Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 11, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 May 1921 — Page 4

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G.O.P. OFFICIAL ATTACKS CITY MANAGERRULE State Chairman Wasmuth Brands Plan as Confiscating Citizens’ Rights. The opposition of at least a part of the Republican State organization ha* been thrown against the attempt of many Indiana cities to discard their present form of- government in faror of the city commission manager system. The stand of this formidable organization became known when E. M. Wasmnfh. Republican State chairman, yesterday Issued a statement protesting against the proposed changes. Mr. Wasmuth based his opposition on the theory that the elimination of party responsibility in cities would take away from the people their right to rule. The statement is expected to have a bearing on the first election on the subject. which will be held in Marion next Tuesday. Mr. Wasmuth’s stand came as somewhat of a surprise to the proponents of the new system inasmuch as the law making possible the changes was passed by the last Legislature, which was overwhelmingly Republican. WILL NOT IMPROVE CITT GOVERNMENT. lfr. Wasmuth’s statement was as follows: “A number of Indiana cities will bold elections shortly to decide Whether they will abandon the present system of local party government and, as State chairman, I am personally very much opposed on the merits of the commission and city manager form of government, to their establishment. If I honestly thought that .the establishment of these new systems of city government would improve local government, I should favor them and say so most emphatically. However, * I cm conscientiously convinced that such is not the case. “The most important consideration of all government is that it must be responsible. A party is merely a group of Individuals who, by their collective action, Insure party responsibility and in which all classes of our citizenship have their right to be heard and their interests considered. Such is not the case under the commission or city-manager forms of government. The people should always hold for themselves the right to elect by direct vote their chief executive on the basis of group responsibility so that he may be responsible directly to them, and it is not satisfactory to have the chief executive responsible to an Intermediary body which would be. in this Instance, the members of the commission, under either of these plans. GIVES DEFINITION OF PARTY RESPONSIBILITY". “Party responsibility means that all classes of citizens, regardless of their views on business, labor, religion and kindred subjects, may find opportunity to have their Interests considered and represented in the composite organization of a political party, but under either of these new systems the Individuals In power may consciously or unconsciously represent one or more of these factors without representing the others. "The result Is that, under either of the sew systems, we have minority rule with one. or at least a few of the many Interests of our complex American life represented in a dominant way. “It ia my honest opinion and best Judgment, without regard to the impor tance of political machinery, that we may have a much more satisfactory form of local government, baaed on political parties, with a deflniate responsibility to the people and representing all Interests, than we may have by either of the proposed plans which may be controiled by a minority, which may represent part of our citizenship to the detriment of the other interests and which have no fixed responsibility

PAY ROLL PRUNING STARTS AT ONCE Harding Confident Movement Will Be Approved. WASHINGTON. May 25—President Harding returns here from New York today confident that his program of pruning the Government pay roll Is backed by popular approvaL His declaration In New York that ruthless economy must be enforced regardless of the chances of offending some politicians brought such Instantaneous chorus of approval that he Is expected to lose little time in applying the knife to Washington red tape. Harding's Cabinet is behind him to a man in this measure which has been the subject of discussion at several Cabinet meetings. The first result of the favorable reaction to hla economy promises Is expected to be a speeding-up of the reorganization program now being mapped out by a special congressional committee which Is working under the direction of Waiter F. Brown, Ohio, who Is acting at personal representative of the President, 63 COMPLETE GRADES. GREENSBURG, Ind.. May 25.—The grade schools of this city announced today that sixty-three pupils were certified to the high school this spring. An addition io this list will be made by the St. Mary’s parochial school within the next ten days.

