Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 73, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 August 1925 — Page 1

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VOLUME 37—NUMBER 73

U. S. PROBES STATE HIGHWAY AFFAIRS

CITY WILL ASK OTHERS IN FOR ROOSTER WEEK Mayor Shank to Invite Residents of Adjacent Communities. LOW RATES SOUGHT Celebration to Include Various Parts of Indianapolis. Mayor Shank announced today he would personally bear n invitation to adjacent cities sking residents to participate in Greater Indianapolis Week, Aug. 16-23. Committees will seek lowered rates from interurban and/bus lines for persons coming to witness events of the week, according to John F. Walker, street cleaning superintendent, who, with William T. Bailey, assistant city attorney, is directing the city administration's participation. A unique feature will be the exhibition of a film showing Indianapolis industries and places of interest at a number of motion picture theaters. Opening Sunday The week will be opened Sunday With sermons in all churches on the subject “Our City,” arrangements to be in charge of the Rev. Earl Conder. The Enterprise Civic League will conduct the program Monday evening, which will consist of a visit of civic.clubs, business organizations and other bodies to Rhodius Park, Tuesday night citizens will inspect the sunken gardens and the munlci(Turn to Page 12) VISITS PARDON BOARO Governor Jackson Sits First Time With Members. Bu l nitrd Press MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., Aug. 6. ■Governor Jackson attended his first fleeting of the pardon board here Wednesday it the Indiana State Prison. Routine business of the board was considered and no important cases were taken up.

SYNTHETIC GAS MOTOR IS MADE Chemists Plan to Revolutionize Automobile Industry. Bu United Press LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6.—An automobile of revolutionary design, driven by “Synthol,” a powerful new form motive fuel, scon will be offered to the public, it was revealed today by a chemical engineer of national reputation attending the convention ; here of the American Chemical Society. General Motors will install the sen- - eational engine In their five makes of automobiles, he said. The Du Pont Company will make the synthetic gasoline from petroleum, coal or lignite, under the proposed scheme. Distribution will be made by the Standard Oil Company and its affiliated concerns. The new motor will be more nearly like steam power I than any internal combustion engine fc-et. and wised, it was disclosed. BUILDING CODE HEARING The public car learn details of the proposed city building code at a public reading in the council chamber at 9 a. m. Friday, Francis F. Hamilton, building commissioner, l announced today. COLORED CHILD WOUNDED Lucy Jane Ellis, 6, colored, 2323 Massachusetts Ave., is in serious condition at city hospital today suffering from a bullet wound in her abdomen said by police to have been Inflicted Wednesday by her brother, William Ellis, 7, in a quarrel. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 69 10 a. m 82 7 a. m 71 11 a. m 83 8 a. m 76 12 (noon) .... 84 9 a. m 80 1 p. m 85

EVOLUTION, AS TAUGHT IN INDIANA CHURCH COLLEGES

VOLUnON Is a descripK I tion of how God has done LirU his work,” declares Dr. David M. Edwards, president of Earlham College In a letter to The Times In response to questions put to the presidents or philosophy professors of Indiana denominational colleges and universities. Earlham is supported by the Friends Church. A feature of the replies was that both Catholics and Protestant educators declared there need be no conflict between evolution and Christianity. Ciurchea draw most of their

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Queer Twists of the Day’s News

Bu Times Svecial (~—-i EWARK, N. J„ Aug. 6.—Op11\ posing her husband’s plea for L_J reduction of alimony, Mrs. Filomena Vacchione of Asbury Park told the court that she had driven a beer truck to support herself and five children. She declared further that Vacchione eloped with his godmother. Bu Times Svecial CHICAGO, Aug. 3.—Police today reported “kind” bandits. Chicago has had a week of .scorching summer weather. Twice in the ijast few days, hold-up men have locked shopkeepers in tiie ice box while looting the cash drawer. Three armed men today escaped from Frank Rehak’s butcher shop, leaving FYanli on ice. BUsTimes Svecial CONEY ISLAND, Aug. 6.—Peggy McNeal and Elma Epstein, who have shimmied night after night on a platform- here, finally became so jealous last night of each other’s shimmying and good looks there seemed nothing to do but fight it out. Peggy knocked Alma into Coney Island Hospital and is in jail today under bonds of $1,500. Alma is held on a SSOO vagrancy charge. Bii Times Svecial ORANGE, N, J„ Aug. s.—Money given him to buy flowers for the funeral of his little daughter was used by Harry Donten to elope with his sister-in-law, Mrs. Ida Donten charges. “He took even funds relatives gave him to buy the clothes she was buried in and the insurance on the child's life,” says Mrs. Donten, who is left with three children.

