steady: good to choice. IS 80
q 10. 30; medium to good. seas; outs, Sc
down. Sheep-Receipts, /, 800: market
steady fed lambs, $l4M15; springers. SIT
a Is; seconds, $l4 a 10; sheep. $7@7.50
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Local Wagon Wheat

Local grain elevators are paying 81 20
for No. 2 red wheat. Other grades are
purchased on their merits.
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interviewed by Catholic

about two days later, a we'll
known Catholic minister Of this city
asked for an interview with me. 1t
was arranged and in his home in the
presence Of another gentleman he
promised me that the investigation
that is now being conducted would
not affect me If I would consider
the replacing Of the present city
contrpller with one to be selected
by the above faction.
1T have no desire to have this con-
strued as a religious conspiracy
but purely piece Of political
strategy on their part.
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BIZ United PresS

EAST BUFFALO. May 16.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. 1900; holdoyers 563. market
fssad$ 259aSo Ds eSs69 290S59
lbs iSS5cS aDi pss iSoO so VS.
$500; market steady, 25c lower calves
steady; beef steerr, 500 II 10; light year
linz. steers and heifers. $1,000 "a 1175;
ter cows. $4 5000; vealers, $12@ 1850
Sheep-Receipts. 5000; market very
slow. SOC lower; top fat lambs. SIS: bulk
Sc. @7.50.
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Factions Ignored

"This investigation was not insti-
tuted by any political faction and no
political faction has been given any
consideration in the investigation as
conducted so far.
mo person has spoken to any one
of the Investigators with a view OF
making any proposition whatsoever
10 the mayor and no one has been
authorized to speak for us.
mo political consideration will
stop this investigation. No threats
are going to deter us in anyway from
doing our full duty to the public
under our oaths.
THE prosecuting attorney and his
aids will not deal in any such PROPOSE
ton with any one or take any part
in compromising a felony"
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BIZ United Press

CLEVELAND. May 16.-Hogs-Re-
sg9$bo 6s So 10; ao S&5S lb sisssiiro
9$99GSS6 lb aeo$s4qSS Ss $3.50 5s
$10.40 packing sows SO a $50 Cattle
Receipts. LOO. calves. 1900; market
light yearling steers and heifers. $1O@
1920; beef cows 81 8;25; low cutter and
10. Sheep-Receipts, 9, loo; market
steady; top fat lambs, S15.75 bulk fat
lambs; 81 a so: bulk Gull lambs,
$1,000 a IL; bulk fat ewes. $6@750.
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STEVE ASKS FOR
PRISON PAROLE
Continued From Page y

correspondence is censored personal
ly by the warden and whose every
conference with attorneys is super
vised ty guards.
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Bb United Press

PITTSBURGH, MAY 16.-Hogs - Re
ccipts, 1000; market steady 70 Toe higher
ESQ TO $50 lbs, 50 a 9 80: 200 to $50 lbs,
1850; 100 to 100 lbs. 5000 10 so;
90 to $50 lbs, S10.40@10.50; packing
sows, .S7MS. Cattle-Receipts. 750;
calves. 1,400; market steady: beef steers
5000 al 50; light yearling steers and
cutters and cutter COWS, S4d5; vealers
Receipts, $500; market steady: top fat
lambs. S15.25 a 1880 bulk Gull lambs,
Sc a. IL: bulk spring lambs, S1461S.
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BIZ Jnlted PreSS
S4.85 3-16, off 90 1872 francs, 3.91 9sc,
up .00Ac; Ira, 44c, III, ,;02c; belgga
Russia. 5.15c; Shanghai, 62c; Yokohama.
Az .63c
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dip in the telegraph line, ran our
propeller clear Of its wires and drew
alongside.
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Too Many Passengers

There were too many passengers.
human and fourfooted for the trans
port at hand. AS we shot away the
wall before us was beginning to bulge
and the men were running their
livestock southwark along the top
Of the bank.
They were safe enough down there
for the present and all night long
the Coast Guard craft would be ply
ing back and forth with search
lights, taking them off. AS for the
poor bride cow, whose believing
still reached us family. when the
next section went, she and her calf
stood not one chance in ten thou
sand
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BIZ Inited Press

