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Home Edition FULL service of the United Press, the NEA Service, the Scripps-Howard Newspaper A1 liance and the Scripps-Paine Service. VOLUME 301 READY FOR PRISON BRANCH MADE GOVERNOR SORROWING WIFE OUTS HDENCE Governor's Mansion Deserted by Family, Who Go to Reside With Daughter, Mrs. 9 Wm; P. Evans Goes Back to Purdue. While the soft spring ram dropped from leaden skies, the family of Warren T.

McCray took leave of the mansion today. For three years, the house at 101 E. Twenty-Seventh St. had been It had been pointed out as place where Governor McCray Today Mrs. Warren T.

Mc- Cray. her son, George, and her daughter, Miss Marian, left behind the house which mocked them with of happy times. They went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. William P.

Evans, 3520 E. Fall Creek Blvd. Mrs. Evans was Miss Lucille McCray when her father was elevated to the post of chief executive of his State. Was Social Event Her marriage to the man who then prosecuting attorney of Marlon last year, was the outstand-, ing social event In the Governor's mansion since Warren McCray took The McCrays availed themselves of few of the many social opportunities their position gave them.

These folks from Kentland. retained the social simplicity that had marked their lives. Mrs. McCray took up the club activities in which she was expected to join with a spirit that was more than It was in this way, rather than in society, that she gave of herself. Remains With Daughter Today, as her husband stood before Judge Albert B.

Anderson to receive his sentence, as the reins of the Governor's office slipped from his fingers, Mrs. Warren TANARUS, McCray prepared to gather together the broken threads of her life. She and her daughter will remain at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Evans until the gray-haired, dignified wife of the man who was Governor decided upon her future.

Next week. George McCray will return to Purdue University. He gave up his studies there when his father's financial crash came. Saved Kentland House There is a house in Kentland. the property of the McCrays.

It was saved out of the crash. But Kentland is not flfaaome" now. New faces will be seen in the Governor's mansion soon. It will be pointed out as place where Governor Branch and anew chapter will he begun in the history of the house at 101 E. Twenty Seventh St.

II VISITED BY DEATH Mrs. John L. Campbell to Be Buried Thursday. Funeral services of Mrs. John L.

Campbell, 88, mother of Mrs. Albert B. Anderson, wife of Federal Judge Anderson. will be held at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Mary Crane of Crawfordsville, Thursday.

Burial and services will be private. Mrs. Campbell died at the home of Judge Anderson, 1333 N. Pennsylvania Tuesday night. She was born in Madison, Oct.

16, 1835. Many years of her life were spent in Crawfordsville. Ind. She was the widow of Fros. John I-.

Campbell, former abash professor who died twenty ars ago. Surviving are the two daughters, Mrs. Crane and Mrs. Anderson, and three grandaughters. Mrs.

Ellen S. Clallam of Bridgeport. Misses Gertrude and Rosemary Baker of In dianapolis. HOURLY TEMPERATURE a. 62 in a.

50 a. 58 11 a. 52 8 a. m-, 50 12 (noon) 53 -9 a. SO 1 p.

64 The. Indianapolis Times Starts Official Duties After Simple Ceremony in Offic Justice Ewbank Gives Oath at 10:08 Emmet Forest Branch of Martinsville became Governor of the State of Indiana at a. m. today and within an lour he had plunged into the huge pile of mail on his desk. He shoved congratulatory letters and telegrams aside for more important official communications.

The inauguration ceremony was simple and brief. The Governor entered Statehouse at 10 a. m. with a newspaper reporter, greeting friends on all sides as he went directly to the middle chamber of the suite. Branch Is Calm He was calm and tjusinesslike.

In the middle chamber he made arrangements for newspaper photographers to take pictures after, the ceremony, greeted more friends, and passed on into the Governor's private office which was packed with personal friends. State officials and Statehouse employes. The Governor's desk was hanked with flowers sent by friends, relatives and State officials. Judfce R. Ewbanks, chief justice of the Supreme had been called and stood by the Governor's desk as Branch entered.

Supreme Court Judge Fred C. Gause. also was at the desk. Branch stepped to the desk and said: get this over with. Judge.

All ready? Shoot!" Mrs. Branch and her son. James, moved nearer to the Governor. A hush fell on the assembly. Text of Oath As Branch raised his right hand.

