Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 181, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 December 1922 — Page 1

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MINE STRiKE CULI IS SET FOR DEC. 16 Observers Feared Men Would Walk Out Saturday Night. NINE HUNDRED IDLE TODAY Operators Refuse to Meet Demands of Union —‘Check-off’ Causes Trouble. By United Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Dee. 8. —President John Ilessler of District 11, United Mine Workers, today set Dee. 16 as thè date for a generai walkout of union miners of Indiana in all mines where operators refuse to check off a special levy of dues for thè inonths of November and Decomber. A strike of 30,000 union coal miners in Indiana at midnight Saturday feemed more certain today, acccording to observers. Miners are prepared to leave thè mines at thè dose of thè work day Saturday. accordine to word received from thè various coal mining centers of thè State. Approximateiy 900 miners have already laid down their tools protesting against thè refusai of thè operators to allow a “check-off” of a $4 strike benefit as sessment. Others are expected to quit work later in thè day. Officiala Finn Mines idle today where thè men were on strike included thè Jackson Hill No. 7 of thè Sullivan fleld, thè Glen, mine near Braril and thè Willow Creek near Cloverland. Word from Terre Haute was to thè effect that thè Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators' Association was stili standing its ground in refusing thè demands of thè Indiana mine officiala to grant thè “check-off." A generai strike order was expected to be issued by Presi<ient John Hessler cf District li, United Mine Workers upon his return to Terre Haute from Chicago. Expect To Quit Union miners, it is said, are under thè impression that they are to walk out at thè dose of thè work day Saturday if their respective coal company refuses them thè “check-off." 'KThey take this to be their strike cali. Indiana, with its 1,000 major mines, is capable of producing 24,000,000 tons of coal a year. Since thè miners retumed to work last September following a nation-wide strike, thè mines have been work ed on an average of three days a week. Expect Early Adjustment At Bicknell, it was stated thè miners were planning to quit work Saturday when they received their semimonthly pay. They believe. however, according to a nuniber of miners talkad to, that any strike will be of short duration because of thè approach of Christmas and thè generai coal shortage throughout thè country. Many of Vincennes miners were idle today because of a coal car shortage. They have intimated that they will not return to work Saturday unless thè “check-off" is granted them.

ENGINEER WOULD FORCE LICENSE FROM INDIANA George R. Hereth Demands Certificate In Court Action. A trial in Circuit Court to conopei thè Indiana State board of registration for professional engineers atid surveyors to issue a license to George R. Hereth, Indianapolis, will he cont luded late today lt was indicated. Hereth is a practicing engineer. He told thè court he had applied to thè State board for his certificate, and paid thè $25 fee, but it has refused to accept or turn down his request. Under thè State law passed in 1921 he trm p*ohibited fjrikn following his professlon unlesw 3 jS granted a certificate. TEA WAGON STRUCK A Jewel Tea Company wagon, driven bv G. L. Evans, 30, of 329 N. Alabama St., was tumed over by an automobile driven by J. B. Schamm, 910 E. Maple Rd. The accident occurred last night at Delaware and North Sts.

THE WEATHER

Precipitation has been widespread from centrai Kansas to thè upper Lakes reglon and across thè lower Ohio and Mississippi valleys to Texas. Rains have also fallen in upper ylains regions of thè middle Atlantic States and thè middle Gulf coast. Temperatures are considerably higher in readings from thè Ohio valley southward, but it is sharply colder immediately to thè westward and thence over thè plains and Rocky Mountain States. Bismarck, N. D., reported thè lowest temperature. 8 below zero, while thè rhermometer registered 72 at New Orleans. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m. 63 10 a. m 40 7 a. m 62 11 a_ m 38 8 a. m. 63 12 (noon) 37 8 a. m , 46 1 p. m.„ 35

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; m wWu ff £. À- r MISS MAUDE M. WELLS The first woman to become a deputy State superintendent of publlc instruction in Indiana is Miss Maude M. Wells, whc has just been appointed. Miss Wells succeeds John S. Hubbard, who has been made director of thè rehabilitation division of thè department of public instruction. For five years Miss Wells was secretary to James Whitcornb Riley. She has been connected with thè mstruction department three years.

