Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 262, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 March 1923 — Page 1

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0. i GUARDS TO ARM AT GARY TRIAL Network of Government Men Will Patrol Federal Building. MURDER STIRS OFFICIALS Star Witness in Booze Plot Case Slain With Sawed- . off Shotguns, Federal Building corridors will resemble an armed camp when the Gary liquor conspiracy case goes to trial in Federal Court Wednesday, officials said today. News of the murder of Gaspari Monti, one of the star witnesses for the Government, at Gary late Monday, stirred Federal officials Monti, according to dispatches, was shot to death on the street by two men armed with sawed off shotguns. Guards Will Patrol A network of armed guards and Government agents will be thrown around Government witnesses and the corridors of the Federal building will he patrolled throughout the trial. Homer Elliott, United States district attorney, said. As part of the plan to prevent witnesses from being intimidated, Elliott said guards speaking the native tongues of foreign witnesses, will be brought to Indianapolis. Elliott said two other Government witnesses. Tom Keussis and his wife, were attacked Saturday at Gary. Shuns Offers of Protection Several attempts to assassinate Mor.ti were made during the past year, it is said. H“ recovered recently from a bullet wound which he had said was W Offers of protection wre m le to him by Federal authorities, but Monti spurned them and insist*;-! he was able to take care of himself. Monti was shot from an automobile as he stepped from a taxicab, according to telephone messages received by Bert C. Morgan. Federal prohibition director for Indiana. The automobile then disappeared and two sawed-off shotguns were found near by. Apparently they had been thrown from the motor car. Police __ Are Scored Federal officials said they have information that Gary police authorities failed to notify nearby towns of the crime. This, they said, is considered significant since city and police officials of Gary were among those under indictment in Federal Court here. Seventy-five defendants are named in the indictment which charged conspiracy to violate Federal prohibition laws. Roswell O. Johnson, mayor of Gary: William Dunn, city judge, and other Gary and Rake County officials are among those indicted. After scores of the followers of Monti, known as the “king of little Italy,” had been questioned by Federal and local authorities at Garv it was announced the officials did not lielieve the shooting had anything to do with Monti's testimony in the liquor cases. Attempts had been made to kill .Monti several times before, it was said.

.SIX IRISH REBELS Insurgents Executed at Cork, Mullingar and Wexford. Ity Lnitrd Pres* DUBLIN, March 13. —Six Irish rebels were executed today, one at Cork, two at Mullingar and hree at Wexford. One of the insurgents was James Kourke. who was charged with participating in an attack upon Free State troops and with carrying arms. SEARCH FOR MISSING PRIEST IS CONTINUED Highways in Home Parrish Combed by Friends. Tty Vnited Print VIRDKNT. 111., March 13.—Search for the Rev. Vraniak centered today in his Slovak Catholic parish from which the young priest disappeared more than a w eek ago. Led by George Miller, friends of the clergyman were making a search of the highways between Yirden and Venice, Ilk I ~ - THE WEATHER Forecast for Indianapolis rind vicinity is cloudy and colder tonight, with lowest temperature about 37 degrees. Wednesday partly cloudy. HOURLY TEMPERA TURK. 6 a. rc 33 10 a. m 37 7 a. m. ....... 35 11 a. m 40 * a. m... 36 13 (noon) ...... 43 9 a. m. 371 p. m. 43

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She Is Acclaimed Quilting Champion

MfSS KITTY SMITH Has the art of piecing quilts passed out with the old-fashioned girl? Miss Kitty Smith, of Elnora, lnd., says no. In defense of present-day girls, •Miss Smith is the champion "quiltpiecer” of Indiana, according to her friends. Miss Smith, who is 27, has pieced twelve quilts in twelve years. The most number of pieces are in a patchwork quilt containing 8,232 pieces about one inch square. She pieced this when she was 22 years old. Aside from this accomplishment, Miss Smith has made quilts of 3.276 and 1.362 separate pieces. She began her work when 17, years old. Alegre!! lit/ I nit rtf Press BUENOS AIRES. March 13, — A huge crowd, in a frenzy of joy. spilled through the broad avenues of Buenos Aires today in the. greatest spontaneous celebration in the history of South America. Fifty thousand people, singing, cheering, shouting, turned themselves 100-c when the United Press flushed the news over the cables that I.uis Angel Firpo had knocked out Bill Brennan in the tweifrh round of their fight in New York.

