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vri't' SI AKMOM BEACON JOUETAL FlIiAL ED1TIE) Dally Circulation FIFT.Y-FIFTH YEAR NO. 103 AKRON, WEDNESDAY, EVENING, APRIL 8, 1923 (THIRTY-TWO PAGES) PRICE TWO CENTS HAL DONAHEY TOOK GIRL TO COLUMBUS Ser Assailant Girl Made Victim: Of AttaHj Shields PiBFRSIINARIF lM Success Of Arctic Exploration MAKE CHICAGO 1 I Shields ia uLLHriLU ur Escapade With Girl Embarrasses Father Trees As Memorial For Storm Victims Of CONFESSION ARREST IN ROAD SCANDAL CASES Ik I- Former Employe Of T. E. Mc 1 VH''fr Shaffrcy Construction Co. a1 I GviV WAS INDICTED SECRETLY If If frSiii 45.

Alaska r.ifiel!X: I fm ite Ocita i 1 1 ,5 Authorities familiar 'with the condition, predict success for Donald 1). MucMillan's airplane expedition to survey the vast frosen between Alaska and the JV'orth Polo, which lias never been suen by human eye. The expedition will be conducted as a privato entorprlso, but President Coulldge has extended the cooperation of the navy department's air service, and whatever territory isjound will likely he claimed In behalf ct the United States. Amphibian planes, equipped to land on either water or Ice, will carry the explorers, who will be equipped with powerful radio receiving and sending apparatus. I.

lent. Comdr. it. E. Byrd is making the arrangements for the.

flight operations, with Ralph Robinson, aide to Mac.MiUun. TO LOCATE CLUE THAT AIDS THEM Victim, Found In Huddled Heap By Side Of Road, Suffered Fractured Skull WITHHOLDS FULL STORY Deputy Believes That She Knows Who Attacked Her, But Will Not Divulge Name Harriet Marks. 24, round uncon-iclous and covered with blood from numerous cuts on her head, by the roadside on the Sprlngfield-Moga-dore highway early Tuesday morn-lug has a fractured skull, and may not live. arrests have been made in her case. This was determined late Tuesday night by an X-ray examination at City hospital according to a report made Wednesday to Deputy Sheriff Alvln Henry who is workiuj on the case.

Hospital authorities reported the girl's condition "very dangerous," but have hopes of saving her life. Not Able In Tulk She paused a fairly comfortable night, and' while conscious Wednesday was not In a condition to talk. Physicians mid nurses are guarding ber against uny disturbances. Deputy Sheriff Henry 1s being assisted by Detective Kddlo McDonnell In an effort to discover the girl assailant. Henry believes the girl knows the Identity of the men who beat her over the hoad and threw ber from an automobile- almost in front of the bouse where she lived.

Surgeons at the "hospital believe lacerations on her scalp were made by a bottle broken a the blow were It was necessary to' shave all hair from ber scalp to dress her wounds, 'It Is not known whether the fracture was caused by the blows or by her head striking the ground wbeu the was thrown from tbe car. Nothing to Work on "We have nothing to work on," declared Henry. "The girl is In no condition to talk. But we believe she knows who struck her and Is endeavoring to shield blm. It may be that ber condition end' state of mind will not permit hw to talk freely.

We are hoping that as ber wounds seal and she regains her composure (Continued On Page Seventeen) GOOD ANGLERS' NEWS; MORE FISH FOR LAKES Carload Of Fully Matured Sportsmen's Delights Received Wednesday flood news for anglers. I City officials and others were notified Wednesday by D. O. Thompson, chief of the division of fish and fame, tbat a carload of matured fish will arrive Wednesday afternoon for Immediate distribution In the various lakes surrounding Akron. The carload will contain many varieties.

The shipment of fish was sent to Akron as a result of the sonstant efforts of Joseph Pflueger. chairman of the fish and game committee of the chamber of commerce, and his committee workers. A number of Akron anglers also aided In getting tbe shipment. ATAIGRA(4S VrftE NEWARK, April 8. Mrs.

