Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 307, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 May 1925 — Page 1

Home Edition WILL BARRY DUNNE go away to make his fortune and leave his sweetheart, Chickie? Read about it on the back page.

VOLUME 36—NUMBER 307

TRACTION-BUS WAR OPENED

WOMAN IS SLAIN, TWO MEN SHOT

JUDGE SCORES MODERNISM IN CHILD CONTROL Flays Parents Who Went Away and Left Boy to Stage ‘Party.’ JUVENILE CASE HEARD Wild Times of Sheiks ar J Shebas Are Cited. You can't go away, leave your boy at homo under the watchful guidance of the cat and the canary and expect to find him a moral young man when you come home. Not by the aforesaid cat’s whiskers. Not in this jazz age. Stripped of its legal verbiage this is what Juienile Judge Frank J Lahr told the parents of a fifteen year-old youth late Wednesday. The parents were defendants in a child delinquency case because — The mother was called to Florida by illness of a relative. Father Travels The father was a traveling sales mail. Young Hopeful was left in charge of the apartment on N. New Jersey St. One night Young Hopeful invited in some of his friends. Five sheiks and five shebas attended the party. It lasted all night. It lasted into the next day. It had started to last Into the next night when outraged neighbors called police. Judge I-ahr withheld judgment for two weeks with a stinging repi mard. Harems Dangerous "It Is wrong to put too much confidence In boys and girls." the Judge said. "The way to keep your boy safe it not to let him have a harem. Childen must be saved by their fathers and mothers. We make a big mistake by saying how much we trust our boy. "All men who provide their boys with automobiles to haul girls to and from school have too much confidence in their boys,” declared Judge Lahr. Judge Lahr advised the parents to stick to the old standards of living and not adhere too much to the modern ways. "Why. some parents haven’t the backbone to explain to their children why they cannot have these things," asserted Judge Lahr. Train Him First "Before you trust your boy among girls you have got to develope his moral sense and put worth while things In his head,” Judge Luhr said. "This has to be done first by the parents with a lot of help from the church and school," he said. "You are making dreadful blunders as parents if you get down in this £Ourt,” declared Judge Lahr. "Every boy and girl in Indianapolis is a direct reflection upon his mother and father.” Corporal punishment, for unruly school children was also championed today by Judge Lahr. Judge Lahr made his position clear In a, talk, lasting almost two hours, given when he discharged William Bradford, principal of the Union Seventh Day Adventists School, 1605 Sturm Ave., and Miss Evelyn Lien and William Gilbret, teachers, on an altack charge. They were charged with whipping Wardean Wallace, 11, 310 Highland Ave., a student at the school. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 42 10 a. in 55 7 a. m 44 It a. m 56 3 a. m 50 12 (noon) .57 9 a. m 53 1 p. m 60

