Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 1, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 May 1924 — Page 1

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MAJ. MARTIN IS ORDERED DAMME Major General Patrick, Chief of Air Service, Tells Aviator and Mechanic to Return to Washington for New Plane, WILL REJOIN FLIGHT IN EUROPE OR ASIA All Alaska Thrilled by Rescue u of Daring Fliers, Who Crash Into Mountain — Live on Nerve and Concentrated Food, Bp Vnitr<l Press WASHINGTON. May 12.—Major General Patrick, chief of the a ! r service, today ordered Maj. Freder ick L. Martin, commander of the American round the world fliers, and his sergeant-mechanic, A1 Harvey to return to Washington immediate ly. Both will rejoin the army round the world fliers somewhere in Eur ope or Asia, depending on where they can reach them, traveling eatward from the Un'ted States. They will be sent with planes to some pAnt to' be determined later, from which they will complete the flight with the other fli-rs. Word of the finding of Martin and Harvey at Port Moller, Alaska, was received by Gen. Mason Pat-

The following message was sent to Martin by Major General Patrick: “We rejoice and thank God that you are safe. Confidence In you unabaated. You have proved yoursqlf. Stili want you to command uight. Can't arrange for you to overtake others by going on West. You and Sergeant Harvey will re port to me without delay. Plan to send you East to rejoin flight at furthest convenient point at which you can finish the journey with the rest of your command.”

rick, head of the air service, in a message from Unalaska, dated Saturday which read: “Major Martin and Harvey arrived Port Moller 6 o’clock tonight. Reported in good condition. Am sending out Algonquin one boiler from Unalaska, to their assistance.” Martin and Harvey underwent great hardships, they reported in a brief radio, and owe their lives to ‘concentrated food and nerve.” The Seattle in which they took off from Chignik in a vain attempt to catch up with the other three ships of the flight, was completely wrecked. Word that the missing men had been found was received with tre mendous relief in army air circles here, as hope for them practically had been given up. Martin and Harvey reached a trapper’s cabin the morning of May 7, worn, exhausted and sufflering greatly from the cold. They were illy equipped for a journey on foot through the (Turn to Page 2) CHILD-BEATER SE£TO FARM Little Girl Shows Marks Left by Father’s Razor Strop. David Warren. 192fi W. Ohio St., was sentenced to six months on the Indiana State Farm today by Juvenile Judge Frank La.hr on charges of beating his 4-year-old daughter with a razor strop. It was Warren’s second appearance In two weeks on the same complaint. On May 10 Mrs. Warren, stepmother of the child, had her husband taken before Judge Lahr and exhibited the child’s back, a mass of black and blue marks. Warren was let off with a warning. Today the child was shown to the judge with head marked and bruised, ears swollen and hands blue where she had tried in vain to cover her head. Warren old Judge Lah he had a right to “chastise his own child" whenever, in his opinion, it was needed. The judge agreed, but said the punishment should be reasonable.

J.AP PRIZE FUND DRIVE T’lans for Speedway Affair to Be Made Tuesday. Amount of Speedway lap prizes! will be determined Tuesday by the j Chamber of Commerce lap prize fund committee Austin J. Edwards. Indianapolis 1 stock yards, is chairman. Plans for the fund drive will he made Tuesday. Several unsolicited donations have been received by the Chamber. A j lap prize is given the leading driver ion each of the 200 laps in the 500Lmila race.

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BUDGET CUT BLAMED FOR BAD STREETS Indianapolis Times Survey Shows Most of City’s Thoroughfares in Deplorable Shape—Hyland Says He Lacks Equipment, REPAIRS ARE MADE WHERE MOST NEEDED Cite Weather as Reason for Ruts and Chuckholes — Citizens Living Where Property Will Not Stand Assessment Are Isolated, * What is the city doing to take care of its unimproved streets and alleys? Surveys in twelve different sections of the city by The Indianapolis Times have shown most of them in deplorable shape. Citizens living where property values will not stand assessment for permanent improved streets are practically isolated from traffic in bad weather. Martin J. Hyland, street commissioner. admitted he was handicapped by lack of equipment and men. A reduced budget forced him to limit operations, he said. To care for 500 miles of unimproved streets and the same mileage of alleys, there are available only about twelve trucks and graders. Hylands entire department, which also maintains sewers, employed 162 men on a budget of approximately $224,000 in 1923. “Handicapped by Weather”