TRIAL OF MAMIE ISLEY DRAGS ON State Continues to Introduce Eidence, Trial of Mrs. Mamie Isiey in Criminal Court on charges of being the “brains" of a gang now- under indictment for robbery of the State hank at Alert. Ind., was expected t<> reach the end of the fifth day before conclusion of State's evidence. Mrs. Isiey and six others, including her husband, Alfred, and daughter, Opal. 16, are accused of conspiring to rob the bank of $45,000 in bonds last spring. Evidence introduced thus far shows SIO,OOO of the bonds were dug up on the Isiey farm, east of Indianapolis, near the county line at a spot pointed out by the daughter, Opal. Cecil Johnson, 19, who lived at the Isiey house, and who confessed to helping rob the bank, turning State's evidence, said on the stand that he had taken part in twenty-seven felonies. Mrs. Isiey used her 16-year-old daughter's charms to hold Johnson and other youths, evidence showed. SMASHED ROOFS MUTE TESTIMONY TO STORM Traction Service Ri-smncri After Delay Caused by Dale. About the only signs left here today of one of the most extensive wind storms in years were broken tree limbs, a few smashed roofs and many stories of pranks of Monday’s sixtymile gale. Damage was expected to run into several hundred thousand dollars. Telephone, telegraph, electricity, interurban and other transportation companies had resumed practically full service after repairing many line breaks. Tractions were running to Louisville, after being stopped Monday at Greenwood. Service between Indianapolis and Shelbvville also had been resumed. About fifty poles north of Tipton had undergone repairs. Gyro flub Boosters Boosters at the weekly luncheon of the Gyro Club at the Hotel Lincoln today were J. R. Dunwoody, W. 1.. Brandt and Dr. E. K. Smith. Bicyclist Lows Teeth Roger I’entz, 16. of 764 Keteham Ave.. lost a couple of teeth and was bruised today when the bicycle he was riding was struck by an automobile driven by Mrs. Martha L. Gipe. 1244 N. Illinois St., at Illinois and Sixteenth Sts.

CLUB DANCES PUT UNDER POLICE EYE IN REVISED RULES ‘Sheba’ in an Expensive Gown Comes in for Official Censure, IDLERS RECEIVE JOLT Chief Rikhoff Launches New Drive in Effort to Correct Evils, Though the "sheba" in the exclusive club dance hall may wear a Parts gown and have an expensive marcel, her dancing, generally speaking, is as bad. and sometimes worse, than that of the "sheba” who goes to the public dance hall in a cheap dress after curling her own hair over a gas jet. Mrs. Anna Buck, policewoman, said today. Commenting on new rules for public dance halls issued by Police Chief Rikhoff. Mrs. Buck said dancing has improved a great deal since the chief began to have it watched closely. "Still, it all bears watching.” she said. ‘S'ome dancers would go hack to Hie same old strangle holds if Ihe danee halls were not closely supervised." No I stating Is Edict tine new rule hits the Ikjjs who are accustomed to stand between their 1 few dances. Xo loafing In the dunce halls by per sons not dancing, the chief has ordered. Smoking in dance halls also is fnr bidden. The liquor laws must bo strictly eu forced, Rikhoff added. “We receive many complaints about hip-pocket parties," Mrs. Buck said "But from personal observation, i ; have been unable to find evidence ofthem.” Standing rules, to which the chief called attention and which he said would be strietjy enforced, are: Xo cheek to-clieeg or other close I dancing. Shadow dancing and moonlight ' dances barred. Xo persons under IS allowed. Must Employ Matron A matron, whose name must he sub j mitted to Chief Rikhoff for approval, must be at each public dtfhee, the chief ruled. Picture shows also will he closely watched. Rikhoff said. Policewomen , Beyers and Buck will be on full-time duty at dance halts and picture shows, he said. They will he assisted on Saturday nights by Policewomen Barker. Brewer, Brunner, Davis and Dunkle.

