Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 173, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 November 1922 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35— NUMBER 173

One Person in U. S. Meets Death in Auto Accident Every Forty Minutes

Automobile accidents kill one person on an average every forty minutes, or thirty-five a day, on America’s highways and streets. While you are •fading this article at least two Americana will be injured in motor accilents. More Americans than were killed in :he World War are being killed and njured in automobile mishaps this year. The total toll will be about 13,000 persons killed and approxi■nately 40.000 injured—many of these •naimed for lise. One-third of these will be ohildren, not yet 15 years old. Nine-tenths will be pedestrians, run down by autoists. Figures eompiled for thè Times by N'EA Service in a Nation wide survey show that in 1921 lives of 11,024 persons were snuffed out by automobiles. and approximately 35,000 were lnjured. These figures, eompiled from vital statistios records of each State, represent thè most complete check ever made of thè American juggernaut’s fearful harvest. Motor fataiities will kill more people this year than typhoid. malaria and smallpox combined. They will exceed thè deaths from appendicitis and eqttal diphtheria fataiities —and in most cases they could have been avoided.

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rara laura ■mug French Tiger Predicts Greater Confiagration Than World Tragedy Just Ended. By Fnited Press CHICAGO, Nov. 29.—George Clemenceau’s third formai American addrcss delivered to an attenti ve, but unenthusiastb- mFdience at thè Auditorium yesterday, appears from eomment and eriticism throughout thè middlewest, to have missed si re. Clemenceau, up early as usuai, ©xpressed belief to his friends that hls ereech had fallen somewhat fiat. Alliance of Barbartene Warr.ing of an alliance of barbar.ans—thè Turk, anarchists —thè Russjan, and militarists —thè German. Clemenceau crled to America. "You have left before thè great drama is played.” He predicted a greater war than that Just ended. and pictured France as on guard against thè nevv danger. He deviare d two treaties existed hearing on this threatened war. one lxtween Russia, Turkey and Germany of secret nature; thè other. one providing for transference of war materiate from Germany to Russia. Upon this knowledge of these two treaties thè Tiger based his predictions of another worid conflagraUon. Milder in Manner Although milder in manner of delivery, Clemenceau’s criticism of thè Cnlted States for what he conceives to oe this country s desertion of Kurope Yvas fully as caustic as any he has >et permitted himself. It was perhaps stronger than before. because he wasted less time in explaining his but told of thè follovving er1. America went to Europe, thèj Tiger salci, insplred by “thè great words that you are going to make ; thè worid safe for democracy” per. sonally, he said. he had his own grave doubts. especially when it was said thè League of Nations would put an end to war. Should Have Explained 2. But then America went home; that she had a perfect right to do and he would not criticize but she should have given some explanation. 3. He carne right out with thè declarations that Russian and German markets tempted this country to cut off financial relations agreeable to France. 4. If thè United States had bided her time she would have had niuch more by this time from France. The Tiger claimed thè whole gist of his speech to be a plea for worid peace. But he cried out vehemently that France now has neither peace nor war and that American participation in worid duties is necessary to in sure thè former. Otherwise f France. determlned to defend herself. musi take strong action single handed.

THE WEATHER

Snow is penerai from Lake Superior souttvwestward to thè Great Basir, and kcold weather is experienced thrcugh "ut Montana and thè Dakotas. Temperatures are a little highe: from Texas to thè western lakes and readings are lower in thè southeastern States. Frost oecurred last night as far a.centrai Florida. HOURL.Y TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m 28 10 a. m 35 j T a. m 28 11 a. m 3S t a. m. 29 12 (noon) ... ... 42 i • a. m ...33 1 p. m 43

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Automobile accidents cause an annual property iosa of a hillion dollars. Since 1917 thè destruction by automobiles has totaled nearly one-half thè huge sum America spent during thè World War.

And instead of decreasing or remaining stationary, thè percentage of automobile fataiities is steadily lncreasing, despite all efforts to regulate trafile. Fataiities on Increate Increase in automobile traffic and corresponding increase in thè percentage of automobile fataiities per 100,000 population is shown in figures for cities and counties wliere accurate death statisties are kept. Figures for these localities show that: In 1917, with 4.983,340 automobiles licensed, there were 6,724 deaths in auto accidents, or a death rate from this cause of 9.0 per 100,000 population. With 6,146,617 automobiles in 1918. there were 7,525 fataiities, or 9.3 per 100.000. Autos numbered 7,588,848 in 1919. There were 7.96 S persons killed, or 9.4 per 100,000.

