Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 91, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 August 1923 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 91

MOVING URGE AFFECTS 1,400 FAMILIES A MONTH

By ALLEN WHITE. - M r— ~ ORE than fourteen hundred families are moving in Indianapolis every month. Vans are continually transplanting the “floating population” from one community to another. Landlords of apartments, boarding houses and single residences are kept busy hanging and removing the “For Rent” sign. Indianapolis has a population of 342.718, according to the 1923 City Directory, and is growing rapidly. According to figures compiled by the Chamber ©f Commerce there are about 84.000 homes in Indianapolis. Only about 28,500 of these are owned by the occupants. This leaves 55,500 homes inhabited by renters. The man who owns} his own home is “planted” and seldom moves except in a case where he is forced to or believes relocation will benefit his family. Then he purchases another home and remains settled for many years. Who are the constant movers? According to transfer men. people who occupy apartments are most restless. Generally speaking there are two classes that

<soal MEN ARE WARNED BY PINCHOT Pennsylvania Governor Addresses Leaders of Proposed Strike. By t nitrd Prr** HARRISBURG. Pa.. Aug. 27. —Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania today served notice on the anthracite miners and operators that their difficulties must be settled and the threatened coal strike averted. Unless this is done, he told them, the State of Pennsylvania would use every means to protect the public ? s interest. Pinchot did not advance any plan for breaking: the existing deadlock be g the two parties. He only ked that they agree to confer with him privately—the miners this afternoon and the operators tomorrow morning. Proposal Accepted Samuel D. Warriner chairman of the anthracite operators immediately accepted Pinchots' offer. Philip Murray, first vice president of the United Mine Workers, acting leader in the absence of John L. Lewis, also formally agreed. The Governor, speaking to the four representatives of the miners and four of the operators in the big gold reception room of the Capitol, stressed the needs of the public. The rights of the miners to a fair wage must be accepted, he pointed out. The rights of the operators to a fair profit can not be violated, he said. Public Has Rights “But the genera} public is a party to this controversy." he said, “and ' its rights as well as the rights of the other two parties must be recognized. “A shortage of anthracite means not only a huge loss of wages to the miners—but it means also the loss of (Continued on page 11.)

SIOO,OOO FOUND' . mm road Money Believed to Have Belonged to Bergdoll, By United Press HAGERSTOWN. Md.. Aug. 27. Fenrriless yesterday—possessor of SIOO,OOO today—Lee Houser, laborer, i3 going about his usual tasks, steadfastly refusing to tell where he has cached his money. Houser, just like a story-book character, found some real burled treasure. He discovered In a tin box by a roadside, while he was engaged In the prosaic task of digging it with a pick. At first he said the tin box contained only SIO,OOO. Later he said there was that sum in gold and $90.000 more in green backs. He refused to divulge where he had concealed bis prize. The belief here Is that the box found by Houser is the one buried by Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, draft dodger, when he was making preparations to flee. Bergdoll escaped from custody when he obtained permission to come to Hagerstown and search for the treasure. Liquor Runs Too Slowly Although Richard Lay, 315 W. McCarty St., tried to pour the contents of a five-gallon jug into a sewer, he not fast enough to prevent Lieutenant Eiser.hut and squad trorn obaining liquor to use as evidence, poilbe say. He was charged with oper ating a blind tiger. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 . m 05 10 a. m 66 7 a. m 66 ll a. m 67 $ a m 66 12 (noon) ...... 68 9 a. m 65 1 p. m 70

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THEY WILL TEACH IN MARION COUNTY RURAL SCHOOLS

I.EFT TO RIGHT: MISS JEAN BIRKS OF 1 CUMBERLAND Ind.: MTSS HELEN CLARK, 5514 E. MICHIGAN ST.: MR&. HELEN P. MERCER OP BEN DAVIS- MRS RUBY COCKERMAN, 409 S. ARLINGTON A\ E., AND MISS EVELYN QOOLD. E. TENTH ST. RD. ALL ARB MARION COUNTY TEACHERS ATTENDING THE INSTITUTE.

