Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 306, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 May 1923 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 306

ARMY WILL TRY GLOBE TRIP BY AIR American Aviators Wii! Not Rest on Laurels Just Established, but Seek to Cut Coast-to-Coast Flight Time in Half, B’t United Press WASHINGTON, May 4.—The American Army air service some time this summer will attempt a flight around the world, Brigadier General Wm. Mitchell, assistant chief of the air service, announced today. The non-stop trans-continental flight just achieved is a “great accomplishment.*’ General Mitchell said in telling of the future plans of the Army air service, hut this country’s pioneers of the air will not rest on the laurels thus established.

The next attempt at a record by the air service, Mitchell declared will be a non-stop flight across the continent “from day to day" or within the span of daylight. This (tight, which if successful would cut almost in half the time of the trip achieved by Lieutenants John

HOW THEY DID IT Coast-to-Coast Air Heroes Tell How They Found Their Way After Being Lost

By United Press SAN DIEGO, Cal., May 4. —Roaring over sleeping cities an< vast stretches of desolate desert land, lost in uncharted lanes higl above a trackless wilderness, replacing a voltage regulator to sav< the trip from failure at the start, straining their goggled eyes foi the beams of air lighthouses—these were some of the experience; of Lieutenants Oakley Kelly and John A. Macßeadv in their non stop coast to coast flight in which they spanned the continent in ; dav.

WATSON CONFERS 1 WITH SUPPORTERS OF HARRIS. NEW Chairmanship Mix-up Brings Truce Between Two Factions, Senator James E. Watson, playing the part of mediator between factions of the Indiana Republican party, today conferred with friends of Postmaster General Harry S. New, on the question of who shall become Republican State chairman. The new chairman would be appointed to succeed Lawrence E. Lyons, who Is expected to quit as a result of his action in joining the Ku-Klux Kian and then resigning. Situation “Unchanged" Among those who conferred with Watson at the Claypooi, where he was keeping open house, were Bert Morgan, Federal prohibition director, and Linus Meredith, United States marshal, both New appointees, who worked for the appointment of New to the Cabinet while Watson was said to be opposing him. Watson said that he was continuing (to feel out sentiment of the chairmanship squabble but that the situation was unchanged since Thursday. In case Watson succeeds in bringing about an agreement of a majority of the committee members on some one candidate for the chairmanship, a meeting of the committee probably will be held next week. It Is understood Watson is planning to be out of the city, having arranged the program in advance. SULLIVAN FANS WILL PROPAGATE ‘HORSESHOE’ League Is Formed to Interest Men in Noble Art. SULLIVAN, Ind.. May 4 —The days when any old kind of a horseshoe, pitched at any distance at a crooked stake are gone forever here. Horseshoe pitching lias been reduced to a science, and fans have organized a league for the propagation of the “noble art.” Jesse Alsop was elected president of the barnyard golf organization, which Is dignified by the title, Sullivan County Horse Shoe Club. GRAND PLAYERS GUESTS Indianapolis Athletic Club Is Host to Stock Company. Members of the Grand Players, splaying summer stock at English's, were entertained at the new home of the Indianapolis Athletic Club today. They were shown through the building and introduced to some of the "secrets” of the organization by H. F. Campbell, president, and other officials. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 49 10 a. m 67 7 a. m. 52 11a. m 70 8 a. m. 60 12 (noon) ...... 73 fa. in 64

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A. Macßeadv and Oakley Kelly, proh ably will be tried in June. The attempt of the “day to dark" record will Vie followed later in the summer by the proposed around-the-world flight, according to the plans of the Army air service.