“We have ben handicapped this year by the weather.” Hyland said when the great number of unim-prox-ed streets were called to his attention. “We had a late spring and recent rains have made it impossible to get our heavy equipment on these streets. We have to wait for better weather." Hyland has no plan of taking care of any one district in the oity. He said work had been going on "wherever it is needed most.” Surveys have shown every section of the city has its share of bad streets. Deep ruts from winter traffic still remain. Waves and chuckholes are common. The best unimproved streets ap peared to he in the southeast part of the city. Some of the worst streets are in the northwest and extreme northeast parts of the city. Tarvia preparations on some of the streets in southeast Indianapolis have aided the life of these unpaved streets. A 1923 State law provides that the cost of any street improvements must be divided, 75 per cent by the city and 25 per cent by the property owners. The policy of the board of works has been friendly toward all petitions for permanent improvements. They are confirmed by the board after public hearing. If a majority of residing property owners want the improvement. Paved Streets Kept Up City engineers point out that with increasing traffic only paved street* can be kept in first class condition constantly. A close inspection and big force of men and trucks prove far more costly than the first per r. snent improvement. But while unpaved streets remain, the fact stands they are not being properly maintained by the city. LANGLEY CASE~NEAREND .Jury Hears Final Arguments in Liquor Trial of Congressman. Up United Press COVINGTON. May 12.—The case of Congressman John Langley and two others charged with liquor conspiracy, will go to the jury in Federal Court here today. When court opened this morning United States District Attorney Sawyer A. Smith started his final argument to the jury, after which William A. Gray, leading defense counsel, will sum up.

' TRAVEL,AND LAUGH WITH CRESSY Irn JIK j;reen benches in St. Petersburg. Fla. are the greatest matrimonial bureau in the 1 * world, and the climate is such that graybeards from the north, after three weeks, are arrested for flirafiamming at marbles daytimes, says Will Cressy, famous humorist, in the first of his weekly articles in The Indianapolis Times. Turn to editorial page and read Cressy’s story. You’ll get-a real laugh. V 1

Figures Shield, Weakness of Navy

UNITED STATES GREAT BRITAIN JAPAN FRANCE ITAIY Capital Ships K 525,850 958,920 301,320 194,421 156300 Modem High Speed . , 1 j J I Lffcht Cruisers Under jLIiL **a*&dLi y..i m 10 Years Old 75,000 190,790 157,730 38,680 21,000 Modem Destroyers j , j , . and Flutiila Uari.rs , to3S ( 52345 ( 50315 Modem Lors Radius i Submarines of More % . , -iL -l. —aL < . NONE than 1000 tons 9,692 19,120 M,762 9,792 Modem Coast-defence , Submarines of Less — ..... ** Than 1000 Tons 66,695 24,450 42,888 25#23 8,040 HribJLHiMEL mJmm+e Aircraft Gamers 83172 104,490 65,400 24350

GRAPHIC COMPARISON IN “STATISTICAL” STR ENGTH OF THE FIVE LIG NA VAL POWERS.

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BATTLESHIPS OF THE UNITED STATES FLEET IN MANEUVER. GUNS OF THE SHIP IN FORE GROUND GIVE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF GUN ELEVATION. THE HIGHER THEY POINT, THE FAR THER THEY CAN SHOOT. UP TO A CERTAIN LIMIT.

‘Elliott Mast Go, * Says Shank Mayor Shank said today lie would demand the resigna tion of John L. Elliott, eity engineer. Frank Lingenfelter, former city engineer, was slated for the position. Criticism of the relations between Elliott and William X. Armitage. political director of the Shank administraton, in which Elliott borrow-ed $4,600 from Armitage, was said to be the basis for Shank’s demands. The loans were uncovered by the city council investigation committee probing irregularities in city government ami eouncilmen today viewed the act as resulting directly from their findings. “I have no objection to Elliott as an official,'* said the mayor. “lie is capable and honest, but we have had too much criticism on these financial obligations to Armitage and he’ll have to go.” Councilman have charged that relations between Elliott and Armitage affected awarding of contracts in the board of works office. Armitage at one time being agent for the' Barber Asphalt Company. Elliott admitted the loan, but both be and Armitage deny irregularities. Elliott was appointed at the start of the Shank administration ami served as assistant city engineer under Lingenfelter during the Jewett administration. With his present connection with the sanitary hoard, Elliott’s position pays $8,500 a year, SI,OOO more than the mayor’s salary.

