Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 295, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 April 1924 — Page 2

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HEALTH OFFICIALS COMBAT DISEASE THKHMOVIES Conference to Be Held Here May 27-28—‘Health Circus’ Popular. Cooperation of Indiana county health officers in combatting Mr. Mike Robe and his germ family by motion pictures will be sought at a State conference in Indianapolis May 27 and 28, Raymond Bright, State director of health visual education, announced today \ Fighting the elusive Mr. Mike Robe by movies is a recent innovation adopted by the State board of health. Twen-ty-five films have been acquired, a full-time director engaged since Sept. 1. 1923, and a policy of visual education permanently established. 14,030 Vievr Films According to Bright today, a total of 14,030 persons have viewed screen messages of the State since Jan. 1. Lafayette, Indianapolis, Alexandria. Redkey, Portland, Dunkirk. French Lick, Patoka, Seymour, Connersville, Edinburg and Franklin have been visited. Accompanying Bright to each city, health specialists gi\-e lectures while the films are being shown. Anew policy of health week programs has been adopted by the State board since Jan. 1, it was also learned. Previously use of visual education was limited to the warfare against tuberculosis. As movies proved so popular, Dr. W. S. King, secretary, decided to combine exhibits of child hygiene, social diseases, sanitation, tuberculosis, food and drugs and housing—into one big "two-ring circus.” - Children Attend “Circus” * School children are dismissed from school for one day, and in company of their teachers attend the "health circus.” Films Include the titles: “Cancer,” j "Diphtheria,” "The Rat,” "End of the Road.” 'Woman's Lecture,” "Health Twins.” "Working for Dear Life,” "Health Crusade.” "Men's Lecture,” "How Life Begins,” "Jinks and the Bathtub Mystery.” COOLIDGE SPEECH LIKED BY BRITAIN; PARIS IS BLUE Japanese Won’t Be Only People to Get Hard Knocks, Says French Press. By United Press LONDON. April 23.—President Coolidge’s suggestion for anew conference for limitation of armaments and his indorsement of the Dawes report as a basis for settlement of the reparations were received with wholehearted approval in British official circles today. In view of the labor party's platform urging limitation of air. submarine and land forces and Prime Minister MacDonald's declaration that such limitation is vital to the preservation of world peace, it is considered a foregone conclusion that Great Britain, as in the case of the Washington conference, will be the first nation to express official approval of Mr. Coolidge’s suggestions. CLOSES DOORS TO HOPES Disappointed When President Is Silent on Debt Reduction. By United Press PARIS. April 23. —President Coolidge's address m New York yesterday closes the door to French hopes for discussion of war debts in connection with the experts' plan for a reparations settlement, in the opinion of authoritative French sources here today "Mr. Coolidge’s statements mean the total of Germany’s debt cannot be reduced, bcause France must demand 27,000,000,000 gold marks additional to be able to pay the United States and England,” the Petit Journal said in discussing the address. Pertainax, well informed political writer, saw the force of domestic political pressure in the President’s remarks on the foreign situation, saying: “The United States already has started its presidential campaign battle and it is apparent the Japanese are not the only people who are going to suffer hard knocks as a result." All in all France felt today that there has been no essential change in the American position and that the possibility of at least getting a reduction in her debt to America in connection with the reparations settlement still Is as remote as ever. killingmfrosts reported Rising Temperature Prevents Possibility Here. General frost occured in parts of Indiana early today according to weather bureau reports. Damage to fruit was beiieved to have been slight, however, by J. H. Armington, Indianapolis weather bureau head. Weather bureau stations reported "heavy" to "killing” frosts. Columbus and Bloomington reported a minimum temperature of 28 and Paoli, Farmland and Cambridge City 29 with “killing frosts.” The low temperature here was 32. Rise In temperature today, according to Armington, removed likelihood of frost tonight. Bishop Smith Leaves The Rt. Rev. Alphonse J. Smith recently Installed as Bishop of Nashville, Tenn., left Tuesday to take charge of the diocese there. A delegation of Knights of Columbus actors panted the new bishop.

