Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 40, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 June 1923 — Page 1

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SSO for Traffic Idea TIT OW would you solve the traffic problem in Indianapolis so as to reduce T T the, number of fatalities and other accidents'? The Indianapolis Times will give a prize of SSO to the person submitting the most practical suggestion. Names of judges will be announced later. The contest will close in about two weeks. The Times hopes two things will be achieved: 1. A concentration on the part of all good citizens with everybody studying traffic. 2. Out of it all, with thousands of readers putting their best thought on the subject, there may come suggestions of helpfulness to the police. The contest is not started with the thought in mind that officials haye been remiss; rather it is hoped that something will be evolved that will make the streets safer for pedestrian and autoist. Write on one side of paper. Do it now. If more than one reply is along the same line the first one submitted wins. ADDRESS TRAFFIC PROBLEM EDITOR, INDIANAPOLIS TIMES.

BOLT OF LIGHTNING KILLS BROTHER OF ROTARY PRESIDENT

HEAT SPELL IS BROKEN,FORECAST OF WEATHER MAN Terrific Storm at Evansville Will Not Affect This Locality, Is Belief, The hot weather spell has been temporarily at least, said J\H. ■xmlngton of the weather bureau today. There may be more heat spells during: the summer, but they can not be forecast now. A terrific rain, wind and thunder storm that swept Evansville, Ind., and surrounding territory today will not affect Indianapolis, as it was purely local, Armington said. Thunder showers and cooler is the program for the next twenty-four hours. The maximum temperature Tuesday was reported 87 degrees. At 9a.m. it was 66 degrees. Tuesday the same hour it was 79. The mercury hovered around 66 most of the day.

COURTHOUSE PACE TOO FASTFOR CAT Rats May Have Carried Him Off Bodily, A black cat left in the Juvenile Court room last Monday in response to a call for protection from rats was not to be found today. “No, I don’t know where he is tosaid William Fahey, bailiff. ’•‘l not positive that the rats carried it away last night, but I haven’t seen him all day. Maybe it has gone visiting dow.n to the policewomen’s room.” The cat was found Monday tied up in a sack. His attention has been devoted to cleaning up several saucers of milk a day and other food provided by court attaches. “The cat hasn’t caught any rats, as far as I know,” said Fahey. “Maybe he needs company. Cats will have to corporal squads here to keep the rats from chasing them.” AIRMEN OFF FOR FOUR-DAY RECORD Will Circle Near San Diego and Refill Plane on Trip, Bv United Pres* SAN DIEGO, June 27.—At 4:05 a. m., today Captain Lowell Smith and Lieutenant John P. Reitcher took off in an army airplane in an attempt to remain aloft for four days. ra If they succeed, all records for Sustained flight will be broken. The projected endurance trip was made possible by perfection of a plan to re-fuel an airplane while in flight. At preliminary trials fifty gallons of gasoline was passed from one plane Into the fuel tank of another while both were traveling ninety miles an hour. This system will be used in the test which started today, k The fliers also will be served their by the same plane which retheir machine. ' and Reitcher will circle near

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Jack Grossman and Bert Savoy, Actors, Die on Beach, Jack Grossman, associate of J. Murray theatrical producer, who was instantly killed with Bert Savoy, famous fvuale impersonator of “The Greenwich Follies,’’ by a stroke of lightning at Long Beach, L. 1., Tuesday afternoon, was a brother of Arch Grossman, president of the Indianapolis Rotary Club and president of the Cedar Creek Coal Company of Indianapolis. Grossman and Savoy were- members of a bathing party given by Jack Haley, another actor. Haley with Grossman, Savoy and a fourth member of the party, were just coming out. of the water when there was a crash of lightning. t The bolt crashed square into the center of the crowd. Haley was blinded by the bolt and crash. He opened his eyes and saw Grossman and Savoy lying on the sand. Thought It a Joke Haley thought Savoy, who was always joking, was stalling. “Come on, Bert, get up. Let’s go home,” said Haley. Neither Savoy nor Grossmen moved. Haley touched Savoy and then discovered that both were dead. It was announced at the office of the coal company tnat J. Murray Anderson, producer of “The Greenwich \ illage Follies” and personal friend cf Grossman, had telegraphed Arch Crossman, telllig him of the death of his brother. / > The president of the local Rotary Club was in Richmond attending a Rotary meeting. He, accompanied by his wife, motored to Columbus, Ohio, to await the arrival of the body of his brother. Anderson is bringing the body of his friend on from New York. Jack has often visited his brother in Indianapolis. His stage name was Jack Vincent, and for a number of years he has been one of the intimate associates and workers with the -producer of "The Greenwich Village Follies.” Were Booked Here Nelson Trowbridge, manager of the Murat Theater, stated that Savoy, with his partner, Jay Brennan, were to be featured with “The Greenwich Follies” when that revue played here early in November next. Savoy and Brennan appeared during the week of Jan. 23, 1921, in “The Greenwich Village Follies.” at the Murat. Savoy was born in Boston. Hismost notable successes were “The Passing Show of 1917,” “Miss 1917” at the Century Roof, "The Midnight Follies” and "The Greenwich Village Follies” of 1920 and 1921. Savoy will be remembered as the flashy “dame” who admitted to Jay Brennan on the stage that he was "not a proper lady” and always insisted that “you must come over.” Savoy was the creator of the imaginary “Margie,” a wild “dumbbell.”

