Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 222, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 January 1924 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 222

GOOLIDGE CRITICS FLAYED

Shortridge Congestion Growing

Entering Freshmen Driven From School Building Into Make-Shift Quarters —Basements and Cloakrooms Pressed Into Service,

By BLYTHE Q. HENDRICKS mNDIAXAPOLIS high school pupils, attending classes in cloak rooms, basement rooms and makeshift quarters of all sorts face even more crowded conditions in the future. That is unless the majority faction of the school hoard, composed of Charles L. Barry, Fred Bates Johnson and Charles R. Yoke, reverses its stand and permits the program for the extension of high school facilities, which it blocked at the last board meeting, to be carried out.

WE BE 10 LIT POWER OF MINEUNION HEAD Visitors Barred From Convention as Roll Call Is Started. Appointive power of the international president of the United Mine Workers of America was attacked in resolutions Introduced into the conven tlon in Tomlinson Hall today. A roll call vote, demanded by 689 delegates, about 100 more than the required number, began at the afternoon session. The vote followed a vote of 612 to 634 In favor of noneoncurrance of a committee recommendation on appointment of organizers. The resolution provided for election of organizers instead of appointment as has been the previous practice of the organization. A resolution advocating election of officers to all vacancies made in the international offices, instead of by presidential appointment, failed. Old Fight Recalled A resolution demanding that power of the President to remove officers and appoint successors 'for cause be revoked was also lost. This resolution was an echo of the Nova Scotia affair, in which officers were removed by President John L. Lewis and successors appointed. Early in the session a resolution barring visitors from the convention hall was adopted. During all coming sessions of the convention, admittance will be allowed only on presentation of a delegate’s card. This rule will not apply to representatives of newspapers, however. Voting Prevented The action was designed to prevent visitors and unseated delegates om voting. Twice during the convention President Lewis has been compelled to ask visitors -not to vote. The debate on the organizers’ resolution was marked by “mud slinging” and personal attacks. When Delegate James Oakes, Charleroi, Pa., took the floor he accused William Feeney, also (Continued on Page 11)

TWO FIRES CAUSE DAMAGE OF 6,1 Overheated Grease Kettle Causes Blaze. Fire, believed to have started from an overheated grease kettle in the Morris Green wald Bakery, 1161 S. Capitol Ave., at 1 a. m. today, caused $3,000 damages, according to firemen. An hour afterward fire caused $2,000 <Jamagj at tho second-hand store of Ike Rothbard, 363 W. Washington St. An overheated stove was the cause, firemen said. An Advance Transfer Company truck caught fire from the back-fire of the motor at Russell Ave. and Norwood St. Damage amounted to $350, firemen said. BAKER NAMED RECEIVER National Motor Corporation Placed in Hands of Holliday Officer. Thacteeus R. Baker, treasurer of the W. J. Holliday & Cos., was named receiver of the National Motor Corporation by Judge Albert B. Anderson in Federal Court today. The action was taken an petition of the Union Trust Company of Chicago. A receiver for other automotive concerns with which the company was affiliatad was named in Ohio recently. GOSHEN GAS TO GO UP Increase in Rate Allowed by Public Service Commission. Effecting an increase in gas rates of more than SB,OOO, the public service commission today the Goshen Gas Company, operated by the National Gas, Electricity and Power Company, Philadelphia, to increase rates from $1.65 to $1.95 for the first 6,000 cubic feet with a minimum monthly charge of $1.20.

