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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
SPRING STYLES GIVE
MEN THE UPPER HAND
CoIorfu Apparel of Males Will Mean More and Earlier
Marriages, Declares New York Dictator.

heart won't beat an excited tremelo
when he steps into a hat store and
tries on nobby fedoras of sunset ree,
pheasant burnt orange, blueberry,
apricot or apple green shades?
The hats which modestly travel
under such names as zinc smoke, "
Swiss toast" and swamp green"
have bright colored ribbon to bring
up their color averages, and very
many of the hats have gay colored
feathers on the sides.
Women Can't Resist.
"Vhe tendency for men to wear
lighter and brighter clothes has been
noted for some time. as you know" I"
remarked a Washington st. sales
man. But the extremely bright
colored hats are an absolutely new
note.
All this gayety doubtless will lead
to some good. Listen TO Alexander
Zeitlin. mems style prophet and
New York dictator, who argitates
the popular dress standards every
once in a while.
Color is life,' he says. "It
means joy and courage. Reformed
color for men means earlier mar
riages and more of them. Women
can not resist color"
So you see. Indianapolis ladies'.
what odGs you're up against this
spring.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
BEER SUPPLY Of
CITY DIMINISHED
Raiding Squads Dump
Quantity Into Sewers.

Home brew was comparatively
scarce in Indianapolis today. Police
and deputy sheriffs raiding squads
confiscated more than 500 quarts in
liquor raids Tuesday night directed
principally at beer sellers.
The beer was dumped into sewers
after samples had been taken for
evidence.
Ten gallons were found at the
home of Otis Weaver, SO. Mars Hill,
in a raid by Deputy Sheriffs Mays,
Reagan. Bell and Brown, the officers
said.
Nathan Doyle, 80, and his wife
Helen. 26, of 517 W. Morris ST., were
arrested by Sergeant Pope and
squad. who said they found 225
quarts of home brew and five gal
Ions of wine at their home.
Others arrested on blind tiger
charges when police said they found
various kinds of liquor were: Alice
Lee, 26, Negro, 2129 Prospect ST.; A.
l.. Gates, A, of 624 Union St.. Har.
Ian thinner, 80, of Beecher and Tenn.
pie Ave; William Schmoll, 81, Of $40
E. Washington ST., and Joe Siler, 80,
of 521 e. New York st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
Seizure of Thirty-Eight Newsboys on
Order of Jurist Dearth ArOuses
Feeling.
AUTHOR OF ARTICLE COMES OUT.
Manufacturer, Once Personal Friend,
Says He Criticised Court.
THE MUNCIE SITUATION

For months the Muncie Post-Democrat has been at
tackng Circuit Judge Clarence W. Dearth because of
ported lawless conditions
Qearth several times has cited George Dale the Post
Democrat editor for contempt of court sentencing him to
the Indiana Penal Farm
Last Saturday, while Dale was in Washington, an
issue of the PostDemocrat containing new broadsde
against the judge, written by Muncie manufacturer ap
peared.
Dearth directed police to round up thirty eight news
boys selling the paper and bring them to the Courthouse
There the papers taken away from the boys with
any legal whateverand the boys told they
would be brought into Juvenile Court if they sold
14yearold boy who resisted was slapped by police
man.
Munce citizens aroused at such procedure, today are
circulating petitions for the impeachment of Dear to be
presented to the State Legislature
Judge Dearth has issued warrant for the arrest Of
George Dale upon affidavit charging contempt signed
by Dearth bai John Gilbert following appearance Of
the paper last Saturday.
Dearth asked about this proceeding said he did not
have time to be interviewed.
Dearth called a special session of the grand jury to-
day
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
vIUlVCIE JUDGE FACES CITIZENS IRE
IMPEACH III, MgSSS5!eI = S:sE!s

