Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 136, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 October 1922 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 136

mWI BOARD IS TO PROCEED WITH BUILDING PHIS Emhardt Says He Wili Brook No Further Delay as Public Wants New Schools. HASLEP GIVES SUPPORT Self-Styled Citizens School Committee Fails to Deter Action of Board. Attempts of the .self-styled citizens’ school committee to delay the building program of the board of school commissioners failed today. Edgar H. Evans and J. W. Atherton, representing the organization, appeared before the board and asked that no steps be taken to carry out the program for a week or ten days. The board refused the request and expressed a determination to go ahead with the program as formulated last week. SR* The citizens' school committee took Imi active part in the last city campaign and supported Adolph Emhardt, Dr. Marie Haslep and Charles E. Barry, successful candidate for the school board. The organization was composed largely of members of the Taxpayers’ League of Indiana, which fought school “ building construction throughout 1921. Today Commissioners Emhardt and Haslep lined up against their former supporters In favor of the immediate erecUon of new school buildings. Asks for Delay Evans requested a delay of about ten days. In order that the organizatiort might make recommendations. He avoided specifying just what recommendations he had in mind, but before the discussion ended it became upparent that objections to the selections of certain architects and engineers probably would l>e made. Commissioner Emhardt, chairman of the buildings and grounds committee, said he was not in favor of a delay of ten minutes. “Already we have been severely criticized for being in office almost ten months without going ahead with a building program.” he said, "and new I want to see some action. "This committee of citizens knows er should have known all about this building program and should have appeared here long before this. It is high time architects were selected and the situation requires just as quick action as we can give it.” Considerable ill feeling developed during the discussion and there was nttle “buck passing” among the Board members as to just where the responsibility for the long delay in Inaugurating a building program should rest. Donald Graham was selected as architect for the shop building to he erected at Yandes and Sixteenth Sts. The appointment of Jacob Hilkene as Inspector of construction, which was agreed upon at a committee meeting last week, was approved. His salary was set at $291 a month.

BURGLAR CUTS CPF YOUNG EIRE'S HI WITH SHARP KNIFE Covers Her With Revolver and Gags Her When She Protests. Police today were searching for the man who last night entered the room of Leona Hughes. 15, of 2312 Barrett Ave., last night and cut her hair oft. The girl awakened as the man was putting off her hair wiih a butcher As she awakened he covered her with a revolver, tied a handkerchief about her mouth to keep her from screaming. He then ran from the house taking the hair with him. ENTERTAIN WIVES Knights of Constantine Give Banquet at Claypool Hotel. The Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine gave a Imnquet last night in the Claypool Hotel in honor of their wives. Herbert A. Graham of Elkhart, Ind., was toastmaster. Robert J. Aley, president of Butler College, gave a short address. Auto Tires Stolen E. W. Showalter, 315 N. Pennsylvania St., reported two tires worth SB3 were stolen off of his automobile last night.

THE WEATHER

Since Monday morning rain has been widespread in the Eastern halt of the country, although generally, the falls were light. Lower temperatures have been general Southeastward to the Ohio valley and the lower Mississippi States, with killing frosts in the •ilddie Mississippi valley and Westa lakes region, and freezing temperatures southward to northern Kansas. Tampa reported a maximum tem(jerature of TS degrees while Bismack, S. D., reported the minimum of 22 degrees. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m. . 33 11 a. m 44 7 a. m..... ... 88 12 (noon) ..... 47 8 a. m........ 40 1 p. m........ 60 ! l a. m........ 41 2 p. m........ 60 U Mm nXmmmmmm.m 43