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With every available inch of high school space already in use, high school principals find themselves facing the necessity of finding acconi modations for about 1.600 grade school graduates who entered high school at the beginning of the new semester today. Conditions at Shortridge, the oldest high school in the city, are particularly acute. George Buck, principal, and the Shortridge staff, have clone just about everything human ingenuity can accomplish to adjust the obsolete and inadequate facilities of Shortridge to modem educational demands. 1,200 Too Many at School During the semester just ended Shortridge enrollment amounted to about 2.500. With the addition of grade school graduates entering today the number has Tumped to about 2,700. These pupils must be earned for in a plant which school officials say would adequately house 1,500 to 1,600 pupils. To care for these additional 1,000 to 1,200 pupils is a tremendous problem. Rooms never intended for session rooms have been pressed Into service. In the old building seven rooms, probably Intended originally for cloakrooms are used as classrooms every hour in the day. Even a room in the basement, equipped with half wtndows and which must be lighted continuously by artificial light is in use. It even has been found necessary to go outside the regular Shortridge buildings for accommodations and use rooms in a near-by college of music and at the Benjamin Harrison grade school, a block away. Grade School Being Used. In fact about 125 entering freshmen will have to be taken care of at the latter school. One of the worst features of overcrowding at Shortridge Is the fact that (Continued on Page 2)

NEW FIGHT ON TO KILL LICENSE LAW Injunction to Prevent Enforcement Filed Against State, City and County Officials.

Injunction to prevent enforcement of the new- State automobile license law’ In Marlon County was asked in a suit filed in Superior Court today. Judge Sidney S. Miller will hear a plea for a temporary restraining order at 10 a. m. Thursday. The suit was filed by a large number of plaintiffs, mostly contractors and transfer men, each of whom uses a number of automobiles and trucks. Defendants The defendants are Ed Jackson, secretary, of State, and his deputies, members of the State automobile police department. Chief of Police Herman F. Rikhoff, Prosecutor William Rerny and his deputies, Sheriff George Snider and his deputies and sixteen justices of the peace. The suit alleges that the law, which greatly Increases license rates, is unconstitutional because it covers two unrelated subjects and because it would confiscate private property without due process of law. The act has been held unconstitutional by the Superior Court at South Bend and the case is pending in the State Supreme Court. Plaintiffs The plaintiffs: Charles F. Roesner. William G. Kreis, Clarence W. Abraham, Wijliam S. Frye, Patrick J. Glenn. Howard Maxwell, Albert S. Hamp, Charles Schwert, Harry Cooper, Frank E. Sparks, August Loeehle, William Eoechle, Bert Hughbanks, Warren A. Sampsell. George R. Burnett, Kenneth Shock. Frank E. Scherecher, William Hartman, Uouis J. Dalr, Frank H. Hoss, Charles E. Elliott, Arthur B. Haworth, Wente and Keis, Irvin Cor nett. Charles Bur\s, Sam Lyners, Maxwell Construction Company, HaCONTRACTORS OPEN MEET National Secretary Will Give First of Series of Addresses Wednesday. Edwin L. Seabrook, secretary of the National Association of Sheet Metal Contractors, w’ill deliver the first of a seric-s of addresses at the association’s convention at the Severin Wedne iday. The convention opened this afternoon with a business session. Other speakers Wednesday will be H. P. Sheets, secretary of National Retail Hardware Association, and Paul R. Jordan of Indianapolis, president. Officers will be elected Wednesday afternoon. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 41 10 a. m.. 42 7 a, m 42 11 a. m 46 8 a. m. 42 IS fnoon) 48 9 a. m. 42 1 p. m 50

BLOOD TRANSFER AIDS MRS. SHANK : TO FIGHT ILLNESS ' Mayor’s Wife Better Aftei Woman Friend Makes Sacrifice, Mrs. Sarah Shank, wife of the: mayor, was fighting for life agalns* influenza and complications today. She was reported slightly improved, with temperature of 102 to 103, about one degree lower than Monday. Blood given by Mrs. Raymond Wright. 29 N. Brookville Rd., wife of the city purchasing agent, in a trans- | fusion operation late Monday appeared Itc strengthen Mrs. Shank considerI ably. Mrs. Wright, a life-long friend ; of the family, volunteered after phy i slclans agreed that blood transfusion was necessary. She suffered no ill I effects. Another transfusion may be made | today, with Mrs Etnrr.a Johnston, employe in the purchasing depart- j mnet, giving the blood. Mayor Shank has broken slightly | j under the strain of Mrs. Shank's ill- ! ness anl is not seeing any one. All his political engagements have been cancelled indefinitely. Friends and neighbors keep conI stant watch at the Shank home, re- ; 1 ceiving flowers and sympathy extended the mayor and relatives. Trained nurses and a corps of physi-: cians attend Mrs. Shank constantly, j Dr. John M. Cunningham. Dr. T. B. Noble Jr., Dr. M. J. Spencer 4fcnd Dr, Goethe Link are consulting 1 j physicians. * 1 Nurses worked all day -MonSwr to reduce Mrs. Shank’s fever. She is able to take very little nourishment. At the Shank home today, It was requested that persons desiring to know her condition call the city hall, ! where city officials will be informed of any change in her condition.

