Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 117, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 September 1922 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 117

WHEN SHUCKS IMPROVISED AS SGML HOUSES Commissioners Say Probability < f Erection of Permanent Buildings Is Very Small. POOR VENTILATION CHARGED Investigation Reveals Unused Rooms in Main Buildings Suitable for Classes. Every type of building from a modern well equipped portable schoolhouse to a shack is being used to accommodate the overflow of Indianapolis school children unable to be housed in permanent buildings. The probability of erection within the next few years of enoutrti permanent structures to house these children is ex- | ceedinglv small, school officials admit. At Irvington school Xo. 37. there are in use two portable buildings erected seven yea -s ago. According to the head janitor at this school, there is no ventilation in these oneroom buildings during the winter excep that drawn in through the bottom of the large stoves which heat the rooms. Three Spare Rooms While children are forced to study in these rooms, ins.de the large building, to which an ad.tion was recently built, are three rooms which might be used as classrooms. One of these is a spare room faced halfway up the wall with tile and excellently lighted. The other rooms are equipped with shower baths, expensively furnished. These shower j roc-ms have never been used, accord ing to John L. Starkey, chief custodian. The lighting and other con ditions in these rooms are good and they are suitable for fitting up as classrooms. The boys’ shov.'er room is being used now for storage. Os the forty-eight rooms in this building, eighteen are classrooms, according to a custodian. “Dank. Mouldy Smell” Memories of school days for children In primary grades who attend school In the cne-room shacks adjoining school Xo. 16. Bloomington and Market Sts., will consist in the ; main of remembrances of a dank, mouldy smeli, which arises from filled-in cellars under the shacks, according to residents of the neighbor I hood. Debris is left here from the flood of 1973, according to Mrs. Elizabeth Jester. 1433 W. Court St. , lng conditions are bad.

U.S.GOIJRT HEARS BEIL CO.AGAINST COMMISSION CASE Telephone Corporation Seeks to Prevent Interference With Increase in City Rates. Hearing on tho. petition of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company to prevent the public service commission of Indiana from interfering with an increase of telephone rates in Indianapolis, was heard in Federal Court today. Three Federal judges were on the bench; .Judges Aibert B. Anderson, Francis E. Baker, of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, and George T. Page, of Peoria, 111. The company contends that sot the public service commission to (Prevent an increase of rates would have the effect of confiscating its property without due process of law. The commission insisted that the present rates are substantially correct and that Federal Court cannot determine the matter from data contained in the bill of complaint. The suit is s.milar to those filled during the past year by the Home Telephone and Telegraph Company of Ft. Wayne and the Citizens Gas Company of Indianapolis. WATSON ON BILL .Junior Senator Will Spak at Republican Meeting. Speeches by Senators .Tames E. Watson and George H. Moses of New Hampshire at Tomlinson Hall Saturday night will mark the formal opening of the Republican national campaign in Marion County. Senator Watson’s first speech of the campaign will be delivered at Tipton. Thursday afternoon, and will be followed by talks at Marion Thursday evening: Ft. Wayne, Friday evening, and Hartford City, Saturday afternoon.

I THE WEATHER The weather throughout the country has been generally fair since Saturday morning, with the exception of a few local showers. Considerably cooler weather is reported in the Ohio valley and Lakes region and frost occurred last night in some places in Indiana and northwestern Ohio to Minnesota and North Dakota. New Orleans and Tampa reported maximum temperatures of 74 degrees at 7 a. m.. while the minimum tern ! perati:re of 45 degrees was reported here. HOURLY TEM PERATURE. 6 a. m 44 10 a. rn 58 7 a. m 45 11 a. m 60 Ra m 49 12 tnoon) 62 9 - m. 67 1 p. m. 63

TOM SIMS SAYS: f Typewriters run down more people than > It seems that the • man who names Pullmans names apartments also. SIMS A hard winter is predicted by the coal profits. Not so long ago every man in a checked suit was a gambler. Fall is the season we find moths got fat on moth balls. Mr. Seltzer is a popular book publisher. Just the same, his first name is not Bromo. We live expensively to impress people who live expensively to impress us. The American branch of the Russian Reds is not the olive branch. This time last year we were urged to buy coal. Paul Poiret says it takes a man to dress women properly. Yes, Paul, one with a big salary. Mow the ex-kaiser says he will marry in November. That’s the way with a young author. Hunt the bright side. Shirts stay ! clean longer in winter than they do in summer. Once it was Spanish treasure ships. With Government money it will be treasury ships. Perhaps mine guards will search miners for smuggled coal. Thief Takes Purse A thief entered the room of Mrs. A. Barnes, at the Linden Hotel, today and took her purse, containing S7O.