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MRS. PATRICK SEXTON WIFESLAYER, PUT ON GRILL, JUMPS TO STREET; DIES Chicago Man, Asked Why He Gouged Out Woman’s Eyes, Ends Life. By United Press CHICAGO, April 23. —James De Joy, 27, who confessed to killing his wife, leaped from the third floor of the detective bureau today and landed headfirst on the concrete pavement. His skull was crushed and he died on the way to the hospital. De Joy was being posed for a photograph, when he b ru ke away from a detective and dived head-first out of the window, taking most of the window with him. Murder Was Brutal The murder of Mrs. Anna De Joy. 26, was particularly brutal. The woman was stabbed, her throat cut, her eyes gouged out and otherwise mutilated. De Joy had told how he stabbed and slashed his wife in a forest preserve near the city. He was being prepared for newspaper photographers, and at the same time detectives were asking him to tell why he gouged out the woman’s eyes, when he leaped from the window. De Joy told the police that displeasure over breakfasts played a large part in the murder. Blames Burned Breakfasts After an all-night examination. De Joy early today blurted out to Capt. William Shoemaker: "Yes, she wouldn’t get up mornings to cook my breakfast, so I cut her throat.” Fred Potenza. who shot and killed his wife on the street here late yesterday and also shot his sister-in law, told police burned breakfasts constituted one of the chief reasons for the slaying.

Rail Leader WALTER ROSS Walter Ross, Toledo, Ohio, senior vice president of the Nickel Plate f*ailroad, will attend the Nickel Plate night dinner of the Indianapolis Traffic Club at the Claypool Thursday. COLLEGE GRADUATES 125 Wittenberg Also Confers Two Bachelor of Music Degrees. SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, April 23. Wittenberg College June 6 will graduate 325 students, a gain of 50 per cent over last year. Besides thi sgroup, which is largest in school's history, two will receive the degree of bachelor of music from the Wittenberg School of Music. It will be Wittenberg’s seventy-fourth consecutive commencement. Water Main Ruling Opposed By Times Special FT. WAYNE, Ind., April 23.—Test action in the court* is expected to result from the ruling of the public service commission in ordering the city to extend its water mains. Mayor Willem J. Hosey has expressed defiance of the order.

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MRS. MARIE SEXTON By A' EA Service Ci~“IHICAGO, April 23.—'Ten months’ waiting, ten continu- . ances, and no justice in sight.” So reasons Mrs. Anna Sexton, contemplating the law’s slow progress which her husband Patrick just accelerated by two pistol bullets into the body of Jack Rose. Such is the logic and the justice of the mother weeping for her son, whether in today’s modern city or back in the cave of yesterday's ten thousand years. It is the ancient justice of an eye for an eye, a life for a life. The Sextons had waited since last summer, brooding at home with their widowed daughter-in-law, Marie. The>\wanted Rose punished for the murder of Frank Sexton. Marie’s baby arrived, but no trial for Rose. For the tenth time they went to court. And again tehy witnessed a continuance. Father Avenges As they emerged, the father became the avenger, and primitive justice yas appeased. “Surely wove had trouble enough,” says Mrs. Sexton. "They won’t punish Pat for this. They won't take him away from us at home, wheti Rose already had taken away oqr boy. "Frank was our pride, and he would have been so happy with the baby. He died, though, and the law was always compliant when Rose wanted to delay. And now they’re holding Pat because he executed a judgment of his own. “You see these things differently, maybe, when it's your own boy who was taken from you.” There’s no overlooking the bitter sorrow of the woman who lost her son and whose husband may be facing a gallows in the dim future. But likewise there’s no escaping a sense of pride, or of satisfied wrath, that the slayer of the boy has been compelled to pay. law Is Outraged In this Joins the pretty Marie, comfort and reliance in all the family's heartache. She's just like a daughter. She sees things from the same viewpoint. Not so the law. Justice has been outraged in her own temple, declares State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe. “Continuances, even as many as ten, are not unusual in criminal cases under present crowded conditions on our docket,” he says. “Sexton now is saying he shot in self-defense. But every fact shows it was a disregard of all law and a black unreasoning sevenge. It was the spirit of barbarism, not of civilization. "In this case as in the other, the law must act with cold, regular justice and resist the temptation to sentimentalize.” MUSIC CONVENTION OPENS THURSDAY Seventy-Five Deleagtes Expected at First Meeting. About seventy-five delegates are expected to attend the opening session of the Indiana Federation of Music Clubs convention at the Lincoln, Thursday morning. Registration of delegates will begin at 9:30 a. m. Thursday and the convention will officially be opened at 10 a. m. with singing of “America the Beautiful,” the national federation song. Mrs. Henry Schurmann, president, Indianapolis, will give the address of welcome. Mrs. Lafayette Page, past president, will greet the delegates in behalf of the Matinee Muslcale. Mrs. John I. Gwin, of Rensselaer, will give the response. In the afternoon Arnold Spencer will discuss National Music Week. At night, the delegates will attend a concert at Caleb Mills Hall to be given by the Federation of Public School Teachers, Charles Wakefield Cadman, Princess Tsalnlna and the Teachers' chorus. The convention will close Saturday afternoon. THIRD MAN MENTIONED Brothers Held in Connection With Store Robbery at Boggs town. Following a report from Boggstown, Ind., that the Fleming Brothers store was robbed Monday night, detectives questioned Oscar, 20, and Albert Pratt, 23, both of 321 N. Liberty St. They were arrested following capture of an auto filled with merchandise by Patrolman Caldwell Tuesday. Police say they admitted entering the store. John E. Blackerer, 20, of 429 E. New York St„ was mentioned in their statement.

