Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 92, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 August 1924 — Page 1

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VOLUME 36—NUMBER 92

COMMISSION STILL HAS TIMES PLAN FOR LOWER CARFARE RATE FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN

f D lOSSIBILITYI OSSIBILITY of obtaining cheaper street ear fares for I* J school children when schools open Sept. 8 will he brought to the attention of members of the Public Service Commission, Edward O. Snethen, president of the Indianapolis Federation of Community Clubs, said today. A petition asking the commission to authorize the street car company to grant special rates to all school children while

SEVEN CEHT INCREASE IN am tax Dunn Completes 1925 Budget Providing for Total of $2,070,500 — Six Cents Goes Into Sinking Fund to Pay Interest, An increase of 7 cents in Marion bounty's tax rate is provided for in the 1925 budget completed Saturday by County Auditor Harry Dunn for presentation to the county council at the annual meeting Sept. 6. Ihe new rate, if adopted by the council, will be 2S cents on the SIOO taxable valuation. The present rate is 21 cents, which Auditor Dunn said has not been enough to pay expenses. The total amount needed in the courthouse for 1925 expenses is $2,070,500. Six cents of the increase will go into the sinking fund, used to pay interest on bonded debt and retire such of the bonds as come due. The present rate is 8 cents. The other cent increase will go to the gravel road repair fund (w r hich includes repair of hard surface roads.) making that rate 4 1 * cents. May Be Denied The 1 cent increase for road re- j pair probly will be denied by the council, despite recommendations of , County Commissioners Kitley and j Hoffman that $270,590. which th-' 1 j 3 ! -s -cent levy would raise, will not j be enough for the work. The new j rate of cents, if granted by the j council, will raise $327,600. to -which j will be added $15,790 raised from ; gasoline tax, giving commissioners | $87,195 more for road repair. The sinking fund increase is need- j ed to pay ofT $200,000 on the courthouse, which comes due in 1925. to restore the balance in the fund to approximately $200,000 to meet interest and retire other bonds com ing due. In 1924, Dunn explained, Marion County had to meet sinking fund debts of $1,441,245.25. Os this total SBOO,OOO was borrowed on a refunding bond issue, as only $706,620 wa actually raised by the 6 per cent lew and a halance of $278,000. Requires 12-Cent Levy During 1924 the sinking fund will have to meet demands for $873,600, which requires the 12-cent levy on a total property valuation of $7^8,000. Property valuation shows an in crease from the $21,000 on which this year's taxes were levied. The general fund rate will remain at 9 1 * cents, and the 2-cent fund raised for Sunnyside. county tuber culosis home, will be the same also. Dunn said the sinking fund has become depleted because Leo K. Fes ler. auditor until this year, fixed the rate too low to meet actual expenses in order to please the public.

HOLD-UP VICTIM BETTER DetflrtiTes Quii Hubert Sconce About Street Car Barn Robbery. Detectives George E. Stewart and Hillman will question Hubert Sconce, 82 N. Ritter Ave., assistant cashier at the Lousiana St. barns of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company, who was slugged and robbed of $206 Friday, today in order to obtain details of the robbery. Sconce was removed from the city hospital to the Deaconess Hosp'tal Sunday and was reported to be regaining his faculties. Sconce has been unable to taik or give police any details of the robbery. HOT WAVE TO RETURN Rising Temperatures Are Predicted for Tuesday. Relief from sultriness and extreme heat, brought to the city by rain Sunday, wall be short lived, according to the forecast today of the local weather bureau, predicting rising temperature Tuesday. J. H- Armington. meteorologist, said high temperatures would return Tuesday afternoon. Rains Sunday were general throughout the State. Low temperatures resulted, striking an average of only T 2 in the city. Temperatures this morning were moderates. CANDIDATES TO MEET Democrats Win Discuss Campaign Plans Tonight. Democratic candidates on Marion County and legislative tickets will hold their -weekly meeting at Democratic county committee headquarters, National City Bank building, at $ tonight.

