Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 31, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 June 1923 — Page 1

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LLOYD GEORGE— Insists Allies Should Agree On Reparation Settlement at - Conference of Nations

Bv DAVID LLOYD GEORGE, Former Premier of England. Copyright, 1923, by United Feature Syndicate.

LONDON, June 16.—The Germans have tried another note. Inasmuch as all the allied press, without exception, is agreed in describing it as a great improvement over the first, it is hardly worth while taking up time and space to demonstrate how the essentials of this more favored document were contained in its reprobated predecessor. Psychologically, it is a decided advance on the first note. It is crisp and conand does not indulge in irritating processes of argument. It. also suggests a number of substantial guarantees for payment of loans to be raised for reparation purposes. I cannot pretend to assess the value that would be attached to these “gages” by prospective borrowers. I have no doubt they would add materially to the security of the investment. But this array of securities standing alone will not entice an investor to risk his money on a German reparation loan. He will look at Ger-

STAMBOULISKY IS SHOT By TROOPS FROMM ARMY Ex-Premier in Line of Fire Between Followers and i ... Crown Soldiers, S Cm ted Press June 16.—“ You betray the same as Judas Jesus." With these words. Alexander Stamboulisky, fugitive premier of Bulgaria, surrendered to a force of peasants, Whom he had regarded as friends. A few hours later he was lying dead, riddled with bullets from the rifles of his own followers who were trying to rescue him. It is reported that Stamboulisky aspired to be the king of Bulgaria in place of Boris and that this was one f the reasons why that monarch aided those who overthrew' him. Flees With Guard After the coup against Stamboullaky he fled. He attempted to raise recruits in villages through which they marched. How'ever, he was unsuccessful in this, and tyas driven Into concealment. Emerging from his hiding place, disguised as a wool merchant, he entered the village of Golak. The mayor—whom he considered a friend—recognized him and summoned peasant guards, whom Stamboulisky also had reckoned ns his allies. “You are to consider yourself under arjest,” the mayor said to the premier. Telegraphs Zankof He desired to give himself to higher authorities than the mayor of the little village, and therefore he asked and secured permission to telegraph Zankof the foreign minister off acting premier of the new Government, offering to surrender. He also telegraphed the commander of the Zankof troops who were near the village, asking a car be sent. When the soldiers arrived, Stamboulisky requested to be allowed to re turn for an hour to his native village, Elavovitza. which was only a few miles away. He w'anted to get his baggage, be said.

Peasants Attack En route to the town there was a wattle of rifle fire and a party of peasants attacked the troops guarding the prisoner. The troops fled. Stamboulisky was liberated, but his joy only lasted a moment. The troops, taking a short cut, ambushed him and discharged a volley. Stamboulisky fell dead during the fighting that followed. He was in line of fire and It la believed bullets from his own followers' guns killed him. The new Bulgarian government announced that search produced proof of a secret treaty between Bulgaria and Russia. It is also stated that 600,000,000 levas worth of French perfumes were found stored in the building. HAND WASHING COSTLY Girl Tells Police Kings Valued at $223 Disappeared. Miss Wanda Taylor, 810 Prospect at the Real Silk Hosiery (qßpany, reported to police today that two rings valued at $225 disappeared at the factory while she was hashing her hands. South Bend Man Takes Place W. W. Borden, superintendent of South Bend schools, today sat as a member of the State board of education in place of..L. C. Ward, superintendent of the Ft. Wayne schools, due Ao South Bend passing Ft. Wayne in school enrollment

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many as a whole, and not in parts. He will want to know what is likely to happen to that great country during coming years, and to its industry, its finance, its politics and its people. The only reliable basis for a loan is a stable Germany. You can have no stable Germany until you settle reparations. Hence the propositions that really matter in the German note are those which give a schedule of guarantee, but those which bear on the fixation of the amount whieh Germany is to he called upon to pay. On the question the note does not increase the sum which the first note estimated as the limit of German capacity. But it reaffirms the readiness of the German government to siibmit consideration of the capacity of Germany to pay to an impartial tribunal. It offers to place at the disposal of this body all material which is necessary to enable it to arrive at a just conclusion. (Continued on Page 4)

