Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 63, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 July 1925 — Page 1
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VOLUME 37—NUMBER 63
INDIANA, ILLINOIS IN DR r DISTRICT
WATER CO. LAYS MANY NEWMAINS Improvements and Extensions for Year Enough to Care for 100,000 Increase in Population—sl,2so,- | 000 to Be Spent. SIX FILTER UNITS WITH LARGE CAPACITY BUILT / Lines Well Distributed Over City Two Huge Pumps Installed Frank C. Jordan, Secretary of Company, Gives Figures. Improvements and extensions of water service in Indianapolis affecting all parts of the city and costing almost $1,250,000 will be completed by the Indianapolis "Water Company this year, according to Frank C. "Tfordan, company secretary. Since April 1, 117,453 feet of mains, about forty-six miles, have been laid and about 50,000 feet more will be added before winter. Os the amount already laid, 29,574 feet are feeder mains, twelve inches or larger In size. . , Filters Built (In addition to this, six units of mechanical filters with total' capacity of 12,000,000 gallons a day have been built and two huge pumps Installed. Average pumpage of a city of 375,000 population Is about 8,000,000 gallons dally, Jordan said. On this basis the new equipment will give Indianapolis an additional water supply equal to that of a city of more than 100,000 population. Indianapolis increased 12,745 in population from June, 1924 to June, 1926, according to estimates of R. L. Polk and Company, publishers of the city directory. At a proportional rate of increase the past two months the present population is estimated to be about 386,000. Well Distributed No part of the city has been neglected in the matter of new mains. About 40,000 feet of mains already laid is in the region of Fifty-Seventh and Fifty-Eighth Sts. and Central and College Aves. Brightwood, in the vicinity of Twenty-Fifth St. and Irvington, has received about 20,000 feet; the south side and west side about 18,000 feet each and the balance is in the central portion of the city.
FIGHT LOST BY WATER COMPANY Judge Denies Greensburg * Restraining Order. Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell today denied the Greensbur? Water Company a temporary restraining order to enjoin 'the public service commission from putting into effect new rates to be effective until Nov. 1. Judge Baltzell held thac to grant a restraining order would be unfair to the commission at this time, as the commission had promised to study the rates again after Nov. 1. The new rates were ordered in by the commission effective June 1, based on a $300,000 valuation. The water company sought higher rates on a $400,000 valuation. The water company has a petition for a temporary injunction and permanent injunction pending in Federal Court. The matter will remain in status quo until fall, because Judge Baltzell will be off the bench, beginning Monday. CARS INJURE WORKMAN Signal Repairman Has Broken Collar Bone and Body Injuries. G. L. Burch, 54, of 44 S. State Ave., suffered a broken collar-bone and severe injuries abou-: the body when he was struck by a cut of freight cars on the C., I. ik. W. Railroad tracks near State Ave., today. Burch switch signal repairman, was working on a car when a switch engine in charge of Lon Hanlon, 50, a of 256 N. Mount St., backed a cut Ros cars upon him. He was taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital. BALL GAME POSTPONED Washington Park was drenched by tne heavy rainfall of early afternoon today and tne second ball game of the X.Oulsvilli-Indianapolis series was postponed. There will be a double-header S'inday, first contest . ‘ •. v“n- "* ? p pr
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Last Day Dawns in Great HOP Contest Prizes for Best Letters on Experiences to Be Announced Next Week.
