Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 183, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 December 1922 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NOIBER 183

CITY PLANS TI CUUCT BQOZE IR Board of Safety Will Be Asked to Estabiish Prohibition Oivision. NOT GETTING RESULTS Shank Would Have Squads Headed by Captain and Four Lieutenants. . Establishment of a separate of thè police departnnent to tight illicit booze trafile, was proposed today by Mayor Shank. Establishment of this department will be taken up by thè board of public safety tomorrow. The department should be olfleered by a captain and four lieutenants, picked from thè most expenenced booze hounds on thè force, thè mayor said. “There is no use trying to cope with a class of law violatore as well organized and as smart as bootleggers and ‘high-jackers’ unless we are just as well prepared as they are," said thè mayor. . “We don’t get thè West resulta by putting one offieer on booze cases one day and another thè next. We need a large corps of trained men. We’ve gotto keep them in that line. The longer they stay thè more valuable they ought to be, if they are thè rlght kind of men.” The mayor said he feared bootlegging and rum running will grow until it will be necessary to have more pellet to curb it every year. just as thè traffic department has grown. FOUR PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY ARE FILED Four petitions In bankruptcy were 61ed In Federai Court today. Adam M. Smith, eoft drink dealer, felkhart, llsted Mabilities as J 2.596.52 uuid asseta as $445. Clayton Straw, farmer, Kendalville. scheduled liabill- : ties of $2,797.45 and asseta of $530. Worthir.gton It. Tood 1 ; farmer, Tipton Coua'.y, gave llabillties as $34.750.95 j and ussets as $25,370. A creditore' petition was filed igainst John F. Sullivan, merchant, r>f Crawfordsville, by thè Goshen | Shirt Company. Mayer Bros, and j Kling Bros. & Co., all of Chicago.

THE WEATHER

Korccast for Indianapolis and vicinity is unsettled veather tonight and Thursday, with rain probably mrnirur to smsw. Colder Tuesday. HOt’RLV TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m 32 10 a. m 37 7 a. m 33 Ila. m 39 8 a. m 34 12 (noon) 41 9 a. m 35 1 p. ni 44

* pedestrian who is injured on downtown strects has no one but himself to blame. nine times out of ten. i This is thè opinion of thè majority of Indianapolis t raffi c poi ice* { men. * #' Jk . Kjtegi?* '< Their observations are : Hf * * That pedestrians do not realize trafile regulations apply J to them as well as to vehieles. That pedestrians pay little or no attention cithcr to signals of trafficmen or direction of thè trafile stream. That boys on bieyeles take many chances and make lise miserable for thè Motorists become coufu.sed trying to watch thè trafile tower lights instead of thè traffìeman, whose duty il is to ?: ■„ interpret them. Drivers bave learned to obev thè ordinnry stop >. . ' and •go signals, but are slow to grasp thè trafficman’s dircctions in case of a trafile jam or other > emergency. Closed car drivers can not use arm signals to advantage. • Trafile offieers make these suggestions: 1. Arrest and eonvict pedestrians who disobey traffìcinen’s orders. 5 2. Educate pedestrians to watch thè trafficman, not to attempt to pass through a traffic stream, and stay on sidewalks until thè go si guai is given. ffig|gJgfcSiìÌ 3. Thoroiighlv inculcate in thè minds of motorists that jgHj they must watch thè trafile offìcer and pay no attention to f aPL. thè tower lights, except in outlying sections of thè tower & M. controlled zone where there are no trafficmen. ' ■ A 4. Paint sidewalk lines across thè streets every day. 1 : —— ———— 5. Compel pedestrians to cross downtown streets only LEOLJN TROTMAN, Meridian . . , and Washington Sts. a t lUtersectlODS.

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When Mary Pickford goes Christmas shopping s'ne certainly puts a dent in thè bankroll of her handsome hubby, Doug Fairbanks. Here she is behind a pile of gifts which she ls starting on their way in good season.

HIT FDR AUTO KILLER FfilLS Mayor and Detectives Trace Car That Killed Women. Foilowing a slender clew, Mayor Shank and city detectives motored to Terre Haute and Sullivan Sunday In their investigation of thè killing of Miss Josephine Herman and Mrs. Dolly Mitchell by auto speeders last week. “A Citizen told us he was positive he knew thè numher of one of thè cara which struck thè women,” Shank said. “We traced it through thè Secretary of State's office, but sound in Terre Haute and Sullivan that thè numfcer was not thè right one. The car it was on couldn’t have been one of those involved In thè /ragedy.” Plans for a safety zone guard, designed to shunt wild automobiles away from thè zones. have been completed by City Engineer John B. Elliott. A set will be installed at Alabama and Washington Sts., some time this week. Shank announced.