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None of the beauty of pageants as given out of doors by children and directors of the city recreation department in the past will be lost in the spring festival to be given at Caleb Mills Hall Friday evening because it is being staged indoors. In fact, R. Walter Jarvis, director of recreation, and Miss Alice Mescall, his assistant, state that Just as beautiful Indoors effects as those obtained out of doors are being secured for the coming pageant by the use of special background and lighting effects The pageant, which marks the close of the winter work in the community centers and the recreational training school at.the Lauter Memorial Building, will consist of chorus and solo singing, group and solo dance numbers. Girls from Greer street, Brlghtwood and Spades Park community centers will do the dancing and young women from the recreational school the singing. Mr. Jarvis and Miss Mescail have general supervision of ythe festival with Mrs. Carroll Carr of the training school, Miss Clara Ledig, director of Greer Street; Miss Mildred Burkhardt, from the Lanter Memorial; Miss Ethel Hughes, director of Spades Park, and Miss Evelyn Cornell, director of Brlghtwood, assisting. A rehearsal will be held at the I.auter Memorial, Market and Greeley streets, at 6 o’clock tonight, and the final dress rehearsal at Caleb Mills Hall at 6 o'clock Thursday evening. The children who have parts are to be transported to and from the rehearsals and the pageant in motor trucks furnished by several city departments. Admission will be free, without tickets and without reserved seats. The stage at Caleb Mills Hail Is being converted into a garden with lattice backgrounds, interwoven with Imitation emilax and peach blossoms. Large vases filled with peach blossoms will flank the stage. All of the background decorations and the costumes of the dancers are being made by the children In the community centers. Park department workmen are constructing the scenery. Dancing Instructions given In the community centers this winter ,has been broadened from that of last summer, Miss

SUES TO SET ASIDE DEED Action Centers on John Wocher Estate Suit to set aside a deed to property said to be worth $25,000 and for an accounting from E. Bertha Wocher, executrix of the estate of the late John Wocher, who committed suicide Aug. 21, 1915, was filed yesterday in Federal Court by Isaac C. Elstron Jr. of Chicago. The complaint charges that prior to Wocher’s death he and his wife executed a mortgage to the Inßlanapolis Art Association of Indianapolis on a number of lots in this city. This mortgage later was transferred to Henry Lane Wilson and on Oct. 14, 1919. was ordered sold on foreclosure proceedings. Elstron then purchased a two-thirds Interest In the property for $9,500. It is charged that the Inventory of the estate filed by Mrs. Wochfer In which the value of the estate was given at $47,892.25, was excesssive, and that claims against the estate, exceeding $17,000, were filed by creditors. About a year after Mr. Wocher’s death it is charged that Mrs. Wocher filed a deed to a portion of the property valued at $25,000, and that this deed bore the date of Oct. 4, 1905. It is alleged that the deed was in reality made immediately before the death of Wocher and was prepared to defeat creditors of the estate. The complaint sets up that the proceeds of this property rightfully belong to the creditors .except that portion allowed the widow under Indiana law. Judge Anderson Is Expected Home Today Judge Albert B. Anderson of the federal district court, who was operated on at the Mayo Hospital, Rochester, Minn., several Weeks ago for kidney stone, will return home today. The operation was suceessfnl in every way and his recovery was even faster than had been hoped for by bis physicians. Judge Anderson will* remain at home for several weeks and will then go to his summer home at Burt Lake, Mich., for the summer. It Is believed that he will not undertake the active hearing of cases until September.

Mescail announced.' The results of training in Chalif and interpretative work will be seen in several new numbers on the pageant program. It is planned to carry the advanced work onto the playgrounds this summer. Instruction has been in folk dancing almost exclusively heretofore. Features of the pageant will be solo dances by Miss Martha Doris Michaelis, Bertha Otte, Thelma Richardson and Veryl Holt. Miss Charlotte Chance, a whistling soloist will provide a delightful novelty in a number imitating the birds during the singing of "Down in the Forest,” by the Recreational Training School girls. Miss Helen Bedell, a student at the Training School, who had a prominent part in the Shortridge High School play, "Daddy Long Legs,” a few weeks ago, will be the pageant announcer. The program is as follows: Opening chorus, “Rise Up” and "Morning.” Recreational Training School girls. Group dance, "Fairy ripen.” Greer street girls. Solo dance, "Narcissus.” Veryl Holt. Solo dance, "Rose Waltz.” Lauter Memorial girls. .Group dance, "Fleur-de-Lis,” Greer street girls. Solo dance, "Blue Danube,” Bertha Ott. Song, "Springtime,” Frieda Stelnman Group dance, “Daffodils," Brlghtwood girls. Chorus. “Melody in F,” Recreational Training School girls. Solo danre, “Water Nymph,” Thelma Richardson. Group dance, "Flower Waltz,” Spades Park girls. Group dance* “Will o’ Wisp,” Brightwood girls. Chorus, "Down in the Forest,” Recreational Training School girls Group dance, “Mendelssohn's Spring Song,” Spades Park girls. Solo dance, interpretative, Veryl Holt. Group dance, “Bluebird,” Greer street girls. Group dance, “Wild Flowers," Spades Park girls. Closing chorus, “Springtime," Recreational Training School girls, l The recreation department urges parents particularly to attend in order that thely may gain an idea of the instruction being giveu to the children.

