Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 212, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 January 1923 — Page 2

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CITY ATTORNEY SETS sl.lO AS LIMIT IN GAS RATE BATTLE

SCHOOL OFFICERS CHftRCETHEYARE FOAM BUTTS

Accounts Board Charges of Illegality Meet With t Denial. Charges against members of the former board of school commissioners filed by the State board of accounts yesterday were branded as a “frameup” by several former board members today. The State board charged that sl,57<5.06 had been paid illegally to H. A. Roney by the old board, consisting of Charles L. Barry, Mrs. Julia Belle Tutewiler. D. W. Allison, Clarence E. Crippln and Bert S. Gadd. Robert H. Bryson, former city controller and treasurer of the school city, also was named In the report. “It looks like Barry and Twiname are behind it," Commissioner Gadd said. Walter J. Twiname, formerly accountant for the State board of accounts, now is business director of the board. It is generally believed that he will be replaced in the near future. ~ Old Fight Recalled “It is the old Twiname matter over again.” Mrs. Tutewiler said. "Ever since we refused to employ his father as superintendent of buildings and grounds we have been in trouble with the State board of accounts.” “I opposed the employment of Roney and of Charles J. Orbison as attorney from the first.” Commissioner Barry said. "There was no need of the Imvestigation of the books. The expenditure of the money was not justified and I also opposed payment for their services." Will Hold Meeting Clarence E. Crippln said several members of the old board probably j would hold a meeting soon to de- i termine what course of action to take, j “We feel sure we were within our rights in anything we did," he said, j Roney was employed to examine the books of the school city after it had been claimed by a majority of board members that George Hitt, then busi-: ness director, and George H. Rickes, | superintendent of buildings and grounds, had done things without obtaining proper authorization of the board.

10 OH FISFS BEGAN IN I SEE

According to a representative of the National Board of Fire Underwriters this year is the 256th anniversary of the birth of organized fire fighting, which has been traced through the centuries by the National Board to ascertain the rapidity of development from the inception of the feasibility of the introduction of such protection. The first organized fire fighting organization is credited to have been established on Sept. 2, 1666, at Pudding Ifane, in the heart of old London, following a disastrous conflagration that wiped out 436 acres of closely built dwellings and store rooms. Rise of Insurance Modern fire Insurance is said to date from this time also, as soon after the great conflagration Nicholas Barbon formed a company to insure property against such disasters. Later this company organized and suported a fire company to protect insured buildings, which were designated by a houseplate. Other companies formed rapidly, the members being known as "watermen." Each brigade restricted its service to fires originating in or spreading to property insured by the company suporting it. Such brigades responding to the alarm of the towncrier were able to identify "company property" by platest on the front of dwellings and store rooms on which was painted “fire-marks.” This policy became so fixed that finally men of brigades not interested, if they happened to arrive first on the scene, would step back to await the coming of the proper brigade, allowing the property to burn. These brigades became very skillful in extinguishing fires, considering their limited equipment and facilities. At first this equipment consisted of a few lengths of stout hempen rope, an assortment of iron hooks and some leather bags and axes. Hand Pumps Appeal' Hand pumps and awkward syringes for spraying the flames soon appeared, which were the prototypes of modern pumping engines and ctjnnected hose. The flexible hose manufactured from leather, which was the invention of the Van de Heyde brothers of Amsterdam, appeared after 1750. Difficulty was experienced when the insurance companies talked of merging the brigades, as members of various outfits were jealous of their reputation and of the distinction which they had earned. However, in 1825, three companies merged their respective brigades and others joined later. Within seven years they were all united under the head of the London Fire Engine establishment, which con tinued until 1865. At this time the municipality took over entire control. DIAMONDS UNCOVERED BY DUTCH GUIANA DIGGERS Gold Lands Yield Seven Gems to Prospectors. PARAMARIBO. Dutch Guiana. Jan. 13.—Diamonds have been discovered at Brownsweg, about eighty miles from this city, according to the members of a local syndicate whose prospectors have just brought in seven stones after a search of only a few weeks. The district in which the diamonds were uncovered has yielded gold for the last forty-seven yeanf