And then the boys, being Americans, did
what always happens in such cases. They
got other copies and ''bootlegged'' them to
the populace.
1t now develops that the writer of the
anonymous letter was not Dale, who was
fighting for his liberty in the highest court
Of the land, but close friend of the judge
himself.
If this Judge can arbitrarily use his Of
fee to suppress newspapers because he does
not like what they say about him, on his own
declaration call published articles criminal
without trial, can physically seize these
issues and suppress them, then freedom OF
the press has disappeared from Indiana and
in it's place has come judicial tyranny.
If he has this power, all judges have the
same power. They can suppress every news
paper. They can rule with the iron power
of Mussolini if they can get obedience from
sherifs and policemen and bailiffs they would
have the power to appoint.
Indiana has suffered from much bad adj
vertisement. 1t has the chance to redeem
itself and show that it is still part of the
United States and that the Constitution still
stands as the protection Of liberties for which
for centuries men fought and died
The Legislature has the power to i'm
peach and the duty to impeach any judge
who uses his Office to perpetrate tyrannies
and overthrow the Constitution.
And if Indiana permits the Legislature
to adjourn without demanding that such an
invasion on liberty be answered with all the
powers of defense it has against tyranny,
then Indiana will deserve its reputation for
being an empire of suppression from which
freedom has fed and liberty has been ban
ished.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
Struggle Over Boulder Dam
Bill Continues--Mem-
bers "Dog Tired"

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb 2S.--"Dog
tired" from sleeplessness and nerve
weary from twenty-five hours con-
tinuous session, Senator Hiram
Johnson (Rep), California, and his
little group Of fighters backing the
Bowlder Canyon dam bill today con.
Quoted the legislative battle Of a
decade in the Senate. in con-
tinuous session against a filibuster-
ing force just as enthusiastically try.
ing to prevent final adoption Of the
measure.
Both sides moved into the twenty
fifth hour with equal physical
strength and morale, Johnson's men
announcing their intention Of keep
ing the Senate in session until a
vote is reached and the filibusterers
swearing they will kill the measure
if their voices hold out.
Despite the long vigil through the
night the amusing but mostly un-
successful effort to rout sleeping
Senators from their homes in the
early morning fiours, the failure to
get a quorum from midnight until
8 a. m. and the irritation Of both
opposing forces, the fight was con-
Quoted in a good-natured spirit. The
night had seen coin tricks in the
Senate and search for snappy
reading matter. Daylight brought
dignity again to the staid old cham
ber.
A council of war by opponents
of the bill shortly after noon decided
an effort would be made shortly to
displace the measure by, the bill for
reorganization of the prohibition de-
partment. That bill is championed
by Senator Smoot (Rep.). Utah, who
is opposed to. the Boulder canyon
bill, and Smoot thought he could
get a majority.
Parliamentary difficulties also lay
ahead of the Johnson forces in that
the Senate several days ago entered
unanimous consent agreement to
recess at $50 p. m. until 8 p. m.
and then sit until II p. m. on minor
calendar bills. 1t is not agreed what
effect this will have on the Boulder
dam battle, but johnson indicated
he might attemp to keep the Senate
in session again tonight to force a
vote after II p. m. if he is permitted
that course under the rules.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
To
CLOSE COLLEGE
BRIDGE At ONCE
Committee Reports Span in
Dangerous Condition
Boost Repair Fund.

The city council special committee
for investigating condition of College
Ave. bridge at Fall Creek today rec,
commended that the bridge be closed
The bridge was inspected by the
committee composed of Boynton j.
Moore, chairman Walter r. Dorsett,
Otis e. Bartholomew, NJ. w. Fer.
guson and o. Ray Albertson.
The bridge, three span stone arch
type, was built in 1905 by George w.
Fife, contractor. The east half of
the bridge has been closed since
September because of the sinking of
the northeast pier.
''The bridge is in a bad condition, "
Moore said. This committee recon-
mends that it be closed. 1t is better
oclose it now than cause the loss
of lot of lives if the bridge should
fall"
City Engineer Chester c. Oberleas
said he believed the bridge should
be kept open.
Wait until the east half falls" he
said. Then there will be time TO
close it,"
Harvey Cassidy. flood prevention
engineer, declared the bridge should
be closed at once.
when the east half of the bridge
falls the entire bridge may collopse, ="
he declared. 1.-THE only safe way is
to close it now
The councilman declared that if
Oberleas did not close the brigde
they would recommend that the
council pass a special ordinance to
that effect. Increase of the proposed
$4,000 bond issue to 100000 was
recommended.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
MOVE TO BLOCK
INTEREST "GRAB"
Specifies Barrett Money Be
County Trust Fund.