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Police Believe Man Kills Widow With Whom He Lived. Shoots Another and Makes Attempt at Own Life. POLICE AND SON REACH SCENE AT SAME TIME Room Shows No Evidence qf Struggle Half Empty Bottle of White Mule Is Found Say Two Were Not Married. Ernest Gabbie. 41. of 674 W. Wilkins St., is in the city hospital in a critical condition from a bullet v.'Hind in his forehead and Mis. Lcio Smith, living with Gabble, is (idid trom two revolver phots near her heart. Police say Gahbie killed tlie woman artd attempted suicide. The couple was found by police from substation three who arrived at the house almost simultaneousl> with William Gahbie. J 2. a son, who was coming home from school. An unknown man passing' the police station told the officers of the shooting. There were no witnesses police could Itnd. The room shower] no evidence of a struggle. In a bedroom was found a half empty bottle of white mule and a glass. Shot Another Man Charles Engdahl, 1052 S. West St., questioned by policy, waa shot in th * shoulder by Gahbie, he said. Engdahl said he and John Eberhardt and Charles Gahbie, a brother of Ernest, were standing on the railroad tracks near the house when Gahbie tan out with a revolver in his hand and said: "Now we'll all die." and shot Engdahl as the latter fled. Oabbie then went back in the house and shot himself, police said, lying at tbt side of the woman. Arth ir Smith, 309 N. New Jersey St., a son of the woman, said his mother was not married to Gabble. Her husband, Duke Smith, is dead. Smith said his mother lived at 417 Kentucky Ave. until the death of her husband, Dike Smith, in April. The revolver used was .32 caliber. Coroner Paul F. Robinson is investigating. The body of the woman was taken to the city morgue. Gahbie i unconscious and unable to give his version of the affair. DUVALL LEAD OVER LEMCKE SET AT 6,946 Official Returns Show Entire Klan Slate Carried by G. 0. P. Official returns today gave John L. Duvall a plurality of 6.946 votes for Republican nomination for mayor. Duvall received 41,725 votes, carrying eight wards, while Ralph A. who ran second, got 34,779. carrying seven wards. Walter Myers, choice of the Democratic city organization, was nominated with 7,747 votes to the 2,828 for Adolph G. Emhardt and 129 for Willett A. Judson, according to unofficial tabulations. The en'.lre Klan slate, including couneilmanic candidates, was carried in the Republican vote. William A. Boyce Jr., Klan choice for city clerk, defeated John E. Ambuhl, nearest rival, by 31,072 to 22,697. m Returns By Wards Duvall carried the First, Fourth, Eighth. Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Fourteenth and Fifteenth wards, while Lemcke carried the Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth. Lemcke received tremendous majorities in the black belt. Wilnieth Poor Third City Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth ran third In the Republicans, with 7.951, and W. S. Frye fourth, with 960. Wllmeth's showing did not tally with pre-election dope. Duvall and his slate received blggeat ma jorities in Klan centers of Brightwod, the west end of Ninth ward. West Indianapolis. Republican nominees for council are: First district, Walter R. Dorset!; Second, C. E. Negley; Third, Ray Albertson; Fourth, Dr. A. H. Todd; Fifth, A ud-ew Alexander; Sixth. Boynton J. Moore. Democratic nominee for clerk Is Thomas B. Wright, slated with My ors by the Democratic city organiza tlon. Nominees for council are: First district, Arthur W. Lyday; Second, Robert E. Springsteen; Third. Edward B. Raub; Fourth, Millard W. Ferguson: Fifth, Dr. Albert W. Miller; Sixth, Fred H. VehJiag.

Families of Nominees Plan to Help ‘Daddy’

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Mrs. John L. Duvall with her children, Margaret Roberta and John Iveslie.

HEAVY FROST IS REPORTED OVER INDIANA Indianapolis Is Included in Chill Wave Wednesday Night. Severe frost visited Indianapolis Wednesdya night with heavy and killing frosts over the north and central portions of the State, the United States Weather Bureau said today. No damage has been reported yet, according to the bureau and the Federal crop reporting bureau. Frosts were killing at South Bend and La Fayette, and heavy at Royal Center, and Marlon. Lighter frost was at Ft. Wayne. Terre Haute, Columbus, Cambridge City, Farmland and Wheatfleld. Lowest temperature was 31 degrees at Marlon and Cambridge City. Frost here was heaviest on the outskirts. Lowest temperature recorded by the weather bureau was 41 degrees at 6:30 a. m. The weather tonight should be generally fair with a possibility cf frost in Indianapolis and north and centra', portions of the State, the forecast said. Weather approximating mid-winter was reported In the middle west and west Wednesday and Wednesday night. Killing frost did damage in lowa, Minnesota, and parts of N. Dakota. There was also frost in central Ohio and western Pennsylvania. WILL RULE FRIDAY Judge to Determine Whether or Not , ~ Miners Will Be Tried. Ru United Preen WHEELING, W. Va., May 7. United States District Judge J. M. Baker announced today that he would rule Friday on the demurrer arguments submitted in the case of officials and members of the United Mine Workers of America for alleged violation of a strike injunction. The decision of the court will .j;termine whether the miners will be tried for contempt of court and whether "peaceful persuasion” will be permitted in the strike which was called April I in an attempt to organize the bituminous fields of north ern West Virginia.

Mothers Remember *.Baby’s First Word’

j p IIRST word the baby of the H family said is secure to L ——l the. memory of most mothers. A Times reporter learned this when he started to learn the first word from a number of mothers shopping in the downtown district. “What was the first word your baby said?” In reply to this question, a majority of the mothers interviewed nnswered immediately. A few were unable to recall, but shyness may have had something to do with it. Judging from responses, the average child is taught to think

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YOUTH ; 18, FACES KILLING CHARGE