Idward Taylor. 54, was fatally hurpl today when her dress Ignited fronrburnlng grass in her orchard, 10 miles east of here. She ran 100 yards and Jumped Into a creek, but not in time to prevent her entire I body from being blistered. OHIO UIATHLK WASHINGTON, April 8. Fair tonight; cooler In extreme southwest IKirtlon; Thursday Increasing cloudiness.

The temperature at 2 o'clock was 60. The ti'inperature In Akrun at II o'clock WrdriMflay morning was The hlifheHt recorded Tor Tuesday was 67 and the lowest 44. The temperature at 8 o'clock Tuesday night and the lilKhept rceerdt-d for the earn day In the following: cities follows: H. H. Ensmingcr, Bookkeeper, Will Be Returned To Face Charges Of Bribery Harlan II.

Ifinsmlngor, a former bookkeeper for Ihe T. K. McShaf-frey against whom a secret Indictment was returned ou Saturday by the special grand Jury, under arrest In Chicago, and will be returned to Akron. Me is charged with having offered bribes to Jack Weaver, former county engineer, to Influence Weaver to favor the McShaffrey concern In the selection of asphalt as a paving material. Arrcwteil In Cliicngn He was arrested In Chicago at the request of the Summit county au-thorlllcs.

A requisition for his extradition, Issued by Gov. Vic Dun-ahey, was honored at Springfield, Tuesday, by Gov. Hniall. W. Mat his, secret service officer for Prosecutor Waller llooth, carried the pupcrs.

lie will return Willi Knsmluger. whose arraignment' will occur soon after his arrival, llooth had not been advised by Mnfhls regarding bis expected arrival In Ensmlnger's allcgod crime was committed prior to his departure from Akron late lu 1922. Ho severed his connection at that time with the McShaffrey concern and Is not believed to have returned to-Akron Since then. 4 "AIM'agnment 'of Kusutlbger will finish arraignments on indictments handed up by the grnnd Jury to Judge K. I).

Frltch Saturday. Ills was the only secret true. bill. 'HI Pli'iiil Not Utility Others who warn and who have nil linen arraigned, entered picas of not. guilty and huva been released -on bonds fur trluls lutur tCuntliiuprl Cn I'HK'n Twenty-alxl INCURABLE MALADY DRIVES MAN CRAZY Creeps Into Wife's Room And Shoots Her That He May Not Die Alone YOUNfiSTOWN.

April 8 Driven to distraction by lie thought that he had less than two weeks to' live, Tom Jakunich, 20. crept to the, bedside of his 16-year-old wife last midnight and shot her. Tho bullet entered above left, lung, narrowly 1 missing the heart. "I'm sorry Helen, but I couldn't leave you," walled tbn man. When police broke Into the room.

I Ihey found the man holding his wife In his arms. Moth were rushed to St. Elizabeth's hospital where doctors say the woman, who Is about to become a mother, hs a fighting chance to live. Jakunich Is doomed by an Incurable malady they stated. Three Men Killed In Traffic Mishap Four Are Injured, Three (If Whom Are Being Held (Ml Charge Of Murder JOHNSON CITY, April 8.

Three men were killed, four in- Jured, three of whom are under arrest on murder charges, in the wreck of' an automobile on the Klizabethtown pike near here to- day. The dead are: Nat Ilange, 60; Pate McKlnney and Hampton lie-1 Kinney. The crash occurred when an auto- mobile driven by W. 14. Croley, ot Johnson City, carrying Frank Crum-1 ley, ot Johnson City, and V.

B. Cobble, of Knoxvllle, collided with a car occupied by the men killed and by Nat McKlnney. Croley, Cobble and Crumley are charged with murder. LORAIN, 0., April 8. Treos will live as a memorial to the 14 Lorain school children killed iu the tornado last June, It was announced today.

