Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 265, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 March 1923 — Page 1

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THREE GO DOWN IN NET MEET Richmond, Muncie and Bedford Eliminate Columbus, Frankfort and Warsaw in Morning Games of State Tourney at Coliseum, Three teams were eliminated from the running this morning in the State high school basket-ball tournament being held at the Coliseum. State fairground. Muncie, Richmond and Bedford were the winners and Frankfort, Columbus and Warsaw'the defeated fives. Muncie and Richmond meet tonight at 8:30 in the first of the second round contests.

The Frankfort-Muncie battle "was the hardest fought of any of the morning struggles. Oliver for Frankfort and Beckner and Harrold of Muncie were the Individual stars. Richmond was too strong for Columbus and got the jump right at the start when Columbus could not get going. Bedford stepped out fast against Warsaw and the northern representatives never had much of a cnanee. The score at the half was 20 to 7. Benzol was the big scorer for the winners. He tossed twelve out of sixteen fouls.

Bedford Wins

First Half Hill for Warsaw fouled. Benzel made good both of them. Jones scored under the basket. Score: Bedford, 4; Warsaw, 0. Stamates was fouled. S. Stokes missed one and made one. Girdley made a Cicero shot from the floor. It was one of those you read about. Jones made one under the basket. Warsaw, time out. The Warsaw team covered up under a blanket because of the chilly air. Bedford’s five-man defense forced Warsaw to shoot from the center of th floor. Hill fouled. Benzel missed two free throws. Benzel scored from the side. Score: Bedford, 10; Warsaw, 1. Skinner fouled under the basket. S. Stokes missed two. Skinrer fouled. Stamates missed one and made one. Benzel made a peach ftom the side. Jones made one. Warsaw, time out. Rogers substituted for Hill. The crowd began to leave. S. Stokes fouled. Benzel made it. Stamates missed one and made one. Stamates fouled. Benzel made two. Stamates made a free throw. Sta mates made a field goal. S. Stokes made a wild shot over the backboard. Girdley' made one. Jones fouled. Sta mates made one. Score: _ Beford. 19; Warsaw, 6. The game Is very ordinary. S. Stokes fouled. Bonzel missed one. Self substituted for Jones. Self fouled. S. Stokes made good. The half ended: Bedford, 20; Warsaw, 7. Second Half L. Stokes fouled. Benzel made one. Stamates made one. Benzel made a field goal. Score—Bedford, 23; Warsaw, 9. Stamates fouled. Benzel made two. Self made a dandy. Todd fouled. L. Stokes scored from the tide. Rittmeyer for Todd. Skinner fouled. L. Stokes made two. Score — Bedford, 27; Warsaw, 13. 1,. Stokes made one under the basket. Rittmeyer made a long one. Benzel made one. L. Stokes made another. L. Stokes made emother one. S. Stokes got one. Score —Bedford, 31; Warsaw, 21. Bedford called time out. Jones for Self. Skin(Continued on Page 6)

BUNK ROBBERS GET $15,000 CASH Five Bandits Escape With Loot in Missouri, Bv United Pret* WELLSTOX, Mo.. March 16.—Five armed bandits today entered the Wellston State Bank, calmly ordered employes and customers to ‘‘lie down on the floor,” raided the cages and escaped with $15,000 in currency. Witnesses declared the robbers fled in a high-powered automobile toward St. Louis. A general alarm was broadcast throughout eastern Missouri in an attempt to apprehend the bandits. NEATER BACKYARD URGED Seventh District Women's Clubs Meet at Severin. Beautifying the backyard fence and the alley will receive the attention of the-Seventh District Federation of Women's Clubs for the next few weeks, it was decided today at the Severin. James Lowry spoke and a round table discussion was held. Resolutions expressed sorrow at the death of Mrs. George C. Hitt, who had been active in the organization, and commended passage of the dunes bill by the Legislature.

THE WEATHER

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity Is fair and colder tonight with lowest temperature about 18 degrees. Saturday fair with rising temperature. HOURLY TEMPERATURK. < a. m 20 10 a. m 27 7 a_'m 28 11 a. m...*. 27 t a. m 28 12 (noon) 26 • a. m 27

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Martinsville Leading In the first game of the aflcrnoon session Martinsville took the lead at the half by a score of 13 to 10. It was a hard fight.

