Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 112, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 September 1922 — Page 1

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baseball pools THRIVE BN CITIES IWWIEUDE American Association Teams Used as Basis of Auction Lotteries. KANSAS CiTY VICTIMIZED Toledo, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Louisville Also Suffer. By yEA Serric• KANSAS CITY, Sept. 10.—Baseball pools flourish in most American Association cities. Sales in the eight cities average between $40,000 and $50,000 a week. Mystery covers most operations, but tickets are sold openly in some Pities —notably Kansas City, which is regarded as minor league gambling headquarters in the Middle "\\ est. Hero baseball pools and horse-race handbooks are operated in at least three cigar stores. In one placp the salesman mounts a stand like an. auctioneer and calls out to the crowd: "Here's your chance to get SBO for a dime!’’ Occasionally a policeman in uniform walks in, and the selling stops until he goes out again. 5,000 riay Pools Five thousand persons in Kansas City buy chances weekly. In Toledo 2,000 regular players spend a similar amount. Selling is open in Toledo, where the ticket buyers spend SI,BOO a day to win $1,200. More than half the tickets in Kansas City are sold by agents who have regular routes through office buildings and factories. The remainder are -old in cigar stores and billiard rooms as in most cities. Pools are based on scores of games in the two major leagues and in the American Association. The principal daily pools are made up with tickets containing the names of three clubs out, of the twenty-four in the three leagues. These tickets are sold for ten cents each, the person holding the names of the three clubs getting the largest number of runs that day winning SBO. The ticket drawing the smallest number of runs wins S2O. Prize money is kiivided in case of tie. V Reap Big Profits Weekly pools are operated on the same basis as daily pools. These tickets cost twenty-five cents, with a grand prize of SSOO and four lesser prizes. Profits of S6OO a day are made In cities where the business reaches *IO,OOO a week, according to estimates. Many pools are small, and locally op-

DIFFER James E. Deery. former city judge, dissented from tiie opinion of public officials and private citizen:, condemning baseball pools. "I can't see anything objectionable in baseball pools,” h§ said, “I believe they stimulate interest in the game.” W. E. f'iauer, secretary of the Indianapolis Baseball Club and a city councilman, says pools lessen attendance.

prated, but the big money Is handled through a national pool, headquarters of which are believed to be in New York. Ht. Paul “exterminated” baseball pools in 1920, but they returned this year and estimates place sales at 53.500 a week. In Minneapolis open selling exists in two places, but betting is mostly on single games instead of weekly run totals. One man runs pools in Louisville, but his identity is hidden. One place fcells most of the tickets, sales reaching from 54,000 to $19,000 a month. Raids have been made on handbooks, but not on baseball pools. Several thousand dollars change hands weekly in Milwaukee, though pools are considered small, following last year’* raids. Columbus is the one city reporting very little activity in baseball pools. Following the scandal in 1919. there was a cleanaip, and ticket selling is restricted ana secret. Condemned by Officials. Mayors, police chiefs, prominent citizens and baseball officials in all cities condemn baseball pools. Chief Frank Anderson of Kansas City says it is hard to get evidence. Chief Jennings of Toledo said he had never heard any complaints. Mayor A. E. Nelson of St. Paul says: “No information relative to operation of baseball pools has come to my attention.”. Women buy tickets in some cities, survey shows. Boys are customers, too. but not openly. Use of the mails has started inquiry by Federal officials, notably in Minneapolis, where individual subscribers to pools have dope sheets mailed to them weekly.

THE WEATHER

Warmer weather prevails from the middle Mississippi eastward over the Ohio valley, and cooler westward, to the Rocky mountains, with frosts last haight in the middle and northern plain Rtates. Killing frosts with freezing temperatures occurred in north-central Nebraska. i The maximum temperature at 7 a. m. yesterday was 7 degrees, recorded at New Orleans. San Antonio and Tampa, while the minimum reading n-as 38 at Bismarck. N. D. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 6 a. 59 10 a. m 74 7 a. m 58 11 a. ni 76 £ a. m 64 12 (noon) 78 9 a. m 71 Ip. m 77

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SIMS "Alleged Booze Seller Caught”—headline. “Alleged Booze” is an excellent description. What's in a name? Mr. Oyster is jGompers’ silent secretary. Bill Hart's young son hasn't robbed any trains yet. It is a lucky rail striker who gets back to work just in time for his regular vacation. Seven million Russian rubles are worth a dollar. Pay no more. Kipling denies he criticized the United States in a talk with a rag, a bone and a hank of hair.