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PATRICK SEXTON BEVERIDGE TO ACT” AS TOASTMASTER AT TRAFFIC FEAST Nickelplate Officials Will Be Guests of Club Thursday. ' Albert J. Beveridge will be toast master at the Nickel Plate night ob servance by the Traffic Club, Thursday at the Claypool. John J. Bernet. president of the road will be the guest of honor. Walter Ross, senior vice president, will bring a delegation from Toledo. W. A. Colston, vice president and general counsel, will be chief speaker. Plans for Nickel Plate night are be ing directed by F. A Doebber, presi dent, of the club. >S. C. Farrington, secretary and Joseph G. Kraemer of the club. Nickel Plate Road indues the New York, Chicago and St. Louis railroad, the Lttke Erie and Western and the Toledo, St. Louis and Western railroad. Bernet and aides will arrive Thursday morning on a special train from Cleveland, Ohio, and will inspect local facilities of the road. Meeting of the staff of Pennsylvania railroad, southwest region, was transferred from St. Louis to Indianapolis Thursday so the Pennsy men may attend the dinner.

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HAYWARD THOMPSON Securely blindfolded, Hayward ; Thompson clipped off a little better than sixty miles an hour in a WillysKnight at. the Speedway track today. Thompson drove with a steady hand, taking the curves with not let-down in speed and at no time coming near the retaining walls. Thompson is the ex-Marino who is planning to drive the Willys-Knlght through downtown traffic Saturday while handicapped with a light tight blindfold. He said that ha lias driven this way in 174 cities, obeyed traffic laws and has never scratched a fender. According to Prof. M. A. Williams of the Florida State University, “sight is but the result of the brain receiving synchronous vibrations which gives him sight.” But in Thompson’s case an injury which he received in Franco in Belleau Woods caused his brain to increase its receiving power so that more than the ordinary number of vibrations are registered. Thus he sees in a. sort of sixth sense manner which no one can completely explain. BOND MAY BE LOWERED Value of Wolfson Estate Unknown— Widow Administratrix. A bond of $50,000, provided Tuesday before Probate Judge Maholn E. Bash by Mrs. Florence S. Wolfson, 3840 Washington Blvd., administratrix of the estate of Aaron Wolfson, who committed suicide last Friday, may be reduced when the value of the estate is known. Burning Waste Sounds Alarm Downtown fire apparatus responded to an alarm sounded at the Consolidated Bldg., where it was discovered late Tuesday that a basket of waste paper was burning. Injured In Fail By Timis Speeidl ANDERSON. Ind., April 23.—C. A. Garretson, 58, is in a hospital with a fractured skull following a. fall from an overhead yack in the HughesCurry packingplant.