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TOM SIMS SAYS: f Russia has a big standing army. , Greece has a big runJ ning army. I 1 The annual turkey shortage has just been announced. gjjjg Strange noises coming from a Florida swamp may be a radio concert. Ex-kaiser’s bride will be "Queen of Prussia” but won’t work at it. What is worse than your wife cooking the same thing for supper you had downtown for lunch? Breach of promise is a chorus girl's long suit. We had almost forgotten about Armistice day coming until we saw a man wearing a wrist watch. Wouldn't it be great if a Palm ! Beach suit brought enough to get an I overcoat out of hock? ENGINE CRUSHES Ml WHEN ftliTO SIDESWIPES TRAIN State Machine in Fatal Crash at Belt Railroad Crossing and W. Washington St. One man was killed and another seriously injured when an automobile sideswiped a train at W. Washington St. and the Belt Railroad at 12:15 o’clock this morning. The driver of the car escaped injury. Carl Hughes, 23, Corydon, Ind., was killed instantly. Floyd Morris. 24. Holtan, Ind.. suffered a crushed right foot. He was taken to the city hospital. I.ouis P. Geiger. 34, of 3055 W. Michigan St., chauffeur for Dr. George F. Edenharter, superintendent of the Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane, was driving the car. He surrendered to the police and was arrested on the charges of manslaughter and unlawful possession of an automo bile. Both Hughes and Morris were employed as'attendants at the Central Hospital for the Insane. The automobile, the police say. was the property of the State of Indiana. The car was the one used by Dr. Edenharter. He told the police that Geiger took the automobile without permission. There were a number of witnesses iof the accident. Dr. H. K. Edmond- | son, 532 W. Washington St., said - that Martin Gavin. 62. of 102 N. Sheffield Ave., crossing watchman at the Belt Railroad, gave a stop signal with a lantern as hr* approached the railroad crossing. Dr. Edmondson stopped his automobile. New York Central engine No. 6077, pulling fifty freight cars. ' had just I stopped at a block signal and had I then started to move south again, when the car driven by Geiger, which Dr. Edmondson said was travI eling at a high rate of speed, reached the tracks. The driver swerved the car southward along the tracks. Huiipd Under Train So sudden was the turning of the | automobile that Hughes and Morris were hurled from the automobile under the wheels of the locomotive. The freight train, which witnesses say was moving slowly, was stopped almost Instantly, but the automobile, the side of which was ripped and j tern continued moving a few feet. I Geiger declared he was traveling j eighteen miles an hour. IK* said that I he saw the train when he was about j Ift) yards from the crossing but was • unable to stop. Geiger told the police ! that he would have killed himself ! then if he had had a revolver.

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JOHNNY McDOUGAL One of the best smilers in town is Johnny McDougal of the Harley Gibbs settlement. When he heard that Nick Mateslck of the same institution had challenged all comers as the boy with the biggest smile he hopped right into the contest. The Times offers a high grade football to the "grlnningest” boy In the "Community Chest family."

ADAM PHAIK HERE TO PUT IT OVER Times CON-test Starts Today —Framed by Lowd-Noyes &CoPromoters

Who wins Ivan? Who wins the elastic, oneroom bungalow with the rubber walls? What little boy or girl under the age of 10 will win the blue-steel, .38-caliber Colt automatic pistol and fifty rounds of dum-dum ammunition, the most popular toy of the age? What happy gentleman will rush home breathless, cheeks flushed, eyes aglow with excitement, to tell the wife and kiddies that he has won the beautiful goldfilled, hand-chased pewter whisker-tweezer ? What smiling housewife, coddled by Fortune, will win the handsome, longhandled, vegetable - fiber washing machine? And who, among the millions who read the Indianapolis Times, will' be the lucky ones to call at our office and carry away fortunes in money prizes, whose total will mount to the stupefying sum of four million Soviet Rubles? We don’t know. Do you? Oh. be yourself! You don’t either 1 Most Stupendous Offer Ever The Indianapolis Times has decided to give away

the prizes hereinbefore mentioned, and perhaps a number of others, constituting in all the most stupendous, the most colossal, the most—here’s the dictionary; go to it—bestowal of something for nothing since gold dollars sold for I*o cents and the jolly gin-miller jingled the gents with fret* Tom and Jerry on those well-nigh forgotten Christmas Eves which are gone forever.

