Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 208, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 January 1925 — Page 1

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BREAKDOWN IN POLICE MORALE SEENATCHICAGO Citizen Commission’s Report Says It Has Encouraged Orgy of Crime, 'DISORGANIZED FORCE’ During Month of December Twenty-Eight Murders Were Committed, ; Bu United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 9.—A breakdown in the morale of the Chicago police force in the last three months has encouraged what is probably- the worst crime orgy in the city’s history, it is charged in a report by the Chicago crime commission,, made public today by Charles R. Holden, president. The Chicago crime commission, a committee of influential citizens interested in law enforcement, points to the month of December as the most rampant crime month in six years 4nd one of the worst in the city’s history. In the month twentyeight murders, 234 holdups and 211 burglaries occurred. Chief of Police Collins refused to comment on the Chicago crime commission’s sensational Indictment of the city’s police department, but indicated he would have a, statement to make later, i HAWK HEARING MAYBEDEIAYED Continuance to Jan, 20 Is Expected, Removal proceedings against Morton S. Hawkins, former president of the; Hawkins Mortgage Company, of Portland, Ind., before Uhited States Commissioner Andrew S. Iddings at Daytort, Ohio., have been continued from Jan. 12 to 20, according to a telegram received by Homer Elliott, United States district attorney, from Benson H. Hoqgh, who holds the same office for the Ohio district, today. A dispatch from Dayton, however, said Iddings declared he had not postponed the hearing and would not until a formal motion is presented Jan. 12. It is expected this will be done. Hawkins is at liberty under $20,000 bond. He was arrested in Dayton last week. He had been sought since Oct. 1, when $7,500 bond was forfeited after he failed to appear for trial on a charge of conspiracy to use the mails In a scheme to de fraud in Federal Court here. Final disposition of the cases of fourteen defendants found guilty in the conspiracy case by a jury in November will be made by Judge Ferdinand A. Geiger of Milwaukee, Wis., Saturday.

COMPROMISE ON ' JULIETTA URGED Tax Board Opposed to $30,000 Bond Issue. John J. Brown, chairman State tax board today advised county officials and George A. Weaver & Sons to effect a compromise in the repair of the county insane asylum following report of the board’s engineer that the original plans of the building at Julietta wore faulty. The board indicated that, on advice of its engineer that the building could be made safe for $22,000, it could not approve a bond issue of $30,000 for the same work, desired by the county. Merle N. A. Walker, attorney for the Weavers, who also appeared for rimonstrators, said the Weavers would bring the building up to the point of construction called .for by the plans and that any additional work would be done for cost, provided, however, that the county pay the Weavers $3,500 due for raxing the old workhouse and $12,000 due on a county infirmary contract. COLD WAVE ON WAY Chicago Weather Bureau Reports Prospects of Temperature Drop. Bu XJniteA Preta CHICAGO, Jan. 9.—The Alaskan cold wave is moving southward, carrying a threat of sub-zero weather, the Weather Bureau announced today. EasterjjjijMontana has been invaded, the tfefirmometer there standing at 10 below zero, the bureau tatag. In the Canadian provinces theijUftperature is as low as 36 be-, low 'ail). , A disturbance, now centering In the lower Mississippi Valleys, is working eastward and will reach as far as Indiana by Saturday akernoon, the bureau stated. Hejvy snow is anticipated. ,

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Majestic That’s How Foreign Visitor Describes President's Reception to Elite* of Washington Society,

Bf COUNTESS Z United Press Staff* Correspondent C-—a ASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—Moving Vl/ majestically up the grand ” stairway and through vaulted chambers of state, a curving line of brilliantly gowned women on the arms of black > frocked men, with here and there the gold braided dress uniforms of the Army, the Navy and the diplomatic corps. In the center a radiantly beautiful woman of gracious smile and youthful blue eyes, set off by a simple gown of singing blue —your First Lady of the Lancl, standing beside the President. Unequalled in Europe This is the impression I carried away from the White House Thursday night after my first “President’s reception.” Really, we have nothing in Europe to equal it. Our palace receptions for all their grandeur are a hit gaudy and forced, even goose-stepped. Tour executive mansion itself, of course, achieves tnat happy combination of staple simplicity. And there is something in the soft-toned greeting of the un-uniformed negro servant more appalling than the rattling display of palace guards abroad. Your women? I was unable to distinguish the wives of Senators from those of diplomats. The same Paris gowns! Mixed with the ever-so-wise and old looking diplomats in their regalia and old world decorations were blushing debs casting furtive glances at the President’s swank young military aides. Marine Band Plays Perhaps the most stunning sight were two flag-bearers of the military service standing erect with the Stars and Stripes at the head of the grand stairway, and flanked by palms, through which one glimpsed the scarlet-coated Marine Band, playing a mounting march. Tour President was more in place than in those absurd campaign photographs showing him in overalls pitching hay with the wrong hand. But one felt that his mind was rather on affairs of state and that, in these social matters, ho leased upon the radiant helpmate at his left, toward Whom all eyes turned.