gan Brothers, Grant Trucking Company, Krels Transfer Company and Maxwell Gravel Company. The Supreme Court set Feb. 1 at 2 p. in. as the time for oral arguments in the South Bend case. One hour will be glvm each side and the firm of Miller, Dailey A Thompson will be given fifteen minutes as amicus curiae. TWO MEN FREED OF DEATH CHARGE Coroner Gives Exoneration in Fatal Accidents. Involuntary manslaughter charges against tow men were dismissed by Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth in city court today after Coroner Paul F. Robinson exonerated them in two fatal accidents. Claude Miller, 35, of 2131 Singleton Ave.. was freed of blame in the death of Enoch Herrod, 62, of 2538 Bluff Ave., at the city hospital Jan. 17 of Injuries deceived when Miller's automobile struck him Jan. 10 at Kelly and Meridian Sts. * Frank Smith, 1011 N. Gale St., was cleared in the death of Andrew Hines, 47, of 627 S. East St., standholder at the city market, Jan. 12. Hines was crushed between a truck and a wagon shaft when he attempted to stop Smith’s horse, which had run away from Alabama and Market Sts.

Shadow Rests Heavily on John Reinert Home

pryiAPPINESS built up by long il j years of W’ork and family cooperation was obliterated today by the shadow of grief cast over an Indianapolis home. Stricken with the shock of the loss of their husband and father, who attempted to resist a robbery of the office of the Allied Coal and Material Company, of w’hich he was •ardmaster, late Monday afternoon, the wife and seven children of John Reinert were attempting to gather up the bits of happiness shattered by the tragedy which broke Into their peaceful home life. The Children arranged for the fu-

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, JAN. 29, 1924

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HERE IS AN INTERIOR VIEW OF THE OFFICE OF THE ALLIED COAL AND MATERIAL COMPANY, 2112 NORTHWESTERN AVE., WHERE JOHN REINERT, YARDMASTER. WAS SHOT AND RILLED BY A BANDIT LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. X MARKS THE SPOT WHERE MR. REINERT FELL CAR SOUGHT AS MURDER CLEW

All-Night Hunt Falls to Reveal Trace of Slayers of John Relnert, Killed in Coal Company Office, Search for the stolen automobile of Francis R. Perkins, 1440 N. Belle Vieu PI., wan being made by police today in the hope it was the one used by two hold-up men, one of whom shot and killed John Reinert, 55, of 3017 Byram Ave., yardmaster of the Allied Coal and Material Company, in the office at 2112 Northwestern Ave., late Monday afternoon.

The automobile, which was reported stolen from its parking space at 357 N. Illinois St.. tfl to And 1- 7T--M. - £ car. Patrolmen or- : jPi to search every public gaL ra *re had nothing KpaWr 'M to report. Murdered Man REINERT Alone Ttelnert, who was ale no In the office, died from a bullet wound In the spinal column, the bullet ranging upward to the heart. No signs of a struggle were apparent. Deputy Coroner \V. A. Doeppers found the bullet wound. Examination by Coroner Paul F. Robinson showed the bullet to be of .88 caliber. The murderer, who was in the office about two minutes, according to police, probably shot Relnert when he started to flee for help or to hurl a paper weight, found near the body, at the robber. A drawer jn the desk was found partly open. Another, in which was a dust-covered revolver, was undisturbed. The cash drawer, worked with a combination of finger level’s, containing the day’s receipts, $250, also was intact. Thirty-six dollars on Relnert was not touched. Descriptions of the two young bandits agree somewhat with those of men UNION TRUST BID WINS City Board of Health Bond Issue Give.n to Bank. The Union Trust Company was awarded the $175,000 bond issue of the city board of health today on a bid of 4.35 per cent with a premium of $3.30. Three other local banks bid. The issue is the first installment of the board’s $300,000 loan to carry expenses until taxes are collected. A $60,000 bond issue will he offered March 14, and the final $76,000 March 31.

