Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 256, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 March 1925 — Page 1

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VOLUME 36—NUMBER 256

HOUSE VOTES ROAD BOARD DEATH

GAS TAX IS RAISED TO 3 CENTS

MOVE MADE TO REDUCE ROUTE Public Service Commission Takes Steps to Make Adjustment Following Complaints by Small Industrial Consumers, The public service commission is taking steps to adjust the rate schedules of the two Indianapolis electric light and power companies as the result of numerous complaints from small power users who found increases of from 20 to 100 per cent in their electric energy bills under the recent rate order of the commission. x The Chamber of Commerce, which first commended the schedule, has advised The commission of complaints reaching its office and has asked adjustments. Answers Chamber Letter In answer to a letter from John B. Reynolds, . chamber secretary, Frank Wampler, public service commissioner, wrote: "In making the new schedule and in order to reduce the number *of discriminatory and improper applications the rates, the Demand and Energy Rate ‘C’ was withdrawn applying to consumers having demands of less than 10 Ji. W. Unfair Advartvge Cited "Many of the jonsumers under the old rate ‘C’ were receiving service at a very low cost by the use sot fictitious demand and not in accordance with the schedule applied to others. “Data accumulated by the commission since the new rates went into effect Indicates that some change may be advisable -in the schedule and the commission is at this time working out certain changes which will reduce the number of complaints.” Aid for Consumers Consumers reporting increases have been requested to file the last three bills with the commission to show effect of the rates in individual cases. When the rates were made it was announced that they would mean an increase to about 5 per cent of the electric energy users in Indianapolis. Most of these, it was believed, had been profiting by discriminatory actions on the part of the light companies who paid fines of $2,000 each for the alleged discrimination. Many of those receiving increases were not in the class where discrimination was practiced and should have a more equitable rate, it is understood the commission believes. A complete adjustment of these cases is expected next week.

Now We’ll Have to Flag Fire Plugs Emerson W. Chaille. realtor, does not think he should pay a fine for parking his automobile In front of a fire plug buried under, a load of potatoes. He appealed to Mayor Shank •for 'assistance today after getting a sticker. "I parked at Market and Delaware St., in front of a big heap of potatoes. How could I ’• ow there was a fire plug urn jr it?" Chaille complained. Siank promised to aid him.

H MINORS CONVICTED Youths Sentenced on Charges of Grand Larceny. r Willie Fariss, 17, of Bridgeport, and Harold Fortune, 19, were convicted today in Criminal Court on a charge of burglary. Fariss w&:i sentenced by Judge James A. Collins to one year on the Indiana State Farm, and Fortune to two ip fourteen years at the Indiana Reformatory. They are alleged to have entered home of Alvin Stevenson, 3401 W. Michigan St., Jan. 6. George Reynolds, yas sentenced to six months on the Indiana State Farm on a gra. jd larceny charge. He was charged with entering store of Wolf Sussmi n, 239 W. Washington St. Fdurteen minors. Including three young women, were convicted this morning. COLDER WEATHF*.ATE Promise o i Temperature Drop Is Extended to Sunday Night. Promise of colder weather wai extended to Sunday night by th > weather bureau today. Spring weather wgs enjoyed thij morning. Temperature at 9 a. vt. was 50.

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Sherwood House Bill Ready for Governor’s Signature After Senate Passes It, 29 to 17 —Counties, Cities and Towns to Share, The State Senate, after long debate, today passed the Sherwood House bill increasing the Indiana gasoline tax from 2 to 3 cents a gallon. , The bill goes to Governor Jackson for signature. The vote was 29 to 17. The measure will add about $3,000,000 a year to revenues for highway construction. Os the increase three-fourths of each cent goes to counties for roads and one-fourth to cities and towns for streets.