CHANGE OF VENUE GRANTED BY COURT Climax Grocery S*uit to Be Heard in Shelby Circuit, Transfer on a change of venue to the Shelby County Circuit Court of the $500,000 damage suit brought by the Climax Grocery Company against twenty Indiana wholesale grocery companies was ordered today in Superior Court.. Room 3, by Judge Sidney S. Miller. The Climax company also asked an injunction to restrain defendants from hurting its trade against Schnull & Cos. and the other dfeendants. It was charged that defendant companies have conspired to injure the business of the Climax company by spreading reports that it was insolvent and all retailers who Invested in a cooperative buying and selling company founded by the Climax would lose their money. MARRIED MEN’S NIGHT Auxiliary of Rainbow Vels Promises Permit to Hubbies. Wednesday evening will be “married men’s night” at the Rainbow Division Veteran's Association meeting in Superior Court, Room 3. It was announced that permission had been obtained from the Ladies' Auxiliary for the husbands to be present.

Bill Writes to Friend George About Reason for Big Wind

DEAR GEORGE: I arrived in Indianapolis yesterday and I thought for a minute 1 had made a mistake and dropped off the train in Kansas. Everybody was talking about the wind. On my Way to look for a real estate office to see about finding a place to live. 1 stopped at the cigar counter in the Union Station and overheard a conversation between the girl at the counter and a traveling maS. “I thought I would blow away

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1923

Woman s Regret Is That She Let ‘Masher ’ Go With Only One Blow

- 0 j 0 I r i . ? ~-• ' - c .¥ t .M' - MRS MARIE DOTY

44 H DOX’T know why I didn't „ mop up the sidewalk with -*■ him,” Mrs. Marie Doty. 3120 X Illinois St, said today in discti : her encounter last night with a "masher” in which the "masher” came out distinctly second best. “The only thing T regret is that I let him get away after hitting him only once. But that one was a good on<-. f.ir when the officers brought him back you could sec a big red place on tiie side of bis face.” .!. .j. .j. IN HE alleged "masher” is Vie tor <'apron, 24, of 341'4 E. Washington St. Mrs Doty said he approached her at Illinois and Vermont Sts. and made an objectionable remark Mrs.

PARKING OF AUTOS AROUSES OFFICIALS

Eesler Stops Work on Priva Over Protest of . Dissension tore the ranks of county officials from Judge of Circuit Court to janitors today over the question of an automobile parking space in the north part of the courthouse yard. After two loads of dirt had been dug out. work on the parking space was stopped, presumably by order of county commissioners, who Monday gave a verbal order to proceed. “I guess I'll have to take the blame for stopping the. work," said iaso K. LENIN IS REPORTED CRITICALLY ILL AGAIN German Specialists En Route to Attend Bolshevist leader. By Untied Press RIGA, March 13.—Premier Lenin of Russia is reported again critically ill. German specialists arrived today on their way to Moscow to attend the bolshevik leader. TO ASK BIDS MARCH 20 Slate Board of Agriculture Will Issue $1,0(10,0(10 in Bonds. Bids on the $1,000,000 bond issue of the State hoard of Agriculture, for improvements and buildings at the State fairground and for the retirement of certain indebtedness, will be advertised for sale Tuesday, March 20, it was decided today. Issue of the bonds was authorized by Hie recent State Legislature. Announcement of the date followed a conference between Governor McCray and I. New toi Brown, secretary of the board.

sure,” she said. “Then a big cop grabbed me and saved rnf " “That was one time when it was all right to be grabbed by a, cop,” said (he man as he picked up his grip and rusfyod for a train. The old 1 icl wasn’t looking so good, so l stopped in at a hat store. The hat man was looking pleasan'.. “You know, a lot of folks might kick on the wind,” he said, “but you know that old one about an ill wind. It has blown me some good. I've sold more hats In a d c y than I