CRASH HURTS OFFICER William Massig Is Slated on Three Charges. AVI ilia m Massig, 25, of 135 W. Fourteenth St., was arrested today on charges of assault and battery, failure to give police car right of way and improper driving when an emergency struck his automobile at Twenty-First St. and N. Capitol Ave. Officer 6tis Baker, who was riding with Oficer George Baker, was cut on the arm by glass. KLAN INVADES CAPITAL Advance Guard Assembles for National Klonvocation. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—'The advance guard of the Knights of the Ku-Klux Klan began to assemble here today for their national Klonvocation and parade Saturday. The invisible order has been marshalling its forces in every State east of the Mississippi and about 50,000 Klansmen will be in the Capital for the demonstration, according to Klan officials here. GUNS ON DIRIGIBLE Shenandoah to Re Equipped for Battle Test. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—The naval dirigible Shenandoah .will be fitted up this week with a machinegun battery of ten gUns and a trained crew to operate them, the Navy Department announced today. Two will be set up in the forward gondolas, two aft, two mounted on top and one in each of the power cars. The installation is for experimental purposes. SON SLAYS FATHER Boy Rushed to Prison for Safe Keeping, After Adimission. Bu Times Svecial WAHOO, Neb., Aug. 6.—The desire to own an automobile caused Adolph Sfetak, 23, to say his father on their farm near here, according to police. The youth has confessed. He has been rushed to State penitentiary for safe-keeping after his father's body was found in a well. In his confession the boy said his fat.ier refused to allow him to purchase an "*utomobile, and the father was kil In the subsequent argument. SEVEN REPORTED HURT Local police received a report that seven persons were injured today in an automobile accident near Franklin, Ind. It was reported one was critically injured.

ministers from denominational schools. Some educators declared that evolution must be regarded not as a proven fact but as a theory which affords the best explanation of the developement of life. The Times asked: “Just what is taught as ‘evolution’ in your school? "Does the theory of evolution conflict with the Christian religion?” Dr. Edwards wrote: "Evolution is taught at Earlham College. I should say, rather, that it is Implicit in all the natural and’ social sciences. We also have, a

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This is the first picture taken in the Chicago courtroom where hearings to determine the sanity of Russell Scott, condemned slayer are underway. Scott is shown at the table beliind Dr. Whitney Hall, alienist who testified he was insane. Five State Ysyrhiatrists testified sharply opposite. A verdict may be reached tonight.

Arguments Start After Testimony of State’s Last Alienist. Bu United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 6. —Testimony of th last State's alienists, Dr. William Krohn, veteran witness of the LoebLeopold trial, that Russell Scott, former millionaire under sentence to hang, is sane, and final arguments climaxed Scott’s sanity hearing today. A verdict probably will be returned late today. Defense attorneys ridiculed the examination of Scott made by State’s alienists who testified they merely “looked at him,” in their pleas that he be adjudged insane and spared from the gibbet. State’s attorneys were to contend that the hearing was the last desperate gamble of a keen, shrewd mind bent on evading justice with a faked plea of insanity, backed by the mimic mouthings of a one-time actor who knows how to play the part of a mentally-broken wreck. PROBE ADOPTION OF‘CINDERELLA’ Public Inquiry Launched by Welfare Commissioner. Bu United Press NEW YORK, Aug. 6—Public Welfare Commissioner Bird Color today began an inquiry of the Cinderella race in which Mary Spas of Astoria became heiress to the millions of Edward Browning, 50. Ho arranged a conference with Queens County Prosecutor Newton, at which murmurs of public criticism will be aired. The girl was adopted by Browning after a public contest participated in by thousands of young girls for the honor. He announced s> < was 16, and the daughter of a poverty-stricken janitor. Neighbors said she is 21, a former movie player, and that her father is wealthy. GIFT MADE IPUBLIC ShelbyviUe Woman Leaves S3OO to Hospital. Bu Times Special SHELBYVILLE, Ind., Aug. 6. Examiners for the State board of accounts today announced the discovery of a gift of S3OO to Shelbyville city hospital while working on business records of Shelby County officials. The money had been left in the will of the late Mrs. Emma Messick, widow of John Messick, wealthy banker here.