Youngest Rooters Know Fine Points of Basketball as Well as Old Fans

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ASKETBALL get’s ’em young and holds ’em old. Billy Beanlng, 3820 Kenwood Ave., is only 6 years old, but he <———J knows the game as well aa many of the 80-year-old fans the game holds In Indiana. , And enthusiastic —they couldn’t hold Billy when ,his (ioijsln, Noll, back guard i>r Manual High School trotted on Ge floor at the sectional tournament In Exposition Bldg. Byron J. Kaufman, 7, of Lawrence, was one of the mourners when Ijawrence was eliminated, but he said: “Wait till I grow up.” Billy and Byron were among the youngest rooters. LOCAL SCHOOLS IN NET SEMI-FINALS Shortridge Meets Ben Davis at 2 p. m. and Manual Plays West Newton at 3p. m. Final Game > at 8:30 Tonight. By DICK MiLLER Semi-finalists in the sectional basketball tourney at the Exposition Building, State Fairground, are Shortridge High School, West Newton, Manual and Ben Davis. Shortridge scheduled to meet Ben Davis at 2p. m. and Manual to hook up with West Newton at 3 and. m. The winners of these two games will play the final game tonight for the privilege of representing the Indianapolis sectional at the Anderson regional. The winner of the Indianapolis sectional meets the Greenfield sectional winner in the first regional contest.

Manual squeaked through to a victory over Broad Ripple. ' 'he score was 21 to 19 and always in doubt. The Ripple players put np a hard gam and almost dropped their local rival. Out over the State where teams are struggling in sixty-three other sectionals, the old dope bucket was sitting steady. Without an exception, the stronger teams were coming through in great style, rolling up lopsided victories. Martinsville, Anderson, Bedford, Frankfort, Franklin, Muncle, Marlon, Vincennes and others were having an easy time. Winners of the sectionals, to be decided in sixty-four centers tonight, will play in eight regionals. Sixteen winners from these regionals come to Indianapolis March 20 and 21 to fight it but for the State title now held by Martinsville. \ At Columbus, where that team is sailing through, Harry Hohenkamp, student spectator, broke his arm when he fell retrieving the ball after

PLAY|BALLI The first pictures of the Indians in action at their Florida training camp appear /on the Bport Page today. They were sent from Plant C ty by Eddie Ash. Editor of the Best Sport Page in Indianapolis, and the only Indianapolis Sports Editor to accompany the Tribe South. Follow Eddie Ash’s account of the progress of the Indians every day in * t , „ j, The Tises B

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Friday Scores and Details of Morning Games Will Be Found on the SPORT PAGE

it had been thrown into the crowd on the auditorium stage. Tbe crowd at the Indianapolis sectional has not been up to expectations, although officials believe th?t a large crowd will be on deck for the finals tonight. It looks like Manur*. and Shortridge for the top colo-s, with Shortridge having a decided edge. PURCHASE BILL PASSED Action on Dental College Li Governor's Hands. The Harris bill, providing for purchase of the Indiana Dental College for addition to Indiana University, was with Governor Jackson today for signing. With only two dissenting votes, It passed the India aa Senate Friday afternoon. The fasl! appropriates f40,000 for purchase of equipment and $15,000 yearly for rental of school building at Walnut and Pennsylvania Sts. It also provides that tuition shall be $260 a year. , The school will be put under control of Indiana University, and eventually will be moved to the medical school campus in Indianapolis, Senate leaders said. When the move is made a building costing $250,000 will be built. IMPORTED LIQUOR FOUND Police, assisted by Federal prohibition Agents Seth Ward, John King and Aca Elliott, today arrested Lee .'laker, 1104 College Ave., on a blind

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, MARCH 7,1925

CHANGES TO INVOLVE 19 POLICEMEN Chief Rikhoff Announces De- % tails of Shake-up He Will Recommend to Board of Safety Upon Demand ot Mayor Shank, Sweeping changes in the police department will be made by the board of safety Tuesday. Acceding to demands of Mayor Shank. Police Chief Herman F. Rikhoff will recommend a general shake-up. Today he gave out the following promotions and reductions affecting nineteen men which he recommended to the board. The changes are in accordance with Shank’s public announcement last week that every member of the city administration must support Ralph A. Lemcke, candidate of the Shank-Jewett-Lemcke faction for the Republican mayoralty nomination, or suffer the consequences. The men to be reduced have been charged with being friendly to the Coffin faction, bitter enemies of Shank. White to Drop In Rank R*iuctions: Inspector Walter White and Lieut. Leonard Forsythe. Rikhoff did not say where he would place these iren. It is understood White will become detective sergeant and Forsythe a patrolman. White will be succeeded by Capt. John White, brother-in-law of Chief Rikhoff. According to Mayor Shank, Pa trolman Edward F. Moore, a member of the “booze” squad will succeed Forsythe. Turnkeys Mansford Burke and John Peak, to patrolmen. Sergts. Leroy C. Bartlett and Walter Coleman to patrolmen. • • Ten to Be Promoted Promotions: Lieut. Barret Ball to captain, succeeding Captain White Sergt. Ed Helm to lieutenant, succeeding Ball. Patrolman Robert E. Woolen to sergeant, succeeding Helm. Patrcrinqen George Bradley and Henry Ludgin to sergeants. Patrolmen Scott Waughtel and Lawrence Dugan to turnkeys. Sergt Ralph Dean to lieutenant. Patrolmen William Brooks and George Hubbard to detective sergeants. Capt. Charles (Buck) Sumner, who was slated to succeed White as inspector before his pitched battle with White and Forsythe at the police station Thursday night, will remain in his present position.

