Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 123, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 September 1924 — Page 1

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VOLUME 36—NUMBER 123

DOGS USED IN SEARCH FOR BANDITS Masked Men, Who Held Up Mail Truck and Escaped With $60,000 in Cash, Are Sought in Mississipp' River Bottoms, AUTO FOUND ABANDONEE NEAR SCENE OF ATTACK Minnesota Bank Is Victim o' 8614 Scheme Robber: Cut Telephone and Telegraph Wires to Isolate Village, By United Press ST LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 30.—Bloodhounds and posses today nosed through the Mississipp River bottoms for four bandits who escaped with a $60,000 mail pouch after holding up a mail truck at Crystal City, Mo., forty miles south of here, late Monday. The bandits, masked, disarmed the guard and the chauffuer. grabbed the pouch and drove away without firing a shot. Their automobile was found near Pevely, a few miles farther south, four hours later, with the gasoline tank empty. The money wa3 the 340,000 bimonthly pay roll of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company at Crystal City and other funds for the Crystal City Bar.k. The St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank was the consignee. MINNESOTA BANK LOOTED Bandits Cut Telephone and Telegraph Wires to Isolate Village. By United Press ROCHESTER. Minn., Sept. 30. Bandits early today looted the Exchange State Bank of Wyckoff, twenty-five miles south of here, and Isolated the village from communication. All telephone and telegraph wires were cut. The amount of loot cannot be determined until a checkup is made.

NEW LOW MARK FOR TEMPERATURE Forty Degrees at 6 a, m. — No Frost Reported, “And when the snow is snowin’—” That’s the way it felt this morning—the chilliest day since the advent and departure of summer this year. Temperature at 6 this morning was 40 degrees. The low record so far was 42 on Sept. 10. "Not so cool Wednesday,” said the weather bureau. Residents here Monday night put newspapers on their favorite flowers, but little damage from cold was done. No frost was reported in thi section, with the exception of Royal Center, near Logansport. UNIVERSALISTS TO MEET HERE Annual Session Will Open Thursday, About 125 delegates and visitors are expected for the seventy-seventh annual session of the Universalist convention of Indiana and auxiliary organizations, opening Thursday at the Central Universalist Church, Fifteenth and N. New Jersey Sts. The Rev. F. S. C .Wicks, pastor of All Souls Unitarian Church, will speak Thursday evening. The general session will close Friday morning. Friday afternoon and evening, the Woman's Universalist Missionary Association of Indiana will meet. The Indiana Universalist Sunday School convention met Saturday morning and the Y. P. C. U. convention Saturday afternoon. The convention will close with a banquet Saturday evening. Girls Traced Here Local police were told by Frankfort police that Helen Burton, 15, who has light bobbed hair, and Clara Armstrong, 15, who has dark complexion and hair, both missing, were seen in the terminal station here. No trace was found. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 40 10 a. m 40 7 a. m 41 11 a, m 47 8 a. m. 42 12 (noon) .... 58 9 a. m...... 43 1 p. m... ... 49

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Even Money By United Press NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—Even money generally prevailed on the World’s Series today with one or two bets reported in which the Washington Senators were slight favorites. In one instance SI,BOO to $1,500 was offered and quickly covered that Harris’ team would win. Betting commissioners believe Walter Johnson will pitch the first game for the Senators and Washington will be a 3 to 2 favorite to take the initial contest.

POSSIBLE CUTS IN SCHOOL TAX LEVY ARE SEEN State Board May Also Reduce County Rate of 28 Cents, Indications were today that cuts in school city tax levy of $1.04 and in the Marion County levy of 2.8 cents would be made by the State tax board. Following completion of the hearing on remonstrances against the Marion County levy this morning, the board went into executive session. John J. Brown, chairman, said the board was anxious to reach a decision as soon as possible. The 41* cent levy asked for gravel road maintenance was the object of attack by the remonstrators. Questions asked by board members would indicate this will be cut 1 cent or possibly more. $327,600 Would Be Raised Under the levy asked $327,600 would be raised to maintain the 719 miles of gravel and other non-hard surface county roads. Fred Sims, counsel for the Indiana Taxpayers’ Association, declared this expenditure was “absolutely ridiculous compared with other counties in the State.” L. V. Harrison, representing the Chamber of Commerce, pointed out that county officials had not presented any program as to how the money was to be expended. Supervision costs, he said, also were excessive. Willis C. Xusbaum said that the road patrol system was being used to some extent with great success and economy in Wayne Vounty. Have Done Wonders "They have done wonders over there with only $81,000,” he said. In answer to his questions, Russel J. Ryan, county attorney, replied the patrol system never had been given a trial in Marion County. At the hearing Monday and today county officials gave the number of miles of gravel roads in the county as 900 to 1,100. When pressed for definite figures a ,representative of the engineer's office was sought. His figures showed 628.20 miles. It was believed generally that the 8-cent levy for a west side high school would be cut out of the school lev}-. This will force the school board to build the high school by bond issue or abandon the project for this year. School 1-evy I p Consideration of the school city levy of $1.04 took up all Monday afternoon. The remonstrators concentrated their attack upon the 8-cent levy for erection of a west side high school. Fred A. Sims, counsel for the Indiana Taxpayers Association, admitted the need of the scheel, but said that in view of rising tax burdens, it should be built by bond issue and not by direct taxation School board members argued that to do this would bring the school city dangerously near the limit of its bonded indebtedness. Fears “Oliver Twist” William Bosson, city attorney, made the unique argument that to give the school board all it asked at this time probably would result, in it coming back next year and asking for still more. Representatives of Parent-Teacher Associations, the Federation of Com munitv Civic Clubs, Hawthorn Civic Association and other civic bodies urged approval of the levy.