Public Is Party in Mine Strike, Governor Says By United Pret* HARRISBURG, Pa.. Aug. IT.— Here is what Governor Pinchot told the deadlocked anthracite coal miners and operators today: “The public demands that this controversy be settled and that a suspension of mining be avoided.” “It Is my duty by every lawful means at my command to Insure to the public the necessary support." “The public needs and must have coal and I am entirely confident that the public Is going to have it.” "I am fully aware that the strike is a right which cannot he arbitrarily abridged or denied.” say the anthracite-using people are losing patience.” “The general public is a party to this controversy and Its rights as well as the rights of the other two parties must be represented and recognized.”

GIRL ANO ESCORT KILLED BY BOLT Daughter of Local Couple Dies at Madison, Ind, Miss Jessie Wells. 26. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Wells. 904 E. Seventeenth St., was killed by lightning one mile east of Madison, Ind., Sunday, the family was notified today. Robert White, 20, of Madison, with whom Miss Wells was walking when the stortp broke, also - was killed. They had sought shelter from the rain beneath a rock ledge. Miss Wells was a high school teacher at Madison. The Wells family moved to Indianapolis recently. The funeral will be at Hanover.

STOP DIGGING, SAY BRITISH English Object to American Hunt for Bodies. By United yew* LONDON, Aug. 27.—" Leave us our dead!” is the plea which England addresses to zealous Americans bent on digging up the dust of old and revered patriots. First, came an enterprising group of Virginians, who explored the human remains of St. George's church yard at Gravesend in a searrh for the Indian princess, Pocahontas. Now, representatives of the University of Georgia are seeking the body of General Oglethorpe, who is believed to be buried in Cranham. Essex, which was his home from 1743 to 1785. PROTECTION IS PROMISED State Fair to Get Services of Police and Firemen Free Mayor Shank today promised I. Newt Brown, secretary of the State board of agriculture, adequate police and fire protection for the State Fair next week. Since the fairground was Included in a district annexed in 1922 the protection will cost the fair nothing. It paid for it heretofore. With the annexation fair concession holders must pay city licenses, the mayor asserted. Screen Tom From Stand. The police emergency squad found hat the screen wire was torn off. but* nothing was taken by burglars who entered the stand of John Moore, colored. 332 W. Tenth j St., Sunday night.

live in apartments, newly-weds and elderly couples whose children have grone to establish homes of their own. \ Consider the newly-weds. Hubby is ambitious. Wifey is willing to help. When hubby has prospects of a better position with a bright future, she encourages him. They pack their household effects and move closer to hubby’s place of employment. Sometimes this means they move outside of Indianapolis. Many times they remain in the city, invading 1 a new neighborhood and environment. 'Then there are the children. An apartment is no place to rear a family. So mother and father leave the tiny apartment with its snug kitchenette for a residence with a back yard. Years lapse and the children have established homes of their own. Asa result, many elderly pairs return to apartments to pass their last days. But there are other reasons for moving. Transfer men say that every year there is a general migration from apartments to single residences. This is due mostly to

PEGGY TO GET $1,500,000 Big Salary Contract Given Baby Star. By United Pr{** NEW YORK. Aug. 27. —Three and one-half year old baby Peggy, the latest crowned movie queen, will draw at least $1,500,000 per year for three years arid a bonus of $500,000, accord ing to Sol Lesser, who has contracted for the baby's services. | Peggy, who started her career as an “extra girl” In baby parts, is a daughter of Air. and Mrs. John Montgomery of Los Angeles. She has appeared in a score of short pictures. O.S. RATE PROBE ASKED BY SHANK Mayor to Speak Tuesday at Municipal Playground, The opening gun urging congressional investigation of the A.. T. & TANARUS., controlling company of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company will he fired by Mayor,, Shank at Fountain Square playground Tuesday evening. The mayor has supported the stand of Taylor Groninger, city corporation cpunsel. that the Federal Government should take a hand In the fight against increased telephone rates and high Investment return. Charfes Bookwalter, ex-mayor, and president of the park hoard, will speak on "The Needs of Indianapolis.” The Police and Firemen’s band open a concert at 7 p. m. The speaklug will start at 8 p. m. Engineer’s Report on Paving Report of John Elliott, city engineer, on Twenty-Ninth St. paving was expected to he made this afternoon to the board of works. Elliott had been working on his report since examina tions were made of the pavement last week. Property owners through the State board of accounts protested against alleged faulty construction In concrete base.