Married Just Three Weeks— Wife Recovering From Illness. Fate, who should he kind to youth, turned her back today on Mr. and Mrs. Cobum Huntington, 615 ! E. Pratt Bt. It has been only three weeks since : their wedding. The 18-year-old hus- j band Is in Jail, charged with the mur- j der of John Williams, 17, colored, 714 W. Eleventh St., while his wife, ! Thelma. 17, is at home, recovering from an attack of influenza. Reslated Today Huntington arrested on charge of assault and battery with Intent to kill, Wednesday, was reslated today after Williams died at 1 a. m. at city hospital. The colored youth was stabbed beneath the heart with a butcher knife, at the William Wilcox restaurant, 326 E. Market St., where Huntington was counter man and Williams, dishwhsher. According to Williams, Huntington and witnesses, Williams knocked Huntington down after Huntington had said Williams’ father and grandfather had been apes. When he got up, after being beaten into promising never to repeat the statement, Huntington stabbed Williams, police were told. Wife Is FraH Mrs. Huntington, a frail girl weakened by her illness, did not I know the seriousness of the charge against her husband. “Jail Is the last place I ever expected to see him,” she said "Sure, j I'll stick by him.” She turned the white gold wedding band on her thin finger. BAN OFF AT GOSHEN Schools nnd Theaters Open After Ixing Quarantine. By United Preen GOSHEN, Ind., May 7.—Classes were resumed in the city schools to- j day with the lifting of a scarlet fever quarantine. The quarantine had been effective since April 17. Theaters opened for the first time Wednesday night.

first of his father. From ten interviews. four children were said to have lisped variations of the word “Daddy.” "Daddy Club" Among the "daddy" boys was William Robert Kllnge. Jr., who lives at 617 lowa St. Stella Frances May Kline, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Kline. 1854 S. East St., voted for her father at an eavly age. Katherine Haley, whose parents. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Haley, live ai Linhurst Dr., Route C, slso joined the "Daddy" Club early. Jimmy Rafferty, son of Mr.

Mrs. Walter Myers with her three oildren, Walter (at left), Joseph and Katharine.

TRIPLE ATTACK HURLED AGAINST RIFF TRIBESMEN French Left Wing Meets Stubborn Resistance From Moors. By United Preen TANGIERS. May 7. Three French columns in Morocco are pressing hard upon the RifUan tribesmen. General Oolombat. who commands the left wing of the French line met stubborn resistance from the Moors in his territory, but succeeded in relieving more isolated posts in the western section. Advancing farther eastward, Colonel Combay met with a heavy attack in the RilTian district. Colonel Freydenberg. commanding the third column, advanced north from the river Ourgha and Is clearing the neighborhood around Taunat, where his forces ran Into strong concentration of Riffs. The fighting in Morocco is assuming the character of real warfare, somewhat resembling that of the World War. The Riff attack came from the north, across the frontier of Spanish Morocco. French blockhouses were isolated, as bands of natives filtered through along a front of 120 miles. By United Preen RABAT, May 7.—A1l danger to French outposts along the Aurgha River, which were attacked and in some Instances Isolated by Moorish tribesmen of Abdel Krim, has been removed, it was officially announced today. The Riffian attack has been halted and turned back. Where the French occupy defensive positions, virtually none of the enemy is to be found.

and Mrs. Arthur Rafferty, 240 N. Reville Ave., showed originality hy mentioning his father in his first word, but changed it to “Dadden.” “Mamma" was the first word spoken hy Fred Woodruff, Jr., of Noblesville. Wanted "Bottle” Little Lorene Johnson used judgment in selecting her first word. Food was uppermost in her thoughts when she called out “bottle" to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Turner Johnson, 4925 E. New York St. Two kiddies early

All Except John Leslie Duvall—'Glub, Glub,’ Says He. rrrriACHINE politics and camIjyi paign tactics mean little to o -1 the two children of John L. Duvall. Republican nominee for mayor, and the three children of Walter Myers Democratic nominee. Ask them what they are going to do to help elect their daddies, and they smile rather vaguely. But they are sure they will be able to do "something." That Is. all except John Leslie Duvall. 'Glub-glub" is about as far as this 14-months-old enthusiast for the Republican ticket gets. His 7-year-old sister, Margaret Roberta, has slightly more definite plans. Their mother, the nominee's wife, intends to take an active part in the campaign, although she was not sure today in what capacity it would be. " 'The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world,’ you know," she said today. “Women have a place in politics, especially in matters that affect their chilldren, those that deal with school and church.” The Duvalls live at 6242 College Ave., in anew bungalow. They formerly lived in a large house at 6272 College Ave. Mrs. Duvall, who was Miss Maude Buser before her marriage eight years ago, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William S. Buser, who live with the Duvalls. Plans to Help Mrs. Myers, the wife of the Democratic nominee, admits she "does not know anything about politics." However, she, too. plans to help her husband in his campaign. "I'm from the South, where politics Is a dead issue.” she said. "I know I can talk, but I am not sure I can make speeches.” The Myers live at 4165 N. Penncylvania St. Their three children. Walter Jr., 10; Joseph, 9, and Katharine, 8, attend School 66. Maple Rd. and Broadway. Before her marriage twelve years ago, Mrs. Myers was Miss Katherine Lyons. Her father was the late Judge T. B. Lyons of Charlottesville. Va.