course devoted entirely to the subject of evolution. “In teaching evolution wo conceive it to be the best explanation of how God has done his work of creation. It is merely a description of how God has done his work. “Certainly the theory' of evolution does not conflict with the Christian religion. This Is a matter of fact which anyone who will give the time and who will be open minded will ascertain. “I say it Is a matter of fact because there are thousands of men who are both evolutionists and Christians. There Is not an outstanding scientist in the country today who is not an evolutlor-

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, AUG. 6, 1925

INITIAL SMOKE LAW CONVICTION SECURED

MAYOR’S KNIFE MAY STOP CITY SEWACE PLANT Sanitation Board Answers Shank’s Charges of Extravagance. Unless Mayor Shank authorizes adequate appropriation for the board of sanitary commissioners, operation of the new $3,000,000 sewage disposal plant may cease, the board said today, in answer to Shank’s charges of extravagance. Shank cut the 7 3-4-cent sanitary board request to 5 1-2 cents. The statement declared the board will continue collection of garbage and ashes, but if funds are exhausted, will be forced to divert the sewage into White River without purification. Cost Is Low “Cost of collecting ashes and garbage and disposal of sewage amounts to only $1.40 per capita, according to the board’s statement. “Garbage collection here costs $3 a ton. In St. Louis and Chicago, it is $7 a ton and Kansas City, $7.20. “The trip of Joseph J. Daniels, board attorney, to Europe was necessitated to investigate patents for the disposal plant, because the city faces court suits in that connection.” Shank refused to allow the trip. High Priced Men “There’s too many high-priced men in the sanitary department,” remarked Shank, who said he referred to Charles H. Hurd, consulting engineer, and "some of those other engineers.” Opposing the charge of SII,OOO a year to the city market for disposal of garbage there. Shank said’. “Say, if had that contract, I’d quit my Job of mayor and make a lot of money on it.” An independent contractor could collect garbage and save the city meny dollars from the $275,000 requested by the board for garbage collection, according to Shank, who said the department would be allowed not more than $225,000. VISITOR LOSES POCKET BO OK Arthur Sharp. Action, Ohio, visiting his son-in-law, 1714 Park Ave., reported to police today that he lost his pocketbook containing SBO and a diamond.

Ist, and a large majority of these scientists are thorough Christians, many of them not only belonging to a church but active In responsible positions In the church." Dr. John Paul, president of Taylor University at Upland, a Methodist school, wrote: “Necessarily Taylor University uses standard textbooks and magazines for her science classes, though it is well known that our faculty do not accept all the philosophy of present day scientists. This they could not do, and cling as they do to historic Christianity. which is the distinguishing glory of Taylor.

Merchants’ Light Company Given $25 Fine by Judge. First conviction under the smoke ordinance was returned today when City Judge Delbert O. Wilmoth fined the Merchants' Heat and Light Cos. $25 and costs. The company appealed to Circuit Court. * The charges brought by H. F. Templeton, city smoko inspector alleged the company maintained a nuisance at Its plants at 744 Wash ington Ave. Arrests will be made in a number of other cases at once, as a result of the conviction, Templeton said. PLANTS ASKED TO HANG SIGNS State Invited to Local ‘Courtesy Trip.’ Local manufacturers with plants situated along the Belt Railroad over which the Chamber of Commerce will conduct a courtesy trip Kept. 15 have been asked by E. J. Gausepohl, chairman publicity committee, to erect signs on their buildings. The committe has been working for more than a year to show manufacturers the value of properly placarded factories. From 600 to 800 business men from Indianapolis and surrounding towns will participate. John B. Reynolds, gene.-al secretary, has written secretaries of 130 State commercial organizations asking them to take part. Trip will be made in gondola care provided by the Big Four ;Railroad. CRACK TEAMS DRILL Pythi&ns From Two State* Vie for Honors. Bu United Press MARTINSVILLE. Ind., Aug. 6. Crack companies of two States competed today for honors in the drill contests at the annual encampment of the Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, of Indiana and Illinois. The competitive drills started at 10 a. m. and were to continue throughout the afternoon.