PLAZA BOARD MAY CHANGE DECISION ON BIDING SITE Church Representatives to Meet With Commissioners Again May 1. Whether the Indiana War Memorial building will face north or south and whether the Second Presbyterian and First Baptist Churches will he permitted to stand in the memorial plaza still were undecided questions today. Church representatives conferred with memorial commissioners Tuesday night without tangible result, other than calling of another meeting May 15. Meanwhile, church officials said they discovered, for the first time, that the commission decided several months ago to face the memorial building north and locate it in the block north of Vermont, between Meridian and Pennsylvania Sts. It also was indicated that the two churches, in Vermont St., were to be razed. Decision Not "Irrevocable” Opposition of the churches to this plan has resulted, it was said, in commissioners saying the decisions were “not irrevocable.” Reporters were barred from the conference by commissioners. Churches’ represen tat ves urged the building be built facing south toward the Soldiers' and Sailore's Mon ument, either in the block north of Michigan St., or north of North St., and the churches be left on their present sites. F. A. Walker, Cleveland, memorial architect, attended the conference with Evans Woollen, ex-Governor James P. Goodrich and Samuel Ashby, members of the commission, and Paul Comstock, secretary. Walker admitted that he had not been asked to prepare plans leaving the churches in the plaza, church officials said. Commission members, however, admitted that the Legislature, when it voted an appropriation for the memorial, understood the churches were to remain, they said. Patriotic Idea Urged Church representatives urged that the memorial face south toward the monument, so that its face will be seen by visitors to the monument from the downtown streets. The religious institutions, they said, would add to the patriotic sentiment of the plaza. The architect refused to answer when asked if the memorial could not be faced south on another site than planned, the church officials said. He asked time to restudy his plans. Commissioners asked two representatives from each church to meet with the entire commission May 15. but gave no indication as to whether a decision would be given on that date, it was said. BRITISH AVIATOR MAINTAINS LEAD Hops Off With 4,172 Miles Back of Him, The Race Around the World American British Start San Monico, Calshot, March 27. March 25. Today Three planes. Leaving Dutch Harbor; Bender Abass, one at Kanatak. Persia. Distance Covered 3,376 miles. 4,172 miles. Actual Hying Time 48 hours 10 65 hours minutes. 56 minutes. Next Stop Nazen, Aluetian Karachi Inlands. Total Route Planned 26,711 miles. 23,344 miles. Jl v Times Special BENDER ABASS, Persia, April 23. —Britain's round the world filers were to get away today for Karachi after completing successfully another lap of their effort to beat the American army’s effort to he the first to circumnatigate the globe in the air. The big British machine arrived here late Tuesday from Bushire, having covered 4,172 miles In 55 hours and 65 minutes, cumulative flying time since leaving Calshot aerodrome, Southampton, March 25. AWAIT MARTIN’S ARRIVAL American Fliers Ready to Hop on Next IjCg of Flight. By Unit'd Press CORDOVA, Alaska, April 23.—Continuation of the American around the world airplane flight today awaited the arrival of Major Frederick L. Martin at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, to Join the other three fliers who are there. Martin, who is ready to make the flight from Kanatak to Dutch Harbor in his plane which has been repaired sine© being forced down a week ago was delayed by bad weather. The worst blizzard o f the year swept the Alaskan coast Sunday and Monday. CIRCUIT COURT REVERSED Man Jailed on Contempt Freed by Supreme Judges. A sentence on contempt of court by the Starke Circuit Court for refusal to testify for the prosecution, has been reversed by the Supreme Court. Harry Overman, fined SSOO and sentenced for ninety days to the Indiana State farm, was on trial on an indictment with three other men for connection with .n alleged criminal operation. Overman exercised his constitutional rights la refusing to testify, the State tribuAl held.