neral, at the home Thursday morning. Burial in Crown Hill cemetery. Responsibility devolved upon the children, particularly the eldest. Miss Josephine. The mother was slowly convalescing from a complete physical and mental breakdown following revelation of the truth which was made known to her after hours of procrastination by relatives and friends. Reporters' queries at the home following the discovery of the body aroused curiosity.- Why the sudden interest in the man whose long years of struggle had given them

who last week slugged Louis Lltvak, clothing store owner, 536 E. Washington St., wpb an Iron bar and then shot him. Frank Loucks. R. R. D. Box 417, who recently finished the carpenter work on Reinert’s new home, 3917 Byram Ave., today told police he was in the office of the Allied Coal and Material Company obout 11 a. m., V>nt!nued on Page 11) TURKEY GOES W^T Assembly Unanimously Restores State Monopoly of Liquor. Bp United Press CONSTANTINOPLE. Jan. 29. Without a dissenting vote, the Turkish assembly abandoned the nation’s prohibition experiment, adopting Ismet Pasha’s scheme for restoring state monopoly of liquor. SUPPLY BILL REPORTED Measure Carries Appropriations of $727,858,151 for Deparments. By United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—Funds totaling $729,858,451 foe* use by the Treasury and Postoffice Departments during the coming fiscal year are carried in a joint supply bill reported to the House today. Os this amount $609,976,246 is for the Postoffice Department and $119,882,205 for the Treasury. Nurses Plan Convention The Indiana State Nurses’ Association may hold its annual convention at Detroit, Mich., from June 16-21, during the national conclave of the American Nurses’ Association, according to Ida M. Gaskill, director of Ihe State Department of Public Nurses. Mrs. Alma H. Scott, Frankfort, executive secretary of the State association, conferred with State officials today relative to plans for a membership drive. The State body has a membership of 247 public health nurses. 102 Permits Issued Building permits in the city for the jvoek ending Jan. 26 totaled 102, according to the report of Francis F. Hamilton, building commissioner, today. Building valuation was $167,714 for which the city realized $349.25 in fees.

the fine new home in which they had lived only a month? Not until a second and then a third reporter called did it dawn upon the family that something was not right. W r hen they demanded to know the truth they were told Mr. Reinert was injured. The telephone became busy: the children arranged the furniture so father’s homecoming. Attempts to learn the extent of father’s inju’y were fruitless and this Increased the anxiety. It was more than two hours later that they were told the truth by William Reinert, 624 Eugene St., a brother of Mr. Reimert. Mrs. Reinert swooned.