New Hours Downtown retail stores which are members of the Merchants Association will go back on the regular closing schedule next Saturday, E. J. Gausepohl, president of the association, said today. A number o{ other stores will follow suit. The stores have been closing at 5 p. m. on week days and 12:30 or 1 p. nt. on Saturday. The v stores wyi close at 5:30 and 6 p. m. beginning Saturday.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, AUG. 27, 1923

THREE TERMINALS ADO 10 TRAFFIC PROBLEM IN CITY J. Rollin Bibbens Speaks Upon Means of Eliminating Congestion, Location of Interrirban. bus and rail road terminal* in the mile square complicates thp downtown traffic congestion problem in Indianapolis to a dt • Kree found !n few cities. J. Rollin Bibbens, traffic consultant for the city plan commission, told city department heads today. Bibbina said he had lenmed that about 175 busses enter and leave the terminal daily, “which Is almost equal to the number of lnterurbaPfc.’* Railroad elevation Is a great aid, ho said, predicting that the south side eventually will be developed to equal the north side. Downtown street car loops shoujd he widened. Bibbens said. Street cars carry 80 per cent of the passengers to and from the business district and motor cars 20 per cent, he said. Despite this fact automobiles Outnumber street cars on downtown streets six to one. he said. Illinois and Washington and Meridian and Washington Sts. are two of the busiest corners ip America, BibI bins said. NURSE FOILS INTRUDER Seized by Hair, Prowler Makes Quick Exit. “Ouch;" said a prowler who was discovered hajf-way in the window at the nurses' home of the Robert W. Long Hospital, 1028 W. Michigan St., about 1 a. m. today. He finally pulled his hair out of the hands of Miss Florence Kregg, who discovered him. 1 Miss Kregg declared the hair felt like that of a white man. STORM DAMAGE HEAVY Lightning and Wind Cause Damage at Muncle. By United Pres* MUNCIE, Ind., Aug. 27.—Storm damage In Delaware County Sunday night will run Into thousands of dollars. A barn on the Joseph Sheets farm, north of Muncle, was struck by lightning and burned with a ten thousand dollar loss. Seven hundred telephone lines In the county are out of commission and a number of electric light lines were blown down. AIR STUNTS_ ARE TRIED Fliers Trying for Record to Re-fuel in Air. By United Pres* SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27.—Capt. L. S. Smith and Lieut. John P. Richter, in a specially equipped Do Havllar.d plane, went aloft today at 6:07 a. m., at Rockwell field In their third attempt to establish a world's record for distance, endurance and speed above 2,500 kilometers. Their plane, as in other attempts when the stunt was tried for the first time in history of aviation, will be re-fueled In midair, two re-fueling planes being used. Watch and Purs© Are Stolen Mrs. E. Neal. 2211 College Ave., today reported the theft of a purse containing $23 and a gold watch, valued at $45, from her, home.

the weather. It is too hot and stuffy for many folks in apartments during the summer, but they are anxious to return to them when the cold wind blows. * ' Although Indianapolis has no semi-annual moving spasms there is a tendency for greater moving in spring and autumn. Since Indianapolis has no great foreign population, moving is generally staple, as the van men put it, throughout the year. According to^moving men th? greater portion of moving is carried on by the residents of the north side. This, they say, is because of the great number of apartment houses situated there. Constant and repeated moving is engager?* in by citizens who reside near the center of the city. These, of course, are residents of "apartment and hoarding houses. Books of the Indianapolis Water Company show where persons have changed addresses seven and eight times in five years. In every instance they were renters. “It is a common thing for us to have customers live as long as twenty and thirty years in the same location,” said Frank C.

