Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 82, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 August 1923 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 82

SIGNATURES ON PETITION SCRUTINIZED

Education Board Says Investigation Shows Only One of Fourteen Remonstrators Has Children in Public Schools, B SOLE PARENT DESIRES TO HAVE HIS NAME ERASED Surve) of Records Discloses One Name That of Man Who Lives Outside of City Limits, According to Officials, Fourteen persons, said to be taxpayers, one of whom is not a resident of Indianapolis and only one of whom has children attending public schools, school officials, are holding up the erection of eight new buildings and additions which would get some of the 5,000 pupils now attending school in ’ temporary shacks, makeshift buildings, portables, basement rooms and church auditoriums, into decent, modern fireproof buildings.

State tax board will hear on Aug. 22 objections to and reasons for proposed bond issue for new Indianapolis school buildings and additions.

VICTIMS OF MINE BUST WILT BE BURIEDTOGETHER Community Grave .Will Hold Ninety-Six Bodies of Workers. By United Prete KEMMERER. Wyo., Aug. 16. Ninety-six bodies had been removed from mine number 2 of the Kemmerer Mining Company, when rescue was resumed today. Authorities believed three more were in the mine. Efforts of relief organizations to assist In caring for the bereaved and homeless were steadfastly thwarted by word from the citizens of Kemratrer that they had sufficient with which to bury the victims and to care for their living dependents. As the first hour of grief passed, eyes were dried of their tears and the little town again faced the future. The crowd of mourning relatives which plunged through the cordon of guards seeking to identify the dead, prepared for a community burial, at which all the charred bodies will be laid at rest in a common grave. The accident Tuesday night may never be explained in full, although officials are Investigating in an at tempt to determine the exact cause. During the night it was found the blast manifested freak characteristics. Apparently the explosion took place on the thirtieth level. All men on this level were killed. In the twenty-ninth entry, twenty-six men were rescued alive. Again, on the twenty-seventh level, all perished and their bodies were horribly charred. How the flames shot with such deadly effect through the thirtieth and twenty-sev-enth entries without searing the twen-ty-ninth, Is inexplicable to rescue crews. FARMERS URGED TO~ CUT OPERATING COSTS Board of Trade Head Declares This Will Offer Economic Relief. By United Preee CHICAGO, Aug. 16.—American farmers may obtain relief from their present economic conditions by reducing the operating costs on the farms. President John J. Stream of the Chicago Board of Trade, declared today. Stream replied to farmer representatives that the board stated the cause of price depression in most farm products, the remedy and probable length of present conditions.

CHEAPER GAS HITS RAILWAY COMPANY

Drop in Motor Fuel Means Approximate Annual Loss of SIB,OOO in Street Car Business.

While the motorist rejoices as he cheaply fills up the tank on the ‘‘old bus," low priced gasoline is causing its worries to the Indianapolis Stieet Railway. On the first day of the cheaper HOURLY TEMPERATURE 7 a. m 66 11 a. m 64 8 a. m. 64 11 a. m 64 9 a. 62 12 (noon) 65 10 a. d1....... 63 1 p. m 68