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MW ASKED TO SEND FOR WIGGINS Governor Requested to Requisition Prize Fighter, The long arm of the Indiana law, violated by Chuck Wiggins, light he&vy.veight boxer, in an escape from the State Farm in 1929. was ready to be extended to Florida today. Requisition papers for the return of Wiggins from Florida to Putnam County were asked of Governor McCray by Leslie Sears, sheriff of Putnam County. Wiggins lost his appeal to Supreme Court from the Putnam Circuit Court's sentence of two to five years, but failed to make an appearance at Greencastle. A bout with Tommy Gibbons, scheduled in Florida, was called off by the Governor of Florida, who cited the Florida boxing law. Wiggins was sent to the penal farm on a charge of juvenile delinquency. TRIAL NEARING END Anderson Case Expected ip Go to Jury It,<fore Nightfall. Bp United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 29. —The Anderson case will go to the jury before nightfall. Ex-Governor Whitman, counsel for the Anti-Saloon League superintendent on trial for third degree forgery, has agreed with Assistant District Attorney Pecora to keep the summations brief and these and Justice Tompkins’ charge to the jury are all that remain to he heard. TAX METHODS EXPLAINED Attention Called (o Indiscriminate Use of Error Certificates. Lawrence F. Orr, chief examiner of State board of accounts, sent a letter today to county auditors calling their attention to the alleged illegal practice of changing property assessments by means of “certificates of errors.” Certificates can be authorized by an auditor for clerical error, it was pointed out, but not for an error of Judgment. Philip Zoercher, member of the State tax board, declared the practice has prevailed in Center Township, Marion County. Harry Dunn, new county auditor, announced upon taking office that it would be abolished during his term. ~—'

Mr. Reinert had lived in Indianapolis all his life. For twenty-nine jears he managed the A. B. Meyer Co&l Company, until it was merged with the Allied Coal and Material Company, of which he became a yardmaster a year ago. He belonged to the Red Men’s lodge and the Lincoln Mutual Association. In liis connection with the coal company, he made many friends. Besides the wife, Barbara, three daughters and four sons survive. They are Josephine, Frances. Marie, John S., Frederick C., Leonard of Columbus, Ohio, and Clement.

Teapot Dome Quiz Develops Into Bitter Partisan Fight With Friends Defending Chief Lenroot Hurls Charge of ‘Politics’ at Democrats Pressing Action in Naval Reserve Oil Leases By PAUL R. MALLON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—The oil leasing scandal today began to swing rapidly toward an open and undisguised partisan political encounter between Republicans and Democrats when debate in the Senate opened. Senator Lenroot, Wisconsin, regular Republican, chairman of the Senate Public Lands Committee, investigating the leasing scandal, delivered a violent attack on critics of President Coolidge. “The attempt to attach some stigma of blame in this matter to the President of the United States,’’ said Lenroot, “is politics and nothing else.

“If Democratic Senators had doubts concerning the legality of these leases —and I know they had—why didn't some of them at any time during the past two years introduce a resolution calling on the President to begin suit to annul the leases.’’ Lenroot said he knew Senator Walsh, Montana, had always considered the leases illegal, because of lack of power to make them. “But nobody took any action,” said Lenroot. Direct Reply to Robinson Leri root’s speec h was a direct reply to a bitter political oration delivered Monday by Senator Robinson. Democratic leader, who said the Teapot Dome scandal would be an issue in the campaign and President Coolidge would be held responsible if he did not fire Denby and Daugherty. Lenroot. in opening his discussion, revealed he went to President Coolidge after Archie Roosevelt had testified and since that time “Mr. Coolidge has taken every possible step to clear up this matter.” Senator Ashurst. Democrat, asked Lenroot: "Doesn't the Senator know the country will judge the sincerity of the President by the length of time he permits Edwin Denby to remain in his Cabinet?” Lenroot answered, “that’s another matter." Resembles Courtroom The Senate floor again resembled a “Supreme Court room" with charts of Teapot Dome and reserve No. 1 and 2 hung around the walls. Most of those packed in the galleries were women. The President, it was reported, is inclined at present to stand by his Cabinet members. Friends of the President in the Senate represented him as feeling charges made againsi members of his inherited Cabinet are not yet "sufficient for serious conside ration." One resolution, however, has already been introduced, demanding the resignation of Secretary Denby. Senator Walsh is scheduled to take further direct action against Denby today. Asa consequence, Senator Caraway, for one, is prepared to turn the guns directly upon the White House. Mr. Coolidge was the first Vice President to sit with the cabinet. Senator Walsh has called the Senate's attention to the Fall letter of June, 1922, In which the then secretary mentioning the oil leases were discussed at cabinet meetings. CONVINCED HE’S RIGHT Denby Declares He Would Make Oil Leases Again. Bp United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—“1 am so convinced that I did the right thing in making the naval leases I would do It against tomorrow," Secretary Denhy declared emphatically after leaving the Cabinet meeting at the White House today. He added he had not resigned. "There is no question whatsoever in my mind the best interests of the public were served by the leases as they were made,” Denby continued. “The question involved is so much bigger thfen any individual, I would advocate making these leases if I knew it would force my removal." This is the first statement Denby has made since the demand for his resignation was raised and coming as it did directly after leaving the President at the regular Cabinet session, it was taken that the stand the secretary was taking doubtlessly carried the approval of President Coolidge. “I want to say emphatically Colonel Roosevelt is in no way involved in these leases," the secretary continued. “I take the fullest responsibility for them myself. I cannot say too often Colonel Roosevelt should be free from any suspicions whatsoever.”