ASSASSIN FIRES AT SLAV PREMIER Six Shots Go Wild Pistol User Arrested, Bp United Press BELGRADE, June 27.—An attempt to assassinate Premier Pasitch of Jugo-Slavla failed here today. The premier was leaving Parliament when his assailant, a man named Rajitch, opened fire with a revolver. Six shots went wild. Rajitch was arrested. Bond Issue Authorized A $15,000 bond issue for construction of a school building in Clay Township, St. Joseph County, was authorized today by the State tax

LOOSE SCREENING NEED CAUSE FOR BOY’SDROWNING Four-Year-Old Lad Crawls Into Deep Water at City Pool. Wire screening around the Ringgold municipal swimming pool. Ringgold St. and Cottage Ave., was loose near the ground, wr-r permitting Maurice Murphy Dil- ■ lane, 4, of 847 fail into the water W U reports today showed. ■Prf Marion County. JFy* j l-■ Edward E. Me- , s> s> ■ ' J Bride, director of j, ■ ' YjJ recreation, said he -• •' ' bad not known the wire was loose. He said he would have it MAURICE M. fixed Immediately. DILLANE Life guards at the pool have had continuous trouble this season keeping small children back from the water, he said. The boy, according to police, fell into the water sometime between 4 and 6 p. m., when swimmers are not permitted In the pool and life guards are off duty. The body was discovered at 8:30 p. m. by Miss Violet McGrady, 13, of 921 Prospect St., when she touched It as she dlve^ Life Guard Frank Galbraith, 338 Beauty Ave., recovered the body. Use of a lung motor failed. The boy was the son of Mat Dillane, city fireman. Mrs. Dillane said the child wandered away in the afternoon wnth his older brothers, John and Paul, and became lost from them at the playground.

ANOTHER ROW ON LANDRECLAIMING Director Kicked Out of Job by Secretary of Interior. Bv United Press WASHINGTON, June 27.—A controversy over conservation of national resources, rivaling the famous Pinchot-Ballinger incident, is threatening to break out over the recent alleged dismissal by Secretary of the In,terior Work of Arthur Powell Davis as director of the reclamation service. According to Davis, his resignation was forced by Work as the result of pressure from private power companies of Colorado and California. These companies have sought for more than two years to oust Davis, it is said, because of his recommendation that the Government build a dam ;n the Colorado River which would prevent several private companies from using this power. A congressional investigation is looming. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m. 65 10 a. m 65 J a. ni ** 67 11 a. nv, 66 | a. my. 67 12 (noon) 67 j a. m........ 66 1 p ,m 64

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1923

ANDERSON LIQUOR PROBE IS PLANNED

CITY MARBLE KING SMILES IN SPITE OF AGATE DEFEAT Ross Beaver Swims in Atlantic and Visits Eastern Cities, By ROSS BEAVER Indianapolis Marble Champion ATLANTIC CITY, June 26.—1 wish to thank The Times for the wonderful trip they are giving me. Every boy wishes to win tha national marble championship, but only one can win. I got beat by Sam Schneider of St. Louis. He is a better marble shooter than I am. I had a lot of fun coming here. We stopped at Pittsburgh and saw many beautiful buildings. We then went to Washington, where I saw everything I had heard about in my history and geography. We were greeted in Atlantic City by the Boy Scouts, who were playing their instruments. I have already taken a dip in the ocean and found the water to be salty. Atlantic City is very beautiful and I would like to live here. We went on a yacht ride. This marble tournament is something I shall never forget. FIVE BOYS LEFT IN RUNNING St. Loui3 Lad Continues Winning Streak With (Joue Philosophy. ATLANTIC CITY, June 27.—Five boys, champions of their sections of the country, were left in the national marble tournament here today. They will fight it out Thursday.

