Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 260, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 March 1923 — Page 3

SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1923

ALLIES SUGGEST GERMANY PAY U. S. RHINE EXPENSES Total'of $241,000,000 Spent by America at Coblenz, Bjj United Press PARIS, March 10.—The allieat suggestel today that the 5241,000,000 spent by America on its army of occupation might be reimbursed when Germany resumes reparations payments. This hint was to be transmitted to Washington by Elliott Wadsworth, who is representing the United States in the negotiations over payment of the Army's expenses. The French. British, Belgian and Italian delegates joined in making the suggeston. it was officially stated. The cost of supporting armies of occupation on the Rhine was to have been a first charge against German reparations, but so far no agreement has been reached for reimbursing America for what was spent on its occupational force. TWO GERMANS KILLED Disorders Reported in Several Ruhr Cities. It 11 I'nitnl Prexs BERLIN', March 10. —Two Germans were shot to death by French troops in disorders at Loettringhausen and Essen today, according to reports*from those two towns. The Loettringhausen advices said a railroad committeeman had been shot. A fireman was reported killed In Essen. At Pernianssenn a guard was found dead, evidently having been shot by highwaymen. FISHBAGKTOASK CASEBEREHEARD Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in 1913 Suit, Petition v.'ll be made for rehearing in the Supreme Court against dismissal of an app'-al hv Frank Fishback against an order of the public service commission in 1013, giving the Citizens Gas Company power to take over the Indianapolis Gas Company under a ninety-nine-year lease said Woodbum Masson, attorney for Fishback. today. Masson said Fishback, as a stockholder in the Citizens Gas Company, first sued in 1913 in objection to taking over property of a competing company. The suit. Masson said, was made in the Marion County Circuit Court, delayed in Superior Courts by held under advisement by Judges Uochford and Keith, and finally decided by Superior Judge Carter. The appeal was then made to the Supreme Court, where It has been pending since 1921. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal Thursday on the ground it was not within the court's power to enjoin the commission's order. Smith. Remster, Hornbrook & Smith were attorneys for the commission. MEDICAL BUILDING WILL COST $485,000 Structure to Be Erected for Doctors and Dentists. The Medical and Rental F.uilding, being erected on the southeast corner of Pennsylvania and Michigan Sts. by the Pennsylvania and Michigan Realty Company, is to cost $485,000, according to a building permit on file today. The building, designed by Donald Graham, is to he ten stories in height. It will have a frontage of sixty-seven feet on Pennsylvania St. and will be 125 f>et deep. Organization was handled by Thompson & Thompson, 822 ilume-Mansur Building. The property was leased by Joseph T. Stokes of the Stokes pharmacies. Doctors and dentists, who are to have offices in the building, compose the company erecting the structure. MOTORMAN DIES ON DUTY Henry Gooch Stops Car, Found Expiring by Conductor. Coroner Robinson today investigated the death Friday night of Henry Gooch, 723 X. Alabama St. Heart trouble was blamed. Gooch, a street car motorrnan, stopped his car at Michigan St. and Emerson Ave., and walked around a corner building. When he failed to return. Conductor Earl Stogsdill. 1856 X. Gent Ave., found him on a step of the building. Dr. J. H. Hatfield said Gooch died five minutes after lit reached him. Motor Policeman Elm* Gooch, a brother, requested the bo<!\ be removed to the Hisey & Titus ft; neral parlors. LEGISLATORS THANKEE W. C. T. 17. Praises Lawmakers Who Fought for Liquor Bills. Letters of commendation will be sent by Central W. C. T. U. to Rep Addison, Fairbanks, Brake. Holman and Ogden and Senators Dunn and Buchanan for their aid in the passage of liquor bills in the recent Assembly. A leter also will be sent to Prosecutor William P. Evans for his efficient law enforcement. A resolution was passed at the meeting, which was held Friday afternoon in the Fletcher American Bank building, commending the Rev. Mr. Winders in his efforts to clean obscenity and vulgarity from the Broadway Theater, and the Ministerial Association for the stand they have taken in the matter.

Unspoiled Forest of Ketcham Homestead Urged by Mapleton Civic Association as Public Park KETCHAM’S WOOD FROM ILLINOIS ST., LOOKING NORTHWEST.