Interest amounting to between
$4,000 and $4,000. which Marion.
County treasurers have been pocket
ing each year because there has
been no specified method of dispos-
ing Of interest on Barrett law bonds,
will stay in the hands of the county
il an acendment to the Babcock
bill. introduced in the Indiana House
Of Representatives today. Is en-
acted.
The amendment. according TO Rep
resentative Lloyd D. Clyaycombs
Rep.), Indianapolis. who introduced
it, was written by Alvah Rucler, for.
mer city corporation counsel.
1t strikes out all sections Of tho
pending Babcock bill following the
enacting clause and inserts the pro-
vision that Barrett law funds be re-
garded as trust funds in the hands OF
county treasurers. Interest earned
shall belong to the funds.
The amendment was ordered print
ed and will be a special order OF
business in the House Thursday at
II a. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
IS
NAMED IN SUIT

Damage suit seeking $4,000 from
D. c. Stephenson. former head of the
Indiana Klan, was filed in Marion
Superior Court Four today by the
Mercantile Commercial Bank at
Evansville, receiver for the Vulcan
Coal Company, with which Stephen
son and l.. G.. Julian were connected.
1t is charged Stephenson borrowed
$17,500 cash and failed to pay for
stock aggregating s50,20S.
Stephenson is serving a life
sentence for the murder of Madge
Oberholtzer, indianapolis woman,
Madison Walsh, attorney, who filed
the suit, said the appC q ance of Ste
phenson in court, wouls be up to the
defendant.
The bank was appointed receiver
for the coal firm in Vanderburg
County Probate Court, Sept. 80, 1926.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
Assembly Today

Both Houses convened at 10
a. IN. Adjourned at noon and
reconvened at 2 p. m.
HOUSE
Divided report to be submitted by
Roads Committee on Wedeking-
Mcclellan auto license bill, rails
ing passenger auto license fee
from a minimum S. to So to $50
and trucks to maximum of $500.
Bills on third reading.
Boxing bill passed to engross-
ment. Killed bill to abolish State
attendance officer.
SENATE
Cloture became effective, speech
limit five minutes.
Bills on thira reading: State
education board reorganization;
Eugenics law providing steriliza-
tion of unfit.
Medical injunction bill on Sec
0nd reading.
Killed city controller pay boost
bill.
Junior college bill passed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
CHAPLIN WILL FIGHT
Rumor of Divorce Case Compromise
Vigorously Denied.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. ga report
that counsel for Charles Chaplin and
Mrs. Lita Grey Chaplin had reached
an agreement to settle their divorce
suit out of court was denied today
by Nathan Burkan, counsel for the
comedian.
More than that" Burkan added,
I'VE would not consider settling the
case out of court even if Mrs. Chap
Inns attorneys asked that that be
done. We stand by our previous
statement-that Mrs. Chaplin in her
divorce bill placed stain on the two
innocent children, and we shall not
be content until that stain has been
erased. That will have to be done
in open court"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
MAN STABBED; CRITICAL

John Newman, 2S, Coatsville, Ind,
alleged to have spread story that
Lee Bowen, Coatsville, was driving
truck with out license, is in
critical condition at Methodist Hos
pital today suffering from numerous
knife wounds, said to have been in
flicted by Bowen at Stilesville Tues
day.
Newman, weak from the loss of
blood told physicians he knew of no
reason for the attack.
Bowen was arrested at Stilesville
after the alleged attack.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
HIT MODERN MARRIAGE
BIZ United Press

BH CHlteG Press
DENVER, Col, Feb. 23.-Twen-
tieth century marriages are not what
they should be, but there are two
ways of going about correcting them,
according to a debate last night be-
tween Judge Ben B. Lindsey of Den
yer and the Rev. Burris Jenkins of
Kansas City.
Lindsey favors the companionate
marriage which he advocated several
months ago. The Rev. Mr.. Jenkins
favors a revision of the present mar
riage code.
The two debated last night at a
meeting arranged by the Denver
Thinkers Association The debate
was brought on through a contro-
versy aroused around Judge Lind
sey's expousing the "companionate
marriage" and the opposition led by
the Rev. Mr.. Jenkins.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23

