The Call-Leader from Elwood, Indiana • Page 1

ood Call "ELWOOD-BUSINESS IS GOOD i XXXV. NO. 108. KLWOOD, IX1X, WEDNESDAY, MAY (5, 1923. FIFTEEN CENTS A COP.X Leaded KLW TRACE OF EATON SID HAUL COAL BARONS FARMER WOULD STOP -BUILDING OF CULVERT CO-OPERATION OF BOARDS LAST N1BHT COMMENDABLE nun aiio FAUST NAMED HMAtl ADITS ACTS Republican and Democratic Candidate Victorious in Prmary Election Tuesday, close contests seen Political prophets had the result of the city primary election pretty well doped Tuesday and there were only a few surprises to those who make a study of the came.

The race between William A. McMInn and William A Lewis for the Republican nomination for mayor, was close, us was anticipated. The vote endorsing Mayor Faust and the members of hie council vho were seeking renonunatlon by tjie Democrats was even larger than the most sanguine of his admirers anticipated. Numerous Republicans aided in the nomination of Major Faust, as is apparent from a study of the result. The names of the two candidates for city clerk, Mrs.

Birdie Adams, on the Republican ttcket, and Mrs. Florence Austill on the Democratic ticket, and the candidates for council in the First ward, James Morris, on the Republican and Oscar Wright on the Democratic tickets, did not appear on the ballot, being certified for those offices because of having no opposi-ilon. The race for I he office of city judge resulted just about as the party wlseacrea had figured it would, in the nomination of Joseph 0. Field, present city judge, by the Republicans, and Edward Runyan, councilman at large, by the Democrats. It wag after midnight when the last precinct reported to the election com miseioners who had been iu session All of the residents of Elwood ami others, who were interested in the results of the primary yesterday, aad the Call Leader wishes to thank the members of the election board in eaih of the ten precincts for their comnie.id able co-operation in getting the re turns to this office.

Where telephones were aeeessibl the results were called to this office and iu other precincts where phones were not available they were tabular ed and given the Call Leader messen ger when he called. Fine courtesy was extended the messenger at eaih of the precincts. This splendid cooperation Is great ly appreciated by this office and all the residents of the city, practicallv all of whom were much interested iu the outcome of the nominations for the various offices on the two tickets A large crowd assembled at this office early. In the evening and remained until the lust precinct reporto'. Numerous telephone inquiries were re ceived during" the evening.

Two Hundred Men in Swift Vessels Harrass Sum Row Fleet. (International New Service) New York, May 6. Bucking a 40-raile pale twelve additional coast vessels put to sea today to or wireless telegraphy Night and day the commanders of the blue painted fleet will be in touch with the custom house in New York, advising with Capt. W. V.

E. Jacobs, coast guard commander for this area, and making all their moves on his instructions. The warfare is to be waged on plans discussed in a conference between Capt. Jacobs, Admiral Bill-urd, coast guard commandant, and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Lin coin C. in charge of prohibition enforcement on land and sea.

War of Extermination. From the scanty information available it was learned that orders had gone out from coast guard headquart-'. (Continued on Page 8.) QUARTER LIQUOR ARM all day at the office of the city clerk reuiforce the. government fleet and It was past 4 o'clock this moru-L. 4 ti, lug before the vote wti canvaisod that has successfully bottled up and the hour- member wenf jiwrftglthe -foreign vessel--' ft riTtV.ro'avJjr ine omcwi vote el the candidates follow; NewTorky May Modern meth- Republican.

oda of warfare today were adopted Republicans Mapw -W. A. Mc- against the modern pirates of rum Minn, 792; W. A. Lewis, 744; Orvllle'row when twenty-one vessels of Am-Longerbone, 231; William Tidmarsh, I erica's blue tfleet put out to sea to op-8S; William Goodwin, 30; Raymond en an offensive, every move of which Gillls.

22; Theodore Peters. 16: David will be directed from shore bv radio IS Mnneie, 5. Six or seven unmasked bandits terrorized the residents of Katon. a small town 12 miles northeast of here for an hour and a half early this morning, while they shot up the town in general and blew open the safe of the Kuton State Bank and escaped with In currency. The bainlits shot out the street linhts and cut telephone wires, leaviitK the city in semi darkness ami without, means of communications.

Seven shots ot nitroKlycerin were used in blowing open the sufe, which was located In the front part of the bank. Five people were fired upon by the humlits but none was injured. As many as twenty-five people are suiil to have watched the robbers at work FAULSIICH IS IMPROVING. Faulstiili, residing in North Ninth street, who has been conflutd to his home for the past several nay i with illness, is reported to lie greutly improved today. RESULT IN OTHER CITIES OF STATE Duval Leads for Republicans and Meyer for Democrats at Indianapolis.

