Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 87, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 August 1922 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 87

AIRPLANES WILL SOAR OVER FAIR GROUNO TUESDAY Last Touches Added to Make Big Indianapolis Day Celebration Grand Success. CONCESSION MEN READY Athletics, Red Fire, Speeches, Everything in Category of Entertainment Planned. Assurances received today by the Indianapolis day committee from Senator Harry S. New at Washington that there will be enough aeroplanes floating over The fair ground Tuesday to give it a regular Battle-of-the-M&rne appearance, was given the last touch to the preparation for the gigantic celebration to be held tomorrow. Not only are the Ft. Benjamin Harrison |r lanes released by the War DepartFnent but a dozen will be 6nt over from McCook Field at Dayton, Ohio. Committees in charge of the various events held final meetings yesterday and this morning to check up on last minute details. The fair ground looks like the State fair was going to open tomorrow. The State board of agriculture, though it donated the use of the grounds, retained the concession privileges, so the wiener man. the feU low with the toy balloons and the peddler of hokey-jokey ice cream is unlimbering out there this afternoon, ready for the crowds tomorrow. Big Athletic Carnival More than 600 athletes will take part in the great athletic carnival in the afternoon, according to George B. Welbaum, general chairman of the afternoon program. Those who take their exercise in tinging will find plenty to do in the Coliseum in the big community sing to be staged in the early evening by Elmer E. Steffen. The Altrusa Club has taken over the dancing which will hold forth in the Woman's Art Building from 8:30 on in the evening. The model playground of the city recreation department was installed Saturday and the kids in the north end of the city have already taken advantage of it. The celebration will come to a grand climax in the evening in the “Spirit of Indianapolis'' pageant where enough ginger and jezz and red fires will be set off to inculcate every man, woman and child in the city of Indianapolis with a booster spirit. ~ I Plan Family Picnics. Back at home, mother and sister today are getting ready for the event. Scores of factories and stores are planning get-together picnics. But most of the people will come en-family end bring the old lunch in a basket with them. Added interest has been given to Indianapolis day by the announcement of O. B. lies that a gallery of photographs of old Indianapolis contrasted with pictures taken at the present day, will be shown in the grounds. More than one hundred sets of photographs, one taken away back yonder and the other at pres-ent-day time, have been gotten together by a committee composed of Clem Voorhis, O. B. Mosiman and K. M. Mosiman. The day win be officially opened in front of the grand stand at 1:30 by an address by O. B. lies, president of the Chamber of Commerce.

PEACE IN INC lANS SEINE ABUSES Coal Miners and Operators Confer With View to Reopening Shafts. By United Press | TERRE HAUTE. Ind., Aug. 21. "Miners and operators of Indiana met here today to sign a peace pact and end the coal strike in this State. Union officials declared the Cleveland agreement would be signed here, continuing the wage scale in effect prior to April 1, when the miners walked out. Operators would not disclose their views of the Cleveland past, but it was generally believed they would sign and that Indiana mines would be reopened as soon as possible to get the rich after-strike market. POLICE RAID HOME Find Brew and Outfit for Manufacture, of Illicit Liquor. Ten gallons of home hrew, one stove, a copper kettle, a capping machine, two pieces of hose and a number of bottles were found at a house rented by Raymond E. Ward. 1943 W. New York St. Ward was not at home. THE WEATHER High pressure over the Lakes region and Ohio valley Sunday brought cooler weather, while the disturbance which was in the far West has extended considerably and now covers most of the region west of the Mississippi to the north Pacific coast, with several centers of depression. One of these has caused showers in the upper Mississippi valley, while rains have occcurrerd in the FRoeky Mountain States. In practically all other districts fair weather has prevailed. Mobile, Ala., was Sunday’s hottest city, a temperature of 52 being recorded at 7 a. m. Pittsburgh re- 1 ported the lowest temperature with 54 degrees. HOURLY TEMPERATURES 6 a. m 62 11 a. m 76 7 a_ ta * 66 12 (noon) 77 8 a. m 69 1 p. m 78 9 a. m.. ...... 73 2 p. m........ 88 10 a. 74