Long crushed under the heels
of women and tailors, Indianapolis
men are coming into their colorful
own this spring.
They'll be so gay with their fam
ing ties, their lively colorful silk
hose, with bright garters peeping
shyly forth (some of the garters are
shirred and few have flowers
facO that the flappers are likely to
take to dull and sorrowful cover.
realizing their inability to add any
thing further to the ''landscaping.
Hats Exciting
But the mems hats will take the
colorful cake this spring! Is there
a man with soul so dead that his
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
Senator Watson
Slept Through
Times WASHINGTON Bureau.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.--
Senator Watson of Indiana was
one Of the few Senators who got
a good nights sleep last night,
despite the Bowlder Dam
filibuster. After attendance
until evening, he went home
and went to bed. When
Sergeant-at-Arms Barry tele-
phoned him, he responded he
was i'll, and slept undisturbed
by the subsequent order of
arrest issued by the Senate for
absent members, returning to
the Chamber about a. m. to-
day. Senator Robinson had just
gotten started, on a good
nights sleep, when he was
routed out Of bed by Barry's
orders. He came into the
Senate at 1910 a. m. and re-
manned until breakfast time this
morning, when he went home
to snatch a cat-nap.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
TEN TONS OF GUESTS
Fat Mems Club Meets-32O-Pounder
Dances Charleston.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
BOSTON, Feb. 2S.-Nearly ten
tons of the total membership was
represented at the annual dinner of
the United States Fat Mems Club
here.
Carl F. Shaw, 285 pounds, presided.
Melvin Lawrence, 500 pounds played
the piano while Jake Gersinovitch,
$50 pounds, danced the Charleston.
The sixty-five guests represented an
aggregate weight of something
more than $4,000 pounds
The program was divided as fol.
lows:
Two minutes of dancing.
Three minutes of singing.
Two hours, 45 minutes. Of eating.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
MANIAC. C.SLAYER CAUGHT
Nebraska Farmer and Two Deputy
Sheriffs Make Capture
BIZ United Press


OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 23.-After a
search lasting twenty-four hours,
John Marsh. huge manical slayer,
ives captured shortly before noon to-
day on a farm near Yutan, Neb.,
John Anderson, farmer, and two
deputy sheriffs from Omaha brought
about the capture of Marsh, who yes
terday suddenly became crazed and
with shotgun killed two men and
dangerously wounder three others.
Posses had searched over three
counties for Marsh. He was ex-
pected to resist arrest. but Anderson
took no chances, hitting him over
the head with a gun when Marsh
refused to hold up his hands.
The slayer had been without food
for twenty-four hours and had
walked more than twenty-five miles
from the scene of his killings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
KERN DENIES JOB OFFER
Says He Never Talked With Ward
of Ft. Wayne.

Charles w. Kern, Indianapolis
school board member. today denied
statement printed in The Times
Monday that he and c. c. Shipp, the
ventilator manufactures, had offered
the superintendency Of Indianapolis
schools to L. c. Ward, FIT.
Wayne Qnd.), school head, early last
year.
II never talked with Ward. /
wouldn't know the man if saw him.
and never talked with Shipp about
it, except to ask him over. the tele-
phone what all this newspaper talk
was about at the time the story that
Ward had been approached was
printed" said Kern.
Furthermore have not talked
with any one about a successor to
Superintendent L. U. Graft
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23

He made clear his motives I'm
writing the letter and declared
that he was interested in changing
conditions in this city and bringing
in an era of law.
Coincident with this statement by
Maple. civic leaders announced
that petitions to the Legislature
asking for the impeachment of
Judge Dearth for his action in
rounding up thirty-eight newsboys
and confiscating their papers.
threatening them with Juvenile
Court proceedings, would be put into
circulation.
Aroused at Last
Muncie is aroused at last. It has
watched with indifference or sup.
pressed protest the many sentences
handed to Dale for contempt of
court. The criticism of the court
action has been whispered. Today
it is in the open.
Attorneys who in the past have
talked behind closed doors are today
raising their voices. Pastors who
have discussed conditions in secret
are talking. The citizens who have
been afraid to back Dale in his fights
are now more bold when Maple,
a mild hammered man of 60, who
speaks without venom, offers to take
the place of Dale as the author of
criticisms against a judge and whose
position is fortified by his assertion
that he has been the friend of
Dearth, an admirer of his ability as
an orator, a follower of his impas-
stoned pleas for decency.
"Judge Dearth was a member OF
the Ku-KIux Klan when 1 was"
declared Maple.
81 admired him greatly because
of the higII-minded talks he made
to our organization.
Last summer called Judge
Dearth and asked him what was be-
ing done about conditions in Muncie,
and told him wanted to see him.
He told me that he was busy, that
he had to make a speech at 4:30,
but for me 10 come down 10 MS
house for few minutes.
Hired Detectives
"I sat on his porch and talked with
him until a quarter until 5, and he
told me of his personal expedition
into Muncie's red light district and
how he had paid for the services of
two detectives from Indianapolis out
OF his own pocket.
''Dearth told me that he was
tired of conditions, and, raising his
voice, said: DO you think am go
ing to stand for a situation like
that? If John Hampton (the
mayor does not clean up this
town, I'll try him and impeach him
under the law passed in 1895
1.-THE judge told me that he had
fourteen charges against Harry Nc
Auley (the sheriff., any one of which
would impeach him.
Writes Another Letter
Il personally, have seen gambling
in cigar stores in Muncie, and as
the father of two growing boys,
want to see 1t stopped. do not
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
} SENATE 7LIBUST'ER PAST
25-HOUR MARK; GOES ON
Toothache Causes
Suicide Attempt