A tree will be planted for each victim on Arbor day, April 17, In the yard of the school they attended. HOTEL FOR CiTY 1ILLJI BUILT Fifteen-Story Structure To Be Constructed At N. E. Corner Of Main And Furnace PLAN 516 GUEST ROOMS Total Of 266 To Be Included In First Section, Work On Which Will Start Soon Construction of a $1,330,000 hotel, 15 stories hieli and to have 516 guest rooms when finally completed at the smith end ot the N. Main st.

viuduct will start soon, It was announced Wednesday. I The Associated Hotel corporation, recontly Incorporated, antiounced that the Institution will be known as Hotel Lincoln and that 206 guest rooms will bo completed In the first unit of the building. Additional units will follow. The building will have a 93 foot frontage on Main si. and 133 fuet on Fttruaoe st.

A significant feature ot tbe announcement Is tbat the project Is Clnunced by issues of bunds und stocks which luve been provided fur and thut there will be no public offering of stock. lanugo III Connection Strictly modem, fireproof and first-class, I ho new hotel management announces thut the architects have provided tin automobile storage garage with a capacity of 1100 cars, which will have a direct connection, wlih the hntnCnnd be operated by I lie management, Contract for the structure has been awarded to tho Standard Construction Engineering of Chicago. Plans and specifications were made by Wardner Somervllle, architects, 622 Kverett building, Akron, Purchase of the bold site was made outright from the owners. I Myers, Krummel nnd Kenipel, and Continued on Page Sevenlpcni $6,221,000 IN TAXES GIVEN DISTRIBUTION: County Auditor Completes Assignment Of Money Col lected In December County Auditor Jacob Mong has completed March distribution of thej December collection of the taxes, 1 amounting to 8.21 1.008.61, as follows: Siuto treasurer, $61, 1101 .84 county treasurer, townships, S2. 497.

667. 24; cities und special assessments. $819.086. 48; county sewer and road assessments, $88,803.51. Akron's check Is for Of this amount to be applied on the bonded debt.

The Akron schools receive $1,755,848.88. Charged With Theft Of An Automobile Ornncl larceny charges have been lodged against Oeorge Chllders, 85, of 38S K. Market following his arrest by Alliance police near Randolph. Chllders was returned to Akron Tuesday night by Detectives William McDrnr.ell and L. Gusta-vcl.

Chllders Is alleged to have driven away with a car owned by the Summit Chevrolet and to have given Alllanre police chase when they pursued him. ber daughter went to attend a psrty at the home nt Htaphsnson, former Ku Klux Klin leader snd political power In Indians, now under Indictment for sn alleged attack on the girl, Hturtnl On Sunday "It was on a Sunday," the mother says, "Madge went to Stephenson's about 8 o'clock after he had called her en the telephone twice during the day and left a number when he failed to find her In," The girl failed to return and the mother became anxious, She had never away before, The 1 3 5 0 Youth Admits Driving Lillian Vogcl From Zanesville To Capital MISSING CHILD LOCATED Said To Be Staying With RelativesGovernor Will Aid Justice ll 1-Al ltKM Sf. KKX EDICT tli'ltt'iti, Iturpnii, MMI blimlifi' of llld. I t'OLL'MHliS, April 8. Ha! Dona- I hey, 18, son of the governor of Ohio, this nTternoon cleared up the mys- i levy of the disappearance of Miss i Lillian Vngel, 15.

nf Zanesville. for whom search baa been going on since lust Sunday. After a severe and protracted grilling by Governor Douuhey and others, the youth con- tossed Unit he drove the girl from Zanesville. utter making her ac 'qiiulntance there while passing (through. It is reported Miss Vogel Is staying with porsons said to be relatives.

Juke Mockstroth. private secretary the governor issued the following" statement for tho executive: (jovcriior's Statement "Tho governor in informing the chic" of police iu Columbus and the prosecuting attorney of Zanesville that Hal brought tho missing girl to Columbus and that tho governor will assist In any way possible to bring Justice to gullly parties whatever that Justice may bo." Somodne Is said to have telephoned the governor's office this morning that, the Vngel girl was in Columbus, giving the address where she Is stopping. This, together with Information obtained in und transmitted to Columbus, became a new lever tilth which to pry the facts from the governor's son. When he was confronted with this data, he broke down and admitted that he ami the girl traveled together from Zanesville lu bis sport voudster, after he hud assured her that ho could find a plum for her to stay that would not be easily All Plans rimnjrril Before tbe ronfusuinn was forth-cuinlng tho governor hud Instructed his son to accompany James AV. Huffman, tho governor's executive clerk, to Zanesville to Investigate I lie girl's unexplalnod absence, ns Hal had perslutcntly denied having hail nuylblng to do with hor except to drive hur to her home In the Muskingum county capital where he claimed he left bar.