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Filling Station Attendant Victim of Flapper Bandits in Hold-Up

'j IDLING km>w his stuff lU when he poetically an 1 v nounced "the female of the species is more deadly than the male," according to J. W. Noonan, who was held up by two blonde banditettes Sunday night at the filling station of the Great Western Oil Company. Northwestern Ave. and Twenty-Ninth St.

No Parade No street parade will be made hre Tuesday by Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. This circus has not staged a street parade for the last four years. The circus rent will he pitched on W. Washington St. and Belmont Ave. Doors open at 1 and 7 o’clock Tuesday.

SIX MEET DEATH IN TRAIN CRASH Family Wiped Out When Express Strikes Auto, Bu United Press STERLING, Neb., Aug. 25.—An entire family of six was killed when their automobile was struck by a speeding Burlington passenger train two miles west of here Sunday. Chris Hoehne, 49: Emma Hoehne, 47; Zelma. 14; Arthur, 11; Alfred, 10, and Walter, 7, were the victims. "Unavoidable accident" was verdict returned by a coroner’s Jury. Witnesses said Hoehne drove the automobile directly onto the tracks in front of the fast St. Louis-Pacific ex press train. MUNCIE MAN ENDS LIFE Machinist Hangs Self at Wawasee —III Health Blamed. By United Press WARSAW, Ind., Aug. 25.—Joseph Sticlker. 43, a Muncie machinist, hanged himself today in a room at the Highland View Hotel at Wawasee Lake. Despondency because of ill health was believed responsible for the act. CHILD STRUCK ON CURB Auto Blew Tire, Swerved Up on Sidewalk. Mary Brickert. 7, of 725 N. Alabama St., was slightly bruised today, when struck by an auto, driven by Don Marley, 311 E. St. Clair St. The car blew a tire and ran upon the curb on Ft. Wayne Ave., where the girl was standing. Simon Quinn, 42. colored. 2515 James St., was slated following a collision between the car he was driving and that of O. B. Peering, 4241 Graceland Ave. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 63 10 a. m 76 7 a. m '65 11 a. m 77 S a. m 68 12 (noon) .... 77 9 a. m 72 1 p. m...... 79

school was in session was filed with the commission last spring. John W. McCardle, then chairman of the commmission, told Snethen it would not be feasible to take any definite action immediately. He said receipts from increased fares charged by the company would be studied during the summer months. If the revenue was sufficient to warrant such a privilege the commission would probably grant it.

J. J. NOONAN

"I wasn't a bit afraid and was figuring whether it would be the proper thing to swing on a girl when she had a gun sticking In your ribs.” Noonan said. "but when she pulled back the trigger it was all off. You never can tell what a woman will do—with a gun."

KLAN IN POLITICS TO STAY THROUGH COMING CONFLICT Thrusts of Dawes and Davis Put It Firmfy on Map, ‘Antis' Declare, Bv FRAZER EDWARDS United Press Staff < orrespnndent NEW YORK, Aug. 25.—The Ku Klux Klan today threatened to re main an issue to the end of the presidential campaign. Even denunciation of the Klan by President Coolidge will come too late now to head off the issue, in opinion of Democratic leaders. Instead of removing the Klan from politics, the Seagirt speech of John W. Davis, the Democratic standard bearer, has had the effect of imbedding the issue more firmly in the campaign. It was thrust deeper by General Charles G. Dawes by his Augusta speech. A "Straddle” Although Davis has no comment to make on the Dawes speech, antiKlan leaders are ridiculing Dawes’ utterances as a "straddle.” They intend to capitalize it locally, no matter what position Davis may be in. They believe that it can be used effectively in Maine, Indiana and Ohio, where the Klan is a local issue, and in New York and New Jersey, where they say the Klan is stronger. Robert La Foliette has started a drive to rally anti-Klan groups in southern States behind his candidacy. Leader in South A campaign leader of the Southern States will be named Immediately by Senator La Foliette t) capitalize his denunciation of the Klan by name and to stress his stand against Republican economic principles which have long been approved by a majority of the entire old South. Davis may run into the Klan issue when he reaches Columbus, where tomorrow he addresses the Ohio Democratic State convention. The issue is being agitated by the antiKlan fatcion of the party which is striving to have the order denounced by name in the State platform. Rain Postpones Picnic The annual picnic of the Postoffice Clerks' Association will be held within two or three weeks, according to Bert Greatbach, chairman of the committee on arrangements. The picnic was scheduled for Sunday at Broad Ripple, but on account of the rain was postponed.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, AUG. 25, 1924