NEW BUILDING FAVORED Shortridge Alumni Support Construction on North Side. Immediate construction of anew Shortridge high school on the north side was indorsed by Shortridge alumni Friday night at the school. Scott Brewer, 'OB, was elected presl dent; Mrs. Elizabetr Bogart, Schofield, ’OS, vice president, and Joey Burns, ’lO, member of the board of control. A dance was held in the gymnasium after the meeting. LBCALROTARIANS HOSTTO VISITORS Delegates Are on Way to National Convention, The Indianapolis Rotary Club was busy today entertaining visiting Rotaxians en route to St. Louis for the international convention next week. Local Rotarians were host for nearly two thousand. The vanguard of visitors reached the city Friday noon in automobiles from Chlllicothe. Ohio. Tourists headquarters of the local dub is estalished In a tent on the farm of John L. Ellenberger on the Brookville Rd. The committee has a banner stretched across the road greeting the visitors. A party and dance will be held tonight at the Athenaeum for local Rotarians and visitors An automobile ride and public reception will be held Sunday in Falrview Park. Indianapolis delegates will leave for St. Louis Monday noon.

OKLAHOMA FLOOD WATERSRECEDING Arkansas River Still on Rampage—Damage Heavy. By United Pres* OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla., June 18. —Flood waters which have menaced Oklahoma for the last week began to recede today. Damage estimated at thousands of dollars was caused when torrential rains in Kansas and Oklahoma sent streams in this section over their tanks, inundating rich farming lands and flooding homes in the lowlands. The Arkansas River was still on a rampage in Arkansas, but little additional damage was expected. FIRE WORKS ON JULY 4TH Two Legion Posts Plan Celebration at State Fairground. A display of fireworks and a pageant will be given at the State fairground July 4 by the George Dewey and the Skidmore-Dean posts of the American Legion. A ballet and a band concert | will be features of the celebration. The pageant will be under the direction of Miss Gertrude Hacker. CLASS RUSHES BANNED Prexy Recommends Northwestern University Hazers Be Expelled. By United Press CHICAGO, June 16 —President Walter Dill Scott today recommended to the annual trustees’ meeting that class rushes and “hazing" be banned at Northwestern University. Students who participate would be expelled. Scott's action follows a coroner's verdict that Leighton Mount, university freshman who disappeared during a 1921 rush, was slain.

fJO ACTION TO BE TAKEN IN SCHOOL FIGHT BY CHAMBER Educational Committee Says It Will Not Mix in Personal Matters, Individual cases of public school principals and teachers who were shifted from one school to another by the board of school commissioners Thursday will not he taken up by the education committee of the Chamber of Commerce, Greer Shotwell secretary of the committee, announced today. "Friends of principals who were shifted have asked us to Intervene in their behalf, and at least one principal has talked to us about it. Deeply a.s members of the committee regret some of the changes made, as a body we believe we should not take tip personal matters of Individual principals. The superintendent of schools and the board of school commissioners have the right to assign teachers and principals where Vhey wish." It became known today that Elsa Huebfrer, who was transferred from the principalship of school No. 9 to No. 16 was present at a meeting of teachers of No. 9 Friday. She is said to have made a talk in which she com plained of the action of the board in transferring lier and is said to have placed responsibility for the change on Dr. Marie Haslep, president of the school, and D. T. Weir, assistant superintendent. Miss Huebner left for California today. N The next meeting of the school hoard, June 26. will be a stormy one ft om all indications. Delegations protesting against the transfer of many principals are expected to appea r.

