Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 92, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 August 1922 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 92

10 POUCE OFFICERS ARE REDUCED DY BOARD ORDER

BILL FOR SEIZING UTILITIES RESTS IN CHINS'FILE Measure Will Be Introduced Next Week, He Says, When Peace Moves Fail. ANOTHER ‘FINAL EFFORT Anthracite Operators and Railroad Executives Get Their ‘Last’ Chance.

ULTIMATUM By United Preat WASHINGTON. An*. 26.—The anthracite mine strike must be settled or the Government will take steps to seize and operate the pits Monday. This is the presidential ultimatum, Senator Watson. Indiana. Republican. declared today after a long conference with Mr. Hardin? at the White House.

BULLETIN By United Preae WASHINGTON. Aug. 26.—Unex pected opposition to the Cummins bill, which would control profiteering in fuel, forced delay in reporting the measure out of the Senate interstate commerce committee today. By United Preaa WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.—Rians for Federal operation of the anthracite mines and railroads that fail to function have been completed by President Harding and his advisers, it was made known today as the anthracite and railroad strikes appeared hopelessly deadlocked. A,' -v final effort will be made to bring about peace in the hard coal fields. If this fails. Senator Cummins. after a conference with the President, said he would introduce a measure next week calling for Federal operation of the mines. Seizure of the railroads Is not contemplated until the managements Phave been given full authority to demonstrate their ability to maintain sat isfaciory service. If the lines show signs of breaking down, Cummins said another measure for seizue of the roads will be placed before Congress.

WILE NEED FI’JE CENT HD LEY! V - Estimates for Hard Surface Work Call for 1923 Boost. A 5-cent levy will b needed to maintain the county hard surface roads during 1921. according to the county commissioners, who will recommend the increase over the present rate, 4 cents, to the county council when it meets Sept. 5. The levy th.s year amounted to $370,000. If the increase is made, more than $440,000 will-be available to keep the roads in shape next year. Leo K. Fesler, county auditor, has Incorporated in the report that he will make to the council a recommendation that the road tax rate not be in creased. i EX-KAISER MAY WED Wilhelm Reported About to Marry Widow of “High Birth.” By United Prc*3 LONDON, Aug'. 26.—Former Kaiser Wilhelm Is about to form an alliance with a “widow of a German of high birth." according to the London Times. The newspaper states that Wilhelm’s fiancee is almost of royal rank xnd is the mother of three children. TRUCK IS WRECKED Machine Stolen From Garage on Senate Ave. William Gage, 1541 N. Senate Ave.. reported to the police that his truck was stolen from the garage In the rear of his home. Later tho wrecked machine was found at the corner of St. Clair St. and Senate Ave.

THE WEATHER

Fair weather is general west of the Mississippi except on the middle eastern slope, where conditions are slightly unsettled. The western depression has filled and a strong field of high pressure over the northern plateau is the dominant feature this morning. Heavy rains continued yesterday at points in the Ohio valley, but conditions are now clearing in the East. .Temperatures have fallen materially In the lake region and Ohio valley and are near normal elsewhere. Jacksonville, New Orleans, San Antonio and Tampa all reported temperatures yesterday of 78 degrees. Helena. Monl., Roseburg. Ore., and St. Paul all reported minimum temperature og 52 degrees HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m €0 11 a. m 72 7 a. m 6212 (noon) 8 a. m 6S 1 p. m 73 9 a. m 71 2 p. m........ 73 10 a. m. 71

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TOM SIMS SAYS: |"T " l '*''itvT Your sins may find <f h ■>.-U-Ujjy you out, but your collectors will find you In. The old fellow who WS sal' 3 be Is 60 years young usually is. SIMS When she hasn't a thing to wear she calls it a bathing suit. Collars are a dollar a dozen in lin, but probably need stropping every hundred miles. Drawback about living In a swell neighborhood is acting bored. Sometimes we think girls are like salads. All about the same except different dressings. Deer ran through the streets of a Michigan town. It may have mistaken itself for a cow. The question of the hour is “What time is it?" Two's a crowd and three's a mob, according to Kansas laws. English girls outran ours at the Olympic races. Yet they say our girl 6 are too fast. “Squalls Hamper Flight”—headline. But squalls cause many a married man to get up. “Teachers.” says a superintendent, “are better this year.” Kids don't see how they could be worse. Chief Redknife won’t let his squaws dance all night. Shake, Red. Health hint: Humor thy cook. One might say the Mexican oil men who struck salt water are up salt river now. TEIRSOFIREUID FAIL TO DAMPEN DUBUNPOWDER Snouts of Rapid-Fire Rifles Peep Out Across Bier of Michael Collins. By United Preaa DUBLIN, Aug. 26. —Snouts of rapid fire rifles peep out from behind sora- ’ bre ribbons of crepe, draped on buildings in memory of Gen. Michael Collins, whose body lies in state in the City Hall today. The Free State, while outwardly devoting every attention to honoring Collins and making ready for his funeral, is rushing preparations to resist any attempt by Eamon De Vaj lera and his rebel army to seize this | r.jiportunity of capturing the capital, ! and setting up a republic. I Reports still persist that De Valera is, in County Louth, planning an assault on Dublin over the week-end. The government today proclaimed Monday a day of mourning. Work and commerce will he suspended.

