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today occ3 (totofaa Doscfflto Avoit HJsqps ofi Waott Ads iha fffoo Oeaday Ctop- THE INDIANAPOLIS A Young Man. One Piece Missing. Farmers, Shock Absorbers. Happy Young Octopuses. By Arthur Brisbane-1- Telephone MAfo INDIANA'S MOST METROPOLITAN Telephone MAin 4000.

VOL. 23. NO. 97. Entered at Serond Class Matter at Post OnV.

Indianapolis. In 4. issued Daily and Sunday. SATURDAY MORNIXG. SEPTEMBER 10, 1027.

THREE CENTS. HEN young Mr. Walker was presented to him In Rom yesterday, the Pope i 0 fmm mm Sift STI a and Marsh Also in Bill; Duvall Named CONSPIRACY TO BRIBE M'CRAVIS CHARGED; PROBE MAY CONTINUE State Executive, Stephenson, Political Leader and Attorney Are Alleged Offer in 1923 Mayor Practices Act. REPORT RESULT OF Other lrtiires and nous of Pages and 10. I NAMED IN GOVERNOR ED JACKSON.

GEORGE V. COFFIN. If a a rw a aai ai Ed Jackson, Governor of Indiana; George V. Coffin, chairman of the Marion county and Indianapolis city Republican central committees, and Rol)ert I. Marsh, attorney and former law partner of the Governor, were charged In a joint indictment returned by the Marion county grand jury yesterday, with conspiracy to commit a felony in an attempt to bribe.

In another indictment returned by the grand jury, John L. Duvall, mayor of Indianapolis, was charged with violation of the corrupt practices act. The charge against Mayor Duvall is supplemental and similar to the charges contained in an affidavit filed against him several weeks ago by the prosecutor's staff of Marion county. Hond of $2,500 each In the cases of Governor Jftckson, Mr. Coffla and Mr.

Marsh and of $1,000 In the rase of Mayor Duvall was provided soon sfterward. Mayor Duvall already was under bond to answer the charges contained In an affidavit filed against him recently. The conspiracy Indictment charges that Governor Jackson, la December, 1923, while he was secretary of state, and Mr. Coffin and Mr. Marsh conspired among themselves and with D.

C. Stephensoa to bribe Warren T. McCray, then Governor, to appoint James E. Mo-Donald as prosecutor of Marlon county to succeed William P. Evans, McCiay's son-in-law, who had resigned.

The charge alleged that Jackson, as the agent of the other two men, offered McCray $10,000 and Immunity from conviction on a criminal charge, told th mayor, "You are rery young for mayor of New York." Mayor Walker, who saw man beautiful and interesting things on his visit to the ancient palace of the Popes, was amazed at the brilliant uniforms of the papal guards, designed by Michel angelo 400 years ago. The young mayor was OTer-whelmed by the magnificent grandeur and beauty of Michelangelo's greatest work, the Church of St Peter. If he had time it would Interest him to examine in the Vatican library a letter from Michelangelo to the Pope under whose orders he worked, complaining that contractors were creating with inferior materials. "Whereas," wrote Michelangelo, "your holiness knows I get from this work nothing except the benefit to my soul." President Coolidge starts home from the Black hills, bringing souvenirs of all kinds from gold nuggets to riding horses, rom high-heeled cowboy boots to eight-gallon hats. One piece of luggage is missing that he took West with him.

The prospect of a second presidential nomination in 1928. Many express the opinion that President Coolidge will change his mind. They do not know him. When he says, "I do not choose to run," that's definite. And mil-liqns of Americans regret it.

When the farmer has plenty of cotton he can't get any price for it. When he hasn't much cotton he gets a good price. This year's crop is estimated at 12,692,000 bales. A year ago the crop was 17,977,000 bales, and the cotton growers will get more for this year's 12,000,000 bales than they got last year for their 17,000,000 bales. Mr.

Garrett says truly that the ability of American Industry to adjust itself to violent changes In cotton production and prices "stands as a memorial to the splendid resiliency of our business system." So it does. But the poor cotton farmer has to play the part of shock absorber in that resiliency. For the third quarter of 1927 the "Standard Oil group" will pay out 1147,943,061 in cash dividends. In the first nine months of the year "tin group" will have paid out $158,00,000 cash. That "group" consists of a flourishing little family of octopuses, which appeared on the scene when the big Standard Oil octopus was chopped into little bits by an infuriated comic opera government.