BIZ United Press
BROOKLYN, n. Y, Feb. 2S.
Suffering for twenty-four hours
from toothache, Sumone Ce-
mere, Al, today went into the
bathroom of his home and shot
himself in the head.
Cenere was taken to a hos
pital in a serious condition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
BY Times Staff Correspondent.

MUNCIE, Ind, Feb. 23-Ce C. Maple manufacturer
prominent citizen former recorder of Rush county and
sona friend of Circuit Judge Clarence W. Dearth today
nouneed that he the author the letter printed
the unce PoDemocra which suppressed last week by
Judge Dearth
Maple assumed full responsibility and declared that George
Dale the editor in whose paper published should not
suffer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
MORE MARINES SAIL
One Thousand on Transport Bound
for Nicaragua.

BU United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-With
1000 Marines of the 5th Regiment
aboard. the transport Henderson
sailed today from Quantico. Va. for
Nicaragua. The ship also carries
500 apprentice seamen from New
port, r. l.. TO join the scouting feet
in Guantanamo Bay. Cuba. Brig.
Gen. Logan Feland. who viii COM
mand all Marines in Nicaragua, and
Col. r. Y. Rhea, commanding the
5th Regiment accompany the Ma
rines.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
TRAIN DEM0LISHES AUTO
Driver Has Narrow Escape From
Death or Serious Injury.

Death or Serious Injury.
William Waterman, r. r. p, Box
81, had a narrow escape from death
or serious injury Tuesday night
when the automobile he was driving
was struck by Big Four engine at
Twenty-Flrst st. and Sherman Drive.
According to police the engine was
being backed across the Twenty
First st. crossing. by w. f. Mincer,
2S66 n. Gale ST., engineer. and struck
the machine which was going east.
Though tho automobile was de-
molished Waterman was only slight
ly injured.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
Forecast

Generally fair tonight and
Thursday; not much change in
temperature.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23
Home Edition

Boots, Cora and Opal are off
to the Orient. See their ad-
ventures in The Times.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-23

81 personally, have seen gambling
in cigar stores in Muncie, and as
the father of two growing boys,
want to see 1t stopped. l do not
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-07-14
TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES ISSUED IN j, s,
WOULD COVER DISTANCE L|NDBERGH FLEW
80 900 Books Placed Length WISE Would Reach From
New York to Paris, With 1000 Miles to Spare

If the 3O,000,000 telephone directories
issued annually by the Bell System
were laid length-wise, they would span
the distance over which Col. Charles
Augustus Lindbergh flew in his plane,
from New York to Paris and a thous-
and miles to spare, a distance that
would reach on to Stockholm, by way
of Berlin.
The average subscriber is, no doubt,
more or less familiar with the fact
that his action in picking up the re-
ceiver of his telephone automatically
sets in motion part of the gigantic
plant and large operating forces which
the Bell System must necessarily main
tain In order to furnish the high
grade of service which 1t does. Prob
ably few subscribers, however, have
any conception of the magnitude Of
work involved in compiling, printing
and distributing the telephone direc-
tories which aid them in securing
prompt and efficient service on all
calls.
In the Bell System there are about
1000 different telephone directories
published and new editions are re-
leased on an average Of twice year.
This necessitates the printing of 3d.
100000 copies annually, or an average
of more than one copy for each family
in the United States. For these 3d.