It also was rumored thut the governor bad Informed his son that he would have u'ontlnurd (in T'flge Seventeen) GOODYEAR ART CHIEF IS SEEKING DIVORCE Arnold E. Boedekor Charges That Wife Liked Amusements With Other Men Arnold E. Hoedek.er, 125 N. Portage Path, manager of the art department of the Goodyear Tire A Rubber Co. nnd his wife, Natalie G.

Hoedokrr have parted, and be has commenced suit for divorce claim-lug that she spends more time as- jsoclaling with other men than with him. He charges gross neglect and extreme cruelty. They were married In lliliO and have no children. lu his petition ho alleges bis wife neglected her home nuri liiiHhun.i amusement, would remain away from home nil day, returning In lime to got his supper and then leaving again immediately after to "spend her time joy riding" in ber own cur, Inavlng blm alone in the bouse, lie nlno accuses ber, of being so fond of dancing that she was fret fluently tti dancing partner of many men, nnd that she would convey the men to their homes, after the dances, In her car. Boedeker also charges that she nags and scolds him, and told him she despises him.

IMfSt Stillman Calm Under New Trouble Nluiiclfr Attack In fortunate For children MILWAUKEE. April 8. "Unfortunate." Such was the comment of Mrs. Anne U. Stillman, wbo It sojourning-on the reopening In Albany of the rignt or tier husband, James A.

Stillman. former New York banker, to show that her little boy Guy. Is I the child of the Indian guide, Kred "For myself I do not mind." said Mrs. Stillman. "But it is unfortunate for my children.

Guy and my other little son. bave both been IH from Ivy poisoning. "I mean to stay here until they ran Join me. Then we wlfl go through the grand canyon as we hail long planned. Yes, I'll leave Milwaukee before many days, but not to gn to Albany.

I am nor needed there. My lawyers will attend to everything for we." Hal miiuihev TONIGHT: STnTliTO OPEN Versatile Program yu Speeches, Orchestral And Solo Music First Night ON 258 METER LENGTH lly RALPH FAlLOIt Itnltlo Kdltnr nf Ilie-Uraron Juumal Station WADC, operated by itho Allen theater, located In the Port age hotel, will he formally dedicated Wednesday night with a progrum consisting of speeches by Simmons, proprietor of Ihe Alleu theater, and avtber prominent men of This will be followed by au all-Akron musical It will start at 7:00 p. m. on 258 meters wavelength. The cull letters slitnd fur "Watch Akron Develop Commerce" as Jack Grlttnn, station manager Hiid announcer, announced during lust night's test program.

Himmons will give the inuugiiral speech following several numbers by the Curnes-ItichardH Hotel Port-ago orchestra. Mayor O. Ttybolt will then dedicate the station to Its use In broadcasting local talent and advertising the city of Akron Hiid lis product. He will be followed by Vincent Stevens, secretary of Ihe hamber of commerce, C. Knight, publisher of the llcacno Journal.

K. V. Ilaupt, munuger of the Portage, Ike Friedman, of the Theater Owners association, and L. K. Judd, editor of tbe Times-Press.

The Carnes-Rlchards orchestru will then play until 8:00 p. m. when the program of Akron artists will stmt, ('oiilruho To Stnrt Mrs. Miriam Ward, contralto, will start the musical schedule with "His Lullaby" by Hond. and "Banjo Song" by Homer.