REGULATION OF FLYINGSOUGHT Rikhoff Takes Steps to Curb Airplanes, Investigation of airplanes flying over the city at low altitudes endangering life and property will be started by Police Chief Herman F. Rikhoff. following complaints to the board of safety today. Rikhoff said he had obtained a promise from aviation authorities that planes would not fly over downtown section. During Defense Day activities it was noted planes flew between buildings in downtown districts. North side resident have complained that planes barely skim over trees and housetops in antics in that part of the city. Patriotic Societies Meets Officers of Federated Patriotic Societies elected officers this afternoon at the Severin. The new G. A. R. hon>e was discussed by the executive committee.

QUAKER till FOLKS WANT CLEAN COPS Philadelphians Call Huge Mass Meeting and Demand City’s Mayor Retain General Butler as Head of Police Department, EXECUTIVE SAYS HE’LL RUN TOWN OR ELSE! Politicians Declare Chief Will Be Afraid to Discharge Fightin' Marine in Face of Citizen Protest — Army Man Is ill, Bu I nited Press PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 30.—Warfare between Director of Public Safety Butler and Mayor Kendrick reached a crisis today, with indications the fighting marine will retain ins position as head of the city's police department. A resolution demanding Butler’s retention, adopted by a great town meeting of citizens, was forwarded to the mayor today, and politicians admitted he could hardly refuse it. Kendrick indicated his intention to dismiss Butler last week when he charged the director with “intolerable conduct" and “insubordination" and issued a statement declaring that as long as he is mayor of Philadelphia he intends to run it. Butler is seriously ill and has been unable to go to his office this week to receive a letter the mayor has written him on the situation. The real issue, as outlined by speakers at the town meeting is whether the city shall have a clean efficient police force, clean from politics or whether Butler shall be dismissed and the police force allowed to drift back as an adjunct to the political machine. GORKI CRITICALLY ILL Famous Russian Writer Stricken at Czechoslovakia Resort, Fill United Press BERLIN, Sept. 30.—Maxim Gorki, celebrated Russian author and playwright. is reported critically ill at a Czecho-Slovakian resort. He has been in poor health for several years.

DID YOU FEEL THE EARTH TREMBLE? IT DID, SAYS PROF. By United Press CLL\ ELAND, Sept. 30. —An earth tremor about 500 miles from Cleveland was recorded by the seismograph at John Carroll University at 3:58 a. m. today, according to Rev. E. L. Odenback, in charge of the instrument. Rev. Odenback said the tremor probably centered in Indiana or Michigan. No tremors were felt in Indiana, according to inquiries in various sections of this State.

MRS. VALENTINO APPLIES First Wife of Actor Wants American Citizenship Back. By t'nitrd Press NEW YORK, Sept. 30. —First citizenship papers have been applied for by Jean Acker Valentino, first wife of Rudolph Valentino. Although Mrs. Valentino was bo: in Trenton, N. J., she rescinded ljer American citizenship when she married the motion picture actor who is an Italian. GOOD TIME IS WANTED Harlan St. Property Owner Demands City Pay Mor efor His Property. The city is threatened! The park board is confronted with a “demand” of a Harlan St. property owner that he be given $1,200 for bis house and lot in the path of the proposed Pleasant Run Blvd. Appraisers allowe dhim S6OO. “You are buy'ing this land for a park to have a good time on,” says the letter. “I want to have a good time, too, while I am on this earth, and I demand $1,200 for my property.” City officials have written for the deed and abstract of the property.

