Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 90, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 August 1922 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 90

RESIGNATION OF JAMES ARMITAGE IS DEMANDED

PLOT OF mens IS REVOLUTIONARY, 11. S. AGENTS SAY Capitalizing of Industrial Unrest Their Purpose, Raiders Believe. FOSTER IS HELD IN JAIL Documents Are Discovered Indicating Communist Conspiracy. BULLETIN By United Press ST. JOSEPH, Mich.. Aug. 24. Sixteen of the seventeen alleged communists captured in the raid were arraigned here today charged with violation of the State syndicalism law were bound over to the grand jury under bonds of SIO,OOO each. By United Press CHICAGO. Aug. 24.—The round up of scores of radicals who escaped when Federal officials raided their convention at Bridgeman. Mich., and arrested seventeen, continued today over the entire country, it was stated here. William Z. Foster, head of the trades union educational league, was held at the county jail. Extradition papers will be asked to remove him to St. Joseph, Mich. Federal authorities who “shadowed” the convention said they recognized Foster as one of the delegates. Jacob Spolansky of the Chicago department of justice declared it would take a week to go through literature captured in the raid. List of Delegates Found Among the effects of C. E. Ruphenberg, Cleveland, alleged “guiding star” of the convention, were found the “code” and a complete list- of delegates to the secret convention. Documentary evidence shows that the radical organization of the country were using the present Industrial unrest to overthrow the Government. A complete outline of a scheme to get the negroes to join the movement was discovered. There is every indieaton to show that four representatives from the Russian Soviet government were here to arrange financing of the “revolution." Inspector Skully of the New York bomb squad”was personally conducting the investigation today. ENTRIES NUMEROUS Fair Secretary Says Some Departments Closed. Entries for ail departments of the Indiana State fair are more numerous this year than ever before, I. Newton Brown, secretary of the State board of agriculture, announced today. Entries in all but three departments have closed. The automobile race, one of the features of the fair, will he held on Saturday. Entries for this event are rtill being accepted. The speed entries. Mr. Brown stated, will surpass any previous year a* eleven pages are in the hands of the board. KICKED BY ‘MULE’ Frequenter in City Prison Held on Drunk Charge. John Murphy. 22. Grand Hotel, who has been a frequent visitor to the city prison recently, was arrested and charged with being drunk, when police answered a call reporting a man hurt at the elevated track over Perry Ave. The only injury to Murphy was a kick by “mule.” the police said. FUGITIVE ARRESTED Negro Woman Who Escaped in 1916 Is Apprehended. Recognized by .the police matron. Fern Hicks, 29, colored, who escaped from the Indiana Woman’s Prison in 1916, was apprehended in city court yesterday. She was awaiting trial on a blind tiger charge. FOR APPEARANCE SAKE Thief Takes Manicuring Set and Two Pairs of Trousers. A manicuring set and two pairs of trousers, valued at $26, were stolen from the homeof Robert Griffen, 221 E. Fifteenth St. Police think the thief was making a desperate effort to keep up appearances. THE WEATHER Unsettled weather has continued over most of the central valleys, with the main center of disturbance over the upper lakes region this morning. In connection, ehowers and thunder storms occurred in the Ohio Valley and In Tennessee and at some points in the Northwest. The rainfall in Indiana was heavy’ at a number of places and drought conditions were materially relieved Temperatures continued high in middle and eastern sections, but readings are somewhat lower from South Dakota northward. New Orleans led the field yester day with a temperature o f 80 degrees at 7 a. m. Helena. Mont., recorded the lowest reading, with 54 degrees. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m 73 11 a. m 74 7 a. m 72 12 (noon) 79 8 a., m. 70 1 p. m 82 9 a. m 69 2 p. m 84 10 a. ra. 71

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TOM SIMS SAYS: E 9 Right after two weeks off comes two off weeks. i King George is broke again. That man must be farming. , By fall all fish left SIMS are hard-headed from sinkers bouncing off. Domestic clouds are usually accompanied by a lot of thunder. The sad thing about ears being back is it takes more rouge. No matter what vour walk of lifa a little running helps. Before marriage she believes everything he say-s—she does not. Russia has more hard luck. Bullet missed one of her leaders. A man with a wooden leg gets along much faster than a man with a wooden head. Michigan joy riders burned three barns. One might say they were blazing the trail. When dad sits on the porch witnout his shoes you know who’s boss. Figures show the use of hair dye increases. The old gray hair ain’t what she used to be. Home is where the garage is. Many a man with a laugh coming doesn't see it until it is gone. CORN LIQUOR COSTLY Two Lives May Be Price of Exciting Incident Near Capital. By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 24—A running ffun battle between revenue agents and bootleggers for fifteen miles along the Olney pike ended at the edge of Washington today. Joe Edwards, negro, driver of the bootleggers' car. probably will die. C. H. Packard, revenue officer, was seriously wounded. Seventy-two gallons of corn liquor were seized.

