Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 84, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 August 1923 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 84

SCHOOL FIGHT PLANS LAID

CITY TO ASK SI,OOO FOR USE IN RATE WAR Groninger Has Ordinance Providing for Employment of Experts in Phone Fight Prepared for Pres-v----entation to Council Monday, CONTROLLER HOGUE SAYS MONEY AVAILABLE Civic Clubs Promise to Arcuse Public Sentiment for Action Against Increases —Other Indiana Cities to Cooperate, An appropriation of SI,OOO for the employment by the city of experts to fight telephone rate increases will be asked of the city council next Monday night. -

EX-JUDGE URGED AS SUCCESSOR 10 BLESSING’S PLACE Effort Made to Convince Governor That Eberhart Is Eligible, V Republican friends of George M. Eberhart of Huntington, former Huntington County Circuit judge, were trying today to convince Governor McCray that Eberhart is eligible to appointment on the public service commission to succeed Edgar Blessing, who it has been indicated, will resign soon. Eberhart, former prosecuting attorney of Huntington County, was elected to the judgeship in 1918, but resigned last year, two years before the completion of his term. The statutes hold that no judge is eligible to appointment to a public office, excepting judicial positions, for which remuneration is offered, even though h* may resign prior to the completion of his term. Eberhart’s friends, it is understood, have tried to persuade Governor McCray to make the appointment on the ground that membership on the public service commission Is judicial. An informal opinion on the question was rendered some time ago by the attorney general, holding that public serv ice commissioners are “not judicial.” This opinion practically would eliminate Eberhart’s chances for appointment. Governor McCray has shown an Inclination to adhere to the opinion and has declined to express his Intentions until Blessing has made it officially known that he is to resign. ~ Eberhadt, prdminent in Huntington politics, was at one time offered the pbsltion of district attorney for Indiana. He declined the offei. Among local persons who are favoring Eberbart’s appointment is the managing editor of an afternoon publication, who conferred with McCray today. MISSING MAN IS LOCATED Tayne Wires Relatives He Was Locked Up in Box Car. Police abandoned the search for Fred Payne. 27, 2323 Haynes St., reported to them as migsing from his home Friday when a call ume to headquarters from Payne’s brother-in-law. Melvin De ftruler, 1320 W. Twenty-Fifth St., stating that word had been received from the missing man, who is in Hammond. Ind. According to De Bruler, Payne left bis home telling his wife he was going to deliver an automobile. The wire from him states that he waa locked in a box car here and was unable to gain his freedom until the car was opened In that city. De Bruler told-Sergeant Wllkerson that he could not figure how Payne get Into the box car.

SHANK PUTS POPE ON STABBING CASE \- • , Mayor’s Personal Detective Understood to Be Looking Over * Technical High Records,

Mayor Shank today assigned his personal detective, Capt. Roy Pope, to the Investigation of the murder of Robert Watson, 19, of 215 N. Richland St., by an unknown assailant with a dagger Thursday. Pope is understood to be looking through pictures of graduates and records |at technical High School where Watson graduated last spring. Just after he was stabbed in the rear of 221 N. Richland St., Watson told police he did not know the name of the man who attacked him, but he had known him as a student at Tech and thought he graduated in 1920 or 1921. At the city hall it was said the mayor was dissatisfied with the work

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Taylor E. Groninger, corporation counsel, instructed W. T. Bailey, assistant city attorney, to draft the ordinance. Joseph L. Hogue, city contWller, said it probably will be necessary to make a transfe* of funds, but that the money will be available. John E. King, president of the council, said he believed the ordinance would be passed. The telephone case Is now in Federal Court, where the Indiana Bell Telephone Company is asking for an Injunction to prevent the public service commission from interfering with present rates charged under a restraining order issued Wednesday in Chicago. . Other cities will cooperate with Indianapolis in fighting the increase. The Federation of Community Civic Clubs is entirely opposed to any in? crease in telephone rates, said Edward O. Snethen, president of the Federation, today, following a conference of the executive officers and utilities committee of the organization Friday night. To Arouse Public Opinion The Federation will lend any eP fort that will lower the rates, Snethen said. Public opinion will be aroused to show that the citizens of Indianapolis are opposed to an Increase, he said. Many civic club members have Informed Snethen they will immediately remove their phones. Governor McCray was commended for assigning U. S. Lesh, attorney general, to represent and defend the public service commission in thp court action brought by the telephone company. Mayor Shank and John MeCardie, president of the public service commission, were also praised for their actions in the fight. TWO SNIPS LOST IN WILD TYPHOON Entire Crew of Steamer Loonsang Is Missing. By sassed Press HONGKONG, Aug. 18.—The wildest twphoon in the history of Hongkong Bay was abating here tonight as authorities checked damaged shipping to ascertain the extent of the disaster. Available reports indicate only two ships have been sunk, the British submarine L-9 and the steamer Loonsang. Many small boats were destroyed, and it was feared the total of the death toll would be high. Late reports said all members of the submarine’s crew were saved, but that the entire crew of the Loonsang was missing and probably all were droyned. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 58 10 a. m ?5 7 a. m 65 11 a. m 78 8 a. m 69 12 (noon' 78 9 a. m........ 76 1 p. m.BO,