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BUDEETFRAMERS BUSY WITH BILLS

Expected to Be Ready for House at Once. Bills for appropriations for State institutions and departments will be ready for introduction in the House of Representatives probably Monday or Tuesday. Governor McCray said today. The budget committee, having given its report to the Governor, was at work on the bills. The report of the committee does not meet with the favor of the Governor, it was learned. He probably will make a number of recommendations for changes Increasing the amounts proposed. The appropriation for the highway department probably will be provided in a bill to be introduced in the session. It is proposed that the bill for a gasoline tax be disposed of before the Assembly decides what to do about the department. The Governor has proposed a tax of 2 cents on each gallon of gasoline to be collected by the oil inspection department. Ho is opposed to the measures proposing the abolishment of the department. Two members of the Legislature, who also tire members of the budget advisory committee are reported to have recommended a reduction in the appropriation of $2,000,000 asked by Governor McCray for the completion of the reformatory. Reports that Jesse E. Eschbach, chief examiner of the board of accounts and head of the budget committee, would resign within the next few days were current following the submission of the report. Eschbach said he had authorized no statement that he intends to resign, hut would neither confirm nor deny the truth of the report. It was reported he has accepted a position wilh the Lincoln Trust Company of Ft. Wayne. FLOWERY WELCOME FOR GUESTS, PASADENA PLAN PASADENA. Cal., Jan. 13.—“ Meet them with flowers.” That's to be the slogan of the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce when j welcoming friends and visitors from j the frozen East. The movement was started recently, fostered by T. C. j Peck, veteran L T nion Pacific official, | to have Pasadena people rrlrry arms full of blosomss and flowers Whenever i they go to the depot to greet those i coming from the East and North to; visit them. AIR RIFLE EPIDEMIC TROUBLES OHIO POLICE BRIDGEPORT, Ohio. Jan. 13.—Police Chief McConnaughy has more 1 troubles. So many Bridgeport parents ! purchased air rifles xor their sons for j Christmas gifts that citizens complain j that the streets in some sections are dangerous. Two boys have had their eyes injured. The chief 'has asked parent to aid him in his drive against rifle toting.

types show a cross-section of the population of the district said to be ruled by edicts of the Ku-Klux Klan. Below is J. L. Daniel, father of the murdered ex-war veteran, F. Watt Daniel.

Magistrate Tells Women How to Hold Hubby 7 s Love Bu I tilted Prexx NEW YORK, .Tan, 13—To the woman who ponders the matter of how to retain her husband’s love Magistrate Short of the Jersey Ave. court proffers this advice: Always wear your hair nicely “done" when he comes home. Greet him in something silky and filmy. Wear plenty of frills. Never let him see you in plain gingham or woolen gowns. Short laid down his code in attempting to settle the troubles between Harry Rubinstein and his wife, Uosie, both about 35. Rosie said she found a woman's handbag, strongly perfumed, in Harry’s pocket. It wasn’t her handbag. WOMAN NAMED DEPUTY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ALBANY, X. Y.. Jan. 13—For the first- time in the history of the State there will be a woman deputy attorney general. She is Miss Jule Jenney of Syracuse. Her salary will be $4,000 a year. Her duties will he to handle <-hild welfare litigation. She has been active in the Democratic party in Syracuse. In announcing Miss Jenney's ap pointment Attorney General Sherman said he knew she was competent to handle the work and that over since his election he felt, there should be a woman deputy attorney general. MARRIAGE LICENSES Gip Smithy, 5641 Greenfield Ave.; Christine Kdwards, 33 S, Temple Ave. Jamea F. Archer. 581 N. Bevillo Ave.; Mrs Anna Waterman, 531 N. Bcville Ave. F W. Chae, Y. M. C. A.: Florence Russon, Y W. C A Klmer Chambers, Indianapolis; Pearl Shields, 1812 S. Senate Ave. born-ie Colhns, 12-11 S. Belmont Avo.; Avis Greathouse. 2225 W. Morris St. Fietehcr Frazier. 1114 Hudson St.: Mary E. Boo! er. 1144 N. Senate Ave. M IT. Snnd'-rs. 8603 Ashland Are.; Marthe McMahon. 2001 Brordvay P. H. Hansford, 502 S. New Jersey St.; Effic M. Dunham, 518 S. New Jersey St. W. G. Frey. Roverton, Ind.; Bernece Weineke, 600 Euclid Ave. DEATHS Sarah E. Belton. 60. St. Vincent's hospital, aonto meningitis. Rachael A Kendal!, 87, City hospital. eere_ bral hemorrhage. William A. Norton. 50. 415 North State, cerebral hemorrhage. Infant Doty. 007 Belleview Place. ate_ loctasis. Call-in C. Scott, 61. 030 West ThirtyFourth. pulmonary odema. Amanda Jones. 87, 21 16 Boulevard Pl„ carcinoma. BIRTHS Boys. Francis and- Helen Sinex. Clark Blakesley j Elder. Eugene and Hazel Burks. 823 N. West. Clarence and Cynthia McElwain, 1029 W. Twenty-Third. Francis and Helen Sinex. Clark Blakslee hospital. Alva and Mary Wright. 1133 McLean. Jerome and Alpha Hardey. 763% Virginia. George and Heien Joyner. 022% N. Senate. Lor and Lydia S-a sor. t5Ol Harlan. Girls. Hi'arious and Caroline Sprocher. 221 5 H-'rris. Cornelius and Nellie Fields, 1430 N. Missouri. Bert and Iva Lyles. 2607 Rader. Clifford and Emma Hackerd, 123 W. riventy-Seventh. Lonnie and Clarice Fleener. 2862 Northwestern. H••■man and Lillian Martlage, 2618 S. Caoi'o' ii c v- rie Hill 445 S. Delaware.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Kentucky Murder ‘Conspiracy’ Furnishes Close Parallel to London Bywaters Case