Push Car Used by ‘Joy-Riders’ I An old railroad with a good hill on ! thè line, a push car left by workmen, and a “young America” in possession. I This was thè situation that will bring twenty-four boys and si ve girls , into Juvenile Court Friday for an in- ■ formai hearing as a result of two poky automobiles being run over ut thè New Jersey St. Crossing by thè new forni of vehicle for Indianapolis ! "joy-riders.” When thè Big Four Railroad changed its route through thè city it left thè old line. Parallel to Loutsana St., thè line goes down hill. The children. aged 10 to 14, sound thè push car, turned it on its back and thoroughly greased thè wheels with i grease obtained from thè nearby ( Standard Gii plant. Uing, Ding.' No brakes! Autos on thè Crossing: Juvenile Court: iismlle CAUSES SUICIDE Wife Takes Acid Aster Husband Leaves Her. Apparenti)* discouraged because her husband had left her, Mrs. Frederick Daniels, 27, 8 Carter apartmenta, 76.8 Massachusetts Ave., committed suicide by taking carbolic acid, apcording to Dr. Paul F. Robinson, coroner. Mrs. Daniels was sound dead in her apartment this morning by Mrs. Elizabeth Anna Gregory, colore*!. laundress for Mrs. Daniels. At thè side of tho body was sound a note signed by ber husband and a check for fioo. The note read: “We bave had so many quirrels tiiat I ani leaving you. Ilere is SIOO to tide you over. When you make up your mind to be reasonalile and qult chewing thè rag at me 1 will come home.” Dr. Robinson said thè woman had been dead about fifteen hours. The body was removed to thè undertaking establishment of Henry C. Vehling.

Scenes and Figures in Mystery of Hence Orme Slaying

mmnimimiiiiiiMt ■’> ì) * * jgg . ; The pioture below gives a panied hint, to leave thè car. Miss C" ÉÉltójP* r ''' t,K ,°‘ ntor s, "*' vu j: \ t graphic idea of thè shooting of McCune stepped ffom one side IEL t sfilar M* , !... . n ” P ’ "£ n i Mence Orme, which remains a and Orme from thè othor. As one , -W' È uaitod h!s fathers estate Both * a mystery aster twelve days. The bandit was removing a ring froin ’ : ?>•' * Of ' *V 11 u,slas ' s _ °' v is j two bandita onlered Orme and Miss McCune's finger, thè other \ ' l ' V'T "L " 10re . - Ai | ........—.. g \ .

In 1920, with 9,211,296 automobiles licensed, there were 9,103 fataiities, or 10.4 per 100,000 population. Tl;ere were 10,448,362 licensed automobiles operating in thè United States in 1921. In thè United States Census Bureau’s registration area, which contains 82 per cent of thè Nation’s popuiation, there were 10,168 deaths, or 11.5 per 100,000 population. Between 1917 and 1921, therefore, thè death rate per 100,000 population from motor vehicle accidents increased about twenty-eight per cent. This year, there are nearly 11,000,000 motor vehicles running in thè streets and roads of thè United States. Everything points to thè highest automobile death toll in history, thè greatest record of violent death from any single cause except war. California Inatte California shows thè greatest mimber of automobile fataiities per 100,000 population, and one of her cities, Los Angeles, has thè highest automo-

Authorities agree that nearly all thè lor.s of lise, limb and property from automobile accidents is preventable.

