Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 119, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 September 1923 — Page 1

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Brothers and Sisters in Large Family Operate and Own Their Businesses Here

U f'rj- ? HET'RE really not a I j bother,” said Minnie Ros- ' I ner as she assiduously swept at a stubborn leaf along the edge of a flower bed. Os course. Bine® most of the housework devolves upon her it might be natural for her to look upon her six sisters and eight brothers as “nuisances.” Minnie’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Joseph

COUNCILMEN TO REWRITE SMOKE NUISANCE BILL

SCHOOL BIDS ABE BEING STUDIED BY BOARDOFFICIALS Bond Issue of $1,650,000 Pends Analysis of Officials, Analysis of bids received for three new school buildings by the board of school commissioners was being completed today by Jacob Hllkene, inspector of construction. 11. V. "Wenger, engineer for the State tax board, also was working on the bids. All bids were well within the estimates, Hilkene said. The low basic bids on general construction were No. 62, E. Tenth and ■Wallace Sts., Leslie Colvin, $114,500. No. 70, Central Ave. and Forty - Sixth St., John A. Schumacher Company, $134,900. No. 75. Belleview PI. and W. Fourteenth St., John A. Schumacher Company, $134,400. Hllkene will report his analysis of the bids to the school board next Thursday at 10 a. m. Bids of new buildings at Schools No. 30, 23 and 76 will be received Oct. 8. and on Nos. 38 and 67 Oct 15. MAYOR WRATHFUL AT BRIGKHURLING Cabinet Asked for Support in Maintaining Law and Order, Mayor Shank today urged members of his cabinet to stand behind him in enforcement of law and order. His remarks followed breaking out of windows and other property damage at several stores. “I don't care who it is, such destruction of property must stop in Indianapolis,” said the mayor, in directing that the board of safety order the police to make every effort to capture the vandals. The mayor assigned Capt. Roy Pope, personal Investigator, and Inspector Walter White on the case. G. Carlton Guy, head of city dramatics, said over 500.000 persons attended municipal shows during the summer. Plans for additional units of the city garage were discussed. The board Os works has several sites under consideration.

STATE PHYSICIANS HONOR LOCAL MAN Dr. Earp Heads Society—--1924 Convention Here. Dr. S. E. Earp, 3368 Washington Elvd., was elected president of the Indiana State Medical Association today at its annual convention in Terre Haute, according- to a dispatch. Indianapolis was choseh as the 1924 convention city. Dr. Earp lives at 3368' Washington Bivd. and has offices In the Occidental building. He is editor of the Indianapolis Medical Journal, former president of the Marion County Medical Society. Other officers elected: Dr. C. O. Combs, Terre Haute, secretary-treas-urer, for the fourteenth consecutive time; Dr. A. A. Rang, Washington, Ind., first vice president; Dr. L. F. Rosa, Richmond,- second vice president, and Dr. J. F. Ollppsant, Farmersburg, third vice president. CITY FIGHTS DIPHTHERIA City health officials are fighting another outbreak of diphtheria among school children. Twenty-three cases have been reported this morning. Five were reported today, seven Thursday and five Wednesday. Health board officials said the situation was not as alartnlng as in for-

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Rosner, 3102 W. Tenth St. Her brother George, 43, is the oldest, and Herbert, 13, who has just entered St. Francis Academy at New Albany, Ind., is the youngest, Minnie, being a woman, wouldn’t divulge the number of her young summers. William runs a drug store at Speedway City, and Henry, who Is attending the Indianapolis School