Evening Prayers to Conceal Murder Plot! SUDDENLY horror gripped the girl as she knelt in prayer. The long verse from the Bible, the seeming endless invocation, were parts of a plan to keep her indoors, to prevent her from knowing the plot against the young army lieutenant who had come to Resurrection Rock. She knew- he was feared. He came with messages from her dead father, messages which might unlock the secret of the mysterious isle in Lake Huron and send into turmoil the millionaire children and grandchildren of the grim old man reciting evening prayer. Don’t miss the first installment of this brilliant novel of psychic messages, thrilling action and dramatic love. “RESURRECTION ROCK” By Edwin Balmer Begins in THE TIMES Monday, August 28

MANY ARRESTS MAI RENEWAL OF POLICE DRUE ——— Wrongdoers on Numerous Charges Caught in Dragnet Over City. SHERIFF LENDS HELP ' Undertaker Arrested Twice in One Day on Blind Tiger Charge. Renewed activity on the part of j the police department and the sheriff ! resulted In many additional arrests !on charges of gambling, operating blind tigers and selling baseball lottery tickets today. To Charles Stevens. 28, undertaker, 2831 Y*. Tenth St., fell the distinction of being arrested twice the same day on the same charge. On the first ! visit of the police Stevens was found j in possession of a small amount of i liquor. He was arrested on a blind tiger charge. Later tho police returned equipped with picks and [ shovels and after four hours of work i uncovered several barrels of liquor i under a concrete floor two feet thick I Stevens was again arrested for blind tiger with an added charge of inter- | faring with the process of the law. j His bond was fixed at $5,000. “Shack” Proprietor Arrested Otto Clark, proprietor of the "Shack.” Keystone Ave. and tho Al- | lisonville Pike, was arrested on a j blind tiger charge after two gallons j of mule had been found buried on the i banks of Fall Creek near his place. ! Rnymond Kelly, 1216 Park Av„ Harry Holding. 611 V. McCarty St.: William I Givins, 815 Center St.; Y. C Youngman. 2021 N. Arsenal Ave.: Frank Mahoney. 1337 E. Market St.; John Hennessey, James Crane, 981 N. Oxford j St., and Frank Mose, were arrested j charged with drunk, j A raid by Lieutenant Winkler and j squad of the drug store of Leo Bond, i negro, 608 Indiana Ave., resulted, in I the seizure of a gallon of “white mule” which was found behind the j prescription counter. Had Large Stock Hundreds of gallons of wine sod a i quantity of beer were found at the ; home of Louis Stonchs, 759 Ketch*m St. Al Roberts, negTo, 719 W Walnut St., made a tactical error when he tried to sell a baseball lottery ticket to Sergt. Ed Ball. He was Revested. Richard Butler, 1928 Alvord St., and Charles Pearl, 12131-4 W. TwentyNinth St., were arrested for gambling when Sergeant Russell found them engaged in rolling dice. Carl Mott, 27 St. James Court, and Earl Skirvln. 1120 McDougall St-, were slated for operating a motor vehicle while under the Influence of liquor. Betty Gaines. 2355 Stewart St-, and Ruth Ransom. 1441 Shelby ISt., were arrested charged with drunk.