BRIDGEPORT EXCITED Old Home Town Needs Otey Walker

“Some safe blowers have left a grip with a bottle of nitroglycerin and fuses in Frank Millhouse’s store at Bridgeport and they are coming back after it,” exclaimed an excited voice over the telephone late Sunday night. The desk sergeant hurriedly gave the information to the captain and a squad of officers were on their way |to Bridgeport. | On their arrival at the quiet little city west of Ind.anapohs they were met by some citizens, who warned ; them to “be careful: ’he - has got a gun" and " ‘they’ are at the depot.” “Race Horse” George Stone, driving the police emergency, did not hesitate. Sergt. lVal< -r ClalTey stood' on one running board. Patrolman

FIND BOXES IN CANAL Officers Recover Fifty Deposit Recep- , tacles Stolen From Bank*. Fifty safety deposit boxes contain- 1 lng $159 in bonds and numerous mortgages, deeds and other legal papers, stolen from the Henry County State ’ Bank at Spiceland. Nov. 21, 1919, were [taken from the canal at Meridian St. ; i here yesterday, it was learned today. [The canal was drained in order to | obtain the boxes. THROWS INDBIO AT HAOOY POULIN - Mrs. Tiernan Screams in Wrath When Witness Denies He’s Father of Child. By United Press SOUTH BEND, nld., Sept. 25.— D With a scream of wrath Mrs. Au- ; gusta Tiernan hurled her hand bag j ,at Harry Poulin as he denied from the witness stand today that he was I the father of her child. The courtroom was thrown into turmoil. i Court attaches and attorneys dashed | for Mrs. Tiernan as she attempted to lift law books from the attorneys’ I table and throw them at the witness. FIVE MINERS CRUSHED [Authorities Order Investigation of Elevator (Shaft Disaster. By United Priss MULLENS. W. Va„ Sept. 25. — Authorities ordered an investigation today of the elevator shaft disaster in the new coal mine of the RaleighWyoming Company at Glen Rogers, near here in which five miners were j crushed to death yesterday under a j ton of falling coal. ATTENDS CONVENTION National Legion Auxiliary Head on Atlantic City Program. Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart, national president of the American Legion Auxiliary. will address the national conj v.-ntion of th American Association I for Occupational Therapy to meet at Atlantic City Sept. 25 and 26. She ! will present the question of the na- ! Uonal organizutio of the auxiliary es- j tablishing stores throughout the country where ail the wares made by disabled soldiers and nurses will be sold. MUTILATED BODY FOUND Railroad Official Meets Mysterious Death on Tracks. ! tty 1 niter! Press CHICAGO. Sept. 25.—The mutilated body of H. C. Ferguson, chief clerk I of the general superintendent of the [ Illinois Central Railroad at Memphis, j I Tenn., was found on the railroad track near here today.

SEEKS TO SEIZE FIGHT ARENA AT MICHIGAN CITY Department of Internal Revenue Files Lien in Federal Court and at Laporte. CHARGES TAXES ARE UNPAID Alleges Promotor Fitzsimmons Failed to Turn Over $5,439 After July 4. By Times Special LA PORTE, Ind., Sept. 25.—The Federal department of Internal revenue has filed a lien with the clerk of the Circuit Court here and also with the Federal Court at Indianapolis against the Floyd Fitzsimmons arena at Michigan City, for alleged unpaid admission tax. Fnder this proceeding the Government can seize the property if the tax is not paid. The case concerns admissions collected for the July 4 fights conducted In tho arena on which there Is said to be $5,439 Federal tax and $271.95 penalty due. The lien has nothing to do with the Labor day bootns at Michigan City, for the promoter will have until the end of October to file tax returns on those admissions. Current report at Michigan City now has it that the Chamber of Commerce or the business men of that city will raise enough money to clear up the matter and prevent seizure. The maximum penalty for conviction for wilful violation of the tax law is SIO,OOO fine or one year's imprisonment. or both.