Civic Leaders Plan Vigorous Protest Against Move, SEE TEETH TAKEN OUT Backers Invite Officials to Meeting at Chamber of Commerce Tonight. City councilmen are having the smoke abattment ordinance rewritten to conform to their own ideas, it was learned today. The new measure will be introduced Monday night if it is possible to draft a satisfactory ordinance by that time, Walter Wise, president pro tem. of the council, said today. ’“We are for smoke regulation, but we object to the salary provisions, the advisory committees, the exemption of railroad locomotives and other sections of the measure,” said Wise. Meanwhile a last minute fight to save the present measure was scheduled at the Chamber of Comjnerce tonight when civic club leaders meet. Councilmen unanimously decided to reject the ordinance as it now stands in committee at a meeting in the office of Wise, Thursday night. “We are not going to give up,” said E. O. Snethen, president of the Federated Civic Clubs today. "City councilmen will be asked to attend this mass meeting, and if they don't it will show they are not interested in city welfare.” Gordon D. Rowe, chief smoke Inspector of Cincinnati, will address the meeting and tell how Cincinnati has eradicated the smoke nuisance. City councilmen indicated they would not attend. Plans have been made for a big delegation of citizens to attend the council meeting Monday night as a pretest. Councilman’s Charge Denied "Many objectionable features are in the smoke ordinance, and it will never be passed in Its present form,” Councilman Heydon Buchanan declared today. Buchanan attacked the ordinance because of the expense and what he considered as Inconsistency. "It provides that every home have a smoke consumer, yet if we attempt to put them on railroad locomotives, the fight will be carried to the public service commission and lost,” said Buchanan. “If locomotives aren’t Included, It is useless to regulate residences.” Civic club leaders, however,j point out that this is untrue. Hoirass are not required to have smoke consumers, under terms of the ordinance, It is pointed out. The ordinance was drawn up by professional engineers, approved by business men, and legalized by lawyers. Ordinances of thirty cities where the smoke -plague has been reduced were used In drafting the revised ordinance. "It seems that the council Is picking minor flaws In the ordinance,” said Snethen today. "I think they didn’t want to pass it and used some excuse. We will continue to wage an educational campaign until it is passed.”

GOVERNORS CALLED IN SECOND PARLEY Coolidge Asks Meeting Following Indiana Confab, By United Prets MADISON, Wis., Sept. 2S—President Coolidge today* requested the Governors who planned to attend a conference of Governors at West Baden, Ind., Oct. 17, to meet with him at Washington Immediately after conclusion of their meeting. Miles O. Riley, secretary of the West Baden conference, wired Bascom Slemp, secretary to Mr. Coolidge, the Governors would be in Washington on Oct. 20. While the telegram from the White House did not state the nature of the Washington conference, it was assumed prohibition enforcement would be discussed. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 6S 10 a. m 80 7 a. m 69 11 a. m. ■ 81

of Pharmacy, works in the drug store too. Joseph, Jr. runs a drug store at King and W. Tenth St. He is a graduate of the Indianapolis School of Pharmacy. August and John are farmers, one working a farm at Grand Ave. and Tenth St., and the other farming a near-by plot of ground. Frank is an automobile salesman at 748 Virginia Ave. Four of the girls are mar-

‘BRICK HORLERS’ IN AUTO DAMAGE STORESAND HOME 'Kian’ Statues and Windows Are Ruined by Trio During Night. "Brick hur!|rs” damaged four stores early today, traveling in a fast roadster and smashing windows. The window of a private home was also broken by three men In a car. A volley of gun shots-- followed their flight on two occasions as a policeman and a merchant guard tried to capture the trio. Police held William Mix. 29, of 2155 Winter Ave., for investigation. They said he was arrested in a car answering description of that used by the window- smashers. Mix ileni'ed any knowledge of the affair. The first report came from 106 S Illinois St., where the bricks crashed the window of the American Restauiant, struck a flag in the window and narrowly missed George Workman, 110 H S. Illinois St., a porter, who was mopping the floor. Ruin S4OO Windows Q. A. Rucker, Merchant polleersan, saw the men ajight from the roadster and hurl bricks through two show windows, valued at S4OO, in the Btore operated by the Carl Rlsher Clothing Company at Massachusetts Ave. and Delaware St. A short time later Sergt. Dan Cummings w-as standing at the corner of McCarty St. and Senate Ave. The car stopped at 828 S. Senate St., and a brick was thrown through the window of the home of William Eadon. Cummings ran toward the car, firing four shots, two of which he says struck the car. Eadon, did not know any reason why his home should be attacked. "Klan” Statues Broken For the second time in two weeks, bricks were thrown through the window of the William Goss statuary store, 702 Madison Ave., early today. Goss told the police‘the bricks destroyed several Ku-Klux Klan statues, two windows, his desk and a place card bearing the message, "SSO reward will be paid for information leading to the arrest of the ‘skunks’ who threw bricks through this window some time ago.”

PENNSYWIREMEN CONVENE IN CITY Pay Boost Negotiations Are Progressing ‘Nicely.’ Telegraphers employed on the Pennsylvania System today mot in closed session at the Severin to hear reports on progress made in negotiations with railroad officials on the tweive-cents an hour increase demanded by the operators. I. F. Miller, Baltimore, Mr., member of the board of directors of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers, was In charge of the meeting.' Mi tier said negotiations were progressing “nicely." Miller denied that a strike vote was to be taken. Other demands of the operators are a two-day-a-raonth vacation with pay for operators and a two weeks' vacation with pay for station agents.