By Ross H. Garrigus T“”“l ODAY is the last day for letters on “MY MOST HAR- - ROWING EXPERIENCE AS A PEDESTRIAN." Monday, the three judges, Coroner Paul F. Robinson, Lieut. Lewis Johnson, traffic chief, and Frank Planner, will make their choice as to the three persons who will get: Fifteen dollars and a roller skate for the first prize. Ten dollars and a vaulting pole for the second prize. Five dollars and the sliding pad for the third prize. All letters postmarked Saturday will be i.< -epted. Those sent later will be thrown out. Prize winners will be announced early next .veek. The judges have a problem on their hands. Several hundred letters have been received. • • • Remember that sad, but tuneful, song, “What’ll I Do,” and all its do’s and oo's. Mrs. F. McLain, 629 E. TwentyThird St„ has written anew verse for it. It reads: To the safety zone I stepped so briskly Sure that I would not be risky. Just had stepped within its limit, Felt safe then but just for a minute. Thens was out, a motor in it. Safety zones are safe no more. Motors have become a bore. What’U I do? * * * P. B. McHaffey, 2415 Gale St., sent in a. penny for his HOP dues and this poem: Just watch the traffic cop Be sure you are risrht. Then with both feet hop. But if you miss your hop instead. You will pick yourself up for dead. * * Meanwhile applications are being received from motorists to join the pro-Hops. PRO-HOPS give shoe leather a chance. They don’t try to beat street cars at crossings. They give the pedestrian the right of way when the right of way is in doubt. PRO-HOPS are square shooters. Motorists, here’s your chance. Send in your name on this blank. 1
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TWO ‘TIGER’ RAIDS MADE Federal Officers and Patrolmen Arrest Three Men. Max Tannebaum, 44, of 1017 Maple St., was arrested on a blind tiger charge at his home late Friday after a raid by Federal officers and patrolmen. They say they found fourteen half pints of white mule, some wine and colored mule, and new empty botties. A grocery operated by Rista Velichko, 29, of 642 W. Maryland St., was raided and a half pint of mule found. Velichko and Pete Mehi, 50, of 1 S. West St., were charged w'th operating blind tigers. MINISTERS ARE SILENT No Indication They Will Oppose Dempsey Bout. Bn United Press MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., July 25. Officers of the Michigan City Ministerial Association indicated today they would raise nc objection to the proposed bout between Jack Dempsey and Harry Greb at the Fitzsimmons arena here. Word from Governor Jackson was that he would take no notice of the fight unless Michigan City ministers or others protested against the bout.
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Hoosier State Grouped Also With Part of Wisconsin in Thirteenth Federal Prohibition Division —Replaces State Director. HEADQUARTERS OFFICE WILL BE IN CHICAGO Ohio and Michigan Combined Into One Unit by Revision —Project Abolishes U. S. Liquor Center Here — Effective Sept. 1. Bu United Prefix WASHINGTON, July 25. plan for revision of prohibition districts under the new organization project was announced today by Acting Secretary of the Treasury Winston. . Simultaneously, Winston made known that the new schedule would not be put into effect until Sept. 1, in order to complete administrative details, so that the machinery may operate smoothly from the start. Headquarters cities, with district boundaries, include: Twelfth District—Columbus, over Ohio and Michigan. 1 Thirteenth District—Chicago, over Illinois (except the southern counties of the eastern judicial district), Indiana and the eastern judicial district of Wisconsin. Fourteenth District—St. Paul, over Minnesota, North Dakota and western district of Wisconsin. Fifteenth District—Omaha, over Nebraska, lowa and South Dakota. Sixteenth District—St. Louis, over Missouri, southern counties In the eastern judicial district of Illinois and Kansas. MORGAN IN STATEMENT Says Enforcement Arrangement Is not New. Bert C. Morgan, Federal prohibition director for Indiana, said today the arrangement providing for joining Indiana, northern Illinois and eastern Wisconsin was not anew idea hut had been under consideration since the early plans for joining Indiana and Michigan were changed. Whether the Indianapolis group of officers will lose their positions will be decided when the final details of the reorganization plan are completed, Morgan said. Morgan refused to comment on what effect the change wll] have on prohibition enforcement in Indiana. Bm United Presx SWAMPSCOTT, Mass., July 25. President Coolidge today definitely determined that politics shall net dominate liquor prohibition enforcement in the Nitlca. Assistant Treasury Secretary Lincoln Andrews shall pick his own regional directors without interference, the President let It be known here. Under the announced reorganization the President hopes the country will take a long step forward In abolishing illicit booze traffic about Sept. 1.