Judge Ewbank said, in a clear voice: do solemnjy swear that you will uphold the Constitution eof the United States and the constitution of the State of Indiana and that you will faithfully fulfill the duties of the office of Governor of do," replied Branch. Hundreds of spectators crowded around the Governor, including a large delegation from Martinsville. The last Governor to vacate his office was Alvin P. Hovey, who took office in 1889 and died suddenly Nov. 23, 1891.

Lieutenant. Governor Ira J. Chu.se was summoned in haste from Bowling Green, Ohio, came immediately to the Statehouse, arriving the following day. and was sworn in by Chief Justice Byron K. Elliott in the office of the Lieutenant Governor.

The former office of Branch as lieutenant governor is now occupied by the Suite pardon board. It is used by the assistant State executive only during the sessions of the General Assembly. Mentioned as Candidate Thrust into public prominence by the strange play of fate, Governor Branch was today discussed in Martinsville, his home town, as a possibility for the Republican nomination at the convention May 22. If the convention deadlocks over the choice of nominee, it Is pointed out by his townsmen. Branch may be selected.

i Branch will preside at the convention. He was chosen for the honor several veelas ago. Plans for the Governor's leaving Martinsville were changed somewhat when he received a telephone message stating that McCray desired a conference with him today before the inauguration. Branch left Martinsville at 7:30 a. arriving in Indianapolis at 8:40 (Turn to Page 2) EARNED INCOMES DEFINED Senate Overrides Minimum a Year.

United Press WASHINGTON, April riding recommendations of Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, the Senate today decided that no incomes over can be considered earned incomes. Secretary Mellon wanted an item in the tax bill providing that all earned incomes be given a 25 per cent reduction in tax. The House voted to define earned incomes as only those under The Senhte Finance Committee "further reduced the definition to Community to Urge Interests A meeting to consider steps for the formation of a delegation to appear before the park board Saturday morning for community interests will be taken Thursday night at Trinity Re formed Church, Churchman Ave. and Kelly St. The meeting will he open to all interested residents.

Fight Injuries Fatal By Times Special WHITING. April Pedke. 49, dead In a hospital here as result of injuries received In a fight which followed when he was attacked by a gang of rowdies who attempted to take the wagon he waa driving. NEW CHIEF TO HIS HOMEFOLKS All Martinsville Calls Branch by Nickname and Is Proud of Him and Traditions of His Family in Morgan County. By WALTER A.

SHEAD Staff Correspondent MARTINSVILLE. April 30. is proud of her prominent son Forest Branch, Governor of Indiana. Not boisterously so. proud as a matter of course.

To Martinsville, and indeed to al! Morgan County, Emmet Branch is known affectionately as a He is "son'' to his butcher, his barber. his friends and to all his fellow Man and hoy, he has spent his life in the community in which he was born. The Branch family Is an institution in Morgan County. For genera tions a Branch has been prominent i.i affairs of the community and the counsels of civic, religious and political enierprise. A Branch was a member of the Indiana Legislature back in the '3os and Mr.

Branch's grandfather was 1 chairman of the Rep'blioan central: committee. Grandfather Parks, on Mrs. side of the family, wrote the constitution of the State of Kansas. Father Also Prominent Elliott F. Branch, father of the Governor, was also prominent in State and county politics and in the civic affairs of the community.

He also served as chairman of the Republican State central committee and was prominent and successful as a grain dealer and farmer in Morgan County. Elliott Branch died the farmers of Morgan County lost their, best friend," was the statement of a citizen. The original Branch homestead, just at the edge of Martinsville, Is still standing after more than three-quarters of a century, a large white house of the early colonial architecture. The old Branch home in Martinsville, where the Governor was born, is a venerable brick edifice surrounded by sloping lawns and stately trees. Misses Olive and Leafy Branch, maiden sisters of the Governor, reside in the old home and literally live in the traditions of the family.

To tlie Misses Branch, is their boy. They practically reared him. His joys are theirs, his interests and sorrows theirs. are so proud him, yet so fearful of the strain and the necessary responsibility will have on his Miss Leafy said. has been in such poor health and we don't know whether to laugh or cry over his accession to the Miss Leafy is highly educated and has traveled abroad extensively.

