Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 44, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 July 1925 — Page 11

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POLICE WARN AGAINST WATER DEATH TRAPS

K9LDIER GUARD Alls streets MTA BARBARA M/larine Squads Relieve Hggard, Whiskered 9 Police. WvES RETURN HOME Business Is Resumed in Makeshift Quarters. I BULLETIN WLBv United Press K SANTA BARBARA, Cal.. July 2. H—A very slight earthquake shock jjfchook the city at 10:30 this mornBjig. No damage was done, H By Lincoln Quarberg Press Staff Correspondent wAWTA BARBARA, CaL, July 2 SKaere was snap and martial prein the streets of quakeKvrecked San,ta Barbara today. The Marines, four crack companies under Maj. Frank E, Evans, have landed and the situation is well in hand. Haggard, whiske> ed police and volunteers who have been on duty continuously since the first violent upheaval of the earth started the city’s destruction early Monday, were relieved today by the smartly uniformed newcomers who marched and wheeled by squads to the!: posts of duty with the rhythm cf the world’s finest soldiery. Pup tents pitched with military neatness on the high school football field and the tramp of marching men brought aa air of order and security and Santa Barbarans, after a night of real security with never a tremor of the earth, went with a will to the work of reconstruction. Some business houses opened impromptu headquarters in tents and shacks just outside the zone of destruction. The green hillsides above Santa Barbara which yesterday were dotted with tents of anxious inhabitants were deserted today. Nearly returned home. Ma'ortunes in valuables and jewelry being removed from wrecked buildings, Marines escorting the salvaging parties to the city hall. MISSING YOUTH SOUGHT Young Man Fails to Return Home After Visit Here. Roads leading to Mooresviile, Ind., were checked by police and sheriffs ■Wednesday night searching for Marvel Jones, 20, of Mooresviile. E. H. Bourne, 517 Warren Ave., told police Jones failed to return to Mooresviile after visiting him here. He has blue eyes and red hair, and was wearing a blue shirt, palm beach trousers and a straw hat. Jesse Buckner, 235 Rankin St., colored, is missing, according to a police report.

Urbahns Has an Eye for Money Br 1 —1 BN URBAHNS, State treasurer, handles beu__J tween $40,000,000 and $50,000,000 a year. Consequently he has an eye for money. Proof: Wednesday morning, coming to work, he saw something green on the street at Illinois and Market Sts. He picked it up. It was a SIOO bill with a $5 ifolded in it. ' Urbahns advertisied the find. Today, he received a call from a youth, who said he would come and identify the money as bills he ha,d lost,.

Hawaiians Seek 1927 N. E. A. Meeting

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Left to Bight—E. V. Sayers, Mrs. Rose Mookini, John Grace, Miss Louise Van Wagenen, Miss Kathryn Beveridge, C. (J. Conwill.

Hawaii wants to entertain the National Education Association at its 1927 convention. Just as enthusiastic as the four native Ha-fc-aiians attending the convention (Here, in boosting the Pacific territory, are the Americans to whom it is their beloved adopted land. While the Hawaiians praised America and Indianapolis and c®led them “beautiful.” the Americans told of the advantages * of the islands. The delegation, all Os -.irilOXU*.

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Californians Seeking Next N. E. A. Meet Scoff at Quakes

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Mrs. Gertrude Bradley and William R. Tanner.

