Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 204, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 January 1924 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 204

‘Devil Dog’ Chief of Police Clamps Lid on Philadelphia

01 sited Press HILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 8. —General S. D. Butler, marine dictator, today slammed down the mailed fist on Philadelphia. Beginning a 48-hour drive against the “crooks and cess pools” of the city which ended 1923 with the greatest

COUNTY SALE OF JULIETTA IS PROPOSED

COMPANY FACES CHAOSES IN HEA II BE SM State Securities Commission Alleges Mortgage Firm Is ‘Unsound.’ Facing charges of “gross misrepresentation” and “unsound financial condition,” the National Mortgage and piacount Company. TOB National City Bank Bldg., made a final appeal this afternoon before the State securities -commission for recall of an order recking its right to issue and sell stock lor capital value. * Officials i*#- the company are listed as Otto Klaus., qresident: Lawrence E. Lyons. Brook, vice president; Bert Morgan, Indiatu.*ol!s. secretary, and M. Bert Thurmat New Albany, treasurer. Recall Follows Probe Original application of the compan was made Sept. 26, 1922, with capital listed as $1,000,000, distributed with 50,000 shares, $lO value, of common stock, and 5,000 shares, SIOO value, of preferred stock. Following investigation by the com mission, issuing llcenfe No. 596 was revoked Nov. 20. 1923. Objections of the commission at that time were given as: i. Unsound financial condition. 2 Attempt of officers of the company to sell stock held in escrow. New Report Made 3. Disagreement between representation in the application and in the prospectus, there being gross mis .-pyresentation in the prospectus. In anew report filed Thursday John S. Powell, auditor, stated: “This company is in a very unsatisfactory condition.” Capital stock was found by Powell to be $42,000 preferred 7 per cent, $44,200 common stock and SIOO,OOO in trustee; totai, $186,400. Members of the State Securities commission: Ed Jackson, Secretary of State; Attorney General U. S. Lesh. State Treasurer Ora J. Davies and Maurice Mendenhall, administrator of the commission. MEXICAN REBELS EVACUATEMPAM Federal Troops Advance to Occupy Oil City, Bu United Press MEXICO CITY, Jan. B.—Tuxpam, important oil port in the State of Vera Cruz, was evacuated Monday by rebel troops of Adolfo de la Huerta, according to government advices. Federal troops are advancing to occupy the city. There was no conflct. Government reports said many rebels deserted, so that the number remaining was insufficient to hold Tuxpam. Many rebel desertions in the state of Morelos alsc are reported. TRUCK DRIVER CRUSHED Hugh Monroe Caught Between Vehicles on Downtown Street. Hugh Monroe, 33, of 1601 Van Buren St., is In city hospital with a crushed chest received when he was caught be tween two motor trucks at Pearl and New Jersey Sts. today. His own truck was struck and William Jenkins, 23, of 1110 W. New York St., driving another truck, was attempting to help push It out of a rut, police said. Mon roe w-as caught when he attempted to slip friction bags under the wheels of his own truck, according to officers. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m.. 25 10 a. m 34 7 a. m........ 25 11 a. m 36 S a. m.. 26 12 (noon) ....... 38 • a. m. 29 1 p. m.. 42

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number of poison liquor deaths in the country and an appalling crime record, General Butler, who won fame as chief of the “Devil Dogs” during the war, gave his first order to the Philadelphia police force, of which he is now in supreme command.

Legislator and Former County Attorney Advocate State Operation of Home For Insane