TABOOED AT LIBRARY, BOY PURLOINS BOOKS Mother of Dead I>ad Wishes to Send Him. Son’s Volumes. % His source of reading material at the public library shut off because of an overdue charge of 68 cents, which he thought best not to mention to parents, was the cause of taking fourteen books from the L. S. Ayres & Cos. and Stewart bfok store, a 14-year-old boy told Judge Frank J. Lahr In Juvenile Court today. His father was ordered to pay $7, and the boy was allowed to keep books too soiled for sale, after hearing i lecture on sins of stealing. Mrs. R. P. Berghtoe, 1438 N. New Jersey St., notified Judge Lahr she wants to give the boy some books that belonged to her boy, who died. School Bond Issue Approved The State board of tax commissioners today cleared up a two-year controversy, so far as the State is concerned, over proposed erection of a school building at Upland, by approving a $105,000 bond issue. An issue for the building previously had been rejected. The sum also includes a portion for improvement of a school building at Matthews. Students Win Membership J. Porter Seidenstlcker, secretary of the Indianapolis Junior Chamber of Commerce, announced today these Technical High School students chosen by senior class to receive honorary memberships in the Junior Chamber of Commerce: Monroe Turner, Frederick Shick. Richard Frazer, Leland Morgan and Welby Lewis. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 62 10 a. m 77 7 a. m 66 11 a. m 80 Ba. m f .. 74 12 (noons i79 9 a. ru ... 77 1 p. 81

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1926

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These young women did not wait for the Red Cross “Leam-to-Swim" week. They went out to Riverside municipal bathing beach early and wrained themselves to be expert swimmers. Miss Jean Adamson, 1337 W.

POWER RATES CUT FOR BIG CONSUMERS Public Service Commission Orders Reduction of 5 to 10 Per Cent on Local Companies.

Electric rates charged large con suiners by the Indianapolis Light and Heat Company and the Merchants Heat and Light Company were ordered reduced by the public service commission today. Commissioner Glenn VanAuken, who wrote the order, said the reduc tlon ranges from 5 to 10 per cent. DARK 10 001 TEST RESUMED Lieut, Maughari Takes Another Plane to Finish Flight, 8,/ ( niters Press BELLEVILLE, 111. June 16.—Lieut. Russell Maughan resumed his fight to map a rout<- for a daawn to dark cross country flight today. Maughan,' returning here from Philadelphia. Mo., where his machine crashed yesterday, obtained another plane from Scott field and hopped off westward a few minutes after noon. His airplane, which fell yesterday, was a mass of wreckage and had to be hauled away in wagons. The aviator was unhurt.

PRIEST OBSERVES 25TH ANNIVERSARY Reception to Be Held for Rev. M. W. Lyons. The twenty-fifth anniversary of the ordination of the Rev. M. W. Lyons, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church of Irvington, will be observed at 10:15 a. m. Sunday. The Rt. Rev. Joseph Chartrand, bishop of the Indianapolis diocese, who assisted Father Lyons at the latter’s first mass, will preach the anniversary sermon. A reception will he held Sunday evening at the church. Father Lyons will celebrate his anniversary high moss 8 a. m. Tuesday. The Men’s Club will honor him with a dinner Monday evening. Father Lyons is a native of Indianapolis. DETECTIVES AWAIT RALLY Condition of Man Who Attempted Suicide Still Critical. The condition of Francis M. Smith, 58, of 944 W. Forty-Second St., who shot himself Wednesday, today remained critical at the city hospital. Detectives feared Smith would not rally sufficiently to be questioned regarding the death of Dr. Calvin Atkins, colored, 1427 Columbia Ave., who was found from two gunshot wounds in a woods on a farm rented by Smith and his son, Carroll. Thug Get s2l A thug slugged Richard Ooley, 514 S. Missouri St., at New York and West Sts. early today. Ooley was knocked down and robbed of s2l. \

Twenty-Sixth St., has won swimming honors. Mary Burnett, 718 W. Twenty Sixth St.; Helen Harlan, 731 Congress Ave.; Beulah Moore, 2020 Sugar Grove Ave., and Recta Moore, 407 E. Twentieth St., are others who believe In preparedness.