ITALIAN IS FOUND IN ARCTIC SEA Lieut, Locatelli, World Flier, Missing Three Days, Is Picked Up Off Coast of Greenland by U, S, S, Richmond. Hw Initril Prraa ON BOARD THE U. 8. S. RICHi MOND, Aug. 25.—Lieutenant Loca- | telli, the missing Italian aviator, and his three flying companions were I rescued by ihe Richmond at 11:35 p. m. Sunday night. The American cruiser came upon the airmen 125 miles east <<t t'ape Farewell, Greenland. All were very fatigued from their harrowing experiences in the Icy sea. "Mo:or trouble forced us down,” : IxM-aielli explained. "We made desperate efforts to. make the plane rise, but It wouldn’t do it. We have drift- : ed. I figure, at least a hundred miles." Because he did not wish to impose any further trouble upon ’up American vessels. Locatelli ordered his great machine destroyed, j Search for the Italian flier, who became lost while accompanying tl. j i American world fliers in a perilous I hop from Iceland to Greenland on Thursday afternoon, had been pushed by United States cruisers, airplan:a and motor boa s for mora than three days. Short of Fuel The cruisers w-ere running short of fuel oil Just as Locatelli was found. It was feared hy officials : here that the hunt might have to he abandoned before many hours more. Searching vessels already had been 'out of port overlong because of i ue(Tum to Tage 11)

‘Vulgarity!’ Bu Vnilrd Prr* NEW YORK. Aug 25.-—"I am driven to protest against this 'Oh hell’ and dam it' vulgarity that we have recently had handed to us through presn interviews with one of our can dilates for Vice President." Dr. Leo G. Braughton of Jackson ville, Fla., said Sunday at the Madison Avenue Baptist Church.

TAGGART TALKS WITH LEADERS Greathouse, Chambers and 0, S, Jackson in Confab, Tom Taggart, veteran Democratic chieftain; Charles A. Greathouse, Democratic national committeeman; Omer Jackson, speakers bureau chairman; Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch, candidate for Governor, and Walter S. Chambers, State chairman, were in conference at Democratic headquarters today over election plans. Greathouse promises Indiana some of the best speakers during the campaign the national committee affords. District meetings in the north part of the State will be held this week. McCulloch will start his speaking campaign the first week in September. according to Jackson. Stenographers and clerks have been moved to new quarters at headquarters. WET HAUL MADE BY DRY AGENTS North Side Flome Raided by Federal Officers, Federal Agents Holman and Neilan and Patrolmen Houston a.id Ruse swooped down upon the residence and garage of Nicholas ltosasco, 1621 Park Ave., today ar,d confiscated a large quantity <-f liquor and liquor-making paraphernalia. Fifty-one gallons of alcohol, 45 pints of liquor, 1 sack corks. 1 bottle of flavoring, 2 bottles coloring, 3 lines of siphon hose, 8. pints of “Hill" whisky, 6 cans of malt and 6 sacks of hops were confiscated. Rosasco was slated 1n Federal Court.

Snethen said he would confer with Samuel Artman, president of the commission, some time this week. “AVe intend to follow this matter up, and if there is a chance to get lower rates for school children without hampering operation of the street car company, we will certainly pull for it,’' ’Snethen said. Petition filed with the commission by the Federation was first suggested by The Indianapolis Times. It was

Noblesville Woman, 100,' This Week Doubts Love of Young Folks Today

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MRS. MARGARET HAMILTON TYNER.