sminuir sopì ’JGTES 18 BBILO GARfIAGE PLANT Lucius Swift Opposes Measure on Grounds of No Detailed Investigations. Resolutions deciaring intontion to | construct a new garbagli disposa! piatit ut Sellerà Farm, at an estimated cost of $375,000 were adopted today by thè board of sanitary commissioners. A public hearing upon thè resolutions was set for 10 a. m.. Dee. 21. Commissioner Lucius B. Swift voted "no" on thè resolutions, reading a prepared statement of bis reasons for so doing. Presldent Jay A. Craven and Vice President John !.. Klliott voted "yes” vvithout eomment. Swift Votcs "No” Swift declared he could not vote intelligenti)' on thè resolutions, so therefore was going to he ' on thè safe side by votlng "no.” He said thè Consulting enginoer employed to design thè garbage plant over his protest had worked only four months and that no dettHled report of hls findtngs or of thè various methods of garbage disposai used throughout thè country had been submltted upon which thè Ixiard could baso an in teli!gent course. He said this was in eontrast with months of investlgation pursued before thè resolution for thè sewage disposai plant was adopted. Advises New Drier Swift submltted a proposai that thè present garbage plant be survoyed by diainterested engineers to deterrnine whether it can not be made odorless by installation of a new type of drier for $40,000. Craven remarked that such an investigation might proceed while thè resolution for thè new plant is prò gressing. but he was satisfied thè new plant is needed. Swift said he thouglit complaints of odors from thè present plant by West Indianapolis citizens were justfied. and he thouglit thè trouble could be rem*--died faster by remodeling thè present plant than by constructing a new one.

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29, 1922

A total of fìfty-five persons have been killed In automobile accidents in Indianapolis this year. Most of them have been avoidable.

bile death rate of any American city of more than 100,000. There were 889 fataiities in California last year, or 24.1 deaths per 100,000 population. Los Angeles’ rate is 27.9, with 170 fataiities last year. This was a decrease from 24.4 in 1920 for California, and an increase for Los Angeles from 27.1. Mississippi has thè lowest record for auto deaths, thè rate being 2.7 per 100,000. South Carolina is second with 4.5. Despite all their traffic police, their safety commissione and their other efforts to minim. ;:e accidents, thè Sarge cities present thè highest death rate. Compared with thè national death rate of 11.5 per 100,000 population, thè death ra;e in sixty-five American cities last year was 15.6. The snfest city in thè United States is Nevv Bedford, Mass. It decreased its automobile fataiities from sixteen in 1918 to half that number in 1921. or 6.4 per 100,000.

Plenty V,H United \eirs WASHINGTON. Nov. 29 Tliree f.it gobblers, one pig, and two ’possums compose thè temporary Thanksgiving additions to thè White House menagerie. They are ltavlng r hrief moment of glory under tue jealous gaz© of Luìdie Boy, thè Presidenti airedale, and Pete, thè trained squirrel and psychic marvel, who can detect thè presene© of a ffeanut In thè pocket of a White House polieeman from a dlstance of thlrty feet.

cairn fill NEWBEMT SEAT Detroit Mayor Is Namod U. S. Senator From Michigan. Dy f nitrii Presa LANSING, Mich., Nov. 29. —James Oottzens. mlllionaire mayor of Detroit, was named United States Senator from Michigan today to fili thè seat made vacant by thè resignation of Tramati H. Newberry. “Mayor Couzen's will go to Washington unembarrassed by promises of politicai patronages or pledges ;is to hls policles,” said Governor A. J. Groesbeck in rnaklng public thè appolntment. “Ile can represent thè Stato without being botimi by ties of any kind.” The new Senator will take office at thè beglnning of thè regalar session of Congreaa in Decomber. FAYETTE COUNTY MAN IS SPEAKERSHIP ASPIRANT William K. l’hiliips Eleventh Republican to Annotine?, William R. Phillips of Fayette County, today was officiali)* a.nnounci d at thè Sta.tehouse as a Republlcan candidate for speaker of tho House In thè next Legislature. He ls thè eleventh Republlcan to announce his candidacy for this office. Phillips, it ls understood, is backed by thè American Leglon. He is a World War veteran.

