Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 251, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 March 1924 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER—251

FIREMAN IS KILLED AS TRUCKSKIDS Two Others Hurt When Apparatus Crashes on Slippery Street, DIES IN POLICE CAR Accident Occurs at Washington and Noble Sts. at 6 a, m, One city fireman was killed, "wo injured, one serious, and eight other members of two squads escaped injury when two wagons skidded together at Noble and Washington Sts. today. The dead: WAYNE HUNTER. 39, of Sl9 Fletcher Ave., fireman, fractured died pp. way to hospital. The injured: ARTHUR MAAR, 33, of 1468 S. Meridian SI., fractured skull, may die. ERNEST ADOLAY, 38. of 929 S. New Jersey St., injured about the face, not serious. Hunter wa's riding in the rear seat <il stjuad wagon No. 2, stationed at Engine House 20. South and New Jersey Sts., and on the way to an alarm turned in at Pine and Daly Sts. Trucks Skid Approaching Washington St. from the south on Noble St., Substitute Howard Sanford, 834 Greer St., according to his report to the police, saw Pumper No. 7, from headquarters approaching from the West, driven by Harry Kellermeyer, 1257 S. East St. Slowing down, he Mid, he turned into St, but the rear end of H:e truck skidded into the side of the Ipassing pumper. The crash sent-tv.o large acetylene tanks flying through the T. and the railing on the left side of the wagon gave way, causing Hunter and Maar to fall out. It is thought that either the tank struck Hunter or that as he fell out his head struck the curb. Adolay was thrown against the wagon, striking his nose and mouth. I.if utenant Not Hurt Lieut. George Townsend. 432 E. Michigan St., in charge of the truck, riding with Sanford, was not injured. All the injured were placed in th© police emergency car and rushed to the hospital, but Hunter died before he reached the admitting room. Members of the pumper company who escaped injury were Lieut. Michael Hyland, 4218 Cornelius Ave.; KelPrmeyer; Leo Deßodkins, home at fire headquarters: Charles Millender, 273 Belle Yieu PI., and Michale J. Gardner. 25 Alexandria apartments. The right running board and rear fender of the pumper were crushed. Hunter wa appointed to the department Jan. 5. 1017. and served as a -tibstituro until Jan. 4. 1919. when he was appointed a regular. H® is survived by a wife and four children.

AUTO TURNS OVER , IF! AVOIDING DOG Family of Five Injured Near Columbus, Ind, Attempting to miss a dog which ran in front of them automobile, Edrw*rd Firgibbons, 1338 Blaine Ave., his wife and three children, William, Thomas and Edna, were severely in jured when the front wheels of the machine locked and the car turned o\-er three times, eleven miles north of Columbus. Ind., Sunday. They were taken to the Columbus hospital. Fitzgibbons is still there in a serious condition. His wife and children were taken home today. The automobile demolished. Mrs. Fitzgibbons suffered three broken ribs, the daughter a broken collar bone, and the two boys, severe bruises. Extent of Fitzgibbons* injuries was not known. ORPHANS ARE HEALTHY Tuberculosis Association Reports on Examination. Children in orphans' homes are more nearly normal than the average group of children in public schools, according to figures announced by the Marion County Tuberculosis Association. _ Approximately one third of children in city schools are more than 7 per ent underweight while examinations t the Lutheran Orphans’ Home, the Indianapolis Orphans’ Home and Col ored Orphans’ Home show only 3.3 per cent. 15.3 per cent and 4.3 per cent, respectively, of children 7 per cent or more underweight. Statistics are taken on a basis of two years. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 33 10 a. m 46 i a. m 34 11 a. m .... 47 8 a. m 36 12 (noon) 47 9 a. m. 41 1 p. m........ 61

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Victims of Crash at Street Corner WAYNE HUNTER ARTHUR MAAR

ERNEST ADOLAY When two fire trucks collided at Noble and Washington Sts. today, Wayne Hunter, fireman, was' killed. Arthur Maar was seriously injured and Ernest Adaloy was less seriously hurt. ,

