Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 39, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 June 1923 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 39

MOL! HOT? LtITV HOVERS ' IN BALANCE Tpiperature See-Saws as I' Sun and Rain Battle for Supremacy, IREEZE BRINGS RELIEF Break In Heat Spell Looms— Storms Spread Over Northwest, Up again, down again, in a hot see-saw, the temperature was to go today, if predictions of J. H. Armington, weather bureau meteorologist, should prove true. At noon, it had only risen two degrees, the thermomoter standing at 81. All day long sunshine and showers were expected to wage a continuous battle for masters' of the weather situation. By tonight slightly cooler weather will prevail, Armington said. At 9 a. m. the thermometer stood at 79 degrees, the lowest for that hour since the heat wave descended upon Indianapolis about ten days ago. Heavy rain and wind storms over a wide area Monday broke the heat wave in the central northwest and helped modify conditions in this part of the country. A drop of 33 degrees was recorded at Chicago. HELP! SHADE TREES GONE Burglars Steal Cedars in New Effort to Keep Cool! With thoughts of Christmas still far from the minds of swejtering Indianapolis, police are wondering at the theft of cedar trees Monday night. Mrs. B. B. Rearick, 721 Southern reported a tree taken from the uS® yard at her home. Mrs. CaSSrles Yorke, 719 Southern Ave., told two cedars, valued at $lO. were from her home.

pFORT CONTINUED TO GETHUNT JURY Eight Accepted by Defense in Opening Day, Efforts to get a Criminal Court jury to try Edwin A. Hunt, 3939 Washington Blvd., president of the International Printing Company, on charges of conspiring to embezzle county funds were resumed today in Criminal Court. Monday’s examination of 100 talesmen resulted In eight jurors being accepted by Charles S. Wiltsie, attorney for Hunt. The State has not questioned a man. Twenty-five more names were ordered drawn by the jury commissioners by Special Judge Fred C. Gause of Henry County. Hunt was indicted with Will H. Latta, attorney, after Richard V. Sipe, former county clerk, pleaded guilty to charges resulting from a total shortage of $143,000 in the county clerk’s office, discovered early in 1922. Sipe is in the county jail awaiting to testify against Hunt. The former clerk is serving a sentence of two to fourin the State prison. CIVIC HEAD DISCUSSES WATER COMPANY BONDS Representatives to Meet Saturday on Rate Increase. One of the chief points Clarence E. Weir, president of the College Ave. Civic Association, will present to representatives of all civic organizations at a meeting at his home, 2428 Broadway, Saturday to discuss the water rate fight, will be the sale of bonds *by the Indianapolis Water Company, Weir said today. "If they' are in good faith, let them sell their common stock, which they ought to do,” declared Weir. Weir said the company wants to raise rates so it can borrow money. PROBATION OFFICERS TALK Conference Planned at Plainfield Wednesday. Juvenile Judge Frank J. Lahr and twelve probation officers from iiis court will attend the semi-annual meeting of State probation officers Wednesday at the Indiana Boys School, Plainfield. Speakers will be Mrs. C. C. Warrington, probation officer from Ft. Wayne; C, A. McGonagle, superintendent of the school; Dr. Kenosha Sessions, suof the Indiana Girls and J. A. Brown, assistant secretary of the State board of charities. Inspection of the school will be followed by round table discussion. Sidener to Speak will speak on the enlu re sos Ima Jobthe v Mif 5 .- - I ,'■-1?. Tub on f*. 'J* WmL. n -■ ’• ■

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In the middle of the heat wave, women are planning for heavy coats and frocks for fall. Doubt it? Here's optical proof. These young women, members of Delta Delta Delta sorority at Butler, will appear before the Indiana Retail Dry Goods Association to-

