Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 162, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 November 1922 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 162

River Obstructions Will Bring Flood to Indianapolis , Engineers Declare

Downtown Indianapolis is in imminent danger of damage by flood, accordlng to a report of thè committee on flood protection of thè Indianapolis chapter of thè American Association of Engineers, submitted today. Unless White River is cleared of thè obstructions immediately below thè Washington St. bridge thè property east of thè river will be damaged seriously, thè report States, by another flood higher than that of 1913 and one that is alrnost certain to come within thè next few years.

OEiECTIVESKEEP UP SEARCH FOR 550.000 IN BONDS Officers Dig Up SIO,OGO Worth of Securities Hidden in Fruit Jar During Night. FATHER MAKES CONFESSION Mother and Daughter Lead Officers to Spot Where Treasure Was Buried. Detectives today continued their search for $50.000 worth c-f Liberty Bonds stolen troni thè Alert State Bank last Aprii. Inspector of Detectives Mullin, and Detectives McMurtry and McGlenn were suffering from blisters on their hands as a result of having spent hours last night digging on a fann adjoining that of Albert Iseley on thè Brookville road. Aster using picks and shovels unti! an early hour this morning, thè de tectlvee were rewarded by unearthing a glaas fruit jar containlng SIO,OOO in Liberty bonds. Mrs. Mamie Iseley, wife of Albert, and their daughter, Opal. 10. were under examlnation at police hendq uarters from 10 a .m. yesterday n---til aster 11 p. m. Then Iseley and thè two women exchanged glances as detective fired questions at them and Iseley “carne through” and confeesed. Mrs. Iseley and Iter daughter •lirected thè detectives to thè spot where thè treaeure was buried. Inspector John Mullin. Detectives McMurtry and McGlenn, and P. E. Miller, euperintendent of thè Indianapolis branch of thè Pinkerton Detective Agency, went to thè scene of thè buried treasure. . Dig Up Loot “Mullin is thè best man I ever saw with a spade when it Comes to digging for money and bonds." laughed Mr. Miller today when he described thè digging up of some thirty sciuare feet by thè four men. Miss Opal Iseley was technically under arrest, Inspector Mullin sald today. She was detained at police headquarters for more than thirteen hours when thè confesslon of her father was obtained. Mrs. Iseley and Opal were permitted to remain at home and were not required to give bond for their appearance in court. Whisky Stili Found Sergeant Hudson aftd a squad of police ami ed with a search warrant cearched thè Iseley home last night and sound a ten-gallon whisky stili and three gallona of white mule. Tt was offlcially stated that thè total value of loot taken from thè Alert State bank was $170,000. Of this total only $1,200 was In cash. Of thè total of $68.000 worth of bonds more than one-half were registered bonds and therefore of no value to thè thieves as they could not dispose of them. Some of thè securities were gravel road bonds and some Liberty bonds. Those recovered early today were Liberty bonds.

■GIRL KILLED Bf SHELBYVILLE BUS Miss Inez Behrmann, 18, livir.g on Rural Route TANARUS, southeast Qt thè city, was alraost iuetantly killed today when she was struck by a Shelbyvllle bus near her home. Miss Behrmann was employed by thè United States Tire Company. With her two eisters, Estella and Heìen. she had left home to come to Indianapolis. As they neared thè road Miss Paula Ickhoff, a teacher at School No. 12, appeared in an automobile, driving behind thè bus. Miss Ickhoff signaled thè three girls to ride with her. As she slowed down Miss Inez Behrmann stepped into thè road directly in front of thè bus and was knocked down. Her skull was fractured. Léonard Smock. 20, Southport, driver of thè bus, was arrested on a charge of manslaughter, but Ir.ter released on his own recognlzance.

