Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 131, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 October 1925 — Page 1

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pow STATE | TWELFTH In WEALTH ft Hoosier Should Have gfLO6B, According to Per ■apita Riches in Indiana, wean Cites in “Boom’ Byaign. K INCREASE IS Known in 13 years SlSopulation Boost Has gaggftet Gain, Says Report BtSEgice Inflation Also flEgG&n Into Account — About Average. KflrcMroQ la ’a tola] wealth is $9,5R| ■jWBW.OOO, representing a per 9k||M .weallh of This inPwSjCStion is the outstanding nlJKfelof the data, collected by EjtfWsJonel <l. Jvlie, director of of research at 111WjflSjKvlmversity, in his report State Chamber aSw^¥u‘ rce 0,1 Oie industrial '''.fflSP' hi Indiana. first of a series of reState bo.ly to he tise.i i'/.at ion in the “All In--Jlr&VLrjbarL■ Several other HwEME e coo|ie. '• ■ l"‘t ter t 'e of tin Suite. l.'he's report the BDjQrPitia has in .■ tease. 1 t;r, Sfjffe 1912. The present J&lßtes Indiana as the twelfth in the country. Ac- ' ~ie the per capita SMaJndia.na decri soil It ix• ilast ten years. This is increase in population, out. about 55 per cent k in 1922 than in 1912, a piece priced at $156 in 1922 equivalent to no more than one at 'SIOO in 1912. Dollar values but actual physical values the same,” he said. price inflation eliminated, rale total wealth of Indiana inonly G per cent during the decade, or less than 1 per cent. This increase was considerably less than that of the United States as a whole, and very much less than that of Ohio and Michigan. On the other hand, it contrasts„wlth an actual decrease In the cas* of Illinois. Near Average “The per capita wealth of Indiana actually declined 3 per cent during ♦he decade. Population increased more t;apidly than wealth. Indiana’s loss Ui per capita wealth, however, was paralleled by a similar loss in the per capita wealth of the United States, while Illinois experienced a very sharp falling off In her perI capita wealth, the loss being 20 I per cent.” I In the conclusion of the report Kbr. Edle said. “In general Indisna’s ■growth is close to the average of the rUnited States as a whole. She has I made progress, but not as much as some of the neighboring I States, but at the same time she has not fallen behind. She has taken a place between the extremes.” Woman takes poison Attempts to End Life After Quafrel, Husband Says. Janie Edwards, of 411 S. Missouri St., was taken to the city hospital today suffering from the effects of poison. Her husband, William, told police they had quarreled, ller condition is serious.

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William C. Mitchell William C. Mitchell, 2449 College Ave., today received his commission as Assistant United States district attorney. His appointment was recommended sometime ago by District Attorney Albert Ward. Mitchell, a graduate of the University of Michigan and Harvard law schools, is a native of Martinsville, Ind. For six years he was a trial attorney for the new York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, at New Haven, Conn. Mitchell will fill the position left open when John Rabb Emison resigned to become judge of the Superior Court of Knox County. Alexander G. Cavins will continue as assistant to Ward. NAVAL AIRMEN DEMAND CHANGE ‘Progress Under Present System Impossible.’ Bu ! ’nitc<i Prc** WASHINGTON, Oct. I.—Three Navy airmen returned a stinging indictments, against the present system before the President’s aircraft board today and demanded creation of a separate air corps in the Navy. They testified that progress under the existing system was impossible. That navy pilots are reluctant openly to express their views on aviation were confirmed by the trio. Each insisted that aviation could not be administered successfully by “men of the Senate.” The witnesses were Lieutenant Commander R. R. Paunack, Commander H. TANARUS„ Bartlett and Lieutenant Commander John Small all of the Neva! Bureau of Aeronautics. Colonei “Billy” Mitchell, who yesterday finished his testimony before the board last, night was closeted with Chairman Dwight Morrow, Howard Coffin and Dr. W. F. Durand of the board, in an unannounced conference. The conference lasted three hours.