The earthquakes which shook southern California failed to disturb seriously the Stale’s delegation to the National Education Association convention here. The campaign to take the 1926 convention to Los Angeles went forward unabated. Although sympathizing with those a: fee ted by the temblors at Santa Barbara, the Californians, more than ninety of whom are here, discounted somewhat the accounts of the disaster. “An earthquake in California is treated here as one of your storms is treated out there,” said William R. Tanner, Los Angeles, retiring president of the Los Angeles High School Teachers’ Association. “Even though it is a tremor so small we hardly felt it, the East is told the California coast was shaken.” "Why, yes, one of your storms does more damage,” contributed Mrs. Gertrude Bradley, Los Angeles high school teachers They both added that a quake such as the current one probably would be felt for some distance, but such disturbances are more rare than commonly believed. So saying, they donned their California caps, took up their California pennants, and continued their campaign. DE STEFANI COMING Italian Finance Minister Personally to Attend Parley. Bn United Press ROME, July 2.—Finance Minister De Stefani will head an expert commission which is to be sent to Washington in connection with Italy’s debt funding negotiations. Premier Mussolini told the cabinet today. Meantime, debt negotiations are continuing temporarily through the Italian embassy in Washington. Mussolini denied negotiations had been interrupted by departure of the Italian representative, Alberti, frojti Washington. PRINCIPLES COME FIRST Pastor Says* Fidelity to Ideals Should Govern Citizenship. "No man not true to the principles of America is deserving of citizenship,” said the Rev. George S. Henninger, pastor of East Tenth Street M. E. Church, before the Y. M. C. A. Bible Investigation Club Wednesday night. H. M. Dowling, attorney, will address the club next Wednesday on “The Lure of the Underworld.” CONCERTS TO BE GIVEN The Statehouse Colored Glee Club will give semi-weekly concerts at the Capitol during the noon hour in the future, Henry A. Roberts, superintendent of buildings and grounds, hnnounced today. The club will accompany John C. Duvall, Republican candidate for mayor, to Carmel Saturday, when he will speak before the American Legion.

ca’ be distinguished by the leis they wear around their necks, is headed by E. V. Sayers of Honolulu, director of education of the Territorial Normal School. He is a graduate of Indiana University and formerly lived in Valparaiso, Ind. "But Hawaii is my home now,” he asserted. “I have been there four years.” John Grace, a native Hawaiian, teacher at Makapala, Hawaii, will xemaip ja Aroarica, next scar*

CRIME ORGY IN GOTHAM STAGED BY BOYS, GIRLS Fleeing in Taxicab, Bobbed Desperadc Opens Fire on Policeman. Btl United Press NEW YORK, July 2.—Juvenile crime went rampant in Gotham today. Fleeing in a taxicab with two boys, 15 and 18, a bobbed hair girl in her ’teens opened fire with a revolver on pursuers after an unsuccessful hold-up attempt. A 15-year-old girl casually confessed to seven burgularles. Four lads under 20 admitted serious robberies. Recent easy "get aways" of holdup men in this city prompted Willy Voight 15, and Frank Preston, IS. to attempt to rob a grocery store. They confessed after their capture. Helen O'Rourke of Brooklyn was captured with "Happy” Mahoney and "Needles” Ferry, young alleged gunmen, after the three had made an excursion through the eastern district, which police believed was a search for a youth who had "insulted” Mahoney, a gang leader, at a dance Tuesday night. When their taxicab was pursued by Patrolman Sullivan, the girl told the driver to “go like hell,” and opened fire on the policeman. They were caught a few moments later. Josephine Finch, 15, of W. New York, confessed that a desire for pretty things worn by her elder sister led her to rob several homes during the last three weeks, her loot including $75 in cash, two gold wrist watches and a set of gold dental bridge-work. speelTcops take "rest \ Night Goes by Without One Arrest for Fast Driving. Not one alleged speeder was taken in the police net on Wednesday night. Leland Ewing, 20, of 12 N. Keystonee Ave., was charged with driving with an open muffler by State Policeman Boyer. Miss Margaret Hubert, 23, of 3344 Broadway, and Arthur C. Powers, 53, of 2752 Cornell Ave., were charged with violating traffic signals. Powers also was charged with assault and battery, as the result of an accident. G. O. P. LEAGUE FORMS Articles of incorporation for the Indiana Council, National Republican Constructive League, were filed today with the Secretar of State. Incorporators are Scott A. Shesler, Maurice C. Shelton and William D. Becker, all of Indianapolis.

studying music and art in San Francisco, Cal. * Others in the delegation are: Mrs. Rose Mookini, also a native of the islands, and a teacher at Olowalu, Maui; Miss Louise Van Wagenen, principal at Horiomu, Hawaii formerly of Kingston, N. Y.; Miss Kathryn Beveridge, teacher at Papikou, who has lived in Hawaii since early childhood, and C. C. Conwill, a principal at Kekaha, Kauai, formerly of Lawleij Ala.