traces of the wanderlust. John S., son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C- Lathrop, 3730 Washington Blvd., said "Choo choo,” while Theodore called to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schable, 3506 Shelby St., for his "tote and hat.” Robert Lopg, Jr., of Lebanon, who was visiting for the day In Indianapolis, called out "Jack” because he was thinking of his dog. "A'solutely” came from Eugene Symons Rifner of Salina, Kan., who is visiting his aunt, Mrs. C. K. Haverfleld, 3464 Birch wood Ave

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Street Car Interests Seek to Drive Peoples Motor Coach Company Off of Indianapolis Highways—File Petition With Commission.

Indianapolis Street Railway Company today started a light to drive the Peoples Motor Coach Company's busses off Indianapolis streets. Filing by the street railway of a petition with the State public service commission protesting against operation of the Peoples Motor Coach Company busses in Indianapolis presaged one of the most important utility wars in years. The Indianapolis fight is part of — ““

the general warfare between electric railways and busses, which is Statewide because of the new law placing busses under control of the public service commission. Six Reasons Six reasons are set out in the protest against granting the local motor bus company certificates of convenience and necessity for four main routes of service. The routes challenged are the New York St. route, the Central Ave. route, the Riverside route and the Brightwood route, all of which have been in operation more than ninety days and which, In accordance with the law, are to receive certificates regardless of the question of convenience and necessity. Objections to granting certificates to the so-called ninety-day routes, as set out by Will H. Latte and D. E. Watson, attorneys for the Indianapolis Street Railway Company, follow: 1. The Peoples Motor Coach Com pany has not been in lawful operation over the designated routes for ninety days continuously, prior to effectiveness of the act, has not been operating under contract and has not complied with ordinances requiring detailed description of all vehicles in use. 2. Operation of the motor coaches has not been lawful because the company “does not have the corporate power to use the public highways of the State of Indiana for its personal and private gain by the collection of tolls and fares from people being transported over said highways.” 3. Thera is no State law nor city ordinanc permitting the company to charge 10 cents fare. 4. The application “does not show or attempt to show the said company has been lawfully operated, nor does it show or attempt to show the source of its authority for operating, and the remonstrant alleges that before the applicant can have a certificate issued to him he must show operation was pursuant to some specific grant.’* 5. Routes of the Peoples Motor Coach Company were designated to draw directly from the present street railway patronage. The Indianapolis Street Railway Company has invested more than $20,000,000 in its system and "is being unprofltably operated largely through unrestricted. unnecessary, unjustifiable motor transportation competition, operated without authority of law.” 6. The Moorhead law “deprives the Indianapolis Street Railway Company of equal protection of the law. in violation of the constitution of the United States, as amended, and the Indianapolis Street Railway Company claims protection of the constitution of the United States and avers invalidity of Section 2, Chapter 46, Acts of 1925, authorizing certificates of convenience and public necessity to carriers on presentation of mere fact that competing carrier has been in operation ninety days." In connection with the local fight, another angle In the anticipated warfare between electric and motor bus carriers wait brought to light in an opinion submitted to John W. MeCardie, chairman of the public service commission by Arthur L. Gilliom, attorney general. Oilllom's opinion was In answer to a question put to McCardle by officials of the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Cos., regarding "lawfulness of the operation of interurban motor busses prior to effect of the present act-.” Opinion Asked From the nature of the opinion, it was evident that the traction offlcails had asked McCardle how it was within the legislative power to grant a bus line a certificate contingent on proof of lawful operation, when there had been no law covering the subject originally. Traction men evidently sought to show the law unconstitutional, inasmuch as busses operated practically unrestricted before the new law came into effect. Gilliom's opinion summarized the question as follows: "Carriers operated over rural high ways, without franchises, were not operating unlawfully, but were operating at the sufferance of the State, subject to the exercise of a reserved police power.” Gilliom held that motor bus opeiators would he entitled to certifl cates of convenience and necessity, e\en though they might have operated without express authority. The street railway company also plans to duplicate service of the Peoples Motor Coach Company If the public service commission grants the company's petition filed Wednesday. The petition asks right to establish three lines running from Monument Circle, one to Central Ave. and Fifty-Fourth St., one to Riverside Park, and one in New York St. to Emerson Ave.. with branches to Tenth St. and Butler College, and a fourth line as a feeder extension on

