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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-06

of the report and the Rev. E. w.
Cole, South Bend, trustee, declared
that any blame would rest directly
on Shumaker's shoulders.
No Right to Criticse
1--WE assume no right to criticise the
courts as institutions, but any citi-
zen or organization Of citizens has
a right to review court decisions
and pass on judges at elections"
the trustees letter said.
Defendants were cited for con-
tempt on April 81, 1926, and ordered
into court to show cause why they
should not thus be held. Gilliom
filed a copy of 1.-The American Is
sue," dated Feb. 6, 1926, in which the
Shumaker report was published, as
additional information in the suit.
The paper, official organ of the
Anti-Saloon League, urged defeat OF
Willoughby at the polls.
James Bingham, former attorney
general, appeared as counsel for
Shumaker and filed several motions
with appeal to Federal courts in
view. First motion asked that
charges be made more specific. This
was overruled by the court on
June 2.
Gilliom had by that time en-
ployed Scion ]. Carter and Will H,
Thompson as aides.
Charges Denied
Complete denial of contempt or
intimidation of the court and
motion to dismiss was filed by de-
PENDANTS on June 8, 1926. On June
81 Chief Justice David A. Myers
named six attorneys as friends of
the court to render opinion in the
suit.
They were George o. Dix, Terre
Haute; Moses B. Larry (died In May
this year,; Fred G. Cause and G. @.
Shirley, all of Indianapolis; Evan B.
Stetsenberg, New Albany and Dan
w. Sims, Lafayette.
Final answer in the suit was filed
June 28. On July is, 1926, opinion
of the lawyers was handed down.
It held that the report was con-
temptuous and that defense plead
ings had failed to purge Shumaker.
Miles and Martin were purged,
however, it held, since they were
not co-authors. No recommendation
as to punishment was made.
Shirley Dissents
Shirley was the only one who did
not concur in the report. He pre-
sented a separate opinion setting
forth that since the report dealt
only with cases passed and not
pending, it was not contempt, since
Shumaker already had reclared the
statements were not made to belittle
the court.
On July %, Bingham filed motion
to reject and deny the opinion, cit
ing a point brought out in the
George Dale contempt case, that
there was no specific statute or
contempt and therefore it was un-
constitutional.
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OWENS VALLEY
RANCHERS |RKED
Five Banks Fail and Re-
priSaI Move Feared.

BIZ United Press
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6.-Guards
along the Los Angeles aqueduct
have been redoubled as precau-
ton against feared reprisals of
Owens Valley ranchers, many Of
whom were reported to have lost
their savings with the failures of
five Owens Valley banks.
The. failures were blamed on the
"ruinous" actions of Los Angeles
water department officials who, &C
cording to the ranchers, rob them
of water for growing crops.
The giant aqueduct has been dy-
namited several times supposedly
by ranchers who sought to divert
the water to their irrigation bitches
rather than to see it flow on to Los
Angeles, where it sustains million
lives.
Los Angeles officials denied that
the policy of the water commission
had caused the failure of the banks.
Los Angeles water officials have
been subpoenaed to appear before
the Inyo County grand jury which
convenes Aug. 9.
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Soldier Kne7v He Took
Poison, Woman Claims
unfair to Charge Me With
Murder of Man | Loved
Says Mrs. Workman.

How life without each other
loomed as far less desirable than
death was explained today by Mrs.
Edna Workman, who was partner
in a suicide pact with William
Blakowski, a private at FIT. Benja-
min Harrison.
The man died from effects Of
poison tablets and Mrs Workman
is in the Marion county Jail charged
with murder.
"It's unfair and I can't under
stand how they can charge me with
his murder" she said. eve agreed to
take that stuff together because as
a. soldier he couldn't marry and
what did life look like if we couldn't
be together? Nothing.
eyes, know he first made the
statement that I had given him the
tablets. He told me he did and this
was the reason.
HE feared that he would live and
II he told them the truth, he would
be dishonorably discharged and also
he was afraid he would not be ad-
mitted to the post hospital.
When he realized he had put
me IN danger, he reversed the state
ment and told what is Gods truth
that he took the tablets because
he couldn't be my husband"
II was wheeled in a chair out at
the hospital and he walked the
whole length of the room to tell
me this. We said good-by for the
last time on this earth right there
He kissed me. I never saw him
again.
I'VE met through friends two
years ago. He was the only man I
ever went with after my husband.
Charles Workman, and were di-
vorced."
For days from Saturday until
Wednesday, before we took the poi
son, we talked over what we should
do. We met in the Princeton Hotel
lobby, and the more we talked over
the situation and the more SURELY
we saw the hopelessness of our being
able to get married, the more GER
tain we were that death was the
only solution to our problem"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-06
TOXIC TIGHTENS GRIP
Moves for New Railways in
North China.
By United Press