New York State, with 1633 auto deaths in 1921, shows a death rate of 15.4. In thè first nine months of 1922, thè Empire State had 1,219 fataiities. New York City’s fataiities in 1921 totaled 896, or 15.6 per 100,000 residents, with 701 deaths up to Oct. 1 as thè 1922 toll. Cities with thè highest ratio of automobile fataiities, following Los Angeles, are: Youngstown, Ohio, 24.3 per 100,000; Kansas City, 20.8; Chicago. 20.3; Albany, N. Y., 20; Bridgeport, Conn., 19.5; Lowell, Mass., 19.3. "Accurate Count Impossibie “Yearly deaths from highway traffic accidents are variously estimated at from 12,000 to 35,000,” declares William P. Eno, International traffic authority. "I doubt that even officiai figures give a true picture of thè extent of auto fataiities. “As a matter of fuct, there is no means of making an accurate count, because many of those who ultimateiy die from traffic accidents get horlie, out of town or to a hospital, and all records of thè cause of thè death are often lost. It is not Ukely that thè total number of deaths from highway traffic ls 36,000 per year, or about 100 every day.”

VIGILANTES AND BOGTLEGGERSIN PiTCHEO BATTÌI Arkansas Oil Fields Scene of Gun Play—Reports Say 25 Killed. Pi/ t nitrii Press ELDORADO, Arll , Nov. 29, —A new batti© between underworld charaeters and vigilantes has broken out ttear thè border of Ouaehtta and Union Counties in thè Smackover oil li©ld district, according to reports mteived bete. A part of thè settlement was said to be atlre. Two tìtousand bootleggegrs. dive keepers and gambiera are atigned against thè vigilantes Iti th© sklrmiah which first flared last night and raged for hours. according to meager reports. At least one man was killed and a scoro vvoundod in last night's tighting .reports reaching her©. Indirated. Uneonflrmed reports were that tvven-ty-five were killed or injured. The tightlmr broke out when an ultimatum delivered by thè vigilantes that lavvless elements leave thè town by midnight was ignored. The rlistrict has been turbulent since Sunday. The undervvorld el©m©nt was sttld to be wt ll organized. St raggiera arri vi ng bere from near th© scene of thè reported fighting said several houses in thè underworld are said to have been burned. Reports reaching Monroe wer© that thè vigilantes donned thè garb of th© Ku-KTux Klan in th© tight with law less elements of thè town. This ad-vir-r said thè fighting occurred near thè Uuehita Union County line. Monroe advices said no one was dead or injured but that searching parties were roverin - thè section looking for c-asualties. HURT IN COLLISION Ed B. Vestal. 47. of 241 W. ThirtySecond St.. was hurt when his atitomobile collided with one driven by James ('rider, living cast of tho city, at Central Ave. and Maple Road today. Vestii! was taken to St. Vineent's Hospital with a iiossible broken leg.

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THIS MAP SHOWS GRAPHICALLY WHERE AUTO DEATHS OCCUR BY STATES.

Henry Ford Is Undecided Yet Pu I nitrii \eiDa ERIE, Pii.. Nov. 29. —Henry Ford is "undecided” whether or not to be a presidential candidate in 1924. Asked if he would make thè race thè I Detroit manufaeturer replied: j “I don't knovv.” “There’s a lot of talk that you have it in mind," he was told. “Perhaps. but it is a little tee early to talk about that,” he answered. Ford was bere for a conference regarding thè elecrrifleation of his raiìroad, thè Detroit, Chicago and Ironton. by thè General Elee-rio Company. FGCHIS PLÌÌG GERMAN pSION French Marshai ls Arranging Forces for Move. BILLETIN lìy ! nifi il Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.—The French embassy here issued a statement today denying reports that Franco had decided to seize thè Ruhr va Ile . in Germany if Gertnany fai la to meet her next reparations paynietst. ! , "The French government has instructed thè French embassy to der-.y rumors that thè French government had decided to sei:' thè Kulir vali©)*,” thè statement declared. lìy l'nitrii Xnes PARIS, Nov. 29.—Marshai Ferdinand Foch, on instruetions of thè French cabinet, is iaying plana for thè Invaston of Germany to collect reparations on which thè former enemy country has defaulted. The rich Ruhr valley. on thè left bank of the Übine, ls to be seized by thè French, who have formali)' notified the allies of their intention. The nation received with enthusiasm the tidings that a course of drastic action in connection with the war debts had beiti decided upon. “At last.” was the eomment of many newspapera. The occupation of the Ruhr basin will not take place, it is believed, unttl ! Jan. 15.

Entefed as Second-class Matter at Postoftice, Indianapolis. Published Daily Except Sunday.

