Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 171, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 November 1925 — Page 1

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IV TUT FOUND FOR RUM LEAK? More Than 2,000 Alcohol Permits in Indiana Would Be Revoked Under Federal Dry Head’s Order, Effective on Dec. 31. ANDREWS WOULD END ‘RUB’ REDISTILLATION Harris Expects Change in Regulations to Make It Harder to Change Industrial Fluid Into Beverage -Agents-Face Task. A drive by the Government to end the use of industrial or medicated alcohol in bootleg liquor manufacturer, ordered started Dec. 31 in Washington today, will affect 2,157 Federal permit holders in Indiana. Lincoln C. Andrews, assistant treasury secretary ordered all per-' mils to obtain, dispose or or use alcohol revoked on Dec. 1. Ever> holder will be investigated and new permits issued only to those prohibition agents are certain will not permit the alcohol to “leak” into boot leggers’ hands. Ansel R. Harris, deputy Federal prohibition administrator, said he had received no word of the order, other than a United Press dispatch transmitted to him by The Times In Indiana 1,250 druggists, 900 doc tors and seven wholesale drug firms hold alcohol permits. The prohibition force will have a tremendous task in reinvestigating all of these Harris said he exnects the Government to change regulations upon the manufacture of alcohol rubs making it harder to redistill into beverage alcohol. Harris pointed to the fact that 720 empty bottles bearing a widely known patent alcohol rub label were found near several stillc found near ,Vew Albany Tuesday.The rub had been redistilled, coloring matter added and sold under counterfeit whisky labels. LEAGUE ASKS LAW CHANGE Savings Group Would Protect Small Investor. Protection to save small investors from sinking savings in entrance fees to savings and loan associations thinking they are starting savings recounts is demanded in a resolution introduced before the thirty-fifth an nual convention of the Indiana sav ings and Loan League, in session at the Severin today. The Legislature is asked to amend the present law to make it impossible for scheming agents to con tinue this practice. The Legislature also is asked to amend banking laws so that the State banking department can charge building and loan associations only the actual cost of auditing theii 1 hooks. ONE DEAD, SEVEN BURNED Explosion and Fire Takes Toll At Cincinnati Plant. Hu United Press CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov 18.—One man was killed and seven severely burned in an explosion and fire at the Proctor and Gamble Soap Plant here today. Trouble in the oil cir ulation system caused the explosion ind blaze, compang officials said FLAPPER FANNY s&yg RDn? *~i ' " * © 1925 BY NEA SERVICE. INC. It’s a dry day when yon have no one to reign in your heart.

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South Bend Cops Face More Grief Bu United Press SOUTH BEND, Nov. 18—It's an “off year' for South Bend policemen. Four “efficient” officers were fired for misconduct through patronizing a roadhouse, where booze was flowing freely and drunks.were numerous. Today three other officers face charges of using their fists and clubs, not wisely, but too well. Arthur Handy, Plymouth, business man, accuses Patrol man George Pinter and William Biedrich with beating him with their night sticks, in a coal yard office Tuesday. When Handy went in to use a phone, ho found they were "very much at home, coats off, sleeves rolled up,” and he alleges they took offense at a remark he made. John Myer, the other officer, is charged by Theodore Woltman, city fireman, with slapping him because he failed to dim lights of his machine, Myer apologized, but charges may be filed. The officers “kept warm while on their beats” in the coal office.

HIGH COST OF LABOR CITED AT PHONE HEARING Two-Thirds Greater Than Construction Material, Engineer Says. Analysis of expenditures of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company shows that labor costs two-thirds more than construction material, I. W. Dischinger, special engineer in charge of the appraisal of Bell property, declared today in the public service commission’s State-wide investigation and fight to block rate increases. During 1922, 1923 and 1924 the company spent $3,348,974.05 in construction work, Dischinger said. More than two hours were required to point out-the outstanding items, and Will H. Thompson, Bell attorney, complained, but withdrew the object when Taylor E. Groninger. commission counsel, declared it was for a purpose. Subscribers Totaled Computing construction material as 100. per cent. Dish i user aaid labor would exceed that figure by 67 per cent. On April 30. 1924, the date arbitrarily set for all studies of the case, the Indiana Bell had 183. 466 subscribers in the State, Dischinger said. The company has 160 toll lines in the State. Dischinger named the members of the engineering force who worked on the job and gave a brief history of the work. He will be followed on the stand by E. W. Bemis, Chicago, valuation engineer. Deficits Shown Prospect of rate Increases being granted was seen in the report* of Benjamin Perk, commission accountant, Thursday that thirty-nine of the Bel; exchanges show deficits and twentj-four a*e operating at only nominal profits. The Indianapolis exchange showed a net earning of 2.4 per cent on the book value The company has asked for rate increases ranging from 20 to 30 per cent in Indianapolis and sixtydhree other cities. COURTS CLASH OVER WITNESS Mitchell Court Wins Tussle With Naval Officers. Bn United Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—Alter a heated controversy between the generals trying Col. William Mitchell for misconduct and the naval court of inquiry into the Shenandoah disaster, Maj. Frank Kennedy, under subpoena to appear before both courts at the same time, today went to the Mitchell court, despite a threat of naval court officials to cite him for cnoetmpt. When he got to the Mitchell court he was not used. Capt. Anton Heinen, dirigible expert, testified, instead that if he had known of “the reduction in the number of valves on the Shenandoah,” before it was taken on its fatal flight, "you can bet I would have kicked up a hell of a lot.” Heinmen’s testimony was offered by Mitchell to support his charge of “almost treasonable administration of the War and Navy departments.” BALDWIN STOPS PARLEY Premier Says Britain Should Not Yet Ban Submarines. Bu United Press LONDON, Nov. 18.—Prime Minis ter Baldwin today stemmed somewhat the movement to initiate a special conference aimed at banning submarines as war weapons. Reply ing to questions in Commons, he declared it would be “premature” for Great Britain to start a disarmament conference now, in view of the League of Nations preparations for holding e disarmament parley next year. TO SING FOR LEGION The Royal Welch choir, appearing at Keith’s Theater this week, will sing on the steps of the Monument Thursday at 12:30 p, m. under ar rangements made by the American Legion. Many of the stagers are exservice men.