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1925

OVER NIGHT AIR MAIL VENTURE HUGE SUCCESS Both Planes From West to East Land at Goal Ahead of Schedule. IN AIR ONLY 12 HOURS Engine Trouble Forces Smith to Earth. Bv United Press CHICAGO, July 2.—The first overnight air mail plane, New York to Chicago, swooped down on Maywood Field here today at 6:18 a. m. It wajs piloted by W. B. Williams of Cleveland. The plane flew here from Cleveland, where it received the cargo of mail carried from the east in another plane. The first leg of the flight started at Hadley Field, N. J. at 7:46 p. m. eastern time, yesterday. Arrival here was on schedule. The second piano baa been delayed by failure of the New York to Cleveland flight. SMITH FORCED DOWN Bv United Press CLEVELAND, July 2—D. C. Smith, piloting the second New York to Chicago night mail plane, arrived here today after having been forced down twice by engine trouble. Smith arrived one hour and a half behind schedule, nearly exhausted. He had been forced down at Kylertown. Pa., and Solon, Ohio. SCHEDULE IS BEATEN Bv United Press HADLEY FIELD, N. J., July 2. Roaring In ahead of time, both Chicago to the coil air mail planes early today successfully completed their initial attempt at night service. The first plane arrived at 2 a. m., two hours ahead of schedule and the second at 4:46 a. m., twenty-four minutes ahead of schedule.

Three Veteran Pennsylvania Employes Retire on Pension

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Thomas B. Burxett and Thomas Shea.

“I’ve got some folks who live miles from a railroad, where they never hear a railroad whistle. And I said to my wife, 'I believe I’ll go there.’ 'You’ll stay just one nirht,’ she said, and I suspect she’s right. It would be pretty hard to be away from a railroad.” So said Thomas B. Burgett, 65, supervisor of signals at Indiananapolis for the Pennsylvania railroad system, retired today on a pension and placed on the honor roll for fifty years’service. Burgett is one of the eighty-five employes of the railroad retired tcday on pension, including two other local men, Joseph B. Allgire, 70, 59 Audubon Rd., and Thomas Shea, 70, of 1456 Bates St. Live Here Forty Years Allgire and Shea have been residents here for more than forty years. Burgett, he has been an employe of the Pennsylvania every since he was 15, starting as an extra gang laborer in 1875, in Ohio. Burgett was one of the rescue workers in the Johnstown flood In 1889. In 1904. Burgett went into the signal division to build interlocking towers, that control railroadyard switches. He has been superin-

Dog Pound Wrong Home for ‘Pups’ M r "“"|RS. HOMER McKEE, 8145 N. Delaware St., called the city dog pound with this plea: “Someone has left two little pups on our door step. Their •yes are not even open yet. What can I do with them?” Dr. Elizabeth Conger, pound master sent after them. But the “pups hopped off the door step.

They were little Belgian hares.

Where Boy Lost Life in Fall Creek

l. .._ _ _ , . Second member cf an alleged ; 1| ‘Jk ” >andit trio, suspected of robbing ****' iUto parties south of the city, was . ~’v* leld in city prison today under $lO.- pAdflfe.*|L U’■£ iOO bond on a vagrancy charge as aWtiM SaßwnlsiSßii. WmXmß'i,

SECOND BANDIT SUSPECT HELD Third of Alleged Hold-up Trio Sought. Second member of an alleged bandit trio, suspected of robbing auto parties south of the city, was held in city prison today under $lO,000 bond on a vagrancy charge as a result of the arrest Wednesday night of Dewey Elliott, 25, of 2019 Vi Cornell Ave., at Twenty-Third St. and College Ave. Elliott’s arrest followed that of Norman Lipscomb, 23, of 4608 Hovey St., last Sunday. Motorpollce surprised three men who were towing an auto, identified as belonging to Carl Bulthaup, 326 E. Morris St., who was held up nere Southport last Friday night. Two ?f the men fled despite police bullets, but Lipscomb was captured. Lipscomb has confessed to one hold-up, police said.