WIDOW’S RELIEF FUNDGROWING New Contributions Received for Mrs, Davis, Contributions for relief of Mrs. Burton R. Davis. c< near Southport, whose, husband waa Milled last Monday by an Inter-state traction car at Stop 6, Madison Rd., leaving her destitute with four children, continue to come to The Indianapolis Times. L. D. R. of Union St., today sent |l, as well aa Alfred Young of Greenfield, Ind. O. 8. Pollard of the Long Acre store, who Is in charge of the neighborhood relief fund, said Mrs. Davis would return from Madison, Ind., Sunday noon. The husband was buried at Madison. It was stated after the tragedy that Davis wak a member of the Modern "Woodmen Lodge. U has been learned Davis bad not t>een a member for several years. / GRAND JURY GETS CASE JamesA. Atkinson Held on Charge of Faking Contract. James A. Atkinson, S>, of 702 Lemcke Bldg., son of J. C. Atkinson, broker of plushes In New York City, was held to the grand jury in city court today on a forgery charge. According to testimony, the secretary of the elder Atkinson came here last week and gave the son 21,000. The money was gone within five 'days, It was testified. Officers said they learned Atkinson’s wife is being helped out of the city court welfare fund. They have two children, according to police. Charles A, Duryea, 200 Century Bldg., charged Atkinson, acting as an advertising solicitor for him, faked a |3O contract with Foster

Housewife Who Never Shot Gun Before Puts Prowler to Rout

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EURGLARS who prowl around the home of Mrs. L. C. Tyler, 38, of 1919 Hoyt Ave., will receive a warm reception. Mrs. Tyler fired five shots at a man who tried to break in a window Thursday hi*ht.’ “It he comes back again I’ll shoot to feet him.*’ she declared today. “I never shot a gun before in my life, but I can pull the trigger and reload. My husband shot a dog two years ago and I watched him.” *‘l was listening on the radio upstairs when I heard a noise at the rear window of the dining room downstairs. I bad the gun ready, because I bad eeen a man around the garage the night before. “I raised the window and shot and the man ran toward the alley. I fired the other four shots at him by the time he reached the back yard gat*. He made speed getting away, and if he ran that fast all the time he was miles away when police arrived." Mrs. Tyler confessed she was a hit nervous. “My son, James, who is 14, and I barricaded ourselves in the kitchen the rest of the night and didn’t sleep much. We put a rock-ing-chair against the door and put a board under the rockers so the chair wouldn’t tilt. "I don’t think he’ll come back again* If he does I’ll be prepared. "Os course, I wiuldn’t want to kill any one, but I’d try to cripple him so he could be captured, if I had thought about it I could have come downstairs and shot through the window. Then I’d have got him sure.” L. C. Tyler le trainmaster of the Peoria and Eastern division of the Big Four Railroad, Mrti. Tyler said. *

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AUTO THIEF ELUDES HOOSIER POLICE IN RUNNING BATTLE Trapped at Columbus, Ind., Fugitive Dives Through Field and Abandons Car-,' Believed Wounded.

Time* Hpecial COLUMBUS, Ind., March 7. Pedestrians scurried to hide behind t.’ees and auto drivers dropped to the floor of their cars today when RIOT AT EVANSVILLE / Anti-CathoMc Evangelist to Be Tried St. Patrick’s Day. Bv United Prtti EVANSVILLE, Ind., March 7. Six men who have been leading anti-Catholic meetings here for several weeks faced chargee of riot today In city court. They were arrested late Friday when thirty policemen, led by Chief Wiltshire, answered" a riot call at Catholic high school, whither Louis J. King, self-styled evangelist, had led a party of 200 men and women. Judge Ireland continued the case to St. Patrick's day. Other prisoners are George B. Garner and Rena