Masquerader Still at Large, But O, What Narrow Squeaks He Has!

Still the Masquerader has not been caught. To make it even easier The Times Is letting you in on his movements. He atended the ball game this afternoon. If you see him. walk up to him with a copy of a current Issue of The Times in your hand and say: “You are the Masquerader of The Times.” He will hand you a check for $75. Here is the story of what The Times Masquerader did yesterday, in h;s own words: By THE MASQUERADER

I felt sure I would be caught Wednesday while downtown, as there were not many people on the streets, but I tried to exercise a lot of caution, and the only real narrow squeak I had was while in a confectioner s on the north side of Washington St. I was at a table nearly under a balcony, eating a sundae. Two little “flappers” sat at the same table and proceeded to discuss their chances of finding “The Masquerader,” saying what they would do with that $75 should they “catch” him. One said with a giggle that she should “grab hold of him and hold on for dear life.” I was getting a bit uncomfortable by now", and started out. It seemed as though the cashier was about to say something, but as she did not I left and proceeded to Illinois St. to Ohio to Pennsylvania and through to the Circle Theater, looked at the lobby decorations and then walked over to the Clavpool Hotel. Likes Kiwanes Luncheon T thought the ham served at the Kiwanis Club luncheon was excellent and Mr. Bookwalter’s speech very Interesting. After lunch I went to the newsstand and asked the clerk about the theaters in town, then out and to the interurban station. I had a drink at the soda fountain there, then went to the newsstand and bought the last copy they had of the Times. The cler-t was reading it and folded it to hand to me, I went into the train shed and a lady In a blue suit with a sailor hat stopped near the second track and looked at me. showed me a copy of the Times, said. “You don't happen to be ‘The Masquerader.’ do you?” Os course she had not greeted me according to the rules and so I had to disappoint her. She colored up a bit and boarded a car waich was just about to pull out. Tweed tap Wearer Loses I came out of the depot onto Market St., crossing Illinois St., then s'opped to look at a jeweler’s display. Two others were looking in the same window at the time, and one young fellow with a tweed cap looked intently at me. grinned, and walked away without saying a word. He had a Times in his coat pocket and could easily have been $75 richer had he made the proper statement. Later I entered Thompson’s restaurant for a bite to eat. As I arose from the chair I broke a plate. This did not attract near the attention that I was afraid of, and after paying tny check I started west. Crossing Washington at Meridian a lady driving a popular make sedan with the Indiana number 208454. stopped at the traffic officer’s signal and gave me a real searching glance. UM-M! Charles Bone, 423 N. Drexel Ave., found a 190-pound sack of sugar on a lawn at Washington St. and Audubon Road. The police were called and the sugar was brought to police headquarters.

Bringing Crown Jewels of Russ to Uncle Sammy By United Press NEW YORK, Aug. 24.—Federal agents today are watching incoming liners for a man suspected of trying to smuggle thousands of dollars worth of the Russian crown jewels into this country. The White Star liner Majestic was the first ship visited. Agents failed to locate their man. but found $3,000 worth of undeclared gems among the passengers.

II DIE. 22 BLIND BYWDOD fILCDHDL Heavy Toll Is Reported to National Committee for Six Months. By United Press NEW YORK. Aug. 24. —Wood alcohol collected a heavy toll in the United States during the first six months of this year, as shown by figures gathered by the National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness, made public here today. Deaths from this cause numbered 130 and twenty-two cases of blindness were reported. Officers of the committee said that these figures are incomplete and that the total loss of life or sight from drinking bootleg whisky containing wood alcohol was much higher. USES DAD'S AUTO Champaign, 111., Man and Sweetheart Run Away. George Thorne, 29, and his sweetheart. Fay Sudel, 19, ran away from Champaign, 111., in an automobile owned by Thorne's father, the Champaign Eanlcers’ Association Detective Agency reported to the police. The couple was seen In Indianapolis Monday, Aug. 21.