MAN HURT IN HOME L. R. Hill. 129 E. Ohio St., was sitting in a chair at his home last night when thè back of thè chair broke. He fell backward and his head struck a steam radiator. Hill was taken to thè city hospital.

How Traffic Police View Downtown Auto Perii

ELECTIONS IN GOAL FIELDS lOLI STAGE Operators May Yield to Checkoff at Wedncsday Meeting. HESSLER IS CANDIDATE Text of Letter Cailing Strike Saturday Is Made Public. By United Prese TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Dee. 11.—Interest in thè coming election, Tuesday, of officers of District 11, United Mine Workers of America, today overshadowed that in thè threatened walkout called for next Saturday. Presi dent John Ilessler, who, along with other officlals of thè distrlct, is a candidate to succeed himself, made public today thè text of his lettor to thè varlous unlons cailing thè strike for next Saturday, unless thè operators make thè check-off of $4 strike dues, as demanded by thè miners. TJie regular quarterly meeting of thè Indiana Bitumlnous Operatore’ Assoeiation has been called for on Wednesday by Secretary Phil H. Penna, and Union miners were numerous Mónday who expressed a hope that thè operatore at that tìme would yield to thè miners’ demand of raak- ; Ing thè check-off. Text of Better The text of Hessler's letter cailing thè strike follows: "To thè officers and members of j locai untons in District 11, United | Mine Workere of America: ‘‘Brothers: You are hereby officially advised that thè Indiana Bitumlnous ! Goal Operatore' Association has refused to check off thè additlonal duea recently levled by thè intematlohal Union of thè U. M. W. of A. and notifled me by letter accordingly. “The above action places thè Indiana operators in a class by themselves, as they are thè only operators in thè United States where tho checkoff is reeognlzed who have refused to check off such International dues, which we hold is contrarr to contract, as they are obliged to check dues for thè U. M. W. A. Advlses to Strike "You are therefore hereby advised that your locai unlon advtse thè mine management, at thè mine your locai union has jurlsdiction over, that unless thè company agrees to chec off all unlon dues as etated, your mem- I berehip. lncluding engineers, pumpers, etc., will cease work. “Operatore who check off thè union dues will be permitted to work without questlon and at present its nppeara that when thè time comes for thè union dues to be due very few operatore will be sound resistine our demanda for a check-off In line with contract.”

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, DEC. 11, 1922

ALLIES SPURN NEW GERMAN LOANJPLEAS Emphatic ‘No’ Is Answer to Reparation Proposals Submitted to Premiers. SEEK COMMON BASIS Poincaré Closeted With Belgium Delegate and Mussolini Pairs With Bonar Law. IÌU United Press LONDON, Dee, 11.—Germany was to receive today an emphatic “no” to her reparations and loan proposals submitted to thè allied premiers conference Sunday. When thè new big four of Europe, none of whom particlpated in thè Versailles treaty now being revlsed, met this afternoon, they were to givo Germany her answer and continue work upon a reparation pian of their own. Seeking common bases for discussion, thè prime ministero did not meet formally this morninc. but Premier Poincaré of Franco was closeted with Theunis, head of thè Belgian govemment, at thè Ritz, whilo Benito Mussolini of Italy sought counsel with Bonar Law at 10 Downlng St. The full conference was to be resumed at 4:15 p. m. What Germany’s pian, submitted yesterday, was thè communique announcing its reeelpt. did not aay, but it was understood to renew suggestiona for a moratorium and for internai and external loana. It was reported to be accompanied by a note from Chancellor Cuno. subì? tight' OPENSJNSENATE Bitter Struggle Promised by Opposing Factions. By United Press XV AS H p'OTON, De c. 11.—A strengthened shlp subsidy bill was brought before thè Senato today for action—openlng what threatena to he a long and bitter strtigglo between thè oppoalQg factions. AdminisÒratlon forves, with a somewhat rejuvenated confldence of push ing thè bill through thè upper House before March 4 rallied all their strong powers for thè flrst onslaught. Opponents of thè measure, on thè other hand, were prepared for a pollcy of “resistence” in an effort to delay lndeflnitely any action, if they are unable to muster aufficiènt votes to connive its open defeat.