according to current used He *stimated the order will reduce the In come of the Indianapolis company from SBO,OOO to SIOO,OOO a year and of the Merchants Company from $40,. 000 to $50,000. The new rates, which are listed under the schedule “Large primary power rate D," range from 1.3 cents to 2.2 cents per kilowatt hour. The case has been pending before the commission for more than two years It was brought by a number of large Indianapolis power users. Seme time ago the commission revised rates charged small consumers. . Several hundred consumers will be affected by the new order, Van Auken said. CALL MEETING ON PRINCIPAL’S SHIFT Friends of Mrs, Maude Moudy Plan Protest. A mass meeting to protest against the transfer of Mrs. Maude Moudy, principal of School No. 16, Bloomington and Market Sts., to School - No. SS, 301 Linwood Ave., will be held at School No. 16 next Tuesday evening, Mrs. Emma Freer, 22 N. Bloomington St., announced today. AUTO DRIVER EXONERATED Manslaughter Charges Against Edward Patterson Dropped. Edward L. Patterson, colored, 36, of 1704 Boulevard Place, was discharged In city court today on a charge of manslaughter on motion filed by Coroner Paul F. Robinson. Patterson was held after the death of Barney MaeInnes, 8, son of Mrs. Inez Maclnnes, Apartment No. IS, 806 N. Delaware St., who was struck by Patterson’s car June 1. Cars Wedge Auto William Haines, colored, 609$£ Indiana Ave., and Emmett Miller, colored, 853 W. Eleventh St., were injured today when an automobile they were driving south on Indiana Ave. was caught between a Riverside and Northwestern street car at Indiana Ave. and Michigan St. The car was badly damaged. \ Body Is Identified By Times Special GARY, Ind., June 16. —A body washed ashore a few days ago has been Identified positively as that of Mrs. Leona B. Taylor, Chicago, by Mrs. Josephine Mac Gaven, also of Chicago. Mrs. Taylor had been an invalid for twelve years, according to Mrs. Mac Gaven. She was separated from her husband, who had been sending her $lO a week, Coroner E. E. Evans was toid. Hit By Motometer A motormeter on the car of L. T. lt>avenay, 510 Guaranty Bldg., flew off pt Ruckle and Fortieth Sts., today and hit Leonard Bogardus, 2241 N. Talbott Ave., in the right'eye. Their cara were damaged in a colUiioa.

Entered as Second-class Matter at Postoffice, Indianapolis. Published Daily Except Sunday.

There have been no accidents at the beach this season. Three guards are on duty. On Saturday and Sunday ag. high as 2,000 are In the water at a time. The city keeps the beach open until 10 p. m, every warm evening.

JESSE E. MILLER, CITY PURCHASING AGENT, RESIGHS Says Personal Business Requires His Undivided Attention, Jesse E. Miller, city purchasing agent since the beginning of the Shank administration in 1921, resigned today. Miller gave no reason for resigning other than that he wanted to attend to porsonal business intrusts and Ids position with the city occupied all his time. His statement to the mayor follows: “Because of personal business interests I find it necessary to tender |m> resignation as city purchasing agent, as it requires my time entirely. ! My resignation is to take effect Juno ! 18. I wish to thank you for the trust | imposed in me and wish you and your | administration success." Miller was a member of the city council from 1917 to 1921. He was identified with the old Jewett-Roem-ler-Lemcko faction of the Republican party until late in the Jewett administration when Shank became ea candidate for the Republican nomination for mayor. He shifted to the faction and was an ardent Shank worker. He had much to do with raising funds for the Shank campaign. Miller owns a drug store at Blake and New York Sts. and is connected with the Jessup & Antrim Ice Cream Company. Miller said that interests with the ice cream company was the principal reasons for his resignation. Mayor Shank said that if he accepted the resignation Raymond assistant purchasing agent. succeed Miller and Elmer Williams, clerk in the department, wpuld succeed Wright.