B<j Times Pperial T"TV iBLESY tI.LE, Ind . Aug. 25.—“ These modern marriages convince me boys and gicls do not love each other as they did when I was married eighty-three years ago," said Mrs Margaret Hamilton Tyner, who will observe her lflOth anniversary VANDALS WHITTLE DOOR IN ATTEMPT TO ENTER SCHOOL No Motive Given for Effort to Break Into New Building, An attempt to enter a six-room addition under construction at School No. 23. Thirteenth and Missouri Sts., was reported to police today by Oscar Harrison, superintendent for the John R. Curry Construction Company, contractors. Harrison declared vandals had whittled the door about the glass, in an effort to remove it. No motive for the attempt is known. The new building is awaiting acceptance by the school board. Prosecutor William 11. Remy today declared an Investigation would be made of an attack on Melvin Hankins Jr. Saturday when he went to the Labor Temple, 41 W. Pearl St. Hankins, a member of Bricklayers Union, said he was under impression a meeting of the Building Trades Council was being held there. He was hruised. Police continued Investigation of the SIO,OOO sabotage at the new Elkn Club building last week. Number of an automobile seen at a Connersville school where vandals damaged steel lockers to extent of $5,000, has been turned over to In dianapolis police. The Iron Workers Union Saturday signed a resolution adopted by the Marlon County Building Trades Council indorsing a resolution against vandalism passed by the executive committee of the council. Gustave Mayer, who signed for the iron workers, declared John J. McNamara. business agent for the union, did not represent the sentiment of 95 per cent of the union members. McNamara refused to sign the trades council resolution. OPPOSITION TO PROJECT Councilmen Against Tost of Market Improvement. Improvements at the city market and municipal garage costing more than $300,000 will meet a snag in the city council when the bond issue to finance the projects comes up for passage, it was learned today. Several city councilmen have opposed the high cost of the two improvements, and will insist on reductions. The board of works has already let the contracts.

Wednesday in the home of her son. Wilson Tyner. “If they did care fnr each other as we used to there would not be so many applications for divorces." Opposed to Suffrage* "I just cannot see that it is becoming to a young girl to bob her hair and wear short sleeves." Mrs Tyner continued. “If they would wear a little more clothing there would he less money solicited for hospitals. I know such lack of clothes is injurious to health and the girls and their parents ought to know it—but perhaps some of their parents do not have much to say about the matter," Mrs. Tyner said. The aged woman Insisted she was opposed to women voting and said she would never vote for a woman for any office. Woman’s Place In Home “The proper place for a woman, I think." Mrs. Tyner continued, “is in the home, where she can make a comfortable place for her husband and at the same time take care of the babies." Mrs. Tyner is in fairly good health for one so far advanced in years. She is the mother of nine children, three of whom are living. She worked so rSO cents a week and saved enough money to buy her wedding dress. She dislikes any kind, of Jewelry and she recalls when she was a girl apd refused to have her ears pierced for rings as other girls were doing in those days. She has her third eyesight and quit using* glasses the third time when she was 92 years of age. BUS RUNS OFF ROAD Par Turns OtR It* Avoid Hitting Second Auto at Greenwood, Attempting to avoid another car, an Interstate Public Service Company bus en route from Franklin to Indianapolis ran off the road at Greenwood Sunday night. The bus turned out when a parked car started unexpectedly and swerved into the road. The bus, which was not damaged, sideswiped the other car, bending a fender. Louis Ludding of Edgewood was driving the bus. KID M COY S PLEA POSTPONED AGAIN Former Pugilist Will Claim Insanity, Friends Say, By United Press LOS ANGELES, Cal,, Aug. 25. Kid McCoy, accused as the slayer of Mrs. Thersa Mors, his ninth love, today escaped for another few days the necessity of pleading to the charge against him. Continuance of the arraignment asked today by defense attorneys was granted by Superior Judge Crail and Thursday at 9:30 a. m., was designated as the hour when McCoy must plead.

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endorsed by numerous civic organizations before considered by the Federation. Petition asks that a special rate of 5 cents be granted all school children in going to and from school. It suggested books of five tickets for 25 cents be issued by the car company. Revenue lost from such sales would not hamper the company, the petition said. The commission to date has ignored the petition. Schools open Sept. 8.