HE VICTIMS ARE TIMED TO NARROWER PITS Bodies Removed From Scene of Tragic Deaths Far Below Ground.

Orphans By United Frets JACKSON, Cab, Sept. 19. Twenty-two children were fatherless today because of the Argonaut mine disaster. More than half of them are under 12 years of age. Their fathers, they will know when they grow up, died fighting to the last in the most terrible tragedy of California's mining history.

By United Press JACKSON, Cab, Sept. 19.—Corpses of forty-seven miners were prepared for removal today from their "golden tomb” in the bowels of the Argonaut mine. Decomposition necessitated the use of rubber gloves and canvass sacks in the transfer to shallower graves. Rescue squads, searching through the caverns and tunnels, 4,350 feet tinder ground, for the men who were trapped by explosion, cave-ln and fire twenty-two da: s ago, late last night came on a bulk: ead rudely constructed across a side drift, its cracks and chinks stuffed with odds and ends of clothing, shirts, jackets, to keep cut the deadly gas. Started Third Barrier Breaking through this, they came upon a second barrier, but half finished. Behind the barrier was a third, work on which had just started. And beyond, in their last trench, lay the bodies of the forty-seven. Driven to the wall by the fingers of lethal gas stealthily stealing after them in steady pursuit, they had died of suffocation within five hours after they were trapped in the depths. Two Notes Found Two notes were found. One. scrawled by William F. Fessel, said: "Three o'clock. Gas coming in strong.” The other said: "Gas too strong. We will have to go." An effort had been made to scrawl a third, hut the figure "four" rudely scribbled was all the man had been able to accomplish before death numbed his fingers.

Members of Klan Barred by Court for Jury Service By l'nitcd News CHICAGO, Sept. 19.—Members of the Ku-Klux Klan are barred from jury service in the Superior Court sessions presided over by Judge Joseph B. David. Judge David announced Monday. In common law cases before him Monday Judge David asked each talesman of two venires whether they were members of the klan, with a view to weeding them out. EDITOR IS ARRESTED Memphis Scribe Alleged lo Have Violated Daugherty Injunction. By L'nitcd rrcss MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 19.—G. V. Sanders, editor of the Memphis Press, was arrested here late last night charged with violation of the Daugherty injunction against striking railroad shopmen. Sanders was released on his own recognisance and will give oond in the stun of $1,900 today.

Divine Will By l'nitcd Tress ATHENS, Sept. 19.—Mustapha Kemal, aided by “divine will” hopes to take Adrianople within a fortnight, according to refugees arriving here from Smyrna today. (Adrianople is in Europe, northwest of Constantinople.) During a banquet where he was toasted for his Smyrna victory, Kemal responded: “By divine will I'm able to respond to the toast. “I hope within a fortnight to have the privilege to respond to a similar toast at Adrianople and even further afield.”

POLICE HOLD SIX OF BANDIT RING: EXTRAM CHIEF Bank Robberies and Hold-ups Included in List of Crimes Charged. •SONNY’ DUNN IS CAUGHT Long List of Crimes in Indianapolis and Vicinity Believed Committed by Gang. Two detectives today were en route to Chicago to bring William "Sonny” Dunn, alleged bank robber, back to Indianapolis. Dunn was arrested in Chicago yesterday. Six members of an alleged gang of which Dunn is said to be the leader are now under arrest. Detectives admitted there are other members of this gang for whom they are searching. While all members of the gang did not take part in all of the burglaries and hold-ups in a list issued by Inspector of Detectives John Mullin and sent to the Chicago police, four holdups and twenty-two robberies were included. These were committed in Indianapolis or neighboring cities. The arrest of Dunn followed a aonfession by Cecil Johnson, alias Harry Miller, 18. of 2039 Hazel St., who was taken after the police arrested three men and one girl at a farm house ten miles from the city four weeks ago.

