Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 230, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 February 1922 — Page 3

SHANK ACCEPTS OFFER OF HELP IN WEIGHT WAR Commercial Credit, Audit and Weights Concern to Help in Crusade. Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank today accepted an offer of the services of the Commercial Credit, Audit and Correct Weights Bnreau to help the city bureau of weights and measures in its efforts to prevent short weight in ice and coal deliveries. Frank G. Laird, manager of the bureau, called upon the mayor and made the offer after he had learned the mayor hnd instructed the police to stop coal and Ice wagons, take them to tne nearest scales and re-welgh them. 'Che bureau membership comprises reputable coal and building material retailers. “The Commercial Credit Audit and Correct Weights Bureau believes this is a good move and we offer all the facilities we have to help out In it," said Mr. Laird. “That's fine," replied the mayor. “With the help of such an organization we ought to be able to do something to ciean up this short weight business.” The bureau has been cooperating with the city department of weights and measures for some time, a tip revealed by the bureau having led to a recent arrest for short weight in coal delivery. Mrs. May Riddel, chief inspector of of the city department, said she has found the bureau to be a valuable ally and joined the mayor in expressing thanks for the offer of assistance In the police short-weight drive. MAJ.DAUGHERTY, RETIRED ARMY OFFICER, DB A D Well-Known Civil ft'ar Veteran Passes Away at Aye of 82. MaJ. William W. Daugherty, 82, retired regular army officer, and well- , known veteran of the Civil W ar, died at ; his home, 2450 Ashland avenue, early to- | day. Funeral arrangements have not. : been made. Practically all of Major Daugherty's j active years were spent la the Army, j Since his retirement in 1904 he had spent his time administering his private He was born at Zionsviile. July 14, 1840. j Graduating from Butler College In the spring of 1861, be enlisted as a private In Company G, 27th Indiana Volunteer infantry. lie reached the rank of first lieutenant before the end of the war. In 1567 he re-enlisted with the rank of second lieutenant and served continuously with regular promotions until his retirement. He was married in 1890 to Mathilda Anderson of Minneapolis, Minn. She. four children and a sister survive. The children are Capt. William F. Daugherty, an instructor at West Point, and Joseph Blair Daugherty, cadet at West Point, sons; Maria and Rebecca Daugherty, both students at Butler College, daughters, and Miss Belle 1.. Daugherty of Champagne, 111., sister. Major Daugherty was active in G. A. K. and Military Order of the Loyal Legion affairs. He was recorder of the Indiana commandery for several years and commander for one term. He was a member of the L'niversity Club and a Mason.

f Unified Telephone Serdeejrf I*—UNIFIED telephone service in Indianapo’is is an accomplished fact. You can use your Manual telephone to call an Automatic number and you can likewise use your Automatic telephone to call a Manual number. 2 — There is no change in the manner of making city telephone calls. Subscribers having an Automatic telephone will dial the first two letters of the office name and the four figures in the usual manner. Subscribers having a Manual telephone will place their calls with the operator in the usual manner. 3—Fire, Police and Special Service Calls. The new numbers for Fire, Police, Long Distance, Information and Repair Clerk appear on the front cover of the new (February) directory. 4—Suburban service with Beech Grove, Ben Davis, Southport and West Newton can be completed from either Manual or Automatic telephones. Manual subscribers: Give call to the operator; Automatic subscribers: Dial 22 and give call when the operator answers. For service to other points call “Long Distance/' Manual telephones. On Automatic telephones Dial 211. s—Complete information concerning the use of the unified service appears in the yellow pages in front of the new (February) directory. The best results will be secured by using the information given in these pages. 6—ls you have not received anew (February) directory call MAin 9800, ask for Directory Delivery Department and you will be supplied with a directory upon request. 7—ls further information of any kind is desired call MAin 9800 and ask for Contract Department. INDIANA BELL TELEPHONE CO. lm — ——

