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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
MAYOR WON'T
Be. HERE FOR
ARRAIGNMENT
0uvaII Plans to Leave Sun
day for Police Chief
Convention.
NO DEFENSE MOVES
Attorneys Say Defendant
Need Not Appear in
Court Monday.

Mayor Duvall will leave Indian
apolis Sunday morning and drive
to Windsor, Canada, with Police
Chief Claude Johnson and Detective
Sergeant Arthur Reeves to attend
the international police chiefs con-
Vention.
He will not be in Criminal Court
Monday. arraignment day. when he
and his brother-in-law, William c.
Buser, city controller. are supposed
to plead 10 charges of making fraud
ulent election statements. Duvall
also is charged with violating the
corrupt practice act.
You bet am going" Duvall said
"Ill be leaving here with Chief
Johnson Sunday"
Then you won't be in court Mon.
day." he was asked.
NO, guess not he answered.
No Action Today
His attorneys. John c. Ruckel.
shaus and Eph Inman. said no ac-
ton will be taken today. "All mo-
tions will be filed Monday" Ruckel-
shaus announced.
1t is expected attorneys will file
motion for change of judge from
Judge James a. Collins According
to attorneys it will not be necessary
for defendants TO be in court IL this
is done.
II the motion is honored. three
members of the bar will be named for
the prospective judgeship The
State will strike off one name. the
defense another and the remaining
lawyer formally Will be appointed.
More Witnesses
Meanwhile Remy and his aids.
Special Deputies John W. Hoffman.
and Emlsey w, Johnson. were to call
more witnesses in the alleged
political corruption probe, which is
continuing.
Friday. the prosecutors inter
viewed among others Roy Shane
berger. former board OF works presi-
dent; w. c. Brass, w. C. Brass Com
pany, low bidder on voting booths
last year by county commissioners;
Frederick Davenport. former city
purchasing agents assistant; Viii
liam S. Coyner. former city
engineers office employe, and Elmer
r. Mullin. timer, with a shop near
the business of J. E. Hogle. 5525
Donna Ave, nephew Of Cassius l..
Hogle, commissioner president.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
WalSer Confession
That He SlezO Boy

The Walzer the Faoun poisoning case 0
.,,- ..ou.u. =, ,n,,
Fairmoun Ind make statement OIL
promises pelng Hdue
that what I say against
Walser and knew Chnord Cox my
and told her TO get some
Clifford died would get part OF the
of green had
little before and
the baby Later went
tell Clifford
the cabinet.
1 yard, knew he had
afraid tell anybody what Clifford had
had helped pol
Dorothea
tell she
Cliff
OK motive"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
DEMO MEET NEXT WEEK
Indiana Editors to Gather at Wyan
dotte Cave.

Leaders of Indiana Democracy
will attend the summer outing of
the Indiana Democratic Editorial
Association next Friday and Satur
day at Wyandotte Cave. The list
includes Thomas Taggart, dean of
Hoosier Democrats; State Chairman
R. Earle Peters, Secretary Michael
Williams, Albert Stump. United
States Senate nominee last year,
National Committeeman Charles A..
Greathouse, and Walter Myers. who
ran for mayor in Indianapolis in
1925.
Interest will center in prospective
State ticket candidates, and it is
expected that resolutions placing
the State Democratic press definitely
behind Evans Woollen, Democratic
possibility for President Of the
United States, will be adopted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
School House Shelters
Petting F7aming Youth

