Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 191, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 December 1922 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 191

DEWIQCRATS WOULD CURB OR ELIMINATE NUMERQUS GDMMjSSjDjjS DF SIATE Committee of Party Legislators Meets to Discuss and Draft Measures to Be Brought Before Next Assembly. WOULD COMBINE BOARDS OF HEALTH May Advocate Return of Locai Control of Utilities, Shearing Public Service Commission of Authority. The abolition or consolidatoli of numerous State boards and commissiona was considered as a part of thè Democratie legislative program by a committee of Democratie members of thè Assembly at thè Denison Hotel today. The committee met for thè purpose of drafting bills to carry out thè pledge of thè party’s State platform. One of thè plans proposed for getting rid of some of thè seventy State commissions was to group thè various boards concerning

themselves with public health under thè health department. These include, among others. tbe pharmacy board, thè optometry board, thè osteopathic board, thè board of medicai registra tlon and Oihtr similar departments now having separate employes and payrolls. Another proposai was to sheai thè board of health of some of its power by taking away from it authonty to condemn school buildlngs. Would Localize Control Conslderation also was given to thè amendment of thè public Service commission act. Members of thè committee said it is not likely thè Dem ocrats wlll demand thè abolishment of thè commission. One proposai was that thè regulation of strictly li>cal Utilities he put back into thè hands of locai officiate, while thè public service commission would have power over Utilities more than locai in their scope. Representati ve M vrgn H. Post, a member of thè committee drafting thè bilie, presented two tneasures taking from thè State highway commission much of its power. Post’s measure wenid leava in thè hands of thè commission authority to lawout highways and highway systems, but would a!low eounty commissioners to consti uet thè roads. Auto Lirense Rii! In this connection Post proposed that automobiies be licensed by counties Instead of by thè State, thè State to supply thè license platea. The money thus obtained from licenses would be retained by thè counties for road building purposes. The inheritance tax, which now goes to thè highway commission. would go into thè generai fund. Others have proposed that this tax ateo he turned over to 'he counties from which it originates. I Hmocrats were expressing them elves as oppose! to thè tax on gaso lire, as proposed bv thè administration. Tiiis tax would go into thè highway commission fund. The committee of Democratic legisuors also took up thè party’s plattorm pledge to repeal thè State tax luw. The party has heen opposed to ih* law since its enaetment under th> Goodrich administration. It is un- • ìerstood Senator Walter S. ChamPers, Democratic State chairman. will introduce thè tax bill. TAXI DRIVER DIES OF HURTS IN TRAIN CRASH James Cmzier Suocuinbs to Injuries Siiffered Dee. 15. Injuries received Dee. 15, today proved fatai to James Crozier. 24. cf 813 X. East St. Orozier was a driver empioyed by thè Indiana Taxi Company. He was driving west on Sixteentli St., when his automobile was struck by a Monon passenger train. Marks showed that thè taxi skidded sixty feet onto thè raiiroad tracks. W. H. COOPER IS DEAD By Time Special PT. WAYNE. Ind.. Dee. 20.—William H. Cooper. 70, retired Insurance broker and ex-newspaper man. died at his home here following an extended illness. He was a member of thè board of State charities under thè administrations of Governors Durbin and Hanly. HANDBAG ‘LIFTED’ While in thè downtown shopping district yesterday, Mrs. Melvin Riser, 1108 W. Twenty-Nlnth St., was robbed of a handbag. It contained $6, a pair of eyeglasses valued at sls and papers. INDIANIAN IS NAMED By Lnitrd Press WASHINGTON, Dee. 20*—Representatlve Bland, Republican. of Indiana. today was recommended to President Harding for one of thè two vacancies on thè United States Court of Customs Appeals.

