Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 154, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 October 1925 — Page 1

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VOLUME 37—NUMBER 154

PURCHASE OF PLAZA SITES OFF County Council Will Not Provide Funds, Says Hogle. QUESTION OF CHURCHES Cost for Two Locations Declared Too High. The Marion County council will not vote funds for the purchase of the two churches on the site of the Indiana World War Memorial plaza, Cassius L. Hogle, president, said today. Two previous councils have voted refusal and no action will be taken for purchase by the present council at its regular meeting in January. Hogle said. As the churches are in the block to be bought by the county, it is not believed State or city officials will acquire the land. No Special Session “We feel we cannot saddle a million to a million and a half dollar bond issue onto the people for the purchase at this time,” Hogle said. If either church makes any improvements it will be permitted to remain on the site for the next twenty-five years. Officials of both the Second Presbyterian and First Baptist churches have said they intend to build additions if the property is not purchased. The County commissioners are also opposed to buying the property according to John Kltley, commissioner. An agreement, in fact, has been entered onthe commissioners’ record book, dated April 25, 1925, that the Second Presbyterian church would not be bought. Funds Necessary Commissioners also say they cannot act unless the county council appropriates the funds. Walker & Weeks, Cleveland architects, who designed the Memorial, are to continue on the work, notwithstanding the x-evocation of Weeks’ license to practice in Indiana. The Memorial board Tuesday voted to retain the two, and employ I)r. W. K. Hatt, Purdue University, as supervising engineer. No further steps will be taken against the architects, it was believed.

DUVALL SAYS HE WILL TREAT SECTIONS ALIKE Impartiality for North, South, East and West Is Pledged. “North, south, east ami west sides will receive impartial treatment, if I arn elected mayor,” John L. Duvall, Republican candidate, said at the Columbia Conserve Company at noon today. Representative Ralph E. Updike also spoke. State Senator William T. Quillin and State Representative Charles E. Mendenhall spoke at the Oakes Company and the Rev. Frank C. Iluston at the G. & .1. Tire Company. Duvall speaks tonight at 939 Ft. Wayne Ave., 1450 Shepard St., 949 Maple St., St. Paul Baptist Church Community House, 1135 N. Sheffield Ave., and Druids’ Hall, Kansas and Meridian Sts. Walter Myers, his Democratic opponent, was characterized as “visionary” by Duvall in speeches Tuesday night. “My visionary opponent,” Duvall said, “charges that I have appropriated from $42,000 to $65,000 of the interest on the Barrett law fund for my own use during my term of office as treasurer of Marion County. I cannot touch that money. It is in the bank waiting for a decision of a court as to its final disposal.” Duvall said Myers never had a constructive thought in this campaign,. ' DUvall spoke at the Central Buick Sales Company, 2911 Central Ave., the Community Center, Fortieth St. and Capitol Ave. and the Irvington Masonic Temple, E. Washington and Johnson Sts.

PAINLEVE MAY FORM CABINET President of France Calls Him to Palace. Bu United Prega PARIS, Oct. 28. President Doumergue this afternoon summoned Paul Palnleve to the Elysee palace to charge him to form anew cabinet, following the resignation of the old Painleve cabinet as a means of ousting Finance Minister Calllaux from political life. Doumergue, in the course of a half hour talk asked Painleve to undertake the task of reforming the cabinet, and Painleve agreed to return at 4:30 p. m. to give his reply as to whether he accepted.

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“No Man’s Laud” at 13 W. Oliio St.