Guardian of Welfare of Women in Industry

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Guardian of health and happiness of Hoosier women and children in industry is the new responsibility of Mrs. Margaret Hoop, Sheibyville, who is beginning her duties as director of the women and children division of the State industrial board this week. She succeeds Mrs. L. Luella Cox. East Chicago. A woman—not High in stature—but with a beaming friendly twinkle in her eyes. Mrs. Hoop is cortinuing her tove of school children, as secretary of the Shelbyville school board, now as the legal protector of Hoosier children from evils of child labor. FATE OF CREW UNKNOWN Italian Steamer Sorriso Reported Sinking—Aid Is Sent. By United Press NORFOLK. Va„ Jan. B.—The fate of twenty-five men aboard the Italian steamier Sorriso, reported sinking, is unknown. Coast guard” headquarters at Wilmington, N. C., reported a cutter was hastening to the steamer’s assistance. POLES THROW BOMBS Fruitless Effort Made to Rescue Two Sentenced to Die at Warsaw. By United' Press LONDON, Jan. 8. —Unknown persons have bombed the military tribunal at Warsaw In a fruitless effort to rescue two persons sentenced to death. Polish police arrested several persons. CHILD’S BODY IS FOUND Coroner Investigating Police Report \ Indicating Freezing. Police who found the body of Beatrice Gladden, three weeks old. In a bed at the home of her father, William Gladden, colored, 2431 Ox ford St., today, said the child looked as If she had frozen to death. Coroner Paul F. Robinson is Investigating. SOOT DAMAGE $5,000,000 Smoke causes property' damage of $5,000,000 annually In Indianapolis, in addition to injury to public health, H. F. Templeton, assistant chief smoke inspector, estimated today. Auctioneers Elect Officers New Officers of the Indiana Auctioneers' Association are: E. E. But ton, Knightstown. president; Fay Hulick, Atlanta, vice president, and R. C. Poland, Noblesville, secretary-treas-urer. Mayor Shank was voted a mem ber of the association at the Severin Monday. A banquet was held at the Severin.

“I will give you 48 hours from 3 p. m. Tuesday to close up every illegal drinking place or crooked shop in the city. If you fail, out you go. “Put some bandit notches in your guns,” Butler thundered to the men in a meeting last night. “Clean up the

A proposal that the State buy the Julietta county insane hospital and operate it with the Central Hospital for the Insane as a farm colony for patients was made to county commissioners today by Luke \Y. Duffey, legislator from Marion county, and Frusley \V. Johnson, former county attorney. Commissioners, Sheriff George Snider, County Clerk Albert H. Losche and County Attorney Russell J Ryan attended the conference. Duffey, who said he was “acting only as a member of the Legislature,” suggested that Julietta and its 160 teres should be operated as a place where patients can be given the “nature cure by working with the soil," and that funds to buy it could be raised by the State selling sixty acres on W. Washington St., now part of the grounds of the Central Hospital. Commissioners John Kitley and John McCloskey, Democrats, said it ‘ isn't right or fair to make Marlon County support her own insane at Julietta, and then rne-tenth of the cost for the Central Hospital.’’ They instructed Ryan to arrange a conference with Governor McCray to discuss the whole matter in the near future. “You can't .pure Insane persons by locking them in cells and giving them gymnasium exercises,” said Johnson. “They must be put to work m the sunshine tending* growing things The State can buy additional land around Julietta and operate It on the colony plan.” Governor Sympathetic Duffey said he was sure the Governor “is sympathetic” with any plans to relieve the overcrowded conditions of jails arid insane asylums. Julietta Is worth $500,000 or $600,000, Kitley said. The conference was held as a result of agitation started by City Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth and' Losche because Insane persons are held long periods In the countv jail. The Central Hospital, with 1.300 capacity, now contains 1.900 inmates, eighty or ninety sleeping on the floor, It was said at the conference. Commitment Plan Attacked The system of commitment by justices of peace was attacked by Johnson. "Insanity Inquests in Indiana are primitive,” he said. "The inquests should be held by trained doctors, not lawyers and politicians. A psychiatric ward or institution is what is needed.” Commissioners remarked incidentally that Sunnyside, county tuberculosis hospital, because of Its fame, Is developing into a heavy burden on the county, drawing tubercular patients from all over the State, instead of only Marion County. “Julietta, too, contains many patients who are non-residents of the county,” they said. “Their folks sneak them into the city, they are picked up, declared insane as Marlon County residents, and the burden put c-n local taxpayers. The county ,n----sane hospital Idea is all wrong. It’s the State burden to care for the insane.' 1 BRAZILIAN IN HARD LUCK Robbed of SI,OOO, He Almost Needs Interpreter to Tell Police. Wanted; Man who speaks French and Spanish and who wants a police job After several hours Capt. Herbert Fletcher managed to get an Incoherent tale of a robbery from Jose Domingo of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early today. Domingo was taken into custody at the Union Station when he discovered a billfold, containing a SI,OOO bill, letters from his father, a passport, business cards and a picture of his sweetheart, was gone. Domingo, in broken English, explained he roomed at the Denison tVee days. Three men in a Ford roadster. he said, took him to the Union Station. As he started to a lodging house at 436 Bright St., he missed the wallet. One of the men spoke French, thus opening acquaintanoMhip at the hotel, Doijjingo said.