Their faces splashed with oil. their limbs stiff with sitting in constrained positions for twenty six hours and fifty minutes during the trip from New York to San Diego, the explorers of the air told of their great adventure in the short time tb<*y kept awake after arriving here. Today they were still asleep and thrtr rooms in the V. S. Grant Hotel were placarded “do rot disturb.” The distance from the New York aviation field, from which they started, to Rockwell field, San Diego, where they landed, is between 2.700 and 2,750 miles. The official time for th voyage was 26 hours 50 minutes 4S 2-5 seconds. Ate Ready Cooked Food During the trip Macßeady and K>*l- - ate ready cooked food and drank coffee from thermos bottles, hut they had to take only two meals In the air —dinner Wednesday night and breakfast Thursday morning. They got to San Diego in time for lunch Soaring away from the Atlantic coast shortly after noon one day. they 4 swooped down at their landing place at 12:26 p. m. the next day, having traversed in that time the long and weary distance, across which, as recently a-s the late sixties, the emigrants toiled for months in ox drawn covered wagons. Starting from the New York field, the .airmen found with the whole trip before them, they were unable to get their heavily freighted machine more (Continued on Pago 16) BANK BANDITS GET $38,000 IN LOOT Two Institutions at Buckner, Mo,, Robbed by Gang. By United Press BUCKNER. Mo., May 4.—Five held up two banks here today and escaped with SB,OOO in cash and $30,000 in Liberty Bonds. The robberies were staged slmul taneously. Two highwaymen entered the Buckner bank and held up the officers ar.d two customers and looted the tills of $4,000 in cash and $30,000 in Liberty Bonds. At the same time the two other bandits walked into the bank on the opposite side of the street and held up the officers, scooping up $4,000 in cash. TRUCK PASSENGER HURT Car Tunis Over In Collision at Georgia Kentucky. When a truck on which he was riding was struck by a touring car and turned over at Georgia St. and Kentucky Ave.. today, Herbert Newland, 36, of 534 E. North St., was Injured about the hips. Sam Conard, 38. of 1413 E. Michigan St., driver of the truck, and Fred Schaub, 22. of 3945 Graceland Ave., driver of the touring car. escaped injury. Both cars were badly damaged. Newland was taken home. Clarence L. Kirke Named Clarence L. Kirk is anew director of the Citizens Gas Company. He was elected by the board of trustees to succeed James W. who resigned.

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BERLIN CABINEI ' TOTTERS AS MOVE FOR PEACE FAILS Cuno May Resign—Stresseman Expected to Succeed Von Rosenberg. Bl! United Xevs BERLIN, May 4.—The government of Chancellor Cuno, unable to make peace with the Franco Belgians in the Ruhr, is tottering, according to all indications. It Is anticipated that Cuno will resign as soon as the French and Belgian governments dis patch him their formal rejection of Germany's thirty billion gold mark reparations offer which was made Wednesday. In case Cuno resigns, it is expected that President Ebert will ask him to at least go through the motions of forming anew regime with Dr. Hugo Stresseman as foreign minister in tlie place of the present incumbent, Baron Von Rosenberg, and with the Inclusion of Socialists In a “big coalition." Stresseman has long been an ndvocate of an "understanding" with the French but It is questionable whether he will bo able to make a more liberal offer than Curio's in view of the present temper of the country. KRUPP DIRECTOR3 ON TRIAL French Military Guard Surrounds Ijftle Town of Werden. Bu United Press WJJRDEN, Germany, May 4. —A heavy French mUtary guard practically cut this little German town off from the rest of the world as Gustave Ivrupp Yon Bohlen, head of the big munitions works, and fourteen directors went on trial at 9 a. m. today. Krupp and tl.e others were courtmartialed in connection with the outbreak at the Krupp works in which eleven were killed by French troops. The military cordon thrown about the town permitted no one to enter without a special pass. The court consisted of five French army officers ranking from lieutenant to colonel. Bicyclist Struck by Auto Robert Tucker. 19, of 24 S. Pino St., is recovering from bruises suffered •when ha was struck by an automobile Thursday. Tucker was riding a bicycle on Daly St. and started to turn on Davidson St. He does not know the name of the driver of the automobile. Maries on Toboggan By United Pres* LONDON, May 4. —German marks fell still further to 180,000 to the pound sterling (approximately 40,000 to the dollar) on the London exchange today. Uity “Manicuring” Shown “How Our City Is Manicured,” a motion picture showing the work of the city sanitation department, proved entertaining as well as educational for members of the Exchange Club today. The picture was shown at the club’s weekly at the Lincoln.