THE WEATHER

Rains ha re fallen in a narmw belt from New England to Alabama slnee Wednesday moming and colder |w eather has extended eastward with Frosts occurrcd in thè Mississippi Vally as for South as Vicksburg. The maximum temperature this moming was 70 degrees recorded at Tampa, while thè minimum was 24 at Bismarck, N. D. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. si a. m. 33 10 a. m 39 7 a. m 34 11 a. m 42 si a. m. 36 12 (noon) 45 si a. m........ 37 1 p. m 4fi

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The flood of 1913 did its most devas- ! tating work west of thè river, sweepI ing away houses and barns and filling | in thè lowlands at some places to thè | depth of fifteen feer. That flood damJ aged property as far east as Blake iSi north of Washington St. This Is j only eight squares from thè Monui ment Circle. Correction of thè Belt Railroad ! bridge, whose long diri fili is said to ; obstruct thè river channel, is impera- | tive to prevent darnage below Morris I S[ bridge, thè report said.

- Sylvia’s Mystery Caller Sylvia Garrison was reading in her grandfather’s study in a quiet little Indiana college town when a xnvsterious stranger called. Thus thè plot is laid today in thè opening installment of “A HOOSIER CHRONICLE” Meredith Xicholson's story of Indianapolis. Start thè Story on Page Eight Today “A Hoosier Chronicle” is thè first of a number of stories by Indiana novelists which will appear in thè Times.

UHM VERDjCrGUILTY’ MRS. CLARA PHILLIPS By United Preti LOS ANGELES. Xov. IC.—A jury today sound Mrs. Clara Phillips guilty of murder in thè second degree in connection with thè slaying of Mrs. Alberta Meadows. Mrs. Phillips beat Mrs. Meadows to death with a hammer because of jealousy of her husband's attentions to thè woman. Ten years to lise imprisonment will be thè penalty. MONDELLGIVES GIP. PRO* By United Pres WASHINGTON, Xov. 16.—The Repubiican program of legislatlon, lncluding thè ship subsidy bill, rural credits relief, amendment of thè transportation act and appropriation measures will he completed by March 4. witliout thè necessity of a special session, Republican Leader Mondell of Wyoming, said today following a lengthy conference with President Harding.

DO YOU WHIP YOUR CHILD? SHOULD ' SUCH PUNISHMENT BE NECESSARY?

Bv JOHN O’DONNELL, NEA Service Staff Writer. NEW YORK, Nov. 16.—Ilave parents an inherent right to punish their children? “They have.” decides Justiee Salmon of thè Court of Special Sessions. "They haven't,” retorts thè Alliance of Women’s fclubs of Brooklyn, “and if Justiee Salmon’s decision gives parente a legai right to inflict corporei punlshment, we women are golng to see that such a medieval law is wiped from thè statuto books.” Thus thè hands that rock thè Brooklyn cradles have deelded thè rod must be epared. If necessary, thè forty-eight associated women’s clubs with their 10,000 members who have already taken officiai action on Justiee Salmon’s declsion are ready to carry thè matter to thp State Federation of Women’s Clubs and make corporal punislunent a campaign issue. Why “Caning” Must Go These are thè reasons why corporal punishment must go, according to Mrs. R. C. Talbot Perkins, president of thè Alliance of Women’s Clubs of Brooklyn: . ONE: Because corporal punishment is brutal. a relic of thè dark/ages. en-

The ordinary recurrence of floods is thirty years, according to thè flood committee. But it was pointed out, a torrent of water exacting heavy toll flowed over parta of thè city in 1904. With thè improvement of waterways and clearing of channels, made first in thè upper reaches of thè highways, a flood may come at any time. Will Occur in Spring “It will occur in thè spi-ing of tlie year, probably within twenty years,”