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, AUG. 26, 1922

Mother s Desire to See Her Baby Explains Hold-up By United Yec CHICAGO, Aug. 26.—'“1 would hold up a dozen places to see my baby.” This was the answer of Mrs. Elfreda Coleantonio, St. Louis, when she was asked in police court why she held a revolver on a Chinese restauranteur, while a male companion robbed the till. Mrs. Coleantonio, a young and pretty woman, said that her 3-year-old son would have a birthday Sunday and she had to have money to return to St. Louis for the birthday party. SENATE LACKING VOTES TO DEFEAT BONDS BILLVETD New Informs Colleagues Harding’s Attitude Is Unchanged. By United Prfaa WASHINGTON. Aug. 26.—An unof ficial poll of the Senate today indi--1 cated that thirty-eight votes —five | more than needed —might sustain a ; presidential veto of the bonus bill. I Staunch bonus Senators are not enj eouraged over prospects that the bill can be enacted into law, should Mr. : Harding refuse to sign It. j 1 Senator New, Indiana. told the Senate he had definite word that the President had not changed his mind ! and would not agree to any measure which did not provide a revenueraising plan. This plan the Senate is | not inclined to include in the Mr Cumber bill, reliable Information declared. START LAKE CRUISE Thirty-Five Members of Naval Reserve Leave Today. j Thirty five Indianapolis members of the third group of the Indianapolis unit of the United States Naval Reserve force, left today for the Great Lakes Naval Station for a two weeks' cruise of the lakes. SEES MAN'S HEAD ’ Sleeper Awakened Shoots at Intruder hut Misses. | Oscar Trone. 316 Villa Are., ex ! plained to the police who Investigated ! a shot in his neighborhood, that he ; awoke from his sleep and saw a | man's head in the window. He I grabbed his gun and fired but tu* j prowler escaped. PLANES CARRY MAIL Will Make Delivery in Indianapolis Sept. 6. Mall airplanes from Chicago and Cleveland will dellv-er mall to Indianapolis Sept. 6, according to word received by Robert H. Bryson, postmaster. today. The planes will land at the fairground. ENTER BABY CONTEST l our Hundred in State Fair List, Brown Says. Four hundred babies have been enj tered in the babj’ contest for the State I fair, I. Newton Brown of the state hoard of agriculture, announced to- ; day. SODA MAN BANKRUPT Files Voluntary Petition in Federal Court. John J. Ryan of Terre Haute, confectioner and soda dealer, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in Federal Court today. He scheduled liabilities of $4,016.52 and assets of $5,001.98. FORD WILL CLOSE Coal Shortage Throws 75,000 Out of Work in Auto Plants. By United Preaa DETROIT, Aug. 26.—Henry Ford will announce tonight the Ford Motor Company plants around Detroit will be closed Sept. 16. Coal hortago forced the shut-down. Seventy-five thousand employes are affected. MRS. KENDRICK SUES ! Artist’s Wife Asks $30,000 for Affections of Man She Would Divorce. By United Preaa OAKLAND, Cal.. Aug. 26.—Mrs. Rodney Kendrick today filed suit against Mrs. Edith Sprecklcfe Wakefield here for $30,000, charging alienation of affections. She also filed suit for divorce. WILL CUT CONTRACTS Board of Works Will Not Do Much Repairing This Winter. Dr. M. J. Spencer, member of the board of works, said today that the hoard will cut down the number of contracts let for public improvements this winter considerably. “We do not want the streets torn up so much during the winter and the price of cement is up to an almost, prohibitive price,” he said "We’ll iake a chance on next year’s prices.”

PREPARES TO REPRESENT CITY

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MISS THELMA BLOSSOM

Miss Indianapolis smiled her greeting to her home c.ty today. She was busy shopping in thff stores of her home town. Her wonderful gowns which she will wear t the Atlantic City pageant will b obtained here Miss Ind.anapolis. by her beauty, grace and high scholastic standing will go to Atlanta: City wkih the assurance- of the support and good wishes of the ent.re city.

KLANSMEN FREE OF INDICTMENTS Alleged Murderous Assault Is Not Proved Before California Jury. By United Preaa LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26.—Thirtyfive Klansmen were freed here today following the acquittal by a Jury shortly after 9 o'clock last night on all counts of the indictment charging assault with intent to commit murder, kidnaping and false imprisonment In connection with the Inglewood masked raid April 22, last. CREWS REFUSE SERVICE Train Schedules Abandoned After Explosion of Two Bombs. By I’nited Preaa ROODHOUSE, 111., Aug. 26.—N0 trains were running out of Roodhouse in any direction today as the result of the explosion of two bomba here today. Crews refused to operate the trains.