“No restriction U placed upon research and academic freedom at Taylor. Evolution is studied, of course, but studied as a theory and not as a fact, “A law of evolution, on a par with gravity and other natural lawc, has never been identified. We are not afraid of anything that science can reveal. We believe the Blblcal account of the creation of man and the creation of the speeffcs, and are not intending to bocome exercised over the necessity of taking anew position till science has proved man’r ascent from the animal kingdom, which it has no prospect of doing. "This latter point will be made

Boys and Girls to Win Prizes ‘The Future of Indianapolis’ Subject of Essay Contest.

{-£“] GME Indianapolis boy or girl 101 * s S°* ng *° rece i ve a crisp, | I new $lO bill on Aug. 22, because he or she wrote an essay for the contest now being conducted under auspices of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Hoosier Post 624. and The Indianapolis Times. The contest will close at midnight, Aug. 18. Prises will be awarded Aug. 22 at the lawn fete given by the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Spades Park. All that is required is to write an essay, not more than 200 words, on “The Future of Indianapolis." Besides the $lO prize, there will be $5 for the second best; *53 for the third, and $2 each for the next five. A special prize for the neatest manuscript will be awarded. Essays must be mailed to The Times 'Essay Ilditor not later than midnight Aug. 18, and must be written on one side of the paper only. Contsstants must be under 18 years of age. ACTION WANTED ON JANSEN RD. Auditor Scores Highway Commission. Indignant because the State highway commission has not taken action on specifications for improvement for the Charles H. Jansen Rd., Harry Dunn, county auditor, today said he would demand specifications be returned either approved or rejected. Commissioners approved improvement of the road whloh extends northeast on north side of Fall Creek from Thirty-Eighth St. bridge to Keystone Rd. at a cost of $65,000. Dunn said he would look up an opinion which he heard Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliom had given ruling the commission was limited in'time to pass on specifications. Dunn said the specifications were approved by George O. Shcmidt, county engineer. Highway commission recently opposed Schmidt's specifications, which gravel interests charge are unfair.

very impressive when some of the few of the world’s eminent scientists are called to take the witness stand under oath. “Personally, I do not take the issue as seriously an the Legislators of Tennessee; If what I have said above is a correct estimate of the situation It is bound to resolve itself. “If there la more in favor of evolution than the Taylor faculty' ,is able to see, legislation against it would do no good.” Professors at the University of Notre Dame, C&thollc institution, do not doubt tbe existence of the problem of evolution, but they do

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Federal Investigation of Alleged Irregularities in Sale of War Materials Given Roads Body by Government Under Way. U. S. ATTORNEY ADMITS CASE IS BEFORE HIM Accounts Board Report, Said to Charge Disposal of Goods Worth $8,000,000 for Sum Much Smaller, to Be Inquiry Basis. A Federal investigation of alleged irregularies in the sale of surplus war materials received from the Government by the State highway commission is under way, it was learned to day. Federal agents, it was understood, are looking into the sale of war matoriala as disclosed in a State board of accounts report. States Attorney Albert Ward admitted that affairs of the roads body are under investigation. Probe for Fra ml “Reports of examiners have been submitted to this office and the facts and conditions relative to the receipt and disposition of the war materials are being investigated with a view of determining whether there j has been a violation of any Federal | statute or if the Government has been defrauded in any manner," Ward said. He refused to discuss the case further. A report of the State board of accounts which is said to have charged that materials worth $8,000,000 were sold by the commission for uproximately $500,000, was turned, over to Ward several months ago, it was learned. Ward sent the report to Attorney General Sargent at Washington, who returned it instructing Ward to proceed as he thought best. The Federal agents, now in the city, might have been sent from Washington to aid in the investigation, it is thought. Chech Shipments Disposition of car shipments of Federal material by the commission is being gone into, It was said. The report of the accounts board involved John D. Williams, commission director; George Bartley, former superintendent of equipment’ Earl Crawford, commission member; Moses and Victor Goldberg, Junk dealers, and C. W. Whaley, machinery dealer. Copy of the report was turned over to Prosecutor William H. Remy in the summer of 1924, and on March 2, indictments were returned by the Marlon County grand Jury charging Williams, Bartley and Crawford and the Goldbergs with conspiracy to embezle; Bartley Williams and Crawford, with accessory before the fact, and Whaley and the Goldbergs with grand larceny. All pleaded not guilty. The cases have not been tried. Board Busy Board of accounts examiners are now engaged in making another study of highway records paying particular attention to payrolls, it was leafned recently. At the time of the grand Jury investigation it was known that Federal agents cooperated with Prosecutor Remy, and there was talk of a Federal grand Jury indictment, which never materialized. The Marlon County Indictments were based on the report of the State board of accounts, which was impounded by Criminal Court and never revealed to the public. BACK TO REFORMATORY Escaped Indiana Convict Is Taken at St. Louis. Bu United Press ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 6.—Albert George Helmkamp, escaped convict from the State Reformatory at Pendleton. Ind., wll be returned there today to complete a fourteen year larceny sentence. Helmkamp was arrested here late Wednesday and admitted being a fugitive. He waived extradition.