Wife Accused of Inciting Sweetheart to Slay Mate; Love Turns to Hatred.

Bu SFA S err ice Henderson. Ky., Jan. 13. Will this mining community ' of 12,000 souls furnish the United States with a striking parallel to the Thompson-Bywaters murder case which has just stirred the world? That seems to be a possibility following the announcement by County Attorney Leo King that he will ask the death penalty for Mrs. Luralie accused of Inciting Ollie •ribbons to slay her husband, as well as for Gibbons, charged with strik ing the death blow with a machinists’ hammer. In London only a few years ago, Mrs. Percy Thompson and Frederick By waters died on the gallows after having been convicted under similar charges. Bywaters, it was proved, stabbed Mrs. Thompson's husband to death. Mrs. Thompson, Bywaters’ sweetheart, had urged him to do away with the husband, according to letters read In court. Mrs. Thompson was the first woman hanged In England in fifteen years. Henderson's Parallel And here is the soalid Henderson tale out of which the county attorney says he will make a parallel to the London case: Gus B. Noffsinger. 32, mine manager. was found dead near the door of his garage, not more than twenty feet from the bedroom where Ida wife was sleeping. Noffsinger had been stricken down by blows from his own machinist’s hammer. The slaying took place on New Year's Eve. Ollie Gibbons, 34, mine employe, was seized and charged with the slaying. He was spirited out of Henderson by police who feared the roused populace would lynch him. Mrs. Noffsinger likewise was seized and likewise was spirited away. County Attorney King expects to prove that Gibbons committed the slaying at the urging of Mrs. Noffsinger, that the alleged guilty pair expected to get the $20,000 life insurance of the husband and with it to flee to a distant land. King declares he has secured a