By united Press
800; market fo@ s up; 6eavies. S. a
$50; medium, 1926 M9.75; Workers. $40
q 1925; good pigs, $1Q@10.50. Calves
Receipts light; cattle. 150 market steady;
cattle steady. Sheep and lambs-Receipts
light; market steady.
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MISSISSIPPI IS
BIC BEND VICTOR
Continued From Page u

the submerged line of the Texas &
Pacific Railway.
Submerged Country
As we gathered speed and shot
southwark, a submerged country
seemed to pass us in procession. At
first came pleasant little Cajan farm
houses, the water barely up to their
front porches, so that here and there
the hollyhocks of their gardens
thrust pink spikes above the vel.
low flood. Further on stood a ham,
let of eight or ten houses. and one
tiny church on a knoll. Tho church
stood bravely out of water; the
lower houses lay submerged to their
upper windows. Then the roof Of a
substantial farmhouse with outbulld-
ings, only the caves and parts Of
the upper windows showing; then,
finally, only roofs. even at last, only
shadows under the water. Below
us lay some of the richest farms,
acre for acre, in the United States;
where thrifty Acadian families
make comfortable livings and pile up
completeness on from forty to eighty
acres.
Tops Of Cypress Trees
Always in the distance rose
islands, but which resolved them
selves as we approached into the
tops Of cypress trees.
To east and north this lake
stretched ten or fifteen miles to the
Mississippi. To the west, and close
to our course, ran what seemed like
a low board wall.
We had run two or three miles
when we advantaged ourselves OF a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-16
Hog Price Range

The early top of so applied to
some light meat animals. most 16O-
225-pound porkers going at $9.75Q
$50. Other rates were: 22525O
pounds, $9.60@955; 250-30O pounds.
$9.25@9.65, and 800 pounds up, 500
9.S5. Pigs went at SO down and
packing sows, sS@S.75.
Cattle prices were steady, the
market receiving about 500 head.
Beef steers were unsold. Beef cows
were $6.250S.50; low cutters and cut
ter cows, $425@5.50; bulk stock and
feeder steers, $7.25@S.50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-16

CHICAGO. May l6.-Cash grain Wheat
si,46G1.47: No. 2. sI.45% No. 3 81 81
s6%c: No. 4, 81 a S5c: No. 5, s3h q
SIC: No. 3 S3G 80 hc. No. 8. S2iec: No.
3 white. 50 a So y e; No. 4. sac; No. 3, SO
@s4hS: No. 8. sag, ss osN% sig
4SN n SO: No. 4. ASA n doc: sg. 43 q
45isc. Barley-s5 q, 9}c. Rve-No. 3,
81 .0s. Tmothy-S4 q 5.25. Clover-S3O
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Banks and Exchange
INDIANAPOLIS STATEMENT

Local bank clearings were $4,51S,500
debts. $S,021 900.
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Describes Interview

Duvall said that about a week age
he was approached by person who
said ne was aware of the plot to OBJ.
tain Duvalrs resignation. Duvall also
said that two days later a Catholic
minister of this city asked for an
interview with me-and promised the
investigation would not affect me IL
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BIZ Unitcd Press

CLEV ELAND Nay Io.-sbuIt a ~ =, q
Al &c; seconds. IS y a 80 l2c:. packing
stock, .2Sc; prints in one-pound cartons.
range from l TO 3 cents above tub quota
Sc; frsts, 22ns G23c; ordinary. 22c.
Poultry-Medium fowls. % q zee; heavy
fowls. 25 q 26c; Leghorn fowls. ~ a 24c
heavy broilers. 40 a 42c: Leghorn broilers,
IS a 37c; cocks. 16M &c: ducks, rs y 30c;
geese. IS q coo; spring ducks, 81 a &c.
Potatoes-Round whites. l5O-pound SACKS
Maine S5.75@6: Michigan. $500 $50.
Idaho russell bakers, 120-pound sacks.
$500; Florida barrels No; $50 Z. 5 90;
two -bushel sacks. 81 .5O: 100-pound bags
triumphs, 81 % a $50.
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Denial by Coffin

George Y. Coffin, republican coun-
ty chairman, denied knowledge of
the mayors charges. William II.
Arrnitage "knew nothing Of it.
Former Mayor Lew S<ank slapped
Duvall's statement without hesita-
ton and declared there was no
authenticity to the report.
The mayors statement follows:
Some time ago a Chicago news
paper carried an item which in sub
stance has caused a rumor to start
to the effect that 1 would resign
from the office of mayor Of this
city. I feel that before this rumor
spreads and reaches any great pro-
portion that 1 should inform the
citizens OF Indianapolis, my numer-
GUS friends and acquaintances that
/ have never entertained thought
Of this kind, but ] certainly intend
to continue in my present position
with a fixed policy until the expira-
ton Of my term Of office.
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BIZ United Press