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Whether this was because she thought she. recognized me as "The Masquerader” or because I fiad been “jay-walking,” I don't know. End of Perfect Day I then walked past the various stores, occasionally glancing at the window displays, turned left on Illii ois and got to the Union Station without mishap. I walked past the ticket windows through the concourse to the gates, then back to a long tahle near the center arch, laying some packages on the table to stamp a let--ter which I had to mail. At this table stood a gentleman wearing a gray suit and straw hat. His left arm resting on a salesman’s portfolio. He was reading about my experiences at the fairground Tuesday in yesterday’s Times, and as I started away he looked directly in my face. I hurried along to the cigar btand, bought some cigarettes, then turried out again and up to Washington St., and then to the Circle Theater and called it a day.

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, AUG. 24, 1922

COUNCIL CLASHES DYED NEW LEVY FOR SIIAII Claycombe Opposes ‘Enormous Extravagance* in New Garbage and Sewage Plant. BUDGET SHOWS BOOST Total of $5,736,744.34 Is $600,000 Increase Over 1922 Expenditure.

Spirited opposition developed at a special meeting of the city council called to receive the budget last night, to the 4-cent tax levy for the sanitary commission. The flow of orato *y was called forth by Councilman Lloyd Claycombe’s accusation of the sanitary commission of enormous extravagance in the building of a garbage and sewage plants in West Indianapolis. “If the sanitary commission persists in going ahead with their present plans, I for one am In favor of reducing their levy," Claycombe said. “X believe the State tax board would lend a kindly ear to our cause if we presented the matter to them." Charges Inefficiency Councilman Heydon W. Buchanan, in supposing Claycombe’s statement, said: “The whole engineering staff of the sanitary board is either very inefficient or very negligent. Never has the engineering staff made an improvement until forced to do so by pressure brought to bear. The disposal plant is a disgrace to the city and I admire the nerve and stamina of Mr. Elliott and Mr. Cravens in insisting on anew engineering staff. However I believe that the old staff must be gotten rid of in order to avoid excessive expense.” Buchanan's reference to the old staff brought up the problem of cancelling the contract of Charles F. Hurd, engineer of the board, calling for a salary of $15,000 per year. The new engineer proposed will cost the city $6,000 per year. Seek Legislative Aid Joseph L. Hogue, city controller, said the 4 cent levy was the maximum amount the commission was allowed by law and that ne was informed that it may be necessary for the sanitary board to seek relief from the legislature before the end of the year. The city budget, as received by the council, totaled $5,736,774. which is an increase of $600,000 over that of this year. A public hearing will be held on the night of Sept. 4.

HELD FOR THEFT Man Charged With Stealing From Woman. Frank Johnson, 538 Wallace St., war arrested today charged with stealing sl2 from Miss Genevieve Patterson of Paris, HI., at Riverside Park Sunday night. MARKS GO CRASHING Price Reaches Extreme Low of 1,990 for One American Dollar. By United Press LONDON. A tig. 24.—The German mark crashed to 8,509 to the pound, or approximately 1,909 to the dollar, today following receipt of news that France has refused to accept Germany’s latest suggestion for a moratorium of five months. ‘HIP-TOTING’ LEGAL Magistrate Dismisses Men Arrested for Alleged Liquor Law Violation. By United .Veits NEW YORK, ’Aug. 24 —The first proecuting for “hip-toting” fell flat in the West Side Court Wednesday. Patrolman Charles Johansmeyer visited a famous club, so he said, and found a flask peeping from the pocket, of Roswell K. Colt. Colt was arrested and so was’ Henry Valleft, club manager. “Outrageous,” said Magistrate Levine, dismissing both. INTRUDERS IN HOUSE Police Palled, but Search| Reveals Nothing. C. L. Billing called the police to the home of his parents, who are out of the city, on south Holt road, and told them that when he came home last night the house was lit up and the front door open. As he approached the porch the door was slammed in his face. A thorough search by police revealed no one. Dillingham told the police that a week ago sixty chickens were stolen from the place.

Large Crops Lower Farmers Buying Power While Consumers Pay Higher Prices to Live

Ru United News WASHINGTON. Aug. 24—With the exception of South Carolina, Georgia, New Mexico. Washington and Oregon, which are suffering from the illeffects of prolonged droughts, every state in the Union will produce capacity crops this year; and, for the first time in four years. North Dakota and Wyoming will be favored with an extraordinary yield. The corn belt has an estimated crop of more than three billion buahela.

HIS RESIGNATION DEMANDED

A demand that Mayor Shank ask for the resignation of James E. Armitage, member of the board of public safety and brother of William Armitage. the boss of the city hall, has been made by William P. Evans. Marion County prosecutor. Evans made no explanation of his action other than that Armitage is a leader in the "Armitage crowd.”