The little octopuses are worth at least five times as much as their mama was ever worth. Chopping up doesn't seem to hurt it. rover Whalen of New York receives through Bokanowskl, member of the French Cabinet, the cross of the Legion of Honor. Mr. Whalen deserves an honor of which any man might be proud, and the whole country will be glad with him.

He lias done as much as any man to create in the minds of distinguished foreigners the best possible impression of American character and American hospitality. Itodman Wanauiaker, who took Grover Whalen away from the city administration Ind into his own organization, posseses a quality of greatest value to men of large affairs. He recognizes ability and knows how to encourage it. Good news from Brock and Schlee, flying around the world in the Pride of Detroit. Instead of making their landing, as planned, in Siam, where landings are difficult, they simply skipped that country and flew on to the coast of China.

Their next "hop" will be from Hongkong to Tokio, a little more than eighteen hundred miles. Germany has signed the world court arbitration pact, binding Germans to accept compulsory arbitration in case of trouble. In accepting a drastic agreement that no other power has yet signed, Herr Stresemann says the German people are "definitely committed to a policy of entente and peace." The Germans mean it. They have had enough war. If the other nations of Europe mean it they could easily end their troubles and their fears, and without that world court telling the United States what it ought to do.

(Copyright. by the Star Company.) WILLIAMS WON'T ENTER SCHNEIDER CUP RACE WASHINGTON. Sept. 9. UP) Alford J.

Williams will not participate in the Schneider cup race it Venice, it was announced today by Assistant Secretary of Navy Robinson "I am advised by Lieut. Williams that It will be Impracticable to complete adequate tests and trials to warrant embarking for Venice in sufficient time to arrive, make final check testsand qualify as a representative of the United States for the Schneider cup race." Hr, Robinson said. ti i irj-" OFFICIALS EXPECT simni Crowds Break Present Record 27,850 Pass Gates Indianapolis Residents Guests. CITY STAGES PARADE Controller Claude Johnson Speaks Auto Races Set for This Afternoon. With the total Indiana state fair attendance record already broken, officials are preparing to take care of another large crowd today, as the dirt track automobile races, with many hair-raising skids and turns, are on the program for this afternoon.

Yesterday's attendance was 27,850, bringing the total for the entire week above that of the whol" fair of last year by 900.. A goal of has been set by officials as an aggregate for this year's attendance and with yesterday's total the figure Is short of that mark. With today's attendance the itO.OOO will be exceeded by 20,000, fair officials believe. Yesterday's attendance was conv posed, for the most part, of lndlnnap oils citlsens, for It bad been set aside as Indianapolis day. The final judg ing of live stock was held and the final awards were announced yesterday afternoon, and the last fireworks exhibition was staged in front of the grand stand Inst night.

A parade, composed of city officials and floats representing various departments of the municipal administration, proceeded from Alabama and Ohio streets to the fairgrounds at 1 :30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The line of march Included Meridian street. Thirty-eighth street and the roadways In the fairgrounds. First prise to the organization having the best float In the parade waa awarded to the Indianapolis park department. The prize was $75.

The Progress Laundry was second and the Goodness Gracious Greggorliets were third. Guy Cantwell of. Gosport, president of the state board of agriculture, welcomed the citlsens of Indianapolis through their official representatives. Claude F. Johnson, city controller, responded.

JOHNSON RESPONDS. "In behalf of the city administration," Mr. Johnson said, "I wish to express to you the extreme pleasure that it affords me to observe such a wonderful display of co-operation between the state and city officials and the entire citizenship of this grand old stae In getting behind the movement which has steadily been going on for a bigger and better state ralr, and also the designation of Indianapolis day, a place and time where we may view at first hand the achievement nf our neighbors and exchange Ideas and courtesies. The citizenship of Indianapolis responded to your cordial invitation to come, and we thank you immensely for the privilege." One of the most popular features of the fair was held morning when a team of horses owned by Clark i CONTINUED PAGE TWO. 2MEN3IND AND ROB TAXI DRIVER Trussed up with ropes and thrown over a fence Into a corn field near Cumberland, Earl Riley, a driver for the the Blvin Cab Company, last night finally loosened his bonds after about two hours of twisting and turning and notified police.