By United Press
TOXIC, Aug. 6.-Premier Tanaka
has moved to strengthen the grip
held by Japan in North China.
Appointment of Jotaro Yamamo-
to, former executive of the powerful
Mitsui interests, and Yosuke Mat
souka, who has been opposed to
yielding any Japanese rights in
Manchuria, as president and vice
president respectively of the Great
South Manchurian Railway, was
taken as indicating new activities
by Japan.
The railway, which runs north
from Port Arthur to Changchung
and not far from Soviet Russia
sphere of interest, is expected to
push construction of six railway
lines in Manchuria and Mongolia.
The project is regarded as of
greatest Importance from an indus
trial and military standpoint. Many
feel that the object is to create in
Manchuria a buffer state.
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BID ON STREET WORK
Five Improvement Contracts Are Let
by City.

Five Improvement Contracts Are Let
by City.
Bids on five street improvements
were received Friday by the board
of works.
A. D. Bowen made low bids on
four of the streets for two-course
concrete and cement curb. 'W. A.
Bruce was low bidder on the fifth.
Marion County Construction Com
pany submitted lowest bids for as
phalt with cement curb on all five.
h Streets to be improved are S. Lee
ISSt., between Morris and Howard
Sts.; 8. Birch Ave-, between Oliver
and Marion Aves.; S., Holley Ave-,
between Henry st. and Oliver Ave. |;
Jones ST., between Lee st. and
Belmont Ave, and Boulevard Pl,
between Forty-Six and Forty
Ninth SITS.
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Shun1aker Case Ruling
GiUen After Is Months

ity but who still holds to his office
on the bare technicality of a mis-
take in the original returns to the
Secretary of States office, which
accorded him the office by just one
vote. We trust that the next cleo
ton will give us Supreme Court
that will be dry and not Wet"
Criminal Court Hit
It then continued by pointing out
that defective search warrants and
the finding of evidence without
warrant at all had the approval Of
most courts, but such evidence had
been turned down in Indiana. Mar
ion County Criminal Court was
particularly criticised.
Gases were cited where the Su-
preme Court had upheld the non
admission of evidence procured
without proper warrant. The report
then continued:
I'VE think that such rulings,
coupled with the splitting of judi
cial hairs in many cases coming be-
fore our Supreme Court, whereby
substantial justice has been de-
feated repeatedly, have been to a
great degree responsible for the
great increase in the appeals of
criminal cases to our States highest
judiciary"
The Gilliom complaint charged
that such statements we're political
threats. 1t pointed out that Shu-
maker was a minister and with
certain group of churches was bent
on building up political eccles-
iastical hegemony over civil govern
ment and seeking power over the
Supreme Court"
Public Faith Shaken
THE defendant, Shumaker, as
author of the report, is capable of
misleading the people concerning
the matters touched upon by reason
of their credulity, which is inspired
by his membership in clergy" the
complaint continued.
eff such things are believed by
the people, they will lose faith in
their courts and soon in all gov
eminent"
Although the letter from the trus-
tees upheld the report, it stated that
it was not intended as public
document. Signers of the letter we're
Bishop H. H. Fout, the Revs. w. B.
Farmer. M. H. Appleby. G. M.
Dinsmore, E. N.-Evans, D. M. Horn
er, c. w. Winders, H. B. Hostetter
and Mr.. E. T. ANDERSON.
Other trustees denied knowledge
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SHUT-INS WILL
SEEL|NDBERCH
ON VISIT HERE
Car Erivers Volunteer to
Take Hospital Inmates to
Special Grandstand.

