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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-14
FOUR HOLD-UPS
REPORTED HERE
OVER WEEKEND
Filling Station Attendant
,GrappIeS With Mutt and
Jeff Bandits.

Four hold-ups were reported to po-
lice over the weekend. Two filing
station bandits Sunday night. were
called Mutt and JEFF" by police.
One arrest was made.
Charles Cook, 1913 N. Dearborn
St., attendant at the Western Oil
station, Dearborn st. and Massa
chusetts Ave-, grappled with the
Jeff" bandit, described as about
five feet tall, who thust a gun at
him after ordering five gallons Of
gasoline.
The big fellow. described as more
than six feet tall, jumped from the
auto and pointed gun at Cook.
Cook was forced to open the safe.
according to Lieut.. Fred DrinlSut.
After obtaining $40 the pair ran to
the auto, which police believe waz
stolen. No trace was found.
Two Strong arm" bandits seized
William H. Martin, AIS u. Ohio St.,
at Wabash and New Jersey Sts., and
dragged him into an alley Saturday
night. They took $40.
A gang of wel-known police char
acters are charged with the robbery
Of Andrew Henry, AZ, OF pa S. War
man Ave-. Saturday night. Henry
was with the men at West and Court
st. when they seized him and took
$45. g."
Ray Mosier, 1885 Miller ST.. a
soldier at Ft. Benjamin Harrison,
was arrested on a robbery and as
sault and battery charge Sunday,
after police investigated an alleged
attack on William Rodgers. 20 N.
Highland Ave-, at 200 w. Ohio St.,
Saturday night. Rogers said a SOL
der struck him and took $1.25, ac-
cording to Patrolman Warren Nc
Clure,
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BABY PRONOUNCED DEAD
TIGHTENS HOLD ON LIFE
BrownEyed Infant Saved by Artificial Respiration as
Used in Case of Alfred Frick.

/ iEhrlich started artificial respiration
on the baby. For hours a rhythmic
pressure was kept on the baby's
lungs, each pair of the four taking
turns. AS the minutes wore on the
doctors administered adrenalin and
oxygen, but there was little signs
of life.
Suddenly, after almost four hours
Of work, the baby gave slight gasp
and started natural preaching. The
artificial respiration was continued
for several minutes more and the
baby's eyes opened and doctors said
normal respiration was taking hold.
Since that time the baby was re-
covered from the effects of pneu-
monia and today was reported to
be almost normal again.
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HOURLY TEMPERATURES
News While It
Is News

When want sport complete and before cold
The indianapolis Times
Sixtyfour played hirty-wo
games parts Saturday
afternoon This the regional high school tournament
The Times Pink edition carried the
hirtywo games edition Just
after the close several of the
gathered
200 miles away complete results
minutes.
The edition Of another afternoon designed compete
with The Times Pink carried of only sixteen
had at all the Bedford regional
This the service basketball Saturday
afternoon The Final edition. which closed 315 the
afternoon the
fonal the close the
flashed first that the indianapolis high
kind service will be carried Friday
hen basketball finals will played
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MOURNING
GIRL OF Is
DISAPPEARS
Daughter of New York Law
yer Grieved for Kin Killed
in Plane Crash.
BIZ United Press

NEW YORK, March 14.-The
name Charlotte Blake" scrawled
over and over in a romantic young
girls hand in a school copy book,
was the slender clew today on which
relatives based search over half
dozen States for Mary G.. Cabell, 10.
Miss Cabel, daughter Of Hartwell
Cabell, wealthy lawyer, disappeared
last Wednesday. Many members of
the extensive Cabell family, of
which James Branch Cabell. the
writer, Is member, live in Texas
and Virginia, and the search CEN
tered there.
The copy book, in which. the girl
had practiced writing Charlotte
Blake" was found among her. ef-
fects at the exclusive Spence School
which she attended. Police believed
Miss Cabel was preparing to dis
appear and intended using the name.
She. was being sought under that
alias.
Miss Cabell was last seen on
Wednesday, when she visited Fifth
Ave. shop and bought complete
mourning outfit. She had been
greatly upset by the recent death
of favorite half-brother, Lieut..
P. F. Cabell, army air service, who
was killed in an accident in Texas.
Although he already had been
buried, she told clerk In the store
she was going to Dallas for the
funeral. Relatives in Dallas, how
ever, have not seen her.
Miss Cabell cashed a check for
500 in the store, paying only part
OF it on her purchases and charging
the remainder. She wore nearly
81 900 in jewelry when she disap-
peared, relatives said.
Relatives were convinced y Miss
Cabell had not been kidnapped and
that love affair played no part in
her disappearance.
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Resolutions of Works Body
Not According to Law,
Says Attorney.