UNIONISTS CALLED TO TSKE POSITION IN BRITISH CRISIS Resignation of Lloyd George Expected to Follow Conferences. By United Prene LONDON, Oct. 17. —Lloyd George’s political fate la to l*e sealed Thursday, when members of the Unionist party meet to decide whether to continue to support the prime minister's coalition government. The bitter warfare in the press against the Georgian policies, which was precipitated by the Near Eastern' conference, continued unabated today as plans went forward for the Thursday meeting of the 350 Unionist members of Parliament, which has been called by Austen Chamberlain, government leader in the House of Commons and chief of the Unionist party. "Die-Hards” Make Last Stand The “die-hards” —the opponents of Lloyd George in the Unionist party—were mustering all their strength today for the show-down. It was believed in well informed circles that Lloyd George will resign Boon, no matter what the outcome of the meeting. This would also precipitate a general election. Lloyd George has called a conference of the leaders of the Liberal party, of which he is still a member, for today. He will seek to determine just how he stands with the party of which he is the acknowledged head.

RESCUES MOTHER FROMJASFUMES Claude Thompson Uses Ladder to Enter Her Room After Knocking. Prompt efforts of Claude Thompson, 2314 E. Twelfth St., probably saved the life of his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Thompson, Norman Apartments, 1575 Roosevelt Ave., early today, when she was discovered In an unconscious condition from escaping gas. The son entered the apartment by use of a ladder after repeatedly knocking at the door. A pulmotor used by an ambulance physician revived Mrs. Thompson, who had evidently been unconscious for several minutes. Investigation revealed that a burner of a small gas heater had been lighted bm had gone out. EXPECT HIGH TOTAL Election Commissioners Believe Registration Figures Will -Mount. A heavy registration throughout the Slate is seen in registration figures being totaled by the State board of election commissioners. Although the report will not be complete for several days, election officials are of the opinion that the 1920 registration of 1,470,920 will be less than the 1922 registration by a large margin. In Indianapolis and Jdarlon County alone, in 1920, ths registration was 17C,638.

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, OCT. 17, 1922

BY ADAM PHAIK, CON-test Editor of the Indianapolis Times THIS IS ADAM PHAIK

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WILL TALK Shank Promises The State of Kansas may be treated to Mayor Shank’s hilarious oratory week after next. Shank announced today the National Speakers' Bureau office at Chicago had a.sked him if he would Bpeak in Kansas, provided Governor Allen would tour Indiana. ”1 sure will. I’ve been all over that ground out there when I was on the stage and In the auctioneering business,” eold the mayor. “Who's running for Senator out there?" the mayor was asked. "Darned If I know, but I'll size the bird up and boost him all right.” he replied. The mayor leaves Wednesday noon for a tour of southern Indiana In behalf of Albert J. Beveridge. CROSS-COUNTRY DIRISIBLE BURNS C-2 Is Completely Consumed by Flames at Brooks Field, Texas. By United Preen SAN ANTON TO, Texas. Oct. 17. The Array dirigible C-2, which recently made a cross-country Right, completely burned at Brooks field hero today. The balloon caught fire as it was about to rnuke a flight over the city. The big dirigible was completely wrecked. Three men were injured, one seriously. before they escaped from the burning cock pit. The Injured are: Major H. A. Strauss, commander of the ship. Captain N. M. Walker, aid to Major General Walker D. Hines, commander of the eighth corps area. Manuel Cardenas, newspaperman. Sergeant A. L. Bright. All were slighUy burned except Sergeant Bright whose face was charred and hands badly burned. LARGEST AND BEST * C-2 Completed After Tragic Accident to Kalian Bunt Flyer. By United Preen WASHINGTON. Oct. 17.—The dirigible C-2, which was destroyed by fire at San Antonio today, was the army’s best and largest "blimp.” It was completed shortly after the Army’s big Italian-built airship, the Roma, was destroyed with a loss of thirty-four lives at Norfolk early this year. The C-2 has a gas compacity of 172,• 000 cubic feet and was capable of making a speed of sixty miles an hour. SUES FOR DIVORCE I*aul Wetter Charges Cruel and luhuman Treatment. Paul C. Wetter, attorney for the poor of Marlon County, today filed suit for divorce from his wife, Nora Wetter, in Superior Court, room 1, i charging cruel and inhuman treatment. Wetter charged that his wife hated him, was possessed of an ungovernable temper and in fits of rage threatened to do him bodily harm. They were married on Feb. 19, 1922, a aid separated on Oct. 14, 1921.