Travelers Special Objects of Solicitude From Police By United Press NEW YORK. Aug. 24—New York must be made safe for the traveling man. the police decreed today. Generali alarm for the roundup of gambling vamps was sent out after the rajli on a luxurious up-town apartment. The house detective of a big hotel which raters to commercial travelers conducted tho raid. Accompanied by one of the victims, the detective knocked on the door. “Let us in," he shouted. "Go to hell.” came a voice from within. "Come on seven, sweetie needs a permanent wave!” The raiding party entered via the fire scape. The following were seized: A pair of diamond studded dice, valued at S4OO. which police say never “naturaled" since they were made. Sixty decks of cards with no aces in them Ten put and take games, which, said the detectives, always make the victim put and never take. Two blondes.

TAILOR SHOP ROBBED Twelve Pairs of Trousers Missing, Police Told. The Leon Tailoring Company, 131 E. New York St., reported to the police that twelve pairs of trousers, valued at $36, were missing from it3 store. MARYS MEET TODAY Picnic Held at Broad Ripple Park —Prizes Awarded. Cloudy skies did not dampen the enthusiasm of the Marys of Indianapolis, who gathered at Broad Ripple today for their annual reunion and picnic. Prizes were awarded the youngest and oldest Mary present. Mrs. Mary Baity, 2932 Washington Blvd., is president of the organization. COURT NAMES RECEIVER .- ‘tomey Appointed to of Pawnshop Interest. Edward P. Fitzgerald, an attorney, was appointed receiver for the interests of Ida Bloom Weinstein in the Bloom pawnshop by Judge T. J. Moll of the Superior Court, room 5. National City Bank claimed Mrs. Weinstein owed it $15,000. Harry Rodman was appointed receiver for the Auto Sales Company at the request of the Home Elevator Company by Jtidge Moll.

This will be one of the five largest harvests ever recorded by the Department of Agriculture. The largest was 3,209,000.000 bushels in 1920. Approximately 805,000,000 bushels I romise to be the wheat yield this year. This would exceed that of last year by more than 10,000,000 bushels. The potato crop will be the largest on record—about 440,000,000 bushels. Sweet potatoes also will reach anew high mark. Garden truck, fruits and melona have registered bumper crops.

JAMES E ARMITAGE

FARMER BANKRUPT Files Voluntary Petition in Federal Court.* William H. Clayton, farmer, living near Fairiand, Shelby county, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in Federal Court today. He scheduled liabilities of $7,299.9S and assets at $9,303. ROBBED WHILE AWAY Home of C. M. Greenlee Rifled During Vacation, C. M. Greenlee. 116 N. Gladstone St., reported to the police that while he was away, his homo was robbed. Aug. 18. police went to this home on a complaint call by Mrs. Lawrence Julian. 120 Gladstone St., and found a rear door open. ANXIOUS TO VOTE Allens Wish to Become Eligible Before Next Election. Desire to vote at the November election is responible for a marked increase In applications for naturalization papers, according to George Mackay. naturalization examiner. Hearings on more than 100 cases lrnve been held. Final action on many of the applications will be taken by Judge Albert B. Anderson this fall.

with the exception of the popular watermelon, w'hose chances went awry when the prolonged drought struck Georgia. The farmer shares with the consumer in the paradoxical situation. The bumper harvest, based on the law of supply and demand, forecasts low financial returns to the agriculturist, whose buying power has declined to 69 points, compared to 100 in 1913. This year's mark is the low•at in the history of ths Bureau of

Entered as Second-class Matter at Postoffice, Indianapolis. Published Dally Except Sunday.

EVANS INSISTS BOARD OF SAFETY MEMBER BE OUSTED FROM CITY HALL Suspension of Police Officers Is Forerunner of Row Among Official Administration Family. SHANK SELECTS LIKELY r MEMBERS Mayor Indicates He Has Already Considered Successors to Present Holders of Seats in Department William P. Evans, Marion County prosecutor, announced today he had demanded that Mayor Shank ask the resignation of James E. Armitage, a member of the Board of Public Safety. The prosecutor would make no statement other than to say that the request was made because Armitage is a leader of the “Armitage crowd.” The “Armitage Crowd,” headed by James E. Armitage and his brother William, control the city government. Armitage refused to admit he is about to resign. The demand for Armitage’s resignation came simultaneously with the suspension from the police force by Chief of Police Herman F. Rikhoff of C'apt. Frank Row and Sergt. Ralph E. Dean. The presence of Prosecutor Evans in the affair is taken to indicate there may he some criminal action contemplated in connection with difficulties in the police department. No official statement to this effect could he obtained. Officials were secretive, but enough is known to indicate that the whole structure of the safety department of the city is tottering and that the result may be a complete reorganization of the hoard of safety and of the police department. *

