The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-04
Resumes Dry League Leadership After Serving 50 Days Of
Sentence for Contempt of Indiana Supreme Court;
Sheds His Blue Denim Overalls
ESCORTED TO HOME BY AUTO CAVALCADE
Arises at Early Hour and Performs Chores at Dairy Barns
for Last Time; Goes Through Usual Routine
in Freeing of Prisoners.

guest of honor at a banquet and re-
ception given by his friends at the
Broadway M E. church, Broadway
and Fall Greek boulevard. The din
ner is open to the public, but reser-
vation must be made.
Dr. F. Scott Mcbride, national
superintendent Of the Anti Saloon
League will be the principal speaker.
Others will include M, D. Lupton,
president of the Church Federation
of Indianapolis; A. G. Graham, SUI
perintendent of the Kentucky Anti
Saloon League; H. N, HolSapple,
superintendent Of the Michigan
Anti-Saloon League; w. V. Walt
man, associate O. HolSapple; Mrs.
Eva Davidson, Marion county W.
G. T. U. president; the Rev. Edmond
Kerlin, pastor of the First Evan
gelical church and representative of
the Indianapolis Ministerial Asso-
ciation, and H. P. Loveland, of the
United States department of justice
at Washington, long friend of DR..
Shumaker.
PAYS Remaining Costs.
The Rev. Mr.. Winders, pastor of
the Northwood Christian Church
and chairman of the Indiana
leagues headquarters committee,
will preside.
Appraised of the invitation eX-
tended him to attend the North
Indiana conference Of the Method
ist Episcopal church, now in seS-
sion at Logansport. Ind, Dr. Shu-
maker said: II didn't know OF the
invitation, but I intended to go any
way. Yes, I am going to accept the
invitation, but l am not sure what
day III be there
The final entry in court records
in the Shunaker case was made
Wednesday when Miles paid the
remaining costs Of the case, which
accrued after pardon was extended
bv Ex-Governor Ed Jackson. The
state supreme court Tuesday over
ruled a motion by Shumaker's at
torneys petitoning a rehearing on
the courts commitment.
DR.. Shunaker did not resign him.
self to the farm term until every
avenue of appeal. excepting to the
United States supreme court had
been exhausted
The contempt charge grew out OF
remarks made by the dry leader in
the American Issue, official organ
of the Indiana league, in the annual
report for 1925, published IN 1928.
DR.. Shumaker termed Supreme
Court Judge B. M 'Willoughby wet"
Found Guilty of Contempt
Attorney-Genera1 Arthur L. Gil
lion filed an information, the court
referring the matter to five leading
lawyers acting as friends Of the
court A ma jority held that DR..
Shumaker was guilty Of contempt.
On Aug s, 1927. the supreme court
found Dr.. Shumaker guilty and
later sentenced him to serve sixty
days on the state farm and pay
$3.50 fine.
a month later Gilliom petitioned
the court to increase this punish
ment. alleging, with the publication
Of correspondence between DR..
Shunaker and United States
Senators Arthur r. Robinson and
James E. Watson, that he again had
committed contempt through an
alleged effort to get political
pressure brought upon the supreme
judges to free him.
Almost year later, the court re-
affirmed its original action, but did
not increase the sentence.
Gave Up Fight
Giving up the fight for a new
hearing. DR.. Shumaker was COM
mitted TO the state farm Oct. 13,
1923. He was taken to the farm the
next morning and there found a
pardon from Governor Jackson
awaiting him.
Gilliom Immediately attacked the
validity OF the pardon and when the
high court ordered Shumaker re-
committed. his attorneys directed
habeas corpus proceedings IN feoeral
court. but they we're denied. Finally
deciding against appeal to the
United States supreme court, Shu-
maker went TO the farm on the eve
ming of Feb. II, this year.
In a public statement at the time
Of his first commitment, DR.. Shu-
maker declared his conviction
amounted to abridgment Of the
freedom Of speech and the press.
L affirm that honestly believed
at the time and I believe nov in the
truthfulness Of the statements 1
made in my published annual re-
port to the trustees Of the Indiana
Anti-Saloon League, Jan. II, 1926"
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