COOLIDGE PLANS ACTION Will Carry Out Two Investigations in Naval Oil Lease Cases. Bu United Press WASHINGTON. aJn. 29.—President Coolidge is determined upon carrying out two investigations in dealing with naval oil lease cases—one to establish violation of the criminal laws and the second to determine whether the leases are legal. If violations of the law are established, prosecution will follow. If the leases are found illegal, steps will be taken to recover the property. SINCLAIR SENDS TELEGRAM Oil Magnate Denies Giving Money to Fall for Oil Leases. Bu United Press PARIS, Jan. 29.—Harry F. Sinclair will turn to the U. S. w soon a A possible to reply to charges of comfction

Forecast MOSTLY cloudy weather predicted for tonight and "Wednesday. Probably light rain tonight and Wednesday. Continued mild temperature.

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in connection with leases his oil companies have obtained on the Teapot Dome naval oil reserve, he said in a telegram to Senator Lenroot today. Sinclair reaffirmed his denial he ever gave Albert B. Fall, former secretary of the interior, or any other representative of the Harding government any money in consideration for the leases. “I commend the action of President Coolidge in ordering prosecution of any guilty persons,” Sinclair said, and welcome a judicial determination of these questions.” REPUBLICANS FROM INDIANA CONFER WITH PARTY CHIEFS Plans for Coolidge Campaign in Hoosier State Discussed in Washington. By JOHN CARSON. Times Staff Correspondent. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—The entire hierarchy of the Republican party in Indiana apparently has moved to this city to confer and prepare on the Coolidge campaign in Indiana. With Homer Elliott and Burt Morgan added to the list and Joseph B. Kealing. Ewing Emison, Senator Watson. Ora Davies, Postmaster General New and members of the House delegation in town, the circle is almost complete. The supreme idea now seems to be to avoid dissention in the ranks during the primary. It is being suggested no slate for delegates-ai large to Republican national cont ention be submitted until after the primary. Then the bosses in the party would dictate their choices and assure Coolidge of complete support, regardless of any wish expressed by the voters. Troubling all Republican leaders, including those from Indiana, is a suggestion made by some progressive Senators in the event President Cooliuge is forced on the party as was Taft in 1912, the progressive Senators may run independently. The Teapot Dome scandal, coupled with other scandals and row associated directly with Coolidge, has Increased demand for a Republican house cleaning. The Progressive insist neither Coolidge nor any other Old Guard can keep the confidence of the public. INQUIRY” ”isr STARTED State Officials Open Investigation of Pennsylvania Mine Blast. Bp United Press SHANKTOWN, Pa.. Jan. 29.—The last of the bodies having been removed State mine Inspectors today began official inquiry into the cause of the death of thirty-six miners in the Lancashire mine of the Burns & Tucker Coal Company Saturday All the dead except three have been identified. Medical Society Formed Articles of association for the Indianapolis Medical Society, a Marion County organization, were filed today with the Secretary of State. The following Indianapolis doctors are trustees: Delbert O. Kearby, Amos L. Wilson, George S. Ross, David Ross, Murray N. Hadley and Augustus L. Marshall.

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