Morning TDurney Scores

Muncie, 29; Frankfort, 25. Richmond. 28; Columbus, 19. Bedford, 38; Warsaw, 27. BRIDGES BOMBED AND TRAINS ARE WRECKED IN RUHR French Soldier Is Killed in New Outbreak of Sabotage, i By United Press DUSSELDORF, March IC.—One i French soldier was killed and three j others and ’several German railroad | workers injured as sabotage swept j the Ruhr today. Bridges were bombed and attempts I made to wreck trains in several parts ! cf the occupied areas. An explosion destroyed a bridge across the Stawarsvach River. Another occurred near Wedau station. Collision of a French troop train end a merchandise train was caused 1 tampering with a switch in the T aer region. Sabotage also was directed against telephone and telegraph lines.

TRAFFIC CODE AGAIN REVISED City Officials Rewriting Ordinance in New Form, The new city traffic code, incorpo rating recent amendments, is being rewritten again by William T. Bailey, assistant city attorney. The most important changes to be made in the code include amendments recommended last Saturday at a Joint meeting of the board of safety and several members of the city-council. The new code went into effect two weeks ago. On recommendation of Councilman H. W. Buchanan the time limit for using space in front of downtown stores marked by safety zones was cut to one and a half hours out of every four and a half. Abuse of the present regulation has caused the change, it was said. Captain Glenn, chief of traffic, has recommended that angle parking be permitted on Market St., between Delaware and Alabama Sts. Merchants along the street have asked the change, Glenn said. ' Following redrafting of the new code, the council will be asked to ratify the rewritten ordinance. CENTENARY IS PLANNED South Rend Association Incorporates to Finance Celebration. Articles of incorporation were issued today at offices of the secretary of State to the South Bend Centennial Association, for the purple of financing a celebration this year in commemoration of the one-hundredth year of the city's existence. The principal feature of the celebration, the petition states, will be an exhibition of manufactured products of South Bend and St. Joseph County. Other attractions are to include amusements, parades, contests and music. Names of thirtyone South Bend and St. Joseph County persons appear on the articles. LET CONTRACT FOR ROAD Dixie Dee I-iuk Awarded at Cost of $187,192. Contract for construction of 8.513 miles of concrete road along the Dixie Bee Line between Evansville and Inglefield was awarded to the Carpenter Construction .Company today by the State highway commission. The bid. lowest of six considered Thursday, was for $187,192, or more than $22,000 under the engineer's estimate.

Buy a Pink for Up-to-Date Net Results The Times Pink will carry results and running accounts of State net tourney games up to and including the 3 p. m. game today. A special Pink edition will tell about the 4 o’clock game. Basket-ball history is being made at the Coliseum and some of the* best basketball of the year is being played. Read about it in The Times Pink today and Saturday.

LENIN SHOWS GREAT IMPROVEMENT TODAY Danger of Death Passed, Physicians Announce. By United Press MOSCOW, March 16.—Premier Len in registered remarkable improvement since yesterday, the United Press was officially informed today. “The doctors state that danger of death Is absolutely passed,” official advices from the Rosta, government telegraph agency, announced. BRITISH PEER IS GRANTED DIVORCE Court Holds Wife Guilty of .Misconduct With Man. By T’nitrd Press LONDON, March 16— Hon. John Russell was today granted a decree nisi in his divorce suit against Mrs. Chris-tobel Russell, whom the court found guilty of misconduct with an "unknown co-respondent.” PASTOR'S WIFE RALLIES Mrs. Frederick E. Taylor Reported IniprovingTh Hospital. The condition of Mrs. Frederick E. Taylor, wife of the pastor of the First Baptist Church, who was operated on at the Methodist Hospital Sunday, was reported as fairly good today. TWO DOCTORS UNDER FIRE State Medical Hoard Discusses l barges. Charges against Drs. J. W. Squires and George Thaim of Ft. Wayne, were discussed today at a meeting of the Indiana board of medical registration and examination. The doctors have been given opportunity to appear before the board in defense April 20. Squires has been convicted twice of the illegal sale of morphine qno other narcotics, it ts charged, and Thaim, it is alleged, conducted an Illegal operation. LOOT DROPPED FROM CAR Baskets of Food Behind as Automobile Speeds Away. One burglar failed to “bring home the bacon," today. When Patrolman Lynch approached an automobile at Washington and Bloomington Sts., two new baskets and an umbrella were dropped from the car, which sped away. The baskets, which still bore price tags, contained two dead Rhode Island hens, five pounds of link sausage and five pieces of bacon. They were taken to police headquarters while officers sought to learn where they were stolen.