Columbus police pursued an auto thief through the streets in a running gun battle. Tne auto belonged to John Sutton, salesman of Seymour, was stolen shortly after midnight a* Seymour, the thief heading for Indianapolis. Seymour police notified local officers. When the car arrived here police commanded the driver to halt. Instead he stepped on the gas After s thrilling chase, through downtown btreets, the man eluded the officers only to head down a dead lane. He whirred around and started for' the State Rd. to Indianapolis whers he met more police. / Baffled, he turned the car across open fields, abandoned it at tbe Pennsylvania yards, and escaped on foot. * Police believe the thief was wounded as blood stains were found on the oor of the car and on the steering wheel HOURLY TEMPERATURE S a. m 46 10 s. m...-... 63 7 a, m 46 11 a. m 64 a. m 4 12 (noon) .... 6 - *

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Kissinger Bill to Abolish Present State Highway Commission Is Passed by Vote of 58 to 36 Democrats Oppose It. MINORITY CHARGES POLITICS 1 IS BEHIND OUSTER MOVEMENT 0 Measure Goes to Senate, Where, It Is Predicted, It May Die for Lack of Time and Opposition to Suspension of Rules. Representative Kissinger’s bill providing for abolishment of the present personnel of the State highway commission and placing the director under appointment of the Governor passed the House of Representatives today by a yote of 58 to 36. Republican State Chairman Clyde A. Walb, who arrived home from the Coolidge inauguration Friday night, established headquarters in the office of the State board of accounts and conferred at length with Kissinger and friends of the bill. Lawrence J. Cartwright, Republican State vice chairman, also was busy about the House floor seeking support.

Walb declared the entire support of the committee was behind the measure and that the committee “would go all the Way in seeing th 4 present personnel of the board ousted." John D. Williams, director, and Earl Crawford, member of the State highway commission were indicted by Marion County grand jury on charges of irregularity in sale of surplus materials. Want “New Deal” He declared that even if they did clear themselves the committee wanted an entirely new deal In the commission personnel. “We do not want to be embarassed with, fooling around for - several months while these men are trying

Sectional Scores

AT AUBURN Ashley, 18; Woleottville, 7. Butler, 37; Waterloo, 19. AT ANGOLA - Shipshewana. 18; Freemont, 22. * Lagrange, 27 Brighton, 18. AT ANDERSON El wood, 37; Windfall, 12. Lapel, 81; Summitville, 14. AT BEDFORD Bedford, 41; Heltonville, 15. Mltch'ell, 60; Tunnelton, 4. AT BRAZIL Clay City, 21; Staunton, 22. Brazil, 44; Ashboro, 21. AT BAINBRIDGE Balnbridge, 26; Cloverdale, 18. FiUmore, 29; Clinton Center, 17. AT CLINTON Clinton. 24; Bellemore. 21. Marshall, 31; Rosedale, 28. AT CRAWFORDSVILLE Wingate. 28; Alamo, 10. New Market. 14; Linden, 18. New Richmond. 20; Ladoga, 10. AT CONNERSVILLE Laurel, 18; Bentonville, 17. Connersville, 41; Brookvllle, 18. AT COLUMBUS Clifford Townshpi, 20; Van Buren Township, 8. Columbus. 28: North Vernon, 16. AT DANVILLE Brownsburg, 52; Stilesville, 20. Danville, 30; Llzton, 19. AT DECATUR Decatur. 23; Ossian. 16. Berne, 31; Pleasant Mills. 4. AT EVANSVTLLE Central, 48; Reitz. 10. Boonville, 32; Tennyson, 12. AT ELKHART Nappanee. 39; Wakarusa. 8. New Paris, 14; Bristol, 13. AT FLORA lelphi. 42; Rockfield, 13. Flors, 36; Camden. 15. AT FRANKFORT Sclrcleville, 28; Kempton, 7. Michigantown. 14; Forest, 6. AT FRANKLIN Greenwood, 21; Center Grove, 19. Franklin, 26; Hopewell, 18. AT FT. WAYNE Harlan, 23; Huntertown, 22. AT GREENFIELD Charlottsville, 31; Westland, 12. Greenfield, 41; Bden. 20. AT GARY Emerson of Gary, 40; Hobart, 4. AT HUNTINGTON Clear Creek ,34; Union Center, 17. Warren, 21; Banquo, 13. . AT JASPER Huntlngburg. 27; Paoli, 25. Ireland. 34; Cuzco. 17. AT KENTLAND Medaryvllle. 39; Rensselaer. 29. Kentland, 33; Matyr. 13. AT KEN DAL VILLE Albion. 20; Kendalvllle, 13. Wawaka. 31; L&otto. 9. Wolf l,ake. 30; Cromwell, 15. AT LAPORTE Laporte, 64; Kingsbury. 2. Stilwell, 35; Wanatah. 21. AT LAFAYETTE Montmorenci, 26; Stockwell, 14, Battleground, 28; Resnney. 11 • AT LEBANON' Lebanon. Perry Central. 7. Jamestown, 40; Goldsmith. 20, AT UNTON Bloomfield, U; Bhnort^t.