FOLLY OF WOMEN BORN IN GIRLHOOD

BOSTON. Jan. 13.—"T00 much protection when they were young girls.” is where Dr. Mabel D. OrcKva.y, neurologist for the Family Welfare Hocity of Jamaica Plain, puts the blame for the “recklessness of women between the ages of 35 and 50, who are seeking self expression and are more in danger than the young girls of today," according to the statement of Miss Margaret Slattery, champion of girlhood at a recent conference of the Y. W. C. A. "It is true that many reach the ago of 35 with girlhood repressions, that were caused either by being obliged to spend their whole time earning and caring for relatives or who were too carefully guarded by their families and were not allowed opportunity for acquaintance with the opposite sex,” said Dr. Drdway. "Women sometimes feel that they have been cheated out of pleasures in their youth and are determined to enjoy life after years of repressions. They are in great moral danger because they have matured emotions. “I think the present day girl, the flapper so called, will grow into a normal woman. She learns how to care for herself, too. and has a much more level head than the older woman who never knew ‘calf love’ or carried on youthful flirtations. I believe In the jottng girl of today and do not disapprove of her flirtations and petting parties if she does not injure others by her actions. In fact I know many women who have led repressed lives who have complained to me that they were brought up to consider flirting and kissing immoral. I have heard many middle aged men say that they wished the young girls of their generation were like the girls of today instead of being distant and so nice as they were years ago. “For my part T believe in co-eduea-tion from birth as the best solution for our present day problems with girls and women and as the best means of establishing normal inter-relations between men and women. The older women who for some reason are living starved lives my greatest sympathy. Nothing much has been done

ALLEGED SLATED SPIRITED AWAY

Distillery Guard Killed -Crowd Gathers About Courthouse. R/j Uniteii Press IXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 13.—Clarence Satterly, 21, arrested near Bardstown last night in connection with j the killing of government distillery i guard at Lawrenceburg by alleged | whisky bandits, was brought here today for safe keeping. When a crowd gathered near the { Bardstown courthouse dry agents i spirited Satterly through a back wini dow and brought him by auto. B. F. Huffaker, Old Joe - ..-.tilery j guard, was slain when the alleged j bandits attempted a raid on the whisky stocks.

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MRS. LURALIE NOFFSINGER AND OLLIE GIBBONS,

confession from Gibbons, in which Gibbons is said to declare Mrs. Noffsinger repeatedly goaded him into slaying The husband. “Many times,” the alleged confes sion says. "Mrs. Noffsinger, had me go to the mines and play sick to fool her husband. Then I'd come back to see her. "I never had a better friend than Gus Noffsinger. tie was my friend at all times and I wouldn't have done this it his wife hadn't kept nagging at mo to kill him." Woman Denim It Mrs. Noffsinger denies the county attorney’s charges. “It's all a. lie. He plotted my husband’s death," she insisted when

for them. Recently the big stores have planned recreation and pleasures fertile store employes that fills a need People are just beginning to realize how important pleasure is in the lives of every one. It is just as much a necessity as food and clothing. And pleasure is particularly important to the life of the single woman past 35. "Marriuge Is not necessary to a woman's well being or happiness by any means." said Dr. Ordway. “I have as many patients suffering from neurosis in my hospital who are married and wished they never had married as I have singte patients who think that if they had married they would he happier."

SHORTEST RADIO WAVEPRODUCEO

Boston, Jan. 13.—Electric or radio waves only ono-fiftieth inch In length, identical to the longest of heal waves, have been produced at the Nela Research Laboratories, Cleveland, by the aid of instruments more sensitive than heretofore available. Drs. E. F. Nichols and J. D. Tear told the American Physical Society. The achievement marks the joining [ of the electric wave and heat wave | spectra. In this latest proof of the ' identical character of light, heat and electric waves, these physicians were successful in using two different type of electric wave receivers to detect and re-measure the long heat waves, about one-third of a millimeter, that were obtained by Rubens and Von Baeyer in 1911 from a quartz Mercury arc. Drs. Nichols and Tear have produced the shortest radio waves in the world. Ordinary radio transmission is by electric waves from 200 meters, j about 300 feet, to 15.000 metetrs, about j ten miles, iri legnth. as compared I with half a millimeter or one-fiftieth of an inch for their very short waves, , THRIFT AT FUNERALS KILLTNHOLME, England, Jan. 13. —Collections are now being taken at funerals to raise a fund to repair the local church.