‘Power Grabbers’ Holding Back Hoosier Education, Says Institute Speaker, Indiana ranks seventeenth in the United States in education “because the power-grabbing interests are too strong for us to get many needed improvements." l,ee E. Swaila. Marion County superintendent, told 100 teach ers in opening the annual five-day Institute in Che Criminal rourtroom at the courthouse this morning. "Our low rank Is not due to the 20.000 teachers in the State,” Ssvalls said. Swails said he expects every' teacher in the county to read to her pupils from the Bible at least one morning a week, although he emphasized the fact that he does not believe in teaching dogmas or creeds. The teachers became pupils at the institute. Led by Miss Vida Mannan, forpr-r supervisor of music at Broad Ripple, they sang timidly, as their pupils are wont to do. Over and over each phrase would be sung until it was “learned." The Rev. Joseph B. Armistead of the Downey Avenue Christian Church, speaking on “An Ideal Education” in place of President William Ixiwe Biyan of Indiana University, said that teachers are any nation's greatest asset. Fundamentals Named Taking as the ideally educated char acter Jesus Christ, “who was not fa miliar with schools,” ho gave as tfie four fundamentals of education book

School Days Kiddies, you’d better begin ransacking the bookcases and closets for your school books. ' Time is going fast, and Sept. 10, when schools, both public and parochial, will swing open their doors, is almost here. Better begin now to brush up a bit on the multiplication table.

learning, physical growth, favor with God and favor with man. "Teachers must take away the fear of a book or paper or dignity," he said. "They must make children love the smell of books.” He told the teachers that on a recent visit to a mission home he found that (Continued on page 11.) i NOT FOUND IN WEBSTER What Are "Life and love?” Read and Leant. Two unique definitions of life and love were given by John Haynes, man uger of the State Young People's Reading Circle, In a talk today beforo the Marion County teachers’ institute. "A speaker once said that education is life and love,” he said. ‘.‘When asked to define life and loce, However, he was stumped. "His listeners went to a philosopher, who said: 'Life is just one fool thing after another.’ "Then they went to a woman teacher, who told them: ‘Love is Just two fool things after each other.’ ” LAMB ATTACKS MARY Sheep is ‘‘Arrested’’ After Vicious Assault. >• By l nitrd Xrirs NEW YORK, Aug. 27.—A little lamb was altogether too much for Mary Yanicello, age 3, of Yonkers, N. Y. Her father called the police to rescue her from a lamb which had her pinned down and was massaging its for‘head on Mary. The lamb was "arrested." Mary was treated for cuts and bruises.

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FAIRBANKS MORSE PURCHASE COUNTY WORKHOUSE PLOT Firm Pays $150,000 for Ground Upon Which to Expand Local Plant, Fairbanks Morse it Company today bought 18.44 acres of county land for $150,000, the only bid offered at a public auction conducted by Albert Hoffman, president of the board of commissioners. The land is located at Twenty-First St. and Northwestern Ave., across the street from the present plant of the company. In which electrical appliances are made. The company was represented by W. E. Miller of Chicago, vice president and treasurer: A. W. Thompson, local manager; Robert Morris, purchasing agent; W. S. Hovey, a vice president, and Linton A. Cox. local attorney. “We bought the land for a large expansion of our Indianapolis plant,” said Miller. "The expansion will take place as soon as possible, hut I can't say definitely when, because I don't know. The plant here will be our biggest producer of electrical appliances, and we picked out Indianapolis instead of some other city because our company likes conditions here.” Thompson said the buildings will be started as “soon as circumstances permit.” The company bought the entire tract of twenty acres, ately resojd 1.56 acres to the county for $5 for use as county yards. The re sale wrs for tne purpose of keeping the title clear.