Masquerader Is Still Uncaught After Walking Streets for a Week

By THE MASQUERADER. Can a man walk tho streets of a big- city for nearly a week with thousands of persons, Including most of the police and detective department looking for him with a fairly good description in their possession, and still remain uncaught? The answer is that he can. 1 have been doing It since last Tuesday. Os course, I have taken some precautions not to be caught, but at the same time I have been on the streets, at the hall game, at the Indianapolis Day celebration, In stores. In restaurants and at various other places and have never been recognized. It is rather difficult and exhausting work being a masquerader, for I must alWays give the impression of not being he. However, the first person who comes to me carrying a copy of a current issue of the Times and says in these exact words: “You are the Masquerader of the Times,” I will hand a check for $75. Time Is Limited I have found it necessary, because ol the physical strain due to narrow escapes, to limit the time during ■w hich I may be caught to the hours between 11 a. m. and 2 p. m. During those hours I will be in the downt< wn district. Yesterday some individual with a distorted sense of humor handed a small boy who approached him a fraudulent check for $75, after telling him he was the Masquerader. The boy thought he had won the Rrize and was heartbroken when told the man was not the Masquerader. Another boy, a Uttle red-headed chap in overalls was found on the street, weeping. He nad started from home to find me and had become lost. He was taken to The Times office and directed to his home. He wouldn’t tell his name because said he was

Congratulations have poured Into The Times from leading citizens, prominent society leaders, business men. in fact, the entire c.ty rejoiced at the selection of the judges of Miss Indianapolis. M;ss Indianapolis accompanied by her chaperon, Mrs. C. Roltare Eggleston, will leave for Atlantic City over the Pennsylvania lines I>ibor day.

Army of Giant Locusts Causes African Famine By I nited \eva TIFLIS. Aug. 26.—An army of giant locusts Is advancing through part of Asia Minor, devouring crops and causing a famine among Armenians and Tartars, according to Walter P. Ambrose of Baltimore, who has Just arrived here from Zansegour. Ambrose said he saw the locusts creeping out of Azerbaijan In a column a half-mile wide. Not a green thing was left after they passed. TO CONSERVE FUEL House Has Measure for Stringent Regulations of Available Coal. P j/ United Prrgg WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.—A resolution providing war-time regulations of fuel consumption was introduced in the House today by Representative Brennan. Republican, Michigan. Representative Winslow's bill, also before the House, calls for a National fuel distributor, with power to regulate all coal shipped In interstate commerce.

afraid his mother would "lick” him. In the corridors of tho postoflVc yesterday I thought that I was surely caught, for at one time, while addressing a postcard I asked a middleaged gentleman, who was smoking a pipe if there were one or two t's in

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Cincinnati, he correctly informed me. gave me the "once over” and pulled a Times out of his pocket to read notne thing as I walked away. I hurriedly mailed my card and walked fast out the door leading to Pennsylvania St. He should have taken a chance and made the statement to me. A soda clerk in the drug store opposite the posiofflce was talking to a customer about “The Masquerader" when I ordered a drink, but neither of them seemed to think that the $75 was Just within "asking” distance.

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SWEEPING CHANGES MADE AFTER AHMITAGE RESIGNS ON PROSECUTOR’S DEMAND Uniform Men Are Demoted in Rank as O' 4- - growth of Events Following Promised Shake-Up in Department. CAPTAIN ROW BECOMES PATROLMAN Most Thorough Shake-Up in Y r ears Is Effective When Mayor Shank Goes on “Warpath”—Challenges John F. Walker. Reorganization of a large part of the police department was ordered by the Board of Public Safety today at its first meeting since the resignation of James E. Armitage, as a member. The changes were made on recommendation of Chief of Police Herman F. Rikhoff and at the instigation of Mayor Shank, who declared he would employ an entirely new police department if necessary. The following changes were made : Sergt. William Paulsell was promoted to captain to succeed Frank Row, who was reduced to patrolman. Row is now suspended. Detective Jesse McMurtrie was promoted to lieutenant to succeed Lieut. Michael Hynes, who was reduced to detective. Patrolman John Corrigan was promoted to lieutenant to succeed Harley Jones, who was reduced to sergeant.