Legal technicalities today threat
ened to hold up for a month the re-
building or repair of the College Ave.
bridge across Fall Creek, which, ac-
cording to engineers, Is on the verge
Of topping into the stream.
The bridge, which was closed to
traffic Friday due to the sinking of
the northeast pier, has sunk one
inch in. thirty hours. making the
total sinkage two feet eleven and a
half inches, Patrolman T. Muse, on
duty at the bridge, said street car
engineers declared after an inspec.
ton this morning.
Held Illegal
The resolution passed by the board
Of works Friday for the immediate
advertising for bids FOR the repair of
the bridge and for a new bridge is
Illegal. according to City Attorney
John X. Ruckelshaus.
Council must first authorize a
bond ISSUE" Ruckelshaus declared.
after the bond issue has been
passed fifteen days must be allowed
for the people to appear before the
State tax board to protest. After
this the board must advertise for
bids two weeks before 1t can let the
contract"
Roy c. Shaneberger. president OF
the board. said he did not know wNls
the board would do.
Want 81 eed
1--WE want all the speed possible
in building a new bridge" he de-
clared. 1T will be inconvenient
enough as it is and the sooner we
get started the better. / am sure
that we will pass a resolution for
new bridge
The board met this afternoon to
consider the situation.
Councilman Walter r. Dorsett de-
clared that the council would not
hold a special session to pass the
bond issue Immediately to speed up
the work.
I'VE are going to know where
every penny Of the taxpayer money
is going before we pass a bond issue
Of any kind" he asserted. They
will have to show us exactly where
the procedure of the board Of works
is illegal and why"
The additional sinking of the pier
has widened the lengthwise gap in
the roadway of the structure a foot,
and the creek now is from six to
seven feet wide and sixty feet long.
May Collapse
The structure may collapse at any
time, the street car company engi'
neers said, according to Muse
City Engineer Chester c. Oberleas
said the city will make no further
efforts to keep track of the sinkage
Of the structure.
I'VE are going ahead with plans
for the repair Of the bridge and for
a new one," he said. when the
bridge finally gives away we will
know definitely which plan will be
the most feasible"
The greatest difficulty at the
bridge is keeping off the crowds of
curious ones, Oberleas said. Crowds
go down the bank under the hang
ing structure.
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INDIANA S
SCANDALS
Ray Long, Eminent Editor,
Says Political Stencil
Hurts State.
Byy EIdora Field

That Indiana politics need clean
ing up is the very positive convic-
ton of Ray Long, editor Of the Co.'S
moplitan Magazine and other pub
lications, who was in Indianapolis
today.
Long, who lives in New York, and
was formerly an Indianapolis news
paper man, rising from "cub re-
porter" to q managing editor. de-
clares he has the warmst kind of
place in his heart for the Hoosier
State, but says it is highly discon-
certing to lovers of Indiana to "see
the miserable kind Of advertising In
diana gives herself by breaking Pc
riodically into the front pages of
the big metropolitan dailies with po-
litical scandals
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KELLOGG RETURNS
AFTER REST WITH
TROUBLE WAITING
Mexican, Chinese and Mica
raguan Problems Before
Secretary OF State.

Bu United Press
WASHINGTON, March 14.-Sec.
retary of State Kellogg came back
to his Office today after a fortnight's s
recuperation in the South to find
the same old problems and some
new ones. The scretary's associates
thought he did not look we'll, and
noted his irritation over recurring
reports that he will resign.
Mexico, China and Nicarauga held
Kellogg's attention today. The re-
ports on American interests in those
countries. as given to him by his
subordinates, were not optimistic.
In connection with Nacaraugh,
the secretary disturbed by the hue
and cry over an alleged department
order last fall to American Charge
D'affaires Dennis to secure removal
Of Chamarra and election OF Presi-
dent Diaz. Dennis now submitted
his resignation. charging that
wealth and social position influence
diplomatic promotions.
Mexican relations were described
as more critical than at any time
since the United States recognized
that government. The virtual ulti
matum served on the Gales govern
ment by Kellogg two weeks ago still
stands. Alleged Mexican interfer
ence in Central America and her al
legged confiscatory land-oil laws are
the basic issues, together with
charges of official Mexican propa
ganda here.
Reports to Kellogg on China
showed that Chinese acceptance OF
his proposals is not in sight. The
civil war there draws closer tC
Shanghai, where 5000 Americans are
endangered. despite a United States
armada and marine force ready tc
fight to protect them.
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JURY READY TO +
TAKE UP PROBE
Jail Cases Nearly Out Of
Way, Says Remy.

