Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 229, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 February 1923 — Page 2

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CITY SCHOOL. BOARD MEMBERS STICK TO JOBS UNDER FIRE

FOUR DIE IN CIS FOLLOWING DRAMTIG STORY Confession of Brother F3ils to Save Pals' Lives at Last Moment, By United Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark.. Feb. 2. —F. G. Bullen, murderer, was taken from j his coffin and electrocuted at the State penitentiary here today after physicians found the first electrical charge had failed to kill him. Physicians making an examination ' found he was still alive. Bullen was taken from the coffin and again placed in the. electric chair. He was pronounced dead three minutes later. Murdered Recluse Bullen and Ban and Duncan Richardson. brothers, were convicted of murdering Ira H. Culp, an aged recluse, whose body was burned in his home after the killing. The fourth man electrocuted today was Will Debord, convicted of the hatchet mur- j ders of H. X. Silesby and wife. Duncan Richardson made a dramat- I ic attempt to save his brother and Bullen. his pal, from execution. He ! called prison officials to his death \ cell late yesterday and related a j graphic story of the murder, taking full responsibility and absolving the other two. Governor Mcßae, however, refused to intervene when court records ' showed the story differed from evi- j dence produced at the trial. NEW DEFINITELY SLATEDFOR POST By JOHN CARSON, Times Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—Definite Information was had today that Post- ] master General Work will become Secretary of the Interior, to succeed Secretary Fall. This is the first step in the changes : forecast some time ago by which | Senator Harry S. New of Indiana j would become Postmaster General. Although it is still the understanding that New will be appointed, it | was impossible to obtain any confirmation of the story as it was related to him. . New refused to discuss the story at all, even after he was informed of the assured appointment of Work as Secretary of the Interior. WOULD ABOLISH CDURTREPORTER Abolition of the office of reporter of the Supreme Court, and transfer its duties to the clerk of the Supreme Court was asked today in the Senate in a bill introduced by Will Penrod of Loogootee. Senator Adams of Rockville introduced a measure providing for assistant county highway superintendents to every 100 miles of county roads for supervision and maintenance of highways. A bill Senator Hays would remove tha requirements whereby school officials are required to submit plans and specifications of new school houses to the State board of health for approval. Local voice in school affairs is proposed in a bill introduced by Senator Leonard, which provides that elections may be held by voters of the school unit to decide the question of building schoolhouses. EFFORT TO Ass ND CONSTITUTION FAILS An effort to amend the constitution so that a majority of voters who vote on a constitutional amendment might adopt it, rather than the majority of ail the voters of the State, failed in the Senate today, after a bitter debate. The vote was 28 to 16. Senator English introduced a joint resolution which provided for the change. Senators Clem Richards of Terre Haute and Henley of Bloomington attacked the measure as a “rule of the minority" and said the passage of the amendment would mean frequent changes in Indiana's basic law. Senators English, Gann, Nejdl and Daily led the fight for adoption. COUNTY OWES MILLIONS Marion county is in debt $2,829,594 for construction of gravel roads according to a ‘report Issued today by Leo K. Fesler, county auditor. Center township has issued the largest total of bonds, valued at $1,019,290.98. Washington township is second with $737,964.54. Pike township has the smallest bonded road debt, amounting to $33,308.60. Addresses Club Commander Evans, formerly of the British navy, addressed the Exchange Club at the Hotel Lincoln today. Plans are being made for the dinner arid theater party Feb. 16. New Department Planned Anew grocery department will be opened by Daniels, Inc., at Washington end Delaware Sts., it was announced today.

Friends Declare Emhardt, Gadd and Dr, Haslep Will Fight Chamber of Commerce Cos mmittee Recommendation That Board Be Reorganized,

School Board Charges

Principal charges in the Chaml>er of Commerce sub-committee report against Dr. Marie Haslep, Adolph Emhardt and Bert S. Gadd, school commissioners, were that they allowed politics to enter into school affairs. They entered into a coal contract that cost the taxpayers $40,000.

