Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 104, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 September 1923 — Page 9

TUESDAY. SEPT. 11, 1923

AIRMEN 'SHOOT ECLIPSE AS SUN *. TURNS OFF LIGHT Army and Navy Fliers Aid Astronomers as Fog Obscures Phenomenon, By Vnitcd Xeics SAN DIEGO, Cal.. Sept. 10.— Through a fitful haze. Southern California Monday for three minutes saw the giant shadow of a total solar eclipse glide across the face of the earth. Although the popular imagination was satisfied with the result, the world’s astronomers, gathered more than one thousand strong, with scientific instruments worth millions of dollars, obtained only scanty satisfaction because the fog largely precluded photographs of any value. Airmen “Shoot” Sim Invention, however, saved science from complete rout. While astronomers fretted on the ground. Army and Navy airmen soared in the blue sky #Pem two to four miles above the earth, photographing the sun and the great shadow with the latest cameras known to military and naval science. The photographs were made under expert astronomical guidance, and it is believed many extremely valuable plates have been taken. Monday’s affair, even in its befogged state, was the “sight of a fentury.’’ last eclipse took place in this region 121 years ago. Another will not take place for 122 years more—'n 2046. Over 100,000 visitors flocked to this •eglon to view the spectacle. In Southern California cities it became so dark that automobile and ofice building lights were turned on, and tlectrlc signs were illuminated. Chickens Go to Roost In the country, the chickens cackled itrangely and went to their roosts “for She night,” only to be disturbed a few ninutes later by the return of day. In the Balboa Park Zoo, animals ihivered, growled and paced their tages nervously, sensing the strange phenomenon. Ringling Brothers Circus took no jhances with an outbreak of their leasts. They housed them in a tent ind, when darkness came, turned on ilectric lights. A change of temperature, as with the coming of light, followed the disappearance of the sun. The following important observations were made: 1. A display of rose-colored hydrogen was recorded by Professor Mitchell of the University of Virginia, stationed at Lakeside. (Scientists take great interest in the discovery' of new gas formations, as the valuable helium was first observed on the sun during an eclipse and later observed in smaller quantities on earth.) 2. An interesting demonstration of Jio effect of the sun on the earth’s Eignetic conditions which may have .in important bearing on future charts and compass work was made by Captain Ault of the Carnegie Institute of Washington. During totality he noticed a distinct ,dip in the magnetic rqeedle and found the electrical conductivity of the air decreased 10 per cent. '3. Scientific calculations of the time oi the eclipse made years ago were cue second off, the moon obscuring the sun one second before the appointed time.

DR. M’COOL HEADS K. OF C. Officers for Catholic Order Chosen for the Coming Year. Dr. J. F. McCool has been elected grand knight of the Knights of Columbus here. Other officers: Timothy P. Serton, deputy grand knight; Harry Oalland, chancellor; William VVeigand, recorder; Herman Kirkhoff, financial secretary; Fred Ashbaugh, traesurer; Leo "C. Smith, advocate; Frank Monahan, warden; Frank McHugh and J. Hickey, inside guards, and Daniel T. Dayie, trustee. READING MATTER WANTED £ > Library Wants Magazines for Use in Wards of Two Hospitals. To carry on its library service to the Robert Long Hospital and city this winter, the Indianapolis Hpblic Library is in urgent need of of magazines which may be marked “for hospital use’.’ ana left at the Central Library or any branch library. Mrs. Millie K. Drane, who Is -in charge of this work, says that it is hardly possible to get too many magazines, as those used in the co taglous wards can circulate but c time. Patients confined to their beds often prefer magazines to books, as they are easier to' hold There is much need for children's books also. Magazines issued any time during the 'Utst year are acceptable ROAD MAN IS BURiED Injuries Received When Crushed Between Pole and Truck Fatal. ttv 1 imct Special - MARTINSVILLE. Ind., Sept. 11.— State Road Superintendent Ripley Goss, 31, of Paragon, Ind., w4io was Injured last Thursday when he was crushed between a truck an a telephone pole, who died Sunday at his home, was buried at 2 p. m. today from the Paragon Christian Church, of which he was a member. Mr. Goss was superintendent of the State road frgm Martinsville to Spencer. '5 Vacationer’s Home Entered The home of R. S. Bailey. Jr.. 21 W. Forty-Second St., was entered while he. was on a vacation in Michigan. Loss is unknown. vy " * Barber Shop Robbed Entering the Lyric barber shop, 129 AT. Illinois St., by crawling through a Bipdow at the bottom of the stairs, robbers took appliances valued at $18.60 and some phonograph records, it was discovered today. Reunion of 59tl^Indiana The thirty-ninth annual reunion of j the 59th. Indiana regiment will be held at Gosport, Sept. 18. •