Riley said that he had picked up two men In his cab and that they directed him to take them to Cumberland. Near that place, however, they attacked him suddenly, robbed him and then tied and threw him out and drove away in his cab. Riley made his way to a barbecue and telephoned to police. A squad wss sent to the scene to Investigate. The Star Carrier Wishe to Serve You Give Him Your 'Order For The' Sunday Star He Will Be Glad to Deliver It ill Coffin TO U.

S. Message Gives Rise to Hope of Recent Sighting, but Is Said to Have "Been Confused. SPOKE OF WEDNESDAY Dispatch Was Routine, Not News of Discovery, Wash ington Asserts. HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Sept. 9 (P) Canadian vessels were asked tonight by government radio stations to assist in the search for the monoplane Old Glory, missing on a flight from Old Orchard, to Rome.

At the request of the United States embassy, the naval department at Ottawa ordered the search. The message broadcast called attention to reporta that the monrf- plane had been sighted 400 miles east-northeast of St. Johns. This was before she sent out an Wednesday morning. The text of the message as given out here was: "The airplane Old Glom reported sighted 49.55 north 40.30 west, approximately 400 miles east-northeast of St.

John's. All Canadian vessels In vicinity requested to render every assistance possible." V. t. RAID TO BR 801RCE. OTTAWA, Sept.

(By the Canadian Tress) The message relayed to Halifax from Ottawa reporting that the monoplane Old Olory had been sighted 400 miles oft St Johns, originated at Washington and waa handed to the Canadian naval services here by the United States embassy, nttl-ciala of the naval services said tonight. While forwarding the nessaJ to Canadian ships, they were skeptical of its value. RAT NOTE SEEMS GARHI.KP. WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.

(.) -State Department officials said tonight that they had received no word of the recent sighting of the Old Glory off St. John's and that apparently some mistake had been made in press dispatches from Ottawa quoting the American embassy there as receiving information from Washington to this effect. It waa suggested by department officials that confusion had resulted from a dispatch sent earlier in the day to the embassy, requesting Canadian naval officials to broadcast a message urging Canadian ships to engage in the search for the missing plane. The dispatch to the embassy said that the plane had been heard from last when about four hundred miles east-northeast of St. John's.

Officials believed that confusion had resulted from this advisory phrase, as the report from Canada gave this as the posttlon where the plane supposedly had been sighted or heard from. PLANE LOST I DATS. The Old Glory last reported Its position as "five hours out of Newfoundland east," In an call at 3:17 a. Eastern standard time Sept. 7.

The liners Carmanla and Transylvania made a futile search in the area from CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO. WEATHER FORECAST. Jim Crew layst Rom statefn think Coolidge will ran la MM, and there are just afraid hi will. Forecast for Indiana for Saturday ami filinitAV! Partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday, with probably local showers in extreme norm tlon; not much change In temperature. forecast for Indianapolis and vicln- Pity for Saturday ami Sunday: Partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday; not much change In temperature.

I'nited States Weather Bureau Special Report for The Indianapolis Star, ALMANAC OF THE DAT. Sun rises 1:21 I Sun sets 6:02 WEATHER CONDITIONS TE8TERDAT. Relative Humidity. 7 a. m.

It pet I Noon 75 pet I p. m. 71 pet Precipitation. Amount during twenty-four hours ending at 7 p. Total amount slnre Jan.

1. IMS Accumulated departure from nor- mal since Jan. 1 (excess) S.ll Temperatures. 7 a. 71 Wet I 7t Wet 71 p.

71 Wet 11 For the 8am Data Last 1 a. I Maximum UUMIT CONSPIRACY TO BRIBE AND HIDE ACTS ALLEGED IN INDICTMENT YOUTH IS SLAIN IN RDM BATTLE Woman and Four Men Held After Elmer Rut-Bell Diet in Pittol Play, Three men face probable murder charges and a fourth man and a woman are under arrest as an aftermath of a gun battle between a gang of alleged hijackers and rum runners which cost the life of Elmer Russell, 21 years old, 5281 Union street, early yesterday. Charles Geisting, 33 years old. 1350 South Belmont avenue; Albert Bren-dellen, 21, 1500 South Alabama street, and Irwin Bogel, 22, 1522 South Alabama street, held on vagrancy charges under tlO.OOO bonda each, are alleged to have been directly Implicated in the killing of the youth. Maurice 'paw, 35 years old.