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1923

They All Testify Golf Beats Bridge

Loses Loot in City Prison

V OMITTING his guilt to a charge of grand larceny, Jess Brown testified in city court today that one ring and 95 cents, part of the loot, were stolen from him while he was sleeping in a ceil at the city prison. Brown nnd his brother, Ross Brown, were bound over to the grand jury on charges of grand larceny. Jess Brown also was charged with carrying concealed

MORE ALERT BANK BONDS AREFOHND $l5O Unearthed Near Isley Farm, A milk bottle containing $l5O in bonds stolen from the Alert State Bank May 11, 1922, when $45,000 in securities were taken, was plowed up by detectives on a farm east of the city Thursday, it was learned today. Detectives McGlenn and McMurtry, accompanied by Mrs. Mamie Isley who Is serving a sentence for conspiracy in connection with tho robbery, went to the farm of Walter Craft, adjoining the Isley farm. Mrs. Isley told the detectives whero the bonds were hidden. They were a few feet from the Isley property. The find Is tho third of its kind made by detectives. On previous occasions a Jar containing SIO,OOO In securities and one containing SBSO were found. Opal Isley, 17, daughter of Mrs. Isley, who was arrested In the case, went on trial In Juvenile court today charged with delinquency. JUDGE EXPLAINS 'ETHICS’ Tells Prisoner He Should Not Steal From Fellow Workmen. It really is not ethical to steal from one's fellow workmen!. So Judge Wilmeth explained in city court today when Albert Lowry, colored. 1128)4 N. West St., confessed tha t he stole two pairs of overalls from Joe Brown and James Gibben. All are, employed at the Pennsylvania coal docks. Lowry was given sls and costs and forty days. The days were suspended on payment of the fine and costs. MOTORIST FOUND GUILTY Herbert Kirby Fined and Sentenced on Threo Counts. Herbert Kirby, 2422 Gale St., today found guilty In city court on three charges following an accident on the night of April 27. Ho was fined $1 and costs each on charges of assault and battery, drunkenness, and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor and was sentenced to twenty days in jail on the last charge. Governor McCray to Speak Governor McCray has consented to deliver the address of welcome at the international consultation conference at Winona Lake, July 1 to 8. according to James S. Martin of Pittsburgh, superintendent of the National Reform Association, today.

weapons He confessed stealing jewelry valued at $2lO from Louis Brady, rooming at the home of Mrs Virgin: i Mary Madison. 318 E North sr H > said he also stole $!0 from Mis Madison and a German gun that h!s brother was charged with taking. Ross denied implication. Brown was arrested by Detectives Englebright nnd Houlihan while attempting to pawn the gun.

FOUR HUNDRED QUARTS OF NITRO EXPLODES Country Rocked for Radius of Twenty Miles About Ohio Town. By United Press NEW LEXINGTON. Ohio, May 4 Explosion of 400 quarts of nitroglycerine at the warehouse of the Agnew Torpedo Company at Bre men. near here, rocked the country for a radius of twenty miles at noon today. A checkup is being made to ascertain if any one was killed. ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS AND G. 0. P. IN COMBINE Join Forces In Chicago to Defeat Small’s Appropriation Veto. By United Press CHICAGO, A combination between Republican followers of Edward Brundage and Democratic forces In the I Slate Legislature to override Gov--1 ernor Small’s veto of appropriations | for the attorney general’s was made | today. KENTUCKY MINE STRIKE ENDS IN AGREEMENT | Union Men Sign Two Year Contract at Conference. ! Bu United Press MADISONVILLE, Ky„ May 4.—The | coal miners’ strike In Christian and j Webster counties and part of Hopkins j county was ended today. Union representatives agreed to sign a two year contract at a meeting of tho district executive board and tho organization scale committee, yesterday. FRANCE CAN NOT COMPLY WITH RUM SHIP RULING Poincare Rules Decision Transgresses 1 nternationa I Usage. | By United Press PARIS, May 4. —Premier Poincare j of Franco is of the opinion that the I ruling prohibiting foreign vessels ( from carrying liquor in American ! waters transgresses international usage and it is impossible for France to comply, it was seml-officialiy stated today. ORAL ARGUMENTS ASKED Petition Seeks Rehearing on Liquor Ruling of Supreme Court. Oral arguments have been asked in | a petition for rehearing on the Suj preme Court decision declaring “mere | possession of intoxicants not unlawful,” filed yesterday with Zachariah T. Dungan, clerk of the Supreme and Appellate Courts, by the attorney general’s office. Mrs. Edward Franklin White, deputy attorney general, prepared the petition.