ITALIAN PREMIER CLOSELYGUARDED Death Report Reveals Fear of Attack, Bv United Press ROME, Jan. 9.—Reports circulated in Berlin today on the Bourse, that Premier Mussolini was assassinated are wholly groundless. Such a rumor is not surprising, however, in view of the fact that Mussolini’s followers have feared for some time an attack might be made on him. The danger has been recognized by Mussolini himself for months and he has adopted the expedient of never appearing at appointed places at the time expected. When he does appear in public he is surrounded by a large group of followers. SHOW WARNINGS GIVEN Capt. Stunner Visits Broadway and Capitol Theaters. Orders to “dean up” burlesque shows at the Capitol and Broadway theaters have been issued by Police Capt. Charles Sumner after witnessing performances. ; ‘lf any more suggestive remarks or movements are made on the stage, we’ll back up the patrol wagon and everybody will ride,” said Sumner to Matt Kolb, manager of the '* w -,r-'al9o issued to Glen Black, manager of the Broadway. Both managers promised to comply with police orders. BANK RE-ELECTS HEADS Trust Company President Reports Tear of Prosperity. A year of prosperous business and growth proportionate to gains of other years was reported by Howard C. Binkley, president of the Trust Company, today. All officers of the company were re-elected by stockholders. Joseph E. Reagan, Henry C. Thornton and Thomas S. McMurray, Jr., were reelected vice presidents; Elmer W. Rogers, secretary-treasurer; Eugene W. Short, assistant treasurer and Lucien L. Green, assistant secretary.

Oldest Representative Camera-Shy as He Tells of Legislature in 1877

D‘-"' IESPITE a popular idea that legislators bask gratefully i__J in the camera’s eye. Representative James C. Claypool, Republican, oldest member of the Indiana House, to date has re-j. sisted blandishments of the photogRepresentative Claypool, one of , os*

IHREE IN RACE FOR EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIR Important Chairmanship in House Lies Between Harris, Wright and Sherwood, KNAPP REPORTED OUT SpeakerLeslie Declares He Will Appoint 'Only Good Men/ Predictions were being freely made in political circles today that chairmanship of the important Committee on Education in the Indiana House of Representative® lie between Representatives J. Glenn Harris, of Gary, Frank E. Wright, of Lynn and John C. Sherwood, Mitchell. Harris is ranking member of the 1923 Committee on Education and is considered one of the ablest men in the lower House. Wright is a former caucus chairman and Sherwood was a member of the 1923 committee. Knapp Off Slate ' It is predicted Representative Knapp, Hagerstown, also a member of the 1923 committee, will not be named this year. According to political gossip Representative Oliver P. LaFuze, liberty, will again be named chairman of the roads committee. He served as chariman in 1923. It is also predicted that Governorelect Jackson will name Wright clerk of the State printing board to succeed George R. Healey, whose term exnire® June 1. “I am naming my own committees and when I am satisfied I have the men best qualified and best suited for those committees I am going to announce them,” Speaker Harry G. Leslie, Lafayette, said today. "No faction is going to dictate anything," he said. "I am not tied up with any faction, made no promises and therefore can use my best judgment.” Regarding the committee on education, regarded as one of the most important in the House this session because of the number of bills proposed affecting education, Leslie said: “The schools of Indiana are not going to be made the football of any faction for any private aims. I believe I can select a committee of men big enough to be above selfish motives of an/ organization or faction, Pittenger Hinted Leslie- indicated he thought the ways and means committee the most important. He indicated Lemuel A. Pittenger, Republican floor leader, would be chairman. Representative Frank E. Wright, Lynn, is the likely choice of administration bloc of Representatives for caucus chairman. Sherwood also is a candidate for this important job. . Threats, promises, pleas, offers to trade and every known political method are being used this year to gain posts on important committees. The way® and means committee, which handles the House finances, also will pass on appropriations for educational institutions. , Appointment of Senate committees will not be made before Tuesday by Lieutenant Governor-elect Harold F. Van Orman, it was Indicated today. MAN, 108, BURIED HERE George Anderson, Probably City’s Oldest Resident, Dead. * George Anderson, aged about 108, colored, 422 W. Eighteenth St., probably Indianapolis’s! oldest man, was buried today in New Crown cemetery following funeral services at the Mount Paran Baptist Church, Twelfth and Missouri Sts. A widow survives. Relatives said that as near as could be determined Anderson was born in Kentucky in 1816. He died Monday.. Dr. Wayne Harmon of city hospital, who attended Anderson, said Anderson told him he never had been ill before. He was ill a month before his death. ® RAILROAD TO EXPLAIN Delay in Track Elevation Work Will Be Discussed. Representatives of seVeral railroads were to appear before the board of public works late tDday and explain the delay in preparing track elevation plans for several section? of the city. The city engineering department reported to the board Monday that efforts to get the roads to do the work had failed.