Gleane*s Hold Rally At^Loffansport Special to The Times. LOGANSPORT, Ind., May 25 —The Gleaners' rally for the Central Indiana District opened in the Knights of Columbus home here Tuesday, 400 members and their wifes being in attendance. One of the big features of the initial session was the initiation of a class of 100 candidates. The address of welcome was delivered by R. C. Hulls, city attorney while response was given by Mrs. Emma Cole of Lansing. Mich ; R. L. Holloway of Detroit, Mich.; supreme secretary of the order, was also among the speakers’ of the afternoon session. L. B Campbell, State manager, presided at the meeting. A banquet was the final feature of the evening session.

THE HURST BUILDING Pennsylvania and Georgia Streets We have Just completed moving our mammoth warehouse stock Into our four large retail stores. Every available shelf, bin and floor space has been stacked up and crowded with hundreds of bargains in all kinds of good, clean, dependable merchitnd.se at prices that are not only astonishing, but are In many cases wiry special and below today’s replacement prices. , BARGAIN PRICES | BIG SALE NOW GOING ON Dry Goods —Groceries—Shoes Paints, Oils and Varnishes Furniture—Electrical Goods Bicycles—Sporting Goods Gents’ Furnishings—Hardware Stoves—Rugs—Woodenware Auto Tires and Accessories V Tinware, Etc. A GOOD PLACE TO BUY EVERYTHING FINAL CLEAN UP SALE TO BE HELD AT OUR WAREHOUSE, 323 W. 15TH STREET Odds and ends to be sold at public auction Thursday and Friday afternoon and evening. Bicycles, farm gates, wagon beds, dinner bells, screen doors, Insecticide and many new items In hardware, groceries and auto accessories. Also a lot of automobile oils and greases, some good lumber, some scrap lumber and many other Items too numerous to mention. A large quantity" of Sum-Mo syrup by the case. Also 100 bins 6 ft. by 6 ft. 18 ins. to 36 ins. deep, some adjustable shelves, some stationary—new, clean and in first-class condition. Several lots good and some scrap lumber. Many other items, new and slightly used. Auction sale to be held only at our warehouse, 323 W. Fifteenth street, Thursday and Friday afternoon and evening. Don’t forget the address —323 W. Fifteenth street. You are also Invited to visit our big retail store at Pennsylvania and Georgia streets, and become one of our satisfied customers. We are out of the high rent district. We own our own building. We sell for less because we sell for cash only. We can save you money on your everyday purchases. UI!D6T 9 AA Retail Store STsliiW 1 €X vy. Penn. & Georgia Sts. FREE DELIVERY ,%!

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HAVANA SPEAKS TO HOOSIERLAND Gov. McCray, at Local Smoker, Extends Greetings ‘Via Telephone.’ Governor Warren T. McCray extended greetings to Havana last night. The Governor was at the smoker given bv the Electric Club at the Chamber of Commerce building, while the recipient of the greeting was in Havana. In Its journey the .Governor’s voice traveled about 2,900 miles by wire on land and about 115 miles by submarine cable. A number of those at the smoker talked with C. W. Ricker of the Havana Electric Railway, Light and Power Company and J. T. Andrews of the Cuban Telephone Company, in Havana. Among those who talked with Havana, in addition to Governor McCray, were Charles F. Coffin, president of the Chamber of Commerce; Charles O'Brien Murphy, Wallace O. Lee, W. E. Balch and Frank Wampler. Governor McCray talked with Mr. Andrews, and after extending the greetings of Indiana, which Avere suitably acknowledged by Mr. Andrews, he touched upon the matter of the weather In Havana and asked horn hot it was down there. Mr. Androws said It was quite pleasant—about 84 degrees, aud in response to a suggestion by the Governor that we could beat that up here, replied tha the had been in Indianapolis and knew it was a hot place. One of the interesting features was the “calling of the roll,” before the talks with Havana were commenced, during which men in charge at Chicago, Beaver Dam, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Harrisburg, Pa.; New York City, Philadelphia, Richmond, Va .; Selma, N. C.; Denmark, 8. C.; Jacksonville, Fla.; West Palm Beach, Key West find then Havana were called, and responded with a clearness that was almost a bit startling to the average layman who had not yet realized how distance could thus be put aside. The talks with Havana were made possible through the courtesy of Frank Wampler, vice president and general manager of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company, who had arranged for a special long distance wire and 320 sets of receivers so that all the guests at the smoker could hear all the conversations that passed between the speakers and Havana. Wilbur Roadhouse of the transmission engineering department of the A. T. ft T. Cos., at Chicago, was engineer in charge of the demonstration. Congratulations on the demonstration were made to Mr. Wampler by Governor McCray, Mr. Coffin and othersr and Mr. Wampler introduced Mr. Roadhouse as the man who was really responsible for tha demonstration. ! The program committee of the club, j having charge of the evening’s program, i was composed of M. K. Foxworthy,