She expressed the lifelong beliefs of the Lranch women as follows: 1 vote. but I believe the Wijrian should be mistress of her household. The men have always been the bosses in our family and always will. We nelleve the home should he a place of lefuge for the men folks, where they can relax and gather strength for whatever strain or responsibility the has for them Sure of Honesty The attitude of Martinsville, rich and poor, toward the Governor Is expressed on the statement of a crippled newspaper vendor who sells The Indianapolis Times In the Artesian City. one thing we can be sure of.

when Son gets in there we'll know we have an honest Among Martisville business and professional folk Governor Branch has a reputation for honest and fair dealing. F. H. Good, editor of the Martinsville stated he had known Branch throughout his life and had always found him open and above board, above all. honest, strong in his convictions and frank in his expression of them.

This seems to set out the consensus of opinion of Martinsville people regarding the character of the Governor. Throughout Tuesday, Governor Branch remained in the seclusion of his home. He held conferences with several of his intimate friends and in the afternoon the family circle gathered on the veranda of the Branch home, 510 E. Washington and just things Present were Governor and Mrs Branch, and son James. Harvey B.ain, uncle of Mrs.

Branch; James G. Rain. Mrs. Branch's father and M. G.

Branch. Muncie. uncle of he Governor. Mis. Branch the Honsier State's first lady, is gracious and charming in i personality.

Throughout the day she met visitors at the home and early in the morning was found with her broom sweeping off the front veranda. Mrs. Branch carries out the beliefs of the Branch women that the home Is her world. She loves her flowers and to Pace 8) INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1924 New Chief Executive Receiving Oath of Office CHIEF JUSTICE LOUIS EWBANIv (LEFT) GIVING OATH TO GOVERNOR EMMET F. BRANCH IN GOVERNOR OFFICE TODAY.

MRS. BRANCH ANI) THEIR SON, JAMES ELLIOTT, ARE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND EWBANK AND BRANCH. ELEVEN ARE DEAD; STORM IS STILL RAGING IN SOUTH Property Damage in Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama Heavy, By l'oiled Press ATLANTA. April storm sweeping over this section today took a heavy toll In lives and property damage. Eleven deaths had been reported at noon, with the storm still raging.

Three were killed at Macon, including Mrs. E. Hojt, her 2-year-old daughter and an unidentified man. Anderson. S.

reported three killed arid $500,000 property damage. Damage at ille, will reach $200,000. Albany was hard hit and heavy of property was reported there. Four negroes were killed at Opelika, Ala. Four were Injured at Greenville, and property damage amounts to $150,000.

THAW PARDONED FROM ASYLUM Allowed to Go to Pittsburgh, Despite New Trial Plea, By United Press PHILADELPHIA. April 30. Harry K. Thaw, killer of Stanford White, recently declared sane by a jury here, was paroled from here today by Judge Monaghan He Is to be allowed to go to Pittsburgh for an indefinite period, pending a decision on a recent appeal of Evelyn Nesbit to the court for anew trial to attempt to keep Thaw in the asylum. THIS TAXI WILL BE GOOD Back Rcratcher, Which King Henry Used, Lost In Machine.

Bil United Press NEW. YORK. April hack scratcher, with which King Henry IV scratched his royal hack, is in a New York taxicab. Mile. Suzanne Boitard reports losing it there.

Indie'ment Is Changed Wilbur Kohlnson. was Indicted today by the Marlon County crand Jury on a charge of embezzlement. He Is alleged to have taken a ring belonging to Florence Soudder, 1220 N. Illinois St. He was Indicted previously on a charge of grand larceny, hut the grand Jury changed the charge to embezzlement on order of Criminal Judge James A.

DID HENRY This Is Asked by Senate Chairman Norris, By United Press WASHINGTON. April 30 Ford must had some reason" I for changing from a feeling of ant-! moelty toward the administration one of friendliness. Chairman Norris charged today before the Ag rtculture Committee. Norris sidd. Ford issued cutting! statement" against admlnistra- tlon Oct.

12, but after the call on President Coolldgo and Secretary Weeks on Dec. 3, attitude is almost Norris declared, "that Ford should change his attitude unless he had some roa BRANCH CONSIDERS NO CHANGES NOW Will Survey Conditions Before Announcing Decisions, Governor Branch will make no decisions regarding past or future appointments until he has had time to make a survey of present conditions, it was announced at the Governor's office. The term of Oscar Ratts. former State Senator from Paoli, member of the public service commission, expired today. Reports that Governor Branch would revoke order In appointing Oscar Smith, Knox, as successor to Ratts, because of Close intimacy with Ratts in the Senate, were not given credence by the advisers.