Plat Books Don’t Account For Small Strip Near Circle. Indianapolis has a “no man's land.” Within a block of Monument Circle there Is a strip of property about six feet wide and twenty-five feet deep that is no man’s property—at least a strip the ownership of which can not be accounted for in city plat books, in the Courthouse or in abstractors’ offices. And the property. Henley T. Hottel, Indianapolis Real Estate Board secretary estimates, is worth SIB,OOO. The mystery strip is at. 15 W. Ohio St. On the east is the School Board Bldg., at the southwest corner of Ohio and Meridian Sts. On the west is the property of M. F. Owen. The school board doesn’t own the strip and Owen makes no claim to it. On the plat books the school board property and that of Owen meet. But this six-foot mystery strip lays In between, accupied by the Symrnis Brothers shoe shining and repairing, parlor. But do Symrnis Brothers own it? If not, who floes? And why don’t the pla.t books show that small but valuable space? Not New Questions These questions may be puzzling, but they are not new. Back in 1900 when the school board building was erected, board members worried about this strip of land. They bought their ground and got all they bought. So did the remainder of the buyers in the south side of Ohio St., between Illinois and Meridian Sts. But still this six feet remained. The school board then thought it ought to have the land. After several surveys the property was found to be in line, board members decided not to claim the strip. Squatters’ Rights Rumored It is rumored that three men hold the ground on squatters’ rights, and that the shoe-shining parlor operators pay SBS a month rent for It. But the managers of the shtng-par-lar won’t talk. Squatters’ rights come after a person holds jtroperty for twenty years and the title is not contested. Whether the same party has held the property that long, also remains a mystery. Just how the extra six feet happened to be there is a matter of conjecture. Members of the school board in 1900 were inclined to believe that Pierson St., an alley, which runs into Ohio St., _,near Illinois St., was not made as wide as the northern extension of the alley which enters Ohio St., from the north. The south section of the alley Is twelve feet narrower than the north part. In some way, they imagine, six of that twelve feet was disposed of and accounted for on the • records and the remainder forgotten.

BOYS GO TO FLORIDA Father Asks Police Aid in Finding Missing Son. George Platzer, Jr., 15, is missing from his home at 1610 N. Alabama St. Police were told by his father that he left for Florida in a roadster with two youths, who were arrested Saturday night on charge* of contributing to delinquency of a fifteen-year-old girl. . The latter two have not been reported missing. Albert Lyons, 52, left his room at the Hazelton Hotel and has not been seen since. Paints of Willie Walter Johnson, 12, cofßfed. 70 2Maxwell St., ask police to finHLhim.

Question: Did He Give Odds? Bu Times Boccial NOBLES VILLE, Ind., Oct. 28. —Frank Conner and Earl Dreher are farmers. They are also baseball fans. Dreher bet on Washington to win the world series championship. Today he took a mule over to the Conner barn. If Washington had won, Conner would have lost twenty-seven roosters.

BOOTLEGGER’ IS AGAIN TOPIC OF WALTER MYERS Democratic Nominee Asks Why Diivall Has Kept Silent. “Why has John L. Duvall refused to name the* Republican councilmanic candidate who is a convicted bootlegger?” Walter Myers, Democratic nominee for mayor, asked in campaign addresses Tuesday night. “I made his task easy, pointed out where he could obtain the information and still he ignores my challenge.” Myers spoke at Hl4 Traub Ave., 517 Alton St., Princess Theater, Real Silk Hosiery Mills, and Holmes Ave. and W. Tenth St. The Democratic nominee said his supporters would Insist that every vote is counted on election day. “Both Bell and Perrott are In their graves, and If they had a political machine. It is there with them,” Myers asserted. The merit system will be substituted for the espionage system In dealing with city employes, if he is elected, Myers pledged. Myers scored what he termed the collection of money by “an intermediate person” in the awarding of city contracts. “Hickory Slim lost $70,000 right in the heart of Indianapolis,” Myers said at the Indianapolis Glove Company at noon. “Vet no warrant was' issued; nobody was arrested; no grand jury investigation was made. "If this had been some petty offender he doubtless would have been arrested and hauled to the police station in a patrol wagon.” Myers speaks tonight at 1028 Olver Ave., Roosevelt Ave. and Sheldon St., Roosevelt Ave. and Rural St. and 918 Davidson St.

GREEK EVACUA TION HAL TSAFTERATTA CK Athens Forwards Protest to League After Withdrawal of Troops From Bulgaria Is Suspended.