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* MISS MARIE GOTH First prize of SIOO for the best painting exhibited at the State Fair was awarded Miss Marie Goth, 2055 Ruckle St., for her portrait of a brown-eyed girl. The prize was awarded on the basis of votes cast by visitors.

LEMCKE SAYS HE EXPENDED 560,1 Profit for Year Was $37,000 on State Board Basis, Total expenses of the Marion County treasurer approximated $60,000 in 1922, which was paid by that official, Treasurer Hilph A. Lemcke said today. The State board of accounts recently reported to the county auditor that Lemcke received a total of $97,540 in salary and fees during the year. Lemcke’s real sajary, he indicated, would be about $37,000. Under the system ending Dec. 31, this year, the treasurer receiver $35,000 a year salary from the county, $8,500 from the city, $1,500 from the school board, six per cent, of delinquent tax collections, $31,419.66 in 1922, and other smaller fees. Out of this he paid office help and expenses, he said. Beginning Jan. 1, 1924, the county will pay all office help, increasing the treasurer’s profit. The salary will be cut to $5,000 and he will get the six per cent delinquent tax arid other fees, with the county paying all expenses. MICHAEL KRIST HELD AFTERJMJD ON STILL Five Hundred Gallons of Mash Found at Scene. Michael Krist, 703 Holmes Ave., was arrested by Federal Prohibition Officer today in connection with a raid on a still near Mirtinsvilie Monday. The raid took place on the Robertson farm, seven miles northwest of Martinsville, where a 100-gallon still, set up under a bank of earth which had been planted with sumac bushes, was found in action. Five hundred gallons of mash and thirty gallons of liquor were found Frank Doyle, whose address Is unknown, was arrested at the scene from which it Is said Krist escaped.

SUIT TO RECOVER FILED TVustee Attemtps to Obtain Money for Note from Bank Suit to recover $995.56 from the Indiana State Bank, Terre Haute, Ind., has been filed in Federal court by Frank C. Wade, trustee of the estate of James E. Green, formerly retail furniture dealer of Terre Haute. Wade alleges in the complaint that Green discounted a SI,OOO note held by the bank, thereby giving preference to the bank over his other creditors. BELL DEATH ACCIDENTAL Coronor Returns Verdict on Fatal Accident at Club. The death of Joseph E. Bell, for- j *mer Mayor of Indianapolis, was ac- j cidental, Coroner Paul F. Robinson ; declared today after hearing numer- i ous witnesses in an Inquest. Mr. Bell shot /limself while cleaning his shTitgr at the Indianapolis Gun Club, ; | /t. 1. EXAMINER'S REPORT READ Th'* examiners’ report on the office of auditor of Marion County has been : reviewed by the State board of ac- 1 counts and has been mailed to the office of the court house, Lawrence F. Orr, chief examiner, said todaj.. Orr indicated the report showed a discrepancy of about S6O, but did not say who was responsible. SCOUT EXECUTIVES MEET Bu limes Speeial CULVER, Ind.. Sept. 11. —Over 100 Boy Scout executives of Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin are attending a four-day conference here at the Culver Military Academy. * The slogan adopted for the conference is “More Scouts and Better Scouts." W. M. Kaplinger. regional scout executive. Chicago, called the first session to order Monday and outlined the work of the meeting Trotski Reported Dead Bu Vnited Press LONDON. Sept. 11. —The Centra! ! News Berlin correspondent forwards a report from Moscow, which Is unconfirmed that Leon Trotski, soviet foreign minister, has been murdered. No details were given. Robber Gets His “Tools” J. F. Griffin 1815% Central Ave.. j reported to police today that while j his car was parked at Ohio and Illir,ob= Sts. a sample case containing twenty flashlights, 'valued at SSO. was taken from the car.