Trimpe Is Demoted Sergt. John Tsenhut was promoted I to l.eutenant, to succeed Benjamin i Trimpe. who was reduced to patrolman. Sergt. Eugene Eldridge was promoted to lieutenant, to succeed John Volderauer, who was reduced to patrolman. Detective Clifford Richter was promoted to lieutenant, to succeed FS-ed Winkler, who was reduced to patrolman. Patrolman John Hett was promoted • to sergeant, to succeed Ralph Dean, i who was reduced to patrolman. Dean ; is now suspended. Ricycleman Ed Harmes was promoted to sergeant, to succeeed Edgar ; Deter, who was reduced to patrolman. | Bieycleman John L. Wilson was promoted to sergeant, to succeed William Fields, who was reduced to patrol- ! man. | Patrolman Donald Tooley was proI moted to sergeant, to succeed Harry j Neigelson, who was reduced to patrolj man. Patrolman Mike Griffith was proj moted to bieycleman, to succeed Ed j Harmes. Patrolman William Norman was i promoted to bieycleman, to succeed | John L. Wilson. Follows Evans' Statement. I 'The shakeup, the most thorough in i years, followed the statement of Wil- ! Ham P. Evans, Marion County prosei eutor, who forced Arm'.tage’s rasignaI tion, that there must he changes in j the uniform side of the police departj ment. He declared the changes must j come about to end a ’’disgraceful situ- | ation” and to remove from the department the influence of William 11. Armitage. boss of the city hall. Prior to the action of the board of safety Mayor Shank “went on the war path." He demanded "that, no city employe Is going to monkey with politics during working hours." Walker Must Work He proceeded to demonstrate what he meant by informing John F. (“Bull Moose") Walker, superintendent of the street cleaning department, that he i must either go to work or lose his j job. Walker had been on a leave of 1 absence to work for the Republican j county committee. Walker promised i to go to work. "A city employe's duty is to the I city from the time he starts to work j till the time he quits,” said Mayor , Shank to the hoard of .safety. “Any city employe caught discussing politics during working hours will be laid off until after the election, I don’t care if he is my best friend. This applies to all policemen and firemen.” The mayor called in all department heads and gave them explicit instructions to order their men to restrain from discussing politics during working hours, also to instruct them not to donate any money to either party’s campaign fund while they are working for the city. He said that after working hours he didn't care what they did. Bulletin Is Issued The following bulletin, which was issued to the employees of the street commissioner's department by orders of the board of safety is typical of the bulletins ordered to be issued to the other departments: “No official or employe connected with the street commissioner’s department is permitted to do political work during working hours or to at any time levy or collect political assessments of any kind. Violation of this order means immediate dismissal from the service." “I am tired of this constant haggling in regard to placing men on the police or fire forces,” the mayor said. He instructed the board of safety to prepare an examination which every applicant would haze to panK before being employed. The board an-

Forecast Generally fair and continued cool tonight and Sunday.

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nounccd their intention of advertising all vacancies on either the police or fire force and setting certain dates for examinations. The old application system will be done away with. “Chief Rikhoff is the reigning power on the police force and men on the force will take orders only from him,’* the mayor continued. “Any officer found taking orders from any one else will be discharged immediately.” The mayor Instructed the board members to stay away from political headquarters and to abolish the old system of division of the fire, police and market house supervision among the board. He said that all should be as much interested in one as the other. In reply to the rumors that some one was stealing whisky from police headquarters. Chief Rikhoff says that only one man carries a key to the compartment where the liquor is kept and that his own secretary keeps a. personal check on all liquor entering and leaving headquarters. This provoked an outburst from the rnayotv who said: "Tell that man Evans to send 4 man over to headquarters to see that the liquor is being destroyed and make him sign an affidavit that he saw it destroyed, if he is so darn particular about it.” Exempt From Contributing The board of safety issued order* to policemen and firemen prohibiting? them from contributing in any way whatsoever to the campaign fund off either party, for the board fait that city employes made these contributions only in hope of getting something better later on. William H. Freeman, Republican county chairman, declared efforts to bring about the resignation of William 11. Armitage as chairman of the executive committee of the county* committee was “all a frameup.” Hi put in the same category the forced resignation of James E. Armitage. Freeman admitted that some of the. candidates had asked him to demantV the resignation of Armitage as head.] of the executive committee. He tali! their suggestion will be ignored. Hal said the requests came from the Coffin-; Dodson faction of the party whiclv was defeated recently by the Armltag* faction. Freeman said he owed his position to William H. Armitage and that Mayor Shank was similarly indebted. An effort to hit back probably will be made by Shank. Armitage and Freeman at a meeting of the county advisory committe next Tuesday night It was announced that steps will be takn to rid the organization of precinct committeemen unfavorable to Armitage. Freeman admitted he did not know whether he would be able to remove the commlttemen, but that he would “ignore them and get somebody else to do their work.”

WHAT DID YOU SEE?

W. H. H. saw a Cumberland man take home a piece of ice in one hand, holding an umbrella, over it with tha other hand. C. H. ML saw two fellows argue s( half hour over whether a certain man 1 was the Timas’ masquerader. f\ H. S. saw a policeman walk ini; with his wife. E. E. T. saw a man combing hia hair while driving a car up Meridian St. H. W. C. saw a colored woman boar<4 a street car. carrying a bundle and a small traveling bag. Two friends a c 4 oompanying her wished her a fine trip* —as she bought a transfer to River^ sid*. *