POISON WIDOW JURY STILL OUT Twelve Deliberate Without Sleep. By United Press CROWN POINT, Ind., July 26. The Jury which holds the fate of Mrs. Anna Cunningham, Gary’s “poison widow,” was still deadlocked at noon today after nearly twentyfour hours of argument. Prospects of a decision were fading. The court let it be known the jurors would not be discharged "for some time yet.” Mrs. Cunningham is accused by the prosecution of murdering her 10-year-old son. Walter, by poisoning. The Jurymen, asked by the State to sentence the woman to life imprisonment or death, did not sleep. SCHOOL BUYS [.AND Seven Acres at Carson and Troy Sts. Purchased. The Indianapolis school board has completed negotiations for the purchase of seven and one-tenth acres near School 62 at Carson and Troy Sts., William H. Book, business director, said today. The board will pay $9,000 for the ground, which will be used for the erection of an Addition to the school. BOOZE CAR IS FOUND Four Occupants of Auto Sought by Police. Four occupants of a booze car containing twenty-six gallons of alcohol found abandoned at Michigan Rd. and Sixtieth St., early today, by Police Lieutenant Klalber and squad are sought by police. According to Fred Snider, proprietor of a store at the corner, the car stopped with tire trouble and four men left immediately. Later another automobile drove up and some liquor yas taken away. Snider rr r* * “vj to
INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, JULY 25,1925
RAY STARTS NEW DRIVE ON RAILWAY South Side Councilman Says He Will Investigate Delay in Settling Belt Bridge Costs Board of Works Assailed. QUESTION CONSIDERED ABOUT THREE MONTHS Board Will Consider Plea of Citizens Who Desire Eleven Streets in Elevation Project Be Kept Open. Otto Ray. councilmanic rebellion chief, who Friday at the public hearing on track elevation held by the board of works, charged that south side residents were in ignorance of elevation proceedings because “90 per cent of the board meeting are held in the back room,” today announced he wculd investigate responsibility of the board and Indianapolis Union Railway Company for delays in elevation proceedings. Ray said he and other south side citizens are unable to understand why board members have been lenient wtih railroad officials by allowing almost three months’ consideration of the question of costs of the $1,400,000 Belt bridge over White River, which must be settled before elevation is started. Charges Bulldozing “The Belt officials f rst tried to bulldoze the city Into paying for their bridge, and then adopted a campaign of dilatory tactics,” Ray declared. At the public hearing Friday, John F. White, president of the Southeastern Civic Improvement Association, Ray and other south side citizens presented the case of persons living in that section who wish to have eleven streets remain open instead of being terminated, as present plans provide. Board members announced they would consider recommendations carefully and announce their decision in two weeks. Many Conferences After conferences between board of works members and Belt officials without results, the matter was turned over to legal representatives of the two bodies. Another deadlock developed. For a time there developed a mode for announcing that “settlement will come within a few days.” Then William H. Freeman, board member, announced thst an understanding had been reached. Other board members said they knew nothing of it. Freeman then told H. G. Wray, track elevation engineer, board members and city officials that statements to • newspapers were to be tabooed. Since that time the board members have been on vacation. An ambiguous clause in the flood prevention law has afforded a loophole of dispute on question of costs. Jamep M. Ogden, corporation counsel, has said that the Belt line should bear all expenses. Charles E. Coffin, board president, has said the city will demand the railroad pay at least 60 per cent.
ILLINOIS DRY CHIEFACCUSED Major Percy Owen Charged With Extortion. By United Press CHICAGO, July 25.—Nine men, Including MaJ. Percy Owen, Federal prohibition director for this district and his predecessor, Ralpi- Stone, were indicted here today by a Federal grand Jury on charges that they conspired to extort money from sacramental wine dealers. Officials declare that dealers made more than $1,000,000 out of wines, Illegally withdrawn from warehouses on forged permits issued at S3OO apiece. Both Owen and Stone are charged with sanctioning the withdrawal permits and sharing In the profits. WOMEN “CALL’ SHANK Garfield Civic League Wants Campaign Promises Fulfilled. Women of Garfield Civic League have asked Mayor Shank to fulfill his campaign promises to remove the Shelby St. “mule bam” and improve Pleasant Run Blvd., Mrs. M. L. Relffel. president, said today. Resolutions commending the attitude of city councilman and charging that the present, administration hag done little for the South side,
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Football Training Helps Householder Nab Burglar
Howard Meeker Throttles Man in Home, Holds Him for Police. "T“l COLLEGE education helped Howard Meeker, 35, of 2841 --H Ruckle St., a salesman, nab a burglar In his home early today. Meeker played football at Purdue University. Meeker, who is six feet, three inches, tall, and weighs 165 pounds was awakened by a slight noise and a ray of light across his bed. He leaped toward the figure of a man and pinned him against the wall, seizing his neck and his right hand. Eseaped Prisoner The man was William A. Wagner, 24, who police say admitted he escaped from the Indiana State Farm where he had been sentenced for burglary. Mrs. Meeker was awakened when Meeker leaped from bed. “What’s the matter,” she said. "I’ve got a man, go call the police,” Meeker said. Then he dragged the luckless victim Into view. “Someone stole my automobile one time and I’ve always felt like I’d just like to get ahold of that guy. I suppose I acted involuntarily on that impulse when the burglar awakened me. I was angry and excited and I stacked right into him. It was mighty lucky for me he didn't have a gun,” said Meeker. “He was just a slight fellow, about five feet, seven inches and very thin. I don’t deserve much credit for overpowering him,” he said. Mrs. Meeker thought differently. "Naturally I think he's a hero,” she said. ‘I guess the Indianapolis police force will want him next.” Two Children Mrs. Meeker and her daughter, Elizabeth, 3, were in a room adjoining the father’s room Robinson, 1% -year-old son, was asleep in a third bedroom and was not awakened. “I never let go of his wrists,” Meeker said. “Because I didn’t kno\y what he might try to pull off. Before I let go of his neck he squawked, ‘I give up’ and when I found he wasn't armed I held him In a chair until the police came. It seemed like hours until they arrived, but I guess it was only a few minutes." Wagner admitted, detectives said, taking sl6 from the home of Wilbur Johnson, 1739 N. Pennsylvania St., and throwing away some jewelry taken from there. His case was continued in city court.