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INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1923

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BELL ATTORNEY FINDS WEAKNESS IN‘SAW THEORY Statistics of Witness Are Rate.d as Incomplete by Thompson, Saving of approximately $7,300 which F. S. Chapman, expert witness It fore the public service commission in its Investigation of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company, declared today could be made by more efficient management was discounted when Chapman admitted to W. H. Thompson, attorney for the Bell, that he bad failed to consider other items amounting to $8,380 annually. Thompson questioned Chapman as to the source of his estimates and asked him if ho had taken into consideration any differences existing between theory and practice. Chapman said ho had made “sub-conscious” estimates. Chapman qualified his “subconscious” determinations by citing a case where casual observation of the Bloomington telephone plant convinced him they “were making money.” He said a report on the plant issued later proved it.

ELOPERS TELL BE ! PRESENCE HERE Mysterious Call Gives Their Address —Search Fails, Although Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ells worth of near Summitvilie were told In a telephone message from Indianapolis that their daughter. Miss ; Mary L., was in Indianapolis, search here today failed to locate her. The call, purporting to be from Raymond Vinson of Terre Haute, with whom the girl was believed to have doped gave the information that the two were at the home of Vinson’s sister, Mrs. Albert Irwin, 3019 Broadway. Mrs. Irwin said they had not been there. Miss Elsworth disappeared Sunday from Warren, where she was a teacher in the high school.

JUDGE OBSERVES HOOSIER CULTURE ‘Parlor’ Not ‘Joint’ Is Soft Drink Term, Culture among Hoosier bootleggers is in advance of that of Milwaukee distributors, according to Federal Judge Ferdinand A. Geiger. Geiger, whose home is In Milwaukee, is presiding over the Gary liquor conspiracy case in Federal Court in place of Judge Albert B. Anderson. ‘‘l notice this different between Milwaukee and Indianapolis,” Judge Geiger said after a day on the bench. “In Milwaukee when you ask a liquor defendant his business he says he is running a ‘soft drink Joint.’ Here it always is delicately referred to as a ‘soft drink parlor.’ ” (JEN. TYNDALL EXAMINED Test Is Preliminary lo Federal Recognition of Rank. Formal examination of Maj. Gen. Robert H. Tyndall, commander of the Thirty-Eighth division, was held today at the office of Ad.lt. Gen. Harry B. Smith as a preliminary to Federal recognition of Tyndall’s rank. Members of the -fifth area hoard, consisting of Brig. Gen. Dwight B. Aultman, commandant of Ft. Benjamin Harrison; General Smith and Maj. Larry R. McAfee, M. C., composed the board of examination. Rank of major general was conferred on Tyndall Oct. 21, 1921. Tyndall, as colonel, commanded the 150th Field Artillery of the Rainbow division In the World War.

ROOTERS OF ALL AGES WERE AT THE COLISEUM TODAY FOR THE STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT. IN THE CENTER. ABOVE, IS MRS BELLE SMITH OF RICHMOND, WHOSE HOME TEAM DEFEATED COLUMBUS. FOR WHOM MISS MISS MARGARET SOI IN (LEFT) ANI) MISS BERNA DEAN CRITTENDEN (RIGHT), BOTH OF COLUMBUS. WERE HOOTING. BELOW IS RALPH PARKER, JR., 5. OF FAIRMOUNT, ONE OF THE YOUNGEST FANS. HE WAS_ WITH HIS MUTER, MRS, RALPII PARKER. GARY LIQUOR ORGY AIRED Young French Bride, on Stand in Gary Liquor Conspiracy Case, Says Cops Drank Moonshine at Nuptials.

of ancient times had nothing on drinking bouts indulged In by Gary policemen Rnd Lake County deputy sheriffs, according to testimony In Federal Court t.od*y at the trial of Roswell O. Johnson, mayor of Gary, and sixty-two other defendants. They are charged with conspiracy to violate the prohibition laws. Mrs.. Gabriello Lakoich, attractive young French woman, and her mother, Mrs. Louise Nemethy, were the star witnesses for the government at the morning session. “Nick Juriclch, deputy sheriff, and a defendant, brought twenty-five gal lons of moonshine whisky to my weddlng at Roumanian Hall Nov. 23, 1921,” Mrs. l.A.koich testified. "Invited Policemen In” "They Invited all the policemen in. Three carno in uniform and a lot more were there, too. They served whisky In teacups, and anyway they wanted to drink it. They all got drunk and the party was going on when I left at 2 a. m. Nick wouldn’t let any of us sit at the front tables. He said they were for the sheriffs.” Mrs. Nemeth verified her daughter’s story and gave added details: “The three policemen in uniform came in, got drinks in teacups and went away. Then they came back. The police not in uniform wore their badges and carried-their guns. Just Like Saloon "Downstairs it was just like a saloon. Lots of people got drunk. Boys 15 and 16 years old got drunk. “They were carried upstairs and laid on -the floor. They kicked, around end vve didn’t know what to do with them. “My daughter's husband —the bridegroom—they got him drunk, too, and he was laid up there with the rest. We had to send him back to his own