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TOM SIMS SAYS: f Nebraska man is in jail. He had two more wives than divorces. New Yell owstone k geyser spouted mud 300 feet. This will make some politicians SIMS. „ The movie star of “Why Change Tour Husband?” has changed hers. Telephone girls object to being called hello girls. We might call them goodby girls. Here is a fortune. Get up something to take rouge off coats. - if winter comes, we will put our vest back on and then we will be in our winter suit. Short skirts are taxed in Bulgaria. They tax the eyes here. One day we saw a horse. Illinois hermit who' killed four men and then himself got the right man at last. Wonder if you tip your hat to a girl wearing knickerbockers? Cincinnati dishwasher inherited $75,000. Tell daughter and she may help with the dishes. British author says 600.000.000 speak English. This, however, includes train callers. “Too many women shoot their husbands” says a judge. How about setting a limit and sticking to it? FARMERS IN LINE FOR RIG LOSS IF STRIKE® 01 Borah Says Twenty Days More of Trouble Will Mean Disaster. By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug 21—Unless the railroad strike is settled within twenty days, farmers of the Nation will suffer “serious and widespread loss” because of inability to obtain cars to transport farm products. Senator Borah, Idaho, today wired Dewitt Cuyler. chairman of the Association of Railway Executives. Declaring "the situation is fast becoming intolerable,” Borah expressed hope that, a speedy settlement of the strike can be .reached when negotiations are renewed between striking shopmen and executives on Wednesday. *“ Borah, chairman of the Senate Labor Committee, sent the telegram to Cuyler. following a long conference with Bert M. Jewel!, head of striking shopmen, and William Johnston, chief of the machinists. SURF RIDER WINS Morvich, Ex-Champion Goes Down in Defeat at Saratoga. SARATOGA RACE TRACK, NEW YORK. Aug. 21.—Surf Rider. Montfort Jones' three-year-old. defeated Morvich, last year’s two-year old champion and winner of the 1922 Kentucky derby, in the first race here this afternoon by three lengths. Only Surf Rider and Morvich ran. The Jones entry paid 16 to 5. BURNS ARE FATAL Child Sets Fire to Clothing While Playing With Matches Reita Hemelgarn. 3, daughter of Leo G. Hemelgarn, 5335 Brookville Road, died last night as the result of burns. The coroner is investigating. The child suffered the fatal burns Saturday, when she set fire to her clothes as she was playing with matches on the front porch of the Hemelgarn home. The mother smothered the flames. BABE IS BURNED Case Is Referred to Juvenile Court for Investigation. Florence Sahrner, 2, (laughter of Fred Sahrner, 1725 S. Talbott Ave., was badly burned while playing with Sylvester Alering. 13, on the sidewalk near her home. It is said that the Alering boy struck a match which set fire to the baby's clothing. The case has been referred to the Juvenile Court for investigation.

PROGRAM—INDIANAPOLIS DAY Morning 10 A.'M. to 5 P. M.—Model playground for the kiddies, south of Coliseum. conducted by city recreation department. 10 A. M. to 10 P. M.—lndianapolis show, west of Coliseum. Afternoon 1:30 to 3:30 P. M.—Track and field meet and bicycle racing, grand stand. Auspices A. A. U. 1:3)0 to 5 P. M.—Horshoe pitching, north of Women’s Art building. 1:30 P. M.—Volley ball, city championship, Coliseum. 2:30 P. M.—Casting tournament, west of grand stand. 3 P. M.—Boxing, Coliseum. Auspices A. A. U. 3:30 to 4:30 P. M.—Horse racing, mile track. 4:30 P. M.—Girls’ indoor baseball game, Coliseum. 4:30 to 5:30 P. M.—Saddle horse events, grand stand. 4:30 P. M.—Archery, Indiana half-mile track. 4:30 P. M.—Saddle horse jumping, half mile track. 5:15 P. M.—Pushmobile races, city championship, mile track. 5:50 P. M.—Tug of war. police department vs. fire department, grand stand. 5:45 P. M.—Auto exhibition. Duesenberg world's fastest car, mile track. Evening 7:15 to S:ls—Twilight concert and prosperity sing. Coliseum. 6:30 to 10:30—Garden party and dance. Women's building. 8:30 to 10 P. M.—Pageant, "Spirit of Indianapolis,’’ and spectacular fireworks display, grand stand. %