EAST ST. LOUIS, May 16.-Hogs-Re-
$50 to $50 bs 50 s5o so6 to 30 lSs
1885 @o99o; e d6o to 100 lbsa $3.50 g
lbs. $9@975 o packing Jack * so 59 90.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000: market for steers
steady beef steers, SO a 10.5O:- light year:
ling steers and heifers. SO 619.5O: beef
cows $6.50@7.75; low. cutters and cutter
cows, $4.25M5.50; vealers S11 so: heavy
calves. $6.50MS; bulk stocker and feeder
steers, S7.256lS.50. Sheep-Receipts.
500; market steady TO 25c down; top fat
lambs, $500. bulk fat lambs. $15M
1925; bulk Gull lambs. S11 q so; bulk
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Chicago Grain Table
BIZ Times Special

CHicAGo, May 1s,-Carlots. Wheat, As
corn. 40; oats, %.
BIZ Times Special
CHICAGO. May 16-Primarv receipts
Wheat 9s5.000. agalst 6l5 900: corn,
$50. 600. against 4S3 600; oats. 603; 900
against 6S2 900. Shipments: Wheat.
643. 900. against $4,000; corn. $40. 900,
against 81 900; oats, 100000. against
$4,000.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK STATEMENT
\ NEW YORK. May 16.-Clearings
#s544 900 ,000 balances, l2l,000,O0O.
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Refused TO Reply

81 made no reply to his PROPOSE
ton and the interview ended.
"a few days later l was again
called upon at my home by the gen.
tleman who had previously visited
me there and the matter was dis
cussed again and the offer renewed.
! questioned him closely about his
mission and he admitted that the
group he represented was very
anxious TO have me resign IN order
that they could gain control Of the
present city administration.
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GENERAL TREND
OF LIST HIGHER;
MARKET ACTIVE
Business, Industrial News
Indicates Continuation
of Prosperity.
Average Stock Prices

Average of twenty industrials Saturday
rails was 1878, up .02. No bonds.
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Produce Markets

Butter WHOLESALE price) - Creamery
best grade. a pound. 44c.
Butterfat-LOcal dealers pay 43 a 44c.
Eggs-Strictly fresh delivered at Indian
apolis. II a Sc doz.
Poultry fbuying prices Hens. large
breed 19G20c; Leghorns. Is q sc;
old roosters, J. a ice; springers, 4 lbs
up, 2S a Doe: Leghorn springers. 20 q Zoe
ducks, 12615c. turkeys young, soc: old
25c guineas 35c: geese. 8 q loo.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-16
Tapping at Platform

The railway station, fringed with
a line Of stranded freight cars, stood
on slightly higher ground. The
waves were tapping on its platform.
A stray Jersey COW, missed that
morning in the rush to get the stock
to the levees, was splashing and
raised her muzzle in a faint omen Of
an agonized moo. Suddenly she
plunged in, swan away behind the
station. I did not see her emerge.
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Little Change

Calves started the week with prices
about steady. Good and choice
kinds were $11.50 and $12. The run
was 500.
Although 200 sheep and lambs ar
garded as extremely scarce. A few
odd head Of spring lambs brought
SIS and $3.50, some ewes 81. Top
fat lambs were $3.50; bulk fat
lambs, S12.50@16, and bulk Gull
lambs, $S@10.50 as the market de-
veloped.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-16
Acts Promulgated