DESPONDENT BRIDE ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Wed Saturday, Left by Husband Thursday, Mrs, Elizabeth Ford, 17, Seeks Death —Will Recover,

“He left me and I wanted to die.” Married Saturday, deserted by her husband Thursday, Mr's. JEliza,beth Ford, 17, told city hospital attendants she was sorry she was not successful in taking her own life, according to police. Mrs. Ford attempted suicide Thurs-

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home. The police and others remained until 4 o’clock. Then Nick Juricich took away the whisky that was left In an automobile.” Contributions to the R. O. Johnson Republican Club, which backed Johnson In his mayoralty campaign in (Continued on Page 16) POLICE HOLD -FUGITIVE’ Woman, Wanted for Theft, Says .She Is Victim of HiLshaud’s .Malice. Seretha Reser, 27, Winchester. Inch, told detectives today she was the victim of malice on the part of her husband. Sheriff Fisher of Randolph County asked detectives to meet her at a train Thursday evening and hold her as a fugitive on a charge of taking a dress. She said, according to detectives, the dress was her own. HISTORIC VOLUME SOLD First Ija-w Book Lincoln Studied Bought by Kentuckian. LEXINGTON, Ky„ March 16.—The first law book ever owned by Abraham IJncoln, which had a greater Influence than any other factor on his character, has Just been purchased by William 11. Townsend, Lexington attorney, who has long been a student of the life of Lincoln. The volume, which was published In 1824 and has been given excellent care, is “The Revised Statutes of Indiana.” All biographies of the martyred President set forth that this was the first law book he ever read. Bosse Tax $17,G16 Bu United Prms EVANSVILLE, Ind., March 16.—Total inheritance tax on the estate of the late Benjamin Bosse today in Probate Court had been fixed at $17,646.05. The tax was determined on the estate’s net value of $525,227.

day evening by taking poison at her home, 1055 W. Michigan St., police learned. She told police her husband “packed up and left Thursday.’* Sne had no idea where he 'might have gone. Hospital official® said Mrß. Ford would recover soon. M

FAMILIES STRANDED BY FLOOD Wind Causes $40,000 Loss at Furniture Factory—Creeks and White River Rise Rapidly—Water in Houses —Danger Stage Not Expected, Swollen waters along Big Eagle creek, in the northwest portions of Marion County, caused by heavy rainfall throughout Thursday night, has caused the little town of Trader’s Point, in Pike Township, to be practically marooned. Water is standing in lower floors of a half dozen small stores and in a number of homes, according to a telephone message from J. T. Swinford, owner of a general store. A windstorm which accompanied the heavy rain caused damage, estimated at $40,500 by George Herrmann, superintendent, at the plant of the Western Furniture Company, 1038 Madison Ave., at 2 ; 15 a. m.

A section of roof, 30 feet square was tom from the four-story building, breaking automatic sprinkler pipes, releasing thousands of gallons of water which damaged valuable finished bedroom furniture. White River Rising White River rose 3.5 feet here during the night to a stage of 12.2 feet, within 5.8 feet of flood stage and still was rising at noon, according to the Government gauge. With no more rain immediately in sight, the Government weather bureau did not expect serious consequences here. At Noblesville and Anderson White River will reach the flood stage sometime today and lowlands to the south will be flooded, It was predicted. Some summer resort sections along the river north of the city were under from six inches to two feet of water. The weather bureau predicted the west fork of White River would reach twenty-two to twenty-three feet at Elliston, in Greene County, and the main stream would be at flood stage at Decker, near the Wabash River. The Eiliston flood stage is nineteen feet. Swinford said the water stood from four and one-half to six inches deep in his store and that he was unable to leave his home adjoining the store. Streets at Trader's Point were covered with water and all the houses are surrounded with water. . Among buildings with water in them, Swinford said, are the Conaroe general store and grocery, a garage owned by Ilomer Resler, John Greeley’s restaurant and the Brandenburg blacksmith shop. Stream Spreads Out Big Eagle Creek is about one-quar-ter of a mile wide today, according to Swinford, after having fallen considerably since early this morning. The stream began to rise about dark Thursday night. It follows a southwesterly direction through Traders Point, about sixty feet south of the Swinford store. Traders Point has a population of about seventy-five. White River broke over its banks north of Indianapolis and flooded some summer resorts. The northern part of llaversticks, a very low region, was flooded, but the summer cotages in that section have been built on stilts and the annual flood was expected. On the other side of the river the water had not flooded Liberty Beach or Terrace Beach. (Continued on Page 6)