G. Require closed cars to he equipped with a rear signal showing thè driver’s intention. Here are individuai expressious of members of thè downtown trafile squad : FRANK OWEN, Meridian and Maryland—Get aster thè pedestrains. They pay no attention whatiever to thè traffic oflìcer’s signals or to thè way trafile is flowing. They dart in front of and between ears. This morning a woman with a baby in her arms daslied from thè curi) right betw.een two automobiles and just missed falling under one. It would help to prevent collisions if closed ears were equipped with signals on thè back to show a following driver wliat thè closed car driver was going to do. The driver of a closed car is prevented from using arm signals. H. W. BROOKS, Ulinois and Washington—Let both motorists and pedestrians w r atch me and not thè trafile ligh’t. Motorists try to go by thè light and become mixed up. That’s what I’m out here for, to direct them according to thè lights. Drivers are fairly good, on thè wholè. It’s thè pedestrians who keep us vvorried and prevent thè best resulta from thè trafile tower System. They ought to watch me for direetions just as thè motorists do and keep an eye on thè trafile stream, too. CARL F. JOHNSON, Illinois and Maryland—Aster all these years of traffic regulat.ion folk stili try to cut diagonally across downtown Street intersections. It would help if we liad thè sidewalks lines painted across thè streets every day. EMMETT TOLLE, Meridian and Maryland —Have thè judge eonvict some of thè offenders Ave send down to court. There isn’t a trafficman in thè city who would make an unneeessary arrest. It’s doAvnright diseouraging to make an arrest and have thè judge find teehnicalities in thè affìdavits and teli thè offenders they can go; “just a courtesy of thè court, but don’t do it again.” JOHN CAREY, Illinois and Market —Make thè people pay

OPEN FIGHT FOR HOUSE SPEAKER

Boy Who Loved Thrills Kills Himself With Dad’s Revolver

SEVEN-YEAR OLD JEROME LUHVEY ON PONY Lad Who Enjoyed Playing ‘Wild West' Finds Pistol in Closet While Parents Are Away.

The thlrst for excltement which fills llttie boye was strong In Jerome, 7, of 2841 N. Talco u. Ave. Bec&use of that thlrst, Jerome is dead. He liked to ride around on his pony and pretend he was a cowboy in thè “Wild West.” Ho liked "thrills.” A revolver kept in a closet of an Upstalrs room at bis homo, moant to Jerome thrilling adventurea in thè Band of Imaglnation. Bast night Jeroino's parents, Jlr. and Mrs. David Burvey, v/ent out to pass thè evening. They left Jerome, his hrother Beonard, 5, and slster, Rosalie, 2, in charge

LOOTS CROCERY Enterlng through a celiar tloor, thieves robbed tho grocery of John Kost, 2126 Shelby St., of $79.68. Rnst salti today thè robbory was commltted some ttme durlng thè week-end.

of Mrs. Edna Jordan, 56, colored, 2524 Shriver Ave., a maid in thè Burvey home. Mrs. Jordan and Rosalie were downstalrs. Jerome and Beonard were playltig upstairs. A ahot sounded. Mrs. .lordali rushed upstalrs. She saw Jerome lying on tho fioor, and Beonard beside him. "Ho got thè gun out of thè - Beonard sobbed. The younger brother said he had told.Jerome not to take thè pistol. But thè spirit of adventure is strong In 7-year-old boys and fear idld not enter Jerome's mind. • The boy died instantly.

OPERA STAR OPERATED ON Bu l’nit-d Xnca ROME, Dee. 11.-r-Muratore, thè husband of Lina Cavalieri, who is engaged in a concert tour of tlie United States, has been operateti upon for appendicitis.