colli iinitifui PLEDEES uni 1352,445.23 TOTAL Leaders in Campaign Report That 39 Per Cent of Quota Has Been Reached FACTORY WORKERS GIVE Idea Is Stressed That Donor Contribute to Year’s Fund of 37 Organizations. BULLETIN Additlonal subscriptions totalling 79,177.36 were reported by thè Community Chest organlzatlon today. This brings thè total to $331.622.59. Figures compiled today by thè auditing board of thè Community Chest showed that $252,445.23 or 39 per cent of thè $643,584 goal set by thè chest has already been obtained. With six days left to raise thè remaining 58 per cent, indications are that thè Community Chest will eastly go over thè top. Two factories, tlie Furnas tee Cream Company, and thè A. Steffen Cigar Company, together with thè New York Walst Store, liave been 100 per cent in subscribing to thè Chest. Every officiai and ernploye of these companies have subscribed to thè \ Community Chest. ! The Government employes' section, headed by Robert Bryson. Indianapolis postmaster, ha ve given $901.50. This represents 156 subscriptions. At today's noon meeting and luncheon at thè Claypool Hotel, a prize pf a flve-pmmd box of candy or a box of elgars was given to thè dlstrict head having thè largest number of workers present. The idea of pledging a certain amount to each of thè thirty-seven organizations is being stressed by officiala of thè chest. In this way lt ls theught thè subscriher will sce thè benefit to himself of giving a liberal contribution to thè chest, thus savlng himself thè time and trouble of subscribing thirty-seven times throughout tne year. With this idea in mind thè subscriber uaually makes hls contribution larger than when he feels that he ls subscribing to only one fund. The standing of thè distriets late ! yesterday was as follows: North di- ; Vision, $19,816.63 —31 per cent; east dlI \usion, $6,995.75 —22 per cent; south division, $29.340.22 —44 per cent; west divlslon, $26,926.93 —38 per cent; mlle squaro division. $169,365.70—41 per cent. Dlstrict No. 5. of thè north division, with J. W. Fesler. ehairman. i thè leadlng district. It has alroad.v obtained 105 per cent of its quota. beo M. Rappaport. a member of thè board of director, urged thè workers ito stick together. The people of Indianapolis will do anything reasonabìe, he said. This is a reasonable Project and it is up to thè workers 1 *o bring up thè dlstrict reports. LAD RENDERED SENSELESS IN FALL FROM BICYCLE Varice Bovd, 16, of 1009 N. New Jersey St., was renderod senseless and suffered severe bruisca about thè | body when he was thrown from of a hlcycle at Morris and Division St. today. The lad was riding soutli on Division St. when he heard a waming signal frorn behlnd. He pulled into thè center of thè Street in thè pathos a machine driven by Wallie Hughes, 1330 E. Tenth St.

si \ , 'Ér. 3 ìs \m*éè i MRS. R. C. T. PERKINS. tirely out of harmony with humanltarian princlples.

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, NOV, 16, 1922

said thè report. “It may occur next spring.” It is asserted that thè Kingan bridge over White River “is less than half thè required length for thè established wldth of 650 feet.” “And.” continues thè report “an earth embanknrent occupies thè other half of thè channel. A'short dlstance below is thè Vandalia trestle which will clog with debris in an extreme flood and will alrnost surely go out. Below that again is tlie Oliver Ave.

POSSE REPORTS SLAYER IS CORNERED

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FIRST OF A SERIES OF INDIANAPOLIS SKETCH EH BY TIMES STA!'/ AKTIST.

“We should be thankful that we live In America, with lt wonderful resources and its spiendid Citizen that help to moke so good a country to live In,” la thè Thanks giving message to American capitai and labor frorn Charles M. Schwab, large stookholder In thè Stutz Motor Cnr Company of Indianapolis, wartlme head of thè United States Shlpplng Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, capitallst and Steel magnate.

SPEEI) FIENDS FORCED TO FACE MAIMED CHILDREN

By WILLIAM ARKELL United Prea Staff Correepondent DETROIT, Nov. 16.—Picture, row upon row of tiny faces arrayed in hospital cots, crippled children, maimed for lise in traffic accidents. Comes Juuge Charles L. Bartlett, Tetro!t jurlst, down tlie aisle of thè hospital ward, escorting seventy convicted Detroit traffic violators, trooping in grim procession under pollce guard. “Children,” announced thè judge, “I’ve sentenced these meri to jail for speeding, and I have brotight theni here to show thè result of Detrolt’s thoughtless driving." Three little crippled boys looked up and glanced from faceto fare along thè line of prisoners. The latter shuffled their feet nervously and hnng their heads. afraid to meet thè chiidren's gaze. Pive boys and two girls bave their legs weighed down In heavy iron euuipment. Three of thè men winced viaibly. "You see. gentleman," said thè judge. "most of these children would he walking with perfect limbs today, but for thè carelessness of motorista.