Indianapolis flaming youth" has
found a new sanctum sanctorium
in which to pet. namely. public
school buildings at night. school
authorities have told police.
Youths go to school at night. but
often not for traditional three Rs,
Reading, 'Riting and 'Rithmatic." )"
they have added fourth, Romeo
ing" Police intend TO add fifth,
Routing"
According to the daily police bull
letin issued to all patrolmen, "a
complaint has been received from the
school board that almost eevry night
school houses in the city are being
entered and. 'petting partissi are be-
ing staged Watch school buildings
in your district and visit them as
often as possible -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
AIR MAIL SHIFTED
Private Firm to Garry N. T.
Chicago Business.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
WASHINGTON. June 4.-Uncle
Sam will quit carrying his own air
mail within the next two months.
Last obstacles to the transfer of
the service to private contractors
are removed by decision of Comptrol-
Ter General McCarl sustaining
Postmaster General News award of
the New York Chicago contract to
the National Air Transport Com
pany.
This award had been assailed by
the North American Airways, Inc,
of Cleveland. lower bidder. New
ruled the latter company out be-
cause of the connection with Charles
A. Levine, Bellanca airplane, Column
bia hacker. He declared the depart
ment of justice is still investigating
transactions of Levine in war sup
plies.
The Chicago-San Francisco serv-
ice, awarded to the Boeins Airplane
Company of Seattle, is expected to
begin July 1. the New York-Chicago
line, Aug. j.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
VACCINATION
PROBE ORDERED
Test Case in School and
Health Boards Order.

Hearing on petition for a tenn
porary restraining order to prevent
the health and school boards enforc.
ing the order that children and
teachers be vaccinated for smallpox,
was to be held today before Judge
James NJ. Leathers, Superior Court
Room l. Petition was presented
by attorneys representing Walter +.
Baum, 2411 N. Gale st, who filed it
in behalf of his boy William and all
others similarly situated.
1t is alleged the boy was sent
home from school three times be
cause he had not been vaccinated, in
direct violation of the compulsory at
tendance law. 1t was alleged Baum
signed an exemption slip for his son.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04

Complaints are most numerous
from schools west of Madison Ave.
and south of Washington St., the
bulletin says.
Four schools were reported en-
tered Thursday night. Within the
last two weeks at least a dozen have
been netered. police say. In some
cases miscellaneous articles were
stolen and vandalism committed,
but usually the offenders pet" au-
thorities believe.
A pair of shoes stolen from another
school several nights ago was found
in School 40, 1872 W. Morris ST.. to-
day. A man and u woman. who had
entered the building by breaking
glass in the front door were seen
leaving during the night. y
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04

the Memphis. announcing that all
fares would be donated to the fam
lilies of Captains Nungesser and Coli,
French aviators missing, after at
tempting a Paris.New York flight.
The flier was escorted to Cher
bourg city hall as soon as he and his
motor escort arrived from Lessay,
the airfield near here, after a fight
from lie Bourget Field, near Paris.
The official reception took place there
and thence the flier went to the
Maritime station where he dedicated
a marble PLAQUE commemorating his
passage over Cherbourg, May 81, en-
route from NV York to Paris.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
Wood to Introduce Cal
By Times Spccial

BU Timcs SDcClnI
HAMMOND. Ind, June 4.-Rep-
resentative VIII r. Wood, from
Tenth Indiana district, today cabled
his acceptance Of an invitation to in
troduce President Coolidge when he
speaks here on Flag day, June IA.
dedicating Wicker Memorial Park.
Wood, now in the Philippines. cabled
that he was returning to Indiana inn
mediately to visit Hammond.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
S1,25O IN RINGS TAKEN
Shortridge Girl Loses Diamond
Rings.

A Shortridge High School girl who
wore $3.50 worth of diamonds rings
to school Friday does not have them
today
Miss Marie Noel, Noblesville, Ind,
who lives at 1902 n. New Jersey
St. reported to police she removed
the rings while she washed her hands
in one of the Shortridge lavatories
and when she reached for them
found them gone.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
THIRD RAIL SH0RTED
Brewery. Real Saloon Raided-
SuspectS Are Held.