i Jack Simon Everson stood on tile 'other running board of the, cur. Botli j had riot guns. When they arrived at | the depot they rushed in anil took the owner of the mysterious traveling bag completely by surprise. The traveling bag was owned by Mrs. D. Lovell. 2602 W. Michigan St., and was carried by her son. The “nitroglycerin” proved to bo medicine for a sore finger, for Mrs. Lovell had injured her hand. The “fuses” were pieces of paper rolled up to be lighted to signal the motorman of an interurban car. Mrs. Lovell and her son let* the traveling bag at the store. Some person rego-ded Lovell as the “suspicious stranger," peeked into the traveling bag and called the Indianapolis police.

15,01 VETERANS AT ENCAMPMENT Ranks of Boys in Blue Are Fading at Rate of 2,000 for Each Month. By United Seres DES MOINES. Sept. 25.—Fifteen thousand of the surviving members of the Grand Army of the Republic are here for the fifty sixth annual encampment of the order which opened today. These 15,000 represent the 190,000 survivors of the Union army. 2,000 Passing Mach Month At the present time. G. A. R. statistics show, tlie “Boys of ’6l” are passing away at the rate of 2,000 a month. Among those present is Dr. G. 11. Harding, father of President Harding.

WIFE SLAIN

After body of Mrs. Sabra Maude Pease with throat slashed had been found floating at Boston, police of that city held Arthur 11. Pease (below). her husband, charged with the f laying. Pease protests he is innooent.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, SEPT. 25, 1922

Soft Bp Uniter! Press DETROIT, Micln, Sept. 25.—The finding of a dollar in an old trousers pockets or picking up a good spare tire on the back of a discarded ‘‘lizzie’’ is a mere nothing compared with Henry Ford's recent discovery of a forgotten $12,000,000 deposit In a Windsor, Canada, savings bank. Henry Ford's bank balance is now reported to be around $200,000,000. The discovery meant nothing more to Henry than the means of buying a few weeks supply of coal, one Ford official said here today.

TURKS DECEIVE NOTE OF ALLIES SEEKING PEACE Hamed Bey, Representative of Kemalists in London, Transmits Documents. By United Press LONDON, Sept. 25.—The official Near East allied peace note was handed to Bey, Turkish representative, here today. Christian populations were still uneasy today, with the reports that the Kemalists were concentrating in the vicinity of Ismid. where Mustapha Kemal, their leader, had his headquarters. Tho latest “war scare”—that the Kemalists had invaded the neutral zone as far ns Krenboi, ten miles from Chanak—had been satisfactorily j explained today. The Turkish troops ; were said to have invaded the region |by mistake, believing that the BritI ish had withdrawn. PARIS IS OPTIMISTIC Relief IVevaiis Kemal Will Arerpl Offer of Allies. By United press PARIS. Sept. 23. —There was a distinct feeling of optimism hero today that ICemai, the leader of the victorious nationalists, would accept the allied plan, which allowed the Turks to come back Into Europe, giving them their capital. Constantinople, and restoring to them eastern Thrace as far as the Maritza River. GREECE IS INDIGNANT Existing Government May be Overthrown by Coalition. By United Press ATHENS. Sept 25.-—The alj and Mr, posalfl for settlement of the Near East problem was received with indignation here today. The press attacked the communication of Italy. France .and Great Britain which would hand hack to the Turks the territory Greece gained for parlimitation in the World War. The Greek national assembly has been called to meet on Oct. 5. Tho existing government may he overthrown and replaced by a coalition. Cavalry in Neutral Zone By United Press PARIS. Sept. 25.—Kemalist cavalry has penetrated the neutral zone south of the Dardanelles. It was setni official ly reported hero today. This may refer to the invasion hy Turkish cavalry of the neurtal zone as far as Erenkoi, ten miles from Chanak. Commanders of !ho Turks and British settled this matter amicably. Pnpoulas Appointed By United .Vrie* ATHENS, Sept. 25. —General Popoulas, former generalissimo of the Greek army, has been appointed governor general of Thrace.