Resumption OF the political cor,
ruption probe by the Marion County
grand jury Is expected soon. II Is
understood that members OF the
grand jury and prosecuting stan
will begin n review of evidence al
ready collected Tuesday.
Prosecutor William II. Remy made
no comment on the situation except
to say that regular cases were be.
ing rapidly disposed of by the grand
jury. Indictments In several pend.
ing cases are expected Tuesday. AZ
this time the grand jury, may ok
Criminal Court Judge James A. Cpl-
Inns for probe evidence which has
been impounded in his prlvte cham.
bers for more than two months.
Evidence Impounded
This evidence was impounded
when a recent grand jury. after in.
vestigating the charges OF political
irregularities and questioning more
than 100 persons in a period OF
eleven weeks. failed to return indict-
ments.
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Bn United Press

Bn United Press
CHICAGO, March 14.-A mite Of
a baby-brown-eyed, 20-months-old
Justine Braley-squirmed and kicked
in the children's ward of a Chicago
hospital to-day, unmindful of the
fact that man and science had given
her life after she had been pro-
nounced dead. Tuesday the child,
after having pneumonia for several
days, ceased breathing. She was
considered dead.
DIR. A. j. Ehrlich recalled that at
the same time out in Evanston man
and science were battling to make
breathing possible for Alfred Frick,
who was suffering from paralysis of
the diaphragm.
With DIR. Joseph Sperl, DR.. J. D.
Cain. and Nurse Betty Rohrssen, DR..
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1926 GAS
GAIN OVER
HIGH 1925
Company Paid 23 Per Cent
on Common Stock Last
Year.
ALSO BOOSTED SURPLUS
Substantial Additions to
Plant From Earnings. Z
ALSO BOOSTED SURPLUS

Payments Of % per cent dividends
on the common stock, an addition
to its plant to the value Of 81 1,04S,-
sos, an increase In its balance sheet
of $707, ,767.26 bringing the total com.
pany value to over $11,000,000, is
shown in the financial report for
1926, filed today with the public
service commission by the Citizens
Gas Company.
In addition to the regular dividend
Of 10 per cent, to which it is limited
in it's charter, the company paid the
holders Of the $2,O00,00 Of common
stock at 13 per cent "arrearage," the
same amount which had been paid
in 1925.
The total operating revenues OF
the company increased 226,410.24
over the preceding year. The cor.
porate surplus account was in
creased by s123,24O.31 and now to-
tails $1,153 1856.
During the year the company sold
1886 thousand cubic feet Of gas,
an increase for the year, which the
report says cost $1.423 a thousand
feet to produce against cost Of
$1.3261 in 1925.
The earnings from the residuals
were $3,433, ,690.38, an increase of
$298, 8,218.08 over 1925.
Operating expenses in 1925 were
1851, 1,7S1.31 greater than in 1925.
Wages for 1926 were 81 ,221, ,047.S0,
an increase of $88,004.57.
The preferred stock of $1,000,000,
the common stock Of $4,000, 900 and
the funded Indebtedness of $4,78S, 900
remained the same as in 1925.
The company paid $15,714.14 less
in taxes in 1926 than it did in 1925.
Cut Last Week
The public service commission
last week announced that there
would be a reduction of the gas
rates OF 10 cents thousand cubic
feet to domestic users, an estimated
total to consumers of 1881 900.
Announcement was made that
Howell Ellis, appointed early in
January as a member of the COM
mission, had spent months OF in
tensive study" OF the gas company
and Its finances, the report of which
was filed and available to the COM
mission and the public only today.
Charter Provisions
Under the charter of the company
provision was made that the hold
ers of common stock would be linn
tied to dividends Of 10 per cent a
year, and that after such dividends
had bee paid, excess earnings should
be applied to the cancellation of
the stock certificates at their face
value of $50 a share and when all
certificates had been cancelled, the
property should be turned over to
the city to be owned by the city
and either operated or leased by IT.
The company during lean years
failed to meet the 10 per cent COM
mon stock guaranteed dividend. This
amounted to about 80 per cent
total arrearage at the beginning of
1925.
In 1925 the company erased 13 per
cent of this arrearage and again in
1926 met 13 per cent, leaving only
about per cent arrearage to be met
before the charter provision, by
which the city can buy the company
at the face value Of the certificates,
$2,000,000, becomes effective.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-14
FILM ACTRESS KILLED