Those Hold Here Besides Dunn and Johnson, the other men under arrest are: John Bogish, 30, Chicago; DeWitt Parker, alias Dave Alton, 30, now in detention ward at city hospital recovering from gun shot wound received while trying to escape local detectives; Robert Prater, 20, of 1639 DeLoss St., And Louis Schulingburg of Chicago. Requisition papers were issued at the Governor’s office three weeks ago as the Chicago police refused to *r- ! rest Dunn until the papers were is- ! sued. He has been arrested frequently in Chicago, charged with many - crimes, but never hits been convicted. j Detectives expect Dunn to put tip a legal battle before returning to Indi- i ana. Accused of Alert Robbery Dunn, Parker and Johnson are alleged to have held up the State Bank i at Alert, Ind., May 11. About $3,000 in cash and bonds were stolen. Other hoidups are charged to the gang, among them the Western Oil Refining Company filling station and a restaurant at 303 Massachusetts Ave. The burglary Jobs credited to the i gang of which Dunn is the alleged | leader include: Kagles Clubroom, ' safe blown and SI,OOO stolen: Em-Roe sporting goods store, SBOO taken from two safes and several hundred dollars' worth of merchandise stolen, and the Rite Clothing Company, merchandise worth $2,000 taken. Suspected of Other Robberies Inspector Mullin declared he believed the police investigation would show that some of the members of the gang took part in the Pershing, Ind., bank robbery and also the East Tenth Street bank robbery in Indianapolis. Pinkerton detectives co-operated in causing the arrest of Dunn at Chicago. The Pinkerton agency notified Inspector Mullin of Dunn’s arrest. QUESTIONS SANITY Court Appoints Physicians to Fxiimine Archie Micken*. Drs. Paul T. Robinson and B. B. Pettijohn were appointed to investigate the mental condition of Archie Mickens, indicted by the Marion County grand jury for murder ot his wife. Elizabeth, today by Judge James A. Collins of the Criminal Court. Motion for an examination was filed by the attorney for the poor, Paul Wetters, on the grounds that ivlick.sns at one time was violently insane in Mt. Sterling, Ky.

FAME Since Volstead took the punch out of Milwaukee’s famous slogan, here comes Mathew Schimenz with a brand new one: “The Sunflower That Made Milwaukee Famous.” It’s 15 feet high and still growing. Annie Schimenz. who planted the seed last spring, is shown beside her father. Neighbor Hans Trummer is shown on a five-foot ' -'i-—and he isn’t near the top.

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, SEPT. 19, 1922

JUDGE LAHR ORDERS INVESTIGATION OF CROWDING IN SCHOOLS OF CITY

First Picture of Principals in Church Murder fib I SUPPLY ON RANI ▼jL j AT BLOBHINGTI < Si Ail Factories Are Cut Off < N / Several Plants Forced to ggMtettM ’ V ’ p Shut Down. -J# * n,j Timr * * pcrM ’ A BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Sept. 1 ® A Bloomington, located in the “li stone area,” with a population of

THE REV. EDWARD WHEELER HALL.

MRS. FRANCES STEVENS HALL. NEW BRUNSWICK. N. J.. Sept. 19. —Arrests are expected to come as a result of the coroner's inquest now sitting in the Hall-Mills murder case here. Prosecutor Strieker announced members of the Hall and Mills families

BEGIN REARING ON PERMANENT SI .20 GAS RATE APPEAL Special Master Presides in Federal Court as Increase Fight Begins. Evidence of earnings of the Citizens Gas Company Mo Sept. 1 was introduced by attorneys for the company at a hearing before William P. Kappes, special master, in the Federal Court library today. The hearing was held to give the company opportunity to justify its demand for a gas rate of $1.20, which was granted in a temporary injunction by three Federal judges last spring. The history of the property also waa gone into at length. Valuation of the property will not be completed for several days. H. H. Hornbrook, counsel for the company, announced. Another hearing will be held as soon as this work is done. The case reached Federal Court when the Citizens Gas Company asked an Injunction against the Indiana public service commission to prevent that body from Interfering with the establishment ot rates in excess of the old 90-cent rate. At the hearing on the temporary injunction a rate of $1.20 was granted pending final hearing after the report of the special master.