the farmer members. Hails from near Veedersburg. He is serving bis second term in the House, the first having been in 1877. “Newspapers are going to seed on tnia picture business,” he said. “I guess they don’t have enough SuT* ttekfta P p&t ,e JkSwH

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, JAN. 9, 1925

COOGAN MENACE TO YOUTH? ♦***A * * . * ■ So Declares Child Welfare Expert ‘By His Antics on the Screen He Is Making Mimics of Our Children,' Says Alan C, Kopeison of Detroit,

By HHA QervU.e Jan. 9.—-Jackie ll| Cogaii a menace to the LZLJ children of the United States! So says Alan Kopeleon, child welfare expert, who has just returned from Vienna an 4 Berlin, where he spent five years in studying speech defects of children, and their treatment. "Coogan, by } his antics on the screen, makes mimics of our children," Kopelson explains. "They follow his every action until* theroot of their own Individuality iq destroyed. “It is Just such mimicking which causes stuttering and stammering —one child in a neighborhood who stutters may soon cause others to do likewise, for they consciously or unconsciously follow. “Even Austrian little boys are mimicking Jackie Coogan. They pull their,hats down over one eye and saunter along the streets, UW TAKES LIVES OF THRE YOUTHS Two Executed in New York —One in Ohio, Bv United Press OSSINING, N. Y„ Jan. 9.—John Emelito, 21, and John Rys, 19, both of Reading, Pr., were executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing shortly before midnight for the murder of Lee Jong, Port Jefferson laundryman. Bv United Press COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 9.—With the same outward calm which has characterized his attitude ever since he entered death row, Joseph Kane, 21, was executed in the electric chair at Ohio Penitentiary early today for the murder of Paul Ptologo, 8, in Youngstown, last February. FINES TOTAL $9,068 November Report on Game Law Violations—sl7 Arrested. The November report of George N. Mannfeld, chief of the fish and game division, State conservation department, shows 617 arrests and 489 convictions for violation of game laws. Fines totaled $9,068.30, most of which goes to the common school fund. Failure to have license netted 242 arrests; possessing fur bearing animals lit closed season, 107; hunting on Sunday, sixty-seven, and hunting without landowners’ consent, fifty-two. BANK DIRECTORS NANttD Union Trust Company Fills Two Vacancies. Arthur V. Brown, president of the Union Trust Company, today announced that the bank directors have elected Henry W. Bennett, president of the State Life Insurance Company and John J. Appel, of Gegory and Appel/ to be directors In place of the late Charles C. Perry, Indianapolis and Charles H. Brownell, Peru, Ind.

had one taken for thirty years, so don’t see why I should begin now. “When I was here in ’77, things were different. Hardly any one had his picture in the paper. Now they all pose. We met in the old Gatehouse, far as I remembei%3t was Ayteaune old

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hands deep In their pockets, just as he does. "Their actions are cute, no doubt, but the psychological effect Is all bad. For Coogan's antics are not those of a little child, but the thoughts of a mature director.

Jackie in Reply LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 9. —“I am very sorry that the pto feasor thinks my pictures are bad for children,” says Jackie Coogan in reply to Kopeison. "My pictures of ’Oliver Twist’ and 'A Boy in Flanders’ are being used as school lessons. Every one tells me that my pictures make little children happy. “If the professor thinks I am any different than other boys of my age, he is mistaken. "If he thinks I do only what my director tells me to do in pictures, he’s wrong, and I'd like to have him come some time to the studio and watch me.”