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SUGAR MARKETS BREAK SLIGHTLY UNDER BOYCOTT Indianapolis Consumers Unite in Fight Against High Prices. Sugar gamblers were on the defensive today, with Indications that the public will soon reap some of the benefits. The reason: Tho sugar boycott was rapidly gaining headway throughout the country. Including Indianapolis. Tho resuit: The wholesale sugar price in New York has been cut from 10.15 cents a pound to 9Vi cents a pound. Raw sugar also has dropped again. The prices are now the lowest in a week. Indianapolis retailers and consumers will benefit. Here Is a summary of the develop mcnis since the boycott started in Indianapolis: The Housewives League pledged its membership to boycott white sugar and asked other organizations to help. Garfield Civic League Acts Tho Garfield Civic lx:ague decided to cut down use of sugar. The Catholic Women's Association decided to reduce consumption until the price drops to 7 cents. The Indianapolis Federation of Community Civic Clubs (25.000 members) decided to reduce consumption and petitioned President Harding to reduce the tariff on sugar. The Indiana League of Women Voters Instructed a committee to investigate the situation and report. Many housewives are buying less sugar. Old Recipes Used Housewives are digging up their old "sugarless” recipes used in 1920 when many times it was impossible to obtain sugar at any price. Unless prices come down, they will can without sugar and sweeten their fruit when it is opened. A dispatch from New York told of plans for a parade of 25,000 women and children protesting the high price. A meeting to be addressed by Mayor John IJylan, tho Rev. Percy Stickney Grant, Senator Royal Copeland and Balnbiidge Colby, was to follow the parade. PROWLER IS DESCRIBED Man Seen Peering in Apartment Windows Frightened Away. Accurate description of a prowler seen peering into windows of the Kean Cora apartments, College Ave., and Twelfth St., Thursday night, was given police today by Edward R. Newhouse, 1208 College Ave. He saw the man peering into the window- of Apartment No. 14. the home of Mrs. Laura Dietrich. When lights ; were turned on the prowler hurried away. Burglar Takes Automatic Gun A burglar entered the home of Mrs. Eugene Jackson, 2032 Cornell Ave., Thursday night. An automatic gun valued at ft# and $0 were missing.

CAR GIVES CLEW TO KIDNAPER City Firemen Observe Child Fying on Floor of Automobile Bearing Texas Motor Ficense Plate, Stopped Near Washington Park, Indianapolis police today believed they had a clew which may result in the finding of Charles R. Parmalee, Jr., 4, who was kidnaped by a masked band from a children’s home in the City of Mexico and lor whom a continent-wide search is being made. Duane Xewton, 59 X. Mount St., and Sam Spangler, Spink apartments, 1 raub Ave. and Washington St., firemen at Station Xo. 3, saw a child answering the description of the missing boy, lying on the floor of a brown speedster carrying a mud-spattered Texas license.

According to reports from Texas, the boy's father, who is being sued for divorce in Dallas, Tex;is, disappeared at the time the child was kidnaped. The Parmalees formerly lived in Chicago and it is believed tho child might be taken there. The firemen reported the car In which -the child was hidden was parked on Washington St., near the ball park where It evidently had run out of gasoline.

“I m All Right, Mamma,” Stolen Verner Alexanderson Telephones Joyful Mother

By United Press SCHENCTADY. N. Y.. May 4.—The wireless, which his father, chief engineer of the Radio Corporation of America, helped perfect, found 6 yearold Verner Alexanderson, kidnaped last Monday afternoon. Descriptions of the child, stories of his abduction, appeals by his parents and offers of reward were sent broadcast Into the air by the family which bore up bravely In the knowledge that the invisible waves were reaching wherever the thief of their son might be. For forty-eight hours radio faais from coast to coast heard the pleas and lent their sympathy and whatever aid possible to tho search for Verner. who had been lured from home by a promise of rabbits. Thursday, Bert Jarvis, a boatman of Theresa, recognized in two men with a small boy, the kidnapers and the Alexanderson boy who he had heard about through the wireless and news paper each night and day.