INCREASE IN TAX RATE SOUGHT BY CITY CONTROLLER Hogue Will Recommend Boost of 11.4 Cents to City Council Tonight. DOUBLE SINKING FUND Appraisal of Property Is $lO,000 Less Than in 1921 Total Is $483,000,000. A tax rate of $1,031 on each SIOO of taxable property for 1923 in the city of Indianapolis will be recommended to the city council tonight by Joseph M. Hogue, city controller. This rate is 11.4 cents higher than the present rate. Hogue will recommend the city sinking fund rate be increased from 3 to 6 cents to take care of bonds coming due. There will also he recommended an increase of 1 cent and 7 mills for the war memorial bond fund which was not included in the levy last year. The appraisal of property for taxation in the city as certified by the county auditor is $453,000,000, which is $10,000,000 less than it was last year. The receipts from the tax levy for general city purposes, of 67 cents, will amount to $3,906,100. The receipts from the city's share of poll taxes is $25,000 and the receipts from miscellaneous sources, Mr. Hogue estimates at $360,000, which brings the total receipts up to $4,291,000. The budget for 1923. which amounts i to $4,356,311.53. shows an increase of I $364,731.14 over the 1922 budget. The increase is due largely to the in- : I creased interest charges, additional I ! street and alley improvements, and additional police and fire protection. GERMANY'S METAL COINS CIST MORE TRAN FACE VALUE Government Is Confronted With Very Extraordinary Money Situation. By United Financial BERLIN, Aug. 21. —Charges that the cost of producing the new’ alumI inum and copper German coins far I surpasses their face value have been I made in gtvernment. circles. Dr. Karl | Helfferich, former minister of finance. | has addressed the Reichstag, asking if it is true that the cost of producing the new issue of marks totaled 1,400,000,000 marks. He furth-r declares he has been informed the country had before it plans for producing the money at a cost of 620,000.000 marks, and asked upon what grounds the proposal effecting a saving of nearly 800,000,000 marks was put aside. Motorless Plane Ready for Tests , Curtiss Admits By United Pres* tCopyright , tOZi, by U. P.) NEW YORK. Aug. 21. —An American motorless airplane, capable of rising from and alighting upon water, has been completed and will shortly be put through a series of tests, which,- if successful, will far out-do anything in the gliding line where the flyers start from mountain tops, Glenn H. Curtiss, pioneer in the flying world, said today in an exclusive interview with the United Press. Praising German achievements at Gersfeld, where an airman remained aloft two hours and ten seconds in a motorless plane, Curtis said he expected shortly to demonstrate a glider in which the pilot literally “lifted himself by the bootstraps” from the surface of the sea, instead of starting down a mountain side. Automobile Overturned Ray Ford, 21, of 1538 Garfield Ave., driving north on Broadway yesterday, overturned a machine driven by Gertrude Douglass, at Sixteenth St. Miss Laura Bond, 33, Windsor, Ont., was cut by glass.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, AUG. 21, 1922

Shank Claims Authority for Clean-up Drive “I am the one to be blamed for this campaign to close up resorts and gambling houses,” Mayor Shank declared today. “About five weeks ago I was informed that there was public gambling going on in Indianapolis, and I immediately held a conference with Chief of Police Rikhoff and told him to get busy,” the mayor said. “I do not believe that any mayor was ever elected to office by gamblers. I took oath on Jan. 2 to enforce all lews as far as it lay within my power, and if I can help it there will be no gaming houses in the city. "The average man who gambles takes bread away from his children and clothes from his wife. Only the keeper of the game gets a nickel out of it. “I want it understood that the county ticket or any candidate for the county ticket will not be defeated by this campaign for closing up gambling houses. No gambler ever gave a dollar to my campaign fund, and I was elected by the largest majority that any mayor ever was. The ones who are running these games might as well understand now that it will be stopped.”