DR. WILLIAMS AT ANDERSON Indianapolis, May 5. Republican and Democratic voters of the state today nominated candidates for city offices. uaiioting during the day went on quietly In most places, although in the stats capital skirmishes or currid between. wWkers ot the tw leading Republican candidates John L.

Duval who was leading Ralph Yem eke, his nenrest opponent by 1.71R votes when 69 precincts had reported unofficially, Walter Meyer, Democrat, apparently had captured the Demo cratic nomination by a vote of 3 to 1. Williams at Anderson. Returns from 13 of 23 precincts nt Anderson showed that Dr. F. M.

Williams, Republican, had apparently cap tured the nomination In that. city. James J. Nettervllle, Democrat, was apparently assured of tho nomination. Alexandrln.

KofNiblican, mayor, C. F. flruttaln; clerk-treasurer, William Windsor. Democrat, inaivor, James li. Edwards; clerk-treasurer, Ilenimd M.

Madden. Marlon Mayor, George R. Daniels. Republican; clerk, Lew Tukey, Republican; Democrat, mayor, James Mc-Connell; clerk, Mrs. Alba Anderson.

Newcastle Republican, mayor, Frank Pence; Democratic, mayor, Strod Hayes. Tillson at Richmond. Frank C. Tillson won the Republican nomination for mayor at Richmond, while Iwrence Handley, present Democratic mayor, was nominated without opposition. wniiam nosey, Democratic incumbent, was renominated for mayor at Fort Wayne, while William (leaks had apparently defeated Jacob Rill for the Republican nomination.

Mayor fieorge R. Dtifgan, Democrat, apparently was renominated, at Lafayette over F. J. Crosshans by a two-to-one vote. Incomplete returns at Muncle Indicate that John C.

Hampton has been nominated for mayor by the Republicans and that Milton Retherford is the mayoralty choice of the Democrats, Six Fireman Lose Lives. (Intrnitionl Nowa 8rttr) Atlanta, May 6. Six firemen are dead and others missing in a fire which destroyed a cotton warehouse here today, While the firemen were fighting the flames a number of bale. of cotton crashed through the second story the walls toppling in, burying a number of firemen in the blazing debris. Raisin ack Gets Three.

(IntPrntlonl Nw flrrrirr) Warren, Ohio, May 6. Three persons, believed to be victims of poison raisin jack, dropped dead here today. The police are at tempting to locate the source of supply. Two were negroes. WEATHER FORECAST.

Partly overcast tonight and Thursday. fnnti'nnvl -J v. jjiKUb livni, wiuuooie lumifiiL. i ri tA ol LOSE BATTLE Interstate Commerce Commission Overrule Petition of Eastern Associations. RATES ON LAKE CARGO COAL NfWS SerTir) Washington, May tl.

Teimsyl-vnnin and West Virginia bituminous eoiil operators lost their fijht today to have the petitions for lower freight rates on large cargo coal lined up with the fright rule structure in the investigation now being made by the Interstate Commerce commission. The commission denied the petition filed by the Pittsburg Coal Producers' t.ssociation, Pittsburg Vein Operators association and Northern Virginia Coal operators' associat ion. Mother Finds Wayward Son. ITntfnialinnal Nrwi ScrvkO Itroeklon, May li. "I can not east off the baby whom 1 believed dead," Mrs.

Jennie. Woodward Slimlevant made- this decision today when she learned the manhunt for Karl Woodward in the Vermont mountains had revealed he is the son she thought was dead for twenty years. Mrs. Slurdevant kept the tragedy of her gorlhond from her prpftent husband all these years. A.rre i.i'..,int( Arrest follows Primary.

Indianapolis, May (5. Primary day Rfnrc here came to a head today with the issuance of a war rant for the arrest of Sergeant Michael Morrisey, motor police chief, on the complaint of V. II. Mock, member of the Horse Thief Detective association, who said he had been disarmed by Morrisey at a polling place. Bmb May Be Responsible.

(tntiirimtmnal Nw Swissvale, May 6. Six aro dead and two missing in an explosion and fire, destroying four buildings here early today. Offi cials investigating tho. cause be- lieve that a bomb might have fired the buildings. The damage is i's- ti in a ed 'fiOHX).