STATE TRUCK AND TAXPAYERS’ TIME USED IN PRIVATE WORK, IS CHARGE

FLAMES DAMAGE PAINT WAREHOUSE AND FOUR HOMES Sherwin-Williams Company Carries Heaviest Loss With SIO,OOO Fire, Damage from three fires early today totaled $15,000, the fire department estimated. Loss of $10,00.0 was caused at the Sherwin-Williams Paint Company warehouse, 318 W. Georgia- St. One house was almost destroyed and another badly damaged in the 1600 block on Prospect St. Columbia Ave. Fire Two houses on Columbia Ave. caught fire at 8:30 p. m. Monday. Damage to the residence of John Brown, 2338 Columbia Ave., was estimated at SI,OOO. The fire spread to the home of W. Sheldon, 2542 Columbia Ave., where loss was estimated at S6OO. The cause of the fire was unknown. Mrs. John E. Miller, 1610 Prospect St., was awakened by the sound of the fire and thought it was her own home. She called to Mrs. A. N. Neidenberger’s screams awakened Lawrence Huckelberry, 1614 Prospect St., whose* home was on fire. Huckleberry was sleeping on the rear porch, and he ran into the house, awakening his wife. The flames, which started from sparks on the roof, spread to the home of J- E. Eisner, 1618 Prospect St. The loss at Huckelberry’s home, a one-story frame building, was estimated at $3,000, and at Eisner’s residence at SI,OOO. Fire Starts Near Shaft Firemen said the cause of the blaze at the Sherwin-Williams Paint Company’s warehouse was spontaneous combustion. The blaze started near an elevator shaft in the shipping room. Employes said no rubbish had been permitted to collect there and that only empty boxes for packing were at that place. The entire room was blazing when firemen reached the scene. The building is a three-story brick. It is owned by the J. S. Holli day Realty Company. The paint company’s headquarters is in Cleveland. C. E. Trees, manager of the Indianapolis branch of the Sher-win-Wi. lams Company, stated the company carried $60,000 stock in this city. He said the loss to stock and building would probably not exceed SIO,OOO. The loss, he said, was covered by Insurance.

COPS TO DECIDE ON ' SUMMER UNIFORMS •-■—- ■ ■ . * Board of Safety Orders Police to Vote on Best Garb — v Force Divided on Question,

Whether or not traffic cops are to continue wearing uncomfortable wool uniforms during the hot days or be allowed to don something more suitable to the sweltering heat will be left to t£ie officers themselves. Tgfte board of public safety today instructed Traffic Captain Michael J. of jall traffic

night following a banquet at the Loncoln. The garments are furnished by the Cleveland Garment Manufacturers’ Association. According to Miss Anne Faurham of Cleveland, the most prominent mode is the silhouette or straighthanging tfy>e of frock. This Is also

JOHNSTON BEATS HIGGS Tank Net Star Easily Trims England’s Boy Wonder. By United Press WIMBLEDON, June 26.—Following Vincent Richards’ victory in his firstround match of the all-England open tennis tournament today, William Johnston, one of the other American stars, eliminated England’s boy wonder, E. Higgs, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1. HEARST RANCH IS TO BE SEIZED \ Action by Mexico Governor Comes as Surprise, By United Press MEXICO CITY, June 26.—Governor Henrique of Chihuahua has notified G. M. Ferris of the W. A. Hearst ranch at Barbericora, that acting under the agragrian laws, the proprety will be taken over and divided. The order has not yet been issued and Ferris is here trying to prevent action. Hearat’s Barbericora ranch comprises 340,000 hectacres. 1A hectacre is 2.47 acres.) The seizure is a big surprise in view of the fact that Hearst has been supporting Obregon. There is no indication w r hether the government plans to seize other Hearst holdings. COPPERS ‘HALF DRESSED’ Chicago Traffic Men Go Without Sufficient Garb—Alas! By United News , CHICAGO, June 26. —Concern of police chief Mike Collins over the comfort of his men during the/ heat wave revealed a startling scandal in the department. "Take off your coats, men,” ordered the “captalji of the traffic squad. Off came the coats, the captain gasped. “Put ’em back on,” he ordered. ‘ None of my men are going out to the streets half-naked.” The traffic cops, who had been unaware of the new ruling, promised to wear both shirts and underwear. PROWLERS CUT SCREEN Police Fail to Find Colored Men Who Try to Enter Home. Two colored men tried to enter the home of Earl Kirkbrlde, 840 English Ave., at 1 a. m. today, by cutting the screen out of an open window. Kirkbride called police. They failed to find any one.

cops as soon as possible to vote on the question. White shirts asked for the cops recently by Mayor Shank were opposed by the safety board. Chief Herman F. Rikhoff told the board that some of the men Ranted to wear their present uniforms, while some preferred others. }

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known as the Cinderella frock. The coat-dress combination is also becoming more popular. Suits are decreasing in favor, according to Miss Faurham. A popular color is the kit fox. It is an iron gray, and not so brown as the taryn. Miss Haldy is shown wearing a brown and tan crepe-back satin

Former Employe Says He Painted Automobiles of Officials —Car Owners Assert They Will Pay for Work —Cord of Wood Delivered to Residence, Four State employes in a five-ton State highway commission truck drove from Putnamville to Turkey Run and got one cord of wood, which they took to Indianapolis, where another employe delivered it to the residence of a high State employe, June 22, an affidavit by Harry Marsh, 226 W. Bakemeyer St., one of those on the trip, disclosed today. Marsh also charged that, under orders, he had worked on private cars of officials with State materials on State time.