Sam Schneider of St. Louis, who says his “Coue” day and night, and seems to get better by it, beat Virgil Hammann of Denver, three out of four. Virgil carried a pocket Bible his mother had given him ill through the match, but it availed him nothing against Hie constantly improving pegging of the St. Louis lad. Other results were: Creed Lail, Portland, beat Joe Padilla, Los Angeles, 3 out of 4. Alton Darne, Washington, beat James Beverlin, Philadelphia, 3 out of. 4. Walter Pate, Chicago, the one colored boy left in the tournament, beat Roy Bocorcelski, Cleveland, 3 out of 5. Curtis Darnell, Houston, Texas, beat Ray Smith, Memphis, 3 straight. Lloyd Williamson, Tacoma, beat John Naves, Sacramento, 3 out of 5. Evansville Boy Wins Marvin Tilfor, Evansville, beat Charles Citva, Des Moines, 3 straight. Hariam McCoy, Columbus beat Isadore Freed, 3 out of 5. Eugene Lewell, Allentown beat Dave Lanltam, Cincinnati, three straight. Morris Goldfarb, Ft. Worth beat Elder Relk, Covington, Ky„ 3 out of 4. This ended the second round. The third round began with winners in the second competing fop sectional championships. Coue Disciple Wins Sam Schneider, the Coue disciple, kept up his winning streak and beat, Marvin Tilfor of Evansville, 4 out of b, for the ,Central States championship. Eugene Lewell, Allentown, won the eastern championship by defekting Alton Darn, Washington, 3 out of 5. The northern title went to Harlan McCoy, Columbus, when he trimmed Walter Pate, Chicago’s dusky entry, 3 out of 6. Lloyd Williamson, Tacoma, took thrf Pacific Coast croton by beating Creed Lail, Portland, tnree straight. The ■southern championship went to Morris Goldfarb, of Ft. Worth, who beat Curtis Darnell of Houston, 3 out of 4. COURTS SPEED CASES Supreme and Appellate Benches Close May Term Friday. More than thirty cases .pending in the State Supreme and Appellate courts have been disposed of in the lasi two days in preparation for the end of the May session Friday. Since Monday the Appellate Court has taken care of nineteen cases and the Supreme Court has disposed of twelve. The next session begins the first Monday in October.

Persistent Bv United Press . NOME, Alaska, June 27. —Capt. Raold Amundsen and Lieut. Oskar OhmdahJ have not yet abandoned their plans to fly over the North Pole from Wainwright Inlet, Alaska, to Spitzenbergen. This was the word brought, here by E. P. Kasson, dog sled driver, the first man to reach , the outside world from the headquarters of the explorers’ party at Wainwright Inlet.

‘Nameless, ’ Queen of Dog Pound, Refuses to Leave for Any Home

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“Life at the city dog pound Is a lot better than most dogs think It Is,” “Nameless,” % poodle, wigwagged with her tall as Dr. Elizabeth Conger, poundmaster, told how all efforts to drive the dog away have failed. She has had numerous chances to go to good homes, but prefers to remain In her pen, at 4400 Pen-

GRONINGER SEEKS $5,000,900 SLICE IN WATER VALUATION Corporation Counsel and Accountant Confer on Means of Obtaining Lower Basis for Rate Making Purposes—Rely on Precedent.

An effort will ||e made by the city in combating the Indianapolis Water Company’s petition for higher rates before the public service commission to cut the valuation of the company from set by the commission as 1 a basis for issuing securities, to approximately $11,500,000 as a fair value for rate making purposes, CorGIfDEFEm MANAGER PLAN Johnson Remains at Helm of Municipal Government, Bu United Press keep Jts municipal form of government as a result of Tuesday’s election in which a proposal to change to the “city manager’’ plan was defeated, 2 to 1, according to returns today. Mayor R. O. Johnsoff. convicted in Federal District Court at Indianapolis, on a charge of violating the prohibition laws, remains at the head of the city government.' The movement to adopt the city manager form of government, was sjjonsored by a special committee appointed at a public meeting after the conviction of Gary officials at Indianapolis. CHURCH ISSUES TAKEN - UP BY EXECUTIVE BOARD Disciple® Committee Makes Plans for International Meet. The executive committee of the educational board of the Disciples Church met today at the Claypool to discuss issues coming before the next international convention. H. O. Pritchard, general secretary; G. I. Hoover, promotional secretary, and J. C- Todd, 'university secretary, were present. Members of the executive committee are A. D. Harmon, Kentucky; E. F. Snavely,' Nebraska; J. D. Edwards, Mossure; T. G. Howe, Indiana; Mrs Ida W. Harlson, Kentucky; Miner Lee Bates, Ohio; Mrs. Maude Lucas Rumpler, Indiana; Stephen E. Fisher, , IlUnols^uid

