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The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24
NEW YORK PARTIES
BUY LIME COMPANY

The Puntenney Lime company has
New York and Boston, the deal for the
company plant, kilns and quarries,
which are located about az miles north
of Prescott, on the Ashfork highway,
having been closed Tuesday, accord
ing to John Sheffield, general man.
ager of the Puntenney company.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24

The amount involved is reported to
have been $235, 900.
The purchasing company intends to
make extensive improvements and will
the plant to considerable
degree, it was announced.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24
SHOULDER BROKEN

Edward, 10 year old son of De
County Assessor and Mrs. vii
Rudd, Wednesday morning fell a
a dozen feet upon the point OF
right shoulder, breaking, near
shoulder, the large bone Of the
per arm and damaging the shol
around the joint, when a limb b
from the tree in the Rudd var
which several boys were playing
rays showed an involved injury "
will necessitate Edwards wearinl
arm in a sling for some time.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24

Doctor: Madam, your husband is
suffering from voluntary inertia"
Wife: "Oh, the poor man, and /
have been accusing him of being
lazy!"
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24

Several business firms of Tucson
have retracted their plan to keep
closed Saturday afternoon, other mer-
chants not cooperating.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24

We like girl with little elope-
ment in her blood, even if she never
uses it.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24

A Jesuit college is to be erected in
Phoenix to cost approximately $780,
900,
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24

Life Misunderstanding for the
widows and orphans of the officers
and directors,
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24

Jimmy-Oh, mamma, I have a
ball!
Mamma Well, put some corn !
ter on it tonight.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24

"And this" said the artist, "is
latest frieze."
"How perfectly wonderful"
the appreciative flapper. "It actl
makes me shiver to look at it''
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24

Voters of San Francisco author
a $4,000,000 bond issue to build
memorial.
The Coconino sun., 1927-06-24

Mrs. X. K.i iHenness on Tuesday
night arranged an enjoyable dinner
party for her sister-in-law, Miss Cath
crime Henness of Tempe. Plates were
laid for Miss Henness, Miss Elsie
Austin, also of Tempe, Mr.. Henness,
Carter Jake and George Hanley.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-14
S2,5O0 Changed Hands in Legitimate Business
Transaction, Jackson Contends, in
Giving Out Statement.
EXECUTIVE DEFIES "BLACKMAILERS"
Won't Be Coerced Into Granting Pardon to
Former Dragon, He Says; Prose-
cutors Continue Inquiry.
Another Steve check on Page 8. .~> q.
Another Steve check on Page 8,

Governor Ed Jackson back from his trip to Kansas today
issued admitting receipt Of the 800 check from
Stephenson printed in The Times last Monday but de-
caring payment for saddle horse and equipment
jackson issued the after conference with Fred
c. Cause former Supreme judge He also one
of the special prosecutors paid $500 out of the Governors
contingent fund fall for acting of the special at
orneys general assigned to aid Prosecutor William H. Rey
in the first Investigation into Sphensons charges of political
CORRUPTION in Indiana. - ' e. w tagst S@sasgs4
The Governor said: TS'F "@ts4o9&
When it was published last fall that D. c. Stephenson
inmate the Indiana State Prison. had in his possession check
for $5000 purporting be indorsed by made public
statement that D c. Stephenson at any time
check for 1000 for any other amount gift for cam
paign purposes.
"That statement absolutely true. Since Mr.. Ste
phenson has been denied parole he has fit to publish
check for $250 ndorsed by accompanied by statement
that it onefourth payment of $4,000 campaign con-
ributon to
mied deceived by this false
by Stephenson payment for valuable saddle
equipment legitimate business transaction
transaction closed the before candidate Tor
months before that would be candidate
check the only D. G. Stephenson given
long Stephenson charged with crime.
Stephenson prison the murder OF girl and
I will be blackmaled into granting him pardon"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-14
Relief Is Promised
By United Press

By Untted PrfSs
WASHINGTON, July 14-The
heat wave will break tonight and
tomorrow under the cooling in
fuence of general thundershowers
which will visit the whole sweltering
area. east of the Mississippi, Chief
Forecaster Mitchell of the weather
bureau, said today.
II am not predicting any unusual
ly cool weather." ne said, "but there
will be some relief throughout the
east. Thundershowers over the
west have brought cooler weather
there"
Mitchell said he could not make
any definite forecast for the week.
end, but indications are tenn
peratures will be near normal for
this season.
Yuma, Ariz, was the countryis
hottest city yesterday, with mark
of 108, while Phoenix and Red Bluff,
Cal, each with LOG, were the next
hottest. Eureka, Cal, was the
coolest place, with a maximum of 60
and a minimum of so, while San
Francisco was close second with
maximum of 81 and a minimum
of 50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-14
GASOLINE PRICE
WAR Renewed
Product SIashed to 1912
Cents by Two Firms.