Clifford Wilson, tenor, with Miss Katberlne Uernower, as pianist, will ing "Itose Marie" by KJonilnufd On Pag Klglileen) Farmer And Daughter Killed At Crossing Another filrl Pi'rlinps I ntallv Hurt In Trolley Line Accident N'ciir NEWARK. April 8. Lewis Martin, wealthy stock fanner living near Launiy, and his daughter, Hazel, teacher in the Klrkersville schools, were InstBntly killed and Miss Dora Compton, adopted daughter of Martin, was probably fatally injured about 8 o'clock this morning when their auto stalled on the Interurban track at Livingston N' Miss Compton was brought to the City hospital here wlih a crushed skull. The aulo was demolished and the Interurban car put out of commission. CITY BHOAOCASTS I i I i LONDON PENAL FARM MADE INDEPENDENT Feeble Minded Colony At Orient Also Reopens Separate In- stitution COLCMBUaAPII 8 The pew cottage colony at Orient for the treatment of feeble minded and the London prison farm are made separata Institutions, in the bill of Mrs, Nettle B.

Clapp, Cuyahoga, slgnod today by Governor Donahey. Superintendents will bo appointed by John B. Harper, welfare director, as soon as tho act becomes law after being filed the required 90 days with escretary of state. Tbe Orient colony Is now a branch of the Institution for feeble minded at Columbus. The prison farm la a branch of the penitentiary, at Columbus.

When the London farm becomes Independent It was explained, prisoners will still be sentenced to tbo penitentiary. Prisoners for transfer to tbo farm will be Belected by Warden Thomas of the penitentiary, on recommendation of tho-board of clemency. OtIur Dills Hlgncd Among the other bills signed are: By Mis. Viola D. Romans, Franklin county, authorizing establishment of educational and vocational training courses at the Marysvllle reformatory for women.

By Senator LeFever, Athens, per mitting lease of state Institution lands for oil and gas development, The Vorys bill raising from 83.60 to Su.50 a week, the amount which a family may pay for the support ot a patient In a state Institution. The Ball bill which makes enforceable the law requiring children to support Infirm or Indigent parents, by permitting aation against such children to be brought either In the county where the parent or any of the children live. Tbe Marshall bill clarifying tbe real estate transfer law. Republicans Capture Election In St. Louis ST.

LOUIS, April 8. Tuesday's city elections brought a clean sweep bf all municipal offices for the Republican party, complete returns showed today. Victor Miller, known, as the "law and order" candidate for mayor, who pledged himself to rid the city of Us gang scourge, was elected over former Congressman William L. Igoe, democrat, by a 3.196 majority. A record vote of 237,638 was cast.

Fourteen republican aldermen and a republican comptroller complete the ticket. BELIEF IN GOSPELS APPEARS TOTTERING Presbyterian Moderator Sees Ruin Of Theology In Mod-era Attitude i i'ft i n'cbt onTn'' AlirilV sv-iu a crowded meeting of the Princeton theological seminary, Dr. Clarence moderator of Ilia Pres-Ibyterlun church and one of the cen tral figures In the controversy over the removal of Dr. Knlman, as Rtu-dont adviser, den mi need thotie "who stty tlioy believe the facts of the gospel, hut who hnvd: not the courage to del'nud them before the Dr. Krilmiiil baa been attacked on the ground that he was indifferent to doctrine by his opponents.

"Every one of the great purposes of the church Is In jeopardy, threatened on all sides," said Dr. "Today we' are confronted with a strange indifference to the fart a of the gospel. The seminaries will decide whether the church Is to sink to the levoj of the Y. Kjwanls, and the Rotary as a mere humanitarian organization without an eveiiastiirg gospel message to preach, 1 "When we see a member of the board of directors of the seminary one of the first to congratulate a minister newly received Into the Presbyterian church who has answered 'I don't know I am sot to question after question on tbe confession of faith, do you wonder Hat the great popular, faith In the gospel Is shaken." Divergent Views About Mine Strike Men Hay Production Hs Fallen Off One-Half anil Operators Kay That's 10 Per Orft False FAIRMONT, April 8. The strike called by Ihe United Mine Workers of America In the northern section of West Virginia as an effort to unionize all mines in this state, has resulted In an approximate B0 per cent reduction in work, Vnn A.

nilmer, representative of President John L. Lewis said today. George 8. Brackett, secretary of the Northern West Virginia Coal Operators association declared that normal working force of 125 to 130 mines In strike district, 128 was working with a tonnage of 52 per cent of normal yesterday. POIX) PLAYER SriClDK RUGBY, England, April 8.