IFGNOOL -ATHLETICSURGED National Commander to Address Legion Adju,tants. “Men were killed in action in thè front lines during thè war aster they had been in service only six v.-eeks and did not know how to handle a rifle,” was thè statement of G. L. Folbre of Texas before American Legion State adjutants at their convention today at thè Hotel Washington. “We underetar.d that thè nresent strength of thè Anny is belj-v thè danger line set by Congress,' said Mr. Foibre. “Therefore, we favor thè building up of our organized reserve and encourage all voluntary training and enlistments.” Compulsory Athleties “The American Legion is interested In getting athletes compulsory for school children,” said J. A. Burrls. New York, of thè natlonal athletic committee, in reading a report of thè committee. “Our aim is to community playgrounds and prov™ uniform physical education. for children," said Mr. Burris. “Many States have compulsory physical education laws and they have been a great help in remedylng physical defeets and lncreasing thè average mentality." _ Owsley To Speak The morning session was spent in a discussion of a System of checking membership and payment of dues which was authorized by thè national finance committee. The adjutants were guests of thè Service Club at a luncheon at thè Severin Hotel. Alvin M. Owsley. national commander of thè legion, is slated to speak at 6:30 p. m. today at thè First Presbyterian Church at a baiquet given by thè Men's Club of thè church.

John Had One Wife Too Many Needles and pins. when a man marries his trouble begins. i John Riley believes in this old saw. I Ile was a single man last May. Today he marched from thè Criminal Court room aecompanied by his Vwo wives, five stepchildren, who carne Mrs. Riley No. 2, a sentence of five years in thè State prison hanglng over him, and his week'y salah - of S2O ordered split among thè two Mn*. Rileys and his lawyer. May 9, ’.92.2, John was married to Agnes Young, 221 W. Maryland St. On May 6, he made .another trip to thè courthouse, this time witfi Mrs. Rosie Williamson, 227 N. T'raub Ave., widowed mother of five children. They were married and went to thè Traub Ave. home to live. Today Judge Frank J. ,Symmes gave him a suspended sentenc® of two to five years on a charge of ,bigarny. The judge ordered Riley to pay bis iawyer $5 per week, his first wife $5 and his seeond $7.50. Company Dissolve ‘ The Madison Tobacco Compan-y ot Madison, through its pres:dent, William Miller, has filed certificate cf dissolution with Secretary of State Ed Jackson.

‘Transfer* By United Xetcs , ELMONT, L. 1., Dee. B.—P. Henry Murphy was a subway motorman. His wife was a conductorette. So they cailed their infant son “Transfer." This was discovered when thè boy started to kindergarten and gave th name “William Transfer Murphy.”

SCHOOLGIRL IS KILLED BY MOTOR BUS AS PUPILS ARE AT PLAY DURING RECESS PERIOD

BINO SUES WIFE FORMO INO HLMFNT John Hurley Asks Court to Dissolve His Marriage With Widow. WERE MARRIED IN 1919 Former Undertaker Says Defendant Forced Herself on Him and Took Money. Suit to annui marriage and recover property vaiued at $60,000 was flled in Superior Court, Uoom 6, today by John E. Hurley, age 55, who formerly conducted an undertaking business here. Hurley claimed that he was inveigled into marriage Oct. 22, 1919 by Mrs. Gertrude W. Kennedy, age 30, widow of William E. Kennedy, Hurley says he was a widower at thè tlme, his wife having died in 1917. Hurley charges his wife with thè following aots since their marriage: Persuaded him to assign sventeen city lots and property worth $60,000 to her and himself jointly. Collected thè income from thè property and kept it. Made him build a homo at 4430 College Ave. that cost him $55,000, arvi to complete whtch he had to sell his business. Filed three suits against him to recover more property, in thè county courts. Refused to live or associate with him. Passed much timo in Cleveland, Atlantic City. Miami, Fla.. and other places where she; it is charged, she associated with other men. Threatened to kill him twlce and ordered her servant to shoot him if he appeared again at thè College Ave. home. Hurley said Ih thè complalnt that thè defendant was "a woman of keen mind and engaging and dominatlng personallty, and that by reason of his age and affectlon his consent to thè marriage Oct. 22, 1919, was obtalned." Hurley said h was deceived and led on by promises of his wife that she would treat him as a wife should if he would turn over thè money. As fast as he would comply with her demands more would be fortheoming, and his hopes of their living together as man and wife never were reallzed, according to thè complaint.

JUDGE TOHOLO COUBTAT NIGHT Wilrreth Announces Evening Saturday Sessions. A night court will be estabiished beginning Saturday night, Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth of thè city court announced today. The annonucement was made in a letter to Chlef of Police Herman F. Rikhoff. Persons arrested between 7 a. m. and midnight Saturday will be tried in thè night court. The sessions will be held only on Saturday nights. Liquor law violatore and professional bondsmen were hard hit by a new schedule of bonds for offendere against prohlbition laws estabiished by Judge Wilmeth. Wilmeth informed police officiala bond for one charged with unlawful manufacture of liquor now is $5,000; for unlawful sale of liquor, $6,000, and for unlawful possession, $2,000. Heretofore thè scale was SSOO where >ess than one-half pint of liquor was Involved and SI,OOO for more than that amount, thei’e being no differentiation as to manufacture, sale or possession. At thè same time thè Judge clamped thè lid on professional bondsmen by refusing to approva bonds signed by them. Heretofore he has been investlgatlng each case in which a professional bondsman deslred to furnish bali and in some instances giving his approvai.