the detective department is doing on the case and decided to “speed things up." , Pope also will investigate a rumor that the. suspect was a standholder at the city market several months ago. Search for the man who stabbed Watson was started today in Terre Haute. A long-distance telephone call from Postmaster Rowland Graw, at Oxford, Ind., to the Indianapolis detective department late Friday furnished the new clew. Watson died at the City Hospital, saying he did not know the name of his assailant. Graw said he and his wife were riding in their automobile on the Na(Continued on Page 11)

Make-Shift School Buildings Are ‘Awful Cold in Winter,’ Says Child

'We Got Cold Sitting- in Our Seats,’ Adds Another Pupil. ii r-p IAT house is awful cold In i the winter.” Helen Warren. scribing the abandoned house at Bloomington and Market Sts., in which she Is forced to attend school. Helen lives with her aunt, Airs. Arnest Neese, 1443 W. Mcirket St. The old house is one of several used In connection with School No. 16. It is one of the shacks the school board hopes to replace with a modern building. Fourteen remonstrators are objecting to the sale of bonds to pay for this and other buildings. "Sometimes it is terribly smoky," added Anna Mae Neese,, 7, daughter of Mrs. Neese. “Last winter the Janitor had to open the windows in the middle of the winter to let the smoke out.” Mrs. Neese said the janitor was firing the little stove with which an effort is made to hefft the building and that the stove smoked. “The wind blows under Lhe floor and we get cold sitting in our seats.” Anna aded. One room of the old house measures 12 feet by 15 feet. In that spao are crowded desks for twenty pupils. Hearing on the remonstrance against the bond issue will be held before the State tax board at the Statehouse. Aug. 22. Parents of school children will have an opportunity to state their case.

STOCKHOLDERS 10 REPORT HOLDINGS Protective Committee at Columbus Active. Ail stockholders of the R. L. Dollings Company and of subsidiary companies have been asked in a letter \ sent out by the Dollings Stockholders’ Protective Committee, 205 Martin Bldg., Ohio, to inform the committee'-concerning the number of shares they hold and the circumtances surrounding the purchase of the stock. The committee announced it is urging the appointmept of receivers who will have the interest of the stockholder in mind, opposing the appointment of receivers where none are necessary, urging the lifting of receiverships where companies are operating on a sound basis, taking legal action In cases of misrepresentation, submitting to stockholders plans of reorganization, and keeping stockholders informed of developments. PAN CAMP GARRIES ON FATHER’S 108 Son of Dead Man Head of Company, Raymond P. Van/Camp has been elected president of the Van Camp Hardware & Iron Cos., to succeed his father, Cortland Van Camp, who died Aug. 7. Besides the new president, the executive staff consists of E. Van Carrqg Martindale, vice president; C. J. Prentiss, vice president and supervisor of the purchasing department; C. B. Cretz, vice president and general sales manager; A. B. Caldwell, secretary and treasurer, and G. E. Varney, assistant secretary and treasurer. A statement from the company says: “The progressive methods and business policies pursued in the past, to which the company owes its present., enviable position in the mercantileworld, will be continued.”