ILL HEALTH GIVEN AS SUICIDE CAUSE Mrs, Elsie Fitzpatrick Dies After Taking Poison, As the result of taking a, slow-work-ing poison March 5, Mrs. Elsie Fitzpatrick, 30, of 3617 W. Michigan St., died today at the Methodist Hospital. 11l health was given by friends as the suicide cause. Mrs. Fitzpatrick had suffered a nervous breakdown, they said. Mrs. Fitzpatrick was found March 5 by her eldest daughter. Dorothy, age 6. The child came running downstairs to her father, calling, “Mother's sick.” The father, Guy, an electrician, works at night and had just come home. Two other children, Rosemary, 4, and Buddy, 2, survive. GARRABRANT GIVEN BERTH Ousted Custodian to Preside at Courthouse Stand. Sandwiches and cigars will be dispensed from the courthouse lunch stand after April 15 by William E. Garrabrant, former custodian of the courthouse. Garrabrant was given the concession by Harry Tutewiler and Albert Hoffman, Republican county commissioners. It was said this was to recompense him for the loss of his custodian job Jan. 1, when Hoffman and John Kitley, Democratic commissioner, replaced all county employes counted as friends of Tutewiler with men and women of Hoffman’s choosing. Bert White has the concession now. Loses SIOO,OOO in Gems NICE, March 16. —Before retiring, Mrs. Ethel Zborowski placed SIOO,OOO in jewels on the mantelpiece of her hotel room. When she rose the next morning tlvjr weren't there. They haven't returned yet

Forecast FAIR and colder tonight, with ’ lowest temperature about 18 degrees. Saturday fair.

TWO CENTS

EIRE STARTED BY ‘FAG’THREATENS POLICE QUASIERS Paint Remover Blazes as Cigarette Ignites Fumes, Police headquarters was threatened by fire today. A bucket of paint remover ignited in the office of Oscar Queisser, secretary to Police Chief Rikhoff, from the cigarette of Patrolman Lawrence Fleming. Fleming and Patrolman Samuel Lambert, were removing varnish from the woodwork. Prompt work by police and firemen prevented serious damage. When Fleming's cigarette ignited fumes from the mixture the floor and woodwork blazed. Fleming threw the flaming bucket through an open window. Glass in windows cracked from the heat. Queisser escaped burns by "ducking” under his desk. Lambert was on a ladder. Captain Tuck and Sergeant Rowe fought the fiamea with fire extinguishers while Sergeant Dean turned in the alarm.

AMPLE HOSPITAL FONDS AVAILABLE : Loans Unnecessary to Carry City Expenses, Although the board of public health has ordered all expenditures at the city hospital confined to needs of the institution, the hoard has ample funds to meet current expenses and the ! pay roll, Dr. Herman G. Morgan, executive secretary said today. No temporary loan will be needed for some time, Morgan saief. On Jar,. 30 the board received a temporary loan of $175,000. Os this amount, SSS.379.93 remains in the hoard’s general fund. This amount will carry the pay roll for a period of four months, providing no bills were paid, Morgan said. s Current expenses were heavy during January and February* because of an increase in the number of patients. THOMAS CASE CONTINUED Auto School President Charged With Failure to Account for Funds. Charges growing out of alleged failure to account for SSOO In funds of the Indianapolis Automobile School, 512 N. Capitol Ave., against George A. Thomas, president and treasurer, were continued In city court today until 9 a. m. Monday. Thomas denied the accusations. Detectives said they were investigating letters from banks In other cities found in Thomas’s room. Tomorrow LLOYD GEORGE —in The Times — The former British war premier. regular contributor to this paper, answers questions that are stirring European statesmen. One concerns the publication of secret documents which come into the possession of public servants in their official capacity. i . ~