attention to where they are going. They dou’t heed trafile rules any more tlian il' they were out. in a fiftv-acre lot. Cure that and stop Crossing in thè middle of thè block and pedestrians avìll not J he hurt. Motorists drive cautiouslv downtown. • "WILLIAM C. ROBERTS, Illinois and Ohio--Make thè pedes- : trians walk right. That’s thè big item in our traffic problem. I jlpPu never have had trouble with motorists. They Avant to do what’s right. Anybody avìll make A \ , I a inistake now and tlien, but jay-Avalkers in- ' V A vite somebody to run over them. A. A ORA C. BALL, Illinois and New York — ,*f I’vc only been on trafile duty a short time, but I find that motorists are very slow to grasp thè meaning of arm signals by thè trafile offìcer. Thev don’t seem to he able to understand Avhen an offìcer means ‘‘go’’ and “stop.” The grcat trouble is Avith 'I&M pedestrians. They dash in front of cars as if there Avere no regulations. There should he a law coinpelliug them to move with thè CHARLES VILES, Capitol and Washington —Pedestrians will not remala on thè sideAvalk until thè signal is set “go’’ in thè dircction they are headed. TIM O’NEILL, New York and Pennsylvania — lf pedestrians Avere as careful as drivers there Avould he few downtOAvn accidents. Whenever I see (i messenger boy on a bicycle coming I am scared lialf to dealh. These boys shoot in and out of traffic and disregard aMgm signals. Pedestrians constantly disregard trafile signals. It is n 9 cfW only occasionali that a motorist does this deliberately. TIMOTHY CORCORAN, Maryland and Meridian—lf motor- ? I W <^É ists drove like pedestrians walk there Avould be twenty deaths a - day on doAvntown corners. Trafile signals mean nothing to many pedestrians. They rush through lines of automobiles to board .. ■ A Street cars and Avander out of safety zones into thè paths of motor vehieles. (Continued On Page Three) John and

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Five Members of State House of Representatives Here Conducting Active Campaign for Honor as Body Leader. OTHERS MENTIONED AS ASPIRANTS Governor McCray Outlines Administration Legislative Program to Pre-Session Caucus of Republiean Law Makers. An attive càmpaign for thè speakership of thè Indiana House of Representatives in thè coming General Assembly was being w'aged today in hotol lobbies and in thè corridors of thè State House by at least tive members of*the House, while two or three others were being mentioned as possibilities. The majority of thè fifty-two Republiean members had arrived in thè city at 11 a. m. and eongregated in groups to discuss thè speakership race and politicai issues. The meeting with thè Gov-

ernor at 2 p. m. was held in thè House of Representatives chamber at thè Statehouse. Bemuel A. Pittenger of Delaware County, Raymond G. Morgan of Knightstown, Glenn Harris of Gary, James I. Day of East Chicago and Dr. W. R. Phillips of Fayette County were openly soliciting thè support of thè assembling members, and Oscar A. Ahlgren of Whiting and Asa J. Smith of Indianapolis were understood to be contending for thè honor. Eph Daiiey -of Ft. Wayne and Frank W right of Bynn have announced their candidacy for thè chief clerkship, thè oniy electlve office. Prepare Many Bills Although Representatives expressed themselves as favoring thè enaetment of as few laws as possible, it was learned through conversation with many of them that thè usuai large number of bills is likely to be introduced. Several have let it be known that a baule probably will be waged over thè present taxation of automobiles. Some members expressed thè belief that an attack would be waged on thè three-mile gravel road law and thè county road superintendent provision. Tho townahip trustee is being consldered by others as a point of attack. * Farm ere Divided The number of farmer Representatives in thè House is equally divided between Democrats and Republicans. The total farmer vote is forty-four, less than is necessary to control thè House. Both Morgan and Pittenger are listed as farmer candidates. Governor McCray’s message to thè members was substantially thè same as that given to thè Senate one week ago. with thè exception of thè fact that he emphaslzed thè need of Umiting thè gasoline tax to thè use of automobiles and truck, to thè exclusion of household. commercial and manufacturing use. Indoreement of thè Pendleton reformatory projeet. enaetment of legislation making bonding of thè State

Forecast UNSETTLED tonight. and Tuesday with rain, probably turning to snow. Colder Tuesday.

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fairground for development purposes possible, revision of thè present tax laws to include intangible property on thè assessment sheets, levying of a gasoline tax for motor vehicles and diverting of thè inheritance tax retums from thè State hlghway fund to thè generai fund and thè taxing of motor busses as common carriera, were thè Principal points stressed by thè Governor.

PARDONSOUGHT FORM NEW Mother Seeks Colnmutation of Sentence for Prisoner. By United Press BOS ANGELES, Calif., Dee. 11.— commutation of sentente for Harry S. New, convicted three years ago and now serving a long sentence in t San Quentin penitentiarv for thè alleged murder of Freda Besser, his sweethoari, was asked today by Mrs. Billie M. Burger, his mother, and Miss Edna Clancy. his sister. New claims to be thè son of former United States Senator Harry S. New of Indiana, GAMING RAID STAGED Police raided thè hoime of Albert Bruder, 118 N. Spring St., last night. Bruder was arrested on a charge ot keeping a gambling house. Seven other men were charged with gaming and visiting a gambling house, AUTOMOBILE STOLEN A thief stole thè automobile of William Crabtree, 3007 N. Delaware St., from thè rear of Crabtree’s residence last night.