CONFERENCE IS OFF Russians and Japanese Fail to Agree on Near Lust Problems. By United Press TOKIO, Sept. 25.—The Chang conference between Soviet Russia and Japan broke tip today, according to announcement made here. Demands by Russia regarding the Japanese evacuation of Sagh alien were believed to have proven the point on which the conference went to pieces. WOMAN THROWS ACID Attacks Husband With Girl in Picture Show. By United Press ATLANTIC CITY. N. ,T„ Sept. 25, —Drama transferred from the screen to the audienco of a moving picture show started a riot last night. Police allege Mrs. Moliie Cantor, 36, threw a vial of carbolic acid on her husband and Mrs. Mary Kolmekzky, who were seated in the orchestra, watching a picture called “An Eye | for an Eye.” The couple was badly burned and after a riot squad had established order, Mrs. Cantor was locked up on a charge of assault and battery.

POWER PUZZLES ALL Miracle Girl Attracts Interest

College men and women tlie world over tire willing to investigate all scientific discoveries, and thought transference is one of the most fascinating subjects of tho hour. Even among students of the universities, many are versed in the art of mind reading as a pastime, and psychology students have been told of thought traveling from one mind to another. That is why Hope Eden, “The Miracle Girl,” who is appearing as the headline attraction at the Palace (formerly Lowe's State) this week, at-

“MISS FRANCE” GETS PROPOSALS

“Ho. hum! Another proposal!” yawns Mademoiselle Edmonde Guy fifteen times dally s.nce she won a prize its being the most beautiful girl In Franco. The proposals come by telephone, telegraph and mail, but all get tlio same answer.

CITY WALKS ‘CHALK’ Foot Traffic Rules in Effect

Mr. and Mrs. Indianapolis and their children “walked the chalk line” today. First they gazed womicringly at the white lines and tho giant white footprints that marked sidewalks In the downtown section. They speculated as to tho owner of the footprints. “Puss without his seven-league boots.” suggested one. “No. they’re the footprints of the lew,” insisted another. "Aw. say.” broke in Indianapolis Jr., wuo is a Boy Scout, “the Chamber of Commerce did that so we’d walk 10 the right.” On m.i !:off t'.-.o India namha ti*ruthon th< right of the chalk Pne. Until they reached the stores. Then Mrs. and Miss Indianapolis, on the left side of the walk, gazed longingly ut ihe “creation” m the hat store window. Lured hy a display of filmy hosiery, they pulled toward the white line.

MERCHANTS Oil BYS! JO THEFTS Jewish New Year Gives Robbers Holiday Opportunity Loss at Greensburg. Tho police were Investigating merchandise robberies totalling $1,900 reported today. Three of the robberies were in the downtown district of Indianapolis and the third was reported to tho local police from Greensburg. .Steel bars on the window of the store of Nathan Napersick, 419 W. Washington St., were out and the burglars carried away clothing, traveling hags and jewelry valued at SBOO. Tho police believed the same bttr- | glars entered the store of Caplin i Brothers, 131 Monument Circle. ! where two suits of clothes worth SIOO were stolen Burglars made an unsuccessful attempt to enter the store of J. Rainbatz, 425 W. Washington Street. Merchandise worth SI,OOO was stolen from the Iron Clad clothing store at Greensburg and tlie Indianapolis police were asked to look for the burglars. The police believe all tlie burglaries were committed by the same persons. Tho Jewish new year, resulting in the closing of many stores Saturday, gave tho burglars a two-day opportunity to work. HOME RANSACKED Jacob Barth Reports Robbery While Away. The residence of Jacob Barth, 4426 Broadway, was ransacked while tho family was away the police were told today. G. A. Barth, 524 E. FortyFourth St., con of Jacob Barth, told tho police that he was unablo to tell j what had been stolen.

tracts notice. With “Frescott,” the “master mind,” who works with her. Miss Eden will demonstarte her ability in trying to tell Indianapolis folks anything they would like to know. To give Indianapolis a chance to judge whether she possesses a strange power, and to spare the timid the embarassment of making their queries in public, Miss Eden has arranged with Tlie Times for a question box to be placed in the lobby of the Palace Theater. Answers will be made each day by Miss Eden in The Tim; ; s.