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, JAN. 8, 1924

crime cess pools. Don’t waste time bawling out people who make ldfthand turns. You catch the bandits. Never mind chasing a couple of blocks after automobiles without tail lights. You keep the bandits from robbing mail wagons. “Sail in and get some

Here Is Baby Whom Cop Tried to Arrest - -is,

Miss Dorothy Taylor, 22 months, is the youngest victim of the law on record in Indianapolis. It wasn't her fault, though. M. A. Howard, deputy prosecutor and assistant to T. J. Rainey, Justice of the peace. 6504 JS. Washington St., said the sumffions for her “to appeal- In court to answer charges of failing to pay the county tax on her dog never

HOLD-UP SUSPECTS ESCAPE FROM JAIL Trio Held at Spencer In Coal City Bank Robbery Investigation Cuts Lock-Up Wall. Three alleged bank robbers, who are charged with bolding up the Coal City (Ind.) bank, escaped early today Ky removing a portion of the jail wall at Spencer, Ind., according to ward received by Harry C. Webster of the Webster Detective Agency, who arrested the men. The men who escaped according to Sheriff William McCarty, who called Webster, are Royal Dodds, Denver Meeks and Williard Peterson, alias Maeheny.

Webster said today from what he could learn from McCarty, it was like ly outside aid helped remove a portion of the wall large enough for the men to get through. He said he was leav lng for Spencer today to actively assist in recapturing them. Late in November the three are alleged to have held up the Coal City bank and escaped with $4,000. According to Webster, tho men confessed to him. COOLIDOESILi ON BOK AWARD President Holds to Stand Taken in Message, By United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. B.—The Bok peace award has not moved President Ccolidge from the stand he took in his message to Congress. When asked lo comment on the peace plan, the White House spokesman said the President “had nothing to add to what he said In his message. In his message President Coolidge recommended 'favorable action by the senate on the Harding World Court proposal and said emphatically so far as the United States is concerned, the League of Nations is a closed in cidcnt. The Bok plan combines American membership in the World Court with cooperation wltlj the league. Hearing on Interceptors Postponed The-sanitary board today postponed public hearing on the $600,000 sewage interceptor project to Jan. 15. No one appeared to remonstsate today. New interceptors are proposed along Fall Creek and Pleasant Run.

bandits. It looks as if no one got shot in Philadelphia but policemen. The score is all wrong. “Politics and the police department are divorced. No visible government will threaten any policeman.” Hearing there were

DOROTHY TAYLOR

would have been Issued if her grand father, J. J. Stevens, had not bought the city license so rthe dog under Dorothy's name. Since Doro thy's name was not listed in the city directory the offlcinLs had no way of knowing how old Dorothy was and the constable declares no one told him when he delivered the summons.

BROWN FROWNS ON JULIETTA POLITICS Appointments to State Institutions Cited as Equitable Mthod. "Marion county could well take politics out of public service in her administration of the Julietta county insane hospital," said J. A. Brown, secretary of the State board of charities, today. The appointment of Capt. Frank Miles, Democrat, and former assistant superintendent of the Indiana Reformatory, to succeed George A. H. Shideler, superintendent, was cited as an example of meritorious public servic. "Appointments of officials to State institutions, however,” Brown added, “are made by a bi-partisan board of trustees." WINDOW SMASHERS WORK Vandals Attack Residence of Russel M. Seeds. Front and side w indows at the home of Russel M. Seeds, advertising agent, 3630 Washington Blvd., were smashed by stone-throwers, Monday night, according to police. Two large rocks were found on the floor in a front room. DRUG~WORKERS ToTeAST Goldsmith Bros. WilS Give Banquets Wednesday and Thursday. Employes of Goldsmith Bros, drug stores will banquet at the Severin Wednesday and Thursday 'nights. Representatives of several drug companies will speak. One shift of employes will meet Wednesday and the second shift Thursday. Y. M. C. A. to Name Directors Election of five new Y. M. C. A. directors and three trustees will be held tonight. The new Y. M. C. A. constitution adopted at Cleveland last month will b* ce&sidejed.