Doty hit hint in the face He was arrested. “I was standing on the corner waiting for my aunt when this man came up.” Mrs Doty continued. "He told the officers later he was talking to me because he said I was going out with him buddy. Can you imagine that? “But when they brought h:tn to me he admitted he had enough 'She hit me aplenty.' he said ” MRS DoTY and her husband. Charles T. Doty, operate a cafeteria at Thirty Fourth and Illinois Sts "My husband and t work hard every day and it is seldom T get to go out with him,” Mrs. Doty said. ''Hut when he is not along I intend to protect myself. I'll biff any masher who accosts me."

tc Plot for Courthouse Cars ludge and Others, ; Feeler, county auditor. "I’d get it ; anyhow.” “There are several points about this tiling net considered vsteriiv. It we county officials could park there, what would Keep the public in general from doing so? What I would prevent lawyers, abstractors .and other taxpayers who came to the courthouso from driving in?" Albert Hoffman, president of the board, said that the market stands were cleared off the "lawn, and now “we would clutter it up with automobiles." “A landscape gardener is going to beautify these premises right away," said Fesler. "He would have been hero now. except for a touch of the grippe.” Instead of a city market or auto stand, Hoffman said, the Courthouse yard will be made into a park, with lawn and benches. Circuit Judge H. O. Chamberlain urged that the parking space would be a good thing for county officials. "There’s tiie jail yard just a few feet away where we officials can put our cars,” said Fesler. Fesler also said he believed the public has a right to use the parking space at the Statehouse reserved for officials. MEETINGS UNDER WAY Church of God Revival Services Are Held Nightly. A revival is being held at the Church of God at 1324 E. Twentieth St., with Mrs. L. Reed of Pittsburgh, Pa., in charge. Meetings are being held each night.

usually sell In a week. 1 don’t wish anybody any bad luck, but it sure helps my business." “Say. mister,” said the boy from whom I bought a Times at Illinois and Washington Sts., “do you know why we have been havin' all these gales and storms and things?” “Well, the weather man says something about high and low pressure areas,” I ventured “He’s all wrong,” sfcid the boy. “It’s because Congress and the Leg-

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NATIONAL CHURCH LEADERS DISCUSS BUIE IN § Disciples of Christ Board of Education Holds Session Here, COLLEGE QUESTIONS UP Rising Cost of Education Is Subject of Address by H, 0, Pritchard, Biblical instruction in common schools, endowment problems of colleges and consideration of college campus problems were the most important topics up for consideration as prunin' nt educators from all parts of the I'nited States gathered at the Claypool today to attend the midwinter meeting of the national board of education of the Disciples of Christ. College problems were under lire at this afternoon's session. F.e. Bites discussed "Majors and Minors,”: 11. O. Pritchard. "Rising Costs of Education:" G. I. Hoover, “Recognition of Student Personality.” and I. X. Me Cash. "Duties of Financial Managers and Presidents.” Changes in articles of incorporation of the board were made in a special meeting this morning, officials said. John W. Handler of the Methodist Episcopal board of education. will speak on "College Endowment Campaigns,” tonight. Man more delegates are expected to register for Wednesday's sessions. II 1! Sweets, general secretary of the Southern Presbyterian board, will deliver the chief .address Wednesday evening. Delegates to the conference said interest centered on Biblical instruction in common schools. It is understood an organized move for adoption of tip plan will he made. College financial problems and current campus problems will he dismissed at length, due to collegiate en ilowment campaigns being conducted over the country. LIGHTNIN SEAR REPORTED BETTES