Figures Show Accidents Gain, but Fewer Hurt

INCIDENTS in Indianapolis will show an increase over t, .„ last year, but total number of deaths and injured will average about the same, possibly less, according to figures today, compiled by the accident prevention bureau. Up to and including today, there have been 5,768 accidents since the first of the year, only thirty-six behind the total number of 1924, when 5,804 were reported to police. With three months to go, anew total for accidents is almost certain. For the same period, however, this year, only 1,477 persons were injured, more than 400 behind the total for all of 1924. A total of ,1 892 were hurt last year.

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, SEPT. 30, 1924

Children Kept From School by Argument Tnii HILE PARENTS and school officials have argued about transfer of approximately fifty children from School 58, Linwood Ave. and New York St., to School 62, Tenth and Wallace St., the children —i. J have been kept out of classes, practically since the term opened. The parents sent the children back to School 58 every day, and Principal Maude Moudy sends them home, acting under orders of D. T. Weir, assistane superintendent of schools, according to Clarence C. Wysong, 602 N. Colorado Ave., chairman of parents’ committee which will call upon the school board tonight. John P. Leyendecker, 817 N. Gladstone Ave., and J. W. Bader, 734 Garfield Ave., are other members. The children live in the district of Garfield, Colorado and Gladstone Aves., north of Walnut St., and south of Tenth St. To relieve overcrowding at No. 58 Weir drew a line east and west in Walnut St., and ruled that all children north of it must go to 62 and all south of it to 58.

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TENTH ST.. EAST OF GLADSTONE AVE mHE PARENTS contend that since Tenth St. is being paved, and is impassable, as shown in the picture, the children would have to go south to Michigan St... oust to Wallace St., and north to Tenth St. to get to School 62. a distance of nineteen blocks. Bn route they would pass within a block k of School 58. v Weir having refused to compromise the parents have interested School Commissioner Adolph G. Emhardt. * Emhardt tonight will champion the proposal of the parents that instead of the districts benig divided by the east and west lines anew line be drawn north and south on some street east of School 58 and then all children west of the line continue to go to 58 and all east go to 62. This, the parents contend, would relieve overcrowding at 58 and still work no hardship on the new pupils transferred. The pupils east of 58 could easily reach 62. by walking straight north on Wallace St.

DRIVER IS HELD 10 GRAND JURY Bond for Orlan Myers Sot at $2,000, Orlan Myers of Bargersville. Ind., waived preliminary exiymination in city court today and was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of Berry Harbison, 50, of 128 W. Market St., Sept. 17. Myers was arrested by Capt. Roy Pope, special investigator for Mayor Shank, on a tip from i young won,an that Myers had told her he was the driver of the car which struck Harbison. Harbison was riding with Otis Wright, 1038bj Union St., and had stopped near Stop 12 on Madison Rd. to fix a tire. He was struck and carried on the radiator of the Myers car for some'distance, police say. His body lay in the road and was later run over by Miss Eleanor Thorns, 1641 S. Talbott Ave. Captain Pope said tlie man was dead when Miss Thoms ran over him. Myers’ bond w a fixed at $2,000.

GIRL, 14, DEFENDS PASTOR-HUSBAND She Eloped With Minister Voluntarily, By United Press BALLENGER, Texas, Sept. 30.—1 went with him voluntarily. There is nothing to the charge, and I will go back and fight for our freedom.” Thus 14-year-old Georgia Fields Yates came today to the defense of her husband. Rev. Joseph Yates, Alluwe (Okla.) pastor, who eloped with the girl last week and was arrested in Winters, Texas, Monday. Yates was to be returned to Oklahoma today to answer abduction charges filed by Georgia’s father. "We were married at Joplin, Mr., about Sept. 18,” Georgia said. "Joseph told the officials I was of legal age and we were married without any trouble.” The youthful bride was vehement in deniai she w'as inveigled into the flight from Alluwe with the middleaged churchman.

Ten deaths must occur between now and the first of the year to equal last year’s record. Fifty-nine Um-pah's Gone By United Press ST. LOUIS. Sept. 30.—Umpah, last St. Louis survivor of the race of Wooden Indians that flourished in the days of Pittsburgh stogies, has been stolen. Louis Grotsky, cigar store owner, offered a $lO reward. “Just like a brother he was —never talked back, never borrowed money,” Grotsky says.