R. R. 4, Box 18, and his wife. Mrs. Stella Spaw, are held on vagrancy charges under similar bonds In connection with the shooting.

Russell's found in some weeds at the side of Madison road near the south edge of the city about noon yesterday by Leonard Spaw, 13-year-old son of Maurice Spaw, near the Spaw home. ALCOHOL IR SEIZED. Spaw and Russell met Geisting on a lonely road near the south edge of Indianapolis about midnight Thursday night, according to Coroner Charles H. Keever, who Investigated, assisted by Deputy Sheriffs Bell, Brown and Shipp. The two youths are alleged to have stopped Uelstlng'a car and at the point of revolvers, transferred seventy gallons of alcohol which Geisting was bringing into the city into their automobile and driven away.

Geisting, realizing that he could not play a lone hand against the hijackers, sped to the homes of Brendellen and Bogel and I enlisted their aid, the coroner said, and the three men drove to the home of Spaw, where they believed the liquor had been taken. The trio arrived about the same time that Russell and Spaw, In a liitht car. drove up with the liquor, it was said, and that Russell Jumped from his automobile ami the men In the second automobile followed. Guns were drawn and the fight started, after Geisting la alleged to have told Russell that "I didn't think you would a thing like this." When the smoke of battle cleared, Russell lay In the road dead. It waa alleged, and was carried to the side of the highway and thrown out of sight of traffic In the high weeds.

The "booxa" was then transferred from the hijacker's car to one of two automobiles used to carry the alleged rum runners to the scene, and whisked away, the coroner declared. FATHER TOLD OF TROt'DLE. Aroused by a knock at 4 a Alva Russell, father of the slain youth, went to the door and saw Spaw, who Is said to havt told the father that Elmer had had a little trouble. Spaw did not say that Russell had been killed. Details of the shooting were not learned by the elder Russell until his son's body was found.

The youth was shot through the head and death occurred Instantly, according to Coro ner Keever. The body was sent to the city morgue pending a complete Investigation of the murder. Geisting and his companions were ar. rested when they went to the scene of the shooting a few minutes after the body had been found. The deputy sher iffs had been called shortly before.

Confronted by the deputies, the men turned their car around and sped for the city, with the deputies in hot pursuit. They were captured after a chase through South side streets. the father, Russell Is sur vived by a sister, Mrs. Nellie Kineald of the Union street address. The youth's mother died about two months ago.

"Elmer started to go to the dogs just as soon as mother died and I knew that something like this would happen," Mrs. Klncaid declared In commenting on the tragedy. RUTH ELDER MAKES DETROIT-TOT AMP A HOP WITHOUT STOP TAMPA. Sept. 9.

VP) Com-pleting a nonstop flight from Detroit, Miss Ruth Elder landed her monoplane American Girl hers this afternoon at 3:45 o'clock, Eastern standard time. With George Haldeman, Uakeland aviator, who will be her navigator on a projected flight to Europe soon, stie left Detroit at 5:56 a. Eastern time, making the voyage In little less than twelve hours. Passing over Lakeland, thirty-two miles east of here, en route, the young aviatrlx circled the giant Stinson-Detroiter plane over the city, then zoomed off to the westward to descend at the municipal airport fifteen minutes later. Original plans to land at Lakeland were abandoned because of the condition of the flying field there.

Miss Elder and Haldeman plan to leave her Sunday for Wheeling, and Roosevelt field. New York, preparatory to their proposed trans-Atlantic hop which tentatively has been set for late next week. 1 DIES, US HURT AS AIRPLANE FALLS SANTA MONICA, Sept. 9 Lieut. Earl Carlisle, army reserve officer and aviation instructor, waa killed snd his passenger, Thomas H.