WOMAN BEFORE CORONER TELLS QFFICERS OF NEW FIGURE AI CRIME SPOT Viola Johnson Declares Mysterious Stranger Assisted in Carrying Victim to Porch and Disappears. A man who nevor Itefore has been aeeounted for in the investigation of the killing of Ilence Orme on a road northeast of the city, twelve days ago, was mentioned in testimony given to the corner today by Viola Johnson, 1731 Ludlow Ave. The witness said she was with Robert Thomson, 35 N. Wallace Ave., a lawyer, in an automobile when they heard a shot and discovered Orme sitting in the front seat of Jiis car with a bullet wound in his side. The iviti’ess said “llr. Hay, Miss McCune, another fellow and

rnyself assistid Orme to th© porch and then thè other fellow disappeared.” Tho porch referred to was that of Eugene Hay, in whose house Orme was carri ©d. Th© "other fellow” was talking to Miss McCune before he disappeared, accordine to the testimony. It was testifìed the man talked to no one but Miss McCune. Thompson meanwhile was calling the hospital and the police station, according to the evidence. The presene© of another man at the scene of the shooting added mystery to the case which police and deteetives have been unable to solve, i The man was described as being Ave feet nine inches tali, brovvn hair, smooth face, gray felt hat crushed in the center. Thompson Doubtful Thompson, in his testimony, said | the witness “must have some other man in mind.” He said he did not s=“e the “other fellow” referred to. The fact that he did not see the other man may be aeeounted for by thè fact that Thompson left before Orme was cax-ried into the house and spent about fifteen minutes, making telephone calis. Thompson was not asked veliere he made the calte. Secrecy surrounded activities of the police today in following up their clean-up of loafers. Newspaper men were refused permission to see a numbe- of affidavit,? fìled against persons taken In the clean-up. The clean-up was occasioned directly by the shooting of Orme and thè subsequent investigation. Few arrests were made today. Through a detective who appeared in the courtrooni to ask that the eight cases be continued. the names of the defendants were learred. The detective said there was no rcason that the identity of these eight defendants be kept secret. Of the eight men whose bonds were redueed, six were colored. They were James B. Turner, 26, 1104 E. Thlrteenth St.; William Harrison, alias Bully, 24, 613% Indiana Ave.; James Roberts, 20, 845 W. WaJnut St.; Hugh Turner, 28, 411 W. North St.; Lawrence Reynolds, 26, 321 W. Vermont St., and Sylvester Farmer, 31, alias Avondale, 710

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Forecast Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight. Thursday unsottled.

TWO CENTS

Qode Di/ United Xetr* NEW YORK, Nov. 29.—"One fried egg.” That means a glass of whisky for fifty cents in New York bootleg channels, dry agents sound. When they wanted a fortycent drink they called for "one hot potato.” The “restaurant” owners were r i •'sted, menus and aiL

Muskingum St. These men are held it is said in connection with thè investigatici’ of alleged operation o£ "high jackers” in and near Indianapolis. All are charged with vagrancy. Robert Pecar, 22, 686 Bernard Ave., and Richard Wishmire, 27. 1321 Binine Ave., two white men, were thè others who were held on vargancy charges. Judge Wilmeth contintied thè cases until Dee. 5 and reduced thè bonda from $5,000 in each case to $2,500. Walson Reslaied Leslie Watson, M'ho has been held on a vagrancy charge in connection with thè Investigatici! of thè Orme case, was reslated on a charge of vehlcle taking. John Crouch, held in thè sante connection, was charged with embezzlement. The charges grew out of thè disappearance of a taxicab on thè night of thè shooting. The cases of Josephine Coleman and Nealy Fluerey, held in thè sanie connection, were continued until Dee. 6. Ivan Watson, held in thè iuve** gation, was discharged OLIVER GUITS POST William Oliver, defeated Republican State Auditor, will vacate hi3 position at thè dose of business hours this evening, he announced today. Robert Bracken, who succeeds Oliver, will take oath Friday morning. He said today he M'ill make no changes in thè present staff for some time. Charles Cue, chief deputy appointed by Bracken, will also begin hi.=t new duties Friday.