among the immigrants at the Battery Landing.’ See How Searching Our Inquiry “But. Warden,” our representative persisted, “are these gentlemen honest? “I'm afraid they are at times,” the Warden was compelled to say. “But not very. And in their case it seems to he no impediment. They could circulate the Bartenders’

ROMPERS FAVORS COOPERATION BY LABOR ANDIES! Head of American Federation Makes Address Before Convention. BULLETIN By United Preen NEW ORLEANS, Oct 17.—The American Legion convention today voted to hold the 1923 convention In Ban Francisco, Oct. 15 to 19. inclusive. By Ignited Prree NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 17 —Samuel Gotnpers. president of the American Federation of laibbr, was to speak before the convention of the American Legion today tn favor of cooperation between the two organizations Organized labor and organized veterans should work together, Oompers holds. He hopes to establish an understanding between the two groups. Committees meantime are preparing resolutions which will guide the work of the legion during the year. “Condemn Interference” Resolutions will demand more efficient care for wounded and disabled, "condemn Interference,” • by Brig. General Sawyer in the hospitalization program, support immigration restriction and publicly urge a universal service law for wartime, committee members said. Legion politics are boiling and supporters of various candidates are organizing their forces. So many aspirants are in the field that some believe a dark horse will win the national commandership. William E. Deegan of New York, and A. A. Sprague of Chicago, are being pushed. City Is Overflowing. Legionnaires have tilled the city to overflowing. Crowds in the streets are so dense that It is difficult to walk about. The authorities literally have turned the city over to the visitors and anything goes. Craps games run In the lobbies of the principal hotels and bottles pass freely about. At night, the city gayly decorated with allied flags and colored lights, becomes a carnival. Bands are everywhere and groups of buddies from the different States, many in uniforms or grotesque costumes, parade about. A Hoosier attracted much attention with a large pair of shoes, roving about town mumbling “Quack, quack, I’m a duck.” HELD BY DETECTIVES Meat Market Operators Charged With Receiving Stolen oods. Floyd Barnett, 81, and Frank Faerber, 35, who operate a meat market at 54 N. West St., were under arrest today on a charge of receiving stolen goods. The . arrest was made by operatives of the Quigly-Hyland detective agency, who allege that ’Barnett and Faerber sold 100 pounds of butter that had been stolen from the Schlosser Bi*t>s. Company, 705 E. Market St. Twice last week butter'was stolen from the Sohlosoer delivery wagon*.

These gifts are practically absolutely free. The conditions of our circulation CONtest are so simple that a child —perhaps even a Congressman could understand them. They’re so simple that they’re positively silly. They make us laugh. liar! We Feel Confident. Do You? Desiring to safeguard our competition with credentials of indubitable authenticity, this newspaper engaged in exhaustive research’ before starting the CON-test. It was with a feeling of confidence, therefore, that the firm of Lowd-Noyes and Company, circulation-snatch-ers extraordinary, were engaged last week by our Eastern representatives. LowdNoyes and Company had just completed a circulation campaign for Bars and Stripes, the house-organ of YodelYodel Castle at Sing-Sing-on-Hudson, New York. Bars and Stripes suspended publication, just the other day. “I can recommend Messrs. Tjowd and Noyes,” said the Warden of the Castle, whose approbation was the convincing word. “They can circulate anything. They came here ten years ago for circulating .Yeti' Davis ten-spots