MISS MARY GRIFFIN IS PARK SECRETARY Appointee Takes Position Held by Late Sadie McGroarty, Miss Mary E. Griffin, 428 Bright St., today was s ppointed secretary of the city park board to fill the place left vacant b ythe death of Miss Sadie McGroarty. Miss McGroarty’s body was found bi low Niagara Falls several days ago after she had been missing a month. HIDDEN IDENTITY SCORED Judge Holds Anonymous Letters or Calls Not Basis for Search. “A search warrant based on- an anonymous telephone call or letter to police cannot be uad to break into a private home, as I feave said before,” declared Judge Jam A. Collins In Criminal Court when Thomas McNaught, 646 Madison Ave., came up for trial ,on charges of operating a blind tiger. Police had raided McNaught's home on a telephone call. . The case will be dropped unless police can find the woman who called them, it was said. Girl on Missing List Eva Hinesley, 15, was reported to police as missing from her home, 347 S. Walcott Sl, today.

One Member of Auto Party Hides in Weeds as Companions Give Up S6OO in Money and Jewels to Bandits, Who Pose as Prohibition Officers, Peering through the glass in the rear of a bandit ear, two “flappers” laughed as their two escorts held up and robbed four men of an automobile party at 2 a. m. today on a lonely road near Sixty-First St. and Cooper Ave., and escaped with about S6OO in money and jewels. The bright-eyed, fashionably-dressed girls, as well as their armed companions, failed to detect a fifth man, Curtis Marquette, 2148 N. New Jersey St., who tossed his purse under the automobile and hid in weeds at the side of the road. The bandits stopped the car by posing as prohibition officers.

Bullets Miss Hider Fred Pressley, 923 N. Rural St., ; driver of the automobile in which he ! and four friends were riding toward the city, was robbed of S2OO he said he had received Friday for the sale of an automobile, and a $250 diamond ring. Dan W. Abbott, 1128 N. Illinois St., was robbed of S3O: Robert Rutherford, 1141 N. Meridian St.. S2O and a bank book, and E. A. Kernberger, 33 E. Palmer St.,£slo and a 1 ruby ring. Three bullets fired by one of the bandits just missed Marquette as they ricocheted from the hard road into the hushes where he was hiding. Girls and Bandits Described One of the girls had blond hair, the victims told Sergt. Wilkerson after they came to town in a taxi at 5 a. m. They said she was 5 feet 4 inches tall, appeared to be about 20, weighed about 110 pounds and wore a tan suit. The other girl was about 22. 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighed about 135 pounds and had dark hair. One of the bandits was about 25 years old, 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighed ai>out 170 pounds and wore a gray cap and gray checked suit. The other man was about 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighed 140 pounds, appeared to be about 30 and wore a dark suit. Robbers Slow The victims had seen the bandits and girls at Heidrlcks’ chicken dinner place. Cooper Ave. and Sixty First St., shortly before the robbery. Pressley's car was stopped about half a mile from Heidricks'. "They were so slow that I saw my chance, tossed my purse under the automobile and .slipped around back of the car," said Marquette today. “I ducked into the weeds and bumped into a wire fence. 1 heard the tall fellow say, I don't give ad who 1 shoot,* as he pointed a blue steel automatic gun at Pressley and then swung it around at the others. Shot Hit Weeds “When one of the boys lowered his hands to straighten his straw hat, the tall man pointed the gun at him and said, 'lf you don’t keep 'em up high I will shoot your block off.’ When the started to drive away the tall fellow fired three shots. The bullets hit the weeds by me and the weeds hit my. It took me twenty minutes to be sure I was not shot.' Despite Pressley's protest, the bandits jerked loose the wires of his motor. Pressley is the son of Dick Pressley, police emergency driver. The victims said the bandits' car was a Buick or a Studehaker.