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, Undent of the signal here since a year ago last February. Going to Logatisport “I’m moving back to Logansport,” he said today.” I suspect I’ll visit my son in Minnesota. He's in fine fishing country. This winter the missus and I will probably be going to Florida.” Shea, better known as Cappy, washroom attendant at the E. Washington St. shop, goes on the honor roll after forty-one years of Pennsylvania service. Shea was born in Ireland came to Indianapolis in 1883. He went to work in the section gang, later being transferred to the old coal wharf. Coal in those days was shoveled into little dump cars which were run up to the locomotive tenders and dumped. In Europe Now Allgire and his wife are now in Europe. He has been rate clerk, keeper of tariff files and stationery storekeeper at the freight depot since 1915. Born in Ohio, he came to Indianapolis in 1883 and began work with old I. B. & W Railroad. letter he became freight solicitor for the Vandalia. He. handled most of the stone shipments for the construction of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument. CHILD ENTICER SOUGHT Girl Reports Attempted Attack— Police Also Seek “Masher.” • Police today sought a man who enticed a 10-year-old girl from her home In the 1100 block of W. Twenty-Seventh St., Wednesday and attempted to attack her. The child said the man came to the house while her mother was upstairs and asked her to go with him to a nearby vacant house. She screamed when he seized her and he ran, she said. Police were also seeking a “masher” reported to have followed young women in the 1800 block on W. Minnesota St.

Above, police dragging the place in Fall Creek where Victor Faust, 14, was drowned Wednesday. Below (left to right), Frederick ltowws, Robert Griffen and Victor Faust,

QUIET FOURTH DECREED Board of Safety Says There Will Be No Exceptions to Kuies. It's to be a quiet Fourth of July. That is the decree of the board of safety, which announced today there would be no exceptions to the rules formulated by that body. Sky rockets. Roman candles and sparklers that shoot higher than ten feet as well as paper balloons are barred. Firecrackers longer than three inches or more than one-half inch in diameter also are under ban. “It’s tough for the kids. but burned fingers agd signed eyebrows will be scarcer and there'll he fewer fireß,” Ernest L. Kingston, board president, said. PLAY CARAVAN HERE Will Be Exhibited to Entertain Children Until July 5. A caravan of playhouses on wheels for the entertainment of the children, drawn by a specially equipped Fordsnn tractor, has arrived in Indianapolis from St. Louis. The three play houses, painted in brilliant red, and trimmed in white enamel, elaborately furnished as parlor, dining room and kitchen, were built in St. Louis by AnheuserBusch. Inc. Each of the houses is nine feet wide, twelve feet high and thirteen feet six inches long. They will be on exhibit by agents of the company until July 5. 102 DRIVERS IN COURT Noblesville Enforces Tail Light Law —All Warned. Bv Times Special NOBLESVILLE. Ind.. July 2. There were 102 auto owners in city court Wednesday afternoon. They had found stickers on their machines calling attention to the fact that the rear lights on their automobiles were not burning. Mayor Brown did not fine any of them, but issued a warning about a second offense.

Massachusetts Teachers Rally Behind Candidate

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Massachusetts teachers are taking lessons in politics on the very DIES IN COUNTY JAIL Ex-Saloon Keeper Expires Serving Liquor Sentence. John Dampier, 62, of 1208 Glmber St., former saloon keeper, died at the county jail late Wednesday night. The body was found by Deputy Sheriff Reinbold. Coroner Paul F. Robinson ordered it sent to the city morgue. Dampier was serving a sentence on conviction of violation of the liquor laws.

BOYS’ LEAGUE OPENSSEASON Kitten Ball Players Fight First Contests. Watched by thousands of fans, including parents and comrades of the youthful players, the boys’ Kitten Bull league celebrated opening day Wednesday. Early today the team members were assembling in practice for the second round in the city tourney in which The Indianapolis Times will award medals to city champions of both boys’ and girls’ organizations. One of the most hotly contested games Wednesday was that in which School 20 beat School 31 by a score of lit to 17. The Ude’.l and Rader playground organization was snowed under by School 16 with a count of 19 to 4. Mrs. Alice Kessler. In charge of girls' athletics, announced final tryouts for the teams In the four leagues of that division will be held during the next few days preparatory to the season's opening Tuesday.