TWO: Becauee it makes children worse, not better. THREE: Because it injures a child morally by developing deceit. Fear of whipping.s will destroy frankness and lead children to lic. FOUR: Because beating involves danger of injuring a child’s health. FIVE: Because whipping is a sign of perversion in thè individuai who indiata lt. SIX: Because it is contrary to all thè true instinets of parenthood. Even animala do not punish their young by physical brutallty. How It All Stari od The issue has developed from thè case of an 11-year-old child sound strapped to a wash-tub by padlocked straps. The child, according to testimoni', had been beaten by its parents witli die bucklo ends of belts. The child was rescued by agents of a children's society who halled thè liarents into court. The parents were discharged by Justiee Salmon in a decision in which thè “inherent right of parents to punish their children" was announced. Will Make It Crime "If thè law gives thls inherent right we shall see that laws will be passed taking lt away," declares Mri. Perkins.

bridge with girders so low that they tcuched thè crest of thè flood in 1913.” Recommendations of thè committee are: "To prevent such a flood (thè prophesled flood) from exceeding thè high record of 1913, with resulting serious damage east of thè river, thè channel immediately below Washington St. should be cleared of eartli embankments. The Belt Railroad All should be replaced by a bridge, and minor obstructions such as underbrush in thè channel should be removed. Only by some such Improve-

Schwab waa in Indianapolis all day Wednesday to lnspect thè plant of thè Stutz Company and to address 100 dealers and distributors from east of thè Rocky Mountalns. He gave thè message as he was tourtng th® plant. at Capltol Ave. and Tenth St.. aniid thè roarlng. giindlng machlnery. thè noise from wnich nearly drowned thè sound of hls voice.

It ls unpleaaant to send any one to ;ail, but you now realizo that it is rriy duty to protect these children. None of you will drive recklessly agaln, will you?" JSvery voice replied "No.” They marched to Jail to begin their temi. ARMOURNIERBER UPTO pone Bv United Prese WASHINGTON. Nov. 16.—J. Ogden Armour, head of .thè Armour packing interesta, conferred at length today with President Harding regarding thè proposed merger of Armour iuterests with Morris & Co. at thè White House. Armour refused to discuss thè nature of his conference with thè President, saylng h had presented to him tho same information he had labi before Secretary of Agriculture Wallace.

“We are going to make it a crime for a parent to inflict corporal punishment. ‘ Years ago, huabands had a legai right to beat their tvives with a, stick provlded thè aticlc was no thlcker than thè thumb. "This right was not inherent and husbands have been deprived of it by law. So will parents be deprived of their right to punish children. "The child of today will not stand coercion. It must be ruled by love and reason.”

Which? Should corporal punishment of children by paventa be a.bolished by law and made a crime? Or has a father or mother an inherent right to punish his or her child? Doos adnionition or kindly reproof produce thè best resulta in child training? Or are there times when a session with father in thè woodahed is thè only remedy? What do you thlnk? Teli thè editor of thè Times in a letter.

ment can thè widening of thè channel above Washington St. be made of any material advantage in reducing thè lieight of thè next extreme flood. Ultimately thè improvements undertaken above Washington St. should be continued past thè Belt Railroad.” Extremely high floods occur at intervais, dependent upon weather conditions, according to thè report. The combination of conditions that will cause such extreme high water te excessive and long continued ralnfall with saturated soil or frozen top soil

I'uring hia tour of thè plant Schwab frequenti’ stopped to ineet departmontai foremen. with whom he shook hands and chatted about thè work. He ls no theortet but knows thè business “from thè ground up.” Although very busy, Schwab was courteous and stopped long enough to allow hlmself to he sketched. He pronounced tlie aceompanying pinture thè best which had ever been drawn of hlm.