Brewery. Real Saloon Raided--
Suspects Are Held.
A real brewery. the first uncovered
by city police since prohibition, and
saloon, with everything from a
third rail- d. to free lunch and
pretzels, were raided Friday night
by Sergt. Clifford Richter and squad
at 1901 S. Meridian St.
The brewery was found on the
third floor and tn saloon on the sec
ond. Storerooms are on the first
floor
David Grady. 40. $40 W. Morris
St, and son. Nick. %. Detroit, were
arrested as owners and operators.
Two men and woman. alleged Gus
toners. were arrested on vagrancy
charges.
a total Of S54 quarts Of beer was
'confiscated in addition to manu-
featuring apparatus. =.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04

lice Chief Claude
F. Johnson today
from c. f. Kins-
man, her brother,
of Brazil. =
She is Mrs. Lena
Nelson. kinsman
wrote Chief John.
son asking aid in
finding her.
! Kinsman's letter
follows:
About { hre c G
weeks ago my sis
ter left here for
your city to OBJ
tain employment,
We have not heard
from her since,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04

Just q short note
saying she was detained against her
will, and could not come home. Ac-
cording to this postmark> there must
be a soldiers camp near your city.
Please investigate and see if you can
locate her. She is feet inches tall.
weighs $50 pounds, is blonde and
Is 32 years Old
Chief Johnson has ordered an in
vestigation. "A rn.ssslkssxztk kxxla
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
LINDBERCH OFF
FOR HOME LAND
French in Noisy Farewell at
Cherbourg.

CHERBOURG. France, June A.
Capt. Charles a. Lindbergh started
him today on the L. S. S. Memphis
at the conclusion of an unprecedent-
ed fortnight in which the lowly and
those Of high estate combined to
honor the hero of the greatest sport
ing event of modern times.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04

LindberGh board
cd a launch for
the Memphis at
3:17 p. m. (10:17 a.
m. eastern day
light tinle). Flut-
tering flags and
screaming sirens
bade him a last
good-by. 1t APP
peared that all the
vessels in this port
had tied their ST.
rens down. A score
of hydroplanes flew
overhead. Cher
bourg declared a
holiday in Lind
bersh's h o n or.
The ferries took
pyctirciOuiStS ia
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
PASTOR DIES IN CRASH
Wife and Child Hurt-Adjusting
Luggage Fatal.

BIZ Times Special
NEWCASTLE. Ind, June A.
The Rev. c. j. Swain, Portland
United Brethren Church, was killed
and his wife injured seriously when
their automobile crashed Friday, in
to telephone pole on Rd. 8. near
here. A daughter, Mary, 5, suffered
minor injuries as did three other
girls, Mary Axe, 10, and Lucille
Bryan, II, Portland, and Martha
Butcher, II. Geneva. The car struck
fresh gravel while Mr.. Swain was
adjusting luggage in the rear.
The party was returning from "a
three-day missionary conference at
Columbus. Mr.. Swain is survived
also by three other children.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
New York Curb Opening
June 4
LOCAL LIVESTOCK OPENING
June A

Hogs-Receipts, 1000; market, to
15c lower; top, s9.45; bulk, $3.50
$40. Receipts, 200; market.
not established. Calves-Receipts,
800; market, fully steady; best veal
ers. $12. Sheep and lambs-Receipts,
200; market, steady to strong.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
MAN, 1O1, FINDS S0LACE
Cut OF With 81 in Wife's VIII, but
Gets All of Pension.

BB United Press
MILWAUKEE, Wis, June A
grizzled fellow, Francis Collins, 101,
and hardened to the vicissitudes of
life. Even in the will of his wife,
who died recently leaving him a lone
dollar, Collins, a Civil War veteran
and inmate of the soldiers home,
found some solace.
You see." he explained, "she has
been getting half my pension and
now I'll get-it all.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
was off for Europe.

HE can't he going, he can't she
screamed. Then she fell limp.
Friends held back the crowd and
Mrs. Levine was revived. She wept
and grew hystericsl while bystand-
ers assured her that Levine had
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
BOY FINDS EXPLOSIVES
Wabash Child Carries Fuse and Cap
Around.