SENTENCED ON LIQUOR Three Convicted in City Court —Man Is Fined S3OO. Costelia Miller, colored. 3ri Osage Bt., was fined SSO and sentenced to thirty days in the Indiana Woman's Prison, an<l Joseph Bean, colored, same address, was fined S3OO and sentenced to ninety days on the Indiana State farm, on liquor charges in city court today. Grover Nance, 1235 Ogden St., was fined SSO and costs. Police said a small quantity of liquor was found In his possession.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, MAY 12, 1924

BAT USED IN KILLING Police Search for Slayer Who Struck Victim on Head. Madison McDamon, 30, colored, 411 Douglaass St., was instantly killed today when he was struck on the head with a baseball bat said to have been wielded by Carl (Proebe) Scott, colored. 35, residing In Fall Creek bottoms. The two men fought at Walnut and Blake Sts. Sergeant Allison and squad pursued the alleged slayer.

WOMAN CHARGED WHO MURDER IS BROUGHT TO TRIAL * Efforts to Secure Gladys Ellis Jury Resumed in Criminal Court, Efforts to get a jury to try Gladys Ellis. 21, Inmate of the Indiana Woman’s Prison, on charge of murder, were resumed this afternoon before Criminal Judgß James A. Collins. She is accused of killing Miss Louise Richards. 70. teacher-matr >n at the institution, to escape in February. The indictment alleges Miss Richards was beaten to death with a blunt instrument. Twenty were examined during the morning session by H. B. Pike, counsel assigned to assist C. R. Cameron, attorney for the poor. The defense is a plea of insanity. During proceedings the defendant sat with counsel, nervously biting her fingernails or wringing her hands. However, she was calmer than when she appeared for arraignment. Her father. Daniel Ellis, 829 S. Meridian St., was with her. When arrested in a taxi the night after the murder Gladys told police she had not meant to kill Miss Richards. The twelve men in the box when court was adjourned at noun were George L Fox. Beech Grove; Charles I). Adams. Beech Grove; Edward Henry, Lawrence: John E. Byland, Beech Grove; Webster L. Dent, Beech Grove; John > F. Roberts, University Heights; James E. Landes, Bridgeport; H. C. Gardner, Oaklandon; J. W. Anthony, # Southport; George W. Amos, Cumberland; H. C. Sehroeder, 861 Massachusetts Ave., and Robert T. Ramsey, 5726 Central Ave. VOTE CONTEST DROPPED Election of Shank G. O. I’. Committeemen Will Stand. With the shouting and tumult of the Republican county convention isubsidlng into sullen rumbling#, Superior Judge James M. Leathers today said attorneys who filed petition contesting election of twenty-one precinct ‘committeemen known to be Shank adherents, have informed him proceedings will be dropped. Judge Leathers Friday night temporraily restrained the twenty-one from voting Saturday in the convention, but was overruled by Supreme Court.

DOGS ATTACK WOMAN By Times Special GREENCASTLE, Ind., May 12.-—-Mrs. Mary Davis. 72, colored, is recovering today from severe injuries received Sunday when a pack of mongrel dogs attacked her on the De Pauw University campus Four of the dogs were shot by students who responded to the woman's cries for help The remainder of the pack war driven away with ohifea.