| Shank Will Make Beveridge Talks Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank will speak in behalf of Albert J. Beveridge for the Republican nomination for United States Senator in three Indiana cities next week. Monday night he will be at Greenfield, Tuesday at Frankfort, and Wednesday at Gary. Thursday evening he is billed to speak at a Chamber of Commerce banquet at Paris, 111. PETTIS ESTATE OWNED JOINTLY Bulk of Holdings Escape Inheritance Tax. ' Inheritance taxes were assessed against the estates of Frank L. Pettis, Charles W. Schillings and Harry C. Helgenberg by Judge Mahlon E. Bash in Probate Court. In the Pettis case it was found most | of the property owne dby the former merchant was jointly held between himself and his wife, and therefore no Inheritance tax was placed against the property. His interest in the real estate owne® by the New York, or Pettis store, was owned in this manner, as also w'as a large amount of other property. Real estate against which inheritance tax was assessed included personal property . ! to the value of $11,870 and real estate, J i SIB,OOO. making a total of $20,870 against which a tax of $088.25 was sasessed. I The Schillings property showed personal holdings amounting to $10,768 and real estate amounting to $19,771.50, making a total of $30,539.50. The tax was $131.44. In the Helgenberg case the tax collected amounted to $193.98, the personal property being valued at $1,542.97 and real estate $56,175.71 with a total of $57,715.69. Bryson to Assume Real Title Monday Robert H. Bryson will become postmaster of Indianapolis Monday, according to orders received from the Postoffice Department at Washington today. Since taking over the office from Robert ! E. Springsteen last month, he has borne ! the title of acting postmaster, j “Asa practical matter the change in ! the title will not make the least dis- ; ference In the conduct of the office" Mr. I j Bryson said. j “The only difference so far as I can see, is 1 will discard a little rubber stamp i on which was stamped the word “acting" to put before the printed word “post- ! master" in forms that already were In stock.” Firemen to Elect Pension Trustees Six candidates for election to two trusteeships of the firemen's pension fund will be nominated at n convention of firemen’s representatives 8t fire headquarters Monday morning. The election of two of the six candidates will take place the morning of Feb. 13. One trustee is to be elected to succeed Capt. Henry Peterman for a fouryear term and another for two years to fill the unexpired term of Capt. Fred Hromtner, who was retired from active service in the fire department Jan. 3. I Delegates to the convention Monday will 1 consist of one from each fire Iffiltion, one j from the chief's office, one from the flrej prevention lureau and one from the electrical department. |

WORKS BOARD CHARGES CITY DEBTS UNPAID Although Jewett Regime Boasted Balance of $131,000. Ben ring out statements of city officials that the $134,000 balance left in tiie ge-n-I eral fund when the Jewett administration ended will be practically eaten up by un ! paid debts left by the Jewett ‘egime. the ; board of public works today annmi’.ccd that debts IcU facing if alon t tai ■-•'2. ,000. Fire Chief Join; J. O rien an I nounced Severn; days ago that ’he tire i department has had t tnivf more than $20,000 worth of Jewett adminrs rut’on bills since Jan. 2. Other iy. iti:; ■ ' heads have not completed e-ti.ua'es of lie burdens bequeathed to them. Os the $62,000 debt lef' the board of public works SII,OOO was on account or track elevation, $23,000 because of street and alley costs assessed igainst the city and the remainder from miscellaneous bills. The $23,000 street and alley burden will prove seriously embar issing to the new board of works, it was said, because the Jewett administration only ap proprlated $25,000 in the street and alley improvement fund and It now is almost eaten up before the present administration has oven started any Improvements of its own. ‘HIGH PRESSURE’ SALES CHARGED CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-Seven city hall and park employes were Indicted by the Cook County grand jury today on charges of forcing civil service employes to purchase tickets to a “Jubilee” given by Mayor William Hale Thompson, Those indicted were: William G. Keith, who resigned as commissioner of gas and electricity this week: Roy J. Battis, chief clerk in the controller's office, both of whom resigned this week; Thomas Queenan, Tilden Stryckler and William George, park employes; William Stocker, assistant city scaler, and Nicholas F. Murray, assistant superintendent of sidewalks. Insane Woman Taken to Central Hospital Mary Breece. 75, who has been held in the Madison County Jail for more than three months because she was insane, has been removed to the Central Hospital for the Insane on the order of Governor W arren T. McCray, it was learned today. Miss Breece, has been doing odd Jobs around the Jail aid has been held there, according to George W. Winfrey, clerk of the Madison County Court, about four months awaiting admittance to the -State insane hospital. Other people being held In the Madison County Jail because of insanity will be removed to the State hospitals within a short time, the Governor said. Women of City Police Department to Speak Mrs. Richard Licber and Mrs. Irma PyPum of the city police department will speak on improvements of market con ditious In the city at the meeting of the Housewives League at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the Woman’s parlors of the Fletcher American Bank building.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4,1922.