Bu United Preta ATHENS, Oct. 28. —Bulgarians have attacked the left flank of the Greek columns retiring from Bulgarian soil and the Greek government, in consequence, has ordered a suspension of the withdrawal which had begun) in accordance with the

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28, 1925

OFFER OF DRY BRIBE REVEALED Morgan Said to Have Been Promised $250,000 to Quit. ALLEGED REMUS ACTION ‘Bootleg King/ Facing Quiz Here, Makes Denial. Bert Morgan, former head of the Indiana prohibition enforcement department, was offered $250,000 to resign by persons said to be connected with the St. Louis booze ring now being investigated by a special Federal grand jury, it was learned today. Morgan, it Is said, in 1923, was approached several times by men representing themselves as connected with George Remus, Cincinnati, Ohio, millionaire bootleg king. He refused all offers. Remus, under indictment in ti e St. Louis Federal Court, and now under $50,000 bond, was preparing to appear again today before the special Federl grand Jury in the investigation of the alleged St. [>mis runt ring. He testified Tuesday. Denial By Remus Remus said the men who approached Morgan were not author lzed to do so by him. Morgan, when director, uncovered the operations of the St. Louis organization in Death Valley, near Cincinnati. Several persons, including Remus, were Indicted In Federal Court here, but the rase was transferred to the Cincinnati district, where Remus was sentenced to two years In Atlanta and fined SIO,OOO. Others to Testify James Dillon of the Internal Revenue Department. St. Louis; W. L. Rehfeld of the National Bank of Commerce, St. Ixmis, and G. W. Wilson of the Mercantile Trust Company. St. Louis, were to testify before the grand Jury today, it was thought. The grand Jury Investigation Is thought to center about the substitution of water fur vuhisky in 890 whisky barrels In the Jack •Daniels warehouse at. Sf. luis. in which Remus held a financial Interest.

ROAD OFFICIAL JAILED New York Central Cliief Clerk Held In U. S. Beer Quiz. Bu United Press CHICAGO, Oct. 28.—Federal authorities may demand Indictment of tho New York Central Railroad on a charge of illegal transportation of beer. It appeared today as Alfred Bomer, said to be chief clerk for the road was held for questioning. Bomer was grilled for several hours, in an attempt to link the road with Chicago’s SBOO,OOO-a-month beer syndicate. He was taken to an outlying jail and held. According to Federal investigators, eastern breweries have been shipping vast quantities of beer to Chicago, using several railroads for the transportation and obtaining special “right-of-way” privileges over the roads. Attempts will he made to indict the railroad companies, several of th-ir high officials and many of Chicago’s politicians and police officers in addition to the eastern breweries. HOOSIERS SUMMONED Three Elkhart Men to Testify at Jury Investigation. Bu United Prrse ELKHART, Ind., Oct. 23.—Three local employes of the New York Central railroad have been summoned to Chicngo to testify at the investigation of the shipment of beer over the company’s lines It became known today. The men are L. E. Osborn. F. L. Smith and C. W. Beurle, yard clerks. Reports say the beer was shipped to this city and reconsigned in the yard here in ap effort to confuse dry agents. TO ADMINISTER FUND Scliool Superintendent Authorized to Make Plans. A scholarship fund for worthy colored pupils will be administered son, it was announced following the meeting board Tuesday night when Superintendent E. U. Graff was authorized by the board to make plans for putting the fund into effect. It will be known as the McCoy fund and consists of $3,000, a bequest of \V. D. McCoy, a colored principal, who died thirty years ago.

orders of the League of Nations councils. Greece forwarded a protest to President Briand of the League of National council against this attack as a violation of the council’s decision.

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Col. William Mitchell, who faces court-martial for his charges that the Army and Navy Air Service are run by bungling incompetents and that military fliers are forced to risk their lives daily hi faulty planes.