•T. N. T. ’Booze Gets Too Strong “Bla m.'” A muffled thud, followed by a series of crashes. All from thè interior of thè refrigerator where thè city health department keeps samples awaiting analysis. Investigation: A bottle of bootleg booze thè police wanted tested had biown up, shattering other bottles and jars. Analysis: It might have been TNT, .dynamite and nitroglycerin, colored twith burnt sugar. ' BANS CARRION FOOD Tt ia illegal to feed cercasses of de.Vd animale to swine which are being( fatened for market, according to an | opinion kiven Dr. R. C. Julian, Stai© veterinarian, by Attomey General/ Lipsh.

INDIANAPOLIS, FEIDAY, DEC. 8, 1922

When You Buy Christmas Seals You Help Save Some body’s Lise

Lloyd G. Picrce. mali carrier, ls one of those who are helping thè Indiana Tuberculosis Association in its fight to control tuberculosis. Pierce is shown in thè above photograph receiving a package of Christmas seals from Miss Virginia DurSn of 1024 Sterling St., on dut.y at thè Christmas seal booth in thè postofflce building.

HARDING URGES ABOLITION OF RAILROAD LABOR BOARD

By United Press WASHINGTON. Ileo. 8 —ln a message that covered thè entire scope of domestlc and foreign problema confronting thè Nailon, President Harding today laid before Corgress thè most exteneive legislative program outllncd by any program in many years. At thè game Urne Mr. Harding reaffirmed and defended before thè World thè American foreign poliey as developed by his Administratlon. The Presidenti dornestic program, as outllned to thè Jolnt session of Congress, included startilng propesala, among them being abolltion of thè railroad lal>or board and substitution of a labor branch of thè Interstate commerce commlssion consisting of four members; anti strike legislatlon to mako decisioni of this new board enforceahle; credit and marketing legislation for agriculture; consoiidation

Husband Follows His Wife to Death By United Press FOND DU LAC, Wls„ Dee. 8 George Kohle followed his wife’s footsteps to death here today. Bertha Kohle was eleetrocuted when she carried an extenslon wire into thè attic of their home. A few minute later Kohle attempted to demonstrate how his wife was killed. He took thè wire. His hand touched thè radiat >r and he fell dead. Two children, aged 12 and 8, survive. DEFERS DRIVE HEARING The city board of park commissionerà continued a hearing today on a resolytion for thè Improvement of Fall Creek Parkway, North Drive, from Thirtieth to Thlrty-Eighth St. The board adopted a resolution expressing its complete approvai of thè decision to move Butler College to Fairview and promised cooperation in developing thè college site.

‘Lloyd George Will Not Write’ —They Said, But He Has —and for Indianapolis Times Readers

4<rrVHE time has come for sayir.g these things and if they JL are not said in high places humanity will one day cali those who occupy high places to a reckoning.” IMr""* What aro “these things’’ referred to in thè first article of thè series by David Lloyd George which will appear in The Times Saturday? You will want to read thè arJS ticle to find out. It will constitute Lloyd George’s reply to tho charges of Georges Clemenceau, made during his prcsent Amer- ; . ,< ican tour. \ T ; The Lloyd George articles will appear in ' • * / J Indianapolis only in The Times and will deai with present-day world problems as they Lloyd George . , , , anse from week to week. Tremendous interest in these articles will cause an increased demand for The Times, so it is suggested that you order your newsboy to save your copy or subscribc for regular delivery at your home by calling thè circulation de*

Similar booths hnve been placed In other downtown bulldingi. The money paid for Christmas seals will help save many lives in thè State Are you dolng your bit? In 1921 there were 1,268 fewer deaths from tuberculosis in Indiana than in. 1917. Deaths in 1917 nurabered 3,980; in 1921, 2,712. Out of

]of railroads into a few systems; an ì anti-child labor amendment to thè | Constitution. Ho announced that he would cali a conference of all GovJ ernors on prohlbition enforcement. Answers C'iemenceau He answered Georges Clemenceau, j war Urne French premier, and others who criticize American aloofness. To \ them Mr. Harding said, In effect, that ; America had not shirked and would ; not shirk International obligailons nor ! permit infringment of American rlghts ! anywhere, but that this Government would not engagé in treatles of armed alliance or any cqjnmittment where either councll or an assembly of leagued nations may chart our course. The President, in emphatlc terms. calls attention to uphold thè elghteenth amendment and prohlbition enforcement, declaring that conditions relatin g to enforcement of thè Vol-