SAFETY ON CARS TO BEDISDUSSED Master Mechanics Called to Conference, Representing the majority of traction and city street car companies in Indiana, nineteen master mechanics have been summoned to 'appear at the office of the public service commission Tuesday to discuss means of inspecting airbrake tanks. Several tanks on cars used by the Union Traction. Company were found by Benjamin W. B f ssell, State boiler inspector, to be slightly defective. Explosions of airbrake tanka have occurred in other States recently, with loss of life. David Matthews, chief railroad inspector of the commission, will preside. The Westingfiou.se Airbrake Company, Chicago, is sending in ex pert. CANDIDATES FILE PRIMARY PETITIONS Johnson, McCulloch Names Go on Ballots. Petitiris asking that the names of Hiram Johnson, candidate for the Re publican nomination for President, and Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, be placed on the Indiana primary election ballots were filed with the Secretary of State today. Tlie Johnson petition contained between 800 and 900 names and the McCuloch petition between 2.000 and 2.500 nam®s. Both were signed by voters from all parts of the State. WORKMAN FALLS 25 FEET Riley Hilton, Carpenter, Injured at Freight Warehouse. Riley Hilton, 31. of 4500 Shelby St.. carpenter employed on the freight terminal warehouse under construction at S. Pennsylvania and Georgia Sts., fell twenty-five feet from a scaffold today. His back and legs were injured. He was takfei to the Aleth odist Hospital.

STATE MAT GIVE PUBLIC US FINDINGS Release of Commission Report on Fatal Wreck Is Forecast, STOCKHOLDERS TO MEET v Traction Company to Consider Safety Measures— Law Is Cited, Contents of the Public Service Commission's report on the Fortville collision tragedy Feb. 2, to be considered by Union 'fraction Company stockholders Tuesday at he made public regardless of the company's decision to accept or reject, it was forecast today. Members of the commission are di vided upon the question of whether j the report should be made public if i the company accepts it. According to a law passed by the j legislature in J9ll, the "commission is l bound, Samuel R. Artnian. commis sioner in charge of the inquiry, be lieves, to keep the report confidential until the railroad company involved shall have had “reasonable time" to comply or to refuse recommendations embodied in the order. If the Union Traction Company Tuesday refuses to accept the order, Artman added, the commission will probably decide to give the report full publicity. Artman said that while he believed the commission was bound under the law to withhold the order for#a time, he would prefer to give the report full publicity. That the contents of the report will be revealed, if the report itself is not, was understood to oe tire belief of certain commission officials. According to the 1911 law' the commission is empowered to bring man darnus action against the Union Trae- j tion Company or any oth<>- railroad.] company if the company refuses to adopt an order concerning “any dangerous neglect or fault in the con struetion, equipment or management of any railroad within the State." FILM ORDINANCE DRAWN Bill Mould IVevent Carrying Lx. plosives on Cars. An ordinance prohibiting transportation of motion picture tilms and explosives on street cars rr motor vehicles within the city limits unless in proper metal containers v ill be introduced in the city council meeting tonight. Motion picture films were carried or, one <?f the cars in the fatal wreck near Fortville, Feb. 2. The measure is intended to safe guard life and property and was drafted on r?commendation of the board of safety following th< fatal collision of the Union Traction Company near Fortville, Feb. 2 when the cars caught lire. * Films, dynamite, gunpowder and oils are included in the ordinance. A penalty of fines up to S2OO and sixty days imprisonment is provided for violation. The council will also receive an ordinance to ratify a contract with the Standard Oil Cos. and the city for 350, 000 gallons of road od.

•DRUMMER- SHANK NOW Masonic Home Boys Initiate Mayor Into “Order of Noise.” Mayor Shank was pricing drums today. He has become a first-class drummer. While visiting the Masonic Home at Franklin Sunday, lie fastened him self to the bass drum and played two selections with the boys’ band of the institution. “Why don't you get a big bass drum?” asked the Mayor. “Why don't you buy us one?" shouted the leader. “By golly, T will.” Shank replied. The Mayor praised the heme in a short speech. ADD SIGNS OF SPRING! Mrs. OIHe Means Finds Bluebirds at Home in Her Garden. Hooray! They’re here! Mrs. Ollie Means, 2832 N. Rural Strubbed her eyes twice when she glanced into her garden this morning. Bluebirds were fluttering about in the trees. “They’ve been flying about and scratching in the ground for worms,” said Mrs. Means. “I’m no prophet, but it looks pretty much like spring is here.” Mrs. Means said robins heve been living near her home all wintet.