TROUBLE IS FEARED OVER KLAN FEELING Steubenville s ( 0.) Citizens Carry Report to Governor, By United Press COLUMBUS, Aug. 18. Feeling growing out of recent rioting between residents and members of the KuKiux Rian in Steubenville is tense, a committee of twenty Steubenville citzens reported to Governor Uonahey today. There is grave danger of further trouble, <he Governor was told. Hardware stores in .Steubenville have had a heavy sale on firearms and ammunition and the delegates pressed the fear that any further outbreaks would be accompanied by bioodahedL

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, AUO. 18, 1923

. Z SHANK PROPOSES ! ' BUYING BREWERY; " Mayor Shank today started a move dp f *r city purchase .if the property of ”* the Indianapolis Brewing Company, ; ’ w i.n MeCan >;. *f New Jersey Sts., for use as municipal + . * garage and storage house. - >w' In conference with John F. Walker. 8 , - superintendent of street cleaning, and--John Elliott, city engineer, today he/ | pointed out the vnlue of combining v . ' \ 1 the city barns, now at 1134 Shelby fit.. ! v - with the proposed garage and repair , S''V shop by the military board at Ken- ” tucky Ave. an ! White River. • _ */•*£s§&>***

SHANK PROPOSES BUYING BREWERY FOR CITY YARDS Civic League Opposed to Kentucky Ave. Garage Site. Mayor Shank today started a move f >r city purchase of the property of the Indianapolis Brewing Company, .on McCarty St„ between Alabamajuict New Jersey Sts., for use as municipal garage end storage house. - In conference with John F. Walker, superintendent of street cleaning, and John Elliott, city engineer, today he pointed out the value of combining the city barns,-now at 1134 Shelby St., with the proposed garage and repair shop by the sanitary board at Kentucky Ave. ani White River. Resident of West. Indianapolis have protested against erection of the garage. Seven acres are owned by the city, bat citizens want the ground used for park purposes. Albert Lie tier, president of the Indianapolis Brewing Company, has been in conference with the mayor over the sale of their property, but Shank today no offer had been made. “I believe we can buy that property cheaper than we can erect any new building and we’ll have room to take care of future growth of the city. The location is ideal, and it will not require much work to put it in shape,” the mayor said. Mayor Shank said he ‘believed the city could be saved SIOO,OOO in establishment of a-.centralized garage. A sanitary commissioner pointed out that the board proposed to use only three of the seven acres available leaving four acres for park purposes. He stated that the border of the three acres required for the use of the commission would he fully screened wtth shrubbery along Kentucky Ave., and tl\£ park site.

RUMOR OF UPRISING IS UNVERIFIED AT CAPITAL Declared 17 Marines Killed in Santo Domingo. liu United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—Navy Department pfficials, while awaiting replies to cabled Inquiries today, expressed. disbelief in reports that 17 marines had been killed In an uprising in Santo Domingo. Miss Wills Wins By U nited Press FOREST Hills, N. Y„ Aug. 18.—Miss Helen Wills, Pacific coast net star, defeated Mrs. Molla Mallory, champion, here today, and won the American Womens’ tennis championship.

EWALD O. STIEHM, - I. U. COACH, DIES " - r~ : Former .Football Mentor Succumbs to Cancer of Stomach at Home in Bloomington,

l}y United Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Aug. 18.— Ewald O. Stiehm, formerly athletic director of Indiana University, who has been 111 for several years with chronic stomach trouble, died this morning at his hi me here of cancer of the stomach. Stiehm last year was forced to give up ))is active coaching duties at I. U. because of Illness when he went to the

ABOVE—-BUIEDING AT BLOOMINGTON AND MARKET STS., USED FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES. BELOW—MAE NEESE (LEFT) AND HELEN LOUIS WARREN. WHO ARE FORCED TO ATTEND SCHOOL IN THIS - BUILDING. V

GOLF CHAMP FILES .ALIENATION SUIT - - William H. Reed Asks for SIOO,OGQ Judgment Against . Edward W, Zaiser, Alleging f+e Took Wife's Affections, /