WHIST! Pumper Is Gone Fireman Cecil H. Foist of pumper company No. 8 was working on his own automobile in a garage adjacent to the fire station when the pumper went out on a still alarm. Somebody told him there was a fire. To the engine house. Pumper gone. Mad dash to the scene of the fire. Pumper gone again. Back to the engine bouse. There was the pumper. Explanation offered, but captain suspended Cecil. This was the story in charges of absence without leave filed against I Mst before the board of safety today. H'3 trial will be held Oct. 24 OFFICERS SEIZE 132 RTS. UF BIN Raid Overall Factory at 2144 S. Meridian St. and Arrest Owner. Police and Federal officers today seized 182 quarts of gin found In an overall factory at 2144 3. Meridian St. Louis Sagaloweky, 59, of 3459 Carrollton Ave., owner of the factory, was arrested charged with operating a blind tiger. He was held without bond by Federal authorities. The officers found eleven boxes containing the gin. They New York and London labels. Authorities said they believed the booze came from Government warehouses. FBRIWER MINISTER ESCAPES PRISON

Convicted for Murder, He Makes Good Boast in Company With Confederates. By United Press LOS ANGELES, CaL, Oct. 17. Herbert Wilson, ex-minister, highwayman and convicted murderer,! today escaped from the county jail—muklng good the boast of the Los Angeles underworld. With two prisoners the dapper prisoner leaped from one of the jail "tanks,” beat Jailer Condon Insensible and, overpowering two other ja.ilers, fled to the street. Wilson, formerly a minister in Oregon. and now said to be one of the most daring robbers on the Pacific coast, according to police, had long planned his escape. The Los Angeles underworld, authorities said, had given out the word that ha would regain his freedom. VOTE RESENTMENT Mine Workers Say Howat Must Return Missing Documents. Alexander Howat, deposed president of the Kansas district of the United Mine Workers, will not be restored to membership until he has returned documents and records belonging to the union. This was tile ruling of the International executive board here yesterday.

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KIDNAPER OF LOCAL GIRL ARRESTED AT LAFAYETTE FOLLOWING WEEK'S HUNT • / W. L. Wheeler Identified as Man Who Spirited Away Little Phyllis Prosch and Kept Her Overnight. OFFICERS MAKE CAPTURE IN GARAGE Hotel Clerks Say Accused Kept Child in Room After Bringing Her in Auto to Lahr House. After a seven-day search for the kidnaper of 8-year-old Phyllis Prosch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Prosch, 1460 Lexington Ave., who was spirited away from Indianapolis Monday, Oct. 9, while on her way to school and driven to Lafayette in an automobile, W. L. Wheeler, a printer, whose home is in Chicago, was arrested today. Wheeler was identified by three Lafayette persons as having been seen with the girl. The police attempted to capture Wheeler last Wednesday when he attempted to sell the automobile in which he is charged with taking the child to Lafayette. lie escaped, however, before the police arrived. Herman Seaster and Richard Mehne, clerks at the Hotel Lahr, Lafayette, where the little girl and the kidnaper staj’ed, both told Lafayette authorities they were in a room together all night. According to the story of the girl. Wheeler, who is married, bought a ticket to Indianapolis and saw her safely on the train the day following the kidnaping. She said she was not hurt. "Wheeler was captured at the garage of Charles D. Witty. The automobile is in Kentland, he said. Detectives Sheridan and Gollniseh rushed to Lafayette in an automobile immediately after hearing of Wheeler’s arrest. Inspector of Detectives Mullin said Wheeler will be charged with criminal assault and probably will kidnaping.