Shank Orders Cut in City Hall ’Phones Telephones in the city hall were being checked today with a view to eliminating enough to make the city’s 'phone bill the same under the increase as it was before the recent rate raise was granted. Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank ordered the inventory taken nnd already has marked ten telephones for disconnection. Offices with two or more line will be cut down to one, he said. OFFICER SLAIN, ANOTHER HURT AT RUSHYILLE Tragedy in Hoosier Town Is Result of Old Grudge. Special to The Times. RI'SHVILLE, Ind.. Feb. 4.—Two patrolmen were shot, one of them being killed instantly, in a gun battle on the streets of Kushville last night. Charles Sorrell pulled a revolver and started firing at Fred Wachendorf, 36, patrolman and political rival of Sorrellwho directed him to remove his automobile from the parking place along a curb. Wachendorf fell dead in the street with three bullet wounds near his heart and one other wound. Frank Nicholson, another patrolman, heard the shots and rushed to the scene. Sorrell turned the gun on him, but the bullet was deflected l y a brass plate on Nicholson’s cap. He was wounded in the head, but likely will recover. It is said the shooting was the outgrowth of a quarrel between Sorrell and Wachendorf following the change in city administrations here the first of the year. Sorrell wanted Wachendorf’s job, but failed to get it. “I will get that fellow some day," Sorrell is quoted as saying. He was slated on a charge of first-degree murder and a grand jury is expected to be called soon to investigate the shooting. State Tax Field Men Will Help Assessors Addresses by field men of the State board of tax commissioners will be made during the next month to county asses sors, deputies and members of the township assessors offlct- relative to the valuation of real estate which will start March 6, it was announced by the tax cominis sion today. A meeting will be. held in each county. These addresses will b made by the members of the tax board to enlighten the assessors as to how the real estate Is to be valued and taxpayers will be invited to the meeting. A general discussion of real estate valuation will be invited. Woman Hit by Truck Mrs. Margaret Deveny, 63, 1018 South West street, was seriously injured today ! when site was struck by an American Railway Express Company truck driven by Alva Richmond. 17 East TwentyFourth street. She was taken to the city laospltnl. The necident occurred near West and Rev streets Mrs Deveny walked out of an alley and around a large truck directly into the path of tlie- express truck.

TO DETERMINE SITE OF PENAL INSTITUTION Choice Narrows to Three or Four—Final Inspection Soon. Final inspection of tho sites proposed for the relocation of the new State Reformatory will be made within a short lime, it was announced today. A meeting the relocation committee and Governor Warren T. McCray will be held Monday, at which time a date for the inspection will be made. Only four or five sites will be inspected by the Governor and members of the committtee, and it is said that after this inspection Is made a site will be selected. It is hoped by members of the relocation committee that the ground for the new Institution will be broken on or before March 1. Members of the committee are of the opinion that the new institution will be within thirty miles of Indianapolis and it was said that Hendricks County is favored by many members of the commission. The site which will he selected must have the approval of the State board of charities before it can lie purchased. One site In Putnam county Is being given considerable aitention by the committee. It Is said to be on the same railroad ns is the penal farm at Put- j namviile an dthe State prison at Michigan City. It is believed, however, that objections to locating another correctional Institution in Putnam county will cause its rejection. Water, materials for making brick and gravel are plentiful on this site, a member of the commission said. A site in Marlon County near Acton, is very good a member of the committee said. A remonstrance has been filed by more than 400 people of Carmel protesting to the relocation of the reformatory in that vicinity, however. Father Prevents Sentence Suspension Objection on the part of the father of the girl in the case to n jail sentence being suspended, resulted in Hubert Stephnnson being ■ sentenced to serve thirty days in tho Marlon County Jail and pay a fine of $56 on the charge of contributing to delinquincy in Criminal Court today. After all evidence had been submitted a.id on request of attorneys nnd friends of Stephanson, Judge Collins said he would suspend sentence if the girl's father would agree. To this the father refused. Charles Stoner received a fine of $1 nnd costs and a sentence of thirty days In the Marion County jail for a similar offense. Will Name Officers for Boys’ Meeting’ At the Boys’ Big Meeting tomorrow afternoon at the Y. M. C. A., “Election Sunday” will be observed. The boys have Just completed a series of twelve meetings and will start another series arid elect officers at this time. The speaker will be the ltev. W. E. Cissna, pastor (>f the West Washington Street M. E. Church, who will talk on "How To Become a Successful Kindness Man." Singing will tie led by M. J. Hopper and the boys’ department orchestra will I play. Ivan Leonard will give lessons I in physical training.

