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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29
BARS ALIENIST
FROM CELL OF
ruth SNYDER
Slayer Is '0verSexed,' Says
Her Attorney, Seeking
PSyChoanaIySiS.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Convinced
that it would be illegal to refuse DR..
Clarence A. Neymann, noted alien
ist, admittance to Sing Sing prison
for an examination of Ruth Snyder,
Edgar F. Hazleton, the doomed
woman's attorney, left here today
for Albany to confer with prison
officials.
In Albany, Hazleton will try to get
the voluntary consent Of DR.. Ray
mond F. c. Kieb, State commissioner
of corrections, for such an examina-
ton of Mrs. Snyder as he had in
mind when he brought DIR. Neymann
here from Chicago. DR.. Neymann,
who figured, in the Leopold-Loeb
trial, may find evidence sufficient to
establish a similar plea of insanity
in Mrs. Snyder's case, Hazelton said.
Warden BaIks Efforts
Mrs. Snyder. with her former low
err, Henry Judd Gray, is awaiting
execution in the electric chair the
week of Jan. 9. for the murder of
her husband, Albert Snyder.
Warden Lewis E. LaweS of Sing
Sing prison, when he heard of
Hazleton'S intention, said he will not
allow the psychiatrist to enter even
the prison gates, unless DR.. Kieb
sees fit to issue an order to the con-
trary.
Joseph leonardo of Long Island
City. another attorney for Mrs.
Snyder and the man who filed the
appeal from the widows conviction,
said he was certain Hazleton would
be successful in obtaining permis-
sion for the examination by DR..
Neymann.
ANY regulation Of the prison to
prevent it is absolutely Illegal" he
said.
Will Go to Governor
1--WE claim" he went on, chat
the law is perfectly definite regard
ing the right of counsel to bring
medical experts to the death house
to examine a condemned person.
The warden must allow access to the
counsel, members Of the family,
physicians and ministers of
religion"
LEONARDO explained the type of
examination which the counsel
wishes DR.. Neymann to make.
Technically, it is not insanity
we wish to prove in this case," he
said. I'VE want Mrs. Snyder
examined for her pSycho-analytical
reactions. We believe she is over
sexed, and that when the facts are
put before the Governor that he will
commute the death sentence. It is
common knowledge among women
themselves that a person Of Mrs.
Snyder's type has no control over
her mental and moral impulses"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29
PREDICT STEEL
CHOICE DELAY
Directors May Not Elect
New Chairman Today.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Election of
a successor to the late Judge Ebert
H. Gary as head of the United
States Steel Corporation may be de-
layed today when the board OF
directors and the finance commit
tee of the corporation meet.
Although it had been announced
previously that the new head would
be elected at the first meeting after
j. P. Morgan'S return from Europe,
the directors were said to be con-
sidering postponement until next
week. Today's meeting will be the
first since Morgan's return.
James A. Farrell, president OF the
corporation, has been executive
officer since the death Of Judge
Gary. Farrell was mentioned most
prominently for the Craftsmanship
and his election was considered
certain.
Farrell, who has been long as
ISOLATED with the Steel Corporation
and is an influential director of the
American Iron and Steel Institute,
organization of steel executives.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29
POLICE STORM HOUSE WITH GAS BOMBS
AND MACHINE GUNS, CAPTURING FOUR

tendent Michael H. Crowley at the
scene, the bombardment began.
Hundreds rushed from their
homes, and more police had to be
called to control the crowd that
nailled in the streets near the scene
of the fight.
Giant searchlights were played
upon the dull brick front of the inn
provised fortress from which the
two women and two men were fight
ing determinedly, but to no avail
and they finally were arrested when
police stormed the gas-fllled house.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29
1900 AT ROTARY PARTY

Rotarians and guests, numbering
1900, attended the 100 per cent
party of the club at the Indiana
ballroom Monday night, Only four
members of the club, who were i'll,
failed to attend.
William Herschell directed the
grand march in which lines of
thirty-six persons advanced abreast
up the center of the ballroom.
Entertainment was provided by
vaudeville performers from Keith's,
Charlie Davis orchestra and PubliX
entertainers from the Indiana The
alter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29