RESORT KEEPERS SCURRY AS CIPS START CRUSADE

Dragnet Brings in 31 Law Violators and Jails Are Crowded Over Week-end. A police drive on gambling games, i baseball pools and blind tigers was under wgy today Asa result of the campaign against blind tigers thirtyone arrests were made over the weekend. The activity was a result of orders read at roll call Saturday night Instructing policemen to clean up ail forms of gambling and other law violation. Asa resuit of the ordr*. baseball pool dealers and persons operating gambling games scurried for cover. It was difficult to buy a pool ticket and games which had been running in plain view of the public disappeared. Even the poo! players who bet on the games were absent. Resorts in most cases were dark. Blind tiger operators were the only law violators who attempted to do business as usual. Asa result the city Jail rapidly filled up. Leba. Niblick. 17 South West St., was arrested twice on a blind tiger charge. America Is Unkind "I guess they do not like me in America; I nail up the doors and windows of my place and go away and never come back no more” were the parting words as his last bond was signed. Others arrested on the tiger charge are as follows: Ed Barrett, negro, 27. of 446 Shelby St.: Raymond Johnson, 26, negro, 803'i Indiana Ave.; Thomas Bowden, negro, 39, of 531 Patterson St.; William Brown, negro, 58, Michigan and Illinois Sts.; Glen Oda, 36, of 1014 N. Pennsylvania St.; Walter Grahm. 27, of 1559 Shelby St.; Conrad Hurt, negro. 50, of 710 Shelby St.; William Johnson, negro. 761 Indiana Ave., also charged with entering a house to commit a felony; Jack Petkovich, 36. of 17 S. West St.; George Pete, 27. of 375 S. Illinois St.; Charles McDaniel, 61, of 1158 Kentucky Ave.; Frank Vertenk, 37, of 733 N. lAugh St.; Ed Smith, 58. of 1003 flanison St.; Walter Myers, 26, city; John Hewitt, 40, Madison Apts.; Edwin Slupensky, 23, of 1109 Maple St.; Walter Bennett, IS, of 702 Russell Ave.; A. G. Spurgeon, 37, of 825 Birch Ave.; Emmett Able. 38, of 542 Drover Ave.; Stewart Glenn, 48, of 945 Vermont St.; Charles Whit*, 46, of 914 S. Meridian St.; John Caldwell, negro, 40, rear 615 N. West St.; Margaret Campbell, negro. 27, of 901 Va Virginia Ave.; Irene Ford, 22, of 1158 Kentucky Ave.; Susie Warfield, 48, negro, 820 Edgemont St.; Anna Naspiel, 42, of 833 S. Illinois St.; Sadie Taylor, 32, negro, 537 N. Douglass St.; Anna May Block, negro, 405 W. I North St. Lovie Thomas, 28, of 635 E. Wabash St. arrested lor operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor.

STEAMER IS BURNING Strynion Ablaze 25 Miles off North Carolina Coast. By United Press NORFOLK, Va„ Aug. 21.—The shipping board steamer Lake Strynion is afire twenty-five miles northeist of Frying Pan lighthouse, off the North Carolina coast .according to a radio received here today. The fiames have consumed a portion of the cargo and are threatening the ship. Two coast guard cutters and a shipping board steamer are rushing to the scene. FARMER REIMBURSED Pig Was Stolen by Guard Company at Staunton. Adjt. Gen. Harry B. Smith Is daily receiving vouchers for expenses of the National Guard during Its occupation of the Staunton district under military law. It will be many days before all vouchers for maintenance, transportation and general expenses will be filled, he said. Adjustments for damages are being made each day. A farmer from whom a pig was stolen by a company, has been reimbursed, and another, whose car was damaged by a truck, has been satisfied. Dresses Reported Stolen Mrs. L. Z. Walker, 003 N. Capitol Ave., reported two dresses stolen yesterday. The dreesea were found later in the yard next door.