LEOPOLD AND LOED ARE SPORT OF DUND FORCES. BARROW SATIS IN PLEA Nature, Which Created Youths as Imperfect Machines, Responsible for Murder of Robert Franks, Defense Counsel Declares. WEALTH AND HOME LIFE HELPED SHAPE THEIR MINDS Detective Stories and Superman Philosophy of Nietzsche Contributed to Childhood Fantasies and Desire for “Perfect Crime.” Bu Vnitrrl I’rruM CRIMINAL COURTROOM, CHICAGO, Aug. 25.—Two children, wandering around in a nightmare world, the sport of blind forces—this was the picture coniured up today by Dar row, chief defense attorney, in his plea for the lives of Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb. They are just two imperfect machines, lacking the emotions to balance their superior intellects, committing various crimes, with the murder of Bobby Franks as the climax, because nature failed to build perfectly, Darrow told Chief Justice John R, Caverlv in bis final argument to save the boys from the gallows.

PRINCEOOOGES DANCE TO FOIL DARLING ‘DEBS’ His Royal Highness Walks, Talks, Attends Church and Eats, but —, By CHARLES W. SUTTON ( Copvripht . /92J. fiy United Press) ABOARD THE S. S. KERENGARIA, Aug. 25. —So far the Prince of Wales has foiled numerous debs and doting mamas who rushed to obtain passage on the boat on which he is sailing to America. He hasn’t danced or mixed in other gabies aboard the vessel, contenting himself with long strolls on the top deck. He usually is accompanied by General Trotter and Captain Lascelles, He sings to himself on these strolls. Sunday the Prince attended church but did so inconspicuously as possible. He sat hidden behind the choir and appeared restless throughout the services. He peered from' the window from time to time as though sizing up his traveling companions, while the choir, made up of bell boys and stewardesses sang several numbers in his honor. There is to be no let up in the Prince’s athletic life. He has made arrangements with the instructor of the gymnasium for daily exercises. These will be in addition to the long strolls on deck. The Prince has been content with a plain lounge suit so far on the trip, even wearing it Saturday night when he gave several American girls a disappointment by glancing into the crowded ball room and theh leaving without dancing. Fire Damages Home Fire did S3OO damage to the barber shop and home of Ed Townsend, 1918 Hillside Ave.. early Sundaymorning. Origin was undetermined. Do You Remember — "When Uncle Billy Jackson, the treasurer of the Union Railway, used to come out in the train shed of the old Union Depot at train time and kiss all the incoming and outgoing attractive young women of his acquaintance?

Forecast Generally fair tonight and Tuesday. Rising temperatures are anticipated Tuesday.

TWO CENTS

"No one can conclude, after a study of this case, and the act itself. except that diseased intellect is responsible for this terrible act,” Darrow began, “When we find a j diseased mind we speculate on how | it came about," Darrow said, j "Let's take Dickie Loeb first. I | don’t know how it happened, but I I do know that some combination of j things is responsible for the mad ! act. If I were wise enough I could ! lav my finger on it, but I’ll do the | best I can. “A child is born without knowledge. Impressions are made as it goes along.” Too Much Opportunity Loeb, Darrow said, was given too much opportunity by wealth. Darrow laid much stress on the influence of Dickie’s governess, who was with him all the time. The governess. Darrow said, drove him along the line of learning, forcing him to read books beyond his years. Due to her severity and restraint. Loeb was forced to practice subterfuge. In secret he read detective stories day after day, even up to the time he was a senior at the University of Michigan. This diet of crime stories made a profound impression on his life. "Early- in his life he conceived the idea that there could be a "perfect crime,” Darrow said. "He believed in his childish way that a crime coujd be so perfectly planned that there could be no detection. It could involve kidnaping and murder.” In order to make it a perfect crime, ransom entered into it, Darrow said, but ranson was not the ma(Tnm to Page 11) SEVEN ESCAPE AT GREENCASTLE Prisoners Smash Padlock on Jail Cell Door, Bu Times Special GREENCASTLE, Ind., Aug. 25. Sever, men, all escaped prisoners from the Indiana State Penal Farm end held for their return to that Institution, escaped jail here today during the noon hour, by smashing the iron padlock on the main cell room. Escape of the men was not known until Sheriff Leslie Sears went to take their meals to them. No one saw the men leave the building. It is believed they calmly walked out of the main door, out on the front porch and to the street. The sheriff's dog was killed.