The gasoline price war between
the Robert Bryce Automobile Serv-
ice Company and the Western Oil
Refining Company broke out again
today resulting in a price drop to
1912 cents gallon.
Bryce, operating filling stations at
Meridian and Souths Sts., and 1925
E. Washington ST.. reduced his price
to 17.2 cents to 1872 cents to meet
the price of competing Western Oil
stations.
When the Western company
slashed further he met their cuts
at the South and Meridian SITS. sta
ton and the price dropped to 10.2
cents in two hours.
On Julyi2 the two companies en-
gagged in price war that cut the
cost to motorists to 1872 cents, but
the price had risen again gradually
until today.
Western Oil Company officials say
the gasoline they are selling at the
reduced price is not as good as their
regular grades. The reduced price
gas is not sold at all of their stations
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-14
BEATS BOY; PRISON
Oral Carpenter Gets go Day
State Farm Sentence.

Use of a strap instead of his
hands to spank his brother-in- law,
Walter Neal, 13, an orphan, brought
Oral Carpenter, %. of 1437 Pros
pect ST., thirty-day State Farm
sentence and a $50 fine today.
Carpenter beat the boy with a
strap when he ran out to play
without washing the dishes, as he
had been told to. the boy and Mrs.
Carpenter, the orphans sister, tes-
titled in municipal court.
Judge Paul G. Wetter examined
scars on the boys face and body,
and severely condemned Carpenters
means of punishment.
ITS all right to spank in the
legitimate way, but you had no
right to use strap" Wettex said.
Carpenter was arrested on a
cruelty to children charge brought
by his wife.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-14
RABIES MENACE
COMbATED BY
HEALTH CHIEF
Officials Discuss Steps to
Check Increased Danger
of Dog Bites.

DR.. Herman G.. Morgan, city sani-
tartan today moved to combat the
dog bite menace in Indianapolis.
Approximately eight persons a
day from over the State are receiv-
ing pasteur treatment to ward off
rabies from dog and cat bites at the
State pasteur laboratory. About
one-fourth of the patients are from
Indianapolis.
DR.. Morgan asked the board of
safety to require more careful
combing of the city for stray dogs.
He pointed out that there is no
cause for widespread alarm, but the
situation is such that it requires
closer control.
Don't Shoot Dog!
The sanitarian advised against
immediate shooting of dogs which
bite, pointing out that if they are
permitted to live under observation
in most cases it is determined they
are not suffering from rabies and
hence there is no need to give the
bitten persons the severe pasteur
treatment.
DR.. Morgan also conferred with
DR.. Fred Mayer, county health Of
f1cer, about the situation in the
county outside Indianapolis.
"Rabie is a rare disease and
don't believe there is any occa-
sion to be alarmed at present" DIR.
Elizabeth Conger, city pound mas
ter, said.
Hysteria Cases
She said she had studied the
situation and believed the large
number of cases due to nervous
hysteria."
I'm handling some $4,000 dogs,
have found only two cases which !
thought might be rabies. They
were in the last six months, and !
was not sure of them," she said.
There is a psychology to dog
bites. People often become needless
ly alarmed when dogs have fits.
which may be brought about by
several diseases. Dogs frequently
have fits before taking distemper or
flu and have high temperature. In
cases where dogs are delirious they
soon recover with proper treatment,
she said.
DR.. Conger advised that dogs be
vaccinated If they are to run at
large.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-14
63 DIE FROM
severe HEAT,
nation WIDE
Heavy Toll of Life Taken in
Eastern Cities as Mer-
curry Climbs.
HAIL HITS COLORADO
Weather Disturbances Re-
ported From Several
Parts of Nation.
CBy United Pressl