Lieut. Col. Cecil Nlcknlls, famous polo player and memher of the English team which contested against the American players In 1902 was found dead at today, a revolver besldo him. Police believe he committed suicide. Broadcast Concert From Plane Tonight DAYTON.

April Tonight at 8 p. m. Is the hour set for the first concert to be broadcen from an airplane. The ship at Wilbur Wright field was In readiness tor the navel stunt, The program will start out on a wave length of 870 meters. Major Hugo Kneer of Wilbur Wright field will be the pilot on the musical flight and Lieutenant Malcolm Stewart will operate the radio.

i Too Much Sympathy Costs Man Tidy Sum LOnAINTApril 7. Paul Kon-lenzy is through with the sympathy racket tears will hereafter find his heart a stone, Too much HympulHy tody coat him 81.000. A weeping stranger and a coin pa ion offered Koolenzy half of the Insurance of a dead brother, If bo would aid In getting then) a passport. As a giiurantes of good faith, Konienzy put up 81,000, 'I "That's Ilia last I saw of either the money or the win," he told police. DISOBEY SIGNALS, MAY BE ARRESTED Council Expected To Pass Measure Relating To Electric Traffic Lights An amendment to the cKv trarflc ordinance providing that autolsts and pedestrians will be liable to arrest for failltiK to heed tho signals given by the electric traffic devices already in service at three downtown intersections, will be Introduced in city council next week.

Members of the council traffic committee, headed by J. B. McCon-nell, discussed the amendment at a meeting Wednesday morning in the mayor's office. W. Virginia Solons Adopt Eight Bills 1 CHARLESTON, W.

April 8. Holding the first forenoon sesnlon of the current term, the West Virginia senate today passed eight bills, Including one amended by the house, relating to assessments of lands, and another providing for establishment of monuments tor union Civil war soldiers, veterans, buried at Winchester, Va. Other measures passed were of a local nature. Dodge Still Fights For Profits In Sale DETROIT, April 8. Circuit Court Judge Harry Dingeman today dismissed "without prejudice" the suit of John Duval Dodse to prevent his stepmother, Mrs.

Mathilda Dodge from selling JJouge uromers unless ho gets a share in the proceeds. Young Dodge's fight to participate In tbe proceeds not to stop the sale will be carrlet1 through the probate court. other side, why shouldn't the perfectly attuned radio Instrument accomplish it? "The spirit radio, on which I understand Thomas Edison Is working would not only bring the voices of the departed to earth, but possess the trifold powers of clairvoyance, clalraudlence and trances. I do not believe It ill come In my day, or In yours, but I am sure that future years will see a communication between the world of the spirit and the world of the mortal. And these de-vires will closely resemble the radio of today." Motheir Of Girl Whom Stephenson, Former Klan Chief is Said to Have Attacked Tells Story Trance Medium Sees In Radio Means Of Reaching Departed lly HO MA LKK INDIANAPOLIS, April 8.

The story of Madge Oberholtser, was told hers today at the bedside where unconsolous girl Is dying from slew poison which has been seeping through ber system since she sought death as a way out In Hammond, 23 days ago. It was told by a mother who watches the daughter whose doom she has heard from the Hps of physicians wbo bave said; "She cannot live." The ninlhpr Mathilda Jane ()htr- bolucr, sketched the details ot huw father was III, and the mother feared to tell him. She called Asa Smith, young attorney, who tried Is calm her and finally received a telegram from Hammond, "Driving through to Hammond, be home on night train, Madge," It read. But Madge was not on the night train, she was away all that night while the mother made frantic efforts to locate her and the next day strange men brought ber back, unconscious, while the mother was out, (Continued On Pairs Twenty-five) CHICAGO, April 8. Spiritualists are looking forward to the day when thc-y may spin the dials of their radio sets and tune In on he broadcasting of the spirits.

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