Three members of the board of school commissioners, whose resignations were recommended by a subcommittee of the educational committee of the Chamber of Commerce Thursday, will stand by their guns, it was believed Friday. The three, Adolph Emhardt, Dr. Marie Haslep and Bert S. Gadd, today declined to make a public statement until they had read the report. However, persons close to them said they would fight the matter out and would not resign. Their friends charged that an attempt was made to “railroad” the report through the Chamber of Commerce board of directors, education and civic affairs committees Thursday. The attempt was blocked, they asserted when two members of the education committee insisted that no action be taken until the committee had given full consideration to the report. _ 0 Action Too Quick A meeting of the education committee will be held next week, it was announced. One member o & the committee. who declined to allow his name to be used, said today that in his opinion the report never should have been made public until it had been acted upon by the education committee and the board of directors. The report recommended that after the three members resigned, Fred Bates Johnson and Charles R. Yoke be appointed to take their places, together with another member to be selected by the new board. Johnson and Yoke were elected to the board at the last city election for four-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 1924. W. D. Allison and Charles L. Barry, other members of the board, would remain, according to the recommendations. Specific charges against the three members were: That Emhardt and Dr. Haslpe have repudiated policies which they were elected to support. Rel ciives Named That Emhaidt had his brother Julius appointed as clerk in the buildings and grounds department at a salary of $2,400 a year. That Dr. Haslep obtained an appointment for her sister. Mrs. M. B. Hilton. That Emhardt, Gadd and Dr. Haslep entered into a coal contract which : has caused a loss of at least $40,000. : This was the contract with the Sigmon Coal Company, which has been a subject of controversy for several months. That factional control has been established by the three members. That awarded a contract for portable buildings to the highest bid der. voted allow SSO extra for build ing for bracing and refused to enforce p penalty of $275 against the con [ tractor for failure to complete the ; buildings on time. “Factionalism” ( harged That they refused to grant a delay j yf ten days asked by representatives of the citizens’ school committee before approving a building program. This committee supported Emhardt : and Dr. Haslep during the election campaign. That formulation of policies have been made impossible through factionalism and personal animosities. That they proposed a resolution which would have affected the solvency of the teachers’ retirement fund. That appointments were made in i many Instances on a political basis. The sub-committee was composed i of Freff A. Sims. Philip Zoereher and ;G. A. Millet t.. Zoercher Is a member of the State i tax board, which refused to approve a bond issued for the erection of four 'school buildings in 1921. Since then school building operations nave been at a standstill. Sims appeared as attorney for ten ; members of the Taxpayers’ League of

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Dr. Haslep and Emhardt obtained the employment of relatives in school board positions They refused to consult civic bodies as to the building program. They allowed factionalism to interefere with the formulation of policies. They attempted to strip the superintendent of his legal authority to make appointments.

Indiana, who protested against the bend issue, at hearings before the tax board. The report held that Barry, president of the school board during 1921, must assume responsibility for certain appointments. He is commended, however, for “the continuous fight he has made for policies and principles the community voted for.” Commissioner Allison “acted with every indication of doing what his best judgment dictated," the report said. Several days ago the school board adopted a resolution asking all civic bodies to make suggestions on the building program. The report praised this action, but added: "This does no. excuse the apparent betrayal of confidence all through 1922 ” Many recommendations were made for the general welfare of the school system. IYiiNERSRE-ELECT NATIONAL HEADS The three international officers of the United Mine Workers were re elected without opposition in recent balloting, it was announced today at headquarters here when tellers completed counting the vote. John L. Lewis received 193.824 Vi votes for president: Phillip Murray 187.659 for vice president; and William Green 189,697 for secretary-treasurer. The auditing and credentials committee was re-elected. Out of thirteen seeking to become tellers, Thomas Paskell, William Young and Thomas Holiday were re-elected. For delegates to the convention of the American Federation of Labor, eight candidates were elected: John L. Lewis, Phillip Murray, William Green. Frank Farrington. Thomas Kennedy, Fred Mooney, John Moore and Lee Hall. Alternates are Walter Nesbit. John Hessler, John Brophy, .G W. Savage, C. J. Golden, Harry Fishwick, William Micth and William Roy. There were fifty-nine candidates. This was the first election in several years where the three international officers were unopposed. LEADS TO SIURB Following reports that two bandits I who Tuesday night held tip and robbed an interurban car on the Martinsville ! division of the T. H., I. it E. Traction i Company at Maywood, were seen in i West Newton, Sheriff George Snider went to tho town early today. Two BU3pects arrested by the police and Snider Thursday were released after three passengers who were robbed failed to identify them. Dr. C. B. Comer, Mooresville, and O. O. Aldridge and Miss Lillian Smith, Indianapolis, said the men did not ' appear to be the bandits. The arrest |of Albert Magenheimer, one of the two released, was made on Information got at Waverly, Ind., police said, that he had displayed large sums of money and jokingly remarked he had been in a hold-up. Magenheimer stoutly disclaimed all guilty knowledge of the affair. He said lie was supported on the income fiom an estate l“fr him by his father, who was killed In an interurban accilent near Ft. Harrison two years ago. It was conceded by authorities that ‘he trail left by the banndits, who relieved passengres of some SI,OOO in money and valuables, was cold.