Little folks and old folks, num-
bering more than 425, are looking
forward to Tuesday when they are
to be taken to special grandstand
along Thirty-Eighth ST., between
Meridian and Central Ave, to see
and greet Col. Charles A. Lindbergh.
They are from hospitals and in
stitutions of the city. and transpor-
tation for them is being arranged
through the Community Fund by
Homer w. Borst, executive secre-
tary.
Owners Pledge Cars
Among individual car owners who
have signified their desire to help in
transporting the shut-ins by tele-
phoning the Community Fund are
Mrs. H. L. Claghorn, Henry G.
Ketcham, B. v. Ravens, Mrs. M. E.
Helf, Mrs. Mary Reynolds and Mrs.
Ada Smith.
Already special transportation for
all the old folks has been arranged.
Through Mrs. o. E. Anthony, the
Elliott Anthony Company, Inc, has
offered to take out the old people
from the Home for Aged Women,
and the Altenheim Old Folks Home,
and Mrs. Wolf Sussman has VOL
unteered to transport the old folks
from the Jewish Shelter House and
Old Folks Home.
See Parade From Lawn
All of the old people have been
invited to watch Indy pass from a
vantage point on the lawn of Mrs.
Edward Ferger, 104 E. Maple Road
Blvd.
Volunteers from the American
Business Mems Club will take all
the children old enough to go from
the General Protestant Orphans
Home, 1404 s. State st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-06
WOMAN SLAIN
IN new YORK
SUBWAY DEPOT
Scene of Crime Deep Under
City Hall Square; Trains
Roar Hides Shot.

By United Press
NEW YORK, Aug. Ga young
woman was murdered Friday in the
B. M. T. subway station at city hall
She was believed to be Mrs. Emma
Weigand, about 81 years old, of
Brooklyn.
The scene of the unusual crime
was in one of the busiest parts of
New York, deep under City Hall
Square. Because of the roar of pass
ing trains, the shot that killed her
was heard by no one.
The crime was discovered by Miss
Sarah Lipschitz, also of Brooklyn,
when she entered the woman's
room to wash her hands.
She noticed a woman's feet under
one of the half doors of compart-
ment and her curiosity was aroused.
AS she came closer to investigate,
she saw in the polished marble floor
outside the reflection of body,
crumpled up.
n Finds Body in WashrOom
Miss Lipschitz opened the door
and screamed. The victim lay with
blood running from bullet wound
in the chest.
Police abandoned any theory of
suicide, as no weapon was found
near the body.
They were informed tall man
was seen running up the steps to
the Woolworth Bldg. at the end of
the station platform, soon after the
murder was believed to have taken
place. His conduct was so unusual
that several persons, accustomed to
seeing people hurry from subway
stations, noticed him.
Name Found on Ticket
The name of Mrs. Emma Weig-
and was found on Communication
ticket of the New York Central in
the dead wonan's handbag.
Medical examiner Gonzalez, after
examining the body, said death was
instantaneous. No powder marks
were found, indicating that the
woman had not been a suicide.
Police headquarters announced
that Mrs. Emma Weigand, accom-
panied by a daughter, Dorothea,
had visited tonsilitis hospital
Wednesday, to see another daughter,
Clara. who had her tonSilS removed.
Detectives said they were almost
certain that the body was that of
the woman, and not that of either
of the daughters, because she ap-
parently was close to 80 years old.
Detectives said blood stains
showed she had been shot in the
first booth of the rest room and
|. dragged to the third booth, where
her body was found. Apparently
someone had tried to mop up the
stains in the first booth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-06

With invention of a scientific
breath tester" by DR.. Rolla N. Har-
ger of Indiana University School of
Medicine here, every Indiana law
enforcement officer soon may be
equipped to go into court and prove
conclusively the exact degree Of in
toxication OF his prisoner.
DR.. Harger has offered use Of this
new scientific device to Secretary of
State Frederick E. Schortemeier for
use by state officers in testing So
briefly of alleged drunken drivers.
Schortemeier has not yet announced
acceptance.
If the new tester becomes gen.
orally used, when the town drunkard
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-06
SUPREME DIRECTOR OF
K. OF C. DIES IN BOSTON
Funeral Plans for w. C. Prout Are
Held Up for Day.