BIZ Times Special
WABASH, Ind, June 4.-Enough
explosives to blow up city hall" was
found in the pocket of Maxwell
Clevenger, II. by his father, and
given to police to destroy. The boy
had found nitroglycerin fuse and
cap and unaware Of the danger of
his find put them in his pocket.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
CHURCH MAN TO PRISON
Janitor Found Guilty of Statutory
Charge.
BIZ Times Special

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, June A.
After celebrating fifty hours, a
Clark County jury found James
Nixon, Ga, janitor of ST. Luk's' Re-
formed Church. guilty of a statutory
Eenset against Mary Elizabeth Ba-
III, IA, his grand niece. Nixon,
whose penalty was. recommended at
five to twenty.one years in the State
Prison, announced he would ask a
new trial.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
Chicago Grain Opening

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, June 4.-Wheat-July.
off &c; September, off &c. Corn
July off sc; September, un.
changed. Oats-July, up sc; Sep
tember, up NC. Provisions, steady.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
LIFE TERM FOR PATRON

Owner Over Cigarette.
BIZ Times Special
WASHINGTON, Ind, June A.
Ota Hatfield, Vincennes, was SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment in State
Prison last night after a jury, de-
liberating five hours. found him
guilty of numbering Nell Anderson,
restaurant owner.
Hatfield killed the woman in an
argument which followed her order
that he throw away a cigarette he
was smoking.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
SISTER Is PRISONER
BRAZIL MAN FEARS
Woman Writes That She Is Held
Against Her Will.

A Brazil Qnd) woman was being
held prisoner somewhere in Indian
apolis today, according to letter
racaived 11u Po-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
HER HEARTS IN SKY
y x y
Mrs. LeUine Cast as Spartan


GARDEN CITY, L. l., June AIRS. Grace Nova Levine,
who tainted Roosevelt Field today when her husband Charles
Lev left for Europe with Clarence Chambern without tell
ing her goodby turned Eparan few hours later after Mrs.
Chamberin comfored her at the Garden City Hotel.
If my husband is courageous enough TO fly to Europe
courageous enough stay home and take of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
STATE Will
RUSH POISON
Death TRIAL
WaIser Confesses Part He
y Played in Killing Boy
g. for Insurance.
WE NEEDED MONEY
Husband Admits Preparing
Fatal Drink and Tells
y of Motives.

BIZ United Press
MARION, Ind, June A wretch
ed husband and wife, their full parts
in the poisoning of schoolboy for
his bit of insurance at last admitted
in signed confessions, will be made
the objects of swift administration
of Justice, Prosecutor Edward c.
Hays promised today.
Just as a formality warrants
charging first degree murder will be
sworn out against Arthur and Doro-
thea Walser, the husband, ma
tured man of 20, the wife a girl of
Is, who have admitted the bizarre
plot to kill her cousin, Clifford
Cox, IL.
The machinery of the law will
swing into action Monday, when d
special grand jury will meet. Hays
will ask the return of indictments
charging first degree murder.
Early Trial Sought
Hays, nearing the end of his first
term as one of the youngest to sit
in the Office of prosecuting attorney
of Grant County. asserted today that
early arraignment and trial will be
sought.
The young prosecutor himself will
prepare and handle the States COM
pleted case.
Walser's confession was obtained
Friday night, after an Indianapolis
chemist had reported that arsenic
found in Clifford's stomach would
have killed any person, and after
Dorothea had sobbed out her part
~ the crime.
Both admit the motive. to get $445
In insurance. Dorothea. blames her
husband, says she feared If she did
not poison Clifford he would do away
with their 2.months-old baby,
Tells of Murder Plans
This Walser does not deny.
The husband relates that he di-
rected his wife to buy paris green.
The mixture of arsenic compound
and lemonade he admits he prepared
with his own hands and does not say
Dorothea assisted him.
When he met Clifford on the only
business street of the Quaker city
of Fairmount the same morning, and
learned the boy was coming to see
the baby. he returned, he swears,
and told Dorothea how to proceed.
The day after Clifford died in
agony, he says he warned Dorothea
mt tO~EqU fnO t1a1tc11i
The motive he admits.
Needed the Money
1--WE were terribly hard up" says
this husband. who was not able to
provide for his family and bought
his wife only 81 worth of clothes in
year.
Remorse he now writes into the
story.
my conscience hurt me ever
since, he cries. Il wish 1 never had
helped poison him,
The State will add to this document
the charge that the murder had been
planned for month or more.
The Walsers held insurance no:
only on Clfford's s life, but for lucille,
their infant daughter, and Helen
NNhey paid the premiums with bor-
<Dwed money.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04

done a brave thing when he kept
her in ignorance of his plans, to pre-
vent worry.
You ought TO be proud OF him, -"
John Carist. Levine's chief engineer.
said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
Opening Markets