UNSKILLED LABOR NFED IN INDIMI Federai Director Says Plants Are in Need of Workers. Many classes of common labor are needed in thè Industries of Indiana, according to a survey made by Thomas Riley, Federa! labor director of thè State. Labor conditions. though not tlourishing, he saya, are very good. The steel mllls of thè Calumet regi on are in need of unskilled labor. The Ft. Wayne district is making a similar appeal, while contractlng labor in many of thè largo industriai centers ls seeklng employment due to thè let-down in thia class of work. Automobile Industries are working full time, but are supplied with necessary labor.

every 100,000 persons in thè State thè “white plague" killed 137.7 In 1917 and onh- 92.8 In 1921. Eighty-eight counUes are organized to fight tho disease. Tuberculosis clinics are maintained in fifty-eight counties, and nursing, Services in thlrty-five. Eleven counUes have sanitary provisions.

etead law “savor of a Nation wide scandal,” and denounclng those who would break down this law as breed ing “a contempt for law which will uutlmately destroy thè Republic.” Ho asserted that thè prohlbition enforcement problem is “thè most demoralizing factor in our publlc lise." The eighteenth amendment will never be repealed, Mr. Harding predicted. He said thè country may as well recognize that and act accordi n gl y. To clear up lndeflniteness concemlng thè responsibllity of thè Federai Government and of thè various States and territories in cnforcing prohlbition, Mr. Harding announced he would cali a conference here of thè Governerà of all thè States and Territories to work out “definite poiicies of national and State cooperation in administering thè law.” For Credit Legislatlon Mr. Harding tackled first thè farm problem, recommendlng credit legislaUon by enlarging thè powers of thè farm loan board to provido ampie agricultural and livestock “producUon credits." Linked with thè problem of farm credits, he said, is that of transportation and he declared with respect to it: 1. That tho NaUon must begin to cooperate its transportation facilities, Including waterways, motors and steam driven vehicles. 2. That govemment operation does rot afford thè cure of transportation ills. “It was govemment operation which brought usto thè very order of things against which we now rebel," he said. “And we are stili liquidatlng thè costs of that supreme folly." 3. That railroads ought to be merged into a few systems and their equipment pooled. 4. That thè labor board be abolished and that a four-man tribunal be ereated w'ithin thè Interstate commerce commlssion as a substitute. 6. That anti-strlke legislatlon be provlded to make thè decrees of this tribunal enforceahle. (Text of massage on Page 12)

partment, Main 3500. If you live outside of Indianapolis please mail your subscription to The Times. A curious sidelight on thè signing of thè contraet with Lloyd George is thè surprise thè “litle WelshmanSs” action has occasioned among his friends. “Lloyd George will not write for thè press; it is useless to suggest. it,” was thè verdict of a dose friend and associate of thè premier when sounded on thè subject. Nevertheless, thè subject was broached to him, and thè startling news that Lloyd George would “talk” carne from a conference with hr.m. An interesting sidelight is thè stipulation of Lolyd George himself that thè articles should not be required to be typewritten, but that he be permitted to write them out himself in long hand and so deliver them to thè cable office for transmission to thè United States. British rights to thè Lloyd George series of articles have been purchased by thè London Chronicle, and they will be published by various foreign newspapers in everv leading nation of Europe, Asia, South Africa, North and South America.

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Vera Ringwalt Runs Across Street to Grocerjr and Is Struck on Return to Harrison Yard. SPEED IS NOT BLAMED FOR DEATH Tragedy Is Sixtieth Motor Fatality of Year in Marion County Driver Is Placed Under Arrest. Bulletin Mayor Shank personally took up thè pursuit of speeeters this afternoon. He telephoned to police headquarters that he had made a number of arrests and asked that a patrol wagon be sent. One alleged speeder appeared at headquarters and said he was sent there by thè mayor with instructions to teli thè police to arrest him. Soon afterward alleged speeders began to arrive in thè wagon. While Crossing thè Street near thè Benjamin Harrison School, Delaware and Walnut Sts., Vera Ringwalt, 9, daughter of K, B. Uillis and wife, 109 E. Pratt St., was struck by a motor bus today. The child died in thè receiving room of thè City hospital a few minutes aster thè accident. The fatality was thè sixtieth in automobile accidents in Marion county this year. Speed, however, was not responsible.