ANOTHER AUTO RACE STOPPED Governor Orders Sunday Speed Event Halted. Governor Jackson today ordered another Sunday automobile race stopped, a speed event scheduled for a half-mile track on the Deer Creek Rd. in Howard County. Jackson last Saturday called a halt on a Sunday race at the Funk Speedway, near Winchester, quoting the old Sunday blue law as authority. Jackson sent a long-distance telephone call to the sheriff of Howard County, following receipt of a remonstrance from ai out fifty persons. GHILD TO ORDER SOUGHT Mast Be Masically Inclined, Mayor Sliank Told. Mayor Shank today assumed the difficult task of selecting a baby girl for adoption. But the hardship of the job is increased because the child should be musically inclined from two to three years old. The request came from Mrs. R. A. Neal, of Blocber, Tnd., who writes tho lucky girl will have 213 acres over which to roam. Another stipulation is that the child must be neither an extremebrunette or blonde.
HEAR LOAFERS AND LEARN ABOUT CITY
Nell Gordon Gets Some Inside Facts on Folk at Crawfordsville. Note—-Nell Gordon of The Time* staff is making a unique tour of Indiana—on foot and with assistance of motorists who (rive her a lift. A stoiy of her experiences appears in The Times each day. By Neil Gordon I shall always think of Crawfordsville as a city of mixed emotions, if a city can have emotions, and why people have emotions and what is a city bat a lot oIL people. j A T’" bvtjrr-' r*'B
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Above—Howard Meeker.. Below— William A. Wagner.
PACKERS LOSE FIGHT Federal Judge Orders Records and Books Surrendered to Government. Bv United Press CHICAGO, July 25.—The "big five” packers today lost a long fight when FedeYal Judge Adam C. Cliffe ordered them to turn their books and records over to Secretary Agriculture Jardine. Judge Cliffe in his decision, do dared relinquishment of the records was not an abrogation of packers’ constitutional rights. He said the records were necessary to help the department carry on the investigation into alleged violation of agricultural laws. Appeal will be taken. DR. A. J. OCHSNER DEAD Illness Fatal to Internationally Known Surgeon. Bn United Press CHICAGO, July 26.—Dr. Albert John Ochsner, 67 years old, a surgeon of international reputation, and a pioneer in the treatment of cancer by radium, died at his home here today from angina pectoris.
threatening and I hesitated to Journey on. I walked along the main •street stopping here and there to Inquire regarding points of interest. The State highway map, in its directory of interesting places devotes three or four lines to Crawfordsville, mentioning Lew Wallace Memorial and Wabash College as the two places to be visited. I went to neither. As they say in Kentucky, "I loud they was there” and spent my time searching for other Interesting features. I found the city had many. rolling I passed the Gotits cannon ox
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Specifications Practically Closed in Favor of Crushed Stone Interests, Local Men Charge in Fight—Tilt . Nears Climax. ALLEGE IT MEANS WASTE OF $2,000 TO $3,000 A MILE State ' Highway Engineer Reported on Verge of Resigning as Result of Split Has Long Conference With Director on Question. The fight between Marion county gravel producers and Indiana crushed stone agents reached a point today where: 1. It was reported Chesleigh E. Gray, chief engineer for the State highway commission, lias talked of resigning because some commissioners wanted him to recommend the Marion county road specifications be changed. 2. Gravel men charged the specifications drawn by George G. Schmidt, Marion county engineer, will cost taxpayers between $2,000 and $3,000 mo-re a mile than necessary. 3. Gravel men filed a formal remonstrance against specifications fox-the Jansen Ed., between Thirty-eighth St. and Allisonvilla.Rd., east of the State Fairground.