Corey, 1 yeara old, of Los Angeles, was seriously Injured late today when Carlisle's plane went Into a nose dive and Tell 150 feet at Cloverfleld near here. CHARGES MAYOR JOHN I 111 ALL. li'hoto by Cha. K. HrcKman.) ROBERT I.

MARSH. was indicted for embezzlement of funds Counsel Studies Indictment Prosecutor Stands Pat on Trial Schedule. Although prosecuting attorney asserted last night that yesterday's Indictment against Mayor John L. Duvall will have no effect on the mayor's trial on an affidavit charging violation of the corrupt practices act, which Is scheduled to begin Monday In Criminal court, defense attorneys were uncertain whether they mit I outline a new plan of action. The defense lawyers will study th indictment in a conference today.

It was suggested as a possibility that the defense might ask for trial on the 1 Indictment rather than the prosecu- I tor'a nfH.tai'tt returned fcjii nrnl t'Mki ago. John W. Holtsimnn, special prosecuting attorney, asserted however, that the state would Insist on trial on the atlldavlt. Criminal practice gives the state the right to deterndne what charge a defendant Is to be tried upon. The affidavit alleging violation of the corrupt practices act waa selected as the one' on which to try the mayor first from seven returned by the 1 api-rial prosecutors against the mayor.

Selection was made following a conference between di fense attorneys and the prosecuting attorney's staff. F.tt.MK KNT CII.IROF.tl. The aftkUvIt alleges that Mayor Du- all filed a fraudulent campaign financial statement. contribution of from William H. Armltage, politician, was not Included In the list ot CO.VT1MI0 ON FASB IISHT, WW) Wim PLAN NEW MOVES to Have Made $10,000 It Cited Under Corrupt 11 MONTHS' INQUIRY, the Indictment will he found on Republican chairman.

Mr. Haas as he was signing the bond for Mr Coffin, that he also would sign the bond fur Mayor Duvall. Later, when the mayor failed to appear. Sheriff Hawkins sent Deputy Sheriff Charles Mann to 'he mayor's office snd ha signed bond there. "I want to be arrested," Governor Jackson said, as he walked Into the sheriff's olllce.

He was accompanied by I'llny H. Wolfard, his private secretary, and Mr, Wolfard'a son. Mr. Wolfurd had appeared at the sheriffs' olllce soon after the indictments were returned snd obtained bond formt which he took to the Governor at his home at Twenty-eighth street and Fall Creek boulevard. "1 have no statement to make," Mr.

Jackson told a corps of newspapermen who were waiting In the sheriff's office, Mr. Coffin would make no statement. ft PORT IS PKF.PARRn. After a flurry had been apparent shout the grand Jury room on the third floor of the Courthouse during the day. It, w.ia apparent that the Jurymen were at least partially winding up their Inng Investigation Into charges of political and official graft and corruption.

They had been In session all morning ami returned to the Jury room at o'clock, going Into swlon at once and remaining there until 4 o'clock when they, accompanied by the staff of prosecutors and special prosecutors, proceeded to the Criminal court room. Only a small number of persons were present In the courtroom when the Jurors, newspaper men and attorneys filed in and went directly to ltd so Collins. William J. Mooney, foreman, at five minutes after four, handed the two documents to Judge Collins. He made no comment and there were no papers other thnn the Indictments.

Judge Collins confc-rred with the Jury fore man for a few seconds, and then hand-d the Indictments to Miss Birdie B11I-nian, clerk of the criminal court Ho JURYMEN WHO PROBED CASE Members of the Marion county grand Jury, which returned indictments against Governor Kd Jackson and three others yesterday, are: WILLIAM J. MOOXKY, president of the Company, foreman. JOHN J. MADDUX, presi-dent of the John J. Madden Manufacturing Company.

W. O. THIE1.K. president or the L. Thlele Company.

HA UK J. WAN (it LIN, president of the Wangelln-Sharp Company. KOSS 8. HILL vice president or the Indianapolis; Lumber Company. CHAItLES ItttRNLOURR.

employe of the nnCamp lacking Company. Jackson Conveyed Trio't Message of Power and Ability to Injure McCray in Court, Grand Jurors Charge. Charges against Governor Ed Jackson, (Jporpe V. Coffin, Marion county and city Republican chairman, and Robert I. March, attorney and former law partner of Governor Jackson, center about an alleged attempt to bribe Warren T.