What Will Reconstructed Germany Do?

Read Llovd George s Article in The Times Saturday.

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, SEPT. 28, 1923

ried. They are: Mesdame* Mary Kempke, R. F. D. E. No. 1; Anna Knarzer, 333 N. Warmin Ave.; Clara Mlchaelis, 807 N. La Salle St., and Pauline Peterson, 2951 Indianapolis Ave. Martha and Caroline are unmarried. The former runs the dry goods store annexed to Joseph Jr.’s drug store and on the other side of the store is a grocery which Caroline runs. And Minnie stays at home.

Sermon for Kiddies Seen in Little Girl’s Injury

FRA NIC J. LA HR, Jit, AND ROSALIND LAHR

The accident Thursday In which Rosalind "Rose Bud” Lahr, 6, daughter of Judge and Mrs. Frank J. Lahr, 136 E. Forty Ninth St., was seriously Injured, was cited by safety authorities today as a lesson for automobile drivers and those in care of children. "Never was there a mother who took better care of her children and was more careful of A helr safety than Mrs. Lahr,’’ neighbors said. Yet, according to Judge Lahr, Rosalind had been out of the house not more than five minutes when she was struck by ar* automobile, said to have been driven by W. H. Keller, 1038 Nelson St, salesman for Neeves & Cos., 3034 N. Illinois St. She was riding In a

UNITY IS PLEDGED IN GERMAN CRISIS Leaders Cooperate With Government and Believe People's Fear of Dissolution Is Without Foundation,

By CARL D. GROAT United Preen Staff Correipondent BERLIN, Sept. 28.—Germany today was still jumpy and nervous, fearing a revolution around the corner.Following yesterday’s startling development In which the Reich government declared limited martial law throughout the nation to off set a similar declaration in Bavaria, the population lived in momentary expectation of an outbreak. Military rule, if anything, tended to heighten popular apprehension. The people seemed to think terror of dissolution, which has lurked in the back of many German's minds since the revolution, which followed the armistice, was about to be realized. Munich messages, however, so far, have failed to Justify the jumpiness of the population. It began to appear popular nervousness was greater than events have justified. Indeed, as the day began it was evident the Bavarian dictatorship of Dr. Van Kahr, at least in its inception, certainly was not a maneuver to further separation of Bavaria from the Reich, or designed against the Federal government. Events indicated that Bavarian dictatorship was an Iron-handed eleventh-

1T OVD PFORTF former premier of Great HjKJ J\. Britain, wlio is a special contribntor to The Indianapolis Times and will be in the city Oct. 22, says there is no immediate prospect of French evacuation of the Ruhr. He believes any German government accepting the conditions which France must impose to satisfy her militarists will be discredited by the German people. It is his opinion that, eventually, France and Germany will both be “cleared out” without reparations by a reconstructed Germany.

Thirteen of Sixteen Wolfs Graduate From School 52 Under Same Principal

| . ILL right! Next!” No, not a barber shop. —— Just a few of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Wolf’s sixteen children getting washed up for school. The youngest Is 8 years old. The eldest Is 32. And they all stay near home. too. Four of them are married and one of the girls was bustling about today getting ready for her marriage next week.

wagon belonging to Alexander Kahn, son of Ralph H. Kahn. 4932 Washington Blvd. The little girl coasted Into the street and was struck by the machine. The driver was exonerated by Judge Lahr. The condition of Rosalind 13 still re garded as serious. Rosalind was playing with her brother, Frank J. Lahr Jr., and the Kahn boy in front of the home of Mrs. John B. Dubuc, 4923 Washington Blvd. Mrs. Dubuc told Traffic Officer Tolle of the accident prevention department, investigating the accident, that she had asked the children to stop because she was afraid they would be hurt.

hour move to halt the Bavarian Fascists led by Herr Hlttler and supported by General Ludendorff, both of whom Von Kahr apparently hates as plotters behind the Scenes. Munich advices said Von Kahr was particularly determined Ludendotff'ii constant plotting for the restoration of the monarchy shall be stopped. The twenty-four-hour strike called by communists when cessation of passive resistance was ordered, tip par ently was only partly successful. ‘WALKIN’ BAR’ SENTENCED Hunter With Flasks Inside Coat Gets 90 Days, SIOO Fine. Patrick Dugan, 1628 Blaine Ave., termed "a walking bar” by Deputy Prosecutor William Remy, was sentenced to ninety days on the Indiana State Farm and fined SIOO in Criminal Court today on charges of bootlegging. “This is the first time I have ever heard of a man wearing a hunting coat lined with little pockets for half pint bottles of mule, and carrying a w'hlsky glass around in the open, retailing drinks,” said Remy In his argument.