Bg Anderson Company Charter. Intprnational Nawi Hpi-tItc) Indianapolis, May fi. A two mid one-halt million Indiana corporation was officially born today with the granting of a charter by the Secretary of State Schorte- tneier to the American Standard Savings and Loan Association of Anderson. Pictures of Navy Maneuvers. Intflrnfttinnul KewR Rcrviml Washington, May 6.

Pictures of the recent navy fleet maneii- vers in the Pacific will he transmitted over the radio tomorrow from Honolulu to New York by the Radio Corporation of America, after the final arrangements, for transmission is completed by navy officials here today. Father KilleC Mother Hurt. (rntffmfttloniil New SrTlr6) Txgansport, May 6. Lon Izens, 41, of Wabash, was instunt-ly killed, his wife seriously injured and their daughter unhurt when their machine collided with another auto, overturning on the Chippewa fiike, near Rnann today. 500 Riff ians Are Killed.

International Nfw Hfrrirr) Paris, May 6. Five hundred Riffians were killed in the "recent engagement," the French, foreign office announced today, giving the French losses as four officers and a dozen native soldiers. Rob St. Louis Suburban Bank. 'Intarnationtl Nkwi Serf!) St.

Louis, May 6. The Old Orchard State bank of Webster. Grove, a suburb of St. Louis, was held np and robbed by six bandits today, the bank officials placing Thieves on Visit Early Today Sel ect Only Most Valuable Suits and Dresses. Thieves last night made one of the l.irgest hauls iu the history of the city when they visited the Menter Clothing store, 217-219 South Anderson street, and carried oft merchandise valued between $4,500 and $5,000.

Large footprints and a wrecking bur are the only clews 011 which the police have to work Iu solving the robbery. The robbery is thought to have token place during the early morning hours todaivi as the streets were filled with many persons last eveuing because of the election returns coming in. Much enthusiasm was displayed by the residents of Elwood and regards to the local primary and many persons refused to go home until the last precinct reported, which was after midnight. Familiar With Game. The liieves with the aid of a wreck ing bar pried open the rear windrw of the lnrge clothiug store and after gaining admittance to the store unlatched the door.

They were evidently familiar with the merchandising game as only the best quality men's suits and ladies' dresses were tak)n. it is presumed that they had a truck or an automobile of some kind nearby iu which they pl.iced the loot and made their escape. Footprints and Wrecking Bar. Footprints in the rear of the store measured approximately twelve Inches in length, being rather wide. A wrecking bar was found near the scene and inquiries made at local hardware stores by Patrolman Sherman this mortftng were) to the effect tltat it had nctybfceir so here," which leads the nutbtirities to believe- that the robbery was not committed by home talent.

The robber-' was discovered this morning when the store was opened (Continued on Page 8.) Clemency Refused to James Walker Who Killed Alexandria Policeman. PAROLES ARE GRANTED T0 13 Indianapolis, May 5. Thirteen prisoners in stale penal institutions were granted paroles, five received comnuit ed sentences and eighty others wee refused clemency, when Governor Ed Jackson today approved the recommendations of the state board of pardons. Two murderers were among those receiving paroles. Those paroled included: Harry Hooper, who was sent to the state prison in 1904 from Grant county for murder; Frank Lennueg, sentenced to life imprisonment from Gibson county iu 1916 for murder; Louis Dupce.

of Allen county; who was confined for manslaughter. Those who received commuted sentences, which included two lifers, 8entence Is Commuted. James 1L; Green, sentenced in 1914 to life imprisonment from Wayne county, had his sentence commuted to from two to twenty-one years; Joseph Brooks, whose right name is said to be Willie Mclnter, Allen county, who was sentenced to life impriaon-meat for burplary and being a habitual criminal, had his sentence reduced to from ten to twenty years. ThoRe who were refused clemency Included Jamos 1 Walker, sentenced from Madison county for, murder; Howard Payne, Delaware county, charged with vehicle taking; Lee Butcher, of Delaware county, sentenced for vehicle taking. Baltzell Instruct Judy.

(International Nw Barrtoa) New York, May 6. The May term of the federal district court started today with brief instructions to the grand jury by Judge Robert Baltzell. NTERSTOR CLEMENCY FOR TWO MURDERERS Earlie A. Itlack. Boone township farmer, is asking an injunction against the Ixiard of county commissioners and Albert P.

Jones, county superln-tenuVnt of highways. In a suit brought in the superior court. The farmer seeks to restrain the commissioners and road superintendent from maintaining a culvert that recently has been hnilt across an east and west road in Boone township to drain a pond. Black owns land on the' north side of the road, while James n. McDermltt is owner of land on the south side of the road, on which, it Is alleged, there is a low spot that creates a pond covering probably three acres In wet weather.