For many months gravel men have been protesting against the Marion County epeolflcatlons. They charge that Schmidt's r qulrements call for gravel of a quality fai< higher than Is necessary. They say that 1t is Impossible to produce gravel of the screen grade called for unless heavy added production expense is incurred or the gravel is shipped in from elsewhere. The result Is, they charge, that the specifications are practically closed in favor of crushed atone. Materials Optional Gravel and crushed stone are optional basic materials In the mixing of concrete. Crushed stone Interests back up Schmidt’s contentions. The gravel men say that If they were permitted to supply good Marlon County gravel without the extra preparations necessary to meet the present specifications the county could buUd concrete roads from $2,000 to $3,000 a mile cheaper. Schmidt’s contention Is that he Is protecting the taxpayers by preventing the use of materials which will not stand up under hard usage. The remonstrance on the Jansen Rd. specifications was filed late Friday with the county auditor by John W. Holtzman, attorney for the Marion County Gravel Association. It will be certified to the State highway commission. The commission has jurisdiction in such disputes under State law. A similar controversy la before the commission now and It is in this matter that Gray Is reported to have talked of resigning. Conference Held Williams and Gray held & twohour conference In Williams’ office this morning. When Gray left he was plainly agitated and spoke In a broken voice. Asked if he had resigned. Gray said: “When I resign Williams will be the man to announce it. I have a letter in my pocket which will be rewritten and sent to Williams next week.” Gary’s original lettecr was supposed to contain the ultimatum that he be permitted to abide by his own technical judgment or quit the Job. Williams refused to give definite answers to any questions. He declared Gray had not resigned, but when asked if he would resign soon, he said, “I don’t know." He admitted doubt os to Gray’s intention. “The commission July 22. adopted anew policy with respect to county road specifications,” Williams said, but he declined to make explanation of the meaning of the statement. It is believed the commission has gone over Giay’s head and rejected all county road specifications a srigid as those of Schmidt. Cheaper Material Sam C. Hadden, head of the State and Marlon County Gravel Associations, said that gravel men are not contending that gravel is a better aggregate for concrete than crushed stone, but is considerably cheaper for Marion County. “Gravel and stone are exactly equal in quality, Just as nearly equal as anything else in the world.” Hadden sold. “Whichever one Is cheaper in any locality is the one to be used. There are several modern gravel plants in Marion County while the nearest crushed stone plant is at Greencastle, Ind.” Hadden said crushed stone costs more at stone quarries than gravel at gravel pits. In additional freight and truck hauling rates must be added to crushed stone. Prepared (Turn to Page 2)
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TWO CENTS
NINES TO RULE WEDNESDAY ON MEWB AIL PLEA Fixes Date for Decision on Motion Filed for Stephenson. By Blythe Q. Hendricks Time* Rtatt Corrrsoondent NOBLESVILLE. Ind., July 2S.— Judge Fred E. Hlnea today told defense council for D. C. Stephenson. Earl Gentry and Karl KUnck. charged with the murder of Mina Mud go Oberholtzer, Indianapolia. that he would rule Wednesday morning on the defense motion requesting anew trial on the hearing to admit the defendants to hail. Judge Hlnea said ho believed the character of the motion, which waa filed last week, came within the purpose for which he called an adjourned session of court. Christian la-.uls Eph Inman, chief defense counsel, with Floyd G. Christian, Ralph Waltz, U. E. Johnson and Alfred Cowan, appeared before Judge Hines Just before noon adjournment. Attorney Christian asked for a ruling on the motion. “I have not as yet seen it,” replied Judge Hlnea. “Do you want a copy of It?” Christian asked. “It isn't necessary unless you're interested In the way I rule,” the Judge answered. “I expect you to rule as any good Judge.” Judge Hines then said ha w-ould like to have a day or two to make his decision, and fixed Wednesday morning as the time. Go to Jail The attorneys were In court only a few minutes and left Immediately for tho county Jail, where they conferred with the three defendants. It Is generally believed the mo tlon for anew hearing on the ball motion will bo followed with one nsklng for a change of Judge. Inman attempted to prosont such a mo-, tlon July 6, thirty seconds after Judge Hines had adjourned court until October. Judge Hines then said In his opinion the motion could not bo considered until next fall.
MRS. KRAUSS HIDDEN AWAY Pastor, Mangy Dog and Father Guard Poisoner. * Bu United Press BUFFALO, N. Y.. July 25—8enuded in a little weather-beaten homestead in Golden Valley and guarded by her father and the Rev. R. W. Scudder, Mrs. Rae Krausa, today refused to receive newspaper men and wus free from intrusion o( the inquisitive world Mrs. Krausa arrived at her tv ther’s home yesterday after serving twenty-one years in the Indiana Woman's Prison for the murdar of her stepdaughter. Crystal Kraues, at Hartford City, Ind. A lean and mangy Shepherd dog guarded the gate and a threat from the dilapidated veranda voiced by Rev. Scudder, pastor of a small congregation north of the Iroquois Indian reservation known as "no man's land,” warned visitors r*nv.