All were suffering from wounds
or other injuries and Brooks and
Mrs. Polite were taken to city hos
pital.
The fifth person injured in the
battle royal was Patrolman John v.
Miller, overcome by gas from d
bomb hurled by fellow officers.
The trouble started after po' 2
received word that a man had been
shot, and were denied admission to
the house.
With more than fifty policeman.
under personal direction Of Superin-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29

scene from three station houses,
bombarded the house at 81 yelling
ton st. with machine guns, gas
bombs, shotguns and automatic
pistols.
Those within. the house, with an
ample supply of ammunition, re-
turned the fire.
Three of those captured at the
end of the long fight we're Negroes
Robert Polite, AZ, owner of the
house; Mrs. Sadie E. Polite, 80, and
George Brooks, 80, a roomer. The
other was Lillian J. Coyne, IS, white
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29
WOman's Protector Hurt

BIZ Times Special
MARION, Ind, Nov. 29-Frank
Smell, 35, is suffering from serious
injuries today, the victim Of a hit
and-run motorist, after pushing
Miss Mary Mcdowell, with whom
he was walking, from the path of
the car.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29

2 BOSTON, Nov. 29.-Five persons
were injured today when police re-
serves, armed with machine guns
and tear gas bombs, stormed a
South End lodging house and ar
rested two women and two men who
had barricaded themselves in the
building. ~
The arrests climaxed one of the
widest free-for-all gun battles in
the city's history--a fight which
started during an sll-night drinking
party, according to police.
For hours. police sent to the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29
HELD IN BANDIT CASE
License Tag Traced to City Man;
in Lebanon Jail.

Jack Dennison, 1880 English Ave-,
is held in Boone County jail at
Lebanon today in the investigation
of an attempted hold-up north OF
Lebanon, Monday night. Three men
fired bullet through the window
of an automobile in which two
women were riding, but the women
refused to stop.
Boone County authorities traced
the license of the car to Dennison.
Sheriff Souders of Lebanon came
here, but Dennison was not at home.
On his way home, Souders met Den
nison near Lebanon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29
WANTS QUESTION BAN
Baptist Pastor Decries Articles on
Mission Fund.

Prevention of publication of
articles which Question use of funds
donated for foreign missionary pur-
poses was demanded by the Rev.
frederick E. Taylor, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, before the an
nual State missionary conference of
the North Baptist Convention, Mon
day. at Tuxedo Baptist Church.
Other speakers at the session
Monday were j. G. Robbins, New
York, secretary of the American
Baptist Foreign Missionary Society;
Miss Lydia Huber, Boston, and DR..
P. @. Wright, New York.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29
U. S. ON TOP o'woRLD
California Speaker Paints Picture of
Americas Golden Age.

what Rome was in her age and
Great Britain in the age of Queen
Victoria, America is today" declared
Frederick Vining Fisher, California,
world traveller and lecturer, address,
ing the Indianapolis Athletic Club,
Monday night.
America no longer looks to the old
world. for leadership, he said, but is
now the leader of the world. His
subject was ultimate America" re-
ferring to the great western section,
the speaker dwelt upon its scenic
beauty.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29
Street Car Kills Child

BD Times Special
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Nov 29.-
Paul Weatherman, 2, son of, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Weatherman, was killed
Monday afternoon when he was
ground beneath the wheels of a
street car as he attempted to cross
a street near his home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29
STAY GIVEN RUM HERO
Bootleg Ship Captain Rescued
Sinking Steamer Crew.

BIZ United Press
PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. o.
Stay of sentence, granted yesterday
by Judge John H. McNary, gave
friends of Captain Robert Pamphlet
until Dec. II, to obtain presidential
clemency for the convicted rum
runner, who saved the crew Of a
sinking steamer, shortly before his
capture.
Pamphlet, appearing before Judge
McNary, asked probation of his two
year sentence and $4,000 fine. The
jurist said he would refer the petit
ton to the trial judge, who is out Of
the city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29
BACK HOME AGAIN

Automobiles reported found by
police belong to:
Carroll Jarvis, 1886 W. Eighteenth
ST., Ford, found at COZ E. North st.
Ford, 572-6S4, found 1882 Eyeritt
CT
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29
DEMOCRAT CHIEF is Ill
Charles A. <Greathouse Undergoes
TOnsiI Operation.

Charles A. Greathouse. national
Democratic committeeman and
president treasurer Of Bookwalter-
Ball reathouse Printing Company,
is in st. Vincent hospital, where he
underwent an operation for removal
Of his tonslIs Monday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29
CONVENTIONS PROFIT
Bureau Director Says They Bring
S5,OOO,OOO Annually to City.

