Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 301, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 April 1921 — Page 9

TEN PORTABLE BUILDINGS TO BE CONSTRUCTED Board Orders Bids on $60,000 Worth of Improvements. PICTURES’ USE PLANNED Matters of routine occupied the attention of the board of school commissioners at Its session last night, and the meeting was the shortest and one of the most harmonious held by the board this year. The most Important action taken by the board was the ordering of advertisement of bids for ten two-room portable buildings, which will cost approximately $60,000 when set up and fully equipped, and the taking of the first definite steps toward the establishment of visual education In the schools of Indianapolis. On recommendation of Superintendent > E. U. Graff, the purchase of five motion picture projectors for use in the city schools, together with film service, was aui iorized. Three projectors will be purchased from the Society for Visual Education and two from the Pathe Company. Mr. Graff estimated the complete cost at about $1,500. He said that Indianapolis has fallen behind In this branch of education and that this is almost the only city of its class that has not taken steps toward the installation of some form of visual education. CRIPPIX CASE TO BE MADE SPECIAL ORDER. It was decided that the board will meet as a committee of the whole Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock to consider the matter of the connection of Clarence E. Crlppln, a board member, with the printing of the Bulletin, an official school publication. The Bulletin is printed by the Enquirer Publishing Company, of which Mr. Crlppln is an officer and stockholder. and some time ago Albert Baker, then attorney for the board, gave an opinion in which he said that it was illegal for the company in which Mr. Crippin was Interested to hold a contract of this character. Since that time the board has taken no action in the matter, and at the meeting last night W. B. Allison said that he felt the matter should be taken up and disposed of definitely. The appointment of a negro district supervisor was asked in a communication signed by Thomas M. Dexter, secretary of the Indianapolis branch of the National ■Association for the Advancement of the Colored Race, The communication suited that “the fact that no colored district superintendent was appointed last year ■was looked upon by thousands of cole red citizens as a reproach upon the race.” Superintendent Graff was directed to answer the letter. CONSTRUCTION WORK AT STANDSTILL. t School construction work practically has been brought to a standstill by the building trades strike, L. A. Snider, building adviser, reported. He said that all contractors doing school work have requested an indefinite extension of time in which to complete their contracts because of conditions arising from the strike. Mrs. Alice Newman and Mrs. Anna Hicks, representing the educational committee of the T. W. C. A., appeared before the board and asked if any action had been taken in regarß to the giving of Bible courses In the high schools as adopted and approved by the State board of education. They explained that these courses now are being given in high schools of more than one hundred cities and towns of Indiana. Mrs. Julia Belle Tutewiler, president of the board, explained that the matter was still in the hands of the Instruction committee, where it was placed several months ago, and had not been reported out by the committee. A petition, signed by about one hundred negro residents of the city living in Highland place and Boulevard place, was received asking the erection of anew grade school la the district bounded by Northwestern avenue. Twenty-First street, k Capitol avenue and Sixteenth street. The ►petition was referred to the committee on 'buildings and grounds and Superintendent Graff. The board passed a resolution of regret on the death of George Lemaux, former chairman of the board of public works, who died last week. ARTS ASSOCIATION SESSION DESIRED. That a strenuous effort will be made to obtain the 1922 convention of the Western Arts Association for Indianapolis was indicated by the action of the board indorsing the efforts of a number of Indianapolis teachers who will attend the convention at Peoria. 111., next week, to get the next convention of the organization for this city. A communication was received, signed by Florence H. Fitch, director of art Instruction; Lucy Montgomery, supervisor of sewing; Mrs. Ida C. Langerwisch. supervisor of cooking, and Harry E. Wood, director of manual training, asking approval of the board to the project. The letter stated that It has been thirteen years since the convention has been held in this city, and the teachers offered to take upon their own shoulders all extra work connected with it. On recommendation of Superintendent Graff Miss Fitch was authorized to attend the convention at the expense of the board. Mr. Douglass reported that new plans for purchasing coal for next winter called for an abandonment of the coal yard which has been maintained by the board. He said that under the new arrangement a saving of about $5,000 will result to the city even if there is no drop in the price of coal. He also reported a number of changes In personnel of his force and after the meeting he said that these changes and reductions in the force will result in an annual saving of between $5,000 and $6,000. .APPOINTMENTS OF 'LIBRARIAN APPROVED. On recommendation of Charles E. Rush, city, librarian, the following appointments were approved: Alice M. Peters and EffieJC. Abraham, assistant in catalog department; Frieda Newman, general assistant in branch library department; Myra Baldwin, part time supply substitute. The following graduates of the library training course were given appointments: Edna Bernstein, Grace Greene, Margaret Harlan. Bessie Herelh, Alice Mary Johnson, Mary Kellner, Edna Levey, Mary Mcßride, Dorothy Phillips, Isabel Russell, Flora Shattuck, lone Wilson and Leah Henry. Mr. Rush reported that despite the fact that the course of instruction given this year was stronger than ever before, Miss Alice Mary Johnson had received the highest grade ever given in this training course, an average of 96. RENTAL BOOST RESENTED. The report of Mr. Douglass that notice had been received from Fieber & Reilley, agents, that after July 18 the rent for the property at 3355-3357 North Illinois street, occupied as a branch library. would be raised from S2O to $25 a month, was received with indignation by some members of the board. f "This is a cold hold-up,” Bert S. Gadd said. “It is an old, one-story shack, not good for anything.” The matter was referred to the library committee. A communication from Mrs. J. W. Moore, secretary of the School Lunch Association, asking if the board Intends to take over the work of the association next fall, under authority conferred upon