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These fourteen signed a remonstrance against the issuance of $1,650,000 worth of bonds for the erection of new buildings and as a result there will be no relief of the overcrowded conditions of the public schools until after the whole matter has been thrashed out before the State board of tax commissioners. Hearing on the remonstrance has been set for Aug. 22. The one signer of the remonstrance who has children attending public school, Otto Graf, jeweler, 44 N. Delaware St., announced the day following the filing of the remonstrance that he to have his name withdrawn. This, school officials say leaves the blocking of the building up to thirteen persons, none of whom have children in school. One of the thirteen, Lewis A. McCammon, Arlington Ave. and Thirty-Fourth St., lives outside the city, they say. Investigation of the records of the school board show the following facts as to signers of the remonstrance, Richard O. Johnson, business director of the school board, said today*; Edson T. Wood, 48, N. Delaware j St., two sons, one born in 1903, the j other in 1899. Belle Baldwin Wood, wife of Edson T. Wood. Gaylord A. Wood, son of Edson T. Wood. Bert Bacon, 48 N. Delaware St., daughter born in 1897. Willis P. Maine, 44 N. Delaware St., no record of children. Otto Cffaf, 44 N. Delaware St., two children in school. Announced desire to have name taken off' the remonstrance. John G. McCullough, 106 N. Delaware St., one daughter born 1904, not in public school. Herbert G. Heckman, 106 N Delaware St., no record. Edward F. Keller, 106 N Delaware St., no record. Frank L. Thomas, Union Trust Company, daughter bom 1900, soq born 1903. L. M. Reed, 311 N. Audubon Rd., no record. Joseph A. Carr, 5702 E. Michigan St., no record. Joseph A. Miont, 1701 or 1901 E. Forty-Fourth St., name not In directory. Lewis A. McCammon, Arlington Ave., and Thirty-Fourth St., out of city limits.

HOLD-UP BANDIT STEALSMACMNE Masked Man Takes Auto at Point of Revolver, A masked bandit held up Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hough, 728 N. Pershing Ave., took their automobile and drove away. Sheriff Snider and police are searching for the car. Hough was driving on the Lafayette pike near Bear pike, seven miles northwest of the city, Friday night when a masked bandit forced him to stop his car. The bandit pointed a revolver at Hough and forced him and his wife to get out of the car. The robber took the car in the direction of Indianapolis. The automobile was a touring car with license 38101. A passing motorist took Mr. and Mrs. Hough home. Brewer Greaeon, 834 Blaine Ave., said a thief took a tire valued at sls from his automobile.

gasoline, officials of the street car company estimated a revenue decrease of SSO. Continuance of this one year would mean a total loss of approximately SIB,OOO. “Anything that cheapens automobile transportation hurts the street car company,” said Dr. Henry Jameson, president of directors today. “We’re operating on such a basts that we feei any drop In daily receipts.”

SCORESARRESTED ’AS COMMUNISTS RIOT IN MANY Reichstag Backs Aggressive Policies of New Stresemann Regime, By United Preen BERLIN, Aug. 16,—One man was killed and twelve Communists and sixty-five monarchists arrested today as a result of the bitter rioting in Arnstadt, w,ien monarchists attempted to prevent printing of a Communist newspaper. Other minor disorders were reported from many districts, but on the whole the internal situation Beerned to be clearing as Chancellor Strescmann's new government began in earnest its work of pacifying the repub lie and building up its defenses against France. Backing aggressive policies of the Stresemann administration. the Reichstag today authorized the government to confiscate foreign currencies extant In Germany if the projected national loan of 200,000,000 gold marks (about $40,000,000) is not subscribed. Will Compel Support It is hoped this plan will compel industrials and exporters to support the loan, which is imperative if the German budget is to be balanced. The new government is tafckllng its Job with bare knuckles, announcing the first effective post-war tax program. Taxes are now an average of 400 times their 1922 figure, with an additional assessment for passive resistance in the Ruhr. The new income tax is 1,200 times the previous figure, and is practically confiscatory of large incomes. Optlgiiam prevails at the manner In which Stresemann is handling the situation. The Socialist newspaper Vorwaertz declares there is noticing to impede negotiations, "even with the French.” Tax Hits Foreigners The new taar law hits Americans and other foreigners with particular force, f Non-residents, sojourning for three months In Germany, will be permitted to leave Germany only after showing a receipt for the new income tax. Dusseldorf dispatches reported the French had prohibited all circulation of street cars, automobiles and other vehicles throughout the Dusseldorf area until further notice. The step was taken in reprisal for anti-French outrages. _ The Communist sections of the metal workers and railway unions issued a proclamation Wednesday appealing to French workers not to permit French troops to intervene against German workers.

Suicide’s Note Is Voice From Dead

A f”"""| S A VOICE from the dead, a message came today from Charles W. Miller, former U. S. district attorney, who committed suicide in a room at the English hotel several months ago. Mrs. W. T. Riley, wife of the hotel manager, found this note in a drawer of the room where the suicide took place. "I am taking the journey, Charles Miller.'’