not accept as adequate the various attempts by Darwin and others to solve it, according to the Rev. Charles C. Mlltner, C. 8. C., professor of philosophy. “Rigorously speaking,” Rev. Mlltner wrote, “so far as the Catholic teacher is concerned, provided he accepts the doctrines of the creation of all things by God in the beginning and the special creation by Him of each individual human oul, he is free to hold whatever opinions may scent to him beet with regard to the process of organic evolution. “There is no need whatever for Win to deny or even to doubt any

Forecast PARTLY cloudy tonight and Friday; probably local thunder showers; not much change in temperature.

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OFFICIALS PLAN STRUGGLE WITH COUNTY BUDGET Auditor Prepares Estimates on What Must Be Raised. VALUE BOOST TO AID Track Elevation and Courts to Be Extra Cost. County officials with the public demand for lower taxes in mind and facing increased expenditures, today prepared for a struggle with the 1026 county budget. A possible increase of 8 to B cents was believed likely unless strenuous measures are taken. The county share of the near $3 tax rate under which Marlon County taxpayers groaned this year was 26cents on the SIOO taxnble assessment. County Auditor Harry Dunn said ho is faced with providing for the county share of the $18,000,000 south side track elevation project and for four new municipal courts, to replace the two city courts, which will necessitate remodeling the courthouse. Estimate Prepared Auditor Dunn is preparing his estimates of what will have to be raised either by taxation or borrowing. for the county council meeting In September. The council fixes the rate. Some Income will reault from an Increase of about $20,000,000 In assessed vnlutlon of the county, Dunn said. The final figures are not In yet on assessements, as there Is a squabble on with the State tax hoard about a 5 per cent raise ordered for Center Township, which county officials refused to obey. Dvy for Elevation "I figure the county better pay for their share of the track elevation by a tax levy of three cents," said Dunn. “Our share is $288,000 a year for ten year*. “If we borrow the money by a bond issue the interest for 1926 alone will be $129,000." The SIOO,OOO necessary to remodel the courthouse will he borrowed, Dunn will recommend. “I am going to do my best to counteract this elevation Increase in other departments,” Dunn said, "It ttiay be the sinking fund can be slashed 2 cents. The .gravel road fund should be raised a cent, though." The present tax is divided Into nine and one-half cents for genersl fund, twelve cents for sinking fund, two for the tuberculosis hospital and three for roads. FILES BANKRUPTCY PETITION A voluntary petition In bankruptcy was filed in Federal Court today by Samuel W. Swihart, garage owner, of El wood, Ind. He listed hU debta nt $6,650.26, and assets, $6,111.65, of which $3,W20 was in machinery and tools.

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tenet of his religion In order to be In a very real sense an evolutionist. - "All that he need do Is to exerelse a bit of intellectual moderation. preserve an open mind and accept truth from whatever source it may come to him when, but only when, adequate evidence has been obtained to ground a conviction. Such evolution with regard to the problem of evolution we do not think has yet been produced.” Some college heads were disinclined to write upon the subject upon the ground that the church schools have not been disturbed in Their academlo freedom eo far.