THREE HELD IN SHOOTING PROBE r~ Street Car Conductor Is Wounded by Bandits, Three men were under arrest today in investigation of hold-up and shooting of Forrest Van Devere, 42, of 807 Elm St., street car conductor on the Lexington Ave. line, Thursday night, as his car inbound- reached Summitt St.. Van Devere is in a critical condition at the city hospital. Two of the prisoners gave their names as William P. Boyd, 28, of 631 St. Paul St., and Donald Dickerson, 29, of 1037 W. Michigan St. The name of the third man, arrested In an Indiana Ave. poolroom and held under $2,000 vagrancy bond, was withheld. Van Devere was shot when he grabbed one of two bandits who boarded the car at the end of the line, tfhen they started to leave as Clyde Hendrickson, 928, Spruce St., motorman, stopped the car. Von Devere was unable to tell what was taken. His watch and money changer were undisturbed. FIVE STUDENTS INJURED Autos Crash on Hill Between Lafayette and Montmorencl. Bv United Press LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 9.—Five pupils from the Montmorenci High School today are suffering from Injuries received on Thursday night when t,he autos in which they riding collided on a hill near Montmorenci. Injured ere: Everett Sheets, driver of one car; Raymond Sheets, Clarence Vanschepen and Russell Meacham, and Harry Steeley, driver of the other auto.

creases, and more money was asked for the institutions and government, although there wasn’t anything like the money spent then there is now. I guess there are a lot now, or

imbedded into a childish mind through command." ‘CHILDREN ENJOjuji HIM’ Says Mrs. R. E. Bennington, Chairman of Home Department of Club. “Children enjoy Jackie Coogan just for the fuh he affords them,” Mrs. R. E. Kennington, 3907 Washington Blvd., said today, commenting on statement of Alan Kopelson, Detroit child welfare expert, that Jackie Is a "menace" to children. Mrs. Kennington is chairman of the home'aid. education department of the Woman’s Department Club. "I never thought of him as a menace, I’ve nfever seen any children mimic him, except In a spirit of fun. “Such comment as Mr. Kopelson’s brings thoughts of these things to the children. That’s more dangerous than Jackie Coogan’s amusing SENATE HOLDS UP STONE NOMINATION Committee Delays Action on Appointment, Bv United Press WASHINGTON. Jan. 9.—The nomination of Attorney General Harlan F. Stone to be associate justice of the United States -Supreme Court •was held up without explanation today by a sub-committee of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The nomination has been considered but not acted on, Chairman Sterling said. Two persons—James A. Ownby of Boulder, Coly., and Ben Marsh, representative of a farm organization—protested against the appointment declaring Stone should remain at the head of the Department of Justice to complete work he has started. Sterling said. Unless there is objection to the nomination the Senate has always In similar cases quickly reported favorably on the nominee. • ACCEPTANCE EXPECTED Water Company Indicates Early Filing of Schedule. The Indianapolis Water Company is expected to file acceptance of the public service commission’s recent rate order giving the company per cent return a $19,000,000 valuation MondayC William A. MeInery, attorney for the company, called on Samuel R. Artman, commission chairman, Thursday, and indicated the company would accept and would file Its schedule, taking exceptions only to minor changes in the rate. • i The company, under a Federal Court Injunction restraining the commission from fixing less than $19,000,000 valuation, submitted a schedule designed to net $300,000 added income yearly. The pommlaslon held a- hearing and issued its own order, granting Increase of only SIIB,OOO.

consider remodeling the dry laws, or putting busses under the control of the State public service commission. Neither had been heard of. And we didn’t have airplanes, intggurbans or jazz bands, and any women in

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STEPS TO END DELAYS ll( CITY MICE RUNS ARE COMM BV OmCIALS - ' V - Ipi Captain Sumner, After Investigation, Recommends Police Telephone Line Be Extended to Hospital So Calls Will Go Direct. SUPERINTENDENT NAFE SAYS v : WIRE TROUBLE IS SERIOUS Doctor to Confer With Chief Rikhoff Upon Problem Cooperation of Safety Branch Is Promised by Head. Extension of the police telephone system no that officers could call city hospital for emergency ambulances directly from the scene of an accident may follow disclosure af serious delays in ambulance runs recently. This developed today after Police Captain Charles Sumnef*, on orders of Police Chief Herman F. Rikoff investigated the delays. Sumner said he. would recommend to Rikhoff that the police telephone change be made. *