Sixty-three deaths have been
caused in the United States by the
two-day heat wave, which con-
tinued unabated today throughout
the East.
approximately twelve of the
deaths we're due to drownings or
lightning. The remainder were at
tributed directly to the heat.
Deaths recorded in the twenty
four hours ending shortly before
noon today included: New York and
New Jersey, 10; Chicago, 10; Phila-
delphia, 5; Buffalo, 2; Detroit, q;
Baltimore, 8; Ohio, 5; Pennsylvania,
S; Morgantown. w. Va, 2; Schenec-
tady, N. Y, 2: Walsenburg, Colo, q;
Albany, N. Y, 1; New London,
Conn, 1; Cliftondale, Mass, l.;
Syracuse, N. Y, /; Erie, Pa, 2, and
Cleveland, S.
Most of the East continued to
suffer today under extreme temper
atures and high humidity, with the
only hope of relief held out by
weather forecasters in the promise
of possible showers later in the day.
Eastern Cities Swelter
Boston, New York, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, Washington, Pitts
burgh and other cities we're suffer-
ing intensely. A high of 95 was
reached in Boston and Washington
and 81 in New York.
Relief came to the Midwest today
after a cooling rain. A freak storm
in Colorado ended a period of high
temperature there.
The majority of deaths occurred
in metropolitan New York and
nearby New Jersey. Nine we're at
tributed directly to the heat. Three
were drowned and Ignatz Mestricki,
overcome by heat while walking on
the railroad tracks at Perth Amboy,
N. j., was killed by a train.
Ten Die in Chicago
Before relief came to Chicago, ten
had died there. The other deaths
came from points in New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and other East
ern States.
In addition to the heat deaths,
others died from lightning and freak
storms. A woman was killed by
lightning in Massachusetts, while a
mother and son were swept to death
by a seven-foot wall of water when
cloudburst carried their auto
mobile away near Walsenburg, Col.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-14
MANAGER BOARD
ACTS TO SELECT
COLISEUM site
Real Estate Men and Other
Organizations Asked to
Submit Proposals.

First steps for erection OF a mu-
nicipal coliseum for Indianapolis
were taken by the coliseum board OF
managers today at an organization
meeting in Mayor Duvall's office.
J. Edward Krause, owner OF the
Washington Hotel, and representa-
tive of the Chamber Of Commerce
convention bureau, was elected
president, and S. P. Meadows, State
Federation of Labor representative,
was named secretary. Duvall was
chosen vice president.
site Selection First Step
First move toward erection of the
proposed $4,000 900 or 100000 Col
iseurn must be selection of a site,
City Corporation Counsel Schuyler
A. Haas advised the board, answer
ing a. question of Theodore F. Von-
negut, school board representative
The managers directed the sec
retary to ask President L. H. Lewis,
Real Estate Board president, to
submit suggestions in behalf OF the
board and invited any other or
ganizations to submit proposed
sites.
A resolution was adopted favor
ing purchase of a full block for the
site in central location"
Suggestion of Mayor Duvall that
the resolution read "in the mile
square" was changed on protest Of
A. l.. Portteus to central location"
to provide more fleXibility.
When the cost of a site is de-
termined the boards next move will
be to ask council to authorize issu-
ance of bonds, Haas said.
The city will buy the site, under
authority of law passed by the
last Legislature, and the coliseum
be erected by a private corporation
which will lease the building to the
city according to the present plan
for the coliseum project.
Board to Meet Weekly
The board of managers is COM
posed of six representatives of civic
organizations and Mayor Duvall.
The officers were elected unani-
mously on motion of Wilbur G. Pat
terson, American Legion repre-
sentative.
The board will meet every Tues
day in the board of works office at
city hall.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-14
New York Suffering
By United Press

bU Cntteu PTcsS
NEW YORK, July 14.-With nine
already dead, another day of torrid
heat broke over New York this
morning.
Every indication that yesterdays
heat record for the year would be
exceeded.
In addition to the nine deaths at
tributed directly 10 the heat. four
persons were drowned seeking re-
life in nearby waters. Approx
mately twenty we're overcome and
required medical treatment.
=, At noon the temperature was SO,
compared with "a at that time
yesterday. The humidity, however,
was much higher than yesterday
and the suffering was correspond
ingly greater.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-14