By OnfteG f>feSS
BOSTON, Aug. 6.-Funeral ar
rangements for William G. Prout,
supreme director of the Knights of
Columbus were held up Friday pend
ing word from Massachusetts, dele
gates to the National convention at
Portland, Ore, who may attempt to
return here in time for the services.
Prout, an attorney, president of
the American Olympic committee
and committee chairman of the
international Olympic board, died
here last night in his forty-first
year, after a long illness. His wife,
the former Mary Lidwin, and his
two children were at the bedside
when death came.
He was born in Boston, Dec. "a,
1885. In 1908 he was captain of the
victorious Boston Athletic Associa-
ton team at the Olympic games
and was president of the Amateur
Athletic Association from 1921 to
1924.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-06
K. OF C. MEETING ENDS

PORTLAND, Ind, Aug. 6.-Port-
land babe adieu to the last of the
delegates and visitors to the forty
fifth annual supreme council of the
knights of Columbus Friday.
By special trains the 5000 visitors
were on their way to their homes.
Eastern delegates left yesterday
afternoon for San Francisco where
they will stop for two days before
proceeding to Los Angeles for a
similar visit.
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wabbles unsteadily into court, the
tester will be called on to do its
stuff"
BLOW your breath into this sack"
he will be told. He will be given
what looks like a football bladder
or toy balloon. The bladder, when
inflated, will be connected with an
apparatus containing sulphuric acid
and an oxydizing agent, which will
catch the alcohol in his breath and
form colored substance.
Intensity of the color viii deter
mine the extent of intoxication.
The analysis, DR.. Hager empha-
sized, will not make it possible to
determine how much liquor the
prisoner has drank.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-06
No One Room Schools

By Times Special
KOKOMO, Ind, Aug. 6.-For the
first time in the history of Howard
County, there are no one-room
school buildings within its borders.
When the fall term opens in Sep
TENDER, pupils will be accommodate
ed in buildings of at least two
rooms.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-06

Junior Chamber Of Commerce
members, their families and friends
viii hold an outing and picnic at
Worrells country place, Clayton
Ind, this afternoon and evening.
An auto caravan will leave the
Chamber of Commerce Bldg. at 2
p. m. Saturday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-06
By United Press

By United Press
DULUTH, Mimi, Aug emma
Winton for the 18th time in her
fifty years of life appeared before
a judge and was sentenced to thirty
days in the workhouse on a charge
OF drunkenness. She is known as
the most arrested woman in the
United States"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-06
SEEK AIR LINE CHARTER

passenger, fTeignt oerVlce from
Memphis to New Orleans Planned.
By United Press
MEMPHIS, Aug. 5. - An aerial
passenger and express route be-
tween Memphis and New Orleans
is expected to be opened here dur
ing the visit of Col Charles A.
Lindbergh, Oct. 3. The Mississippi
Valley Anyways, Inc, has filed ap-
plication for a charter with an
authorized capital stock of 100000.
The incorporators are five Memphis
men.
Five big cabin monoplanes have
been ordered for the route.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-06
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
WHAT | WOULD DO TO IMPROVE INDIANAPOLIS
By Charles Koehring