FIS INSTANCES OFPRDFITEERING Public Service Commission Learns of Excessive Prices for Coal Being Charged. Instances of coal profiteering throughout the State are coming to light in letters addressed to the Public Service Commission acting as the State fuel emergency committee and investigation of the more serious cases will be made by the commission, it was announced today. It has been brought to the attention of one member of the commission that sll per ton for Indiana coal was being asked in one northern Indiana city. This price, the committeeman said, was exorbitant, as coal operators, when meeting with the committee late last month, agreed $4.50 per ton mine price was a reasonable price for the best grade of Indiana coal. Brokers are believed responsible for a considerable measure of the profiteering, officials say, and investigation of this phase of marketing will be brought about. It is reported officially that as much as $5.25 per ton is asked by some Indiana mine operators.

JAMES MILLS. would be questioned again today. it is apparent Mrs. Mills was blindfolded before she was put to death, authorities declared. County Attorney Beckman and others declared today they ware less optimistic of clearing the mystery.

Lonesome By United Press BOSTON. Sept. 19.—The prohibition enforcement agent is almost a social outcast and is forced to lead a lonely, thankless existence because his neighbors shun him. Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel for the Anti-Saloon League, declarer! at a meeting of the league hero Monday. Prohibition agents, he said, have few friends. He urged the members of the Anti-Saloon League to he neighborly toward the agents and their families.

SHANK REFUSES SUNDAY THEATER CLOSING REQUEST Marion County W. C. T. U. Offers Petition for Shutting Houses on Sundays. Mayor Shank today refused to heed a request of Mrs. W. W. Reedy and Mrs. Alice Free, representing the Marion County \V. C. T. U., that theaters be closed on Sunday. The women said the IV. C. T. U. has obtained 12,000 signatures to a petition fa voring Sunday closing. The mayor argued with the representatives for half an hour and then reported: “ Itold the meven if they did have a petition with 12,000 names on it the theaters would put petitions out in their lobbies next Sunday and get 100,000 names, 1 tolrl them I thought it was better (o have people in nice, well-lighted theaters on Sunday than out on the banks of Eagle Creek shooting craps or lined up along country roads In automobiles with the lights out. “They told me that some of the pictures were not moral; that they saw a man with his arms around a girl and when the hero kissed the heroine ho tried to kiss the young woman with him. "I told them no great moral was portrayed in a story unless some ugly facts were shown along with the good. “They said they would get out an injunction. I told them that was the thing to do. If they get an injunction we’ll certainly have to abide by it.” PROMISES SUPPORT New Eoundland Expresses Sympathy Willi Premier’s Position. By United Brets LONDON, Sept. 19. —Premier Lloyd George today received the promise of full support of New Foundland to his Near East policy. A cable from the acting premier of New Foundland sympathized with the imperial position.