CHARGES ARE DISMISSED Mrs. Bessie Boyd Held Blameless in Fatal Auto Accident. Charges of Involuntary manslaughter against Mrs. Bessie Boyd, j i 93 N. Wartnan Ave., were dismissed; in city court today. Coroner Paul F. Robinson said she was blameless for the death of Donald Hippy, 6, of 1631 W. Riverside Dr., who was struck by her auto. MECCA'S CAPTURE~NEAR A any of 25,000 Besieges Holy City of Moslems. 1 Hu Unit'd Press CAIP.Q, Kept. 30. —Army of 25,000 , Waihibis, bent on capturing Mecca, ! were at the gates of the Holy City I today. Mecca’s fall was expected | hourly. Moslem leaders are en- : deavoring to summon a world conference of Islam lenders to decide what should be done. SOUTH SHIVERS IN COLD Fall in Temperatures Follow Week! of Drizzling Rains. i By United Press ATLANTA. Ga.. Sept. 30.—The South shivered today in the clutch of near winter weather. A cold wave broke over the entire South, following a week of drizzling rains. Temperatures tumbled to around 45 degrees.

CLEWS IN BOY HUNT Two People Say They Saw Missing New York Lid. By United Press NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—Two more clews were given police today in the disappearance of Franklin Roshek, Jr., 14, who has been missing since Kept. 23. A young woman said she saw a boy resembling Franklin talking with a hunchl ack in Central Park. A Jersey City motorist told of having been asked for a "lift” by a boy answering Franklin’s description. The lad’s father has offered a liberal reward for his return. FATHER IS SENTENCED La Porte Man Who Shot Little Girl Given Two to Fourteen Years. By Times Special LA PORTE. Ind., Sept. 30.—John Cook, 36, was to be taken to the Indiana State prison at Michigan City today to start a term of two to fourteen years. He shot and seriously wounded Eva, 3, his adopted daughter, last week, because he could not bear to see her abused by his wife, it was charged. The child will recover.

have been killed by autos and four others in other traffic accidents this year so far. Last year a total of seventy-three deaths was recorded. Heavy traffic months of the year are over, and heavy increase in any of the totals is not expected, those at the bureau stated. Figures on accidents that occurred in 1923 up to Oct. 1 were not available. School’s are now in session, it was pointed out, which means fewer children on the streets. Safety programs are on in all the buildings and pupils are being instructed to be careful in traffic and to keep outbf the streets.

ELECTION PLANS AT STANDSTILL Commissioners Await Action on Nine Tickets, With election day Nov. 4, county' commissioners today said preparations for voting in Marion County are at a standstill. A salesman offering booths for Australian ballot voting received a gloomy reception. “We don’t know how the voting will be done, if it is done,” said John Kitley, president. “Here it is a month until election, and the State j election commissioners can't decide jif we can have nine tickets on the ; voting machines. It’s a serious sit- : uation. If we have to provide AusI tralian ballots, a lot of new equlp- ! ment will have to be bought. That ; means advertisement, receiving bids, awarding contracts, and setting the equipment up. The time is nearly too short now.” State election commissioners wiil decide Wednesday whether nine tickets can be placed on the election machines by using one row for two slates.

WATER COMPANY DECISION READY Valuation Ruling May Be Made Wednesday, Public service commission today was notified that Federal Judge Ferdinand A. Geiger of Milwaukee will meet all attorneys late Wednesday in the suti of the Indianapoljs Water Company for higher valuation of its property than that fixed by the commission. It is expected he will render a decision. The commission fixed valuation at $15,260,400, and based rates thereon. The city fought for $12,000,000. Company contended reproduction value was $26,000,000, but it would compromise on $19,000,000. The company appealed to Federal Court, temporarily abiding by the rates fixed by the commission. Hearing before Geiger was held several months ago. SCHOOL FIRE IS PROBED Mysterious Circumstances Surround Brazil Blaze. By United Press BRAZIL, Ind., Sept. 30.—Mysterious circumstances surrounding origin of the fire which destroyed the $75,000 Bridgeton High School Monday were under investigation today. The blaze started when there was no fire in the furnace and school officials believed it was of incendiary origin. YACHT BELIEVED SAFE English Sailors See No Need for Worry About Overdue Ship By United Press COWES, Engand, Sept. 30. Yachtsmen here expressed the opinion today that there is no need to worry for safety of the “Seadrift,” the yacht owned by a California millionaire which is twelve days overdue at New York.