Helpless The public service commission, which the courts are rapidly making helpless so far as fixing rates is concerned, last year cost the public directly and indirectly $162,482. Os this amount $11,697 was collected in costs from utiliftes and $50,785 was spent out of a direct appropriation.

SCARLET FEVER GERM ISOLATED BY ITALIAN Head of Children’s Clinic in Rome Makes Discovery By United Hexci ROME, Aug. 16.—After reseerchee extending over a period of several years, Prof. G. Di Cristina, director of the Pediatric clinic of Palermo, and Prof. Joseph Caronia, head of the children’s clinic of Rome, have at last succeeded in discovering the pathological germ of scarlet fever, a disease claiming many victims yearly, particularly among children.

New Rates Monthly telephone rates for Indianapolis established by Judge Page’s restraining order are: Business,'unlimited, sl2; business, measured, ninety calls, $5.60; residence, unlimited, individual line, $4.50; residence, twoparty line, $3.50; residence, fourparty line, $2.75; rural business, $3.75; rijral residence, $2.76.

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, AUG. 16, 1923

LOVE LURKS EVEN BEHIND CLOUDS

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By NEA Service OS ANGELES, Aug. 16.—Aerial courtship—but a wedding on earth! ’ \ u__J When an aviator and an aviatrix wed, one might suppose the ceremony would be held in the clouds. But Capt. Cyril Turner. British ace and sky writer, and Andree Pewre, French girl, thought that the ordinary, matter-of-fact, man-of-earth way would do for them. Turner owns her own plane and loves to jaunt around In space. She has an altitude record of 15.000 feet. The romance Started when the young bride met Turner in France. It was there she had learned to fly. An aerial courtship followed—and then, well, they Just simply decldedffo get married while here.

MYSTERY SHROUDS YOUTH’STJTABBING Robert Watson, 19, Near Death Unknown Assailant Escapes From Boy Pursuers,

Robert Watson. 19, of 215 N. Richland St., may die from four stab wounds at the hand of an unknown aagallant today. Covered with blood, the boy walked from the rear of a grocery at 221 N. Richland St., where he was stabbed, to his home, and told hla mother, Mrs. Sarah Watson, what had happened. He was taken to the city hospital. The young man was able to tell police that he was talking with a man, about 20, in a Jocular vein when, without warning, and without any reason of which he knew, the BUILDING BOOM CONTINUES HERE More Permits Issued in July Than in June. Building permits for July show increases over June this year and July, 1922, records at the city building commisisoner’s office showed today. A total of 1,413 permits representing a building value of $2,055,748 were issued for the month compared to 1,396 permits having a value of $1,905,252 In June. Building permits for July, 1922, totaled 1,167. Construction of several business bleaks however sent the total to $3,349,348 for that month, FEWER AUTOS ARE SOLD State Department Reports Decrease In New .Licenses, Nearly 2,000 fewer automobiles were sold in Indiana during July than in the previous month, according to a report made today by H. D. McClelland, manager of the State automobile license department. McClelland’s report shows 9,901 new automobiles sold in July in the State, as against 11,788 sold in June. In Marion County 1,770 were, sold in July, while 1,882 were sold In June.

PARK IS DEDICATED IN HARDING’S HONOR First Permanent Memorial to. Late President Is Named With Solemn Ceremonies.