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American Ships* in Need of Many. Vital Additions to Equipment. By CHARLES P. STEWART NEA Service Writer 777 J vSHINGTON. May 12. yy TheipretTcally two up-to-the-minute fighting ships of the same class are about on a par from the standpoint of strength. An American capital ship should break practically even with a capital ship under the British. Japanese. French. Italian or any other flag. America has eighteen such, and Great Britain, when the Nelson and Rodney are finished, and the older and smaller George V. Ajax, Centurian and Thunderer have been scrapped to make room for the new pair, will have twenty. But In practice It doesn't follow that America, in the matter of capital ships, has nine-tenths of Britain's strength. For one thing, a number of America’s ships require reequipment to adapt them to oil instead of coal. Fueling an oil-burner is quicker work than coaling and more oil than coal can be carried. Besides, especially on the Pacific, oil is easier to get. Our older ships also need rebofieritig and modern protection against submarines and airplanes. Meaning of Elevation Our guns, at their present elevation, have about a 20.000-yard range. At the time of the war, when they were anxious to have the news get out and scare the Germans. British naval officers told ours that, by increasing their elevation, they’d increased (their range to 30,000 yards. They deny it now, because they don't want us to increase ours; if they have an advantage they prefer to keep it. Many people believe England has protested diplomatically against any Increased elevation of American guns. This isn't true. Through her propaganda, England ha tried to give the impression that she has protested, hoping thus to make Americans think their navy would be breaking the armament limitation treaty by increasing their guns range. In fact, she hasn't protested, having no ground for doing so.

How We Stand Italv, France and Japan have respetively eight, nine and ten capital ships. Os high-speed light cruisers under ten years old the five powers have; America, 7, Great Britain, 35: Japan, 13: France. 3, and Italy, 6. They are building respectively three, four, twelve, three and none. None of them is up to the ”5-5-3-1.75-1.75” basis, except Japan. Os modem destroyers America has 274; Great Britain. 196. Japan 63; France. 21. and Italy. 32. They are building respectively none, five, thirty-one, eighteen and seven Os long-radius submarines above 1,000 tons, America has threeGreat Britain, 30; Japan, 2, and neither France nor Italy any at all. They are building respectively three, none, twenty-three. nine and none. Os coast defense submarines America has 7:. Great Britain 22, Japan 81, France 24 and Italy 10. They are building respectively 15, 5, 18, 12 and none. Japan Meets Quota In the matter of long-radius sub marines alj the powers are short of the “5-5-3-1.75-1 75” b’asis except Japan, and in the matter of the coast defense type all are short of it except Japan and France Os airplane carriers America has one and is building two, Great Britain has three and is building three, Japan has none and is building two, 'France has none and is building one and Italy neither has nor is she building any. America's in the matter of capital ships has been pointed out Her destroyers, too, by reason of hurried war-time construction have not the tsrength that the figures indicate. Naval officers are also very critical of the country’s coast defense submarines Japan, as has been shown, is keeping within her treaty limitations in all classes of craft to which the limit applies, but is strictly up to or above the "5-5-3-1.75-1.76” basis In respect to other

TWEMY CITY EMPLOYES COT OFF PAY ROLL AS EM TENT Shank Takes Action Against Those He Holds “Unfriendly” to Him in Primary Race- for Governor —Riedel to Be Reduced. MANY ON LIST HAD BEEN ON JOB SINCE MAYOR TOOK OATH “This Is Just Start of the Cleaning Up Around Here,” Says Executive —Political Standing of Police and Firemen “Eyed.” Jacob Riedel, chief of fire prevention, was slated for reduction to the rank of fireman, and twenty’pther city hall employes were stricken trora the pay roll by Mayor Shank as punishment for being unfriendly to his candidacy for Republican nomination for Governor. 1 lie city hall buzzed with activity as various departments were notified to drop employes, many of them on the pay roll, since the start of the Shank administration. Will E. Penrod, Shank’s campaign manager, was rewarded with a clerical job in the park assessment bureau to succeed Otis M. McGaughey, who was said to have “double-crossed'’ Shank politically primary day. The position pays $l6O a month.

RUN DELEGATES IN SERIN ON POLITICAL ISSUES Former Dragon Declares Situation in Marion Coun- . ty Is Deplorable. Marion County and Indiana KuKJux Klan affairs will be discussed by Klan representatives at Cadle Tabernacle today. The meeting was called for 1 p. m. by D. C. Stephenson, former Indiana Klan dragon. Stephenson is opposed tc domination of the Klan by the national organization at Atlanta, Ga.. and is a strong advocate of the re-election of Clyde A. Walb as Republican State chairman. According to Stephenson, question of purchase of Valparaiso University will be taken up again. The purchase failed last year, he said, because tlie national organization at Atlanta, failed to make good promises of financial support. "The Marion County situation is deplorable. Only heroic and immediate action can save it,” Stephenson said. The trouble he said is due to "arbitrary dictation from persons who do not live in the county” and who want to use the organization for selfish purposes. . Delegations are present from every county in the State, Stephenson said when the conference opened. He said the number would be increased greatly and the night session would find Cadle Tabernacle practically filled.