Alleging that his home was broken up through Alienation of his wife's affections, William H. Reed, 37, of 1602 Spann Ave., today filed suit for SIOO,OOO damages from Edward W. Zalser, >3. of 3945 College Ave. Reed Is city golf champion and champion of the Riverside Golf Club. Zalser is president of the American Finance Company and a member of the New Highland Golf and Country Club. Zalser first met the then Mrs. Mary L. Reed, now Mrs. Zaiser, in 1918. Reed charges in his suit, which is being handled by Attorney George Young. From that moment on he pursued her, Reed alleges, with expensive gifts and attentions and In clandestine meetings. Finally Zaiser persuaded Mrs. Reed to file suit for divorce, Reed charges, which she did April 28, allegelng that her husband neglected her and their son, Billy. Jr., to play golf excessively. Reed Has Son Expenses of the divorce suit were met by Zaiser, the golf champion states, and 'the decree was granted by Judge James M. Leathers on~lVlay 10. Reed, a department manager for the Standard Oil Company here, has custody of Billy Jr. "My divorced wife ahd Zaiser were married within less than a month, on June 7.” Reed said, s “Then they left on a honeymoon tour of the East, and

Mayo Brothers’ sanitarium for treatment. He was a noted athlete during his student days at Wisconsin and since his graduation has been in the coaching game. He made quite a reputation at Nebraska and was secured by Indiana U. some years ago to take charge of athletics. Because of his bad health he had to give up his post this year and he was succeeded by Zora Clevenger.

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went to Bermuda. My a.torney has had the suit ready to file for six weeks?tut we waited until their return, fearing that Zaiser would refuse to put himself In the power of the local courts.” Attorney Young went with a deputy sheriff early this morning to Zaiser’s home and saw that personal service of the subpoena was made. Student at Butler "Mrs. Zaiser was a student of Butler University during the second semester las* winter.’ said Reed. "Zaiser paid her hills, as h“s pai-. her rent at the Seville and Graylyn Apts, before' - their marriage.” “That divorce charge she filed; against me was pure bunk,” said Reed. "Why she used to be proud of my little ability, and encouraged me todo my best. Then she left me for a man who has been married three times before.” Zaiser was married when he first met Mrs. Reed, but has since been divorced. Mr. and Mrs. Zaiser could not. tie reached, but the charges were denied on their behalf.

FOUR KILLED AS' TRAINHITS AUTO One Seriously Injured in Crash Near Marqfuette, Mich, By United Press MARQUETTE. Mich., Aug. 18.— Four persons wee® killed and one seriously injured when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul train near here last night. The Miss Eita Knom, Iron River, , William Ruwick, Crystal Falls, Mich. Miss Hinda Ruwick, Crystal Falls, Mich. Miss Lenore Kline. Detroit. Bernle Bernstein, Jron River, A In a critical condition.

Commissioners Gather Ammunition With Which to Attack Remonstrance Against Building Bond Issue . / Before Tax Board, ! HEARING AT STATEHOUSE AT 9 A. M. WEDNESDAY Parents Lend Moral Support for New Quarters as Education Heads Are Forced to Arrange Makeshifts for Next Term. , Attorneys for and members of the board of school commissioners today were completing the gathering of ammunition with which to attack the remonstrance against the $1,650,000 school building bond issue before the State board of tax at 9 a. m. next Wednesday at the Statehouse.

Parents throughout the city, aroused by the attempt of the remonstrators to block the program which will give 5.000 children decent places in which to go to -school Instead of makeshift quarters such as basemetft rooms, church auditoriums, portables and abandoned houses, will lend 'their moral support. Many plan to attend the hearing. To Care for Overflow When the State tax board opens Its hearing on the remonstrance, school employes will be busymaking arrangements to care for the 5,000 and more school children for whom there is no room in permanent buildings. It Is estimated that more than 52,000 pupils will he enrolled in school next month. Os this number approximately 10 pdf cent must b cared for in makeshift structures, made necessary by the action of the tax board two years ago when it brought school building operations to a halt In Indlnaapolis by refusing to approve a bond issue for four new- buildings. Since that time no regular grade or high school construction has been started. School Board Halted The last attempt of the school board to renew the drive to get the children out of portables, the modern prototype of the almost obsolete “lit- # * red schoolhousa” of pioneer days, ivas halted recently' when the femonstraoce with fourteen signatures was filed. According to George H. Rickes, superintendent of buildings and grounds, about 160 class rooms will be located in temporary and structures not intended for school use when school opens next month. These rooms are located as follows: 103 portables, three churches, four rooms on third floors and ten in basement* of schoolhouses. Many' of the portables contain two class rooms. With the school population of the city increasing at the rate of 1,200 to 1,500 a year, the housing situation will become hopeless the tax board permits the issuance of bonds for the erection of new buildings, school officials insist.