LOCAL PATRIOTISM NEEDJF CITIES Richard Lieber Addresses Park Association Meeting, Bv Times Special FT. WAYNE. Ind.. Sept. 11.— Modem cities offer complex problems, but they compensate by providing an outlet for civic ills for without them we would have no State, national or city parks recognized as the greatest and most permanent antidote for State and national ailments, declared Richard Lieber. conservation director for Indiana, in an address here Monday. Lieber spoke at a banquet before the eighth annual convention of the Indiana Association of Pafk Departments. Lieber declared that the . aggregate physical and moral health of a city depends on the contentment and happiness of its people, aaid we need highminded and big-hearted men and women to make the cities abodes of light and joy and justice. Our patriotism, he contended, so far as our own great and beloved country is concerned, can not be doubted; but we need to cultivate local patriotism. W. R. Beatty of Hammond was elected new president of the Indiana Parks Department Association, succeeding D. N. Foster of this city. The ejection of officers and the selection of Hammond and East Chicago jointly as the next convention cities closed the business meetings of the convention in two-day sessions here. SEVEN ROBBERIES ADMITTED BY BOY Youth Tells Police of Activity Since Sept. 3. Mystery surrounding five robberies was cleared away today upon the confession of Joseph Bickie, 17, 227 N. Richland St., who told, in a written statement to detectives, of his entering the Wolf Sussman Jewelry Store, 221 W. Washington St., Sept. §, where he took a revolver which he later threw away; the White Fur niture Company next door the same night; the Grosskopp & Nutz leather shop, 107 S. Pennsylvania St., Sept. 3, where he got nothing; the National Furniture Company, 343 W. AVashlng ton St., on Sept. 5, where he got nothing, and the John T. Cusack store, 361 W. Washington St., where' he got nothing but left a note reading: “Be sure and lock your window next time. Signed, Black Hand.” Bichle was arrested last Thursday and confessed at that time to the robbery of the Sam Bingham A Son factory, 151 Kentucky Ave., and the Indiana Salvage and Auction Company, 39 N. Capitol Ave., which he entered by use of a key stolen from the Bing ham plant.

WINE’S ROMANCE IS POOR McDuffee Is Arrested as Spirits Are Found Haunting Car. Lieutenant Hudson and squad Monday evening arrested Neeley McDuffee, 23, of 2202 E. Washington St., and Roy Skaggs, 31, of 1006 Oliver Ave., when they found a small quantity of -wine In McDuffee’s car Later, Frank Luzar, 40, 934 N. Haugh St„ was arrested and also charged with operating a blind tiger when the same officers found sixty gallons of wine, seventy-five gallons brewing and several empty kegs at his home. Mike Guiliana, 45, 902 S. New Jersey St., is also charged with the same offense, and James Hyatt, 54, of 1362 8. Belmont Ave.,‘is charged with allowing minors ln his pool room. YOUNGSTERS TOUR TOWN Alice and Gene, 9 and 8, Respectively, Star Round of Shows. Vacation didn’t end all the fun in life for Alice and Gene, aged 9 and 8, respectively, when their mother, Mrs. Ralph A. Hinealey, 347 S. Walcott St., sent *hem to school Monday. "With 50 cents which they “found'’ at home they decided after school that they’d go to all the picture shows in town. Alice was leading Gene to the second one when they were captured. MORE AUGUST BUILDING Permits Increased Over Issue for Same Month Last. Year. Building activity last month exceeded August, 1922, in number and value, according to rpport of Frances Hamilton. city building commissioner, today. v There were 1.617 permits issued during August this year compared to l.? 91 in August. 1922. Total value represented by permits last month was $2,643,740 compared to $2,074,941 for August, 1922. City fees la-V month were $4,570.50 and $2,358.10 for 1922. 191 Alarms in August Fifteen more alai-ms were answered by the fire department in August than in August, 1922, according to reports to the board of safety today. A total of 191 alarms were answ’ered las}, month. Fifty were "still alarms.”