Milton Nobles Still Confined at Hospital, Milton Nobles, veteran actor, who became seriously ill while playing the role of Lightnln’ Bill in “Lightnln' •’ here more than ten days ago. still was confined today at the Methodist ! lospital. It was announced that his condition was “improving.” It Is understood Nobles is rapidly recovering. It has been his ambition to play the role in. London. He will rejoin his company as soon as doctors permit. BISHOP TUTTLE, 86. GREATLY IMPROVED \ged Prelate Passes Through Critical Night. It:/ United Press ST. LodS. March 13. —Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle, sb. veteran of the Episcopal clergy, was greatly improved today. Attending physicians declared the aged bishop passed success fully through a critical night during which they feared lie would not be able to survive the serious attack of grippe from which he has been suffering for a week. U. S. FARM MORTGAGES TOTAL $7,857,700,000 lowa I ends List of Slates, With Illinois Second. By United Press WASHINGTON, March 13. —Mortgages totaling $7,857,700,000 was attached to the farms of the United States in 1020, the Department of Agriculture and the Census Bureau reported today. lowa led the list with a total of $1,098,970,000 and Ilinois was second, with $502,860,000. * Two i’lee With Overcoat As Maurice Saperstein came downstairs at his storage house, 567 IV. Merrill St., today, he saw two men run out of the door and drive away in a truck. One of them carried Saperstein’s SSO overcoat, he told police.

islature have adjourned. They had all the supply cornered. When they adjourned it was turned loose on the country.” I never looked at it just that way before. George, but. come to think of it. we usually do have :t lot of wind right after the fourth of March. It's keeping me busy getting acquainted with the town. I’ll tell you some more tomorrow about what they are saying around here. Yours truly, BILL.

Fools Medics With Hot Water Bottle

/ djjj , (m %vi jpjp EVELYN LYONS

‘FRIER GIRL’ IS REALLY ILL AFTER HOAX ‘EXPOSURE’ Does Not Admit She Practised Any Deception on Piiysicians, lip I rated Press ESCANABA, Mich., March 13. After perpetrating, it is charged, a hoax of extremely high fevc- upon members of the roedie&l profession who attended her for three weeks, Mi.-s Evelyn Lyons, “fever woman," really was seriously ill today. Her temperature is high from excitement attending exposure of her tra< kery. her physician declares. She luts not admitted any deception. "I am sick and no one wants to believe me,” the girl cried as she i se<l ix on tov.* bed The alleged hoax was brought about by a miniature hot water bottle. her physician said. The small bottle, flesh colored, the same as the girl's night clothing, was six Inches by four. Holding it in the palm of her hand, sh ■ continued to fool physicians. Apparently in pain, Miss Lyons would, under pretense of a coughing fit or spasm of ugony, remove the thermometer from her mouth for a minute, it is alleged. Before putting it back she managed to touch the thermometer with the bottle, sending the ni ury to amazing heights, investigators assert. First suspicions of trickery solidified when Dr. Morris Fishbein of the American Medical Association and Dr. R. T. Woodyat of the Presbyterian Hospital of Chicago visited the girl and tested her temperature in other ways than in her mouth and tinder the arm. These tests showed normal readings, the physicians said. DR. CONGER AGAIN TO DIRECT POUND

Reappointed Master of Bowwow Refuse. I)r. Elizaoeth Conger, former city poundmaster, was reappointed today by the •card of public safety to take charge of the city round to be opened j Thursday in the shelter house of the j Indianapolis Humane Society on Pen- j dleton pike. Dr. Conger lost her position when the city abandoned the dog pound at Washington St. and the Big Four Railroad on account of an appropriation for its upkeep being left out of the 1923 budget. Recently an ordinance was passed providing for the rental of the shelter house. Dr. Conger will receive $1,120 > year.. Her former salary was $1,200. After Mrs. Dotha Lantz, president : of the humane society, urged it j George Scott was retained as assistant i poundmaster at $1,020 a year. RYDER PAROLE REVOKED Alleged Theft of Auto Results in Return to Reformatory. Clyde Ryder, IK. faced prison doors again today when he was sentenced by Judge Collins in Criminal Court to complete his old term at the Indiana Reformatory of two to five years for escaping from the Indiana State Farm. He had been paroled from prison Feb. 17 by Governor McCray. Ryder was originally sentenced to the State Farm front Criminal Court here Oct. 14, 1922, for six months for vehicle taking. After an attempted escape he was sentenced to the Reformatory for two to five years in the Putnam Circuit Court. During his parole, it is alleged, he stole an automobile and drove it to Ohio. Tire and Rim Stolen Tom Hatfield, 1902 N. Talbott Ave., told police today a thief stoia a tire and rim valued at S4B from his sAtomobile In a garage at Deliawarejind Nineteenth Sts.