OBSERVERS HEAR NEW PARTY TALA IN C.JLP. RANKS Rumor Has Evans and Collins Splitting Up County Organization Before Election. "Third party” talk persisted today whenever Republican politicians met on the street and around headquarters. Although William P. Evans, prosecuting attorney, who seeks re-election, has stated ho is loyal to the party, the workers kept right on talking rumors that Evans and Judge James A. Collins of Criminal Court, also a candidate. Intend before the election to break away from the regular county Republican organization and announce themselves as making the race without any connection therewith. It was reported today, however, that relations between Evans and Collins were strained as a result of a disagreement over Evans' conduct of the grand jury Investigation into reputed corrupt conditions in the city. No verification of the rumor was obtainable. Friends of Evans and Collins say that the faction of the organization dominated by William H. Armitage is not working for the election of the two leaders of the so-called "third party” group because Evans said the "hurtful influence” of Armitage must be removed from the police department. Members of the Armitage faction said that County Chairman William H. Freeman made an honost endeavor to guarantee the success of the Republican ticket, but “those two at the Courthouse” have upset plans and calculations.

FAILS TO PURCHASE Dewey Kinlster Becomes Suspicious of Stranger and Calls Police. Thomas Burns of Cleveland, attempted to sell Dewey Kinister, 243 Indiana Ave., a motometer. Believing the man acted suspiciously, Kinister called the police, who found a revolver on Burns. He was slated on charges of vagrancy and carrying concealed weapons. SALES DECREASE Narcotics Show Steady Decline Throughout State. A steady decrease in the sale of narcotics in Indiana Is seen by William A. Oren of the State Pharmacy board, in inspecting 1,400 sale reports received today. The restriction of the law regarding the sale of narcotics is responsible for a decrease of 50 per cent in the sales, Oren said. Reports Tire Stolen E..N. Bransfleld, 8530 E. Michigan St., parked his automobile at Michigan and New Jersey Sts. last night and a thief stole a S2O tire off of the car.

Surplus The feminist movement received a jolt in Indianapolis today. The board of health announced nine births. Not one of the babies was a girl. r

Forecast Fair and slightly colder tonight with frost. Wednesday fair, slightly warmer.

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jSOKE POLKS WONDER WHY" |I BEG AM TO TALK SO SOON. WELL, POP’S AN INSURANCE AGENT AMD MAW IS A , [WOMAN, ? p Os course yonr baby has said or dona something just as clever as those reported in this column. Write it on a postcard and send It to the Raby Mine Editor of The Times and share your chuckles with the rest. Tst Playin’ Claude, age 4, was playing with a neighbor's dog one day when his mother cautioned him, “Don’t hurt the dog, Claude.” "I’m not,” the lad replied. 'Tn just rtibbin’ his feathers back." —E. S. M. Doing Her Bit We were discussing certain one* who had children who could play different musical instruments. I said it was mighty nice for children to playi nice to have music in a home. A few days later Esther, who is 4 yours old, found an ancient mouth harp with most of the keys missing, or mournfully out of pitch, which she was blowing with all her might. "Mama,” she demanded of me, "isn't it nice to have music tn the home?”A. B. Interrupted Robert, only 2'i years old, while looking at the comic supplement, asked his mother: “Please be still. Mom, I wanta read.”—MßS. B. ST. JOHN. All for the Same Prio* Little Arthur, age 3, was asked by a neighbor: "Why, Arthur, where did you get those big, round eves?” He answered promptly: “I never got them. They came with my face.” —A. C. L. Watchman A friend of mine brought her little 8-year-old girl for me to take care of, telling me to put her to sleep in the afternoon. Thinking the child might be lonesome in a strange bed, I decided to lay my 12-months-old baby in the same bed. After leaving them a while I still could hear fidgeting, so I called: "Aren’t you asleep in there?” The little girl replied: "He’s not. but I am.”—MRS. A. W. SMITH. Loyal One morning last spring I read in the paper of a man who had put a horse hair in water and it turned into a snake. We w;e discussing the subject and Carroll said: "Some people say that It is not true.” Charlie, ago 6, immediately proclaimed: “If Lew Shank says it's true, I’ll believe it.’’—E. M. K. SAYS PEOPLE KNOW Secretary of Labor Asserts Political Issues Understood. An understanding of national issues prevails among all classes of people in the United States, James J. Davis, Secretary of Labor, said when he was in Indianapolis yesterday. This condition, he said, would result In Republican success in tine coming eltfjtion.