ELECTRIC STORMS CAUSE DAMAGE Northern Indiana and Illinois Suffer Losses, By United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 27.—Two violent electric storms swept* over Chicago, northern Illinois and Indiana today, adding to the abnormally cool weather. The North Prairie Methodist church near Zion was burned from a lightning bolt. Several buildiqgs In* Chicago were struck. Traffic was practically suspended for a time in Chicago and telephone communication was demoralized. Lights went out as near-dark-qess spread over the city. . Gaming Cause of Killing By Timet Special , TERRE HAUTBJ, Ind., Aug. 27. Following a fight in which Frank Thomas, 26, colored, was killed. Henry Heard. 46, colored, was charged with murder. Witnesses say the fight was the result of a craps game. Poison Attempt is Halted Mrs. Maude Tyner. 23, 914 Highland Ave., who has been 111, drank poison lattf Sunday, her husband. Otto Tyner, told police. He seized a bottle from her before she had drank much of the poison. She was ent to the city hospital. Her condition ie not serlotaa.

Jordon, secretary of the Indianapolis Water Company. “They own their homes.” The Indiana Bell Telephone Company reports nearly 1,800 phones changed monthly in residences. This includes changes within homes as well as from house to house. During 1922 the telephone company transferred 18,500 phones for families who moved from one location to another within the city. October was the busiest month, when 2,331 shifts were made. February was the slackest, with only 925 families moving. Here are the families moving this year, according to telephone records: January, 1,449; February, 1.285; March, 1,764; April, 1,877; May, 2,205; June. 1,915; July, 2,104. So far more folks are moving this year 'than last. This is due largly to the building boom, recent annexations and industrial conditions. The P. & A. Dispatch and Red Ball Transit Company, long distance haulers, estimate that about 1,000 families move in and out of Indianapolis annually by motor truck.

STATE FARM SENTENCES PROMISED SECOND-TIME SPEEDERS BY CITY JODGE Terms of From One to Six Months to Be Given—Plan for Avoiding Fines by ‘impounding’ Automobile Worked Out for First Offenders, Speeders convicted in city court a second time will be sentenced to the Indiana State Farm for from thirty days to six months, beginning today, Judge Delbert 0. Wiimeth announced. The judge also announced this new schedule of fines for first offense speeders, providing they may escape fines by payment of costs and locking up their cars fttr various periods. _ $ Fine Suspended on Rate of Speed Fine Payment of Costs and Storing Car for 25 miles per hour s•> and costs 5 days 26 miles per hour $6 and costs ...10 days 27 miles per hour $7 and costs ””*ls days 28 miles per.hour $lO and costs 20 days 29 miles per hour.. sls and costs.... 25 davs 30 miles per hour S2O and costs L 30 Jays 31 miles per h*ur $22 and costs ”35 dayß 32 miles per hour $24 and costs - ' 4O anda ‘ 33 miles per hour $26 and costs '**4s daya 34 miles per hour S2B and costs ”‘ BO days 35 miles per hour S3O and costs 55 daya 36 miles per hour $33 and costs * ”60 days 37 miles per hour *36 and costs ” 65 38 miles per hour $39 and costs ’ *” 7O 39 miles per hour $ 44 and cqsts 75 dayg 40 miles per hour SSO and costs go dayg 41 miles per hour $55 an d costs 8B da t s 42 miles per hour S6O and costs 90 and ' 43 miles per hour $65 and costs 9B day _ 44 miles per hour s 7 o and costs * * j 0 0 days 45 miles per hour $75 and costs 108 davg 46 miles per hour SBO and costs 110 and ' 47 miles per hour SBS and costs.. 118 48 miles per hour S9O and costs 12 0 da L 49 miles per hour $95 and costs !!!!.’’ 125 davs 50 miles per hour and over SIOO and costs 1 yaai"