It by the last Legislature, was referred to the committee on Instruction. Bids on sewing machines for use in the schools, two Ford trucks and starters for four trucks now in use were referred to a committee composed of Mr. Allison, Mr. Gadd and Mr. Douglass. With one dissenting vote, that of Charles L. Barry, the board approved the payment of $92.40 to H. A. Roney, public accountant employed several months ago to Investigate the business director’s office. Officials of the State board of accounts told a representative of the Times several weeks ago that any allowances to Roney would not be approved, and because of this attitude of the State board Mr. Barry voted against approval. Superintendent Graff announced the following appointments in the teaching force: Ethel Collier, elementary schools; ; Mary Taylor, stenographer, Emmerich Manual Training High school. The following changes in the force of C. W. Eurton, superintendent of buildings and grounds, were announced: C. E. Ingles, appointed custodian at Shortridge High School; Jesse Sanders, derailed to special work at Shortridge; j Herman Laatz, janitor at School No. 21, I resigned. LINTON POLICE ‘FORCE’ CHIEF AND ASSISTANT (Continued From Page One.) ance of the “police force.” He slid that when he discussed the matter with Shouse the “chief” told him that the Linton population was of a peculiar character, and that a vast majority of the residents were in favor of the operation of these rlaces. Vosloh said the only assistance he ever received from the police force was after he had promised to split his fees as prosecutor with Shouse and Bennie for ull convictions resulting from arrests in Linton. He said that on one occasion they did arrest and convict someone who was going through Linton with j liquor in bis possession. Vosloh also testified that when the Federal raids were made last June that the only time he saw Shouse take any interest in the proceedings was when he came to the automobile in which all the prisoners arrested during the raid were waiting to be taken to Bloomfield and Insisted that they be left in Linton on bail. When Vosloh refused he says Shouse turned away saying: “This damn prosecutor is crazy.” WOODWARD SAID HE PAID SHOUSE $lO WEEK. Woodward testified that he operated a soft drink place in Linton and that he met Shouse at the postoffice and made arrangements by which he was to pay | Shouse $lO a week for tha privilege of I selling w hite mule. He said Shouse cuiI lected every two weeks, coming to his back room for that purpose. Woodward's place was located Just across the alley from the police station. Rahl Callahan conducted a similar establishment near the Southern Indiana railway station, he said. He testified that one day Gilbreath came in, got a drink of white mule and said: “This will cost you $lO and the white mule extra.” He said he continued these pay- | rnents. ! It cost James O. Walton S2O a week [ to conduct a gambling hall and white mule parlor, according to his testimony. | He said this money was paid to GilI breath and that he never was molested ; until the Federal officers and the proaeI outing attorney raided him. "FORCE” RATHER ROUGH ON ONE WOMAN WITNESS. The one witness who suffered at the hands of the police force was Velma Parks, a woman who testified