George Bartley, superintendent of the State highway garage, admitted he instructed the men to make the trip. Two Reinstated Two of the men, Marsh and E. H. Davidson, 629 Congress Ave., are out of jobs. They were discharged because they talked about the highway commission, they, said. Bartley said this was one of the reasons. Clyde Bussell and Thomas Allison, also on the truck, were discharged, but were re-employed when Marsh and Davidson insisted Bussell and Allison did not speak disrespectfully of the commission, according to Bartley. Here is Marsh’s affidavit, In part: "I, Harry Marsh, 226 W. Bakemeyer St., swear that on Tuesday, June 19, I was ordered, with Clyde Bussell, Thomas Allison and E. H. Davidson to take a five-ton Kelly truck belonging to the State highway commission and go to the Indiana State farm at Putnamvllle to paint a crane. At Farm Overnight "We also were ordered to take the truck from Putnamvllle and go to Turkey Run State Park and get one (Continued on Page Eleven) BANDIES SHOOT STOREMANAGER Customers Are Lined Up in Chicago Cigarist’s Shop, By United Press CHICAGO, June 26.—Peter Stout, cigar store manager, probably was fatally shot by auto bandits who robbed two south side cigar stores and a bakery of SB,OOO this morning. After robbing the bakery and carting a safe containing $5,000 from the Louis Silversmith cigar store, the bandits entered Stout’s place and began shooting, wounding the manager and causing a panic among fifteen customers. Fourteen men in the Silversmith store were lined up and robbed of valuables. DETROIT FIRE TRAGEDY One Man Killed in Blaze Causing SIO,OOO Loss. I By United Press DETROIT, Mich., June 26.—One man was burned to death and four persons were forced to the street in night attire when a fire swept their home today. James Galdias, 35, was believed to have been trapped by the flames when he returned to his room to recover some belongings. Damage was estimated at SIO,OOO. Search Renewph) Local police were again asked by Mrs. Betty Brewer of Dayton, Ohio, to search for her husband, Frederick Brewer, who has been missing from home since May 8. Brewer is described as being 5 feet 11 inches in height, black hair, brown eyes, and when he left home was wearing a brown suit and tan shoes.

dress with embroidered panels and armlets. Miss Waters is seen in a. midnight blue poiret twill dress with fur collar and all over embroidered sleeves in tan and green braid. Miss Hamilton is shown in a Gerona wrap, with embroidered stitched girdle and fox collar and cuffs.

FORMER POLICEMAN SUES Pension Totaling $528 Demanded by Charles Dawson. Suit for $528 was filed today in Superior Court by Charles F. Dawson, member of the police force for thirtysix years and now on the retired list, against the city and the board of directors of the Police Pension Fund. Dawson alleges that the board refuses to pay him $72 a month as provided by law for retired policemen who served as long as he, and that bis back pension-cdue is $22 a month since July ( 1, 1921. He draws SSO a month no^. SH!‘OLIVE OIL’IS JUSI MUFF’ Leak Proves Shipment Is Bonded Liquor, One case of “pure olive oil” shipped to FVank Panogiototulus,” 134 N. Illinois St., today proved to be nothing less than eleven quarts of Imperial bonded whisky bottled in 1914 for Frank Papas, 30, of the Star Hat Cleaning Parlors, 134 N. Illinois St., police said. Papas was arrested on a charge of operating a blind tiger. His liquor was seized. Captain Paul Sell and squad with Federal officers Holman and Winkler, said the case of "oil” was sent by A. Tony, 840 Hope St., Chicago. One bottle in the shipment had broken, causing shipping clerksjto be suspicion, and notify police, officers said. PLAN RESORT Martinsville Men Will Expend $150,000 On Project. By Times Special MARTINSVILLE, Ind„ June 26. Martinsville business men have taken an option on more than 800 acres near the city, on which they plan to b iild a summer resort costing about s’6o,000. Jameß H. Lowry, Indianapolis landscape architect, Is preparing plans for the grounds, which will Include a golf course, a large lake, bathing beaches and everything that goes to make up a modern resort.