The girl, with other children who were at play, had been released from school for a short recess. She ran across thè Street to thè grocery of Roy L. Craig, 655 Ft. Wayne Ave. A ’ Craig said she *• ' asked thè prico of •>. apples, and when he told her she turno! without a Wgg word and left. A 3 i } she stepped from V thè curb she was T struck by thè bus. The bus is one | ■' which operates [ / between Indian- [ apolis and No- \ | blesville. It was i v.;-, i driven by Walter y J Carraway of Noblesvdlle. Carra- DEAD GIRL way was arrested on a technlcal charge of manslaughter. The girl was carried Into thè Craig store until an ambulance arrived. Miss Mary Pasho, a teacher at thè Harrison school, told police children have orders not to leave thè school ground without permisslon. Sam Trotcky, 626 N. Meridian St.. who was driving an automobile near thè scene of thè accident, said Carraway was traveling not more than twelve miles an hour. William Alien, colored, said he was certain thè truck was not running rapidly. Driver Arrested The arrest of Carraway -was made under an order 'of Coroner Paul F. Robinson, that all persons driving automoblìes and involved in an accident resulting in death be arrested, pending further investigation. Vera Ringwalt is survived by two brothers, Carroll, 15, a student at Technlcal High School, and Robert, 13, who is at thè home of his grandparents in Bedford. Her parents reached thè hospital a few minutes aster thè child had died. The family has lived at thè E. Pratt St. address about two months. VVOODRUFF BOARD MEETS INDIANAPOLIS OFFICIALS Shank Demands "Tribute or Unconditional Surrcnden - .” “What shall we do to appease you?” thè town board of Woodruff Place was prepared to ask Mayor Shank this afternoon. The board was to meet thè board of publlc Works and Shank at thè city hall. The mayor said he was going to repeat his ultimatum thè town would either submit to annexation or pay thè city for city beneflts it enjoys without taxation.

Forecast Clearing This Afternoon. Fair, much colder tonight. Lowest temperature 20 degrees.

TWO CENTS

SUINIPROPOSES CONFISCATI OF IOTOJJCENSES Mayor Advocates New State Laws to Aid in War on Speeders. Confiscation of State license tags from automobiles of speeders was advocated by Mayor Shank today in his war on fast driving. The mayor said he would like to find a way whereby police could unscrew thè license platea from speeders' cars and take them to police headquarters with thè owners. “I don't know whether we could do it under existing law,” said Shank. “It we cannot I would like to see a law of thè kind passed by thè next Legislature. No Seeond Chance “I’d also like to see another law licensing drivers themselves. The State could issue each driver a tag and when he was caught speediqg thè police could take that away, too. Then thè driver would have an awful time getting legai permission to drive again. “I wouldn’t even give them a second chance. IVhat's thè use of tnis seeond offense stuff? Speeders don’t deserve another chance. Just take their licenses away and make ’em stay away from thè wheel. Then if we caught them driving without licenses we could get them on a felony charge, maybe.” Mayor Shank ordered thè police to haul traffic ordinance violatore to police headquarters in thè patrol wagon if they resist arrest. Policemen were sent out to arrest persons on whose cars stickers have been placed and who failed to appear at headquarters. In cases where persons showed a willingness to appear, thè mayor said thè patrol wagon should not be uaod. “Funeral Procession” The mayor said he had not thought of any new ways of humbling thè speeder on his way to police headquarters. “They are behaving pretty good,” he said. “The trafile stream looked like a funeral procession. I rode downtown twenty miles an hour and passed all of them.” Upon receipt of a letter from Coroner Paul F. Robinson suggestlng eafety zones be made safe by guarding them with a row of fìve-foot Steel posts sunk in thè pavement, thè mayor revived his suggestion of severa! days ago that corners of thè zones be protected by a curved steel piate, fastened on tw r o deep-set Steel uprìghts. When a wild car struck such a piate it would be shunted toward thè curb away from thè safety zone, thè mayor thought. Will Try Device The mayor dlscussed safety zones with Inspector Walter White and Trafile Captain Michael J. Glenn, ordaring Glenn to get in touch with thè city engineering department on plana for a de vice to keep cars out of thè zones and to attend a conference with him and thè board of public Works this afternoon. He suggested lt be tried out in Washington St. at New Jersey and East Sts. Chicago’s device, a two-and-a-half-foot concrete vali, will be *given consideration. The mayor gave instructions thè board of safety s order for safety zones in E. Washington St.. clear to thè Belt Railroad, issued tw r o weeks ago, be carried out immediateiy. He ordered Glenn to use five trafflcmen at Illinois and Washington and Meridian and Washington SU. during rush houriL