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TERRITORY BETWEEN ILLINOIS, WASHINGTON, WEST AND SIXTEENTH STS. STREETS LEFT UNSHADED ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. STREETS MARKED IN BLACK ARE BAD. DOTTED TERRITORY INDICATES STREETS IN FAIR SHAPE, WHILE PARALLEL LINES INDICATE CENTER CAR TRACK PAVING IS ROUGH.

Certainly citizens living in the northwest section of the city are entitled to better streets. A glance at this map. second of a series prepared by The Times, shows a high proportion of streets charted bad, or only in fair condition. Many of these property owners may not be able to stand permanent improvement, but their unimproved streets are poorly graded and graveled. They are nearly impassable in bad weather. Practically every block of pavement between car tracks is rough ir. this district. Missouri St., Lafayette St. and cross streets between Tenth and Sixteenth Sts. west of Senate Ave. are all unimproved. It is difficult

THREE LATE WITH QUESTIONNAIRES Political Action League Hears From Six Candidates. Indiana Progressive Political Action League State executive committee, in Machinists’ Hall, t May refused to consider questionnaires sent in late by three candidates, for nomination for Governor. Candidates who have satisfactorily answered questionnaires dealing with labor questions are: Democratic —George R. Durgau, Lafayette; Charges Batt, Terre Haute; Dr. Carlton B. McCulloch, Indianapolis. Republican—Samuel L. Shank, E. C. Toner, Anderson; E. D. Bush, Salem. Janies A. Leehler, secretary, and vice president of the Indiana State Federatiqn of Labor, will tour the Tenth district to oppose candidacy of Will R. Wood, for re-election to Congress and favor candidacy of William Hodges, State Senator. The committee Is working against Joseph Cravens, Democratic candidate for Governor. WRITING SPOILS”BALLOT Voter* Must -Mark Only Preferences Printed on Sheet. Writing in the name of the voter’B particular candidate on a primary election ballot invalidates the ballot, according to W. W. Spencer, member of the State hoard of election commissioners. Frederick Van Nuys, member of the Ralston-for-President committee, said Tuesday an impression prevailed supporters could write in the name of Ralston on the ballots. Ralston i* not a primary candidate. *

I for automobiles to get over some j of them. Spring grading has not l been started by the city. Two bright spots appear in the \ map. The city is now engaged in widening and resurfacing Illinois | Bt. between Vermont and Sixteenth Sts. and Senate Ave. from Tenth to Sixteenth Sts. Completion of this work will give two needed outlets from downtown. Car tracks on part of Indiana Ave. and West St. are In bad shape. The "deadline'’ of improved streets appears to be Senate on the west and Tenth St. on the north. Beyond that point, vehicle traffic apparently ventures at its own risk.

GRAND JURY IS PROBING MURDER Detectives Locate Edgar Raymond —Sixteen Held. Four witnesses to the fatal shooting of Joseph Forrestal, 1305 Kentucky Ave., ten days ago, were before the grand jury today. Witnesses were Norman Hamilton, Ernest Cochran, Fred Bastion and Helen Mack. Unless the State presents contradictory testimony, Leo Walsh, 226 Sanders St., held in connection with the case on a charge of murder, will be released on habeas corp is petition under $7,500 bond. A brother, Raymond, also charged with murder, was released Tuesday under $7,500 bond. Detectives left today for St. Louis to bring back Edgar Walsh, another brother, wanted for investigation of the case. Fourteen others rae under arrest. SEEK MAN ON LAND Police Abandon Search of River— Scout Suicide Theory. Police, acting on a warrant filed today by Mrs. Isabella Seigman, 941 S. Harding St., charging her husband, Ernest Seigman, with assault and battery with Intent to kill, abandoned dragging White River for the body and started a land search. Seigman was believed a suicide after his clothes were found on the river bank. Mrs. Seigman was un moved when informed and said she did not believe her husband would com mlt BUicide. They are separated, she said. Monday night her husband | came to the house and beat her, she told pcilice.