RIOTS CONTINUE OVERGERMANY Three Communists Killed in Clash at Datteln. By United Press LONDON, Aug. 18. —Three / commttnists were killed and eight wounded seriously in a clash between reds and police in Datteln, West Phalia; today, according to a Central News dispatch from Berlin. The rioting occurred when poliqe attempted up k communist mass meeting, called In defiance of pd lice orders to protest against arrest of the red leaders as result of yesterday’s outbreaks. Strong police detachments werj patrolling the street9yof Datteln lo prevent renewed disorders. Couple Held in Kokomo Sidney Hyman. 34, and his wifd, Gertrude, 37. arrested here on charges of being fugitives, are in Kokomo, Ind., where it was said * charges of grand larceny will be placet against them In connection with the theft of a diamond ring.

FIGHTER’S ‘GIMME’ GETS NO RESPONSE Sheriff and Principals of Firpo 'Boxing Exhibition' Looking for Promoter —Downey in Hospital,

Si, no tenemos el dinero! Meaning in the lingo of the “wild bull of the Pampas, Yes. we didn't get the cash.” That is, they, the "wild bull’ and his manager, jiidn't get all of It. The former waiter in a drug store and nW fighter premier of the Republic of Argentine, waits patiently in a room ''at the Oaypool for the missing half of his stipend. Didn’t he wallop Joe Downey at the Hoosier Motor Speedway Friday night with gloves as big as pillow's. And isn’t Downey now in the hospital? His manager will say so. There isn’t any questjpn > about where Downey is. H# taxied away from the arena in an ambulance be-

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FRANCE IS WILLING TO COT DEBT IF ALLIES! SAME Poincare Note Makes Slight Concession —Firm on. Ruhr Policy, By Untied Press PARIS, Aug. 17. —Premier Poln* care’s reply to the British reparation* note will agree to cancel a part of the German debt to this country, if an equivalent amount of inter-allied debta are canceled, It was undestood today. Otherwise France will Insist upon following>out the arrangement of May, 1921, for distribution of reparations. The reply will confirm the French demand for a minimum of twenty-six milliards of gold marks, which would make the total German debt about fifty milliards, after compensation for the reduction In the inter-allied debts. England doubts the legality of Franca-Belgium occupation of the Ruhr, the writer said, while France is so sure of her position that she refuses even to discuss It. England desires evacuation of the occupied territory prior to the entire payment of reparations which France and Belgium refuse. Meantime, there was no indication of a break into the Franco-Belgian solidarity under British pressure. , The minister of finance annffimeed last night after a conference with the director of the Belgian National Bank, France, has agreed in principle* to a loan of 40,000,000 frahes to be raised in the French market for use in bolstering up the Belgian franc.

OVERSEAS WOMEN TO HELP SISTERS Local Organization to Raisa Funds for ‘Buddies/ Amelioration of the conditions of women vCIio did war work overseas and who are not entitled to government compensation or care because their work was independent of government organizations Is the object of a movement to raise in their behalf by Indianapolis Overseas Women. The local organization has named Its fund the Ruth Charlotte Bush Fund li* memory of Ruth Bush Weber of overseas fame. A refreshment stand at Thirtyi Eighth and Meridian Sts. will be opened tonight by the local club. According to Miss Grace Hawk, , an officer here, investigation has shown 584 women on the Pacific coast alone, broken In health and helpless to better their conditions. Among the activities already started by the national movement has been the rescuing of one woman from a county poor farm and the establishment of medical care for a girl who had lost her mind, Miss Hawk said.

longing to an undertaker und a nurse at the Methodist hospital is making out a temperature chart. Bitt Where Is Jack? But where is Jack Druley, the man who promoted the fight and the man. who took in the money? Louis Angel Firpo doesn’t know. Neither does his manager. Neither does Sheriff Snider. They are all looking for him. The sheriff Is talking ’about a warrant. Luis Angel has only a paltry $2,000 to show for his little "boxing exhibition.” It wasn't a prize fight. The sheriff says so. So did the spectators. The contract calls .for four* thousand saxnoleons, coiq of the (Continued on Page Z>

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