Two new orders for delivery Of
documents we're received from D. G.
Stephenson at Indiana State Prison
Wednesday afternoon by Prosecutor
William H. Renny and Special Prose-
cutors Emsley w. Johnson and John
w. Hoffman, it was learned au-
tboritatively today.
+ One of these orders, 1t is under
stood, Is directed to Lloyd o. Hill.
Stephenson's Indianapolis attorney,
who has turned over q number Of
Stephenson's papers to The Times.
The order to Hill, it is understood,
directs him to give the prosecutors
the remainder Of the documents.
Statement Suppressed
The prosecutors we're with Ste
phenson for three hours. Stephen
sons Michigan City attorney Rob-
ert H. Moore, attended the confer
ence. At the close. Stephenson gave
Moore a one-page statement for
the press.
Deputy Warden H. @. Claudy re-
fused to permit Moore to take this
from the prison. Stephenson asked
Claudy to return it to him. Claudy
refused.
Stephenson. for the moment.
stepped back into his old character
of IT am the law in Indiana" drew
himself up haughtily, and barked
at Claudy:
That's just some more OF your
trickery."
Claudy flushed with anger, but
held his peace.
Has Faith in Remy
Several days ago Moore threat
ened ito lick that Irishman yet"
when Warden Walter H. DAILY re-
fused to let him take one of ste
phenson's statements frons the
prison.
The statement which was sup
pressed yesterday reiterated Ste
phenson's faith that Prosecutor
Remy really desires to clean up In
diana politics and lightly rebuked
Attorney Hill for his letter question:
ing Remy's intentions, printed In
The Times Monday.
The statement added, however,
that Hill was not to be censured,
because Hill knew that Stephenson
had been double-crossed so often"
The paper criticised the prison
management as being the "tool OF
the Governor" in an effort to keep
me buried"
Prosecutors Confer
Remy, johnson and Holtzman
conferred here today upon the re-
suits Of the meeting with Stephen
son.
The prosecutors indicated they
did not waste any time rehearsing
material Stephenson turned over to
them last week in four-hour meet
ing.
AS far as known. they have not
taken any definite action on this
data.
1t was reported the prosecutors
went to Michigan City to tell Ste
phenson that "there was nothing TO
the information" he had given pre-
viously.
Hill said that he was considering
going to Michigan City late today
to see Stephenson about what Is
the next move"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-14
OPPOSE DALE PLEA
Muncie Men Argue Against
CIemency for Editor.

BIZ Times Special
PUTNAMVILLE, Ind, July IA. -
Wilbur Ryman and Van Ogle of
Muncie, close friends of Judge Clar-
ence R. Dearth, and bitter enemies
of George Dlae, Muncie publisher,
appeared before trustees of Indiana
State Farm here for hour and a
half today and argued against
clemency for Dale.
Dale seeks pardon from Dearth's
ninety-day sentence of him for con-
tempt of court.
The trustees said they had made
their decision and would forward
their recommendation in Dale,s
ca seto Governor Jackson this after
noon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-14

Rumors that The Times has in
its possession q check for $240 to
Mrs. Vivian Tracy Wheatcraft of
Watson poison squads of whisper
ing women" fame. signed by D. G.
Stephenson, today brought Mrs.
Wheatcraft back into the political
spotlight.
In a statement at Washington,
D. c., Mrs. Wheatcraft declared
that the check was given her by
Stephenson for the purpose of pay
ing the salary of Mrs. Allen t.
Fleming, as a field worker in the
Republican women's organization In
the campaign of 1924.
Mrs. Fleming is a Republican
woman leader who consistently has
fought Mrs. Wheatcraft.
jackson Recommended
Mrs. Wheatcraft said that Gov
ernor Jackson, then a candidate,
asked her to give Mrs. Fleming a
Job, but she told him she had no
funds for an additional worker.
That evening, Mrs. Wheatcraft
said, Stephenson came to headquar-
ters and gave her the check for
$240 to pay Mrs. Fleming. She said
she wrote the purpose of the check
across the back and put Mrs. Flem-
ing to work. She said Mrs. Flem-
ing did not know the source OF her
salary.
She added that she turned the
check over to Daily Mccoy, then
secretary Of the Republican state
Committee.
McCoys version differed. He said
he merely cashed the check for Mrs.
Wheatcraft.
Called Spite Move
Mrs. Fleming indicated that Mrs.
Wheatcraft's statement was another
of a series Of moves by the rival
woman leader to damage her Mrs.
Wheatcraft still is vice chairman Of
the Republican State committee.
The check, according to rumors
which other newspapers have print
ed, is dated Sept. 8, 1924. Mrs.
Fleming produced newspaper clip
pings which prove that she went to
work, not under Mrs. Wheatcraft,
but as the office director of the Re-
publican travelling mems organiza-
ton long before Sept. /.
She said, as she remembered 1t,
that she started operating her bu-
reau between Aug. / and 10. She
was employed directly by State
Chairman Clyde M. Walb, she said.
II never worked under or with
Vivian Tracy Wheatcraft during
that campaign. have not worked
under her nor with her since and
and never would work around her,
said Mrs. Fleming.
II worked as executive secretary
of the travelling mems bureau until
four weeks before the election, when
Chairman Walb closed all bureaus
because of lack of funds.
after that, Mr.. Welb asked me to
take charge of circularizing his
complete State organization and 1
did this and made few speeches
until the end of the campaign. I
never was a field worker under Mrs.
Wheatcraft.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-14
Dn7gSinSki Wnkens to
Meet Funeral C1~O7gd