Other recent appointments were those of Clifford Funderburg, Huntington. member of the. State board of education and of Thomas Riley and Thomas Roberts, members the State Industrial board. High Book Prices Expected Bids for the contract for elementary schoolbooks will be opened Thursday by the State board of education. Increases over the last contract prices are expected.

Central Seniors Banqueted The junior class of Indiana Central College will banquet the senior class In the Travertine room at the Lincoln this evening. Like Gladiatorial Days Eves of hundreds of ourious spectators focused on former Governor McCray as he entered the courtroom. He felt the situation keenly turning to a newsDaoer man sitting next to him, said: The old primitive brutal instincts of the human race survive. This is just like the gladiatorial days of ancient Rome, when the mob gathered to watch the beasts devour their 1 Entered ss Second-class Matter at Postoffice, Indianapolis. Published Daily Except Sunday.

ALL OF 114 MEN ARE DEAD, FEAR IN MINE DISASTER Rescuers, Who Brave New Blasts, Find More Bodies in Passageways, Bn I nited Prtss BENWOOp. April 114 men who entered the Ben wood mill of the Wheeling Steel Cor potation at Benwftiod Monday were killed in the gas explosion which wrecked the workings, it was believed today. Fifty crushed and charred bodies had been removed from the mine at dawn today, and rescue squads continued to push their way through barriers of stone and dirt that blocked the passageway in srifrrch of other Along dark, damp passageways other bodies have been found and the remains of those men will be brought to the surface today. In one chamber of the mine fiftyfive men were trapped. Faint hope was held out that these miners may still be alive.

Huddled at the mine entrance throughout the night hundreds of persons, each anxiously awaiting to hear the fate of their loved A second explosion in the ne late yesterday, which slightly injured two members of a rescue crew and piled up debris, today hindered the work of the men. $50,000 verdictls given Former Indianapolis Man Gets Damages From Big Four Railroad. Louis N. Kepr.er of St. Louis, formerly of 36 Butler Indianapolis, has been awarded $50,000 damages in St.

Louis, against the Big Four Railroad Company, according to word today from St. Louis. While Kepner was working on a turntable in the Big Four nhops at Beech Grove, July 24, 1923, his foot caught in the gears and was so severely Injured amputation was necessary, It was alleged. Suit was filed in St. Louis, through Attorney Charles P.

Noell. A brother of the Injured man Is Charles A. Kepner, assistant marras-or of the Olaypool. Journey to Atlanta Upon Ten-Year Sentence and Fine Scheduled to Start at 3 This Afternoon Penalty Upon Thirteen Counts. DEFENDANT IN EXCELLENT SPIRITS THROUGH ORDEAL Judge Anderson Says Evidence Shows Guilt of Forgery and Numerous Other Offenses, but Courts Have Done Nothing." rorn Governor to convict.

This was the instantaneous change undergone by Warren T. McCray in Federal Court at 10 a. m. today. At that hour he ceased to he chief executive of Indiana and heard Judge Albert 13.

Anderson impose a sentence of ten imprisonment in the Federal Prison at Atlanta. and fine of upon him. He was to leave for Atlanta at 3:20 p. m. today on the Big Four by way of Cincinnati, Ohio, in charge of Harry Wertz, deputy 1 nited States marshal.

He was to be accompanied by E. J. Fogarty, warden of the State prison at Michigan City. The train is due in Atlanta at 11 30 a. m.

Thursday. In imposing sentence upon McCray Judge Anderson took a fling at tlie State courts. He pointed out that McCray had admitted hundreds of forgeries and the making of hundreds of fictitious, fraudulent and counterfeit notes. These offenses were not Federal, hut State offenses, he stated, and could not be considered in imposing punishment. He said the State courts were open for the purpose of punishing such offenses, but no action had beefl taken.

In Excellent Spirits Accompanied by his attorneys McCray entered the courtroom at 9:55 a. m. and took his old seat at the defendant's table. He seemed in excellent spirits. The old-time color had returned to his face and he had himself under perfect control.