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HI LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE ASKED i Month’s Intermission to Study Bills Recommended, Radical changes in the time and procedure of the Legislature will be asked in a joint resolution now ready for introduction in the Senate The resolution, written by Senator Beardsley will be introduced by William E. English of Indianapolis. The resolution, which provides a constitutional amendment, specifies that the General Assembly shall meet thirty days to introduce bills, adjourn thirty days to consider them and ascertain public opinion, and then shall reconvene for thirty days to pass bills. California and West Virginia already have such a plan, and find it makes legislation more responsive to public opinion, sponsors of the amendment say. SENATORS I AT TEADHERS’FUND Another educational fight was expected to be brought about as the result of introduction in the Senate today of a bill to repeal the teachers’ pension law. '.'he bill was introduced jointly by Senators King, Hartzell, Holmes and Harmon. The measure provides money paid into the pension by teachers shall be returned and If there Is a deficit It shall be taken care of by a tax levy. It provides teachers now drawing pensions may continue, the money to be obtained by a tax levy. The pension board would be abolished and in its place would be appointed a teachers’ refund secretary, who would receive a salary of $3,000 a year.

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GEN. HARRY SMITH ADJUTANTS’ LEADER

Adjutant General Harry B. Smith of Indiana today was elected president of the Adjutant Generals Association, in convention at the Claypool Hotel. General F. D. Barry, of Pennsylvania was named vice president and General C. E. Black of Illinois, secretary-treas-urer. Closer cooperation between the as-

EDITOR WILL BE BURIED SATURDAY Funeral services for Ernest Bross, managing editor of the Indianapolis Star, who died Wednesday, will be held at the Second Presbyterian Church. Pennsylvania and Vermont Sts.. Saturday at 2 p. m. The Rev. Matthew F. Smith, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Ilross was a member, will deliver the sermon. Ex-Senator Albert Rev eridge, one of Mr. Bross' most devoted friends, will speak. Burial will be at Crown Hill cemetery. Honorary palllbearers will be Hilton U. Brown, Frank R. Peters, Carroll Shaffer, C. A. Sogner, Charles E. Coffin, B. F. Lawrence, W H. Coleman, Charles Wood, Harvey Rates, William B. Cooley, Charles N. Williams and John N. Carey. Active pallbearers will be E. C. Mcllvain, O. E. Moss, Robert G. Tucker, Merle Sidener, Dave Eaglesfteld and Irving Williams. OHIO VALLEY FLOODED By United Press EVANSVILLE, Ind., Feb. 2.—Flood of large proportions was sweeping down the lower < >hio vailey today, following a week of heavy rainfall. A stage of forty feet Sunday at Evansville was forecast by the weather station here. The river will continue rising beyond that stage. Meteorologist Brand predicted today. Farmers were fleeing to high ground.

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NINE WED IN ALERT BANK CASE Nine people alleged to have been ! involved in the robbery of the Alert State Bank, Decatur County, May 15, 1922, were named in indictments by the Marion County grand jury today. Thirty indictments were returned. One charged Archie (Joker) Young, colored Republican politician, 532 Indiana Ave., with receiving stolen goods. Walter, Charles and Aubrey PerI due, all held in the county jail* were I charged with concealing on a farm east of tho city $14,000 worth of bonds said to have been stolen by Dewitt Parker and Cecil Johnson, also under arrest and indicted today, from the Alert bank. Opal Isley. in custody, Is charged | with giving Cecil Johnson six steel hack saw blades In an attempt to help him break Jail last fall. Mamie and Albert Isley are charged with bringing $45,000 worth of bonds, stolen from the Alert Bank, into Marion County. All the Alert defendants mentioned above and Robert Prater, also now in custody, were indicted for conspiracy ; to commit a felony. HEADACHE FROM SLIGHT C OLDS Laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets relieve the Headache by curing the Cold. A tonic laxative and germ destroyer. The box bears the Signature of E. W. Grove. (Be sure you get BROMO.) 30c.—Advertisement.

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