In order to get rid of that pond, It is said, a culvert has been dug across the road and an 18-inch tile put in. Farmer Black alleges the culvert will drain water from the McDermltt pond to his own land, thus damaging the tract. Accused With Her Husband Two Deaths and Placed Undr Arrest. in VERDICT WOMAN AESO SLAIN (International Nfwi pmipe) Chicago, May 6. Mrs.

Julie Shepherd is to appear before the sheriffs today to surrender to a mittimius issued by the coroner's jury. which named her in a formal liir lifts band, William Shepherd in the murder of Billy McClintock, their millionaire ward and Billy's mother, Mrs. Emma Nelson McClintock. Chicago, May 6. Mrs.

Julia M. Shepherd was held as an accessory to two murders with her husband, William D. Shepherd, by a coroner's jury yesterday in connection with the deaths of William McClintock and his mother. Mrs. Emma Nelson McClintock.

The same Jury returned an open verdict in the death of Dr. Oscar G. Olson, brother of Chief Justice Harry! Olson of the Municipal court. The findings of the Jury were that Shepherd administered mercury to the mother and typhoid germs to the son and that Mrs. Shepherd had guilty knowledge of both murders.

The Jurors took cognizance of the charge of Judge Olson that Shepherd had been engaged in a sixteen year plot to obtain the McClintock fortune, which Is estimated at more than and perhaps $2,000,000. Urge Speedy Trial. The Jury concurred in the Indictment of Shepherd and Charles C. Fai-mn on the William McClintock murder charge, and recommended a "fair and speedy trial." The action regarding Mrs. Shepherd was somewhat in the nature of a surprise.

Automatically a coroner's mittimus was Issued on each murder charge, ordering that Mrs. Shepherd be confined In the county Jail awaiting other process of law. Deputy Coroner Charles Kennedy said it probably would not be served until today, when Mrs. Shepherd will Join her husband as a prisoner In the Jail where he has been confined for more than a month. Defense Lawyers Surprised.

Attorneys William Scott Stewart ahd W. W. O'Brien, who made three attempts 'to have Shepherd released on ball, were unprepared for the verdicts Including Mrs. Shepherd. Attorney Stewart said he was unable to say whether he would move for bail in her behalf or allow her to remain in Jail until after her husband's trial, which is scheduled to begin May 18.

The closing of the, three Inquests ended Coroner Oscar Wolff's part in the investigation, that began soon after McClintock's death, Dec. 4. 1924, and resulted in the exhumation of three bodies. During a period when the coroner's Jury had taken a three week's adjournment, Charles C. Fal-man confessed to Assistant State's Attorney Sbarbsro that he was implicated with Shepherd in the murder of McClintock and indictments against both were voted.

This action took part of the jurisdiction out of the bands of the coroner's Jury. Mrs. 'B P. Myers and daughter Elizabeth, epent the day at Fortville. JURY HOLDS MRS.

WM. D. SHEPHERD Ray Minnear Displays Nervous ness When Attempt at Identification Is Made. LECTURE AT POLICE STAIN Hay Minnear. 35.

residing nt 425 North Ninth street, was arrested last night and taken to police station, on suspicion of being the person who has been annoying women on the streets In the northwest part of the city for several weeks. Minneur's arrest was brought about by a citizen of North Thirteenth street who had trailed him to his home after Minnear had made an indecent exposure of his person to some women who were passing along near the Sellers factory about 8 o'clock. Information was furnished to the police and Minnear brought in. Admits His Wrong Doing. When questioned Minnear denied at first all offenses charged against him but later, when placed In jail, told the truth to the chief of police and admitted, among other things, that he was the fellow who grabbed a woman with a small baby on the streets one night about a week ago.

Minnear said that he hud been married about two months ago but that he had never lived with the woman In the relation as wife for reason which the police department know and consider good. Women st Headquarters. News of the arrest of Minnear brought several women from that part of the city In which his Indecent conduct has been reported and their presence made the prisoner decidedly ner vous. None of them could positively assert that he was the man who had annoyed them. One of them said he "rtlked the tan.Wv I Not securing sufficient evidence on which to base an affidavit against Minnear he was released late last night so that he could report for work this morning.