PAINTER IS KILLED BY LONG/ALL Cleat Breaks, Allowing Scaffold on Holliday Bldg, to Give Way— Workman Plunges ThirtyTwo Feet. SKULL FRACTURED AND NECK BROKEN Victim Employed by Company Headed by Cousin— Had Been Employe Twen-ty-Five Years Widow, Four Children Survive. Porter Terhune, 48, of 2913 Station St., a painter, was instantly killed at 11:30 a. m. today, when a scaffold on which he was working at the W. J. Holliday Company warehouse, 550 W. Wyoming St., gave way, letting him fall thirty-two feet to the ground., He fell on his head, sustaining a fractured skull and possibly a broken neck. A cleat holding the scaffold gave way, according to a fellow workman, Alfred McCreary, 2047 Tipton St., who witnessed the accident. Terhune was employed by the Air Brush Painting Company, of which his cousin, W. P. Terhune, 113 W. Twenty-First St., is president. The widow and four grown children survive. Terhune has worked for his cousin for the last twentyfive years, having been employed steadily by him for the last eight. Dr. J. M. Rhodes, 802 S. West St., was called. Motorpoiice Tague ami Ferguson investigated. STEPHENSON IS BUSY IN JAIL Arranges Affairs to Be Ready for Prison Trip. D. C. Stevenson was busy today in his cell at the Noblesville jail, arranging his business affairs, preparatory to starting Saturday for Michigan City, where he will enter Indiana State Prinon to begin a life sentence for the murder of Miss Madge Oberholtzer. His attorneys are preparing to speed his appeal to the Supreme Court, but it is said the transcribing of the shorthand record of the trial will take three months. Earl Klinck and Earl Gentry, freed of participating in the crime with Stephenson, were still in the Indianapolis jail today awaiting SIO,OOO bond each. They are held on charges of conspiracy, kidnaping and other charges arising from the Oberholtzer case, and of complicity in an alleged plot to burn the Stephenson home in Irvington. STGRY OF AIR WIDOW REFUTED Wives of High Naval Officers Testify. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—A group of wives of high Naval officers were called by the Shenandoah Naval court of inquiry today in its investigation of charges by Mrs. Margaret Ross Lansdowne concerning Irregularities in the conduct ofthe court. The first witness was Mrs. Jacob Klein of Lakehurst, N. J. “Were you present at Mrs. Lansdowne s house in Lakewood Sept. 4?’ Judge Advocate Leonard asked. “Yes.” "Was Captain Gherardi there?” “Yes.” “What did you hear Mrs. Lansdowne say?” "She told Captain Gherardi 'of course I didn’t say it. My husband never criticised the Navy Department or the Secretary of the Navy, so why should I?’ " The testimony was intended to refute Mrs. Lansdowne’s charge that the Navy forced her husband to take Shenandoah on the trip during which it crashed killing him and thirteen. LUNCHEON FOR WILDING Farewell to Be Given By Traffe Club on Thursday. The Indianapolis Traffic Club will give a farewell luncheon Thursday at the Severin for Harold Wilding who will leave soon for Ft. Wayno. Friends may be invited. There will be no luncheon Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26.

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18,1925

Miss Indianapolis—ls She Getting Thin?

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Mary V. Nash demonstrating weight reducing exercises st i!:c T. 77. 9 . A.