YOUNGEST PORTIA IN COUNTRY

THELMA LEONORE HARRELL

By SKA Sen'lee SAVANNAH. Ga.. Aug. 21. —How would you like to be defended in court—or prosecuted:—by a little girl of 17 with black curls hanging down her back? Those who have court business here are going to have that experience. For Thelma Lconore Harrell, 17,

Ships Crew Faces Starvation So Mother and Child May Live By United Press SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 21. A tale of the sea in which men faced starvation and insanity was brought here today by the schooner Annie Johnson. Six hundred miles from San Francisco, off the South Sea Isles, the Annie Johnson picked up signals of distress from the schooner William H. Smith. Aboard the Smith, her captain, E. H. Jensen, and the crew were living on oil sucked from copra In the cargo. Mrs. Jensen lay in the cabin, nursing her few weeks old baby, which was born as the ship lay becalmed. To the mother went all the provisions on board, which were depleted by days of drifting on the sall-lesa sea. The Johnson replenished the food supply and the Smith is expected in port the last of the week.

Them Days Are Gone Forever Johnstown Wets Now Realize

By T'nited Press JOHNSTOWN, Pa.. Aug. 21.—01d John Barleycorn, who did business from the same old stands for a few hours here, Saturday, was back in his grave today. Those who asked Johnstown barkeepers for real beer were told “them days are gone forever.” An entire new set of prohibition sleuth* from Philadelphia had stopped the beer spree which started Saturday when Mayor Caufflel issued a statement on the basis of which saloonists started selling 8 per cent brew at 10 cents a stein. The mayor has explained that when he said "real beer could be sold," he meant beer of less than one-half of 1 per cent alcohol content. The wets, who Saturday hailed the mayor as a “regular fellow," were incensed at him today. The mayor openly admitted that he

Find “The Masquerader” / % Tomorrow! TFIE TIMES prints today Mother photograph of the man who will be waiting to hand one of it's readers * ",''k a check for Fifty Dollars. TUESDAY “The Masquerader" will be at the State Fair , HHmHI Grounds during the Indianapolis Day celebration. ? lie will he there mingling with the crowd between 2 and 4 \ Hero are some additional facts that may help YOU to get jFIIfIpTY that Fifty Dollar Check. “The Masquerader” is about 5 feet 6 inches tall, weights ' if about lf)0 pounds. He will wear a dark suit of clothes, straw |P|bK||L <'I . hat and tan shoes. Study this picture of him. His features are not showing, * as wc do not want to make it too easy for you. . f ■lp Go out to the State Fair Grounds Tuesday, have a copy of t Tuesday’s Times with you, when you think you see “The Masquerader" approach him and say, in these exact words, “You Are ‘The Masquerader’ of The Times” hjS j§Sp If you say it correctly to the right man, he will hand you Pflllp the Times check for Fifty Dollars. BBS jgfliftf Every one eligible to compete with the exception of Em- till* ! illyi! ployes of The Times, The Circle Theatre and Associated ||||l|; First National Pictures, Inc. Read The Times daily for further announcements and i|jg§ Jgp Look for “The Masquerader ” &S T —— ~~* v ~* a i. . i 0

I youngest Portia in the United States—- : and probably in the world —has just been admitted to the bar here. Miss Harrell started studying law as a high school student. She was admitted to practice in all i Georgia courts June 28 and to practice | in Federal courts July 11. | But she still wears her curls!

! issued his statement to draw the attention of Federal and State prohibition officers to the lack of dry enforcement in v is municipality. He accomplished his purpose. The former officers were immediately ous ted and replaced by anew set. And the Johnstown flood was damned. FINDS TRAFFIC HEAVY I Commission Says Nine Vehicles Per Minute Pass Outlying Corner. Over nine vehicles per minute pass the intersection of Illinois and Sixteenth Sts. between 6 a. m. and 6 p. m., according to figures obtained by the city plan commission in connection with Its traffic routing problems. There are 6,722 autos which pass this corner. 266 horse-drawn vehicles, 25 motorcycles and 649 street cars.

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BOOST DENIED TELEPHONE COMPANY; ORDER CALLS PETITION ‘UNREASONABLE’ Public Service Commission Refuses to Allow Increase in Indianapolis Area of Indiana Bell., RECENT RATE RAISES POINTED OUT Local Officials Declared Blameless—Failure to Reduce Operating* Costs Since 1920 Cited* The public service commission of Indiana today denied the petition of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company for an increase in rates in the Indianapolis area. The order said “there was not the slightest doubt that the rates proposed in the petition were excessive, prohibitive and far in excess of the reasonable value of the service.’’ The commission in handing down the decision pointed out that the operating costs of the company were substantially as much as in 1920 and the company had not made any special effort to reduce them.