TOM TAGGART VISITS CITY “Not Talking Politics—Just Celebrating,” Says Democratic Chief. Thomas Taggart was in Indianapolis today, but he was not talking politics. He' explained he came to the city to "get married again.” Sunday is his wedding anniversary. He expected to return to French Lick Monday. JURY FAILS TO AGREE Recovery Suit at KendalJviUe Attracts Bankers. By United Press KENDALLVILLE. Ind.. June 16. After deliberating almost eighteen hours, a jury disagreed in the case of D. L. Baughman, Albion, suing for recovery of $2,800 in unregistered bi nds stolen from his vault in the Farmers’ State Bank, Albion, in 1921. Bankers from surrounding cities testified. Bank officials contend notice had been given all depositors that boxes were not insured against burglary. BLAST VICTIM RECOVERS Joseph Summers A<tempts to Find Gas I>r-ak With Oil I,amp. Joseph Summers. 48. owner of the SummerJ Manufacturing Company,1017 Madison Ave., Is recovering from burns suffered In a gas explosion at his plant late Friday. Summers told Fire Chief John O'Brien he smelled gas and started to search with a coal oil lamp. The explosion that followed wrecked the Interior of Summers’ place and broke window panes, causing nearly SSOO damage. Denies Embezzlement Charge Detectives Glenn and Karrasch today arrested Earl Frosh, 27, of 713 N. Delaware St., on a warrant filed by William R. Ray, Puritan Hotel, charging he embezzled SSO of the Woman's Home Companion Reading Club. Frosh denied the charge. Slate Kills Miner By Times Special FT. BRANCH, Ind., June 16. —Roy Legrange, 34. coal miner, was killed when slate fell and struck his head. He was laying track *4 the time qff the accident.

Forecast GENERALLY fair and warmer tonight and Sunday is forecast next twenty-four hours. /

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RALSTON IS LINKED WITH COPELAND ON DEMOCRAT TICKH Indiana Political 'Dope' Combines New York With Hoosier in 1924. By P. B. SCOTT. United Press Correspondent FRENCH LICK, Ind., June 16. It would not be surprising to Indiana Democratic leaders if the next Democratic presidential ticket read this way: For President —Samuel M. Ralston of Indiana. For Vice President —Royal M. Copeland of New York. Accepted as Good “Dope” When word of Copeland's willingness to take second place on the ticket reached here it created more than a stir in the simmering political pot, and it was accepted as good “dope.” Copeland is popular in the eastern States and probably would have the backing of the Hearst papers, and he might be able to swing the State to the Democratic column. Leaders out this way are satisfied Governor Smith of New York does not cherish any higher ambitions than to be a power in the next national Democratic convention. Has No Organization Copeland has no organization in this State, so far as can be learned, but has plenty of contacts in the national organization, who. if the possibility of his nomination gets further than the “paper” stage can quickly induce Tom Taggart, Hocsler political boss, to swing In behind the New Yorker In return for New York's support of Ralston. Copeland, it is pointed out, stepped out from comparative obscurity In New York State and defeated the strongest candidate on the Republican ticket. He received only approximately 100,000 votes less than Smith, who was helped considerably by dissatisfaction of Republicans with Miller. But through all the Democratic talk one hears here. Is a strong strain of Henry Ford. A record of States reporting through casual observers has been kept and an analysis shows Ford is undoubtedly the man uppermost in the thoughts of the men on the street. , Eight States for Ford Eight States, Minnesota, Wisconsin. Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Tennessee, North Carolina and North Dakota are on the list as showing a big drift in sentiment to Ford among the average voters, both Republican and Democratic. PARK BEARS FINCH NAME Flayground at State St. and Spann Ave. Honors City Benefactor. The park board today decided to name the new playground at State St. and Spann Aves., recently purchased for $36,000, in honor of the late Alice B. Finch who left a bequest of SIO,OOO to the city for park purposes. The playground is to be called the ‘Finch Park and Playground.’ A resolution acquiring ground along the site of the proposed Kessler or Fifty-Sixth St. boulevard, between Meridian St. and the Crawfordsville Rd. was confirmed. This constitutes the west part of the boulevard.

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