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PINCHOT AND DRYS LOSE IN PRIMARY; JOHNSONSpPED, President Gains Strength as Three Eastern States Ballot on Delegates. By United Press HARRISBURG, Pa., April 23.—Governor Pinchot and his issue of liquor law enforcement were snowed under in the Pennsylvania primary. Pinchot was defeated for a place on the list of seven Republican delegates at large by Ralph B. Strassburger, millionaire owner of the Norristown Herald, who two days before election received full support of Republican organizations in Philadelphia, Allegheny and other large counties. President Ccolidge is now assured of the solid delegation of 79 votes from the Keystone State at the Cleveland convention. For the first time in the memory of the oldest elector, Pennsylvania has failed to send its Governor to the national convention of the party whose politics he embraces. Pennsylvania Republican, by defeating Governor Pinchot for the Cleveland honor, showed their faith in President Coolidge, according to Congressman William S. Vare, who left here today for Washington. Antiprohibition forces are claiming a grea* victory as the result of the collapse of Pinchot's dry appeal. | In the eyes of Ralph Strassburger, the defeat of Pinchot is a severe rebuke of him because of the “unwarranted and vicious attack” Mr. Pinchot has been directing against Secretary of the Treasury Mellon. HI JOHNSON DEFEATED Delaware Also Votes Delegates for President Coolidge. New Jersey—Latest returns from the Tuesday primaries indicate Senator Hiram Johnson overwhelmingly defeated, Coolidge delegates carrying by a vote of 9 to 1. Delaware The Republican State convention Tuesday voted for General T. C. Dupont as national committeeman and adopted a platform calling for the nomination of President Coolidge. Louisiana Harry L. Fuqua of Baton Rouge was elected Governor at Tuesday's general election. WHITING WILLIAMS TO SPEAK FRIDAY Address at Caleb Mills Hall ‘The Worker's Mind.’ Whiting Williams, writer on labor topics, will speak under auspices of the High School Teachers Association, and school commissioners, at Caleb Mills Hall Friday, at 8:15 p. m. In IS 19 Williams resigned as vice president of the Hydraulic Steel Company and became a laborer in coal mines, steel plants and roundhouses. In 1920 he worked in the coal mines and shipyards of England. In 1921 he was a laborer in Germany, France and Belgium. In 1922 during the American railroad strikes, he worked both as a striker and strikebreaker. In 1923 he worked among the Fascistl of Italy. His subject Friday, will be "The Worker's Mind, at Home and Abroad.” Far, Far From Home John S. Rieback of Salt Lake City, Utah, registered at the Lincoln, is the Indianaoplis guest farthest from home today. Rieback, on his way East on business, said: “Great Salt Lake is receding every year. The flow into the lake is less than ihat lost by evaporation, and. the water Is so dense with salt objects will not sink. After in the lake it is necessary to take a shower to remove the crust of salt. “The lake Is about eighty miles | long and from twenty-five to thirty miles In width, with average depth of thirteen feet. A small fish known as the shrimp is the only living thing in the water.” PAIR HELD BY POLICE Tliird Man Sought Following an SBS Robbery-. Joseph Whitsen, 38, of 934 E. McCarty St., is charged with grand larceny and impersonating an officer. Bernard Sheridan, 21, of 526 N. Keystone Ave., is charged with intoxication and vagrancy. Leiut. Summers and motorpolice who investigated a theft of SBS at the home of Miss June Marcum, 434 E. Market St„ are searching for a third man. Motor Wreck Investigated Police are investigating ownership of a Hupmobile wrecked at Illinois and Morris Sts. Tuesday night. Mrs. L. B. Weller, 35 W. Morris St., reported the car was driven too fast to make a turn and crashed into the curb. A man ran from the accident, she said. BETTER WIVES AND MOTHERS The emancipation of women as erifl denced by the evolution in dress from steel stays that made a twenty-inch waist and the long street sweeping skirts to the sports clothes of the present day has certainly had its effect upon the health of women. With proper attention to diet and exercise a race of better wives and mothers is assured by it. If, however, ailments develop as evidenced by irregularities, backache, headaches, nervousness and irritability, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound may be depended upon to overcome them. Thousands of women testify to its aaceeaa. — Advertisement.