OPERA PLANNED BY TECH Choral Society to Give “Martha” at Athletic Field. The Choral Society of Arsenal Technical high school will present the opera “Martha” by Von Flotow on a stage at the athletic field in May. The cast: Martha, or Lady Harriet, Martha Lukens; Lady Nancy, Suzanne Kolhoff; Lionel, James Hatton; Plunkett. Herbert Devaney: Sir Tristan, Malcolm Kelly: sheriff, Henry Devaney; farmers, Herbert Sedan and" Ear! Thorpe; farmers’ maids, Anna Louise Werner, Josephine Creasser and Nell Denny. Realtors to Inspect -Sites inspections of five buildings for the proposed new home of the Indianapolis Real Estate Board, will be made early next week by members of the appraisal board, Henly Hostel, executive secretary" of the Real Estate Board, said today.

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into danger. It needs courage to get out. And when getting out- involves an admission of blame, there are few men who possess that exalted type of courage. There are oilier reasons why the present government of France will flounder further into the quicksand. W hen governments make mistakes in England the threat of a parliamentary defeat or a couple of adverse by-elections pulls them out roughly but safely, and the government starts on anew course amid the general satisfaction of friend and foe. Under similar circumstances in France a change of government is negotiated with amazing dexterity and celerity. But you ean not arrange the preliminary overthrow of an existing government unless there is someone in the background ready and willing to form the next. There are generally two or three outstanding men of high repute prepared to serve their country in any emergency. LEADERS r | ill IE trouble today in France is that every alIN FEAR tentative leader disapproves of this ent.erOF ODIUM X prise and believes it must ultimately fail. On the other hand there is no prominent figure in French politics prepared to.take upon himself the odium of sounding a retreat. It would always be said that success was in sight and that, had it not been for the new minister’s cowardice and perfidy France would have emerged triumphantly out of all her financial worries. No French statesman dare face that deadly accusation. Ho the present- French government is tied to the saddle of its charger and is forced to go on. Another explanation of the difficulty of withdrawing is to be found in the increasing fury of the original fomenters of this rashness. The more fruitless the enterprise, the greater the energy they display in lashing the government, farther into its follies. Last week I gave a summary of the ambitious plans they had conceived for syndicating European resources under French control. The industries of Europe controlled from Paris —that is their magnificent dream. This week they propound anew treaty which is to supersede the treaty of Versailles. Boundaries are to be revised, rich provinces and towns practically annexed; Ruhr coal is to be harnessed to Lorraine coal, and Germany, having been further mutilated and bound, is to be reduced to a state of complete economic subjection.

AMERICA i 1 ERE has been nothing comparable to these IS LEFT I ideas since the Norman conquest, where the OUTSIDE X Saxons, having first of all been disarmed, were reduced to a condition of economic thraldom for the enrichment and glorification of their new masters. Needless to say, Britain and America are not to be invited to atend this new peace conference. They are to he graciously inormed of the conditions of the new peace when it is finally esablished by French arms. The British Empire, which raised millions of men to liberate French soil from the German invaders, and which lost hundreds of thousands of its best young lives in the effort, is not even to be consulted as to the settlement which its losses alone make possible. America, who came to the rescue with millions of its bravest, is barely worth a sentence in these ravings of brains intoxicated with an unwholesome mixture of hatred, greed and military arrogance. The French government is not committed by any overt declarations to these schemes, but it is ominous that they issue from pens whose insistent prodding has driven this government on to its present action. Up to the present, no repudiation has come from the head of the government or from any of his subordinates. The very vagueness of his published aims would leave him free to adopt any plans. Pledges for reparation and security will cover a multitude of aggressions. The British government has just issued as a parliamentary

Ketcham's Wood, the old homestead site of the late William A. Ketcham, lifelong resident of Indianapolis, and a national commander of the G. A. R., will be purchased by the city and converted into a city park, if plans of the Map!-, ton Civic Association are carried out. The tract lies between Capitol Ave. and Illinois St., north of Fortieth St. It is of unspoiled natural beauty, covered with large forest trees and situated in the center of a fine residence district. Th " traci is gently rolling:, sloping- from the north and west sides to Illinois St. The kids in the neighborhood know that when it snows, Ketcham’s Wood Is just right for coasting. A shallow pond provides wading in summer. Although the wood has been considered by the park board at other times, no definite action has been taken. The matter of purchase soon will be presented to the board.