Governor Jackson signed the order
putting the acts of the last Legisla.
ture in effect at noon.
Receipts for copies of the ects
have been received from all counties.
Last copies were to be taken to
Clerk George Hutsell this morning
and Hutsell signed a receipt at once
Remy said last week he and his
aids would await Governor Jackson's
proclamation declaring the acts of
the recent Legislature valid laws,
before filing a report in the probe.
This was done, it was said, in or.
der to prevent any technical barriers
being thrown in front of moves the
prosecutors planned to take. The
prosecutors have orders from Judge
Collins to file afFidavits against any
persons alleged to be criminally con
nected with political corruption
charges MS shown in evidence given
before the two grand juries WHO con
Quoted the corruption probe
Grand Jury Dismissed
Collins dismissed the last grand
jury because it was of no further
public use after sentencing James
f. Armitage. board of safety mem
Der under Mayor Shank and brother
of William H.. city hall boss under
Shank, and local politician, three
months in Jail and filming him $500
for contempt of court.
This grew out of allegations made
by Claude Achey, juror, that Armi-
tage offered him $1,000 and a city
hall job, If he would vote against
indictment of Duvall.
Duvall in his statement declared
he intended to continue in my pres
ent position with a fixed policy UNI
til the expiration of my term of
office"
He said sit might be of some in
terest to the citizens of this city to
learn that there has been a we'll de-
fined plan formulated by certain
persons who are well-known and
closely identified with a certain po-
litical faction here, to induce me to
resign"
Describes Interview
Duvall said that about a week age
he was approached by person who
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300: hoIdoyers 200; maFket, STEADY steady
I J9G y up S5S to 3S9 bs 90 80
b Soss i5o 70 fso B tG se g9G
ing sows $7.75@ s.25. Cattie-Receipts
ob so s sses Geo bse % GsdTs hs5i lGE liver
yearling steers and heifers. 20 @1O5O
beef cows S6:50qs; low cutter and cut
SeaS eGws Caves s
$780,. market. steady; top fat lambs
$3.50; bulk fat lambs, ST a 1850: bull'
Gull lambs. S5Q9; bulk fat ewes. SIS az
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Not Bartering Office

II informed this gentleman that
he could convey to his cohorts that
I was not bartering or trading with
my position as mayor. which in
every sense of the word had been a
gift of the citizens of this city; that
l held sacred the trust and honor
that had been conferred upon me;
that 1 would stand upon my record
Of years as n reputable business
man and good citizen of this city:
that I had no fear of the result OF
this or any other investigation that
they desired to conduct.
Therefore, I desired that the
citizens of indianapolis be informed
that ] have no intention Of resign.
ing the Office of mayor. but intend
TO continue on with the duties Of
that office until the expiration Of
my term il am physically able to
do so, and will continue with the
economical, business policy which
has prevailed throughout the past
months Of my administration"
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TOLEDO. May 16-Close: Wheat-No.
.. Sal G142. Corn-No. =. 50 a 9Oc
Rye-No. ?. Sill, Oats--No. 3. 81 q
soc. Clover-Cash imported, Sl6.5O
October. S16.S5. Timothy--Cash, new
So go: Nal, 81 80. Butter-44 q 47c. Eggs
Goa nc. Hay-S25.
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DECLARES
MAYOR ASKED AID
Continued From Page II

would not suffer in the probe climax
if City Controller William C. Buser,
the mayors brother-in-law, would
resign.
The mayor also declared that a
representative of certain political
faction" promised him money and
immunity if he and Buser would
resign.
Judge Collins did not take cog
nizance of the mayors statement
because it was not officially brought
TO his attention.
Statement by Priest
The prosecutors issued this state
ment made to them by Rev. Weber;
II never sought an interview with
Mayor John l.. Duvall, but the
mayor upon two occasions came to
my home. The last time he camc
to my home was about two weeks
ago-the night of the big storm. In
the night when l returned to my
home, about 1890 p. NJ, Mayor Du.
vail and a man by the name of Or
vile Scott were watching for me.
Mr.. Scott is a city employee.
Mr.. Scott. in the presence of the
mayor, begged me and insisted that
go to Judge Collins and the prose.
cutors and ask them to stop the in
vestigation. Mr.. Scott, upon another
occasion, put both arms around me
and pleaded with me to help Mayor
Duvall. lie said l was the only one
who could do him any good with
Judge Collins. said that if 1 could
do him any good would like to help
him. but l was afraid il l went to
Collins ] would be in contempt of
court and so l dropped the matter.
Mr.. Scott came to see me every
day afterward and asked me if
had done anything.
II never solicited any interview
with Mayor Duvall and did all !
could in my power to keep out of it"
Remy's Statement
Remy. in behalf of the prosecu-
tors, issued this statement in reply
10 Mayor Duvall's charges:
Our attention has been called 10
the statement made by Mayor Du'
vail to the press that he had been
approached by a representative Of a
political faction, urging that he and
his controller resign, and that such
action would end the present inves'
tigation of political corruption. The
prosecuting attorney and those APP
pointed by the court to aid him in
these Investigations are not interest
ed in any political faction nor any
political controversy that may exist,
nor who shall have control of the
city administration.
THE mayor also states that he
was approached by a representative
of a political faction interested in
the investigation.