LOS ANGELES. March 14.-Helen
Howard, motion picture actress, died
here today from injuries received in
an automobile crash. Loretta Rush.
another player. is recovering from
serious scalp wounds. William Dem
Arrest, well known screen and vaude-
vile actor, suffered bruises and
decorations.
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HALIrs PRAISE FOR BoRAH

OU OHIPU fTtSS
MEXICO, CITY, March 14.-A
member Of the board Of directors of
the American school here today pre-
vented the pupils in Mrs. Francis
Davila's class from sending con-
gratulatory letters to Senator Will
liam E. Borah, complimenting him
upon his position in the current dis
pute between the United States and
Mexico.
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NEGRO sHRINERs WIN

CWIEPU FTFSS
WASHINGTON. March 14.-Ne.
gro Shriners today won in United
States Supreme Court their plea for
review Of an injunction granted by
a Texas court to the white Shriners
organization restraining the Negro
lodge from using its Masonic name
and insignia.
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DIVORCES SECRET

CoNsTANT1NoPLE, March A.
Turks, because of their dislike for
publicity, have been hesitant about
taking advantage of the new divorce
laws. Press reports have been for
hidden by the cabinet In an effort 10
overcQme this. and the Judges try
cases In secret. a
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Evidence Impounded
8 TONGUES IN SPAIN

MADRID, March 4.-Three Span.
ish dialects-the Catalan. Galacian
and Basque-have been admitted 10
the Royal Academy OF the Spanish
language by the government. The OBJ
ject of the academy representation
is to preserve the languages In their
purity. Forty.two seats have been
reserved for the newly admitted dia.
lects. t.
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.DEARTH IN
COURT AS
WAY OUT
Friend of Judge Files Suit
Here Asking for a
Successor.
GOVERNOR is DEFENDANT
And JackSon'S Lawyer Feels
Can't Be Done.

A move to get the question OF
Circuit Judge Clarence w. Dearth's
right to occupy the bench into court
In friendly hands was begun today
by attorneys for Dearh.
The move was in the form OF a
suit to mandate Governor Ed Jack.
son to appoint successor to Dearth.
filed in Circuit Court here.
Attorney e. r. Tomplen Of Mum
Gle. who filed the suit. said he ex-
pected TO obtain hearing some time
this week.
Earlier in the day Supreme Court,
on motion OF Thomas v. Miller.
Muncie attorney. dismissed the Pc
tition for a writ OF prohibition
against Dearth occupying the bench,
fled Friday on behalf OF eight Nun.
Gle citizens who are defendants in
suits pending in Dearths court at
Muncie.
"Long Chance" Effort
The latest move OF the Dearth
contingent was seen as n "long
chance" effort to block the impeach-
ment rial OF Dearth before the
State Senate March 21. sH''
Attorney Frederick Van Nuys. re.
tanned by Dearth, announced earlier
In the day that a suit to mandate
Governor Jackson to appoint sue
cessor to Dearth. because he is un-
der impeachment charges OF sup.
pressing the press and permitting
jury irregularities, would be filed In
Circuit Court here some time today.
Templen filed the suit for George
Dudleston. administrator Of the
estate of his half.brothcr. Ralph
Dudleston. The administrator IS In.
volved in n suit pending in Dearth's
court. Templen is n former partner
OF Clarence Bonadum, close friend
OF Dearth. Benadum is one OF those
who wrote a letter Of coincidence to
d. c. Stephenson after "Steve" was
convicted OF murder.
Entirely Friendly
The entire '.friendllness" OF the
suit is guaranteed for Dearth be-
cause Of the fact that when the
Governor Is sued Attorney General
Arthur L. Gilliom by law acts as
his attorney. The Governor al
ready has refused 20 appoint a sue
cessor TO Dearth upon an opinion
from Gilliom that the law under
which impeachment was voted by
the House OF Representatives In un.
constitutional.
Van Nuys told newspapermen that
they could get copies Of the manda-
mus suit at his Office.
This proceeding Is the same kind
Of suit which the Muncle Bar AS
ISOLATION last week refused 10 be led .
into by friends Of Dearth. A sub.
committee of the bar refused to act
when II learned that the skeleton OF
the proceedings had been prepared
by Van Nuys and that sugges-
tion as to mandamus had been made
by Gilliom.
Friend VS.. Friend
Thus the situation stood:
Attorneys friendly TO Dearth have
asked a court TO order the Governor
to appoint successor TO Dearth. and
in this suit the Governor would be
represented by an attorney who, so
Turn TO Page 12)
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Citing the College Ave. bridge
which is ready to topple into Fall
Creek, as an example, Dwight S.
Ritter, former city purchasing
agent and secretary Of Grassyfork
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MURDER CASE NEAR END