To take advantage of the suspended fine provision motorists must give the court the address of the garage in which the car is stored and deposit with city court bailiff the license plates, certificate of title, card and certificate and keys to the car These will be held until expiration of the “impounding” period. Car Is Surrendered. Harold Tiley. 23, of 1105 N. LaSalle St., was the first to surrensier use of his car. Judge Wiimeth suspended a S2O fine upbn payment of costs and agreement to lock up the car for thirty days. Others fined for speeding: Forest V. Strother. 215 W. TwentyEighth St.. $26; Jack Tynan, 37, of -25 E. New York St.. S3O; Paul Schaaf. 19, of 3340 Carrollton Ave., S2S; Joe Wilson, 1130 Park Ave., $26; F. M. Donelson, 29, of 3610' Guilford Ave., $24: Fred Ross. 24. of 1643 S. Meridian St., S3O, and Robert Jones. 20, of 35

Hendricks PI., S2O. Garnetf”Sutherland, 19, of "city,” agreed to lock up his car for forty days in lieu of paying a $26 fine. Others arrested on speeding charges over the week-end: Morris Ralph, 22, of 2050 Ashland Ave., Harold Stayer, 28, Carmel, Ind.; Otis Frank Kinsey, 20. of 542 S. Warman Ave.; Orvai Hilligoss, 18. of 1002 W. Twenty-Eighth St.; Herbert Boling, 21. of 2427 Bellefontaine St., and John Gromes, 26, of 2342 Central Ave. Court in Country Sunday afternoon court held in Wayne Township School School No. 14, on W. Washington St., by Justice of Peace Henry Sphler resulted in six finesrfnr alleged speeders picked up by State policemen on National Rd., -west, and Rockville Rd. The following were fined $1 and costs on charges of going faster than thirty-five miles an hour: Albert Underwood, Stilesville; Arthur Bowen, 3628 W. Tenth St.; Walter Erber, 235 •N. Dixon St.; John Norel, 2745 Ashland Ave., and Dwight Arthur, Greencastle, whose fine was suspended. Carl Schmalfeld, R. R. B. box 277, was fined $6 and costs. State Policemen R. C. Snider, Shinn and Young made the arrests. TWO AVIATORS KILLED Plans Falls Into Marshes Near Atlantic City. By United Press ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Aug. 27. Two avlqgors were smothered In five feet of mud in the marches near here when their plane crashed. A crowd looked on, helpless.,, The dead are Capt. Frank E. Fitzsimmons, 35, and Gunnat Lindahl, a mechanic. £

Forecast PROBABLY showers and thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday. Cooler Tuesday night.

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ENGINEER KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK •Freight Cars Leave Track Near Sunman. By United Press SUNMAN, Ind., Aug. 27.—J. Loven* ber. Garrett, Ind., engineer of Baltimore & Ohio express train No. 13, west-boud was killed- when his train plunged Into the ditch in a washous near here early today. The entire train—fifteen express cars—left the track. Lovenger was the only casualty. Lovenber’s body was found beneath the locomotive shortly before noon today. The wreok occurred at 3:30 a. m. LIGHTED CROSS ON AUTO Driver Fined for Violating City “Red Light” Ordinance James Walter, 1130 Park Ave., was fined $3 and costs, in city court by Judge Delbert O. Wllrueth today on a charge of violating the city ordinance which prohibits use of red lights or* auto fronts, the privilege being reserved for police, fire department and ambulance epuipment. Police said Walter had an Illuminated red cross on the front of -his car. ‘OFFICERS’ SEEK GIRLS Autoist, Held as “Speeder,” Refuses Peace Terms. Arthur Cheetham, 2223 College Ave., told police today three men, claiming they were police, stopped him while he was driving at FortySecond St. and Keystone Ave., Sun- - day night with another man and two j girls and charged him with speeding. The "officers” offered to re- i lease him If the girts were turned j over to them, Cheetham fold police. ; After some argument, the men left in an a.utomobile, the license number of which was given to police. j Bag Stolen From Auto H Francis Blackford, Ft. Wayne, Ind | today told police a black trave-il' k bag, containing clothing valued at 1 S was stolen from his automobile par. B on E. Washington St.