Nay to Wets By United News CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 28Governor Ross of Wyoming, welcoming President Harding here yesterday, declared Wyoming could be counted on as one State that would never embark on a program of nullifying prohibition. Ross is a Democrat, who disagrees with Governor A1 Smith of New York. Jiir. Hard*ng expressed gratification.

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Miss Archbold is seen in a plaid utility coat, with a natural fox collar. Miss Wier is shown wearing a velour check straight-line dress trimmed in Lanvin green. Miss Elizabeth Foxworthy is seen in a Canton crepe dress with embroidered bead design in colors.

MUTE HAS CLOSE CALL Frantic Gestures Finally Attract Attention to Drowning Man. By Times Special FRANKLIN, Ind., June 26.—Raymond Bridges, 33, a mute, narrowly escaped drowning when he was seized by cramps at Hill’s Camp. Although several people were swimming he did not attract attention because of his inability to call for help. His frantic gestures finally were noticed. KLAN AND UNITY PARADESBARRED Chief Says League Asked for Permit, No parade by either the Ku-Klux Kian or the American Unity League will be permitted on Indianapolis streets, Police Chief Kerman F. Rikhoff said today when informed that it was reported a request at city hall for a Klan parade on July 4 had been left to the police department. “I have not received any request from the klan, but under no circumstances will I permit such a parade,” said Rikhoff. “A short time ago representatives of the American Unity League visited me in my office, asking for a parade, and I denied them permission. The Unity League did not state when it wanted to hold a parade. "I believe these parades would cause trouble if either the league or the klan should attempt one, and I will not permit it.” A klan official said no parade was planned so far as he knewSome Grain Rates Up By United Press WASHINGTON, June 26.—The Interstate Commerce Commission today authorized railroads operating in Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast legions to increase rates on coarse grain. The commission denied similar authority sought by carriers in the western group.

ST. LOUIS CHAMPION BEATS LOCAL STAR Ross Beaver, Winner of Times Marbie Contests, Loses Opening Game,

BY FELIX F. BRUNER * Timet Staff Correspondent ATLANTIC CITY, June 26.—Ross Beaver, 10, Indianapolis marble champion, was eliminated in Ms first game today by Sam Schneider, 11, St. Louis champion. Score: 11-2, 11-2, 12-1. Ross was outclassed. The boys are the youngest in the big national tournament. Ross will play in a consolation game. He wag the winner of the Indianapolis championship staged by The Indianapolis Times. The first round started at 9 a, m. with forty champions playing in twenty games. By noon half the champions were expected to be eliminated from competition for first honors. The play was on spedaßy prepared rings of hardened clay between the beach and the board wrlk. Thousands of persons watched the games. Atlantic City is marble qu4. The 100,000 visitors now staying here are talking

Miss Mildred Foxworthy is shown wearing a brown Lustrosa suit, with a Viatka squirrel collar and embroidered pockets. Miss Duncan is seen wearing a black moire dress with black silk crepe trimming and lace collar and cuffs. The hats Worn were furnished by Ragland’s, Inc., of Indianapolis.

TAX COLLECTIONS ADD TO COUNTY FUNDS Indianapolis’ Share for Half Year Is $5,556,414, Taxes collected by the county treasurer the first half of the year 1923 totaled $8,242,018.16, It was announced today by Leo K. Feeler, county auditor. Indianapolis will get a slice of $5,556,414.71. Os the city’s share $2,645,064.94 goes to the school city, or a little less than half. Collections show an increase of approximately a quarter of a million dollars over the amount collected during the first half of 1922, Fesler said. Deinquent Taxes Delinquent taxes collected amounted to $199,114.74, of which the county treasurer gets 6 per cent, or $11,946, for work of collection. The State’s share will be $987,803.62; county, $937,757.12; townships, $683,341.45; small towns, $45,490.32. The civil city’s share will be divided as follows: Corporation fund, $1,910,046.86; city sinking fund, $217,655.64; flood prevention, $15,692.78; police pensions, $24,626.84; firemen’s pensions, $24,526.84; city park fund, $214,859.06; school health, $15,329.31; recreation, $46,351.36; track elevation, $17,146.74; improvement sinking fund, $12,263.45; board of health, $214,610.16; park bond fund, $20,952.14; sanitation, $162,026.30, and city tuberculosis fund, $15,329.31. School City The school city’s share will be distributed as follows: Tuition, $1,677,180.76; special school fund, $450,019.49; city library. $185,490.80; school sinking fund, $301,497.19; free kindergarten, $27,592.73, and teachers pensions, $3,283.97.