OLD MARKS BROKEN BY COLD AND SNOW

City and Middle West Held in Grip of Winter Weather. Weather rccorils for Indianapolis were broken today by a combination cold wave and snowfall which struck the city and most of the region between the Ohio and Missouri Rivers. Snowfall, starting early in the morning, totalled .3 inch, bringing the total fall for October to .8-inch, more than has ever fallen in the month since the United States weather bureau office was established here In 1883. The next highest figure was .4-inch in 1916 and 1917. The thermometer, which registered 26 at 6 a. in., took a downward slump to 25 at 8 and 23 at 8, the lowest for this early in the month. Ixiw marks of 22 were set on Oct. 30 in 1887 and 1895. The 7 a. m. mark was 19 degrees below normal. Temperature at noon wAs 27. More Cold The forecast, according to J. TI. Armington, meterorlogi.st is for generally fair weather tonight and Thursday, with lower temperature tonight, and Thursday continued cold. The mercury should drop to about 18 tonight, he said. Other stations over the Middle West reported heavy snow, the heaviest being 5 inches at Des Moines, lowa. Brings Accident The snow brought one accident when C. J. Shelton, ,1317 Olive Ave., was unable to see a stop sign at Pennsylvania and North Sts. He suffered cuts on the arm when his car collided with an automobile driven by William Bacon, 1708 Milburn St., who had the go sign In his favor. When a Union Traction car crashed through a switch at Martindale Ave. and Twenty-Fifth St., John Carr, 26, 1414 N. Dearborn St., suffered a bruised head and broken shoulder. His car was smashed. PAUL BIESE IS DEAD Orchestra Director Who Appeared Here Succumbs at Cincinnati. Bu United Prega CINCINNATI, Oct. 28. Paul Biese, 38, director of Biese’s jazz orchestra, is dead here following an operation. Biese was a popular composer of music. He appeared with his orchestra at the Circle Theater, Indianapolis, during the week of July 5, last suu|mer.

Dog Keeps Vigil at Lake Grave Bu I niteil Press 1 I GUI AND PARK. 111., Oct. 28.—Drawn to the scene by "Tiny,” a little Sootcl Terrier who kept vigil over his mistress police today dragged the shore line of T,ake Michigan and found the body of Mrs. Alexander 11. Stewart, wealthy merchant tailor’s wife. When “Tiny” was found beside Mrs. Stewart’s fur neck piece shivering in the show on a pier which juts out into the lake not far from the Stewart residence, Stewart said he believed his wife had committed suicide. Her coat was found in the water.

LARCENY IS CHARGED Three Men Arrested By ‘Police As Result of Thefts. Three men were arrested today on larceny charges. Morris Everett, 25, 122 N. Kealing Ave., Is charged with the theft of a $79 pay check from the Pennsylvania Railroad. Police say Morris White. 32. colored, 413 W. Pratt St., stole a $l5O ring from Dr. Robert Repass, 3492 Fall Greek Blvd. Theft of a $25 locket from Cordelia Robinson, colored, 2004 N. Delaware St., Is charged against Henry D. Marr, 27. Apts.

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MITCHELL WINS FIRST SKIRMISHES Colonel Succeeds in Setting Off Three Members of Court That Is to Try Him on Charges of Insubordination. VICTORIES ARE SIGNIFICANT Army Trial Convenes on Orders of President in Old Warehouse. WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.—Colonel William Mitchell stepped onto the scales of military justice today and won three major victories in opening skirmishes at his 1 rial oft charges growing out of his talks on management of the air service.

Mitchell will step off the scales, sooner or later, divested of his uniform or disciplined for his severe critlsms. Such a fate is generally conceded by all except by Mitchell. Initial Victory Mitchell’s Initial victory came when Brig. Gen Arthur Bowley, court-martial member, was removed from the general court on grounds of prejudice and bias, made by Mitchell. Representative Frank R. Reid. Illinois. Mitchell's civilian counsel, next challenged Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, president of the court, quoting speeches of Summerall and his testimony before the President’s air board to show that he could not be fair to the aviation critic. Summerall withdrew. Mitchell's attorney then challenged Fred W. Slnyden, superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, and he also withdrew, cutting the court membership from thirteen members to ten. Not to Be Filled The vacancies will not be filled. Maj. Gen. Robert TANARUS„ Howse, commandant of the Fifth Corps Area, and senior officer after the removals was named presiding officer. After the challenges the court settled down to business and prosecution counsel real the specifications and charges against Mitchell. These included the lengthy statement issued by Mitchell at San Antonio headquarters on the Shenandoah disaster which is the basis of the trial. Mitchell charged "the War and Navy Departments with criminal negligence and almost treasonable administration of the national defense.” • Required to Stand Mitchell was required to stand while the specifications were being read by Liqut. Col. J. I- McMullen, who also stood. It. developed then that he lengthy San Antonio statement had to he read in connection with each of the specifications based on It and despite an appeal by both sides to dispense with the formality, General llowse insisted that the regulations bo adhered to. In the middle of the fourth reading Howse suggested that they sit down, hut McMullen said he preferred to stand and Mitchell stayed with him. The court to try Mitchell for subversive criticism of his superiors met in an old warehouse at the foot of Capitol Hill, at the order of President t'oolldge. Mitchell was arrested at his home shortly after breakfast, and confined to tho Jurisdiction of the court. Mitchell was to plead not guilty to all eight specifications of the charges against him. His defense is to be based on constitution guarantees of free speech. The penalty In case of conviction ranges front reprimand to dismissal from the service.