By United Pree* YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Aug. 16 'With imposing cereiponies which partook much of the character of a solemn memorial, Harding Park, gift of Jacob Kalver, Youngstown business man, to the villagg of Hubbard, Ohio, was dedicated this afternoon. This is the first permanent memorial to be named for the late President since his death. More than 20,000 people attended and a parade of school children, civic societies and Kiwanis clubs from a radius of twenty five miles around opened the ceremonies of the day. 'This park is well dedicated in the namte of President Haxding,” said

man drew & dagger and stabbed him in the right shoulder near the neck Knew Assailant In School As he turned the man sobbed him three times in the back. Watson said he had known his assailant by sight, but not by name, at Technical High School. He said he believed the man graduated from Tech in 1920 or 1921. Watson graduated last spring. The assailant, police were told, was between five feet ten inches and six feet tall, weighed about 150 pounds, had brown hair and wow a blue suit and light cap. Boys Chase Fleeing Man Four boys, playing near-by, saw the assailant running with something “shiny" ln'llis hand. They thought it was a revolver. They chased the man to Mlnkner St., thence south tc Washington St., where they lost him. As the man ran under the elevated tracks near the Duesenberg automobile factory at Washington and Harding Sts., Ray Harris, 127 Mlnkner St., and a molder from the Indianapolis Stove Company tried to stop him. Harris said the man flourished a revolver and commanded them to “stand hack.” They did. Harris told police the molder said h<* knew the man. Police are hunting the molder, whose name Harris did not know. The man ran behind the Dueseq,berg factory and escaped in weeds. C. OF C. GIVES APPROVAL TO SMOKE LAW CHANGE Proposed Amendments Eliminate Advisory Committee. Charles Wells, head of the Chamber of Commerce civic affairs department, today said the chamber’s smoke abatement committee would not object to two proposed amendments to the smoke abatement ordinance, recently approved by the committee. Building Commissioner Franel F. Hamilton and City Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth proposed that the measure be amended to eliminate the provisions permitting smoke to pour from stacks six minutes each hour and calling for an advisory committee of five to aid in administering of the ordinance.

Acting Attorney General Seymdur of Washington, principal speaker, "because of his deep and abiding belief in the necessity of recreation. “Mr. Harding was a man who was willing to work, but he also loved to play. Much as he- loved to play, his untimely death came as a sacrifice to the ceaseless toil demanded by his position.” Mr. Seymour referred also to the evident desire of President Harding to insure recreation for the workers of this counti\ tjjrough urging and securing abolition of the 12-hour day in the steel Industry.

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CITIES UNITE IN FIGHT ON PHONE RATES

TESTIMONY IN INQUEST SHAKES MURDERTHEORY / Witnesses Agre® in Story That Sullivan Fell Out of Boat, Witnesses in the coroner’s inquest today into the death of John Sullivan, 52, of 541 S. West St., whose body was lound lying on a bed in a cottage at Spring Lake, southwest of the city, Wednesday, agreed in their story that Sullivan died from drowning after he had fallen from a boat. Officials had been following the theory he was murdered. Detectives announced charges of vagrancy against Thomas Cahill, 26, of 1459 S. Meridian St., held in the case will be dismissed. Three other men were arrested by detectives, but released after they had testified at the inquest. They are Ed McGinnis, 606 8. West St.; Joe McGlynn, 828 Church St., and Ernest Haupt, 1513 S. Alabama St. Two others, Joe Forestal, 1305 Kentucky Ave., and Earl Duncan, who says he has no address, also testified. Purvis Testifies William Purvis, 1256 Madison Ave., told the coroner he, his brother, Frank P\irvls, a Mrs. Burchman and her cousin rented a cottage at Spring Lake. He said at 1 a. m. Wednesday a man knocked at the door and asked if it was the Ward cottage. He said they told him it was not and he and a number of companions went next door. He said he heard no fight. All s|k of the men who testified agreed that they had a party at the cottage, that they were all drunk and that after the party they started across the lake in a boat. They said Sullivan fell frpm the boat and that Maupt pulled him out of the water. They said they thought he was drunk and that he would shortly recover. The witnesses said they lifted Sullivan on the bed and that because he was heavy and they wanted to lift together they counted "one, two, three," jind on the count of "three” they swung him on the bed. Officials believe this Is the counting reported to have been heard by a witness. Witnesses agreed that they left Sullivan on the bed, believing he would regain consciousness when the effects of the booze wore off. Snider Awaits Inquest Sheriff George Snider and Deputies Snider and Shinn, with Allen Hendricks, Ollie Mays and Ollle Mathews of the Franklin Township Horse Thief Detective Association, found a large quantity of beer ari some white mule in the cottage. The sheriff made no arrests. Snider stated today he was awaiting testimony to be given in the inquest of Coroner Paul F. Robinson before he started action. After an autopsy W. A. Doeppers reported to Coroner Robinson that death was due to drowning. The report.added that/the body contained an excessive amount of liquor and that bruises and cuts on the body probably were caused by efforts of the party to revive him. Campers Make Discovery Sullivan’s body was found Wednesday morning by Wayne Williams, 802% S. West St., and John Ward, 827 S. West St., on a bed in their cottage, when they returned from Indianapolis. They told police they attended a prize fight at Ft. Harrison Tuesday night. Ward and Williams rent two cottages from A. N. Retz, Spring Lake, manager of th<g resort. According to Retz and Williams, the campers told Retz before they left that he could sublet one cottage for the night to the party of two men and two women, of whom it is said Purvis was a member. Retz told Sheriff Snider that he had heard brawls on tfie other side during the summer and neglected to st->p them because he needed the money, the sheriff said