marbles and the boys are giving them something to remember. Ross went sailing Monday with his mother and the thirty-nine champions and their escorts. They saw the beautiful hotels of Atlantic City from the sea. They went out to the three-mile limit and everybody hoped to get a look at some of the bootleggers who are supposed to operate off the Jersey coast, but not one was in sight. Ross also received his first experience in surf bathing. He thought it the greatest sport he has eve? experienced. Everything has been thrown open to the boys and their companions. They are admitted free to bath houses; to all the amlisements on the various piers. Every marble champ is being treated as a hero. But the trip is not all fun. The boys spent the time before the game practicing and they went about it seriously. Everybody was 1% the best of shape. v

Forecast Generally fair tonight and Wednesday. Slightly cooler tonight.

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HEin is PREACHED BY PRESIDENT Chief Executive Stresses Need for ‘Good Old-Fashioned Revival,' SINCERITY IS KEYNOTE Harding May Announce Plan for Tax Cut in Talk at Salt Lake City, By LAWRENCE MARTIN Copyright, by United Press WITH PRESIDENT HARDING, SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 26. —President Harding has replaced politics with religion. Mr. Harding is today one ot the most active evangelists in preaching the doctrines of Christianity. His progress across the country offers the remarkable spectacle of the ruler of a nation preaching like any circuit bidding preacher the gospel of Jesus Christ as the greatest remedy for modem economic, social and political evils, national and international. In every speech he had delivered thus far, Mr. Harding has mentioned not casually, but with emphasis, his conviction that what America and the world needs is good old-fashioned Christianity. He speaks of God frequently in all his speeches. He does It reverently and sincerely, for President Harding, the evangelist, believes most earnestly just what he is telling the American people—what they need Is not a political, social or economic reformation or revolution, but spiritual revival. * What May Happen If the preachers of this country would follow the lead being set them by the man whose spoken word commands more attention today in the United States than that of any other, there is no telling what wave of religious fervor might grow out of Mr. Harding’s evangelistic efforts. President Harding may announce a plan for reduction of taxes in his speech at Salt Lake City tonight. The party detrained at Ogden early today and boarded motor cars for a three-hour run to Salt Lake City over dusty roads. Tomorrow will be devoted to recreation. The President may go to the Zion National Park or play golf and make a short trip to the mountains. Against Nationalization “Nationalization of the coal mines would be a step toward ‘national paralysis,’ ” the President declared in a speech at Cheyenne, Wyo., Monday night. The President asserted that nationalization is one way not to solve the coal problem. “There can be no coal mining in free America under the force of arms,” said Mr. Harding. "But if we understand the situation fully, and offer justly, and men accustomed to producing coal will not work to meet the public need, the public will pronounce their successors. We will find the solution. I hope we shall find it without further hardships or endangered life or menaced industry.”

ONE KILLED, ONE HURT IN AUTO COLLISION Man Is Thrown Through the Door of Coupe. 'By Times Special SEYMOUR, Ind., June 26.—Douglass Sherall, 17, Bedford, is dead and Mrs. George Delpheu, Lawrence County, is suffering from severe Injuries as the result of a collision which occurred near here. Sherall was thrown through the door of the coupe which which he was driving. TROOPS GO TO MINES I. W. W. Reported to Be Annoying Dakota Workers. By United Press DICKINSON, N. D., June 26.—Capt. L. Baird left today with a detachment of National Guardsmen to Investigate trouble at the Lignite mines at Bulah. A strike has been on and reports reached here that armed I. W. W. had surrounedd the mines to keep workers out. Lake Victim Found By Times Special NEWCASTLE, Ind., June 26.—The body of Floyd Clark, 21, who was drowned in Spring Lake, Monday, was recovered today. The legs were cramped Indicating that the drowning was accidental. Two Schools Approved The State board of tax commissioners today approved a $65,000 bond sue for construction of a school ing in Barr township, Daviess Couffik’ and a 30,000 issue for a Greensboro township, Henry . HOURLY TEMPERATUR* .-C 8 a. m 71 10 a. m... A . la. m 73 11 a. m.. Jgl • * - Ba. m 76 12 (noonja ’ ~ ' 8 *- so. 79 1 p. mJ&.’Yu-