RALSTON WILL LISTS $90,000 Value of Late Senator's Estate Is Given. Will of the late Senator Samuel M. Ralston was filed for probate today In Probate Court before Judge Mahlon E. Basb. Personul property was listed at $15,000 and real estate at $75,000. Julian C. Ralston, a son. was named executor. To the widow, Mrs. Jennie C. Ralston, he bequeathed "Hooster Home,” and all of his capital stock in the First National bank at Lebanon, Ind. Each of his children, Emmet G. Ralston, J. C. Ralston, and Mrs, Ruth Ralston Iji Rue, we.re 'given equal shares in his 180acre farm near West Newton. Mrs, la Rue was also given a double dwelling and the old desk he used when he began law practice In Other personal property was given to the two sons. AGREEMENT SIGNED Bu United Preaa WASHINGTON, Oct 28. An agreement for funding Estonia’s $13,830,000 debt to the United States was signed at the Treasury Deuart* today.

Forecast Generally fair tonight and Thursday; colder tonight with lower temperature, about 18. Thursday continued cold.

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DEFENSE AGAIN WRECKS CHANCE TO OBTAIN JURY Mrs. Oberholtzer, in Court, Sees Talesmen Dismissed After Two Passings. Timm Staff Correspondent | CIRCUIT COURT ROOM. NOBLKSVILLE. Ind., Oct. 28.—Defense | attorneys this afternoon challenged John Wiles In chair one, thus wrecking what had appeared a chance to obtain a jury today to try D. C. Stephenson, Earl Genry and Earl Klinck on murder charges. Wiles was succeded by a string of talesmen. Noon adjournment halted a conference of defense attorneys as to whether they should pass the jury for tho second time. If they had done so and t.he State acted likewise tho twelve men would have been obtained. Peremptory excusal of Jacob Dawson, talesman who has occupied tho jury box for two weeks, marked the morning's grind of the thirteenth day of attempts to lino up the jury. Dawson was excused by Eph Inman, chief defense attorney, after Judge Sparks overruled a challenge on the ground he had an opinion. Shortly afterward, Inman used hts thirteenth peremptory to release , Frank Darnell. Tho State released Etnery Hall, by peremptory challenge after attempting to decoy Hall I into stating he was opposed to capital punishment. Darnell and Hall were succeeded , i by John If. Wiles and Ralph Finley. ( Both sides had twenty perempto(Tuni to Page 11)

MANUFACTURER KILLED Brazil Company Head Dies When Struck By Auto. Ri> I'tiitrd Prc** BRAZIL, Ind., Ort. 28.—Frank Knight. 70, president of the Ampliphone Company here, died early today from Injuries received when be was struck by an auto driven by Steve Burk, a clay worker. ONE SPEEDING ARREST Two Drivers Face (barges of Violating Traffic Signals. Kurt Vonnegut, 46, of 4365 N. Illinois St., was the lone alleged speeder arrested Tuesday night. Two driven were eharged with violating traffic signals, HOI ELY TEMPERATURE 6 a. 26 10 a. m 24 7 a. m 25 11 a. 26 8 a. m 23 13 (noon) .... 27 9 a. 2* 1 p. 28 Joanna was left a mil s lion dollars by an unknown benefactor. It was hers to use as she pleased. What would you do if somebody should suddenly leave you a million? SIOO in cash prizes for the best answers to this question. Answers may be as short as you desire, but they must not contain more than 300 words. SSO, first prize; S2O, second prize; $lO, third prize; $5, fourth prize; $3, fifth prize, and twelve prizes of $1 each. Address your essay to the story editor of The Indianapolis Times. Contest closes Nov. 10. Read about what Joanna did with her million dollars. The story starts isl The Time* Nov . &