ids SPENDS MIN CAMPAIGN Elias Dulberger Spends 2 Cents Each for 2,884 Votes. Campaign expenses of Merrill Moores, Representative in Congress, defeated for renomination on the republican ticket by Ralph Updike, Klan choice, totaled S6OO. Moores filed his list with County Clerk Albert H. Losche as follows: Republican county committee, $400; Reiley C. Adams, treasurer campaign, $100; Merrill Moores for Congress Club, SIOO. Counting $4.50 paid the “Nicholas Jazz Band” for playing "My Lovey Came Back.” and other tunes to draw a crowd before the courthouse, expenses filed by Elias W. Dulberger amounted to $59.30. ' Elias ran for Governor on the Republican ticket, garnering 2,884 votes at a cost of 2 cents each. Charles Mendenhall, defeated for Republican nomination for Representative. spent $42.34. Charles A. Wilson, defeated on the Democratic ticket for the same office, paid out $4.61. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m..--.. 49 10 a. m 61 7 a. 61 11 a. m 62 8 a. m...,,, 56 12 (noon) .... 63 2 a> m....... 60 1 p. . 64

Forecast GENERALLY fair with moderate temperature predicted for tonight and Tuesday in this vicinity.

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“Just the Start” “This is just the start of cleaning up around here,” said the mayo, “We’re going down the line and get them all.” The actual discharging was left chiefly up to John Zener, former po lice lieutenant attached to the city hall, who has been one of the lead ers in Shank's campaign. Zener said the public "hadn t ! heard anything yet.” and Indicated | the house cleaning would continu*- | until the Shank-Armitage forces had disposed of all opponents. Some of the men on the “black j list” resigned, others fai :ed to show up for work today, and others weie suffering from a “hurt conscience,” Shank explained with a smile. “Those babies are all gone,” he said "Those that did show up left in*a hurry with their tools,” said the j mayor. He called in Fire Chief John J. i O Brien and told him to carefully | investigate reports that some firemen were disloyal to the Shank administration. At police headquarters. It also was rumored that a shake-up is pending. The board of safety has fltuU | jurisdiction in the dismissals of police and firemen. They Felt the Ax The men who were taken off the pay roll: Walter Hammond, foreman In street commissioner’s office; Harry Bryant, inspector In the engineering department; Alonzo Stansfield, inspector in the board of health; Russell Corey, Inspector in street commissioner's office; Jess Moore and Joseph Garrett, colored janitors In Tomlinson Hall, and Otis McGaughey, clerk in the assessment bureau. R. L. McGaughey, and Ralph Owens draftsmen in engineer’s office; Harry Burns, inspector In board of health, John Ray, elevator operator, John Grady, inspector In the engineer's office. George Butcher and Ray Smock, truck drivers in the street cleaning department; Edgar Campbell and Glenn Truelock, park laborers: Ed Rochet, assistant street cleaning department, and Claude Thompson, milk inspector. Virgil Ferguson, assistant in the~ purchasing agent's office, will sue* ceed Riedel as chief of fire prevention. Shank indicated today. Ferguson, known as a Shank wheel horse, was on the fire department ten years. Job Seekers Wait While the political maneuvers were being carried out in the major's office nearly fifty job seekers / were covering outside waiting for jobs. Other city employes wanting better jobs were lined up to gain the mayor’s favor. Shank consented o see Rut very few of them. Shank insisted that appointments would "be slow” and subject to various city boards making the recommendations. “Oh, we’ll give ’em a 100 per cem examination, and know just who we are getting for new employes,” said the mayor. "There won’t be anymore of this ‘double-crossing,' and I’ll make plenty of suggestions to the boards.” John F. Walker, superintendent of street cleaning, announced that Duijcan McDonald, employed in his department, probably would sue ceed Ed Rochet. Shank approved this change. A hurry-up call was sent to William H. Armitage, political director of the Shank administration, from the mayor’s office. With Armitage came Ernest L. Kingston, president of the board of sifety. It believed IjLth men were consulted on certain change*.