SUSPECT IS HELD IN FUTSL WRECK; SPIKES REMOVED Two Trainmen Dead, Two Injured in Derailment of Express Train. By United Press GARY, Ind., Aug. 21. —Official investigation of the wreck of the ‘'Million Dollar Express” on the Michigan Central Railroad, in which two train men were killed and two injured, was started today. Officials of the road charged that spikes were withdrawn from the track for a distance of several hundred yards. John Katana of Gary, was arrested after he is alleged to have remarked “its a shame they weren't all killed.” P. F. Foote, veteran conductor, stated that if the train had been a passenger instead of an express scores of lives would have been lost. One thousand dollars reward was offered by the road for the arrest of the persons responsible. Only eight men were on the train which was composed of twenty-three cars of perishable freight and express. Every car left the track. Engineer E. Coy and Fireman E. Lubbs, both of Niles, Mich., were buried in the wreckage of the engine and it was hours before their bodies were recovered. TO ROUND UP RADICALS Authorities Raid Offices of William Z. Foster, Labor Editor. By United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 21.—A round up of radical agitators in connection with the wreck of the Michigan Central's "million dollar express” at Gary, Ind., was imminent today. Authorities raided the office of 'William Z. Foster, labor editor, who was recently denied the right to speak in Colorado, and seized hundreds of papers.

Forecast Unsettled With Probably Showers Tonight and Tuesday. Warmer Tonight. f

TWO CENTS

Began in 1919 On June 11, 1919, the postmaster general of the United States, then in charge of the operation of the Bell system, authorized an increase in rates for Indianapolis patrons. On March 1. 1920, after the property had been returned to private ownership, the public service commission granted a substantial increase. On May 28, 1920 another increase was requested but the petitioner's case was dismissed upon proposal of the company's legal counsel. Feb. 1, 1921 a third increase was granted the telephone company on a petition asking “emergency relief." Commissioner Van Auken, before whom the hearing in the matter was heard, in handing down the order for approval by the commission, pointed I out that the public sercise commisI sion cannot manage utilities or indefinitely continue to increase rates ! to meet an alleged deficit from area- ■ sonable return. "The prevalent theory that it is the duty of the commission to fix rates sufficiently high to yield a reasonable return, regardless of the rates themselves, and regardless of the reasonable cost of rendering the service is an absurdity,” the order continues. Local Persons Not Blamed The commission's order holds that the management of any utility’ has much to do with shaping of the service, but points out that local management was not at fault, due to the fact that the Indianapolis lines are but a part of a large system operated by a company whose officers in other States and cities direct the policy of the company. SEAPLANES HUNT MISSING FLIERS Fears Felt for Safety of Two Who Braved Storm on Atlantic Coast By United Press KEYPORT, N. J.. Aug. 21.—A fleet of seaplanes, roared away from the hangars of the Aero Marine Airways, Inc., today, and sweeping low over the surface of the Atlantic and lower New York bay, began searching for a sight seeing plane carrying one passenger and two mechanicians, missing twenty-four hours. It is feared the plane has been forced to descend on the water and those aboard will be found dead even if the machine itself is located, as high seas have prevailed all during the period the craft has been missing.

STATE TROOPS READY North Carolina Railroad Shops Scene of Repeated Violence. By United Press SPENCER, N. C.. Aug. 21.—North Carolina State troops, encamped three miles from here, were under orders today to be ready on short notice to take charge of the Southern Railway shops here. The water main, supplying shops, was blown up last night, delaying several main line trains of the road, following other outbreaks of violence. WHAT DID YOU SEE? L. V. T. and G. V. B. saw Mayor Shank's peregrinatory duck herd hold up traffic on E. Washington St. until the motorman of a street car drove them oft the tracks with a switch rod. S. M. U. saw a headline In an Indianapolis paper which read. “Movement of Freight in the We.at at a Standstill.” A. G. saw a disc-wheeled baby buggy with demountable rims. C. P. G. saw a middle-aged woman open her parasol in a street car rather than lower the shade. B. M. K. saw a young woman spit out a good-size chew of tobacco, step to a building and replenish her supply- %