THE WEATHER

Forecast for Indianapolis and vi-i-ini ty ìb gener&lly fair tonight and Thursday. Somewhat colder tonight with lowest temperature about 15 degrees. 6 a. m 28 10 a. m 30 7 a. m 27 11 a. m 35 8 a. m . 28 12 (nooni .... 38 0 a. m 28

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tme lira DUELDN DEMMO FBH MBONSHINE Lonely Bayou Cabin Near Terre Haute Is Scene of Doublé Killing. By l nitrii Press TERRE HAUTE. Ind., Dee. 20 Two men were killed in a gun battle at a lonely cabin on thè banks of Greenfield bayou, south of Terre Haute, early today. Dawn saw one of them dying in St. Anthony’s Hospital in Terre Haute and revealed thè lifeless forni of thè second lying in thè road between Hatton and Prairieton. The dead men are Fred Cleveland .nd Grover Smith, accordlng to thè deathbed statement given by Smith. Smith's story and that of Olla Nullin, thè man alleged to have done thè ::booting. vary. Smith, in a dying statement ma/ìe thè following statement to Police Sergeant Casey: “I am very weak. But I*ll teli you lìow it happened. Jerry and Fred Cleveland and myself were drivng in a Ford and passed a house. We stopped to fili thè radiator. A man carne to thè door. Ile start ed shooting. Nigger Jerry knows who this man is. The ambulano got me and 1 heard Cleveland was killed.” Shortly aster Smith died Mullen rame into Prairieton with his wife and three chUdren and toid this story: "I was rallr-d away frotn my house about 1:30 Wednesday morning by four men who wanted to know thè wav to Prairieton. I agreed to show tuoni thè way as soon as I dressed. While I was dressing thè three men entered thè house without knocking nnd demanded ‘mule,* eovering me with guns, saying that was what they wanted instead of directlons to Prairieton. CARTOONIST ADDRESSES LIONS’ CLUB AT LUNCHEON Surprise Vaudeville Stunt Is on Program at Lincoln. Chic Jackson, cartoonist, addressed thè làon.s’ Club at its regular luncheon at thè Hotel Lincoln today. A surprise vaudeville stunt was a feature of thè program, in charge >f George Wiegand. TESTS SANITY, A LA SHANK By l'nited Press DETROIT, Mich.. Dee. 20.—Mental tests for automobile speeders. to determine their degree of sanitv, were lnaugurated by .Judge Charles L. Bartlett In Recorders Court here today. LOSES SSOO RING A diamond ring was lost from thè pocket of Fem Eckert, 919 N. East St., near Washington and Merldlan Sts. The ring was valued at SSOO, she told police today.

Are You Cinderella? Times Offers $25 Prize

WILL “Cinderella's” slippers flt you? There may be a “Cinderella” in Indianapolis. If so there is a Christmas present awaiting her at thè Times. The Times wlll give $25 to thè girl 16 years or older who can wear thè sllpper belonging to Miss Dora Veig, prima donna of thè Singer’s Afidgets, who wi'.l appear at thè Palace Theater next week. In event no one is sound who can wear Miss Veigte slip per, THE GIRI- OVEbi THE S.MAI.LEST BE GIVEN TI 1

FATTY ARBUCKLE IS REINSTATED

By United Press LOS ANGELES, Cai., Dee. 20. —Roscoe (“Fatty”) Arbuckle was given a Christmas “pardon” today by Will li. .Hays, movie mentpr, who banished him from tilmdom almost a year ago. Arbuckle was barred from thè filma following bis acquittal of