CHICAGO, July 14.-When John Dawzinsk awoke,
through his bedroom window automobiles filled with
seriously his began
quantities of flowers and wTeaths
There knock at the door Dawznski scrambled into his
answered it.
friends of Dawznski from South Bend and
spokesman for sorry
decided prema-
te He told them The party insisted they had acted in good
faith asked to the
finally discovered that Johns address and that of
parted and unrelated Dawzinsh had been mixed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-14
STEvE'S CHECK
Was USED AS
COFFIN LADDER
Spent $500 to Name City
Boss; Turning Point in
State Politics.
Copyright, 1927. by The Indian
apolis Times)

Copyright, 1927. by The Indian
apolis Tines
That D. G. Stephenson paid $500
to workers and members Of the Re-
publican county committee in 1924
to name George B. Coffin as chair
man and boss of this city and county
is revealed by a note attached to
one of the checks delivered to The
Times.
The check, reproduced today,
was drawn to cash. 1t was dated
May 10, 1924. That was the day
when the convention was held.
There is no Endorsement on the
back. 1t indicates that the Marion
County State Bank, of which John
L. Duvall, later to become mayor,
was then chairman of the board of
directors, cashed il without question
It required no other name than
that Of Stephenson upon its face.
Was Turning Point
It was at this convention that
Coffin obtained power and over
threw the influence of Shank and
Armitage. 1t was convention when
turmoil reigned and two courts were
involved in the effort to get control
This convention was the turning
point in the history of the Repuh-
lican party in this State.
1t was in it that Stephenson
gained the foundation for his con-
troll of the State machine and the
election of Clyde Walb.
Shank and Armitage we're fight
ing for control. There was mid
night injunction by Judge Leathers
preventing twenty-one committee
men, pledged to the Shank, from
participating. George Snider, the
sheriff, was there to enforce it. The
police force, under Shank, were on
the ground to resist.
Coffin Won In End
There were other court orders
and then the ballot and finally Cof-
fln.won by a vote of ITO to SO. Ste
phenson had made Coffin and had
captured the dominant party in the
State capital. He openly boasted
of it.
On the following Monday Ste
phenson called convention of
Klan delegates to plan to move on
the State. He was just emerging
as a political power. He openly
declared his preference for Clyde
Walb for State chairman and later
Walb was elected.
On the following Monday William
Freeman, spokesman for Shank, de-
nounced that convention and its Sc
lection of Coffin and declared that
he was glad because 1t relieved him
and his friends of any responsible
ity for the sort of ticket which had
been nominated.
Sad Story Told
Over in his cell at Noblesville
just before he went to Michigan
City, Stephenson was sorting his
checks. He saw this one for $500
He looked back. Then he wrote that
he had paid $500 to workers and
committeeman to elect Coffin as
party chairman on May 10, 1924.
What happened later is sad his
tory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-14
NO CARS ARE STOLEN
Times Omits Gone, But Not For
gotten Column.

For the first time in many months
there is no Gone, But Not Forgot
ten" column in today's Times. That
department which religiously has
listed the mourners of stolen $4,000
Mercedes sport cars, and f1ivver
roadsters. and every type of stolen
car from straight eight sedans to
gravel trucks had not single
wanderer to report this morning.
No stolen car report for twenty
four hours is the heightsof the un-
usual, police believe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-14
AIR ESCORT FOR HEROES

Maitland and Hegenberger VIII Be
Met at Chicago.
BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, July 14.-Lieut.
Lester Maitland and Lieut.. Albert
Hegenberger, conquerors of the Pa
cific, will be met in Chicago by an
Army air escort and accompanied to
Milwaukee, Dayton, and Washing-
ton.
No dates have been fixed, pending
the officers choice of dates for leav-
ing the Pacific coast aboard a train
for Chicago.
A three motored Fokker transport
plane, sister ship of their Pacific
plane, will be flown from Washing
ton to Chicago for their use.