Forecast Generally fair tonight and Friday; continued cool with possibly frost tonight.

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the W. Washington St. line from Tibbs Ave. to more than a mile on the National Rd. The first three lines will traverse, if the public service commission approves the petition, practically the same routes as the busses of the Peoples Motor Coach Company. Regular Fare Regular street car fare will be put in effect on bus lines, 7 cents cash fare, or 644 cents at ticket rate with 1 cent for transfers. Transfers will be good either on busses or street cars. Present fare of the Peoples Motor Coach Company Is 10 cents with a 3 cent charge for transfers. The street car company plans to operate busses on an eight-minute schedule on Central Ave.; seven, and one-half minutes on E. New York St. and twelve minutes on Riverside Park lines. Twenty-one busses will be required for this service end 'wo will be placed on the W. Washington St. extension. Present plans call for an Investment of about $250,000 in busses. Tentative orders for twenty or more new cars already have been placed. The company now Is operating two bus feeder lines, one on Capitol Ave. from Thirty-Fourth to Fifty-Second St.; the other.on Central Ave., Thir-ty-Fourth to Fifty-Fourth Sts. The latter will be absorbed in the new route. According to present plans the busses will be housed In the car barns at Twentieth St. and College Ave. The building will care for about thirty-five busses. According to Robert I. Todd, president of the street car company, further enlargement of bus service may be made later. Cross-town motor lines may be installed later if traffic justifies, it is understood. Fight Likely A. Smith Bowman, president of the Peoples Motor Coach Company, was an early caller at the office of the public service commission today. It was expected Bowman will fight establishment of lines running along routes used by his company. In the past it has been the general policy of the comission not to authorize duplicate transportation service. However, the fact that the street car company proposes to establish a lower fare than bus fares now in force causes the commission to vary from its usual custom. Bowman Gives Opinion "It seems queer that the street oar company should only plan lines over the same routes where our busses are operating,” A. Smith Bowman, president of the Motor Coach Company said today. "We are In the fight to stay, if there is to be a fight.” he continued. "The street car company proposes to operate for a. seven-cent far. but I imagine that they will not do that long, when they find what their operating costs are. "It seems that the street car company is just out to stifle competition. and try to control all the transportation in Indianapolis, when they start lines that parallel ours. There are many other routes in Indianapolis which need bus service." Petitions Made Petitions for ten bus lines, four now in existence and six over proposed new routes, were filed Monday with the public servloe commission by the Peoples Motor Coach Company. The four old routes are on New York St., Fifty-Fourth St. and Central Ave., Riverside Park and Brightwood. Proposed routes are on N. Capitol Ave., N. Meridian St., Meridian Bt. and Kenwood Ave.. Churchman Ave., Park Ave. and Carrolton Ave., and Madison Ave. The proposed routes. Park Ave. and Carrolton Ave.— East on Market St. to New Jersey, north on New Jersey to Ft. Wayne Ave., to Central Ave., to Eleventh St., to Park Ave., to Sutherland Ave., to College Ave., to Thirtieth St., to Broadway, to Thirty-Third St., to Carrolton Ave., to FortyEighth St. and to Guilford Ave., the end of the route. Return soulh on Guilford Ave. to Forty-Seventh St., to Carrolton Ave., and back over the same route. Capitol Ave. Capitol Ave. —West on Market St. to Capitol Ave. and north on Capitol Ave. to Fifty-Second St. Return over the same route. N. Meridan St. —North from the ( ir< le on Meridian St. to the Canal, and along the ('anal to Broad Ripple. Return over the same route. Meridian St.-Kenwood Ave. —North from the Circle on Meridian St., to Twenty-Fourth St., to Illinois St., to Twenty Ninth St., to Kenwood Ave., to Forty-Second St., to Capitol Ave., so Fifty-Second St. Bask over the •same route.