Live, Girl Models Illustrate Sermon

Hu United Press kHICAGO. March 3.—Living models wers used last night L_J by the Rev. H. B. Griffin, pastor of the Rovers Park P.rptist Church, to illustrate his talk on ”tbe kind of a girl to marry.” A frame-work of flowers and tissue paper latiee work, was arranged over the Baptistry. The lights were dimmed and ft. spot light played on bower as five girls

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1924

M’LEAN MESSAGES IN U.S. SECRET CODE

THREE ARE HURT -WHEN TWO CARS CRASH TOGETHER Accident Occurs at Blackford and Washington Sts, — Crbw§ Held, Three persons Were injured, two seriously, when a street car skidded seventy-five feet on slippery rails into the rear of another car at Blackford and Washington Sts. tjjday. ■ The injured: MISS CLARA ALSMI2 Yfiß. 26, of 1437 Linden St., injured about back and left irm. ROBERT TAYLOR, 24, of 1633 S. Meridian St., injured about back. R. S. LUDLOW, 56, of 90S Traction Terminal Bldg , bruised All the injured were on a westbound AV. Washington car. As Alsmeyer arose to get off the car she was thrown to the floor. Taylor told Sergeant Dean and police emergency squad he was on the rear platform. Ludlow was in the front vestibule. * The car was in charge of Rufus Jackson, 29, of 711 N. Illinois St. motorman. and Edward Nolderith. 23, of 237 Eastern Ave., conductor. Both said th'-ir car was coming to a standstill when the car following, W Washington No. 902, in charge of Floyd Conway, 32, of 242 N. Rural St., motorman, and George Chapin, 70. of 2159 N Pennsylvania St. conductor, skidded into it Conway told police he applied the brakes, but he skidded seventy-five feet. Miss Alsmeyer and Taylor were taken to" the city hospital. Ludlow went to work. Motorman Conway and Conductor were slated at city prison on i lkirges- of assault and battery by Sergeant Dean. The men were allowed to proceed with th©ir car. RUM RUNNERS GET PRISONSENTENCES Morgan and Doncaster Draw One to two Years Each, George Morgan. 37, of Cincinnati, and B-'ii Doncaster, f>S, of Taylorsville, Ky.. arrested by Sheriff George Snider, Dec. 16. on thrn National Rd., were sentenced from one to two years in the Indiana State Prison and fined SI,OOO each on charges of transporting liquor, by Criminal Judge James A. Collins today. Attorneys for the men said they would appeal. Judge Collins said that there was no law by which the $7,000 Locomobile, in Oldmobile truck and whisky said to have been found in the men’s possession, could be disposed of.

TRAFFIC VIOLATOR SCHOOL PROPOSED Plan Would Make Fine and Instruction Alternatives, A- plan whereby track drivers, arrested for traffic violation and unable to nay a fine, may attend a night school where lectures will ge given and pictures shown on how to drive was presented by Traffic Inspector Michael Glenn to Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth and Police Chief Rikhoff today. Glenn said statistics show Truck drivers are the most flagrant violators of traffic Jaws and that assessment of tines did not seem to insure future respect for the law. The .-..Maries of many truck drivers are such that a line would be a. hardship. Glenn said. The truck drivers would have the*altemative of paying tlie tine or being ‘‘.sentenced” to attend two high schools sessions a week. Judge Wilmoth said j hat. other cities were using that plan with success. Chief Rikhoff also favored it.

took their turn during the pastor’s discourse. First there was the langorous society girl in evening gown. Appearances, however, may be deceiving and the society girl probably yearn for something more than frivolity, the Rev. Griffin said. Then a girl in apron, with pie in hand, stepped into the bower. She made a pretty picture of domesticity,

Girl Recovering After Tin Is Removed From Throat

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M r ““—1 ISS DOROTHY JONES, 13, daughter of Mrs. Bertha Jones. 1025 Lexington Ave., is recovering today from the effects of an unusual operation performed upon her by physicians of the St. Francis Hospital, Beech Grove, when er piece of

MATRON’S SLAYER INDICTED BY JURY Gladys Ellis Charged With First Degree Murder Charles Henry Named in Second True Bill,

Charges of first-degree murder against Gladys Martha Ellis, 21, confessed slayer of Miss Louise Rickards, 70, teacher-matron at the Indiana Woman’s Prison, were returned today by the county grand jury in an indictment. The girl is held at the county Jail without bail. Arraignment will be held Tuesday OATH REQUIRED OF COURT BONDSMEN Certification to Be Given foi Each Bond Signed, A system whereby bondsmen in city and Criminal Courts will be required to take an oath as to the amount of bail for which they are security, will be installed immediately, Prosecip tor William H. Remy said today. Oath will be required for each bond signed. s The oath will be required, both as to amount of property owned and amount of bail, as a result of Remy’s discovering one bondsman had signed bonds totaling $21,800, when the assessor’s diets showed he owned S6OO real estate. BAIR BUYS MOVIE HOUSES St. ( lair and Oriental Now Under Single Control. The St. Clair, anew at Ft, Wayne Ave. and St. Clair St,, and tlie Oriental, a neighborhood theater at 1105 S. Meridian St., today were under the ownership and control of Joseph, F. Smith, manager of Bair’s South Side Theater. Announcement of the sale, has just been made by the former owner by Michael J. Duffecy. Church to Be Dedicated Dedication srvices for the new First Holland Reformed Church, S. Keystone and Terrace Aves., will be held Tuesday at 7 P. M. The Rev. C. J. Sehroeder, pastor of the church, will preside.