Sitting in at Santa’s Listening Post

Times Reporter Overhears What Children Hope to Find in Their Stockings Christmas Day. By RALPH BROOKS THESE are thè dava when old Santa's memory is taxed to tho utmost to remember just what it is that every little boy and girl wants for Christmas. If you don’t belleve lt, just alt by his side and “listen In” while children. wldeeyed wlth wonder and half fright ned. teli thè old saint their chlldish desires. Snuggled in Santa’s arms, and frequently pronipted by their mothers. kiddies laid bare thè seerets of their hearts today. Requests for maina dolls, sleds. drums and thè entire galaxy of noise-making contrivanoes were anione tho.se niaJe. A 4-yar-old tot. who hud failed to praotiee her music lesson. was p ronfiseli a fine, largo doli when she said she would practice faithfully every day. Rcaohes for Santa's Bearti Twining his fingers in old Santa's voluminous beard. John Bissel, 140$ Pleasant St.. asked Santa to "pleose bring me a choo-choo traiti.” Ralph Wilson, fila Hrexel St.. wanted a “sieri and tvpewritlng set.” A little girl with long tlaxen curls asked Santa to “bring mania a manleu ring set. papa a batti robe and sister a box of chocolate candy.” “What shall I bring you?” Santa asked. "T want a mamma doli and ,in electrlc traiti" she confided. One boy, older than thè others, who asked in a very cynlcal manner for an erigine, a set of tool, a new necktle and a few other minor things, r.o doubt will find hlmself without anv new toys what e ver on Christmas morning. unless Santa changes his mind wants a drum. a horsey and a sack of -oranges. Marion Wilson. 615 Drexel St.. t xpeots an electric etigine. one of those great big ones. Santa promlses he should bave it. Mother I’ut in Wonls Children arrlved all day long, awed. eager. expertant, sometlmes se timid that mother had to help

LAIJ, GOESFREE fISXMfISPRESEIKI Sentence of Robert Silvers, Who Stabbed Playmate, CommutecJ. Liberty is thè Christmas present of Robert Silvers. 9, of Portland. Ind. Robert, convicted of stabbing his playmate, Bernard Teters, 9, to death at Portland, will walk from thè Indiana Boys' School at Ploinfleld with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Silvers, tomorrow. Governor McCray orvlered ttie remainder of a one year antenne, given thè boy by Ju.ìge E. E. McGriff of Jay Circuit Court, June 2, commuted. Tho Governor triade this his flrst act upon returning from thè East late Tuesday. Papers ordering thè ladte release will reach Superinter. ient Charles A. McGonagle of thè school. tomorrow morning and then thè boy can go. Severa] boys teased Robert Silvers. He got a knife and stabbed his playrnate. Judge McGrilT, Prosacutor Austin H. Williarnson of Jay County and McGonagle joined in recommendlng thè boy’s release. They declared they dio not believe thè youngster was in any sense a criminal. ‘‘l do not believe it probable that a riormai 9-year-old boy would commit a wilful murder,” wrote McGonagle to thè Governor. And so about thè happiest folks in Indiana this Christmas will be thè reuntted Silvers family.

Literature and folk lore of European countries are replete with ajlusions to midgets, gnome, gob lins and fairies. Students of research claim existence of these characters was actual and that they were thè prototypes of thè present day midgets. Photographs of Miss Veigte feet will be shown later and application blanks and full details of thè contest will appear in thè Times. Come on. girla. Now is thè time to get a nice little bank acoount started for thè flrst of thè year—if you have thè smallest feet.

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDXESDAY, DEC. 20, 1922

cliarges of manslaughter in connection with thè death of Virginia Rappe. In announcing thè “pardon,” Hays declared he believed thè spirit of Christmas and of Christ’s teachings would serve as a guide, both for Arbuckle in his

them teli Santa Claus what they wanted. Kind hearte*! Santa, enjoying tho ndoratlon, strove to stille tho erri barrassment of tho little ones with

PAULINE FREDERICK AND HUBBY PART Lack of l iiderstanding and Incornpatilrility Given as Causo. PHILA DELPHI A. Dee. 20.—" Compiete lack of undorstanding and in compatibility" have caused thè separation of Miss Pauline Frederick and Dr. Charles Alien Rutherford, ber tnird husband and childhood sweatheart. she said ber** today. Miss Frederick is appearing here in a legitimate str.ge attractlon. ‘DIVINE SARAH’ RESISTS ORDERS TO TAKE REST Great Aolress Is Very Weak Following Fainting Attaeks. PARIS, Dee. 20. —Sarah Bernhardt, seized with illness at a theater here. was ordered to remain in bed a week by her physicians today. Aithough thè “divine Sarah" was not in pa.in she was very weak accor*ling to tho doctors. She resister! thè orders to rest, declaring she will lmmediately résumé her work on tho stage.