Here’s Marble Schedule Bovs and girls— Don't fail to be on the spot at 9 a. m. Saturday for the Indianapolis Times elimination marble tournaments. If you attend any of the schools playing. It may mean a free trip for you and your father or mother to Atlantic City. Here is the schedule again: School No. 45, at 2301 Park A\e.—Pupils attending Schools Nos. 73, 26, 27, 29, 45, 38, 51 and 10. Schools No. 9. at 740 E. Vermont St.—Pupils attending Schools Nos. 1. 15, 9, 14. 33. 3, Technical High School. Potter Fresh Air School. St. Philip Neri School and Holy Cross School.

HODSIER FLIER IS KILTED IN TEXAS Capt, Jacoby, Kokomo, in Fatal Auto Accident. Capt. Benjamin R. Jacoby, 113th j Observation squadron. Indiana Na- | tional Guard of Kokomo, was killed: in an automobile accident at San An- ! tonlo, Texas, according to a telegram j received today by Adjt. Gen. Harry B. I Smith. Lieut. James Gardner, U. S. j A., attached to Brooks flying field In i Texas, was hurt. Captain Jacoby was sent to Brooks j field by the National Guard for train- | Ir,g. He completed his course Thursday. Jacoby served in the World War as a filer. In 1921 he entered the Na i tional Guard as a lieutenant. SEARCH IS MADE FOR GIRLS OF SHILOH Probe Into House so David Adjourns Until Monday. By United Press ST. JOSEPiI, Mich., May 4.—Search j was being made today for girls, former j memberss of the House of David, de j clared discarded by “King” Benjamin j Purnell, to testify in the , probe into | the cult. The Investigating being cnidticted by i Judge Dingeman adjourned until Mon j day to permit rounding up of the wit-1 nesses. Autos Coliide Two automobiles were being re- | paired today as the result of a collision at Washington St., and Tibbs I Ave., Thursday afternoon. Louis Jones. Rural route C, Box 307, was driving east on Washington St., when \ his automobile collided with the car j of Fred Dawson. 1142 Spruce St., j Which was narked -

Forecast UNSETTLED tonight and Saturday, with probably showers. Cooler tonight.

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Standing beside the car was a man who appeared to be a Mexican. Another man, apparently an American, dressed in kahki and wearing a sombrero. obtained a can of gasoline and poured the fluid Into the tank. The car then departed. Police wired authorities of surrounding cities to try to Intercept the car. They do not know what direction the car took.

A report to the police and within a few hours a happy childish treble was piping over the telephone to a tear- | fully relieved “Mamma.” "I'm ail right mamma, I'm all right and you ought to see my doggie.” The kidnapers, two men who have fled to Canada, promised him some “bunnies" he said, but gave him instead “a wonderful dog.’ ’ Fearful of discovery, with the knowledge that the radio was reaching ever closer on their trail, the men who took the Alexanderson boy for ransom, apparency had left him in a cottage on the Indian river near Theresa. N. Y., in charge of Mrs. H. B. GrinneU of Alexandria Bay, whom they hired as a cook. FEDERAL AMS. CONNECT DOCTOR WITH DOPE DEATH Charge William B. Hartsock With Violation of Anti- , Narcotic Law, In the arrest of Dr. William B. Hartsock. 14 W. Ohio St., today Federal narcotic agents said they believe they have taken in custody the physician who administered an overdose of “dope" to Bernard Shea, who was found dead at Labor Temple, W. Peail St., April 1. Dr. Hartsock was held under bond of $5,000 on a charge of violating the Harrison narcotic law, pending arraignment before Howard S. Young, Unied States commissioner. According to the affidavit filed by Guy Braughton, Federal agent, fifty grains of morphine were found in Ilartsock's possession when he was arrested. Federal agents said in the past two years Hartsock has used 240 Government forms for tho purpose of narcotics, which, they said is about the number ordinarily used by ten. physicians in that period of time. Several days ago, Federal agents say, Hartsock administered morphine to a young woman in so great a quantity that it was with difficulty that her life was saved. SAME FE WORKERS^ GET WAGE INCREASE Twenty Thousand Employes Awarded Raise in Varying Amounts. By United Xrtcs CHICAGO, May 4.—Twenty thousand maintenance of way and railroad shop employes of the Santa Fe railway have been granted wage increases ranging from 1 cent an hour to $S a man. it was announced today.

What Does England Thin k of Prohibition in America? DAVID LLOYD GEORGE Former British Premier, Answers This Question in Saturday’s TIMES