that she j had bought liquor in Woodward's, Calla- : ban's. Jack Fromme's and Walton’s places of business. She says that she L was arrested for drunkenness five or six time* and on one occasion was given i sixty days in jail. The last time she was | arrested, she says, she was put in jail : at Bloomfield without ever being tried in | the mayor's court at Linton, i When court adjourned at noon Vosloh 1 was still on the stand. The case was resumed at 2 o'clock. Judge Ferdinand A. , Geiger is presiding. Police Aid in Search for Mrs. H.JL. Veach Efforts are being made by the local ! police to find Mrs. H. L. Veach. who is said to be employed at a local theater, and notify her that her husband Is believed to have suffered a mental breakdown. H. L. Veach. according to a telegram received today by the police, leaped from a second story window at Clinton, | Okla , but escaped injury. The telegram i. stated that Veach lived at 336 North Illinois street In Indianapolis. Inquiries at that address brought the statement that he formerly roomed there but had left some time ago to visit his brother in Oklahoma. Slain Crawfordsville Boy Cited for Valor A citation for heroism in action end a distinguished service cross have been received by Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Wallace, Crawfordsville, formerly of Indianapolis, parents of Lieut. William Noble Wallace. The honors were pothumously awarded Lieutenant Wallace, who was killed in action near St. Etienne. France. Oct. 9, 1918. The citation states I that Lieutenant Wallace was engaged in ' a hazardous reconnaissance of the front lines. The William Noble Wallace post ! of the American Legion was named in his | honor. Continue Trial of 4 in Culver Bank Case Special to The Times. WARSAW, Ind, April 27—The trial of Art Sllbert, John R. Burns, Peter Fox and Joseph Myers, charged with robbing the Exchange Bank of Culver and mur der of J. Russell Saine, Culver merchant, which was set to begin in Kosciusko Circuit Court May 2, was postponed Tuesday until May 10. Judge L. W. Royse granted the conj tlnuance on motion of William Reed, Knox, attorney for the defense, who made affidavit that the accused men have | obtained the services of Clarence S. Darrow of Chicago. Building Work to Cease jn Chicago CHICAGO, April 27—Bilding activities in Chicago will cease at noon Saturday, according to formal word sent out today by the Building Construction Employers' Association to contractors. This action was taken after union workers refused to accept a cut from $1.25 to $1 an hour. Union employes will be locked out, contractors stated. Purdue Men to Talk Addresses by Prof. C. Francis Harding, bead of the school of electrical engineering of Purdue University, and Prof. D. D. Ewing, professor of electric railway engineering of Purdue University, will be the big features of the meeting of the Indianapolis-Lafayette section of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers at the Chamber of Commerce building Friday evening at 8 o'clock. The address by Professor Harding will be on "The Effects of Low Power Factor Upon the Distribution of Electrical Energy and Their Relation to Rate Schedules.” and the address by Professor Ewing will be on “The Determination of Power Factor in Polyphase Ciicults.**