have not been write What Would Do to
Indianapolis induce The Times accept this article
paid advertisement there people who will
approve of my plan.
the ey plan pertains to changes the Police Administrator"
Chief Police his annual report the number
Of arrests for the &C., @ o TINS number H bs Were b
those last What possible good can be
rests" to suppose that they will always
think and speak of the city the police the courts and govern
to the present dscredted administration
interesting to this with the police admin
sration in Cincinnati recently had interview with Chief
of Police Copeland Cincinnati He stated that under cir
innocent people arrested and taken to jail that
appearances seemed to justify In answer to my ques
ton what per cent arrests were found ne na
record only $3.50 of those arrested found guilty the
other $50 being innocent many being and
in most cases not having even the ormaliy Who will
the police administration of Indianapolis is better than
Cincinnati that this state of affairs could exist In In
under administration that concerned with the
interests of all the people.
have many police officers, and have had con-
versaons with Them and all thoroughly dis
approve this method and would not make unuuaD
reapponment Jigger Hudson of the Police Depart
secret meeting and in violation of the Cl Service
Rules.
He could not reapponted view of his
past but he useful the Radns Squads when
the Chief demands certain number Of arrests The Times OF
the number for weekend arrests to be about 200
apparently discrimination is made to whether arrests
guty when the number falls below this mark
Chief upbraids the for laxty News Nov ssth)
permits police officers to make only when
when misdemeanors committed in
their felony has been committed
believe that the prisoner
committed It,
this that the indianapolis Police Depart
guilty the fragrant violation of the law No place
country do these conditions exist
awards heavy damages both actual arc
exemplary majority those innocent
y taking advantage of this law They
obtain lawyer who will take damage
police officers They often unable to finance suit
they fear the police and dread the
publicity.
WILL do to improve Indianapolis for the less
fortunate people,
TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN UNJUSTIFIABLY AR
RESTED. SAY THAT THEY WILL COME AND SEE ME
WILL PUT THEM IN COMMUNICATION WITH THOSE WHO
CAN SECURE REDRESS FOR THE WRONGS THEY HAVE
SUFFERED
good legal this the only method that
put stop wholly senseless practice
and
we'll being make the City Of indianapolis
place ve make its citizens Boosters instead OF
Knockers
sociology that the rigid enforcement Of laws
the of innocent people have the
increasing crimes and dsrespect for laws We
continually crime. think ust
saying that addition the crimes Of the police them
they responsible for Of the increase
In crime In others
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Florists Association of

The State Florists Association Of
Indiana will have a picnic for men,
bers at Walnut Gardens, thirteen
miles southwest of the city, Tuesday.
Picnickers should bring enough food
for two meals and be at the gardens
at II a. M, it was announced.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-06
Schooner Ashore on Maine Rocks

MACHIAS, Maine, Aug. 5.-The
two-masted Massachusetts schooner,
Ethreen McFadden, went ashore in
the rocks today about four miles
east OF Little River head near here.
Because the sea was not heavy, the
crew was in no immediate danger.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-06
Man Killed by Train.

BY United Press
GOSHEN, Ind, Aug. 5.-W. w.
Watkins, so, of New Paris, driver of
a milk truck, was killed instantly
here today when his truck was
struck by Big Four passenger
train one mile north of New Paris.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-06

The help-yourself plan of
a cafeteria enables the
finest of foods at "odd
penny prices" to be serUed
at Whites Cafeteria ION
the Circle"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-06
THE CITY
IN BRIEF

Paddock proceedings to close a
two-story brick building at 80 w.
Washington ST., occupied by
Augustus Guiffre as a fruit and
confectionery store were filed in
Federal Court. The building is
owned by Abe and Anna Borinstein.
Guiffre was arrested several days
ago by Federal agents on liquor
charges.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-06
FACE FLOGGING CHARGE

BIZ United Press
ONEONTA, Ala, Aug. 5.-With
one defendant under sentence Of
from eight to ten years imprison-
ment. and the trial of second well
under way, two additional arrests
were ordered today in connection
with the flogging on July rs, of JEFF
Galloway, a farm youth.
Evening star., 1927-02-16
$4,000, 600 IN TIME LOST
BECAUSE OF ENGLISH FOG
Mists Over Channel and Thames
Estuary Tie Up All Ships
for Five Days.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 16.-Shippng
interests today estimated that the
dense fog which has blaukctcd the
English Channel for five days had
caused enormous losses not in life or
damage to vessels. but in time. They
figured that the time lost through the
holding up of vessels in the Thames
Estuary alone was worth $500. 600.
The worst of the fog, unequaled in
% years. appeared to be over today.
the mists having shifted to the west
and become patchy. Many ships which
had been held at their docks were able
to start.
From coast to coast the channel was
foghound since last Friday. among the
vessels held up being the Cunard liner
AScania, on the voyage from New
York The service ut the Imperial
AirWaNS had to he suspended for the
first time since it was inauGurated.
That shipping disasters were few
was attributable to the fact that the
impenetrablc mistS prevented even at
temps to sail, and there was nothing
to do but to tie up at docks.