Cable Trouble Reported Officers now must call the hospital over the Indiana Bell Telephone Company lines. Dr. Cleon Nafe, hospital aupefintenedt, slid that cable trouble in the last few weeks has kept about half the hospital trunk lines out of order. He said he believed this was responsible for some of the delays. Chief Rlkhoff said reports to him convinced him this was not the whole trouble, citing Instances where the ambulance did not arrive promptly after police had gotten In touch with the hospital. Keys for Drivers Dr. Nafe suggested that ambulance drivers be given keys to police telephone boxes so they may call the hospital while out on calls to see If there are any more runs. Dr. Nafe said he would recommend purchase of complete first aid kits for ambulances so better emergency treatment may be given at accident, scenes. The ambulance situation is expected to be laid before the boards of safety and health. Nafe and Rlkhoff were to confer late today at police headquarters. "We’ll do everything we can to help the hospital gqt the ambulances to accidents Bpeedlly,” said Rlkhoff. Nafe Comments Nafe said that the number of calls a day did not warrant the permanent assignment of an interne to the ambulance. He stated that it was the opinion of physicians that a delay of half an hour or so of getting an injured person to the hospital was not especially serious and that was one reason he did not tolerate drivers going over twenty-five miles an hour. TWO KILLED IN CRASH Heavy Fog and Ice Cause Autos to ColUd* Bv United Press GALESBURG, 111., Jan. 9.—Two persons were killed and three Injured near here early today when a big bus and a small touring car containing four laborers en route to work, crashed on the MonmouthGalesburg road. The dead: Harold McNight and Everett Kissick, Monmouth. Heavy fog and an icy pavement caused the crash. Rod McCollough, driver of the bus, sustained a broken arm and fractured ribs. Lan-> nie Murphy, Monmouth, another occupant of the touring car, was seriously hurt. Labor Bank Re-Elects Directors of the United Labor Bank have been re-elected, it was announced by President John L. Lewis today. The directors: John L. Lewis, Floyd C. Bell, Harvey W. Brown, William Dobson. Jacob Fischer, Adolph Fritz, Henry Friedman, Earl E. Houck, E. E. James, Charles W. Kern, M. L. Ray, John A. Riddle. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 31 10 a. m...... 38 7 a- m 31 11 a. m 41 8 a. m 31 12 (noon) .... 43 9 a. m 34 1 p. m 45

go home Thursday over the threeday adjournment, as most of the others did. He is taking an active part in the House. When the Republicans met fbr caucus Wednesday nighU he introduced

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GOVERNOR DELAYS GRANTEXECUTION Chicago Youth Given Another Ninety-Day Reprieve, Bv United Pretv CHICAGO. Jan. 9.—One® mor® Bernard Grant, "Back of th® Yards” youth breathes easier, as again h® dodges the shadow of the gallows. Governor iSmall late Thursday gave him another ninety-day reprieve from hanging in connection with the murder of Patrolman Ralph Souders. Grant was due to hang on Jan. 18, but Small decided to give him another reprieve pending action of the Supreme Court on appeal of Walter Krauser, also sentenced to death for the Souders murder. 1130,000 PAID LOEB LAWYERS Defenders of Chicago Youths Split Sum, Bv United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 9.—The three lawyers who so successfully defended Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, millionaires, who confessed to murdering Bobby Franks, schoolboy, have split $130,000, it was made known today. This sum has been approved by the Chicago Bar Association. Clarence Darrow, chief defense attorney. has received approximately half of that sum. It was Intimated, ' although all of the parties involved refused to divulge the division of the fee. Attorneys Benjamin and Walter Bachrach, who aided Darrow, have split the balance of the sum, it waa believed. It was indicated that the attorneys had asked $200,000 of the Leopold-Loeb families, but that this proposal was rejected. HICKEY BILL IvEAR LAW House and Senate Agree Upon Change in Jury Provirion. Acceptance by the House and Senate of the conference committee report approving changes in the Hickey bill creating a second Federal judgeship in Indiana is the only step remaining to make the measure a law. according to a Washington dispatch today. The conferees agreed upon the changes late Thursday. . Conferee agreed to changes in bill as passed by Senate, providing that selection of‘jurors from the entire State be substituted by selection only from the trial locality. The change now makes it necessary for botK Senate and House to reconsider conference action whereupon bill goea to President for signature. No hitch is in sight. LEAP TO SAFETY IN NETS Fourteen Persons Escape Burning House at Youngstown. Bv United Press Mp&J YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Jan. 9 Fourteen persons leaped to safety in emergency nets stretched by flre-