GiVERS MAIL PACKAGES EARLY THISCHRISTMAS Slami Sales Moro Ivvceel Those of I .<ist Year. Postoffice patrona are wiser than eyer before. They aro doing their Christmas mailing earlier and pacltages are moro intelligently wrapped and addressed than in years past. Postmaster Robert H. Bryson said today. Starnp sales yeaterday amounted to $19,354.83. an increase of $3.643.47 over those of thè correspondlng day last year. Decomber reeeipts so far have exceeded those of thè sante perlod of 1921 by $24,583.57. HE’S GOT THE BLUES Thomas Dugan, proprietor of thè Jewel Theater, 1124 S. West St., had reason to sing thè blues today. A tbief stole two 100-candle power blue lights from thè lobby of thè theater last night. RECEIVER NAIYIED .). W. Joseph, attorney, has been appointed receiver for thè Home Mutual Llvestock Insurance Company or. petition of Stuart A. Coulter, deputy State commissionar of insurance. Coulter charges thè firm is insolvent d violateci State regulations.

future conduet and for thè publie in its attitude toward him No attempts will be macie to release Arbuckle's filma for a number of months, and although thè most famous fat man in thè World may go back to work on thè Hollywood ‘‘lota,” none of his new pictures will be released before thè fall of 1923. "Every man In thè right way and at thè proper tlme la entitled to his chance to make good,” said Hays."

merry qulps and friendly ohucks under thè chln. Santa Claus’ understudy te T L. T'ralley, 2814 Roosevelt Ave. His luxuriant whiskers are his very

10 FARMERS KILLEDJN CRASH Automobile StTlls on Raiiroad Crossing Near Muncie. Bu I nitrii Press MUNCIE. Ind.. Dee. 20.—l.'nahle to start their automobili when thè erigine died on thè truck at a Crossing six miles northeast of here, Isaac Duddleson. 65, and Oscar Wilson, 50, were killed inatantly today. Their closed automobile was struck by an Indiana Union Trnction car, eastbound. COAT THIEVES BUSY H. A. Ludlow, 2140 Contrai Ave., reported to police his SSO overcoat was stolcn from thè Central bowling alleys last night.

Law Frowns on Christmas Hopes

HEKE was weeping in juI venite court., when Marvin Wocyi. 13. of S2l N. New Jersey St., ha.l just heard thè verdict of Judge Frank J. Lahr. The boy's hopes for Christmas were set back nad his dreams shattered as only a judge can shatter dreams. He could not work aster 6 p m., thè judge had salii. The verdict was final. The State law makes no exceptions in favor of boys under 18. They are not permitted to work nights, even if they do have their hearts set on buying Christmas presenta for four little brotliers and a sister. "You see, I ani thè eldest of us stx. The others are 8,6, 5. 4 and thè baby girl is 1,” said Marvin between sobs. whieh he manfully attempted to check. Works at Night "The children won't have much Christmas, ’less I buy thing.s for them, and they are as good as anybody’s. S I am working to. make them a . reai Christmas. I work days in thè Moran printing shop, and T wa.nt to take an extra job at nights in Mr. Brooks' drug store sture at Pennsylvania and Ohio Sts. He said he would pay me sveli. But thè law won't let a fellow do it, some way.” Marvin only had a chance to work aster school and on holidays. He earned $4.12 .selline holly

It is apparent Roscoe Arbuckle’s conduct since his trouble merita that chance. "So far as I am coneerned there will be no suggestion that he should not ha ve an opporti! nity to go to work in his profession. In our effort to develop a complete cooperation and confidence within thè industry I hope we can start thè new year with no yesterdays. ‘Live and let live’ is not erough. I will try to live and help to live.”

own. The Times reporter sound bini at thè I’ottis Dry Coorte Company stori* and ìnduceti him to stop out to thè -Sidewulk to be photographed.