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chairman; T. N. Wynne and Wallace O. Lee. In addition to the long-distance talks, there were musical numbers on the program and a demonstration of fire making by Boy Scouts, the event being won by Edwin Houseman, of Troop 21,0f the Broadway M. E. Church. \ SENTENCES NEGRO IN AUTO CRASH As Result of Collision Chauffeur Must Serve Time. Fred Prince, negro, 359 West TwentyFifth street, a chauffeur, was found guilty of two charges, assault and battery and speeding, in city court yesterday afternoon, Thomas C. Wbalon, Judge pro tern, fined him SSO and costs and sentenced him to ninety days on the Indiana State Farm on the assault charge and fined him $25 and costs on the speeding charge. Prince was arrested March 30 by Lieutenant White as e result of an accident at Illinois street and Fall Creek. Two men were seriously Injured In the acci - dent. According to the testimony in court, Prince was driving his employer's machine north on Illinois street, and Martin Lloyd, “city,” was driving west on Fall Creek boulevard with Theodore Walker, 350 Grace street* formerly a motorcycle policeman. Prince's machine struck Lloyd's machine and the force of the high-power car knocked it about thirty feet. Lloyd suffered a broken hip bone and Walker received a broken rib and several bruises. Prince was uninjured. Witnesses testified that Prince was driving his machine at a high rate of speed, possibly thirty-five miles an hour, when the accident occurred. Both machines were badly damaged.

HONOR RULES UERITAOE. KOKOMO, Ind., May 25—That the name of the Goyer family for honor may be preserved, John R. Goyer left the inheritance of his son, Walter Goyer, 1n trust for ten years, that his debts might be paid. Mr. Goyer's family was wiped out several months ago when the farm home burned, his children and wife dying from the effects gif that happening, and Mr. Goyer ‘himself nearly lost his life. Mr. Goyer became Involved financially and was compelled to take the benefit of the bankrupt law, a proceeding distasteful to his father, who stipulates that the Goyer famjly name must he maintained.

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JAYHAWKERS SAY WHEAT CROP FINE Deny Large Amount Grain Is Destroyed. TOPEKA, Kan., May 25.—Kansas is still optimistic about its wheat crop. Wheat growers of the Jayhawker State declare they are used to having a “total crop failure” at this time of the year, but harvest a bumper crop in June and “July. Grain quotations advanced sharply on the Chicago Board of Trade the last few days due to reports of a drought in Kansas and Nebraska. The wheat crop was still looking good In the State today, J. C. Mohler, secretary of the department of agriculture, announced, although he said considerable damage had been done in a few of the smaller wheat producing counties. Mohler denied the report circulated on ! leading markets that five million acres of Kansas wheat had “gone to pieces.” Indications today were that showers would fall over the State within the next twenty-four hours and relieve the situation, according to the weather bureau here.

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Culprit Clips Hair From School Girl, 15 Genevtve Grim, 15, a student at Shortridge High School, was robbed of her long braid of brown hair Monday afternoon while on North Pennsylvania street, on -her way home from high school. She Is the granddaughter of Mr.

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and Mrs. Louis Grim, 2734 North Station street, with whom she lives. Miss Grim had left the school and had started home, walking south on Penn/ - sylvania street, when she stopped to look In a store window. Some woman spoke to her saying, “You have got your hair cut crooked,” and Miss Grim reaching back discovered her haid had been cut off. The girl's hair, was long- and hel grandfather said she wore it in a braid