train baudit BOBS 25 OF SSO Man Escapes After Pistol Duel With Agent. Bu U-itrd Press OMAHA, Neb., Oct. I.—Police today admitted they had no clew to the identity of the bandit who lajst night held up and robbed twentyfive passengers in the chair car of Missouri Pacific passenger train No. 107. The bandit, described as a man of 50 or 60, escaped after a pistol duel with Special Agent Walker of the Missouri Pacific. He obtained less than SSO from his victims. - The holdup occurred between South Omaha and the Union Station here. SECOND SMASH MAY BE FATAL Woman Seriously Hurt on Way to See Injured Father. / Bn I nitcd Press RUSHVILLE, Ind., Oct. I.—En route to the home of her father, Ben Johnson, R. R. C, Mox 60, Indianapolis, who had been seriously hurt when his auto was demolished and burned in an accident, Mrs. Martha Haller of Cincinnati, Ohio, was probably fatally injured when her auto was wrecked south of here late Wednesday. Mrs. Haller’s children. Jackie and Georgia, were slightly hurt and her 1 two brothers. Bennie and Fred Johnson, Were out end ard bruised. Mrs. Haller’s sister. Mrs. Tony Possi of Cincinnati, suffered a broken collar bone. Mrs. Haller's auto collided with one drawn by J. M. Ryan of New Salem. RAIN AT LOUISVILLE Bit Utlltl'fl Pr SS LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. I.—Today's game between the Louisville Colonels and the Baltimore Orioles—scheduled to have been the second of “lj/Ltle world series”—was called off cfi acocunt of rain. Louisville wonl" the first game of the series, I t/L

SLATE Fill KILLS 4 IK COAL MINE Two Seriously Hurt in Accident of Binkley Shaft No. 3, Near Clinton, Ind. — Tons of Debris Drop on Victims, Crushing Out Lives. Hu Cnilrl Brenti CLINTON, Ind., Oct, 1. - Four miners were killed and two seriously injured in a fall of slate at te Binkley Coal Company mine No. 3, near here, today. The dead: Frank Morris, Clinton; William Richards, Clinton; Albert Moelane, Clinton, and W. J. France, Terre Haute. Archie Crossley, Terre Haute, and T. L. Ball, Chicago, were injured. CITY HALL IS near REVOLT OVER SPALL Rebellious Note Prevails Since Departure of Captain Zener. By Jepson Cadou City hall politicians and their legions of civic clerks and employes ha”e become weary straining t'leir listening powers to hear the call for active campaigning from the forces supporting John L. Duvall, Republican candidate for mayor. A lalssez .fnlre attitude bordering on rebellion In a few Instances seems to be prevailing since the departure of Capt. John Zener for the camp of Walter Myers, Democratic nominee. Whether the lethargy and lack of enthusiasm prompted a series of heavy conferences William H. Armltage, administration political general, held with the vote getters of the Shank regime in the board of works office Wednesday afternoon was a subject of discussion today.

Many Drift In Evidently the conferences were satisfactory to the generalissimo, for he indicated there will be no halt In the administration’s support of Duvall. "If the election were held tomorrow, Duvall would win by thirty thousand,” said the political strategist. Before Armitage arrived there was a minor political flurry at the board of works meeting when Dr. M. J. Spencer, Democratic member, refused to sign the acceptance of tho resignation of Robert Cunningham, flood prevention Inspector, who wrote stating he was embarrassed in his support of Myers by connection with the present administration. “We’ll take any other resignations for the same reason,” said William H. Freeman, Republican board member, who with President Charles E. Coffin, accepted the resignation. Fears Maneuver Spencer indicated he feared a political maneuver was in progress. Among those who "Just happened in” and saw Armitage were: Ernest L. Kingston, board of safety president; John F. Walker, street cleaning superintendent. Martin J. Hyland, street commissioner and Po'ice Chief Herman F. Rikhoff. In the midst of the conferences Mayor Shank arrived. COLLINS RESIGNS POST Dry Director of Kent ucky-Tennessee Region Quits. If 11 United Press LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. I.—Declaring his salary is inadequate, Prohibition Administrator Sam Collins of the Kentucky-Tennessee region, has resigned, effective today. As Kentucky prohibition director, Collins ‘was largely responsible for the conviction of Congressman on liquor violation charges. Collins was the first administrator appointed by Gen. Lincoln C. Andrews', national dry czar, under his prohibition enforcement reorganization. CHANGES MADE IN OFFICE New State School Inspector Named By Sherwood. With opening of the new fiscal year, several changes took place today in the personnel at the office of Dr. Henry Noble Sherwood, State superintendent of public instruction. E. E. Rarrsey, who has been State school inspector, was succeeded by John W. Rlttenger of South Bend.j former assistant. E. R Butler, for-1 mer superintendent of the Rushvillel High Schodj succeeaed Rlttenger. f

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, OCT. 1, 1925

Slings Are Adjusted Under S-51; Weather Favors Lift Operations

This picture shows officers and men of Iho U. S. S. Camden paying their last tribute to the first two bodies to be brought up from the sunken submarine S-51. It was taken as the bodies were being transferred to .. destroyer for remoy.il to Newport, It. I. The bodies were those of William C. Tescliemaelier, of Indian apolis, and John L. Gibson, of Portland, Ore.