DOCTOR DECLARES GLAND ‘VIIVI’ DOES NOT LAST Chioagoan Speaks Itefore American Chemical .Society. The vini anti energy of youth may be restored to a persoti by thè transfer of various ductless glends from an animai or persoti, but thè effect is only transitori' and new glanrls will be necosssry aster a few months, accordlng to Dr. David Kline of Chicago. techi!irai director of thè Wilson ■packlng Company. He addressed members of ili** American Chemical Society in thè Chambor of Commerce building yesterday. BREAD WAR IS ENDED Hi/ Timrs Special SOUTH BEND. Ind.. Dee. 20.—A bread war which has heen carried on here for more than a year has been brought to an end with thè purchase of thè Busse Baking Company, which has been owned and operated by a largo number of locai grocers, by thè Ward Baking Company, a New York and Chicago concerti.

i MARVIN WOOD

wreaths. whieh he pold on thè Christmas presenta. >He reeeives

fin toreri a? Second-class Mal ter at Postoffice. Indianapolis Pnblished Daily Bxeept Sunday.

GRAND JURY SUGGESTS STATE TARE RUER CMY HOSPITAL FOR IME Transfer of Marion Poor Farm Inmates to Julietta Also Recommended in Report to Judge Collins. CROWDING OF PATIENTS CONDEMNED Loose Springs on Bunks in County Jail Are Pointed Out as Being Dangerous If Used as Weapons. Legislation whereby thè Stato could take over thè care of thè insane of .Marion county now conlìned in Julietta Hospital is sug* gested in thè report by thè county grand jury to Judge James A. Collins of thè Criminal Court on thè semi-annual inspection oi county institutions. There are at present 144 male and 149 female patients in thè Julietta homo, including nine children under 14. The jury re* ports thè patients are crowded together too closeiy, and that thè

‘teick and thè well, thè vicious and thè ciuiet, thè young and thè old are contìned in thè same ward.” due to lack of room. Another building is being erected, however, thè report States, which will alleviate conditions somewhat. Abandonment of thè present county poor fami and transfer of thè patients to Julietta, if thè State takes over thè county insane, is recommenderi. Springs on thè bunka in thè county jail were sound to be in a dangerous eondition by reason of thè fact that they can be moved easily and used for weapons by prisoners. The jury reconimends that thè beds be fixed at once. Some of thè ticks and blankets ere sound to be in a very "yellow eondition," and should be remedied, thè report shows. Reasons given in thè report for thè ramovai of thè poor farm to thè .Billetta site were that thè third and l'ourth floors of thè present men’s òonnitories were a tire trap, and no adequate prò Vision has been made to care for sick or feeble inmates. .lulietta has facilities for such care. Hogs are kept in a fllthy eondition at thè poor fami, thè report States. Cholera is liable to result. it is thè report of thè jury that thè poor fami is situated on land "entirely too valuable" for such use. All institutions were sound in good cnditior. as a whole, and under wise management, thè report says. DAUGHÈRTYCASE MESH MELE Justice Department Discounts Woodruff Testimony in Suit. fili l nitrd Preti* WASHINGTON. De<\ 20.—The De partment of Justice is preparing to filo suit iinmediately for recovery of ?3.001,715 paid to thè Wright-Martln Aircraft Corporation on war contracts. counsel for Attomey General Daugherty declared at thè impeachment hearing before thè House Judiclary Committee today. Attorney A. P. Peymour, a special assist&nt attorney genera}, made thè statement in an effort to knock down tiie charges of Representative Woodìuff. Republican. of Michigan, who appeared declaring he could submit evidente showing Attorney General Daugherty held up suit against thè corporation for more than a year aster thè Government' case was compieteli.