CrOarkin's Fate Expected to Be
Placed in Jury's Hands Tomorrow.
BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, March 12.-Pale-faced
and blank-eyed, Harold J. Croarkin
on trial for the murder of 6-year-
old Walter Schmith Jr.-today
awaited the States final attempt to
send him to the gallows.
Closing arguments in the case
opened this morning and indications
are that States Attorney Robert E.
Grove and Joseph P. Savage, spe-
cial assistant prosecutor, will make
vigorous plea for the death SEN
tence.
It is unlikely the case will go to
the jury before late tomorrow.
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Admires Courage

"Not that T mcriticising the pub
lication Of such stories when they
are unearthed," he hastened to say.
"In fact, I greatly admire the cour-
age of paper which takes first
steps and is not afraid to expose rot
tenness, but 1t does seem as If Indi-
ana could avert conditions which re-
suit in such pitiable spectacles as
the Governor Of the State being sent
from his office to occupy criminals g
cell, judge of an Indiana town max
ing an Incredibly asinine show and
rnak things as the Stephenson
affair.
'Big enterprises contemplating In.
diana as field of operation must
certainly take such indications OF
rank political conditions into consid-
Grafton. It's most unfortunate ad'
vertising for Indiana"
Taste Changing
Long, switching to literary matters,
declared that the taste of the Ameri-
can reading public as the finest In
the world and has made tremendous
advances in the last ten years.
Never was there such tremendous
interest in serious reading" he said.
There's no other country where a
cookbook of the calibre of The Story
Of Philosophy could be a best
seller The vogue for really serious
reading began with H. G. Wells,
Outline of History ~
Just as we have the greatest
country in the world, we have
the greatest reading public. It's
stimulating to any American to con-
slider this, and am impressed with
the intelligence Of the mass of
people which makes this statement
a fact"
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BISHOPS HOME LOOTED

BIT nlted Press
RICHMOND, Va, March 14.-Po-
lice here today are investigating
theft of several thousand dollars
worth of jewelry and $50 in money
from the home of. the Rt. Rev. An
drew J. Brennan, Roman Catholic
bishop Of this city, while he slept.
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Forecast

Fair tonight and probably
Tuesday; somewhat warmer
Tuesday.
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Women delight in reading
the Women's Page Of The
Times. All important events
found there.
The producers news., 1927-06-03
McELROY

The Progressive Farmers and a
number of others gathered at the
cemetery Decoration Day and planted
hedge row of Caragana on the
north and row of Black Hills Spruce
on the west side of the grounds. J.
Z. Noon plowed the strips with his
tractor. The trees were set by many
willing hands. A plans has been laid
out to continue planting and inn
proving the cemetery in other ways
The plot was fenced two years ago
through the efforts of the former
Lutheran organization of this place.
Miss Elsie Larson from south OF
Westby is assisting at the Palmer
Jensen home. She is helping care
for the young lady who arrived tc
make her home there May seven.
teenth.
Mrs. zimmerman, mother of oul
depot agent is visiting her son here.
F. G. Welsh accompanied his daugh
ter, Evelyn, to Columbus, N. d., Mon
day, where she went to visit he
grandmother.
Plans are being made for the Pro
gressive Farmers Picnic to be held a
McElroy June 11th. This picnic /
public. The more, the merrier.