Forecast C'ILOUDY and colder tonight >< with lowest temperature about 27 degrees. Wednesday partly cloudy.

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PEACE PLAN IS OUTLINED ! BY GERMANY j Amount of Reparations Not to Exceed Thirty Billion Marks, LOAN IS CONSIDERED ; Cuno Government Considers French Proposal Is Ridiculous, By CARL D. GROAT United Press Correspondent BERLIN, March 13. The ! basic principles upon which Germany is now ready to resume reparations payments were outlined authoritatively today. They are : 1 — Appointment of a commission to establish Germany’s ability to pay and to fix limits to j reparations. 2 A series of international i loans, similar to those proposed by Dr. Carl Bergemann at Paris, | shall be floated, and from these ' the reparations will be paid, 3 The amount to be paid can not exceed approximately 30,- | 000,000,000 marks. The Cuno government considers ridiculous the unofficial French proposal ; that Germany pay two or two and a i half billion marks annually for the I next thirty-five years. | An advantage to Chancellor Cuno in early negotiations will be that at | present no link for the three-fold resistance of government, industrialists jar and workers has cracked. He would i be in a far stronger position with this 1 unity at his back than if there were I dissensions in the German ranks, as might threaten to develop If the Ruhr I occupation became more unbearable. “If France declares she will annex the Ruhr, then, of course, we shall have to pay," Fritz Thyssen. leading industrialist, is quoted as saying in an interview. “We lost the war; i hence we must pay, but payment must :be arranged reasonably.” FRENCH HOLD MAYOR Germans Report Life of Bner Official Is Threatened. Bfl United Press BERLIN. March 13.—The French j have threatened to shoot the mayor j of Buer, whom they hold as a hostage. > if any more French are attacked in the Ruhr, according to reports from j German sources today. Many arrests were effected In the I disturbed area which is held in an iron grip. An example of the French firmness is that German civilians at I Buer are not permitted to walk on j the sidewalks, nor to put their hands | in their pockets. Conflicting reports regarding th® ; number of Germans killed within the j last, forty-eight hours vary from four !to ten. German sources reported two I civilians shot after a court-martial J last night. Later dispatches made it j appear the report was untrue. There was no confirmation of a report from Buer that French sentries sh 7t litre® | Germans for evading the curfew law. A report from Offenberg stated 170I German families, mainly workers,. | were ordered to evacuate the barracks ■ they have used as homes sines the j war. These people, according to the j German advices, have no place t® go, lOWA SOLDIER BONUS RULED CONSTITUTIONAL Approximately 100,000 Veterans WilT Be Benefited by BiLL. j By United Press DES MOINES. lowa. March 13, — i The lowa soldier bonus law was de- | dared constitutional by the State Su--1 preme Court today. Approximately 1 a hundred thousand lowa veterans | will receive awards at the rate of 50 I cents a day for each, day' of service. 1 not to exceed $350. WOMAN DRIVER ARRESTED Miss (.Vlia Clossey Is Charged After Accident, Charges of improper driving and j having no certificate of title were i placed against Miss Celia Clossey, | 3665 Madison Ave., today after her automobile collided with one driven | by Albert Gerlach, 1536 W. Minnesota St., at Morris St., and Madison Ave. Automobiles Collide An automobile driven by C. W. Richardson. 2858 N. Talbott Ave., was damaged Monday night when struck by an automobile driven by a colored man at Tenth St. and Broadway.

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