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PLAYGROUND IS PLANNED Passage of Bill Makes Southeastern Community Center Possible. Members of the Southeastern Improvement Association today announced a meeting In April of a committee from the association and city park officials, to disc uss establishment of a community house and playground at Shelby and Bradbury Sts. This was first asked in 1915. but as the property was held by the school city it could not be transferred With the signing of a bill passed by the Legislature, transfer of the property from’the school city to the park board can he effected. At present, the building is used as a branch library Reports sl7 Missing. Elmer Martin. 123-1 Broadway, told police today a thief took 117 from his purse while he was In the Oneida Hotel barber shop.

paper a full report of the proceedings of the Paris conference. It is an amazing document. Ho far as I can see no real endeavour was made by any of its members to prevent the break-up. At the first failure to secure an agreement the delegates threw up their hands in despair and sought no alternatives. NO TERMS "T" WAS anxious to find out exactly what M. OFFERED Poincare proposed to demand of Germany GERMANS X as the condition of submission to French will. What was Germany to do if she was anxious to avert the fall of the ax? 1 have read his speeches and annexes in vain for any expositio . of these terms. It is true he was never asked the question. That sounds incomprehensible. The result is that no one knows the terms upon which the French army is prepared to evacuate the Ruhr. Mr. Bonar Law could not explain when questioned in the House of Commons. 1 am not surprised, for no one has ever told him, and he never asked. I am sure that by this time M. Poincare has quite forgotten why lie ever went into the Ruhr. For that, amongst other reasons, lie will remain there until something happens that will provide us with an answer. Most human tragedy is fortuitous.

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BRACKEN PLANS SYSTEM OF GAS TAX COLLECTION Auditor Hopes Refiners Will Simplify Task by Paying Levy, Robert Bracken, auditor of State, was making preliminary plans today to collect the 2-cent. gasoline tax, effective June 1. The auditor is receiving information from other States sis to the system used. He said he believed the collection of the tax would be comparatively simple. t “I see no reason why the refining companies would not he willing to pay the tax and put it on their bills to the dealers," tie said. “If this can be arranged, it will not take a big organization nor cost much money to make th“ collections.” In case wholesalers do not pay the tax voluntarily, the law provides It ' must be collected from retailers. Bracken said one of his greatest ■ concerns was as to rebates. The law provides the taxes shall he rehated to persons who buy gasoline other than for use in vehicles. They must obtain ! invoices showing the gasoline was purchased and turn them over to the auditor to obtain rebates. Investigation lias shown that in other States having a similar provision few rebates ere asked. CARL S. COOK CLEARED A charge of failure to stop after an accident was dismissed against Carl S. Cook, manager of Kresge's 5 and 10-cent store, 3707 N. Meridian St., in city court when it was shown he did stop and converse with the owner of the damaged car. Dr. Paul G. Miller, 37 Johnson Ave., for whom the prosecutor’s office executed the warrant, said that after the accident, Feb. 28. it was agreed that Cook report the matter to his insurance company. When the company failed to communicate with Dr, Miller he filed a warrant, he said.