Lily Bulbs Are Gone in Quake Proud lilies that lift their heads to the sun on Easter morning will be few in number ln Indianapolis ftext Easter. Large fields near Yokohama, laid waste by earthquake, tidal wave and fire, produced 90 per cent of the bulbs from which America grew its Easter lilies. Not only bulbs for 5,000,000 plants next year, but also seed stock for future crops were destroyed.

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F. LEE BENNS. F. Lee Benns, who will teach history In the Indiana University extension classes this fall, was graduated from Syracuse University cum latide and later received his PhD. from Clark University. He specialized in international relations, teaching at Syracuse from 1916 to 1918. He also held a newspaper position, acting as city distributor of the Syracuse Herald. Mr. Benns came to Indiana University as assistant professor of history last year. He comes to the Indianapolis center this fall to teach European history during and since the war, and LatinAmerican history. In 1922 Mr. Benns became nationally known in the field of history by winning the Justin Winsor prize in American history, which is awarded by the American Historical Association for the best piece of research writing done during the year. DUNKELTO MAKE SCOTTISH RITE TALK First of Explanatory Addresses on History Wednesday Night. J. Ambrose Dunkel, who Will speak at the Adoniram Grand Lodge of Per fectlon of the Scottish Rite Wednes day evening, will give the first of a series of talks on the historical and traditional phases of the rite, according to plans of WllllailK J. Dobyns, thrice potent muster. The meetings will be held in the main auditorium. Wednesday evening will be the latest date for receiving petitions for the early fall class, Oct. 3 to Nov. 7. The Mystic Shrine, which draw’s candidates from Scottish Rite Masons 'and Knights Templars, has announced a ceremonial session, Nov. 13. Petitions are now being received by Charles S. Barker, recorder.

FOUR POLICEMEN QUIET GIANT AFRAID OF WIFE “Save Me, Judge," Is Plea of SixFooter as Spouse Enters. By fritted Pr-rnaa CHICAGO, Sept. 11.—It took four policemen to completely subdue Morrow Harding. 6 feet 6 inches tall, when he was arrested for mental observation. When his wife, Blossom, 6 feet 4 inches and weighing 125 pounds, walked into Englewood Court today he screamed In terror. “Save me. Judge.” was his plda ns four policemen strained to keep him from stampeding. EIGHT INDICTMENTS RETURNED TO JUDGE -Grand Judy Turns Over Records for Criminal Court Action Eight indictments by the Marlon County grand jury w r ere reported to Judge James A. Collins of Criminal today. Mathhew Phaler, 2437 *Shelby St., Is charged with burglary and grand larceny. Hugh Herton and Shirley Bryant were Indicted with ; burglary and grand larceny; William ; Maholm, with forging tho name of J. Herbert Hartman to a check; Carl Merrill, issuing fraudulent check, and James Phillips, with grand larceny, Floyd Robinson, Richard Buckner and Frank H. Tilley were indicted .with charges of grand larceny as a re suit of alleged automobile tire thefts, 1,500 METHODISTS MEET Indianapolis Pastors Address Indiana Convention at Evansville. By Vnitdl Press EVANSVILLE, Ir.d., Sept. 11.—Fif | teen hundred Methodists are In Evans- | ville today for the Indiana Methodist ! Episcopal Church conference, which j opens this 1 afternoon at Trinity Church. Talks by Chamber of Commerce Secretary Johnson and’the Rev. O. W. Fifer and Bishop F. D. Leete, both of Indianapolis, were on the program for this afternoon and evening. Bayard Park choir will furnish music. Dr. W. R. Wedderspoon, St. James Methodist Church, Chicago, will deliver his famouß address “Beside the Eonnie Briar,” Thursday evening, and A. A. Heist. Methodist federation secretary, and Dr. John W. Robinson, Buffalo, N. Y., are billed for addresses Saturday afternoon. BR,DGE CONTRACTS LET Fourteen Jobs Totalling $22,895 In eluded in Bids Today. Fourteen small bridges costing a total of $22,892 will be built under contracts awarded today by county commissioners. Four are in Washington Township, three in Pjriy, one in Franklin, and two in Pike, Wayne and Warren each. All contract* awarded were let to the lowest bidders at j prices considerably under the official i estimate. The Rew. Trueblood to Speak The Rev. Willard O. Trueblood, pastor of the First Friends Church, wul speak at the Bible Investigation Club at the Y. M. C. A. Wednesday evening. His address: ’’Jesus, the Supreme Daysman.’’