Gone, but Not Forgotten

If you see automobile* beni-inir any of these license number,, call the police or The Indianapolis Time, Main SoOO. The owner may be able to do the same for you (,ome t*me. Automobiles reported stolen to police belong to: Lewis Morton, 143 S. Randolph St., Overland, 12-130, stolen from Ohio and New Jersey Sts. Humphrey Marshall, 932 W. Udell St., Ford, 536-909. from Garfield iPark. Harry Wood, 1816 N. Alabama Ist., Ford, 492-777, from Market and 'Alabama Sts. j Mrs. Marlon Miller, 4278 Central Ave., Ford 498 867, from Wabash anil Delaware Sts. Mrs. Ida Hudgins, 711 \V- Eleventh St., Oakland, 569-622, from 1533 Mill St. E. O. Smith, 216 N. West St., Hudson, 358-583, from Monument PI. and Market St.

battleground of political action — Indiana. Quickly adapting themselves to the ways of the State, they are rallying to the standard of Miss Mary McSkimmon, principal of the Pierce School of Brookline, Mass., their candidate for president of the National Education Association. Among leaders of the Massachusetts delegation are Miss Grace A. McGrath, representing the High School Woman s Club of Boston; Miss Katherine C. Coveney, president of the Boston Teachers Club, and Miss Anne Alfred*

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Danger of Gravel Pitholes In Streams Pointed Out After Victor Faust, 14, Goes to Death in Fall Creek— Falls From Boat. CORONER ROBINSON INVESTIGATES MISHAP Trio in Craft Dodge Stones Thrown by Lads on Bank, Resulting in Tragedy— Diver Recovers Body After Hours of Effort. Polico today reiterated their warning against, use of pnhlio streams as swimming pools as a result of the fifth drowning of the season, recorded AN ednes day afternoon when Victor Faust, 14, of 2412 Capitol Ave., lost his life in Fall Creek at Capitol Ave. and Twenty* Third St. Sergts. O’Neal and Smith said they would arrest all persons found swinvmlng In streams, except at place* designated and regulated by the park board. Authority for arrests, they said, was given In a city ordinance. The city health board has also forbidden bathing In Fall Creek and Pleasunt Run, as both streams are polluted. Warning Signs Warning signs have already been distributed along the streams, police said. Meanwhile Coroner Paul F. Robinson planned to make a thorough Investigation of the Faust boy’s death. The lad drowned desoite the heroio effort* of his two chum*. Robert Griffen, 16. of 2351 N. Capitol Ave. and Frederick Bowers, 10, of 2423 N. Capitol Ave. Rocks Thrown According to Griffen, the three lads were playing In an old *cow In the middle of Fall Creek when two boys,said to be Finley Thornton. 16, of 1935 N. Capitol Ave. and Harold Gilpin. 13, of 137 McLean PI., threw rocks at the boat. Griffen said that several struck the side of the boat and in dodging the missiles, the boat filled with water and sank. Griffen and Bowers, swum to an Island near the enat shore. After reaching the island and discovering the plight of Faust, who was unable to swim, Griffen plunged Into the stream and was within twenty feet of the lad when he sank for the last time Into the water which la twenty feet deep. Run for Aid Powers and Griffen ran to the home of Mrs. William Stout, 2254 N, Capitol Ave., who notified police. Motorpollce Thompson and Power* and Sergeant Morlarity and Patrol* man Vincent dragged the creek for nearly five hours until the body was recovered by John Moors, 1704 Washington Blvd., a diver, Moore In the non of Arthur C. Moore, necretary and treasurer of the Central Rubber & Supply Cos. Elmer C. Faust, father of the drowned lad, In a salesmen for the company. He was In South Bend at the time. Coroner Robinson intimated that Thornton and Gilpin, would be colled Into his office to give their version of the drowning. Young Faust is survived by two brothern, Armln and Oene, and two sisters, Katherine and Mary, and hla parents. Funeral arrangements have nut been completed. BANDIT-SUSPECT HERE Roosevelt Ixmdon, 19, colored, 1129 N. Senate Ave., was slated today on robbery and petit larceny charges. He Is alleged to have held up Orville Scott, 1417 E. Orange St., In the rear of 220 N. Illinois St., last Saturday night and took $lB.

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Mellish, editor of the Boston Teachers' News Letter. PROOF, LUCKJS QUEER Bn fnltrd rrr SELLERSBURO. Ind., July 2. J. E. Breck, structural Iron worker, believes today that luck Is fickle. Brock escaped Injury when tons of steel collapsed In a gymnasium on which he was working. He broke his hand in two places a quarter of an bout later while cranking hts auto to go home.