Conventions in Indianapolis bring
to the city nearly 100000 each
year, w. F. Stephens, convention
bureau educational director, said
Monday night at the Pennsylvania
st. Association meeting in the
Sphinx Arms.
Conventions this year were of
more value to the city than any one
factory. brought here in several
years." he said. Each of the 98,291
registered convention visitors spent
an average of $55.75 during his av-
erage three and one-half day stay"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29
BANK FUND PLOT Barred
Two Accused Of Conspiracy Against
Indiana Legislator.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
GARY, Ind, Nov. 28.-Failure Of
an alleged plot to obtain illegal coma
troll of the bank account of James
j. Nejdl, Whiting contractor, has re-
suited in the arrest of Homer L.
Bales on charges of forgery. Nejdl
is Republican leader in the House
Of the Indiana Legislature.
Police charge that Bales conspired
with Herman Lowenthal, Chicago,
to cash checks on NejdIs account.
Bales was an employee of Nejdl. Po-
lice are seeking extradition of Low
ehthal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29
CRUSADE FOR
Referendum IS
TO Be PRESSED
Head of Wet League Seeks
Fund to Open Campaign
All Over Nation.
MEETS G.. o. P. LEADERS
PIanks in Platforms of Both
Major Parties to Be
Urged.
MEETS G.. o. P. LEADERS

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK. Nov. 29.-William
H. Stayton, chairman Of the As
ISOLATION Against the Prohibition
Amendment, asked financial support
from 800 Republican "wets" last
night for a 100000 campaign
fund to conduct national
referendum on prohibition.
Stayton spoke at a private dinner
sponsored by George B. Wightman,
New York broker. Other speakers
were DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler,
president of Columbia University;
former Senator James w. Wads-
worth and former Representative
John Philip Hill of Maryland.
While the speeches were not made
public, it was understood two main
points were stressed. One was for
a national referendum to be held
along the same general plans of the
New York 1926 vote, when citizens
overwhelmingly voiced their opinion
for revision.
Wants Party Plank
The second was for the Repub-
lican party at the 1923 national
convention to pattern its plank after
the 1860 one, which proposed giving
each State the fullest liberty in
dealing with it's domestic affairs.
Stayton suggested that plank
calling for a national prohibition
referendum be placed in the 1928
platforms of both parties. He also
wanted the referendum's results to
be used as basis for future action.
The 100000 campaign fund
would be used, he said, to tell the
voters of the high points Of the
"wets'" arguments.
G. o. P. Wet Leaders There
Stayton, in talking to reporters
before going to the dinner, stressed
the point that the dinner was not
simply for Republicans. However,
the other speakers we're all lead
ers in the wet wing of the Re
publican party.
Failing of our efforts for a ma
tional referendum, we urge as an
alternative a referendum in selected
States. with an aggregate vote of
100000, representing, say, 25,0O0,OOO
persons" Stayton told reporters.
eff we are confined to obtaining
a referendum piecemeal, as at
present, our financial requirements
will be in accordance with the size
Of the task We plan, if we can
raise the funds for it, to send two
letters to each of the 27,000,000
voters in the United States. At 5
cents letter this would cost about
$3,000,000."'
Former Senator Wadsworth an
nounced his candidacy as New
York delegate large to the 1928
Republican national convention, and
he was reported to have told the
diners he would press the conven-
ton for referendum plank.
DR.. Butler said he was not "a
candidate for any office at all"
That was understood by Repub-
lican leaders to be leaving the path
as delegate or delegate-at-large open
to his daughter, Miss Sarah Schuy-
Ter Butler.
But President Butler, it was as
sumed, thus would be able to de-
vote his full time to promoting the
prohibition opposition, without be-
ing suspected of political aspira-
tons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29
CAR TOKENS STOLEN

Two Pads of Transfers Also Taken
by Negro Thief. 2
Street car tokens" valued at
$l7.5O and two pads of transfers was
the loot of Negro who stole bag
from N. Illinois car Monday night,
according to Lloyd Shields, lao W..
Nineteenth ST., conductor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29
Richmond Extends Lights

BIZ Times Special
RICHMOND. Ind, Nov. 29.-This
city's new iorty-block extension Of
it's boulevard lighting system will be
put into service Friday night. A
parade and window shopping tour
will be held.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29
WILL ELECT SECRETARY
Indiana Real Estate Association I'd
Choose HOffard Successor.