Just what the chief of (Continued on Page Four) EVINCE ends; IN K0K0M0 CASE Southside Bank Was Described as "Easy Pickins' by Harry Pierpont. WITNESS IN BOOZE TRAFFIC Kokomo, May 5. The state concluded Its evidence In the case of Harry Pierpont, charged with robbing the South Kokomo Bank, this eveuing, after the full confession of Tbaddeiis "Ted" Skeer, Pierpont's pal, had been heard from the witness fctand. Skecr made a clean breast of his relations with Pierpont, proceeding step by step from the time ha first met Pierpont In the 'cupola" department at Jettersonvllle, where Pierpont was a "sort of straw boss," until their arrest at Detroit, April 2, on charges of bunk robbery. Described as "Pickins1.

The, Kokomo bank had been described as "pickins" to him, Skeer said. He named himself, Pierpont. who directed the men to their stations Everett Uridgewater, still at larce, and Earl Northern, of Indiunapolis, as the four who had entered the bank March 27 and stole approximately $10. 000 in bonds and cash. Pierpont li'ul mentioned the Noblesvllle and Upland batiks and a "couple of others" as holdups he bad been connected with, Skeer said.

In Whisky Business. The witness admitted that he hud been, engaged In the whisky business and told an attorney for the defense. "I was one of a force that brought twenty cases of beer into your town about two weeks before the Pierpont had ordered the liquor delivered. Skeer said. Daylight Gem Hani.

New York, May 6. Unset diamonds and set, gems worth $50,000 were taken from the workroom of I. P. Rosow, manufacturing jew eler, in a daylight holdup by four. Goodnight, 6, Treasurer David Whitaker, 817; Manford V.

Maines, 689; William Walman, 181; Cora B. Hobbs, 126. City JudgeJudge J. G. Field, Grant Anderson, 501; B.

J. Devanev. 114. Councilman at lnrge (unopposed) Frod 13bert, 1,189 and William Shaw. 1,220.

Councilman Second Ward James O. Wood, 189; Servetus Duggins, 170; George Bishop, 76. Councilman Third Ward Foul Mos-chell, 135; Charles Stoner, 83. Councilman Fourth Ward Charlis Dunn, 124; Omer Cramer, 105; L. Smith, 90.

(Continued on Page 8.) VOTES BY PRECINCTS IN PRIMARY ELECTION, MAY 5. 25 REPUBLICAN TICKET Pet 1 8 3 4 6 6 7 8 9 10 Ttl Plu Mayor Gillis 2 1 3 3 4 2 5 2 22 Goodknight 4 Goodwin 4 1 2 3 12 4 3 4 30 Lewis 20 71 39 109 39 69 81 107 129 80 744 Longerbone 3 28 64 32 18 11 10 24 28 13 231 McMInn 81 112 102 132 63 43 64 70 61 74 792 48 Peters 4 1 1 14 1 3 1 16 Tidmarsh 3 6 2 10 1 2 4 3 5 2 38 For Treasurer- Hobba 4 9 16 13 4 9 IB 7 14 35 128 Maines 30 86 73 105 43 61 81 84 100 26 689 Walman 16 43 20 32 11 10 9 20 12 9 181 Whitaker 60 82 84 133 50 59 49 97 100 103 817 128 For Judge Anderson 62 65 62 89 21 S3 43 40 58 36 501 Devaney 6 15 1.7 17 10 11 11 16 15 114 Field 34 89 73 130 49 72 65 119 102 75 808 307 DEMOCRATIC TICKET. Pct 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ttl Plu Mayor Blair 3 14 3 11 25 10 10 8 16 8 108 Cox 21 18 30 24 12 19 12 16 6 158 Faust 41 102 91 144 150 198 162 124 152 72- 1236 692 Groover 6 1 1 2 14 2 17 Reeder 3 2 1 1 3 1 2 13 Tunis 35 68 38 66 61 40 63 85 65 43 544 Treasurer Boone 30 34 37 68 64 28 44 52 37 18 310 Montgomery 10 67 24. 82. 41.

15 30 ,35 29 19 292 Pingle 33 88 88 151 131 200 168 125 171 84 1239 929 i City Judge Hawkins 15 62 81 61 43 49 74 62 59 17 603 Runyan 42 77 100 160 152 152 131 111 145 88 1148 645 at Large Brans 32 -79 80' 130 98 133 117 98 86 .79 932 191 Jackson 82 44 39 95 99 48 64 68 84 86 609 Wlllkie 31 82 63 105 83 168 112 84 'l35 39 892 151 Wilson 44 87 64 81 86 60 79 91 82 7 741 roDDers toaay. 4atth.Q loss at 'not exceeding 4.