j Mr. Indianapolis, obedient to the rej quest of the Chamber of Commerce—and his pocket-book—reminded his wife of the walk-to-the-rlght campaign. So they walked on. But when they reached another store window, even | more tempting, Mrs. and Miss IndiI anapolis did not even hesitate. They crossed the white lino defiantly. Tho "flapper.” too. crossed the line as calmly as she crossed tho bounds of 1 convention. The school boy obeyed the huge footprints and even put out his hand to s.gnal as he turned a corner squarely. 1 The l -sincr. man kept > *)><-■ right I pretty well, unless he happened to | meet a friend on the other side of the ; line. And even while they obeyed the ; white lines on tho sidewalks, the In- | and anapolis family calmly continued to j disobey the signals of the traffic cops I us they crossed the streets.

HITS CATTLE TRUCK ! Automobile Goes in Ditch—Occupants Uninjured. An automobile driven by Tobe Blackwell, 343 N. Bradley Ave, collided with the rear end of a cattle truck driven by Carl Cook of Greenfield, Ind., on the National Road, east of Irvington last night. The auto plunged into a ditch at the side of the road. Blackwell, bis sister and two other persons were injured. WOULD PREVENT COKLJpiNG Interstate Commerce Body Urges That State Commission Act. A request that the State endeavor to limit the amount of coal purchased by consumers and prevent hoarding of fuel was made today by C. E. Spens of the Interstate Commerce Commission In a telegram addressed to the public service commission. The telegram asked for information on fuel conditions and explained that tlie Government cannot control coal mined and sold within a State. John W. McCardle, chairman of tho ecommission, said the State r.ad no authority to comply with the request of the Government. RAID APARTMENT Police Take N. Meridian SI. Woman on Blind Tiger Charge. Louise Barger, 37, of 964 N. Meridian St., was arrested early today when Lieutenant Richter and a squad of police raided her apartment. Sho is charged with operating a blind tiger. A small amount of beer is said to have been the evidence obtained by tho police. RECEIVE EQUIPMENT Hoosier Naval Reserve Forces Get Boats for Training. Equipment is arriving rapidly for the Indianapolis unit. Commander F. R. Payne of the Naval Reset vu forces in Indiana, said today. Equipment received includes two twenty-eight-foot, ten-oared Navy cutters, one whale boat and three dinghies. These boats will be stored for the winter in the pavilion at Riverside Park. Next spring they will he launched in White River and stationed at Camp Shank in Riverside [ Park, Commander Payne said. Tomlinson Hall has been made available for drills Sept. 26 by the board of public works. L. R. Street has been appointed band master.

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CITY WILL FIGHT EFFORT TO MOVE HEADQUARTERS | OF LEGION FROM STATE Colonel Reynolds, Secretary of Chamber of Commerce, Bands Kansas City Boosters as “Liars.” DISPUTES STATEMENT OF INACTIVITY Local Member of Veterans’ Body Cites Work Already Done Toward Establishing Permanent Location. Efforts of Kansas City Post of tlic American Legion and Chamber of Commerce to have national legion headquarters moved there from Indianapolis will he fought “to the last trench,” according to John B. Reynolds, general secretary of the Indianapolis chamber. Reynolds branded the Kansas City organizations as “liars” when he learned today of their claim that permanent headquarters had not been established in Indianapolis, as promised. Fight will he carried to the national legion convention in New Orleans in October, Reynolds, said. Reynolds arranged to leave this afternoon for Terre Haute to attend the State legion convention now in session. In telegram to Claude E. Gregg of Vincennes, State legion [commander, now in Terre Haute, Reynolds said in part: “Suggest State convention take positive and definite action against any such breach of faith with Indiana, which lias set already in motion plan contemplating expenditure approximating $10,000,[OOO for legion headquarters and its setting.”

Love By United Xeic NEWARK. N. J. Sept. 25. After quarreling with his wife over which should take care of the baby. Alfred Mardone killed himself with a revolver, according to the story told to the police Sunday by the pretty 17-year-old widow.