Some Doubt Cranes Can Lift Vessel Deeply Embedded in Sand. BULLETIN Attemps to life the submarine failed. Bu l r nltc<i Preas NEW LONDON. Conn., Oct. I. Renewod attempts to, rescue tiny who may be living aboard the sunken submarine S-51 in Long Island Sound, progressed favorably today. Slinga were adjusted beneath the craft and attached to the huge crane Monarch. When Admiral H. H. Chrystie, in charge of operations, sent his last report, the smaller crane, Century, was being swung into position. “Work is progressing as planned. Weather favorable,” declared Chrystie’s message. The derricks started lifting the submarine to the surface at 11:45 a. m. Tile order to begin ho, sting was given and the first, slow, steady -drain was put on the sunken hull. The two derricks will lift the hull by slow stages. It probably will be several hours before the stern Is brought to the surface. Admiral Chrystie overnight declared he must “concede reluctantly and sorrowfully" that there was no possibility of finding the men alive within the shell. However, as the subordinate of Secretary of the Navy Wilbur, he was Obeying orders to "carry on.” Reports from the wreck zone said that the S-50, moored above her sister ship, had had a hazardous experience whn she became inngled with the mooring lines of the diving boat Chittenden, and it looked for a moment as though she would go down to Join her mate. However, by quick action, officers and men succeeded in extricating her from the entanglement and she was still moored, pumping air down below. Navy men doubted that the cranes could lift the vessel. Imbedded ever deeper In the shifting sands and doubted that It would be of any "rescue” value If they did succeed. Kinsfolk ashore, however, were praying that the hoists would at last succeed.

EX-MARION BOY ON SUB Bu Times Special MARION. Ind., Sept. 30.—One of the men on the sunken submarine S-51, is a former Marion boy, Harry Elser, who lived here until he enlisted in the Navy nine years ago, it was learned today. M’CABE JURY OBTAINED Arthur Robinson, Indianapolis, in Charge of Defense. Bu United- Press GARY, Ind., Oct. 1. —Jury to try Alex McCabe, alleged Chicago gunman, on a murder charge, was completed at noon today after four days. More than 150 men were questioned, lawyer, has replaced Stewart & O’Brien of Chicago in charge of McCabe’s defense. TEN POLICE OFF FORCE Seven Dismissed for Economy— Three for Improper Conduct. Indiana’s State motor police force was at ebb today, owing to the fact that it was necessary to strike seven men from the field force because of a l”stlngy” budg-’*, coupled with the | ecent suspension of three members tor improper conduct. The field I strength of the force today was thirty.

AMERICA MAKES NEW DEMANDS OF FRENCH Caillaux’s Payment Offer Definitely Turned Down —Paris Envoys Silent on Their Stand.

By T nit est Trias WASHINGTON, Oct. I.—A new set of American proposals for funding the $4,200,000,000 French debt to the United Slates were submitted to the French debt commission today when negotiations were resumed. With only twenty-four hours in which to effect a settlement if Finance Minister Caillaux adheres to his plan to depart for France tomorrow, the French commlsisoners CHICAGO CUTS BREAD PRICES Decreases Not to Be Made Here, However. Bu United Press CHICAGO, Oct. I.—A 20 per cent decrease In bread prices became effective in Chicago today, the cut being made by one of the/our largest wholesale bakeries. Others are expected to follow. The retail price for one-pound loaves Is 9 cents and for t!4-pound loaven 13 cents. No explanation of the price cut was given. According to officials of Indianapolis baking companies the price of bread jn Indianapolis will not be cut. Chicago prices have been higher than the local prices, they said. Indianapolis retail consumers are now pay ng 8 and 9 cents for pound loaves and 11 to 13 cents for 114-pound loaves. Some chain stores sell a pound loaf as low as 5 cents. FIRST PARTY ARRANGED Sluiners and Families to Be Entertained Friday First of a series of parties for Shrlners and members of their families will be given Friday evening at Murat Temple, Ed J. Gausepohl, entertainment committee chairman, said today. Card oarty is at 8 p. m. and the dance at 9 p. m.