Three Woman Haters Post $5,000 Forfeit to Remain Single 10 Years

Lawyer Draws Up Contract i Binding Men Against j Fair Sex Wiles, By NEA Service “J EW YORK, Sept. 11.—They hate women! Thbse three 1- J men hate wimen so much that they have put up $5,900 to prove it. And if there is any little lady in Indianapolis or any other place who thinks her charms are simply irresistible, just let her try them out on these three. They’re so sure that they can look her straight in the eye without batting an eyelash or palpitating a tremor, that they have a large bank roll and document with, a red seal to back ’em. ‘ They’ve made a contract with each other to remain bachelors for ten years. And each has put up a cash bond to be forfeited to the others in case of a sudden attack of matrimony. Robert Nelson, Wiliam Glason and Harry Kuh are actors. Disappointed in love, these three modern musketeers became friends in grief. “It sure is tough,” sighed one. “Nt at all," replied another. “It’s freedom.” “Maybe,” said Billy Glasoa thoughtfully, “but we sure do have a lot to learn about women.” So they pledged themselves to remain bachelors for ten years while they study the proposition. Emanuel Morganlander, a lawyer.

With “Al” at Michigan City By W. L. TOMS

Michigan City's boast of beautiful girls was more thun mere publicity, as the visiting Legion members have learned. They are as plentiful as the cornucopia of the ancients. But here’s the trouble: Their “regular” fellows are sort of hanging around town during the convention. It is as hard to land a date as It Is to argue with a top sergeant. Everything is "Hello, A!.” lccally. The expression originated with John Franklin Miller Post two years ago, and was carried to the national convention at Francisco as the pro posal for a slogan. Although not adopted officially, the expression has been taken up throughout the United States. Every place of business in Michigan City, every church and every home has welcomed the gang by use of cards bearing this token, 1 There is more politics per square inch in the Indiana Legion than there is in one of Chicago’s famous wards. "Bill, this is on the q. t.. put I under-

OFFICERS Thomas Taggart, Chairman of the Board Elmer W. Stout, President .George C. Forrey Jr F’irst Vice President Theodore Stempfel ... .Vice Pres, and Trust Officer Gustav Hr Mueller ;. Vice President Walter F. C. Golt, ... ‘.Vice President Robert H. Tyndall Vice President Ralph K. Smith Vice Pres, and Cashier Adolph G. Wocher Assistant Cashier Frank F. Wocher Assistant Cashier Clarence 0. Robinson Assistant Cashier Harold E. Sutherlin Assistant Cashier Harry J-. Karch Manager Foreign Dept. Henry L. Hilkene .... Auditor

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STANDING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: HARRY KUH, ROBERT NELSON AND WILLIAM GLASON. AT THE DESK, ATTORNEY EMANUEL MORGANLANDER DRAWING UP THE CONTRACT WHICH BINDS THESE THREE TO REMAIN SINGLE FOR TEN YEARS.