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(fleton pike, sleep |md “live on the city,” Dr. Conger said. “Nameless,” with the exception of "Lucy,” a Boston bull, which has been at the pound since Dr- Conger took charge of it flve'xyears ago, is the only dog that will return, once she gets out. Half an hour is the longest time she has been away from the pound In the three months she has been there.

poratlon Counsel Taylor E. Grcninger said today in conference with Benjamin Perk, utility accountant employed by the city. Groninger and Perk spent the morning discussing means of cutting the valuation and decided that sll,500,000 would still give the company a Valuation upon which a return of 7 per cenL. would be realized at the present rates. Items Picked for Attack Items in the commission's security valuation to be attacked as unsuitable for rate-making purposes are to be going value, early loses sustained by the'company in building its business and structural overhead, Groninger said. Groninger explained that these items alone amounted to $3,316,000, and cited three cases in which the commission has held such items unsuitable for inclusion in a rate-mak-ing valuation. * "There is no reasons why these ‘engineer’s dream’ values should be included and we will make an attempt to break them down and base our attempt upon the decision of the commission in other cases,” Groninger said. Figure on Deductions Groninger explained that the valuation of $11,500,000 was arrived at by taking the taxation value of $12,085,000 less the non-operative property. % Perk, who has been checking up cn the company’s financial history, said that he would have a complete report leady in a few days. He is going-over each valuation Item. Hearing before the public service commission is set for July IS. ALLEGED DESERTER TO FACE GIRL’S CHARGE Man Will Be Arraigned in Court in Whii e Slavery Probe. Bv United Press KENDALLVILLE, Ind., June 27. After eluding authorities for four weeks, Merle Eichman, 22, alleged Army deserter wanted for forgery and now facing charge of white slavery* was arrested at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Selesta Eichman, today. At Windsor, Canada, he me* Helen Delong, 18, and induced her to leave home. Posing as man and wife the couple arrived at the aunt’s home Tuesday night. Arrest followed shortly after their arrival. The girl is being held as a witness and awaiting word from her parents in Toronto. Eichman will be arraigned In city court late today.

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Homer Elliott, U. S, District Attorney, Intimates Government May Look for Evidence of Conspiracy in Madison County Following Arraignments Here. Anderson probably will be the next Hoosier city to feel the heavy hand of Uncle Sam. A sweeping investigation of liquor law violations in the Madison county seat was threatened by Homer Elliott, United States district attorney today. * The statement was made following a raid by Federal prohibition agents on the Norton Brewery at Anderson recently and after the arraignment of twenty-two owners and operators of “soft” drink parlors in-An-derson in Federal Court today.

“The fact that there have been wholesale liquor law violations at Anderson,” felliott said, “and that a number of the defendants have been convicted several times would indicate that there is a conspiracy on in Anderson. If the Government is to be put to the trouble and expense of trying all cases, it had just as well group the defendants with such other guilty persons as an investigation will reveal and give the town one good cleaning up in a case where the punishment shall be adequate to the offense.” Want Trials Delayed Jail as a winter resort may not lank with southern California or Havana, but It beats jail as a summer resort by a wide margin. This was the opinion of several of the defendants when arraigned. Twenty-two residents of Anderson and vicinity and two of Jeffersonville charged with selling intoxicating liquor and maintaining nuisances under the Volstead act pleaded not guilty. Their cases- were put over until fall. jSome of them told the court they did not want trials until then "because they did not want ter face the lock-up in hot weather. Jeffersonville Men Involved Those arraigned were Floyd Phipps and Isaac G. Phipps, both of Jeffersonville; Vernon Hiles, Wilfred Clemens, Jeff Brooks, Fred R. Brown, James Pierce, John Butler, Lige Northcott, Frank Peters, Michael Tobin; Dave Kindoff, Lee Halmadge, D. S. Galbraith, Speck Carpenter, Tom Dunn, Harry Rosenfield, Lester Brooks, Herchel C. Fesler, Frank Milcher, James Goff and Albert Abel, all of Anderson, and Squire Palmer and Earl Hoel, both of Evansville.