STEAL HIS DISCHARGE lloi i-lji JLii Tm-e Pap; —< From ExSoldier. Virgil Belt, 451 Highland Avo . was lielil up and robbed by two men at West and Market Sts. la?* night. The robbers took his purse containing $3 [ and Army discharge. STATE OFFICIALS GO OVER BUDGETS McCray and Oliver Hold Conference Before Passing on Tax Levy. Members of the State board of tax commissioners and William G. Oliver, auditor of State, were closeted with Governor McCray today going over the State budgets before passing on the State tax rate for the 1922 levy, payable in 1923. It was hinted that predictions that the rate would be increased from 5 to 6 cents would be sustained by the board. Yearly budgets for the various Stafe departments havo been formed so rpresentatlon to the board, these budgets to he the guidance of the commissioners In fixing the rate for the yea r. Tile slump of $500,000,000 in the State valuations will necessitate an increase of at least 6 cents to produce at the 25 cent rate last year, if budgets are not decreased. John J. Brown, chairman of the board, stated that, budgets that had been filed up to today showed no de- I crease from those of last year. RAUH LEAVES $25,000 Bulk of Property Goes to Widow and Daughters. The estate of Henry Rauh. who j died Sept. 2, 1922, nmognted to $25,000, | according to evidence presented in the | Marion County Probate Court today J for Issuance of letters testamentary, j The will left by Mr. Rauh leaves the bulk of his property to his widow, Mrs. Flora Rauh, and his two daughters, Mrs. Berne Carlin and Mrs. Marie Kingdom attorneys said. Real estate shown was valued at $16,000 and personal property at slo,ouo. RESUME PRATER CASE Court Hears Habeas Corpus Proceed- j lugs Filed by Alleged Bandit. Habeas corpus proceedings instutod for the release of Robert Prater were resumed in Superior Court, Room b, today. Prather, a inamber of a gang of alleged robbers, has been confined In the county jail for more than a month. The State attempted to show Prater was confined on a capeas issued by Judge James A. Collins, of tho Criminal Court, for wife desertion. Attorneys for the defense trie dto show that the _ writ was illegal because If rank Sytnmes, was occupying the j bench of the Criminal Court on Aug. ! 26, the date the capeitg, or order for ■ arrest, was Issued by Judge CollW

Forecast Fair and continued cool tonight and Tuesday.

TWO CENTS

LEG! STMS BYRON HOSPITAL SSUNITARY Charges Tubercular Veterans Under Treatment Show Lack of Sympathy. By United Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.—Ali loged shocking conditions at the Irena Byron Hospital, near Fort Wayne. ! Ind., where thirty-three veterans afflicted with tuberculosis are alleged to have been "farmed out” by the Government for treatment, were denounced by the American Legion here today. The building in which the veterans ; were cared for, it was alleged in the j report, swarms of flies invaded the ! rooms where dying patients lay; ' clouds of dust from an excavation ! blew into the rooms, and food oondi* I tions were bad, the legion investi- | gators reported. MUST SPEAK TRUTH j Church Should Give Modern Version of Gospel, Pastor Asserts. “The time has come when the church must speak the truth and inI terpret the gospel In terms of modern life.” Dr. Matthew F. Smith, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, said Sunday in bis morning sermon, , “The Personal Element in Christian Service.” Dr. Smith said social service meant, not philanthropy and charity, but readjustment of the social and industrial order. Baby Mine AT OLD PUP TOOK ALL MY CLOTHE? SO I’LL hot Did your baby say or do anything annum! today? Write It on a postcard and send It to ill* Baby Mine Editor of The Time*. Impatience I.lttle 3-year-old Dolores’ mother was cutting her hair. Mother assured her that sho would finish In “a little bit.’’ Delores became impatient after a while and demanded, “when are you going to cut the little bit. mother?”— c. c. c. Ouch Baby was in the tiath tub. When she began to cry we were surprised, as usually she enjoys her bath, so mother asked her what the trouble was. “I was eatin’ the soap an’ bit my finder,” she sobbed —G. R. She Knew Mother was playing chords on the piano with a tremendous crash. Her 2*2-year-old baby daughter ran to mother’s side and, in a surprised tone, exclaimed: "Why, mother, don’t Mold the piano.”—T. A. V.