Sisters Will Not Attend Funeral Three little sisters of William Teschemacher, 17, whuse body has been recovered from the submarine S-51, will never see him again. This became known today when it was said at the home, 4071 College Ave.. that Regina, 15: Catherine, 13. and Helen, 11, would not attend the funeral to be held at Broklyn, N. Y. The father, William E. Teschemacher, is at New London, Conn., the base of the rescue operations. He has begged Navy officials for the privilege of holding his son’s body until the other boy, Frederick, a twin, is also recovered from the sunken submarine. “The lads were inseparable in life. I want them to be inseparable in death,” the father said. The mother is In Brooklyn with friends. .

took the new proposals which were described by a high official of the American commission as r “complete change from former proposals” under consideration. The proposal was handed to the French at a ten-mintue joint meeting of the two commissioners this morning and a reply is expected from them at another Joint meeting scheuled at 3 p. m. today. This development followed a visit by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon and other members of the American Commission to the White House and the issuance of a statement by Mellon repudiating authorized statements from the F*rench side that a tentative agreement had been reached by sub-committees. The French were silent concerning the rebuff. They retired to the French embassy from which they refused to be drawn for comment. At this morning's meeting, they wei med that their latest proposal was nacceptable. As this left the future if the negotiations somewhat uncertain the new “suggestions ’ were made to show them what the Americans -were willing to do to enable further progress. FIRE MARSHAL NAMES DEPUTY New State Official Dons Robes of Office. State Fire Marshal Alfred Hogston’s first official act, on assuming office today, was to appoint Harry N. Styner of Montmorencl as first deputy fire marshal, to succeed John D. Kramer, resigned. Styner has been assistant marshal in charge of the inspection division for some time. He was secretary of the State Senate in 1919. Newman T. Miller, retiring fire marshal, after calling on a number of friends at the Statehouse, left for Florida where he has accepted a position with an insurance company. FLOODS CLAIM BIG LIFE TOLL Thousand Houses Demolished in Central Japan. Bu United Press TOKIO, Oct. I.—A thirty-hour rain with resultant floods have taken a heavy toll of life and property damage in centra Japan. Twenty are krown to he dead in Yokohama, six in Yokusaka and three in Tokio. A thousand houses have been demolished and other thousands inundated. Traffic has been crippled and light and power cut off in many parts of this city. The Imperial Hotel is partly flooded. Radio towers on Atago Hill are leaning dangerously.

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Ten Degree Drop in Mercury Forecast With the advent of October, temperature should start for lower levels, according to the United States weather bureau forecast today. A drop of 10 to 15 degrees is expected tonight, J. H. Armington, meteorologist, said. Tcmrocature at 7 a. m. was 63, or 11 degrees above normal. Cloudy weather also *is on the bill, however, so that there is practically no possibility of frost. September was a warm month, bureau figures show. The average temperature was 73.2 degrees. 6.3 degrees above the noimal of 66.99. Three days. Sept. 3, 5 and 6, lead in the heat league, 'with marks of 95. The coldest day was Sept. 25, when 52 was recorded. Rainfall also was above the average, the precipitation being 5.97 inches, compared with a normal of 3.05 inches. Rainfall for the year is still 5.05 Inches below normal.

BOOM’S FINISH BY JANUARY IS FLORIDA VIEW Wise Men Tell Their Friends to ‘Unload While Unloading Is Good.’ Editor's Note: This is the fourth of a series of articles telHur thr truth of renditions in Florida as found by h representative of The Indianapolis Tiroes: By Harold Keats “J ASHINGTON. Oct. I.—All UU Florida is divided into three classes; Those who think the boom will last through the winter, those who think it will last for two more years, and those who won’t, don’t or 'an’t think at all. Trunking Floridans frankly w uried. Before drawlm our own ■ n nFuslons. let us a‘‘e w. at they an/ Fo a rer -nt meetieg of tne orida Development Board, ,£.<*•■ posed of *h< chambers of commerce and other leading organizations of the State, the president, Herman A. Dann, of St. Petersburg, said: “The man doesn’t live who can tell whether we ■will be overrun with tourists this winter or whether we will see a falling off....We must grip the situation before it out of hand. We can no longer stick our heads in the sand and refuse to look that word ‘bubble’ in the eye.” Dann’s organization is Florida's only centralized agency for boosting the State, and his frank expression of doubt as to the life of the boom has weight. Rules Do Not Apply Thomas W. Rich, Miami realtor for eighteen years, as frankly admits: “Os course it won’t last, but I belieye it will run through the winter. People have the lot-buying mania and many of the rich people who come here buy lots as a gamble, like lottery tickets. If I were to get down to hard facts and consider the statistics, I would be scared out and leave tomorrow, but this it' one situation where you can’t apply any rules. We are going along while the going la good and not bothering about the future.” F. A. Hathaway. State highway commissioner, whose loyalty to the State is undoubted, and who this year is supervising the construction of roads costing $30,000,000, said: “I believe the boom will last through the winter.” Judge Frank B. Stonemnn, editor of the Miami Herald and a city judge, said: “There Is bound to bo (Turn to Page 4) BLAME FAMILY QUARREL Woman Said to Have Taken Poison After Husband's Accusation A family qunrrel today is held by police to lie the motive for the attempt of Mrs. Martha Mongelli, 20. of 709 Massachusetts Ave., to take her life late Wednesday with poison. John Mongelli. her husband, said that he came home, found no supper ready and accused her of drinking. He stepped out Into the hall and she drank the poison. She was taken to city hospital.