FOURDNY WATER SUPPLY BN RAND AT BLOOMINGTON Ail Factories Are Cut Off and Several Plants Forced to Shut Down. By Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Sept. 19 Bloomington, located in the “lime- | stone area.” with a population of 12,000, exclusive of 3,000 Indiana University students, for the sixth time in Its history, in on the verge of a serious water famine. Engineers at the city water works plant estimate there is not more than four days' supply in the four depleted ■ lakes. An obsolete fire engine is being j utilized to pump a two days' supply from the abandoned Weimer's lake, j four miles west of the city, at present. The university in 1911. following! a water famine of 1908-1909. con- i structed a reservoir for its individual ! use and has a six months' supply ; on hand. Factories Cut Off The city council last week ordered ! all factories and plants connected j with the city mains to cease using j city water at once. Several factories have closed. Some have but a few days’ supply on hand. As the municipal supply dwindles every available means is being used to hoard water. University students rooming in private residences and Greek letter houses dependent on the city water have been asked not to take the "customary Saturday bath.” A few consumers have had water shut off for washing automobiles, filling cisterns and other violations of the city ordinances during the shortage. Health experts have warned of the danger of a typhoid epidemic. East fall a it*?asure was introduced in tlie city council to ask for a bond issue of SIOO,OOO to build an additional and im at the Leonard's Lake to catch the leakage from the first dam. When the measure came to a vote the proposal won by one vote. New Issue Proposed The Chamber of Commerce carried the light to the State tax board. A hearing was held in Bloomington. After consideration, the board disapproved the bond issue. A resolution is now being drafted for presentation to the city council for a bond issue of $150,000 and reopening of the matter before the tax board. ITALIANS WITHDRAW Newspaper Announces Removal of Troops From Neutral Zone. By United Press ROME, Sept. 19.—The Italian government has decided to withdraw its Near East troops from the neutral zone of Constantinople, the newspaper Messagero stated today.

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Indianapolis man remove false teeth, take a chew of dry plug tobacco, roplace teeth and proceed to enjoy himself. —R. V. L. Uniformed policeman driving an automobile with a 19JJ liqense plate.— C. L. White woman In a sedan driving four colored people down the boulevard. —F. J. The Chinaman in an Oriental restaurant using a large mechanic’s oil can with which to pour grease into the chop suey which he was mixing.— G. H. T. An elderly man in a downtown cafeteria sent his wife back to the counter after some pie, ate three

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Juvenile Court Takes Step Following Receipt of Complaints From Parents on Conditions at School No. 5. PUPILS SIT ON FLOOR, IT IS CHARGED Turning Over to Negroes of School No. 4 Said to Have Worked Hardship— Cramped Facilities Deplored. An investigation into the crowded conditions said to exist in the Indianapolis public schools was ordered today by Frank J. Lahr, judge of Juvenile Court. A special investigator from the court visited School No. 5, California and Washington sts., to investigate reports and complaints of parents that children were forced to sit on the floor and were not jirovided with desks. Judge Lahr said one of the subjects for investigation would be the reason for the school hoard’s turning over to the negroes public school No. 4, Michigan and Blackford sts., thus forcing white children from as far north as Tenth st. and as far west as White river to walk to Washington and California sts. to attend school.

BRITAIN IS READY TO RESIST TURKS ON NEPAL IM E Defection of France and Italy Makes No Change in Plans of Empire, It Is Said. By United Press LONDON, Sept. 19. —The British government is determined to go through with its program of defending the Dardanelles’ neutrality against the Turks and is not "bluffing” when it says every resource of the Empire will be pitted against the Kemalists. This was made plain today in a commuriqua issued from Downing Street during the meeting of the cabinet, while word was coming in that France and Italy won't fight. Meeting insinuations in the press that the government is merely "rattling the sabre" today’s communique announced that Saturday's statement of policy—in which tha dominions were called on to help defend the neutral zone—is actually official, representing the cabinet's views and designed to leave the Empire in no doubt as to the government's aims. No Permission to G ross Following the cabinet meeting it was announced that in no case will the Kemalists be permitted to cross tlie Straits of the Dardanelles until peace terms have been established. The government, it was stated, is satisfied that any such move could be stopped by naval action alone. Lloyd George left for the country this afternoon, determined not to call another meeting of his "war council” until after Lord Curzon, foreign minister, and Lord Beatty of the admiralty return from their Paris mission. KEMAL ON MARCH Turk I.eeader Said to Be Proceeding Toward Neutral Country. By United Press CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 19. Mustaplia Kemal’s march toward the Dardanelles and Constantinople is reported to have started. The Turkish commander, according to these reports, is moving troops from Smyrna toward the Bosphorus (which lies between Constantinople and the Asian mainland) and the Dardanelles, where British are entrenched. Cavalry Pairols Chanak ICemalist cavalry patrolled in the vicinity of Chanak, which commands the entrance to the neutral zone of the Dardanelles, as the Royal Sussex regiment landed to reinforce the British who are already in the trenches. Colonel Shuttleworth, in command of the district, expressed confidence in his ability to repulse any forces Mustaplia Kemal would be able to concentrate within the next few days.