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stand Runt So-and-So Is running for the chairmanship of the 3 per cent committee. We gotta beat ’im," Is a fair example of the conversations. Ond* of the most interesting side trips of the convention was the trip to the Indiana State Prison. There was a peculiar uneasiness about certain members of the party as the doors clanked behind them. No doubt the experience reminded them of Ro morantln and Gievres days, across the pond. I Montlcello “Forty-and-Eight” mem- . bers arrived in a caravan of automobiles, decorated appropriately. The members of the official tomfoolery gang were .dressed In white unionalls and wore blue caps, as were w rn by the poilus. For once it Is Impossible to tell a colonel from a buck private. No more of the ‘‘Yes, sir” stuff, no more 45-degree angle of the forearm; no more. “You can’t stand there” warnings. The Army put a lot of men where they didn’t belong—the Legion reclassified them. They all look the same now, and it’s "Hello Bill,” “Howdy Doc," "Attn Boy, Pete,” and ''Howareyah, Tom!” Women artists designed new set of postage stamps for Iraq, better known as Mesopotamia.

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no RING THEFT CHARm GIRL Clayton Man Is Arrested as Other Case Pends. Jack Baker, 31. of Clayton, Ind., was arrested early today and charged with grand larceny. An affidavit filed by Edna Cave, 525 N. East St., alleges that Baker stole a ring valued at SBO. Detectives say that an affidavit, on Ille in the Juevnile Court, charges Baker with contributing to the delinquency of children of Walter Jackson, police officer, who alleges that Baker p.nd Mrs. Jackson left the city together some time .ago ,md have been all over the middle section of the country. The affidavit also charges Ml*. Jackson with child neglect. Burglar Augments WariTrobe A clothes line burgar operated on the rear yard of Mrs. Frank Bartlett, 2139 Ashland Ave., according to a report to the police,, and a pair of blue serge trousers was taken.

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"It’s for ten years only,” they say, “and ten years won’t be so long a time.”

DIRECTORS James A. Allison Leo M. Rappaport Hervey Bates Jr. Albert M. Rosenthal Tipton S. Blish Gustav A. Sehnull James I. Dissette Ra]ph K. .Smith Crawford Fairbanks Charles B. Sommers Geo. C. Forrey Jr. Theo . stempfel Fred Hoke. ~ , , T * i Elmer W. Stout Robert Lieber Wm. J. Mooney Thomas Taggart G. Barret Moxley Lucius M. Wainwright G. H. Mueller O. P. Welborn

CHILD INJURED AS MACHINE STRIKES CARTANDUPSETS Driver of Wagon Held on Charge of Displaying No Light. t Mary Harris, 3, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Harris, 1323 Wade St., received cuts about the head and body bruises, and the other occupants of a car, Mrs. Harris, and his two sons Richard, 9, and Robert, 11, and Robert Carrico, 12, of 1310 Wade St., escaped injury when their auto turned over Monday night after hitting the rear of a -wagon at Raymond St. and Keystone Ave. Ira Summers, colored, of JBl9 Calvin St., driver of the wagon was arrested and charged with / assault and battery and failure | e Person, to display a rear /I J have been light 11/ killed in Ik automobile One car was accidents in badly damaged Marlon County this ln a collislon South eastern j AAOB ave Ave., and Villa I / <ll , b ** 5 Ave., Monday I £UU in rraY night when two fie a c drivers became SutTto makVX •treete ease. signals. Danidl — J. Murray, 1210 Pleasant St., was driving west on Southeastern Ave., and W. I. Baas, of Greenwood, Ind., -was going the same way. Witnesses told police Murray held out a signal but Bass crashed in to the rear of the car and turned it over. Bass was slated njjL city prison for failure to display a certificate of title. M. M. Small, 40, an employe of the Nordyke-Marmon Company, was slightly injured when he ran in the street at Meridian and St. Joseph Sts. in front of a car driven by Lester Hobbs, 25, of 2004 Brookside Ave. Hobbs told the police he could not persuade the man to give his home address. Mary Harris, 3, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Harris, 1323 Wade Street, was improving today after being struck by an automobile Monday while placing near her home. The driver of the car failed to stop after the accident and has not been found by the police. GRAND JURY GETS CASE Douglas Hkteher Bound Over on Charge of Assault With Intent. Douglas Hatcher, colored, 309 Toledo St., was bound over to the grand jury on a SSOO bond Monday In city court charged with assault and battery with intent to kill. Hatcher was arrested after he had beaten James Stuart, colored, 407 W; Thlrteenth St., over the head with a bottle, according to police.

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