the Rev. Griffin -stated, but the apparently home-loving girl may long for a stage career. Then there was the athletic girl in sweater, the student girl in gown and rap and the business girl in a iailormade suit. “The only way to decide on a life companion is to know the girl’s desires, ambitions and motives,” he said. “Don’t judge them on their looks alone.’’ ►

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! tin about the size of a half-dollar was extracted from her throat. The operation was accomplished by means of a bronchoscope, through which a small electric light arid forceps were lowered. The girl was Placed under a general anaesthetic and t Ik* operation was completed in less than fifteen minutes.

morning in Criminal Court before Judge James A. Collins. It is ex pected Miss Ellis will be tried immediately, as the trial of Governor McCray begins March 17. Miss Ellis is charged with beating Miss Richards to death with a blunt intsrument Keb. 26. The girl has a long record of convictions and broken paroles. Charles Henry, colored, also was in dieted with murder. He is accused of shooting Policeman Jesse Louden, June 16, 1923. at Sixteenth St. and Central Ave. He is held in jail without bail, and will be arraigned Tuesday. ORDERS 10 SIOP ARRESTS IGNORED Drivers Held for Failure to Have New Licenses, In spite of orders reed at police roll call this morning that officers were not to make any arrests this week of persons falling to obtain 1924 automobile licenses, because there will be so many out-of-town visitors to the automobile show, eight were arrested. They are: Andrew Arnold, 424 S. West St.: John Farraeane, 814 Fletcher Ave.; Thomas Morris, colored. 961 Colton St.: Fred Dieger, 'l3 N. Delaware St.; Bernie Carpenter, colored. 368 W. Tenth St.: S. J. Freeman, 5704 N. Pennsylvania St.; Joseph Scam port, 1270 W. Thirty-Fourth St., and J. P. Shroyer, 332 W. Maryland St. OUCH, LOOK AT THIS Supreme Court Rules No Booze Without a Permit Ouf in Idaho. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, March 3. The Supreme Court today held the sections of the Idaho prohibition laws prohibiting a. person possessing liquor in his home without a permit, were valid. The oases came to the Supreme Court on the appeal of Raymond Moore on conviction for possession of liquor for his own use in his own home, contrary to provisions of the Idaho law. Counsel for Moore contended the Idaho law was unconstitutional In that tt prohibited an act declared lawful by tlie Volstead act. M’CRAY JURY IS CALLED \ Judge Chamberlin Orders Clerk to Draw 200 Names. Judge H. O. Chamberlin, special judge for Governor McCray's trial, today ordered County Clerk Losehe to draw 260 names to furnish a special venire of jurymen for the trial. The first 100 will report March 17 and the others March „18. The trial has been set for March 17.

William J. Burns Ordered Before Committee in Senate Tuesday to Explain Usage Telegrams Deciphered by War Department Experts—Woman Is Called for Quiz

Oil Scandal Up-to-Date

La Follette directs Senate committee in trial of Daugherty and investigation of Department of Justice. W illiam J. Burns subpoenaed before committee to tell how and who why McLean used secret code of United States in messages. Y ar Department experts decipher messages. McLean to go on stand Wednesday or Thursday. Mary Duekstein, special agent of Department of Justice, first woman involved in case, also subpoenaed. By PAUL R. MALLON United Prefix Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, March 3.—Senator Walsh, Montana, today verified through a War Department code expert the translation previously given the Senate Oil Committee of the McLean code telegram and immediately ordered the appearance before the committee Tuesday morning of William J. Burns, head of the Department of Justice Secret Service. Walsh said the War Department’s experts had deciphered the messages “substantially'.’ as they appeared in a previous translation and that he had established the fact the messages were in a Department of Justice fode.