Governors of the Indiana Real
Estate Association, meeting next
Monday at the Claypool, are exc
pected to name an executive scores
tary to succeed H. r. Hoffardk
whose resignation. effective Dec. is.
was announced Monday.
Hoffard has accepted a position
as executive secretary of the Ohio
Association of Real Estate Boards,
at Columbus. He came to Indians
apoliSs from Richmond a year and
a half ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29
DoUGAN NOT TO SERVE
Refuses Post as Special Judge in
Vandagrifft Case.

Vandagrifft Case.
Because of his own crowded cal
endar, Circuit Judge zinri Dougan
of Danville, Ill. will be unable to
serve as special judge in the case
against Virgil Vandagrifft, former
works board member; F. S. Wells
bere and D. L. Taylor. He informed
Judge James A. Collins Of this to-
day.
The men are alleged to have vio-
lated the Indiana securities law.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-29
WOMAN TAKES POISON
Despondent, Out Of Work. Alone, She
Attempts Suicide.

Dependent because there is no
place for me and I am tired of liv-
Ing" Mrs. Melvina Hamilton, 81, OF
814 Edison Ave-, attempted suicide
Monday night by poison, police said
She was treated at city hospital
and taken home. Mrs. Hamilton,
who had been living alone, had been
without work for a long time, police
learned.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-22
CITY FIREMAN
IS SUSPENDED
One of Trio of MarauderS
Woman Tells Chief.

James McHugh, 26, SAG Southwest
ST., city fireman of Truck Company
10, was suspended today by order OF
Fire Chief Jesse A. Hutsell, and was
to face a hearing before the board OF
safety this afternoon on charge OF
conduct unbecoming an officer ON I'm
formation supplied by Mrs. Mary
Boyd, 701 Russell Ave.
Mrs Boyd identified McHugh as
one Of three men who, she said, came
into. her home this morning, upset a
table Of dishes and threatened to
shoot Ralph Wolfenbarger, a roomer
at her home. She told police all three
brandished guns.
Police, who answered the call
found no trace OF the men, but in
formed the fire chief. who from the
descriptions furnished by Mrs. Boyd,
judged McHugh to be one Of the trio.
McHugh declared he had done
nothing wrong"
The safety board this afternoon
also was to hear charges against
Patrolman John T. Welch, that he
accepted a 81 bill for a ticket to the
state basketball tournament Friday.
He denied the charge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-22
v. !. KEENEY MUST
. SERVE SENTENCE
Federal Appeals Court Up
holds BaItzeII.

Wilbur J. Keeney, former special
investigator for Prosecutor William
H. Remy, will begin serving a six
months sentence for contempt of
Federal Court as soon as a man.
date is received from the United
States Circuit Court Of Appeals at
Chicago.
Keeney was found guilty and sent
enced by Federal Judge Robert G..
Baltzell after being charged with
accepting $500 bride money from
Tom Casey, local confessed bootleg
ger, to "fix' a case in the court.
Keeney, through his attorney,
William Bosom, carried the case to
the appeal court, which Monday up
held Judge Baltzell.
An indictment charging bribery in
the same matter, is pending in the
court against Keeney. 1t is under
stood United States District At
torney Albert Ward has agreed to
drop this charge, when the one on
contempt is served.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-22
SIGN WAIVERS TO
SHARE IN PAVING
Shelby St. Residents Seek to
End Delay.