RECITE DETAILS COUPLE’S DEATH State Resumes Testimony in Trial for Murder. Special to The Times. RENSSELAER, Ind., April 27.—Witnesses for the State today resumed their testimony in the trial of Ralph Davis, charged with the murder of his aged parents. Irvin Rainsford, a neighboring farmer, testified that he heard young Davis yelling for help. He said he dressed and saw a fire In the Davis home which young Davis was watching. Victor Hancock, undertaker, testified that the defendant ordered the bodies burled the day after the deaths. The State charged that David killed his parents and set fire to the home, after his father refused to make good $1,400 he is alleged to have embezzled from the farm fedratlon. Nine farmers and three business men are on the Jury which was chosen late yesterday. STORM IN SOUTH KILLS 15, HURTS 30 Loss in Mississippi Blow Put Near Million. MERIDIAN, Miss., April 27 —Reports j ! from Braxton today stale that at least ; ; fifteen persons were killed, thirty injured and property damage sustained, which, ! It is estimated, will reach $1,000,000. as a | result of the tornado which swept that I town late yesterday. i The tornado 6truck the main business I section of the little city with terrific force. The city was in a panic within three minutes after the storm struck and it was impossible to organize intelligent relief for several hours. Red Cross and other relief organizations in Meridian and elsewhere quickly responded when notified of the disaster and are doing valiant work in caring for the distressed. ‘LEW SHANK OR ROBISON WILL BE NOMINATED’ (Continued From Page One.) have gone the taxes,” Mr. Bookwalter continued. “I walked over to the | treasurer's office the other day and the blow almost killed father. Then I thought of the $175,000 garbage plant, | and I knew why. j “The Indianapolis News discovered Professor Howe, because they were looking for a man who would let them be I what they were during the last three j years, and during the three years and nine months of the Shank administration and most especially during the two years j of the Holtzman administration. “Like Ajax defying the lightning. May- j or Jewett defies any one to show he np- ! proved the steal of four years ago. He denies also that five men selected Howe as a candidate for mayor, and says thirty- j five did it. HOW “SOLEMN FIVE” PICKED PROFESSOR HOWE. “The truth is that the five men were called in by one man and that one man was Dick Smith, editor of the Indianapolis News, who told them Mr. Howe was the man. They decided the people of Indianapolis were not capable of selecting a man. Then the five went to thirty men composed of one from each ward, and the mayor and Bob and Ralph and others and they received their instructions from an editorial room. “The five wily- not wise—men made a pilgrimage to the News office and said j they w-re for Howe and they defy you i |to oppose them. They thought no one would oppose them for they would use j the lash and draw blood. Terrorism is j , their policy. ! “As soon ns I stood out for this man j | Robison the iash was applied. They j i know that either Robison or Shank will [ ibe nominated and they started a cam- ; ! paign of deception saying it is either j Shank or Howe. You must take up this ! Intellectual and financial raggedy man j from Butler College or Shank will get i you If yon don’t watch out. AMENT THOSE j ‘STRAW VOTES.* “They are taking straw votes. Figures | ! don't lie but liars study arithmetic. | Thes straw votes are never taken but | | exist only in the minds of the people told j to manutacture them. They are spead j 1 ing stories in the street that Robison j ‘ has withdrawn. They know where thp I \ strength lies. You never see any clubs j I under a sour apple tree. They are like j I n boy walking In a graveyard late at , j night, whistling to keep up courage.” | i Mr. Robison la bis talk covered much jof the same ground he. had covered In previous speeches, telling of his plans for the letting of city work by contract. He told his audience that If he Is elected he will sea to it that the city hospital Is enlarged and Improved and that a city j market is established on she south side. I In discussing the gas question he de | dared that If he is elected he will see j that the gas company carries out Its \ franchise to the letter. He declared that j the clause requiring 600 British thermnl units to each subic foot of gas has not j been carried out for six years and that I as a consequence consumers are paying for 10 per cent more gas than they are ' receiving. “You can have a man arrested for sell- j I lng watered milk, and the gas company ' is perpeetratlng just as groat a fraud with Impunity,” he said. He recalled the close friendship and association between Professor Howe and P. Dorsey Forrest, manager of the gns j company and a former professor at But- j ler, and remarked that it is not strauge j that their minds run together. In closing his speech Mr. Robison j asked his audience to register their pro- ! ♦est against the dictation of a few men ! and declared the prime need of the city Is to purge it from boss rule. MEETING TONIGHT AT GLOVE FACTORY. Seventh Ward workers and supporters of Mr. Robison will stage a rally tonight at the Indianapolis Glove Company, Liberty and Michigan streets, with Mr. Robison ns the headliner speaker, James Morgan will preside and will Introduce the speakers who in addition to Mr. Robison, are ei-Jlaror Bookwalter, Dr. Amelia R. Keller, Tom Greeulee, an ex-clty employe, and others. The meeting will begin at 8 p. m. Mr. Robison also will speak at meetings at Fortieth street and Senate avenue; Nineteenth street and College