Second Attempt to Compromise Is Scheduled —Company Is Reported to Be Willing to Accept Lower Fee. The city of Indianapolis will agree to no rate higher than sl.l < a thousand cubic feet, Taylor E. Groninger, city corporation counsel, declared today. He said lie expected to confer with the public stevice commission this afternoon relative to the proposed compromise between the Citizens Gas Company and the commission. It was indicated that if a compromise is reached, the city, as well as the commission and the company, would he a party. The

first meeting at which a compromise was suggested was held at the com-: mission's offices Friday afternoon. Tti was admitted no agreement had been ream ■>. City ami Commissi- n Agree Members of llie commission refused to say what rates were discussed other than that they ranged from sl.lO to $1.25. It was reported, however, that the commission and the city were in accord as to tlie-rate that would be

e< nfronted with Gibbons' allegr-d confession. The accused woman is short of stature. Her cheeks are drawn. Her dark eyes are apparently lost in their sunken sockets. Site shows plainly the mental tortures she has suffered. Her daughter. Ruth. 5, is with Iter in her place of detention. The most peculiar angle of the case is that the murder which, aocording to the county attorney, the pair counted upon to give them perfect love, lias turned their love to hatred. For Mrs. Noffsinger is bitter in her denunciation of Gibbons and he is equally bitter toward her.

LITTLE ENGINE IS TO! MASTERPIECE LOUISVILLE. Jan. 13—Santa Claus delivered what probably is the best Christmas train in Louisville at the residence of I. C. Menard. The ten-pound engine, electrically controlled by a master clock, starts out on the minute. A yellow signal shows and the engine automatically is throttled down. In a few seconds, as the train gets about one-quarter of the way around its thirty feet of two-inch track, a green signal light alongside the roadbed denotes a clear track. The click of the wheels is heard as the mail car and two passenger coaches are pulled at full speed. The station is approached: a red signal flares up; the engine slows down and stope. "I believe,” Mr. Menard, the Inventor, said, "that 1 am nearing completion of an extraordinarily good system of train control. If the engineer did not see the red lights, if he were to drop dead in his cab, the lives of passengers would not be endangered because of disregarded signals. The train automatically would stop.”

MISUNDERSTANDING COSTS TAX PAYERS $50,000,000

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—Uncle Sam gets $50,000,000 a year more than he should out of taxpayers through their misunderstanding of the tax laws. Majc. Rolnick, tax expert, made this startling statement. “Individuals,” he concluded, “fail to keep a close tab i*n small sums deductible. such as taxes on theater tickets, charity, automobile licenses, i bad debts, dues paid to trade associa- j tions or labor unions, which total a i considerable sum."

CATARRH of head or throat Is usually benefited by the vapors of — VICKS W Varoßub Ova 17 Mittion Jan UaeM Ye<r'

fair and that th- ras company, while it would not agree to the .1.10 rale, has ind!--Red that It wo tid accept a rate lower than the $1.25 recommended by William P. Nappes master in chancery for the Federal Uourt, who heard the petition for a rate increase. It was reported from one source other than the commission that the company might agree on a rate as low as $1.15. The members of the commission adroit they are handicapped because of the lack of a valuation of the property of the gas company and propose f.e a basis for a compromise that they start immediately ■> valuation of the property, to jb-t'Mm-i.e what actually Is a fair rate it was indicated that additional engineers could be employed and put to work as early as Monday if a compromise is reached. Would Necessitate Refund If a rate of less than $1.20 is agreed upon it probably would be necessary for the company to refund to consumers the difference between the new rate and the present rate of $1.20 already paid to the company. By order of the Federal Court the company has Impounded the difference between the tld rate of 90 cents and the present rate of $1.20 in order that it may refund to consumers any payments found to be in excess of the actual value of the gas.

FRANCE IS URGED TO RATIFY PACT

Naval Scrapping Treaty Holds Up Plans of U. S. Ru I'nitrd .Vru’B WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—Suggestions that the naval scrapping treaty be ratified promptly, have been j made to France by the United States, i This action, it is explained, would enable the powers to put into effect sweeping economies which are highly desirable at this time, especially in the case of France and Great Britain. The suggestions were made recently, {tut whether in connection witn conversations regarding the reparations crisis cannot be learned. An overhead cost of $1,000,000 a month has been piling up in the United States because of the inability j to inaugurate the scrapping provided j for.