Forecast x PIRTLY cloudy and probably unsettled tonight and Sunday. Lowest temperature tonight above freezing. Colder by Sunday night.

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to clear themselves," he said. Although Representative Kissinger declared there was no politics behind the measure, the vote showed every Democratic Representative voting against the bill. It was predicted the time was too short for the measure to pass the Senate, although the State Committee will bend every effort to force a suspension of the rules in the upper house. The Democratic Senators are expected to resist suspension of the rules. Speaker Leslie, prior to handing down the measure, declared: “There ha\*e been but few tilts on the floor of this House and little or no Indulgence in personalities.” Representative Kissinger, author, (Turn to Page 11)

AT MUNCIB Dalevllle, 24; Cowan, 17. Muncle, 30; Selma, 12, AT MONTICELLO Brookston, 28; Chalmers, 17, Montpelier, 25; Hartford City, 2L Reynolds, 47; Roundgrove, 9. AT MADISON Madison, 48: Dupont, 6. Deputy, 27: Vevay, 17. AT MARTINSVILLE Bloomington, 41; Gosport, 20. Martinsville, 73; < Unionville, 9. AT NEW HARMONY Poseyville, 14; Cynthiana. 13. New Harmony, 34: Griffin, IS. AT NEWCASTLE Knlghtstown, 83; Straughn. 3. Middetown, 18; Kennard, 11. AT NEW ALBANY Jeffersonville, 45; Campbellsburg, 20. AT NOBLESVTLLE Cicero. 32; Walnut Grove, 18, Carmel, 23; Noblesville, 18. AT OXFORD Otterbeln, 28: Ambia, 24. Oxford, 19; Raub, 17 (overtime). AT PORTLAND Dunkirk, 31; Gray, 6. Pennville, 21; Madison. 11. AT PLYMOUTH Bremen, 20; North Judson, *l2. AT PRINCETON Francisco, 26; Fort Branch, 18. Owensville, 61; Mackey, 7. AT PERU Bunker Hill, 17; Butler Twp., 14. Clay Township; Am bay, 14. AT RUSHVILLE Rushvtlle, 45; Arlington, 10. Manila, 26; Moscow, 24. AT ROCHESTER Leithersford. 18; Star City, If. Winamac. 19: Pulaski, 12. Monterey. 28; Richland Centar, •, Rochester, 39; Kewanna, 17. AT RICHMOND * Fountain City, 11; Cambridge, t, Centerville, 25; Williamsburg, 6. AT ROYAL CENTER Walton, 26; Royal Center, 23. Logansport, 32; New Waverly, 36. AT SHELBYVILLB Letts, 23; Waldron. 21. AT SEYMOUR Freetown, 24; Houston. 12. Cortland, 24; Medora, 11. Freetown, 24; Houston, 12. AT SULUVAN New Lebanon, 42; Farmersburg, 8) Carlisle, 23; Shelburn, 20. AT TELL CITY Leavenworth, 28; Mllltown. 16. Tell City, 30; Anderson Twp., 14. AT TERRE HAUTE Normal (Terre Hauts), 17; Ottse. creek, 8. I Wiley, 29; Concannon. 18. J AT WINCHESTER 1 Stony Creek. 48; Parker, U. Modoc, 18; Green Township. 16. Spartansburg. 23; Wayne, It. AT WARSAW Milford, 27; Syracuse, 16. Atwood. 27; Sidney. 18. AT VINCENNES Kreelahdville, 16; Bicknell. 11. Vincennes. 61; Becker, 18. AT VERSAILLES Lawrenceburg, 28; Versailles. 26. Dlllsboro. 66; Bright. 13. AT VALPARAISO Valparaiso, 37; Wheeler, l>. Wheatfleld. 11; Washington Vom,