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“I’m sure proud of them all. Usually in such a large family there is a black sheep, but not so In mine. ” That’s what Daniel Wolf, 55, grocer, 2241 W. Tenth St., says of his children. “If it wasn’t for them I couldn’t run this store and meat market at the present cost of help.”

SCORE PERISH AS COACHES PLUNGE THROUGH BRIDGE

WALTON FACES ACTION OF COURT AND BALLOT BOX Special, Election Called for Oct, 2 to Vote on Special Session Law, By United Prrat OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla . Sept. 28. —Governor Walton today faced two serious threats in his battle to prevent the Oklahoma Legislature from meeting in extra session to start impeachment proceedings against him. First is the special election set for Oct. 2, and held to be legal by the Supreme Court, at which voters of the State will ballot upon an initiated law which would permit the Legislature to meet In a special session without call from the Governor. Second was the application for an injunction filed in the district court a* Oklahoma County which woifld prei veht the military authorities rnobl-' li2ad by Governor Walton to "suppress Insurrection and riot” from interfering with the proposed meeting. Members of the Legislature who attempted unsuccessfully to assemble on Wednesday departed fur their homes today and will await call from their leaders. The Governor extended the enforcement of drastic martial Haw to Murray County on appeal from residents of Sulphur, a village of that county PROBE OF WHIPPING ASKED I>awton Citizens Urge Walton to Investigate Hoggins of Pastor By United Preaa OKLAHOMA CTTT, Sept. 28.—Petitions asking Governor J. C. Walton to order a military investigation into whiplngs of the Rev. T. J. Irwin. Presbyterian pastor of Lawton were presented to the executive to day by residents of Comanche County.

PITCH LOOT TAKENBYTHIEVES Window of Windsor Jewelry Store is Smashed. Watches valued at S6OO were stolen by robbers who smashed tho window of the Windsor Jewelry store, at 133 N. Illinois St., early today. Police who Investigated at the time were unable to learn when the brick was thrown at the window, and if anything was taken. When Sig Asher, manager of the store, arrived, he stated that the entire display of watches had been taken. Patrolman Clarence Colder made a report at police headquarters that two employes of the pos toffies told him that the same men who were seen smashing other windows about the city smashed this window. He did not state how they gained their infoimation. GOVERNOR IN__ CHICAGO Reason for McCray’s Trip Not Made Public. Governor Warren T. McCray went to Chicago today. His business there was not known.

And the large, clean, well-stocked store and market testify to the industry of tills proud father and his children. "Thirteen of us have graduated from the same school, No. 52 at King and Walnut Sts. And all of us have been* under the same principal, Mr. Dunn who says when the last one graduates he is going to retire.”

Speeding Burlington Tram Drops into Swollen Waters of Big Muddy River in Wyoming—Thirty Accounted For. FIFTY - TWO ON 'DEATH PASSENGER’ ARE SAVED Twenty Missing Are Believed Lost in Swirling Current of Stream —Five Cars and Engine Nose Dive and Are Submerged. By United Preta CASPER, 'Wyo., Sept. 28.—Rescue of additional survivors today from the wreckage of train No. 30 on the Burlington railroad, which plunged through a bridge, fourteen miles from here, cut the number of missing to twenty. They are probably dead, in the opinion of C. A. Mcßride, assistant superintendent, in charge of the rescue work. All members of the train crew, first believed lost, were found alive on the wreckage just out of reach of the swirling waters of the little mountain stream swollen to a torrent by a cloudburst. All were seriously injured.