Entered a* Second-elas* Matter at Poatofftce, Indianapolis Publlabeil Dali; Except Sunday.

unions in the police and fire departments, Butler snapped: “From now on there will be no such union. We'll have none of it. It’s over. It’s passed.” Thus a soldier, brusque, severe in discipline, begins a year’s

FIVE INJURED IN ICE CREAM PLANT BLAST

U.S.GRANDJURY MEETS WITHOUT SPECIAL ORDERS McCray Affair, Expected to Be Probed, Is Not Mentioned, After a meeting of about an hour the Federal grand jury, which began a special session today, adjourned until Tuesday. W.lliam Mulvershorn of Evansville was selected as foreman Only the usual instructions were given by Judge Albert B. Anderson before the jury was sworn in. In view Os the fact that the affairs of Governor McCray are expected to be taken up it was thought that special instruct.ona might be given. Presence of witnesses connected with the case of Louis D. Ackley, said by Federal officials to be one of tho eleven-. 1 * forged check swindlers in ihe country, led to the belief that this was the first case considered. In addition to Hulvershorn grand jurors are; Oscar L. S-’hambers. La Porte; James C. Buchanan, R. F. D-, Judsqn; Richard H. Brunt, ‘ Summltville; George Worley, Richmond; Louis B. Weaver, La Porte; John C. Greer, Evansville; William W. Milner, It. F. D., Frankfort; John W. Stoten, Mays; Arthur T. Long. Kokomo; F. A. Dykeman, Logansport; C. W. Graves, Logansport; Edward O’Gara, Lafay ette; Winfield Shaul, R. F. D., Pendleton. and C. R. Ramsey, 4880 Guilford Ave.; Andrew W. Hutchinson, 963 N. Meridian St.; P. E. Deery, 2531 E. Michigan St.: Charles Hockensmlth. 22 W. Twenty-First St.; Williaru Kuhn. 1400 Broadyvay; Calvin A. Jones, 1853 Talbott Ave.; James H. Deery, 2141 N. New Jersey St., all of Indianapolis.

17 TO TAKE RIDE IN PATROL WAGON Alleged Traffic Law Violaters Affidavit ‘Victims', Seventeen alleged traffic ordinance violators who have failed to appear in the office of Traffic Captain Michael Glenn, in accordance with the new enforcement prdinunce, will be taken to police headquarters today in the patrol wagon, officers said. The new rules, which w T ent into effect Jan. 1, specifies that the offenders shall appear within seventytwo hours after being “tagged” and may either plead guilty and pay the assessment of $2. $3 or $5, according to the offense, or make it known that they wish to go to trial the following Thursday. \ The alleged violators: William Walton, R. R. R; Mrs. E. M. Campwell. 3348 N. New Jersey St.; W. C. Patterson, 2128 S Meridian St.; Fred J. McCord. 714 I. O. O. F. Bldg.; Richard H. Prigger, 822 Eugene St.; C. A. Neer, 150 Kentucky Ave.; C. D. Rennick, 3707 N. Meridian St.; G. M. Miller, 3433 Washington Blvd.; M. M. Bow r en, 620 S. Capitol Ave.; M. Scherr, 950 Maple St.; Frank Stewart, 379 N. Bolton Ave.; Roner Waldin, 914 Warren St.; J. L. Broderick, '35 S. New Jersey St.: George Palashoff, 2223 Keystone Ave.; S. O. Bohamon, 324 E. Thirty-Sixth St.; Janies E. Bingham, 601 Fidelity Trust Bldg., and C. Stevenson, 3066 N. Meridian St. FAIR AID Legislative Committee to Bo Named by Association Leader. The Indiana Association of County and District Fairs meeting at the Severin today tyill seek State aid In the 1925 session of the Legislature. A legislative committee of eight is to be appointed by J. E. Green, Muncie, piesident. It is said an annual average of eighty county fairs had declined to forty. Other officers of the association are G. C. Langrebe, Huntington, secretary: H. C. VanWa, Shelbyville, treasurer.

. effort t<s exterminate Phil ad e 1 phia’s 8,000 blind tigers, and stay its flood of bootleg liquor. General Butler, attired in his new police uniform, was at his desk early today. He proud--ly exhibited his uniform

Gas Tank Explodes When Repairman Works Upon Machine — Building Is Wrecked A man and a woman were seriously injured, and two other men and another woman badly hurt, when a gas explosion wrecked a building at 602-604 W. Maryland St., at 12:35 p. m. today.