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SUMPTION RITES MONDAY President of Houghton Lumber Company to Rest in Kokomo. The funeral of "William H. Sumption, 59, who died at his home, 24 Blacherne apartments, will be held in the Tutewiler undertaking chapel at 11 a. m. Monday, with burial at Kokomo in the afternoon. He was born in Kokomo, but spent the last twenty years of his life in Indianapolis. He was president of the Houghton Lumber Company. Surviving are the widow, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sumption of Kokomo; a brother, John, of Kokomo, and a daughter, Mrs. Fred Eward, of Marion. IT’S EASY WHEN YOU KNOW DOW New Method of Can Opening Eliminates Profanity, After you have punched and jabbed the can full of holes— And have cut your finger— And lost your temper— And called Friend Husband— And he has done likewise— Read this: It was all unnecessary. This, being National Canned Food week, is an appropriate time to tell worried young wives, and old ones, too, how to open a can without all the fuss and worry. First, remove the label from the side of the can, until you can see the seam. Then lay tho can on its side. Puncture it next to the scam with the point of the can opener, and next to the top of the can. Stand the can upright once more. Insert the can opener in the hole made in the side. Work from the seam until you have cut around tho can. Then turn back the entire top of the can. And don’t lose your temper any more. ST. PATRICK'S DAY TALKS Hibernians Announce Proctor and O'Donnell Will Speak. Robert Emmet Proctor of Elkhart, former State Senator, and Patrick H. O'Donnell of Chicago, founder and chairman of the American Unity League, will speak at Tomlinson Hall on the atfernoon of St. Patrick’s day. a committee of the Ancient Order of Hibernians announced. A parade, starting at Meridian and Vermont Sts. at 2 p. m., will be led by Fire Chief O'Brien, with Janies J. O’Brien. Anthony Sweeney and Eu gene O'Sullivan chief aides. The! night concert will begin at 8 o'clock. The committee will meet at 9:30 a. m. Sunday in the Indiana Trust building. TWO CARS ARE DAMAGED Automobiles Plunge Into Excavation Between Car Tracks. Two automobiles were damaged when they went into a two foot excavation between street car tracks at Indiana and Capitol Aves., Friday night. Frank J. O’Grady, 30, 205 ' Exter Apartments, Illinois and Twenty-First Sts., was the owner of one car and Harry Gish, 31, 1050 Reisner St., tho owner the other. Both drivers claimed no red lights were burning. No one was injured. William J. Robinson, 470 S. Meridian St., watchman for the Indianapolis Light and Heat Company, sa'd he had two excavations to watch, and lights were burning at Capitol Ave. and Indiana Ave., when he left.

GRAVEL HIGHWAYS ARE SOFTENED AS MERCURYMOUNTS Heavy Traffic Prohibited on Certain Roads During Thaw, Indiana gravel and lightly constructed stone roads were softened by thawing during the week, according to the traffic bulletin of the State highway commission, announced today. . Heavy traffic breaking through in some places, has caused highway officials to prohibit heavy trucking. Light traffic proceeding as usual. Conditions of State roads entering Indianapolis: No. 1 (New Albany, Indianapolis, 1 South Bend, Michigan line) —Two j mud holes, one two miles south of Hamilton-Tipton County line, the other south of the junction of Road 19, difficult to negotiate. Impassable between Carmel and Westfield, and traffic should detour via Dudleytown. I Repairs er way between Franklin and Anrify No. 3 (National road, Terre Haute, Indianapolis, Richmond) —Only one detour, westbound traffic detour near | Stilesvil’e, and eastbound traffic detour near Mt. Meridian. Detours badly rutted but passable. No. 6 (Madison. Monticello) —Badly ; cut up north of Lebanon. No. 22 (Bedford to Indianapolis)— \ Breaks between Needmore and Hari roclsburg will be repaired by early in week. MUSEUM ATTRACTS 5,000 IN MONTH Legislature Fails to Take All of Interest. More than 5,000 persons visited the State Museum during the month of February, according to W. H. Hershman. curator, proving that curiosities are more interesting to the average person than legislative sessions. Hershman said the number of visitors last month was unusually large due to daily visits of school children. Offices in the Statehouse vacated during the Legislature, and others where the forces “double-up,” are back to normal, Roy Couch, superintendent of buildings and grounds, said today. Among office forces back at their old locations are the board of examination and registration of ; nurses, the board of pharmacy and 1 the board of pardons. AUTO DRIVER IS HELD Harry Crane Arrested After Injury to Catherine Wilkerson. Catherine Wilkerson. 7, daughter of Mrs. Pearl Wilkerson, 539 E. New York St., is recovering today after ! being struck by a automobile driven by Harry Crane, 34, IUO Churchmann Ave., at Liberty and E. New’ A'ork St., Friday night. Dr. J. Kempler, 237 N. Noble St., who attended the girl, stated that her jaw bone was splintered and her body badly bruised. Police officers Norman and Maas, who investigated the accident, arresti ed Crane for assault and battery and operating a motor vehicle while under i the influence of liquor.

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Purse Taken in Store While Mrs. M. B. Ewing, 1714 W. Michigan St., was shopping in a department store a thief stole her purse, containing sl2. from her handbag, police were told. Six Chickens Missing Six chickens were missing from the hen house of William Harris, colored, 2026 Highland PL, today.

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