spoonfuls of her ice cream as soon as her back was turned, wiped the spoon on her napkin and sneaked the dish hack to her place before her return.— J. D. H.

What odd or unusual sight or incident did you see today? Write it down and send it to the Times “I Spied Editor.”

A man get on a Central Ave. street car, pay the conductor his fare and hand him a 15-cent cigar for good measure. —W. H. Driver of wrecked automobile, well hooked, runni- g away from wrecked dar. leaving owner 'of the car, too well hooked to escape, in wreckage to

Forecast Showers tonight, probably clearing Wednesday. Colder Wednesday.

TWO CENTS

Committee N'ame&d Conditions at the school were said to be so bad by William Fahey, bailiff of juvenile court, whose little daughter attends the school, that o committee of four mothers has been appointed to call on the school board and request action. The committee consists of Mrs. Fahey, Mrs. Elizabeth Martin, Mrs. Pearl Collins and Mrs. Ella Krueger. Fahey said Mrs. Krueger’s small son. Fred, became ill from carrying tack and forth a large number of heavy school books. His teacher told. Fahey said, that he was a smart boy and as he advanced in his studies, could stay at home for a month until he felt better. Officials of the school board said the conditions at the schools were not crowded. There are in the two buildings composing the school unit twenty rooms with 861 seats, H. A. Bolman, director of the bureau of research, said. The attendance at the school, according to the records, is 840. Parents Agitated Parents of the school children are agitated greatly over the fact that children living in a territory bounded by White River, Washington St.f Eighteenth St. and Senate Ave. have only one schoool as compared with live negro school* School No. 4, school board officials admit, is net filled by the pupils. Parents of whit children say only a third of the building is occupied. This school is centrally located at Michigan and Blackford Sts. and has eight rooms. Another negro school, No. 24. is in close proiiu.-ty to it at Minerva and North Sts. All classes in domestic science and manual training have been abolished, parents say. School officials contend the building is not equipped “yet” for this purpose. Fahey said these rooms were occupied by schooi children seated, forced to study and write, on folding chairs. There are no desks and the children are forced to keep their coats and hats on the floor, he said. The principal of School No. S, la Miss Mabel Schmidt. That of No. 4, the negro school, is W. E. Grubbs. PASTOR'S WIFE SHOT The Kev. Fred Fox of New Albany Is Held by Police. By Times Special NEW ALBANY. Ind., Sept. 19.—The wife of the Rev. Fred Fox, local Methodist minister, is in a hospital suffering from a gunshot wound in the breast. Her husband was placed under arrest by the police. Fox and his wife both claimed the shooting was accidental. FRENCH STAY OUT Poincare Backed by Government hi Non-Intervention Policy. By United Press PARIS, Sept. 19.—Premier Poincare received the solid backing of the French government in his policy of non-participation in military moves to forestall Mustapha Kemal’s threatened invasion of the neutral zone, it was announced. The French government, it was stated, will maintain its present policy and attempt to secure peace ia the Near East.

bear the blame for a collision with Beech Grove car.—J. J. J. Dog giving cat good thrashing after which cat jumps to its feet and contentedly trots away.—R. C. A he-flapper applying the eontents of a rouge box to bis cheeks.—. B. O. O. Saturday morning, on the sidewalk on E. New York St., near Massachusetts Ave., a broken bottle, odors from which indicated that it had contained white mule, and a dead snake lying alongside.—J. N. A boy. six feet tall, standing on his hands and knees on top of a table watching a fire engine pass, exclaiming. “There must be a fire.” —M. AL.