Mcßride’s tabulation showed, of the sixty-six passengers and six trainmen aboard, the following were saved: THirty-two pasfeengers in the two rear sleepers which remained on the tracks. Fourteen passengers who were in the two day coaches which tumbled into the creek. Most of these were seriously Injured. The train crew of six. This leaves twenty still unaccounted for. The Burlington crosses the Big Muddy near Lockett, about fourteen miles from Casper. Five tars Submerged Besides tow day coaches, a mail, a baggage and an express car went into the creek which, is usually little more than a brooklet. Rain had been falling throughout the day along the head waters of the Big Muddy, but railroad officials did not have a thought there would be any danger. No. 30 was traveling about forty miles an hour when it hit the bridge, weakened by water. The ’bridge crumpled beneath the engine. As the engine nose-dived Into the deep water and mud the other cars went over It in leap-frog fashion. One chair car and one Pullman were only partly submerged and passengers who escaped spra vied to the

‘FORCE’ CHARGED IN HEARING ON WATER Opposing Attorneys Accuse Each Side of Efforts to intimidate Commission. i

Charges from both sides that efforts had been made to intimidate the public service commission today featured the oral arguments before the commission in the case in which the Indianapolis Water Company is asking for increased rates. The second day of argument was opened by Sumner Clancy, an attorney for civic organizations. ”1 ask that the commission wholly disregard the possibility that the company will go to the Federal Court it it does not obtain a satisfactory order,” he said. “MV. Mclnerny, attorney for the company, threatened to take the case to the Federal Court. He did this to intimidate the commission.” Company Attorney Replies Fred Bates Johnson, an attorney for the company, hurled a counter charge of intimidation. “An attempt has been made on the other side to intimidate the commission.” he declared. “An attempt has bf-en made to arouse public sentiment. The case has been tried through the puolic press where it ha3 been misrepresented. “I choose to take the more charitable view that misrepresentation in this case has - been the result of ignorance. But the effect is the same as if It had been done with malice.” In his argument, Clancy objected to what he called "theoretical figures and mental gymnastics” on the part of representatives of the company. "There has been a studied effort to avoid facts which did not serve the petitioner’s purpose,” he said. “Should not a utility play its cards face up?” Johnson denied the water company is insisting on the highest possible valuation.

Forecast PARTLY cloudy tonight and Saturday. Cooler Saturday night.

TWO CENTS

"Dad used to take all of us down at once to buy dresses for us, but they never would allow him a discount for quantity orders,” said the bride-to-be. There is a spacious apartment over the market and grocery where the Wolfs live. “And if there isn’t a bed there’s at least a nail to hang nhem on,” said the daughter.

upper ends in terrified groups. Only two coaches of the seven-car train failed to go into the water. Charles McLocken of Denver, who escaped from one of the day coaches, said he didn’t believe more than fifteen in the two passenger coaches were saved. "I believe there were aT least 100 in the two coaches,” he said. The conductor of the train apparently lost his life, as railroad officials I have not heard from him since the werck. He caiTied the records and it will be impossible to check up definitely the number of passengers aboard. “I was sitting about the middle of the front day coach.” McLocken said. Felt Sudden Jar "The train appeared to be traveling at normal speed. Suddenly I felt a Jar as apparently the baggage car in front of our coach went into the water. “Almost instantly the front end of our car started tp tip dowbiward.' “I jumped through a window and cleared the car Just-, as it beeame submerged. With a few others I mafia my way to shore. We helped pull two or three injured from the water and then sent couriers to nearby phones to summon aid.” ,

flesh,” he said. "That 3s not true. If the company were asking for the highest possible valuation it would ask a valuation of $21,000,000 to $22,000,000, based on the cost of reproduction new on the basis of spot prices.” Edward O. Snethen. representing civic clubs, argued that the company does not have a clear title to the canal from which It obtains most of its water. Albert Baker, attorney’ for the company, replied this subject. Mclnerny argued for a valuation of the property in excess of $17,000,000, . es against the city's contention for an $11,000,000 valuation Thursday. John F. Geckler, attorney representing labor unions, argued for a reduction in water rates. He denied there is any ulterior motive in demanding such a reduction. ‘DRAFT DODGERS’ ARE REFUSED U. S. PAPERS Exempted During War Because They Were Not Yet Citizens. Ten aliens were refused citizenship today by Superior Judge James M. Leathers, when their record showed they had claimed draft exemption on the ground they were not citizens of this country. Thirty-five were admitted and took the oath of allegiance. Those rejected: Frank Sustarsioh, Joseph Moze, Anton Somrak and Jacob Sovinck, Slovenes; Max Klein, Valentine Stroj, Frank Gregorio and Nickholas Dugar, Austrians; Rom-