HEIRESS REQUIRES 524,000 I TEAR

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—Surrogate Foley has awarded $24,000 a year for the support of Muriel H. Wurts-Dun-das, -9, upon the application of her guardian, George F. Lawrence of Srort Hills. N. J., who asked for $25.00. The income is from the estate of her father, Ralph H. Wurts Dundas, who died Oct. 16, 1921. Her mother was adjudged mentally incompetent several months ago, and is now in a private Institution. The income from the estate is about $60,000, the bulk of it from the Lippincott coal tract in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, which is owned by Miss Wurts Dundas's great-uncle, James Duncas lippineott. Miss WurtsDundas is the only child. In asking for the $25,000 allowance Mr. Lawrence submitted to Surrogate Foley the following list of his ward’s requirements: Rent of apartment. $5,000; wages of companion and two servants, $3,500; food, $5';000; clothing, $3,500; education, including instruction in music, dancing, singing and voice culture, $2,500; rent of automobile, $2,000, and traveling expenses, physicians, church, charities and amusements, $3,500. Mr. Lawrence says he desires to lease an apartment in some well-located neighborhood and suround the young woman with the iomforts of home life. JAIL RELICS SOLD LONDON, .Tan. 13. —A surprising number of eager bidders appeared when a collection of jaij relics and medieval instruments of torture were auctioned off. An iron thumbscrew brought $25, while handcuffs and leg irons went like hot cakes at $2.50.

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JAN. 13, 1923

MAN ACCUSED OF MURDER GOES OH WITNESS STAND

fJeighborhood Quarrel Given as Cause for Shooting of Mechanic, introduction of evidence in the trial in Criminal. Uourt of Lyman Stockl welifi 42, of 54 Hoit Ave., a carpen ; ter charged with the murder of Ali lici t Baldwin, his next door neighbor. will he concluded late today. Opposing counsel will then make their closing arguments and the case will be turned over to the ujry. Stockwell was on the stand in his own defense all morning. Evidence showd that Baldwin’s four children, upheld in tormenting the neighborhood by their parents, were the cause of the shooting. A rcigh! orhood quarrel developed, wit- : nesses said, and the death of Baldwin on his own lawn ihe evening of Sept. 9, 1922, with a bullet in his heart came*after both men had made threats to “get” each other and had procured revolvers. Carpenter “Afraid” Witnesses said that Stockwell, a little man weighing about 140 pounds, was afraid to go to work in the morning until his neighbor, who weighed more than 200 pounds, and who had. threatened to "mash his face in,” had left with his dinner bucket. He and Mrs. Stockwell would peep furtively from behind closed curtains, wife said, until the coast was clear. “Baldwin acted as if he was going to run over me with his new car the other day,” a witness testified the carpenter told him. “When he saw that I was not going to get out of the way he turned his car quickly and almost went Into a ditch.” Threats Told “I -have taken all I am going to take off that man; the other time I had some trouble with him I didn’t have a gun, but now I have anew gun, and the next time he crosses my path I am going to get him,” a witness testified Stockwell said. Neighbors stated they had seen a revolver in Baldwin's shed, and that cn Christmas he practiced with his revolver and rifle. Stockwell and Lawrence, Baldwin’s 15-year-old son, were shoveling dirt on each other, after Lawrence had dug it up and thrown it over on the other lawn and Stockwell put it back, when Mrs. Baldwin screamed “Daddy.” Baldwin ran out, according to testimony, and. shouting “we might as well settle this right new,” reached for his hip pocket. Thereupon Stockwell drew his gun and fired. An examination showed that Baldwin had only a rag in his pocket.

RUIR Os FIGRT ON TEXAN REVIVED

By United Xetes WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—Members of the United States Senate have met Senator-elect Earle B. Mayfield of Texas, ho is said to have won his seat through the support of the KuKlux Klan. His coming to town revives the rumor that a fight against his taking his seat after March 4 will probably be waged and will equal in intensity the fight made against Senator Newberry. Mayfield, however, professed ignorance of any impending storm of which he would be the center.

To fUe!a Rogers St. Johns comes all of Hollywood with its troubles. Rea and the poignant Romance of Maggie Qyanne loved b\j the world, and still the loneliest woman in the world. See FEBRUARY (Ssinopolitan at newsstand^