A gas tank In the Lilly Ice Cream plant In the rear of the building, exploded when Howard B. Faust, employe of the James W. Smith Company, 646 N. Meridian St., turned off water while he was repairing a frozen ice machine. The injured: Howard Faust, 36, of 2566 S. California St., seriously burned about face, arms and neck. Taken to city hospital. Mrs. Rosabelle Thlgpin, 29, colored, 606 W. Mary land St., seriously cut on head and across right eye. Frank Thomas, 26, of 40 N. West St., one of th3 owners of the lere cream company, cut bn hand and Mazed. Miss Mary Ballard, 37, employed by I Kris Kuzma, operator of soft drink ; parlor at 544 W. Maryland' St., cut j on right arm. Abe Cheeks, 22, colored,. 606 W. Maryland St., cut about arms. The blast rocked the neighboring houses and shattered windows. Mrs. Thlgpin and Cheeks were In the kitchen of the Thlgpin home, eating dinner. They were cut by glass from broken windows. Miss Ballard was working in the kitchen of the soft drink parlor, the windows of which also were shattered. Twelve in Monday's Net Twelve colored men were arrested in Monday night’s police clean-up on Indiana Ave.

THE SHOT IN THE NIGHT

Ls (lie initial tale in W. L. George’s short story series After Midnight beginning in THE TIMES THURSDAY The rich shipowner was dead. Over him stood his beautiful wife, In her hand a pistol, just fired. “I killed him," she admitted. The motive was clear —her husband’s cruelty. Y r et there wasn’t a particle of evidence to suggest even the suspicion that she had murdered him. A paradox? Not a biUof it, but a PROBLEM—one it would have puzzled Sherlock Holmes to solve. W.nL George solves it very simply In his story of “The Shot in the Night.” It’s a wonderful story and yet no more remarkable than any other of the extraordinary tales in his series, “After Midnight,” including also: IN A LEGATEE’S SHOES THE STOLEN BABY THE SLIPPER OF RED BROCADE THE WAX LADY THE POISONED GIRL You don’t know what perfect short-story writing is until you’ve read them.

Forecast FAIR and somewhat warmer tonight, with lowest temperature near freezing. Wednesday fair.

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and said that he would wear it at the next New Year’s reception at the White House. “No one has ever worn a policeman’s uniform to a White House reception, but there will be one there next year,” he said.

LABOR IN POWER AS PARLIAMENT OPENS®* Newly Elected M, P.s Line Up to Get Pick of Seats in Commons, N Bu United Press LONDON, Jan B.—Great Britain's Parliament reassembled this afternoon for the session which will undoubtedly be marked by accession to power of the first labor government. Lady Terrington, newly elected M. P., was among the first in the House. She put a ticket on the seat she chose j early today. Scores of newly elected M. P.s stood | In tho cold, misty dawn, waiting in j line until tho doors opened. Then there was a rush to place cards on seats which will be theirs throughout the session. After reading the King's message election of a Speaker of the House was the first order of business. There was no opposition to the re-election of the Right Honorable J. N. Whitely. A sever cold prevented former Premier Asquith from attending Commons this afternoon. WHEREABOUTS OF PILOTS IN BALLOON UNKNOWN Officers Left Dayton for Short Test Flight Monday Morning. By United Press DAYTON, Jan. B.—MaJ. Norman' Peek and Lieut. C. C. Kuntz left McCook field In a free balloon Monday morning and aviation officials nave received no report as to their whereabouts. The trip was to have been a short test flight. MURDER TRIAL JAN. 14ChadwcU Case Venued to Franklin From Criminal Court Here. Chester Chadwell, 20, will be tried at Franklin, Ind., Jan. 14, on a change of venue from Criminal Court, on charges of murdering William O. Sparks, 24. 2032 Jackson Jst., Nov. 15, 1922. Police were informed Chadwell, a Fiery Cross salesman at Washington and Illinois Sts., got into an argument ever the Klan. Sparks was stabbed. FIREMEN GET RESPITE Rest Much Needed After Busy WeekEnd—Seven Runs Made. Firemen were getting a much-needed rest today, aftert a busy week-end. Only seven fire runs were made Monday' night and early this morning. Most of them were caused by overheated flues. Losses were slight.' A car load of coal in the yards of the Indiana Coal Company, Davidson and Bates Sts., caught fire from spontaneous combustion early today'. It was still smoldering late this morning. ROTaW"mEEtTebT2I -22 Twentieth District to Convene At Fiench Lick and West Baden. Annual conference of the Twentieth District of Rotary International will be held at French Lick and W'est Baden Springs, Feb. 21-22. The Bedford Rotary Club will be host. All Rotary Clubs in the State are e: peetjd to be represented, Scottish Rile Lectures Arthur R. Robinson, master of ceremonies of Adoniram Grand Lodge of Perfection of the Scottish Rite, will deliver a lecture on the fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth degrees Wednesday evening at ' the Temple. >