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SENATOR WHEELER SAYS SCORES OF ‘GUILTY’ ARE BEING LET GO SCOT-FREE Progressive Vice Presidential Candidate Challenges Coolidge to Tell Reasons for Grossman Pardon and Other Actions. WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT i FORBES, FALL, DAUGHERTIJ Declares There Will Be No Prosecutions as Long as the Spirit of Former Attorney General Pervades Department of Justice. By PAUL R. MALLON United Press Staff Correspondent ABOARD WHEELER SPECIAL, EX ROUTE TO CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 30.—The scores of guilty exposes in the recent AYashington scandal investigations are being left off scot-free—and President Coolidge is responsible—Senator Barton K. Wheeler, independent vice presidential candidate, today said. In a statement issued as he set out upon his northwestern campaign, the Senator challenged the President to explain:

1. Why Forbes, Fall and Daugherty, are allowed to roam at will while the Department of Justice was employed to frame an indictment to interfere with the investigation of corruption in the department. 2. Why you pardoned Grossman, Chicago king of the bootleggers, before he served a day in jail even though he had been convicted in the court of Judge Landis. Spirit Remains “The guilty are not being' prosecuted and will not be prosecuted as long as the Daugherty' spirit remains in control of the Department of Justice.” Wheeler continued. “Mr. Coolidge says the people know his position and the law will be enforced. Judging the future from the past, they' also know that the law will not be enforced against those within the inner circle as long as the Republican machine controls the administration of justice.” In a speech Monday night in Denver, Wheeler attacked the record of Senator Lawrence Phipps, Colorado Republican, and called upon the people to elect his Democratic opponent, Senator Alva Adams. Wheeler charged that Phipps confessed before the whole Senate last winter that he had voted to kill a Government power project in the Yuma country because it would reduce the profits of the Southern Sierra High Power Company, of which he is a stockholder. CLOSE RACE IN COLORADO La Follette and Coolidge Only Real Contenders. By LOWELL MELLETT, Times Staff Correspondent DENVER, Colo.. Sept. 30.—Out of an unusually confusing State political situation La Follette and Coolidge emerge as the only real contenders for Colorado's electoral votes. John W. Davis is admittedly out. The Democratic party in Colorado is distinctly' Progressive. Its two candidates for the Unite States Senate, Alva Adams, incumbent, and M/orrison Shafroth, are Progressives, as is Governor Sweet, up for re-elec-tion. They are finding It impossible to persuade their State following (Turn to Page 11) HOME FOR CARPENTERS Union Approves Report of Committee. Report of a committee which favored Lakeland, Fla., as a site for the home for aged members, was approved at the convention of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America at the Athenaeum today. The union will provide either a pension or a place in the home for eligible members. Convention in 1928 probably will be at Lakeland. Convention will close Wednesday or Thursday.

Forecast MOSTLY fair tonight and Wednesday. Not so cool Wednesday. Frost tonight if skies clear.

s2so,oooAlive! By United Press LONDON, Sept. 30.—A reward of $250,000 for the capture of either General Wu Pel fu or President Tsao Kun of the Pekin government has been offered by Chang Tso Lin, Manchurian war lord, according to the Daily Mail’s Shanghai correspondent. The reward will be paid only if Chang's enemies are brought him alive, the correspondent says. Dead, they will bring but $75,000 each.

HOG PRICES AT HIGHEST LEVEL Local Market Reaches Maximum of $11,15. With hog receipts In practically every livestock exchange in the country' decreased, prices in most centers advanced to within the year’s high level today. At the local stockyards 20 to 35 cents were added to quotations, equaling the high mark of the year, $11.15 a hundredweight. It was estimated that farmers dispose of their hogs will be re ing fully 50 per cent more than gy® received earlier in the year, whtfK'Jp slump carried prices to s6.BoßSfcpj 6.55 per hundredweight. flgsi Receipts of hogs at eleven kets were 69,500, nearly 16,000 than a week ago. Chicago were 15.000 compared with 39,0ittf* year ago. St. Louis received compared with 16,000 a week !g?o. Receipts at Indianapolis were 6,500 compared with 10,000 a week ago. Shortage in hogs and a strong domestic demand were principal reasons given for the advance. NAFE REPLIES TO WILMETH’S KICK Says Nurses and Doctors Are Not Policemen, Dr. Cleon Nafe, superintendent of the city hospital today, said that If he and his employes are to be held responsible every time a city court prisoner escapes from the hospital the hospital will be forced to stop caring for the prisoners. Nafe’s statement followed criticism of the hospital by City Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth because a girl, ordered to the hospital for treatment, said she and others had been “permitted” to go by doctors and nurses. The superintendent denied thas any prisoner had been “permitted to go,” and poitned out that nurses and doctors are not policemen and if any one expected prisoners to fee kept in city hospital it is up to police to see that they remain there. Business of a hospital is to treat illness and injury, he said. Do You Remember — When Tom SmiU^Lirova No. 9 hosa wagon A