As he entered he nodded to several friends and shook hands with newspaper men at the press table. I'rom his clothing emanated the pungent odor of jail disinfectant. Judge Anderson entered the room sharply at 10 a. m. He got down to business immediately and after disposing of two other cases in short order he asked if attorney had any sons to give why sentence should not be passed.

have none, your James W. Noel said. Waits In Office After court adjourned McCray was taken into the office of Ginns P. Meredith, United States marshal' where he remained until train time. After Noel and Harry Fenton, a friend of McCray, had talked with the prisoner in the marshal's office for a while this afternoon, William P.

Evans, son-in-law of McCray, and Mc- Cray's son George visited him. statute in the McCray case provides a penalty of not more than five years' imprisonment and fine on each said Judge Anderson. "Repeatedly this case he was found guilty on thirteen counts. Evidence shows he violated hundreds of counts and was guilty of numerous felonies of which this court had no cognizance. The evidence shows he was guilty repeatedly of numerous forgeries and publishing and issuing forged, fictitious.

fraudulent, counterfeit notes. "Repeatedly he was guilty of obtaining money under false pretense. He took the witness stand and committed rank perjury. court can only punish for the offense of using the mails in the nefarious scheme to defra )d. scheme was honeycombed with felonies.

Under the statutes the maximum punishment assessed could be sixty-five imprisonment and $13,000 fine. No Sudden Temptation are no scientific or mathematical rules governing these cases. Every case has Its peculiarity. Some men are inclined to be sympathetic with this defendant who has fallen from his high station to ttfat of a plain convict. Another characteristic of this McCray case- is that there was no yielding to sudden temptation.

No one has more sympathy than I for a man who is confronted with sudden temptation. In this case this man found hundreds of places for repentance. Places of repentance were innumerable. had as many as there were violations of the law. As I said Monday, I have had worse criminals before me, but never as many continuous offenses.

On the witness stand this man said he was 59 years of age. I have given this considerable lime and great thought. think the sentence I am about to impose too light, some too heavy. Those persons will have the consolation of knowing that they bear no responsibility. If he lived to be as old as Methuselah, could not Impose punishment adequate to the crime.

man, as Governor of IndAina, took oath to uphold the constltudmns of the United States and of Indiana Forecast CLOUDY and somewhat cooler with probably showers tonight. Thursday fair with little change iD temperature. TWO CENTS niui the iaws or Indiana. Yet In a few years, he violated the laws of the State innumerable times. It is not for me to pass on these.

The State courts were open for this purpose. Forgery, most apparent and glaring was present. Yet the State courts did nothing. S. Details of Sentence must shut my eyes to these offenses.

I can only inflict punishment here for use of the mails in a scheme to defraud. "Punishment will be ten years In the Federal prison at Atlanta and Judge Anderson ordered the records to show that McCray was sentenced to five rears imprisonment and fine on each of the thirteen counts. The imprisonment sentences were to run until ten years and had been reached. After that they were to be concurrent. The effect will be that sentence to be served is ten years imprisonment, with a fine of McCray, under the statute, will be eligible for parole after serving three years and four months of his time.

The largest crowd in the history of Federal Court thronged the corridors in an effort to gain admission to the courtroom. Services of deputy marshalls a special police detail and Federal prohibition officers were necessary to handle the throng. M. Gelson. New York City and A1 fred Shuey, Bainbridge.

were the first two men in line awaiting to get into the courtroom at the Federall Bldg, this morning. They arrived at 6.40 a. m. At 9:30 the line extended from the west end of the second floor corridor down to the east end, around the corner and down the stairway to the first floor. Many persons believe McCray's resignation as Governor was hastened by a feeling that it might soften his Federal Court sentence.

Some of his intimate friends advised him, it is known, that Judge Anderson probably would impose a lighter sentence upon Warren T. McCray, private citizen, than Governor McCray, chief executive of the State. A Federal prisoner is eligible' for parole when one-third of his sentence has been served. Petitions to the parole hoard at Washington frequent- ly are prepared by friends of the I prisoner almost immediately after he enters prison. According to Federal practice a prisoner against whom another Federal indictment is pending is not eligible for parole.

There la an Indictment pending against McCray and Amos D. Morris, (Turn to Pac 2).