BRQfID RiPPLETO REMAI AIEXED The tight against annexation of Broad Ripple to Indianapolis virtually was closed today when Judge H. O. Chambeiiain of Circuit Court overruled a motion to reinstate thè dismlased remonstrance against thè ordinance of annexation. Broad Ripple was taken into thè city and police. Are and sanitary protection installed at that tlme. The case is now a dead issue, unless thè petltioners appeal to thè Supreme Court, officiala say. A part of thè statement issued by Judge Chamberlain follows: "It is thè generai practice to reinatate catises, dismlased through excusable, neglect, on petitlon, when thè originai status is revived and such action doos not involve new rights. “Immediately upon thè dlsmissal of thè remonstrance certain municipal machinery was set in inotion. and new l'abillties were inatantly created. The ordinance of annexation beoame irnniediately effectlve. exactly as though no remonstrance had been filed. "Can, then, a reinstatement of thè remonstrance be made if its prac.tlcal effect ls thè dlsannexation of territory already annexed and with all Ita lrvterests merged with those of thè city? I am of thè opinion that thè court is powerlesa to afford relief asked in this way,” thè judge said.

LADYASTORHOLDS SEAT Ili emioni By United Pre LONDON, Nov. 16.—Lady Astor, former ’ Virginia beauty, whose apectacular campaign, was a feature of thè Britlsh contest was successful in her race to retain her seat in thè house of commons. She polled a majority of 3,090 votea over Captain Brennan. laborite. Premier Bonar Lair’s conservatives obtained a clear majjrity in thè eleetion, it was officially announced at 4 p. m. today. Indications were that thè premier would have a majority, probably of about forty. With 614 returns in, thè standing was aa follows: Conservatives. 308; Asquith Liberale. 47; Labor. 114; Lloyd Georgians, 33; Independents, 12. A tremendous vote waa polled and women out-numbered men. Of thè thirty-three women candidates, however, Lady Astor waa thè only ore ltnown to be elected up to noon today. J

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covered perhaps with snow. Nearly all of thè conditions essential to an extreme flood occur each spring, but i-ot coincidentally. When they exist at thè sanie time a serious flood occurs. Since thè flood of 1913 thè city of Indianapolis has built a flood Wall along thè west side of thè river to guard against a rise in water several feet higher than thè floodtide of that year. The river ateo has been widened above Washington St., upstream. Downstream, however-, it is prac-

SItEGED BEMENTED MAH simun m Bonus OF IHIETOH MITI Thomas Clark, Prominent Farmer, Said to Have Killed Wife and Son and Burned Their Bodies. ACCUSED USES TIMBER IN CRIME Man Hunt Is Conducted by 200 Farmers and Marshals Led by Sheriff William E. Payne. HUNTINGTON, Ind., Nov. 16. —Thomas Clark, 59, who last night is said to have killed his wife and young son and then burned their bodies, was believed to bave been cornered in thè creek bottoms on thè Huntington-Wells county line this afternoon. A posse of 200 farmers, led by Sheriff "William E. Payne of Huntington county and marshals of surrounding towfls, tracked Clark through thè ereek bottoms and sent back word they believed they had him surrounded. Clark was believed to be armed and thè officers and farmers were prepared for a battle. That Clark is insane is deelared by Sheriff Payne, who stated that he was released from thè Eastern Indian Hospital for thè Insane two weeks ago.

Look Out for 100-Poun ’Notes Be careful not to aecept any 50pound or 100-pound Sterling notes on thè Bank of England, without exnmining them closely. The govemment secret Service is on thè lookout for some counterfelt British currency of these denominations. “Ifs thè first time In twenty-flve years I have been asked to be on thè w’atch for counterfeit bank notes of a foreign government,” said Capt. Thomas I. Halls today. Blind Neicsboy - Given Lead $1 The “meanest man” has again put in an appearance. He gave Louis Aronstam, blind newsboy. who sells papera at Market and Illinois Sta., a lead dollar. The dollar was turned over to secret servlce officiate and a collection taken to ì-efund thè money to thè boy.