ELDERLY WOMAN STRUM AUTO Accident Occurs at Meridian and Washington Sts. Mrs. Elizabeth Huls, 71, of 249 Eastern Ave., was knocked down by an automobile when alie stepped outside the safety zone gt Meridian and Washington St., after alighting from a streete car today. She was hurt about the head, back and legs. The machine was driven by Stanley Shaw, salesman for the Noiseless Typewriter Company, who lives at the Y. M. C. A. Witnesses said that the machine was going slowly. Mrs. Huls was carried to Crane’s cigar store, S( S. Meridian St., and later a city hospital ambulance removed her to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Claude Jatoson, with whom she resides.

Corporation Counsel Taylor E, Groninger Proposes Twelve Municipalities Affected by Increases Pool Finances to Hire Experts, FORCES RALLY FOR NEW BATTLE IN FEDERAL COURT Judge Page Gives Bell Company Temporary Restraining Order Boosting Local Schedules in Accordance With Original Demand,

THE DIFFERENCE By United Preee SPRINGFIELD, HI., Aug. 16.—A reduction in Chicago Telephone rates, totalling $1,900,000 annually, was ordered today by the Illinois Commerce Commission. The increase in Indiana telephone rates, granted by Chicago Federal Court, will amount to approximately $1,600,000 annually.

Cities of Indiana affected by the increased telephone rates resulting from the temporary restraining order of Fedral Judge George Page in Chicago may appropriate a fund.of approximately SIO,OOO for employment of experts to aid in the fight when the public service commission hears the petition, it was said today.

Taylor E. Groninger, corporation counsel. In a letter to Mayor Eli Seeblrt of South Bend, urged each city offected to appropriate SSOO to SI,OOO. Eleven cities besides Indianapolis are included. Groninger also suggested a mayor’s committee composed of Mayor Shank, I Mayor Quick of Muncle and Mayor Brown of Noblesville, to investigate conditions. An appropriation of SI,OOO will be asked of city council of Indianapolis, Groninger said. Kokomo, Anderson, Shelbyville, Jeffersonville, Newcastle, Bluffton, Vincennes, Peru, Harford City and Muncle are other Indiana cities affected. Groninger said he was sure the city council would appropriate money to carry on the fight just as It opposed increased water rates. Supreme Court If Necessary "The city will flgfvtt this thing through to the Supreme Court If necessary.. Mayo. l Shank said today in referring to the Federal Court restraining order automatically advancing telephone rates in Indianapolis and eleven other Indiana cities. "It Just means that people are getting tired of the public service commission system, and want to get back to the old competitive public utility operation basis. I look for such a ment In two years,” he said. - * “There's no use talking lower taxes and economy if we have men in the Statehouse who want to raise -our water, gas and telephone rates at every chance. "Os course, the public service commission is not responsible for this lat est order, but their high valuations of corporation property is absurd.” * Desk's Aid Sought U. S. Lesh, attorney-general and Groninger also will confer over the portion. Lesh may be asked to aid In the same way he joined In opposing the Injunction granted the Citizens Gas Company In Federal Court. Employment of C. W. Brownell, consulting engineer for Dayton, and Gerald Wagner, consulting engineer for Grand Rapids, to assist in the defense is planned if other cities will cooperate With Indianapolis, Groninger said. “If all these cities help, it will mean little expense for any one city,” he said. "Dayton spent SIOO,OOO in telephone Investigation. 1 am sure our council will back us in this fight.” The rates put in effect by Judge Page's restraining order will mean an