Woman Is Summoned Walsb will also question Mrs. Duckstein. reputed author of the “Mary” telegram, which, as deciphered, shows Bums bad sent word indirectly to McLean he was being investigated. Mr*. Duekstein, now an agent of the department, was formerly Burns' confidential secretary. Her husband. W. O. Duekstein, is one of McLean's secretaries. Burns will be asked to tell whether McLean is on the rolls of the department as a “dollar-a-year man” with a secret service operative's shield and a copy of the department's secret codee. The expert will he put on the stand as tho first witness and Burns will then be called on to explain how McLean got the department’s secret code. The committee ie convinced McLean's connection went deeper than bis supposed loan of SIOO,OOO to Albert B. Fall. Evidence already gathered showing bow McLean, publisher of the Washington Post and Cincinnati Enquirer and close friend of government officials, used a small army of lawyers and special agents to prevent the story of his part becoming known, has clinched the belief of committee members the whole story has not been told.

La Follette Directs Senate Strategy in Trial and Quiz of Harry Daugherty

By United Press WASHINGTON. March 3.—With Senator La Follette, progressive leader, in the background directing the strategy, the Senate committee named to Investigate Attorney General Daugherty's administration of the Department of Justice, met today to start its inquiry. Welcoming a trial of himself, DaughHOUSE IS DEDICATED Exercises \ Are Held by Bridgeport Community. Dedication of the new Community House by the Bridgeport Athletic and Community at Bridgeport. Ind., was held today. Speakers are: The Rev. N. P. Shaw, pastor of the Bridgeport Friends Church: the Rev. H, L Hoffman, of the Plainfield Friends Church: William P. Reagan, local attorney: the Rev. H. E Bigler, pastor of the Ben Davis M. E. Church. Charles J. Orbison of Indianapolis, potentate of the Murat Temple Mystic Shrine, delivered the principal address. Special programs will be held every night this week.

Walsh Is Like Granite of Hills By United Press WASHINGTON, March 3.—Efforts have been made to “get something on" Senator Thomas J. Walsh, leading investigator in the oil scandal. Senator Wheeler, Montana, declared today. Wheeler offered two letters in substantiation of his charge and they were read into the record. The first was addressed to E. C. Shields, Billings, Mont., signed by Fred R. Marvin, editor of the Searchlight department of the New York Commercial. Marvin asked for “the low-down on Tom Walsh and whether he is associated with Bill Dunn and that radical bunch.” The reply stated “you can bet your hat Walsh is like the granite of our hills.” *

Forecast INCREASING cloudiness, probably followed by rain late tonight or Tuesday. Warmer tonight. Lowest tonight about freezing.

TWO CENTS

If the wall of secrecy which McLean has erected can be broken througlb committee investigators be* lieve new sensations will be provided and new work of the President’s special counsel in prosecuting oil cases made easier. McLean faces severe questioning when he is put on the witness stand Wednesday or Thursday. Francis H. McAdOo, son of William G. McAdoo. also is to be asked what he did as counsel to help McLean. Planning a rapid cleanup of its inquiry. the committed intends to go into the following subjects: McAdoo to Be Quizzed Stock speculation—When expert accountants report, the committee will decide which of the brokers’ book accounts of Government officials will be revealed to the public. Extent of the operations of Attorney General Daugherty and Senator Davis Elkins, West Virginia, Republican, in the Sinclair oil stocks will be made known. Slush Fund —Milton Ailes, president of the Riggs National Bank, will be called to say whether or not the million dollars which is believed to have comprised the slush fund was on deposit in his bank.

ert, through counsel, has demanded it be conducted exactly like a. court trial and that he be permitted to subpoena defense witnesses. Congressional committees never permit persons being investigated to summon wtinesses in their own defense and in most cases refuse even to permit cross-examination of committee witnesses. Daugherty has demanded the right to do both. The committee may reply to him the Senate has not authorized the committee to try him. but merely to investigate his administration of the department. In mapping the course of the investigation, first place will be given to a scrutiny of the activities of the bureau of investigation, of which William J. Burns is head. The progressives have wanted to subject that agency to a shake-up ever since the war and now they have the chance, they will loose no time. Next on the program wil be an Inquiry into complaints of the Federal Trade Commission that the department has not followed up anti-trust cases. Daugherty, who is in Florida, will not appear personally in the early stages of the investigation. LEASE ACTION STARTED Pomerene Says Suits to Cancel Contracts Will Be Filed Soor. By United Press WASHINGTON, March 3.—Suit to cancel the Sinclair and Doheny oil leases will be filed late today or Tuesday by presidential counsel, Atlee Pomerene, one of the counsel, announced today. In addition to suing for cancellation of the leases, the counsel will ask the court to restrain DoWeny and Sinclair from withdrawing any more oil from the naval reserves pending final decision of the suit. Law Enforcement Asked County commissioners have asked Sheriff Snyder to enforce rigidly the State law limiting loads of trucks on other than hard surface highways, between March 1 and April 1, the period when the roads are soft. >