Hold 3 as Slayers of Motorcycle Cop CHICAGO, Feb. 4.—lgnatz Potz, Joseph Bartoie and Michael Radlich are under arrest today as the slayers of William Pederson, a motorcycle policeman of Winthrop Harbor. Pederson was sho' down while pursuing an automobile whose occupants he believed to be ruin runners. According to the police Potz has confessed he fired the shot that killed Pederson. BOY" WHO SHOT SELF MAY LIVE Lad, Playing With Revolver, Wounds Himself. Earl Pruitt, 7. son of Mr. and Mrs. Pruitt, 2902 Brookslde avenue, who shot himself through the mouth with a revolver last night, is at the city hospital in a serious condition, but physicians declare he has an even chance to recover. Mrs. Pruitt told Sergeant Allison and members of the emergency squad from police headquarters Oat her husband is a memeber of the city fire department and because of his absence from home at night a revolver is kept at the foot of the bed between the mattress and blanket. Last night she put Earl to lied nnd went downstairs to take care of the baby. He found the revolver, put the barrel in his mouth and pulled the trig ger. When Mrs. Pruitt reached him the barrel was still between his teeth. The bullet came out of his neck. Muncie Man Takes Federal Position Wlbur Ryrnan of Muncie, will take the oath of office as assistant United States district attorney, Monday, at which time he officially will succeed Samuel E. Garrison of this city. Mr. Ryrnan has been in the office the greater part of the time for the past few weeks familiarizing himself with the duties of the position. Mr. Garrison will resume the practice of law and will be associated with James M. Ogden and George M. Batchelor, 1106 State Life building.

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BRITISH 0. K. IRISH PROPOSAL TO SEEK UNITY Constitution and Policy for Whole of Ireland, Is Collins’ Plan. LONDON, Feb. 4.—Official Downing street gave its approval t the suggestion of Micheal Collins, minister of finance of the Irish provisional government that all parlininentnry representatives of the whole of Ireland be caled together to adopt a policy and frame a constitution for the whole of Ireland. This proposal was made by Collins to Sir James Craig, Unionist pr vnier ot Ulster, while the two were conferring at Dublin Thursday, but the Ulster statesman has not yet replied to It. Despite the fact that the boundary dispute between Collins, representing South Ireland, and Craig, representing North Ireland, has become critical, officials close to Premier Lloyd George said that the British government would not interfere. The government willing to name a mediator but will tnnke no move that would give the people of the Irish Free State, cause to make the allegation that England was “interfering" with Irish affuirs. Sir James Craig was still in London today and continued conference* with Co- 1 lonial Secretary Winston Churchill and Sir Ha mar Greenwood, chief secretary for Ireland, an office that is now almost obsolete. Third Time Up Collins Barkdull, alias Frank Clear, who at the time of his arrest gave his address us 7 North West street, was fined $25 and costs in city court today and sentenced to serve a sixty-day term on the Indiana State Farm on n larceny charge. Barkdull was arrested late yesterday by police officers who saw him attempt to steal a suitcase belonging to H. E. Yose, Bate House. Voso set the suitcase down at Meridian and Washington streets to buy a paper While his back was turned Barkdull took the grip and fled. He was caught by the officers. This Is the third time Barkdull has been convicted of larceny, police say.

Prison Plot Ignored BOMBAY. Fet 1 . 4. Investigation has shown that officials of Cannanore Prison were warned that a wholesale jail break was being plotted, but ignored the warn i lug. The leaders of the plot Nad planned to free 1,300 prisoners. When the break came a pitched battle ensued, 6ix guards falling with nine convicts who were shot to death. NAIL HALTS PRISONER. NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Feb. 4.—The spectacular dash for liberty of Albert G. Costa. 19. from the district courthouse hero had an extremely prosaic ending. As Costa was scaling a fence a nail caught in his trousers and held him long enough for the driver of a coal wagon to overtake him. Court officers then arrived and took Costa into custody. S DANGER OF mmm How You Can Avoid It When you have a cold and neglect it, you are in great danger of pneumonia. cine helps to drive out impurities. Father John's Medicine soothes and heals the lining of the breathing passages. You are safe when you take Father John’s Medicine because it is guaranteed free from alcohol or dangerous drugs in any form. Sixty-five years in use.— Advertisement.

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