MAYOR ORDERS 19 PHONES REMOVED 'Had Too Many Anyway,’ Declares Shank as He Acts in Retaliation of Rate Increases Granted Company,

Nineteen telephones in the city hall today were ordered removed immediately by the board of works as the first step of the city to fight increased phone rates. Mayor Shank visited all offices in the building and ordered the removals. He had one phone t aken from his own office. "If every public building and manufacturer would follow this plan we would have the telephone company thinking every time they want more money from the public," the mayor said. In a letter to C. H. Rottger, president of the Indiana Bell Company, the following phones were ordered removed: “Too Many," Says Mayor Fire chief’s office, 2 extension phones; chief of fire prevention, 3 extension phones; engineer’s office, 2 extension phones; mayor’s office, 1 straight line phone; board of health, 1 extension phone; board of safety, 1 extension phone; city planning office, 1 extension phone; park board, 3 extension phones; purchasing department, 1 extension phone; superintendent of streets, 1 extei&ion

Forecast CLOUDY and showers tonight and Friday. Not much change in temperature, n

TWO GENTS

Increase of $1,600,000 In Indiana’s annual telephone bill, it was estimated today. The burden will fall heavily on Indianapolis subscribers, as 70,000 of the 170,000 Bell telephone subscribers in Indiana are served through the Indianapolis exchange. Hearing in Forty Days Hearing on the temporary injunction will be the next step In the case. This hearing will be before three Federal judges and must take place in Indiana. It will be held either in Hammond or Indianapolis ''within the next forty days, It was believed. Judge Page's order made the new rates effective immediately. Pending the hearing on temporary Injunction all money collected by the company In excess of rates contained In rise order of the public service commission at Aug. 11 were ordered Impounded in the Fletcher American National Bank. Any portion of the amount not awarded to the company will be returned to the subscribers. This same procedure was followed in the injunction suit of the Citizens Gas Company last year. Gas users received no refund. A. T. and T. Disregarded In making his decision, Judge Page refused to consider arguments of representatives of the commission attacking the contract between the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Indiana Bell Company. It was the commission’s contention that the A. T. and T. received payment far in excess of the value of service given the local company. Page held that the contract could be attacked only on the ground of fraud. No allegation to this effect was made In the commission’s order. Page also upheld the telephone company’s contention that the commission was not Justified In ordering rates which would yield the company 6 per cent when 7 and 8 per cent had been ordered In the cases affecting other utilities. This action was defended by George Barnard, counsel for the commission, on the ground that operating expenses of the telephone company were unusually high. Belief was expressed that the three judges who will hear the case on temporary injunction will be Judge Albert B. Anderson of the local Federal Court, Judge Francis E. Baker of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals and Judge Page.

phone; city controller, 1 extension phone; board of works, 1 extension phone; street cleaning department (barn), 1 straight line phone. “We had too many phones around here anyway," said the mayor. “There's no use of every stenoghapher having a private line. I don't know how much this will save the city, but it will all help." Public Reaction Telephone company officials and members of the public sendee commission today were awaiting the reaction of the public to the increase In rates ordered by the Federal Court at Chicago Wednesday. Following a rate increase, many telephones usually ~are ordered disconnected. When the company was granted an increase some time ago and measured service was instituted, the company was flooded with calls from persons who asked for a change In jelass of service or that their phones be disconnected A The company had received few today, but it was snld there has all been time for pubUs opinion t> itself. S