CHICAGO LIVESTOCK OPENING
Hogs-Recaipts. 7,000;- market,
slow: appears, weak; holdovers, 1000.
Cattle-Receipts, 200. She'p and
lambs-Receipts, 1000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04

She reached for the side Of the
cabin-and the craft started down
the runway. Youchum snatched her
away barely in time to prevent an
accident.
Mrs. Levine screamed. She pressed
A handkerchief to her lips and
swayed as if she were about TO faint.
The plane stopped. Mrs. Levine
convinced that her husband did not
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04
PERU STORM SWEPT
Houses Unroofed; Rivers on Ram
page Near Warsaw.

PERU, Ind, June 4.-Houses
were unroofed, porches blown away.
trees uprooted and garages demol-
ished by a terrific windstorm with
tornado characteristics which de-
scended on a section Of the east end
of Peru early today.
Damage will amount to several
thousand dollars. No one was in.
jured gas far as could be learned.
No wind was noticed in other sec
tons of the city, although a heavy
rainfall was general.
WARSAW, Ind, June A cloud
burst early today sent the Tippe-
canoe River and other streams in
Kosciusko County on rampage,
flooding Easements of business places
and residences.
Three inches of water fell within
an hour, damaging the corn crop
here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04

Ambassador Apt. Hotel. Ri. 1871.
Comfortable, beautiful. reasonable,
ADV.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04

cnllurcn, MIS-. Levine Salu.
There are two children-Eloise, 2,
and Ardith, 9 months.
Levine is a manufacturer Of air.
planes. not an aviator. and Mrs.
Levine. unframed in the stoicism
with which fliers' wives stay Quietly
at home while their husbands trust
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04

Chamben and Levine waved the plane gained speed 1t
left the ground pointed into the air. The motor roared The
plane game dspeed crcd the field headed over Long Island
The smile Mrs Levnes face faded She stared woodeny
the peck of white Gradually she realized that her husband
was off for Europe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04

intend to go, laughed with hysterical
relief and turned to talk to friends.
She paid no attention while the
plane wa, jockeyed into position for
a second attempt.
Then the plane started again. Mrs
Levine was not to be hoaxed a sec
ond time. She laughed and waved
her handkerchief.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04

, their lives to wood and canvas, WIS
unable at first to withstand the
shock.
Mrs. Levine herself was, in a way,
a more dramatic figure than the two
men who set out for Europe, one in
knickers. and one in business suit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-04

Police Captain William Youcham told few minutes
before the fight started guard Mrs Levine He of the
few who knew Levine plan.
When Levine clambered into the cabin just the plan,
started down the runway for the first attempted takeo thu
captain told her Levine going flight Mrs Levine
nerednlous ran toward the nlane.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-01
TEAMS IN EAST
WORKING HARD
Elevens Prepare For Strenuous
Games-Drake to Meet Navy
in Encounter Saturday

New York, Oct. 3.-(AP) y The
eastern football season swung into
its third week today with the ma
jority of teams getting ready for
the really hard work, now that the
conditioning process is out Of the
way and q semblance Of teamwork
developed.
Eastern teams found difficulty in
going at top speed last week as ex-
tremely hot weather imposed undue
hardships on the players. While
most Of the sections favorites came
through as expected, in some in
stances scores were not what they
might have been in cooler weather.
Harvard, having impressed OBJ
servers with heavy and fast squad
in its opener against Vermont, is
getting ready for it's first important
clash. It will take on Purdue uni
versity Saturday at the Harvard
stadium.
Yale will provide more color in the
international competition for the
east in its meeting with the Univer-
sity Of Georgia. Yale appears to
have lots Of power, although the
coaching staff processes not to be
satisfied with the ~ to 0 victory
gained at the expense Of Bowdoin
last weak. Hailed - woaleog than
usual. Yale impressed critics ~ IL
bEais univsssity Win eo~s iron