South Side Business Mems Asso-
citation, headed by Harold Koch,
president, today started to get the
signatures of property owners to
waivers agreeing they will pay part
of the cost of paving Shelby St.
from Madison Ave. to Troy Ave.
- This section is out of the city
limits and can be paved only by an
nexation or by the connecting link
law. Cassius Hogle, county comm:s-
sioners' president, declared commits
sioners are ready to cooperate with
the board of works in paving the
street.
An ordinance is now before the
city council for annexation of the
territory. Chapman Price Steel
Company declared it would move it's
plant, situation in this territory, if
1t were forced into the city by the
annexation process.
Roy C. Shaneberger, works board
president, declared that the board
was ready to do all within its power
to keep industries in Indianapolis
and that it would cooperate with
county commissioners in the paving
project.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-22
TRIPLE TRAGEDY
GR|EvES HOOS|ER
Sister of Fl. Wayne Among
Slain at Chicago.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, March 22.-Authorities
today delved into the life history OF
Arthur MacEwen, self-poisoned for
mer Canadian mounted policeman,
in an effort to show that he plotted
the deaths of his bride and her IL
year-old son and then planned to
take his own life. The body of the
boy, beaten to death and then
burned, was found Saturday. The
next day MacEwen and his wife were
found dead of poisoning in their
apartment.
From evidence already gathered,
police have learned that MacEWen
was strangely fascinated by poisons
and their reactions, by the subject
Of death and cremations. They are
inclined to the belief that he planned
the two murders and suicide while
mentally deranged.
Mrs. Susan Leonard of FIT. Wayne,
Ind, a sister of Mrs. MacEwen,
testified at the opening of the inquest
and offered the opinion that Mrs.
MacEwen could not possibly have
killed her son or herself. The inquest
was then continued.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-22
20 STUDENTS IN HOSPITALS AFTER RlO1lNG'
Johns Hopkins SophomoreS
and Freshmen in Three
Hour Battle.
NINE OTHERS ARRESTED
Effort to Break Up Dinner
Started Trouble.

BIZ United Press ~
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March e.
Johns Hopkins University authori-
ties today planned a rigid investiga-
ton into a battle last night be-
tween freshmen and sophomores
which police used fire hose and guns
to quell.
A score of students were injured
three seriously, and nine were ar
rested. The National Guard Ar
mory was badly damaged. Governor
Richie refused a request that he
call out the State militia.
The three-hour fight started when
sophomores attempted to break up
the annual freshmen dinner at tho
Armory. A score of second-year
men were reported to have hidden
in the Armory, and when the nrst
freshmen arrived the sophomores
knocked over the carefully set din
ner tables and rushed the year
lings." Two hundred and fifty soDho-
more reinforcements arrived ana
tried to rescue their twenty-five TEL
low classmen from some 25O angry
freshmen. Six policemen then 1oined
the fray, welding nightsticks, but
were driven off. They fired a vol
lev of shots over the heads of the
voters and summoned reinforce
ments. More police arrived, but
were unable to end the fight until
fremen Joined them and swept the
scrambling crowd with forcetul
streams of water.
Despite broken windows, upset
tables and broken dishes, the fresh
men carried on, but their troubles
were not over. AS the banquet fin
ally got under way, Mayor Allan
Bowie Hoard entered the hall. cast
frowning glance at thinly-clad
dancing girls entertaining the
youths, and ordered that the stag
dinner be kept strictly stag. The
girls left.
Most of the casualties were sopho-
mores. Three were in Annapolis
Emergency Hospital. John Gray
son Turnball of Townson, member
of a prominent Maryland family,
suffered a fractured arm; Bernard
Brack, son of Baltimore phyisi-
clan. may have a fractured skull,
and William Gladstone Beankopf,
Baltimore, suffered cuts and bruises
on the head. The seventeen others
injured were taken to Baltimore hos
pitfalls.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-22

Gene Ahern went into a meat
market in Chicago one day. and
instead of meat they gave him a
job.
That's how he came to be draw
ing Our Boarding House," with
the Honorable Major Hoople as the
principal character.
In between, of course. there
were a few important deals, such
as the fact that a man connected
with a Chicago fashion house
caught Gene drawing on wrapping
paper i'm the meat market one day.
Gene soon was drawing pictures
of ladies in whatever they called
Teddy Bears back i'm 1913, but that
wasn't funny enough.
Gene got him a job with NEA
Service. Inc, in 1914, created
Major Hoople after a while, ard
now both of 'em are famous.
Ahern now lives in Hollywood, Cal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-22
HorselOhipping Case
Lures Film Colony

BH United Press ~
LOS ANGELES, March %
Members Of the Hollywood motion
picture colony were in court today
to witness cross examination OF
Lieut.. Gerard De Merveaux, asking
$4,000 damages from j. Stuart
Blackton, film producer, for an
alleged horsewhipping.
De Marveaux, a fencing master
and wartime aviator, contended the
alleged whipping took place in the
Blackton home where he was visiting
during the producers absence in
April, 1925.
Blackton has filed a counter suit
asking 100000 damages for an
alleged attack by DE Merveaux on
Mrs. Blackton. prominent society
woman of Los Angeles and Holly
wood.