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avenue. West Washington street and Belmont avenue, Vermont and California street and 404 North California street. The women’s organization of the Robison campaign had a tea for Third ward voters this afternoon in the social tearoom of St. James Court, 2108 North Meridian street. Mr. Robison, Mrs. Linton A. Cox, Mrs. Otto Keller, Mrs. Helen Hobbs, Mrs. Charles Bed wick and Mrs. Stucky participated in the meeting. GERMANY’S BID THREATENS TO DIVIDE ALLIES (Continued From Page One.)

Hughes or the attitude taken by the Administration that the United States has a vital interest In the prompt settlement of the reparations question. Assuming, after the elimination of any uncertainty us to meaning, or the possibility of a “joker,” that the proposals were found reasonable to this Government, several obstacles might still remain In the way of carrying out tho third possible course of procedure. Secretary Hughes is understood to be pretty well Informed as to the attitude of the allied governments towards the proposals, as a result of his conferences with the ambassadors of those countries yesterday and today. Though no official light has been throvrn upon this phase of the situation, it is believed that Italy is ready to support the United States in any stand it may take. Japan, it was pointed out, is not primarily interested in reparations. GREAT BRITAIN FAVORS REOPENING. Great Britain is favorably Impressed at the prospect of reopening negotiations, according to unofficial but apparently well founded reports from abroad. The British government, however, is fully aware of the delicacy attaching to the position of mediator, and the British foreign office has let it be known that it would be most emahrrasaing to have France put in the position of refusing to resume negotiations. Lloyd George is on record as opposing further occupation of German territory, except as a last resort and a large element of tbe British population is understood to be opposed to occupation under any circumstances. In view of these facts, Franc* apparently would hold the key to the situation. It 1s known that a considerable element of the French are opposed to mediation of any character and will not be satisfied until the French army fhaa made Its advance farther Into Germany. Whether that element Is of sufficient Influence to balk the Hughes plan for reaching a settlement remains to be seen. At the State Department, it was Intimated that the full text of tho note might be made public some time during the day, though the possibility of it* being held until the reply is ready was admitted. FRANCE WOULD NOT ACCEPT PROPOSALS PARIS, April 27.—The German indemnity proposals In their present form are not acceptable to France, It was declared today In official circles. Officials said that the difference between the German offer and the allied demand for 226.000.000.000 gold marks with guarantees is so great that there is nothing left for France to do but reject the German proposition. The demand Is made In parliamentary quarters that “strong and energetic penalties” be levied upon Germany at once. Some parliamentarians went so far as to suggest the military occupation of Frankfort, Bremen and Hamburg as well as the whole Ruhr district. Among the chief complaints of the French are that tho German proposals are not concise and are too vague to be worthy of serious discussion. It is claimed that Germany has not offered sufficient guarantees to provide France with proper safeguards. furthermore, it is centended that Germany cannot bo trusted to carry out her promises unless

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she gives pledges in more material form than they exist at present. BERLIN, April 27.—Dr. Walter Simon, German foreign minister, has tendered his resignation to President Ebert as a result of the bitter opposition in the Industrial interests against the new indemnity proposals, but the president refused to acccept tho resignation, it was learned today. Conciliators from various political parties have requested Dr. Simon to remain In office until the reparations negotiations are concluded. Members of the Reichstag were hostile in their criticism of the indemnity offer. The note to Washington containing the proposals was called "humiliating.” Although the foreign office refused to give any information upon the subject, it was learned from a high source that Secretary Hughes, after perusing the contents of the German note, communicated with the German government asking that amendments be added to the

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original document making some points more definite. The American Secretary of State also was reported to have asked for better guarantees from Germany and that some of the conditions be struck out. TEXT EXCITES WIDE INTEREST. The text of the proposals, which was made public here yesterday, is under close scrutiny by the press and public. Following the preface, which thanks the United States for reopening the possibility of further reparations negotiations, are twelve articles. The German offer is capitalized at 50,000,000,000 gold marks (about $12,000,000,000), but a total of 200,000,000,000 gold marks is promised by the time that all the interest payments are made. No definite time was fixed for the expiration of the payments. Germany proposed that she participate in the reconstruction of northern France, which was devastated during the war, on condition that the cost of German labor

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and materials be deducted from her indemnity liabilities. WOULD TAKE OVER DEBT TO UNITED STATES. Germany offers to pay 1,000,000,000 gold marks and securities within three months. Germany proposed to take over the allied debt to the United States If the parties to the debt are willing. Among the conditions was one that “German territory, which has been confiscated, be freed at once. Germany suggests the creation of an arbitration board at Paris to decide indemnity Issues which may arise from time to time and pledges herself to abide by the decisions of this board. It is proposed that Germany issue an International loan, the proceeds of which shall go to the allies. The note proposes that the allies assist Germany in reconstructing her industry and trade, pointing out that the allies will benefit by such rehabilitation because it would put Germany in a better position to make her payments. In this same connection Germany asks for

an opportunity to compete in the world's markets and seeks the abolition of tha restrictions at present Imposed upon German commerce. ANXIOUSLY AWAIT U. S. ATTITUDE. There was no discussion of the proposals in the Reichstag on Tuesday and there was a disposition in many quarters to await the attitude of the United States before any further move is made here. The foreign minister in replying to some of his critics, revealed that an American lawyer had been called In to assist with the text. He is said to be L. M. Hoeffler of San Francisco. Hostile critics of the new proposals complain that “Germany is called upon to pay *'r every misfortune the world has suffered In the past six years.” Complications already are threatened over gold payments. It was reliably reported thrt the directors of the Relchabank had decided to defy the government and refused to surrender gold that was promised to the allies in the new proposals.

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