Two Disillusioned Girls Left By Men Here

r_~“|N T E disillusioned girl was ( ) on her way home today I while another waited in the Detention Home pending arrangements for her return to her parents. F,oth came here with men whom they believed they loved, and who they thought loved them. The Salvation Army provided the money to send Elizabeth McConnel, 16, to her home in Elwood City, Pa. For four days she waited without food for the man who hr and deserted her here. “My mother was away and I just got tired keeping house for my stepfather—and I didn't like the neighbors either,” she said. “So I told an Elwood City friend of mine that I wanted to travel. He did too, so we came here. We lived at two hotels several days—he kept saying we were going to get married, but we didn't. Then he said he was going out to borrow some money from a friend

Forecast MOSTLY cloudy and coo§| tonight, followed by and cooler Friday.

Vfflß-ISSUEIri THAT-WRIT GAME OVERj Search Warrant, Search 1 Warrant, Who’s Got the Search Warrant? Why, Another Justice of Peace, and Not Squire Henry Spiher at All. EMBARRASSING SESS|OAj IN COURT FOR NOTHJNC JM t'v’VS ®n But How Could Anyone Know Isidor Wulfs'Mi Gave Out the Papefs? Police Lieutenant Foryo|S —Girl’s Trial to Proce§B If Justice of the Peace Henrjflj 11. Spiher had known Wednes : M day what Justice of the Feacsfl Isidor WulfSon knew, might have saved ftPw embarrassing half hour in J Criminal Court. J Spiher also might have saved ’rtt- l self and other officials & search through the piles of papeginl in his office for a missing so* 7 warrant, requested by Crlmf’ Judge James A. Collins, If only, known. It Was Never There The search warrant waa not found In Spiher’a office because It never 1 was there. It never was there because It was In the office of " alfson. But Spiher didn’t know u. X he hadn’t issued the warrant. Police Lieut. John Eisenhut, who i had obtained the warrant to search J the premises of Miss Martha 318 E. North St., didn’t know Spiher had not issued the warrant. He had “thought" he got it from Spiher. It wasn't until late Wednesday that police got to thinking that mayt (Turn to J’age 4)

READY TO TALK ABOIOTBRIDGES City and County May Get Together on Question. Board of works members today were prepared to discuss with J county officials their disagroemerLj over price of land acquired in prevention work near the jffentuckMß Ave. and Oliver Ave. bridges aeroslH White River. County Auditor Harry Dunn, Wednesday declared the price for two strips of land to widen the channel of the river was exorbitant, has made the following statement: "We feel a lot of the land bought ** by the city Is not necessary In this j work, but we have nothing to say l about it. We feel the two boards, I the board of works and the county I council, should get together." ■ The board of works Wednesday I granted an extension of time to Janj 1, to the Meade Construction Coni|£ pany and the Stone Construct!'sj3 Company, who are building t: JR bridges. A bond Issue of $600,000 aMT ready has been issued by the countwf 1 and officials have been notified thnßm about $175,000 more will be to complete the work, Dunn said, HOURLY TEMPERATURE fl 6 a. 62 10 a. 7 a. m 63 11 a. m 8 a. m 66 12 (noon) .... 7^| 9 n. rnfl 68

(we had only 50 cents left between us). He told me to wait—and 1 did, for four days, but I got so hungry, I just had to tell someone. If I get a chance I'm going back home and make the best of things." The other deserted girl Is but 15 years old and goes to school in her home town, Atlantic City, N. J. She belongs to a good family and her name is being withheld. "I know he loves me,” she declared, referring to the young man who brought her to Indianapolis. He told me all the time we were traveling—we hiked for about two weeks—that we were going to get married. I don’t know why we didn’t. Then he told me to stand in a doorway until he came back. I waited several hours. Why do you think he didn’t come back?” and the 1 child’s big eyes widened an A>usly.