$6 a weok at thè print shop, but felt thè bilanciai strain of providing presente for a family of Ave, he said. Hence his earnest plea to Judge Lahr. A bicycle, wagon and tricyole have been picked out by Marvin as none too good for such brothers as his. The owners of thè sporting goods store agreed that Marvin could pay $4.12 down and thè baiance at so much per week. Raat suramer thè 13-year-old boy bought a $65 bicycle at thè sanie store On credit and paid for it by himself, as he promised. l'p to Marvin Marvin’s mother and father work hard. All thè family earnings go to feeding thè hungi-y mouths and otherwise provldlng for thè six, so thè court was told. "Yes, Igo to school. lam in thè 78. We get stara for making 100. I have only missed stars four tlmes thls year,” Marvin told thè judge. The boystood up and recited thè Boy Scout oath to obey thè laws of thè country'. He is a Scout. He had his Scout badge carefully plaeed between thè leaves of a Testament in his coat pocket. "All tight, judge, FU buy them something that costa about a dollar apiece and save my money to go to college,” he said fìnally. “But I think thè children good enough for S3O worth of presenta, knqway. But if it is thè law, I will bave to obey it, because I took thè eatk to.”

Forecast GENERALLY fair tonight and Thursday. Somewhat colder tonight; lowest temperature about 15 degrees.

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KUKLUX CITES BEVERIDGE LQSS IT IIDIANAPOLIS Wizard of Invisible Empire Declares This Is Answer to Governor Alien. Bv t nitrd Press WASHINGTON. Dee. 20.—The dei feat in thè recent elections of W. Y. ! Morgan, aspirant for thè govemorship ' of Kansas and of Albert J. Beveridge for United States Senator from InI diana was brought about primarlly aa | a result of Governor Aliente flght ! against thè Ku-Klux Klan in Kansas. This. was thè answer today of th Invisible Empire to Alien, who has announced that a bold attempt on tha part of Imperiai Wizard Evans to convert him to thè Klan cause has onded in dismal fai iure. Evans and other klan leaders apparently are in Washington hoping to vendicate thè klan of thè many charges ! against it. They also desire to placo on thè officiai records thè klan’s aima and beliefs. The wizard has seen President Harding and some congressior.al leaders. Conl'ers With Officiate Evans admitted that he has been to | many of thè officiai buildings in Wash- ; ington, aithough he declined to say , who he had seen. “It seems that it is not enough for Governor Alien to defeat his own policies. his industriai court and thè candidates he bac.ked in his State through his activities against thè klan," G. W. Rice, one of . thè imperiai wizard te party now here, declared. “It seems he was stili un- ; eonvinced when he defeated Albert J. ! Beveridge in Indiana, where he mado four major speeches in Beveridgete b*1 half. denouncing thè klan in all o t them in most vitriolic lanuage. "He apparently seeks to sink stili further into thè depths of politicai oblivion through a continuation of hia attempted persecution of thè klan—* aithough repudiate*! in unmiatakabla tones at thè polis." In answer to thè charges relatinjf to conditions in Louisiana, alleged to i have been brought about by thè klan, thè imperiai wizard offered thè past year s crime record for that State. MUNCIE FACTORY SOLD By Times Special MUNCIE, Ind., Dee. 20.—Purchase of thè Pioneer Pole and Shaft Company by thè Kitselman Brothers Company. wire manufaeturers, has been announced here. The Pioneer Company has been closed for thè past tw<j years. MAN HANCS TO PILOT By Times Special LA PORTE. Ind.. Dee. 20.—When al fast New York Central exptess train hit thè gasoline speeder on which John Mackowski was riding, tho force of thè impact threw him on thè pilot of thè engine, where ho waa sound unconscious. Aithough Injured. It ls believed he will recover. EDINBURG MAN IS KILLED By Times Special FRANKLIN, Ind., Dee. 20.—Howard Mason, 26, of Edinburg, waa fatally injured when a shotgun which he had leaned against his automobile while he was working on thè engine of thè machine, fell over and waa discharged. TAKES TRAVELING BAG Wallace Farr, R. R. M, Box 880. parked his car at 'lndiana Ave. and California St. A theif took a brown traveling bag which contained clothing valued at S4O. POLiSH PRESIDENT ELECTED H<l l nitrd Press BERLIN. Dee. 20.—Stanislaus Woj-lit-chowski. candidate of tho left, has been elected president of Poland by th national assembly, accortUng to a dispatch from Warsaw. He sueceed.s President Narutowicz, who waa assassinateti. M