Two Tough Guys Appear in Court; Chew Dynamite By United Vetes PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 24—Louis Koreski. 12. and his brother Leonard, 6, appeared in court chewing dynamite. They explained they wanted to be tough “like cowboys and regular fellows." s y They were arrested on a charge of having stolen four rifles. Leonard was sent home to his mother; while Louis was committed to the Catholic protectory. BUCK IS PUSSED ON BiDS BILL Congress Is Expected to Put All Responsibility Up to President. By United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. The soldier bonus bill, unamendad. sped today toward final passage by the Senate. Although a hard fight was promised it was evident opposition will be curtailed. The bill will go to the President for acceptance or rejection, thus shifting the responsibility from Congress. If re vetoes it a big fight will be made to sustain the veto. R E PORTS HOME ROB BED Woman Says C hina Stand and Other Articles Taken. Pearl Ledger-wood, 2216 N. Meridian St., reported to the police that her home was entered and a china stand, lamp and flashlight taken. Tiger Keeper Sentenced Richard Johnson, negro, 2919 Highland Ave., was fined SIOO and given a thirty-day penal farm sentence by Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth today on a blind tiger charge. Man Fined for Assault Jesse Cooper, 2106 W. Morri3 St., was fined sls and given a thirty-day jail sentence for assault and battery in city court today.

Agricultural Economics, except 1921, when 67 was recorded. The unsettled industrial conditions generally and the coal and rail strikes specifically are he vital factors in high prices for commodities, to be paid by the consumer. Unless railroad transportation facilities show a miraculous and immediate improvement, immense quantities of garden truck, fruits and perishable products will rot on the farms. A shortage at market means high costa to consumers. .

Forecast Generally fair tonight and Friday. Cooler Friday. _

TWO CENTS

Wili Know Tonight Mayor Shank, when asked about the affair, said he would know at 7 o'clock tonight what will happen. One high city official said that if one member of the board resigned all would resign. This was taken to indicate a possibility that the resignations of j some of the members may be asked. | Besides Armitage. the members of j the board are Ernest Kingston and Edward G. Sourbier. So far has the threatened change !in the department gone that the I names of the persons being consid- ! cred for the new board of safe;ty have been permitted by Mayor Shank to leake out. Persona under consideration are Martin J. Hyland, former chief of police: William Bobbs, president of the BobbsMerrill Company: Clarence Baker, Jesse Sisloff and Jesse Baker. All are close friends of Mayor Shank. Bobbs is an active worker in tha Beveridge campaign. There have been difficulties in the police department for days. The first outward appearanace of trouble came when Chief Rikhoff issued an order upbraiding policemen for inattention to duty and demanding law enforcement. This was followed by increased police activity. A short time later another order was issued, again urging law enforcement. It is known that police difficulties have been discussed with the county law enforcement agencies. Board Seeks Letter Yesterday the board of safety Issued a letter to Chief Rikhoff instructing him to file charges against any policemen who have been disobeying regulations or shirking their duty. This was followed immediately by the suspension of Captain Row and Sergeant Dean. The police chief declared the two officers w'ere found in the dry beer saloon of a man charged with operating a blind tiger. SHRINERS WILL FROLIC Will Hold Picnic at Broad Ripple Park Tomorraw. A variety of athletic contests ranging from a log-sawing contest for men, to a hineymoon race for the women, will enliven the Shriners’ picnic tomorrow afternoon at Broad Ripple Park. A feature of the day will be a three-round boxing bout between Sartor. "soda straw champ of Buck’s Crossing.” and Middleton “shoestring lightweight of Hogan’s Valley.” At 1 p. m. the Chanters and the Gun Squad will play a ball game. The grand finale will be the ladies’ swimming contest at 5 o'clock, followed by the men's swim.

WHAT DID YOU SEE?

W. D. I. saw a,-feoy trying to “pogo" on a broomstick. OJ. B. saw*'a. dog, crossing the Circle, wait for ah automobile to pass, while a man walked in front of the same machine and' was nearly run down. H. M. E. saw a woman motorist take the nipple from her baby’s,milk bottle, help herself to a drink, replace the nipple and give it back to the bab^.C. W. saw three women in a barber shop waiting for hair cuts. Li. J. D. saw a man wait in front of a church until the collection had been taken, and then enter.