AUTOISTS INDICTED BY GRAND JURY Failure to Stop After Accidents Alleged, Failure to stop after hitting pedestrians is charged in two indictments returned today by the county grand jury in their final report for the January term. Delbert Willham, 450 Parkway Blvd., is held under SI,OOO bond on charges that he failed to give name or license number after running his car into Walter Priller, 34, Karcher St„ April 2. Talpa Tuck, 712 N. Senate Ave., is held under similar bond on a like' charge. It is alleged he struck J. H. Dugdale, 2723 Shriver Ave., May 25. John Johnson, colored, 412 Blackford St., was Indicted on a chkrge of attempting to murder Wiley Wilkes, colored, 418 N. Senate Ave., with a razor, May 16. Georgia Talley, in jail, was indicted on similar charges arising trom alleged use of a knife on James Blackwell, 1420 Brooker St., May 3. Earnest J. Suffel, 114 N. Riley Ave., was charged with forgery, embezzlehent and grand larceny. Minneapolis Paper Sold By United P'reas *• MINNEAPOLIS. June 27.—The Minnesota Tribune Company, publishers of the Minneapolis Morning, Evening and Sunday Tribune, today purchased the circulation and good will of the Minneapolis Daily News, recently owned by the Perry-Lloyd Jones newspapers.

STATE CANNOT PAY ITS $3,500,000 DEBT Amount Due on Bank Notes and Loans From Various Funds i Deferred Six Months,

Burden of immediate payment of $3,500,000 in debts, due today, against the State general fund, half payable to banks and the remainder to other State funds, has been relieved with announcement of the State finance board that six-months extension will be obtained on the various indebtednesses. Extensions of terms on the notes will be sought from the banks and officials will arrange for sums due other State funds. The State owes $1,750,000 to various banks, $1,450,000 to the State highway fund and $300,000 to the State auto theft fund. Books in the office of Robert Bracken, State auditor, shows a total indebtedness of $5,090,000 against the general fund. In order to replenish the general fund and operate several State institutions $250,000 was transferred

Forecast ** UNSETTLED and cooler tonight and Thursday. Probably thunder showers.

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HUNT ASKED FOR $50,000 IN COUNTY FUNDS, SAYS SIPE Ex-County Clerk Tells of Option Held —Evans Opens for State. “On Sept. 17, 1921, Hunt and Latta came to me and said: ‘We have an option on the Indiana National Life Insurance Company and want to buy it. We need $50,000 right away,’ ” testified Richard V. Sipe, former county clerk, In the trial today of Edwin A. Hunt, 3939 Washington Blvd., In Criminal Court on charges of conspiring with Will H. Latta, attorney, and Sipe to embezzle county funds. ‘I told them I didn’t have $50,000, and Hunt said: ‘Take it out of some fund,’ " Sipe testified. The defaulting clerk gave Hunt a check for SIO,OOO and securities valued at $32,000. he said. In his opening statement. Prose-' cutor William P. Evans told the jury that his evidence would show that State bank examiners, on Sept 16, ordered Hunt and Latta, then directors of the Aetna Savings and Trust Company, to replace non-bankable securities held by the company with good on^s. “My evidence will show that they got the money from Sipe by a promise to give It back soon, and then let him whistle for his money,” said Evans. “With the money they'got from him they made the Aetna solid.” Sipe said he had known Hunt since 1910 in a “business way.” He was brought to Indianapolis from Michigan City where he is serving a two to fourteen-year sentence on his plea of guilty to charges of embezzling $143,000 of county funds to testify against Hunt. The former clerk resumed the stand at 1:30 this afternoon. A jury was obtained this morning after a day and a half of questioning of talesmen. MT.ETNACREST SPLITBY BLAST New Lava Flows Are Pouring From Crevice. By United Press CANTANIA, June 27.—A violent explosion occurred in the central crater of Mt. Etna today, rending the volcano’s crest In a southerly direction. It Is feared the observatory from which Etna’s latest manifestations were being observed was toppled into a newly gaping crevice where new lava flows are pouring at the greatest speed yet attained by the volcano. Believed about to slump back Into a troubled slumber state, Etna now is smoking. A great cloud of ashes is being spouted over the southern side of the volncano.

from the benevolent fund. The board late today was to' consider transfer of $500,000 from the same fund for immediate uses. The general fund has an indebtedness of $340,000 to the Purdue endowment fund, discussion of which probably will be deferred until the payment becomes due in October. In addition to present indebtednesses of the fund it suffered a heavy setback recently when the State board of agriculture dodged payment of about $400,000, due on an old loan. The finance board has added the Citizens’ State Bank of Hammond, the Guardian State Bank of Indianapolis and the State Exchange Bank of Culver to the list of State deposit ones. Governor McCray, State Auditor Robert Bracken, and State Treasurer Ora Davies constitute the board. *