McCray when he was Governor, to appoint James E. McDonald, local lawyer, as prosecutor of Marion county to succeed William 1'. Evans, McCray'g on-ln-law, who re- 4 INDICTED MEN LONG PROMINENT The crime was continued, the Indictment alleges, by an agreement to keep the facts secret, tiie conspiracy continuing until publication of the charge a few weeks ago and subsequent deninl by Governor Jackson. Hy charging that the crime was continued by the effort to conceal the facts, the statute of limitations will not operate to bar prosecutions, It waa said. IIOND IS PROVIDED.

The Indictments were brought Into ths Criminal court room and handed to Judge James A. Collins at 4:03 o'clock. One hour and ten minutes later Governor Jackson appeared at the office of Sheriff Onier Hawkins and surrendered himself and provided bond. The bond was pro" li'ed by the Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Company and was signed by Jackson K. lenders, an attorney of Indianapolis.

Mr. l-and'Ts also signed Marsh's bond. About five minutes after Governor Jackson Iff the sheriff's office, Mr. Coffin submitted to arrest. His bun.

I Ity of Indianapolis and Seventh district All Started Life on Farm-Jackson Has Held Four Offices. Names of the men Indicted yesterday In the Marlon county grand Jury's political Inquiry long have been prominent In Indiana politics. Kd Jackson Is now serving the third year of his four-year term as Indiana's chief executive, having bren elected Governor In November, 1IC4, after having two consecutive terms as sec retary of state. Ills term was un- i eventful until late last year when D. I C.

Stephenson and Thomas H. Adams, a Vlncennes tlnd.) newspaper pub-j llshcd, Joined In broadcasting charges I of political corrs.itlon and Intrigue. Jackson was born on a farm in Howard county fifty-four years ago. I While a amali boy his parents moved to Tipton county, where young Jack son worked In a saw mill and on the farm, meantime educating himself by studying at night. He had an ambition to become a lawyer, and when he was IS years old began his preparation and soon was permitted to read law and help about the office of Judge Nash of Tipton county.

Several months later the Jackson family moved to Kennard, Henry county, where Ed Jackson opened a law office, paying signed when the former Governor $55,000 of state agriculture board TEXT OF INDICTMENT. The text of the indictment charging conspiracy follows: 4 "The grand Jurors for the county of Marlon and state of Indiana upon their oaths present: That, on or about the 8th day of December, IMS, one Warren T. McCray was duly elected, qualified and acting Governor of the state of Indiana, an office of trust ami profit under the laws of the state of Indiana, and as such Governor was charged with the duty of appointing a prosecuting attorney for any Judicial PENALTY UNDER CHARGES FILED Conspiracy to Commit a FelonyAny person or persons Mho shall unite or combine with any other person or ter sons for tho purpose of committing a felony, within or without this state; or any tvr-son or person who shall knowingly unite with any other person or ersons, body, association or combination of persons, whose object is the commission of a felony or felonies, within or without this stale, shall, on conviction, be fined not loss than 925 nor more than 95,000 and Imprisoned in the state prison not less than two years nor more than fourteen years. Acts 1005, P. 584, 2017 Burns' Annotated Indiana Statutes, Kevlsion ot 1914, Vol.

I. ,5 cents a month rent for his office pace. When law buslncs was slack Jackson worked In a brick yard. KI.Kt'TKII PHOsKClTOR. In IMH Jackson moved to Newcastle, where he began his political areer.

He was soon elected prosecuting attorney of Henry county, serving two terms, and then was elected Judge of the Henry Circuit court. In 1914 he announced his candidacy COXTINVCD OX VA1 EIOBT, I circuit In the state of Indiana when-' ever a vacancy occurred. "That, on or about said day, the duly elected, qualified and acting prosecuting attorney for the Nineteenth COKTOitKO OX tAO KISUT. I fixed the bond In the cases and then left the bench. -Members of the Jury and proseeots COKT1XIKD OX rAOX JCMK3.

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