Malady Slices Turkey Supply Old Turltey Gobbler iwll be a rare thing on Thanksgiving tables this year in Indiana. Reports received by tho State board of agriculture are to thè effect that a disease spreading among turkeys throughout thè State has brought death to more than 60 per cent of thè fowls. Only cold Storage turkeys wIU be avallable this year, it is said. TRAI ACCHE li™ IS DEAD Fay McCloud, 22, living at Amo, Ind., dled at St. Vincent’s Hospital today as result of lnjurìes received yesterday when a truck he was driving was struck by a fast Pennsylvania passenger traln at Amo. He was rushed to thè locai hospital suffer- j lng from injuries to thè head and body. George Donavon, 35, assistant engineer of Stilesville, was also injured. The truck was demolished. Pleces were sound 100 yards from where thè crash occurred. Both men were thrown clear of thè tracks, which accounted for their miraculous scapa from inatant death. The two man were employed by thè Stater higlvway commJuion on thè National road.

Forecast Fair tonight and Friday. Rising temperature.

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tically thè sanie as it was in 1913 It is here thè danger lies, thè committee reported. The channel downstream must be widened and cleared or flood walls be constructed, to avert a serious recurrence of property damage and losa such as that of 1913 and thè lesser flood of 1904, thè report deelared. The committee making thè investigation and report was cornposed of Daniel B. Luten, ehairman; E. C. Read and E. C. Doeppers, all Indianapolis engineers.

Used Two-by-Four Tini ber According to evidence obtained by Sheriff Payne. Clark murdered his wife in thè basement of their home by using a two-by-four tlmber. Following thè murder Clark is alleged to have tied her feet with a baìling wire and dragged her to an outbuilding where he placed her body on a stack of oil-soaked wood. Homer, 8, thè youngest son, it is declared, saw his father dragging his mother out of thè house by thè wire, and followed. His body was sound on thè s* cond floor of thè shack, thè child's head badly battered. A board had been used in this killing, thè sheriff sound. The doublé murder is thought to have taken place about 9:30 last night. Officers were notifled at 10:45. Two other sons, Herschel, 16, and Herman, 14, according to their stories, were awakened about 10:30 last night by thè father who demanded they drive him to Bluffton immediately. They told him that there was no gasoline in thè ear. Upon looklng out thè window they saw thè outbuflding In flames, Half clothed. both ran to thè" building, and, aster throwing on several buckets of water, extinguished thè blaze. They investlgated and sound thè charred body of Mrs. Clark. They notifled thè sheriff. Upon hisr arrivai, thè body of thè youngest son was sound thrown into a corner of thè second floor. Clark, measuring 6 feet in height and welghing almost 200 pounds, is believed to be armed and it is expected he will resist arrest.

ISLIIES TAKEN DI DIPHTHERIA Diphtheria ha* clalmed nineteen lives in Indianapolis in thè last slx: weeks, board of publici health records showed today. In thè same perlod 213 new cases have been reported. Last year in these weeks there were thirty-eight deaths. Practlcally all of these lives were needlessly lost, Dr. Herman G. Morgan, city sanitarian, said. “In vlew of thè preventive and curative agencies avallable against diphtheria today thè mortality rate should be nil,” said Dr. Morgan. "It is thè case of sore throat and croup which doos not receive medicai attention that is responsible for deaths from diphtberla. Furthermore, if a child ls Iromunlzed with three doses of anti-tcxln lt ls protected against diphtheria for Ufo.” JOHN BELL HOPSBELLS AND BATTLES WITH GUEST A tight between a guest and a bell boy at thè English Hotel last night resulted in thè arrest of both. George W. Warren, thè guest, ls alleged to have struck John Bell, 422 Bright St,, a bell boy. Bell was struck in thè face and it ls said Bell slashed Warren on thè neck with a pocket knife. Both are charged with assault and battarjr*