COL. COOLIDGE HAS TWO SINKING SPELLS President’s Father Stricken With Recurring Heart Attacks—Condition Is Serious.

Bu United Press PLYMOUTH, Vt.. Nov. IS.—Col. John C. Coolidge, father of the President suffered two jinking spells, shortly after he awoke this morning. He told his nurse, May Johnson, that they had not caused him great discomfort. Coolidge late yesterday suffered a recurrence of his heart ailment. His physician announced then that ARRESTS DUE IN MURDER OF DADY Robbery Theory Scouted in Investigation. Bu United Press CHICAGO, Nov. 18. Several arrests may be made within thirtysix hours in connection with the death of six weeks’ old John Raymond Al'. i Jr., son of wealthy parents, police said today. A middle-aged woman, who purchased a vial of chloroform in the drug store of the hotel, where the Allens reside, is hunted. Err.est Hempel, drug clerk, recalled the sale of the chloroform. Capt. John Naughton, in charge of tho investigation said he felt that robbery was not the motive. The original idea was that burglars smothered the infant to prevent a possible outcry. Burglars could not have entered or left the Allen suite without being seen, Naughton said. ELECTRO GAS PLANE IS SEEN Invention Foreshadows Hybrid Airship, Belief. CoDuriaht. 1995. bu United Press BERLIN, Nov. 18.—The United Press learned today that two youthful chemist of Berlin university have invented a device foreshadowing the electro-helium airship and capable of revolutionizing dirigible airship navigation. The Inventors claim that the Shenandoah disaster would have been avoided with this invention. Dr. Hugo Eckner, head of the Zeppelin works, and pilot of the American Zeppelin ZR-3, (now the Los Angeles) predicted that it would convert dirigible navigation Into a “lucrative business.” ALIBI IS EFFECTIVE Judge Collins Discharges Man on Charge of Attack. An alibi resulted in William Risk, colored, 2051 Miley Ave., being discharged in Crimihal Court today by Judge James A. Collins on charge of attack upon Mrs, Mona Clark, 2209 N. Gale St. Witnesses from the Central Y. M. C. A. testified he was working there the night of the alleged attack. William Cummings also was discharged on an attack charge.

his conditioft was critical. Tho physician's statement today said he was “unchanged.” WHITE HOUSE RETOUCH Presidents Physician Not Yet Sent to Colonel’s Bedside. Bn United Press WASHINGTON. Nov. 18. The White House was in constant telephonic communication today with Plymouth, Vt., where the Presl dent’s aged father, Col. John Coolidge is seriously ill. Though Colonel Coolidge’s condition is being watched carefully, it is not considered sufficiently critical at this time to necessitate the President’s physician’s presence it his bedside. Colonel Coolidge told his nurse shortly before noon that he was feeling “pretty well.” GLAND ACTION IS THROWN OUT Suit of Taxi Driver Against Loeb, Leopold Dismissed. Bu United Press JOLIET, 111., Nov. 18.—Tho SIOO,000 damage suit of Charles Ream, Chicago taxicab driver, against Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb was off the books of the courts here today. Ream, who charged the youthful millionaires, robbed him of certain glands, is serving a jail term in lowa and did not appeal when the case was called. Leopold and Loeb are serving life in prison here for the murder of Bobby Franks, school boy, SHOOTS SELF, CALLS WIFE Man Taken to Hospital in Dying Condition. Bryan Nichols, 28, of 1713 W. Morris St., went to his bedroom this noon, shot himself over the heart, walked downstairs and told his father-in-law, Arga Kurtz, with whom he lived, to call his wife as he wanted to say good-by. Police sent him to the City Hospital in a dying condition. Domestic troubles were blamed. DRY LAWYER NAMED R. C. Minton to Be Attorney for Prohibition District. R. C. Minton, has been appointed legal attorney for the Thirteenth district, prohibition section internal revenue department, it was announced today. The appointment was made by D. M. Elaft. internal revenue commissioner. Winton’s assignment headquarters will be in Chicago and his post is Indianapolis. Minton has been in the department for four years and was assistant prohibition enforcement officer under Bert Morgan.

Not So You Can Notice It, Say Physical Directors. Is Miss, or Mrs., Indianapolis becoming thinner? Are stout women disappearing as girls become athletic? Not so you can notice it, say the majority of Indianapolis physical directors. “A lot ’of them are trying to,” said Miss Louise Noble, “gym” instructor .at the Young Women’s Christian Association. “Perhaps a third of those taking regular gymnasium work are willing, if not anxious, to reduce. “But I don’t believe women, as a whole, are getting thinner. This, in spite of the fact that present day fashions drive the stout worn an to near-despair. The ones who need to reduce wish to mightily, but reducing is hard work, and a great many mere Wish —. Eats More “The stout woman finds that lard exercise gives her an added ijest for food. That's why most of them stay stout. Certainly the stout woman is no disappearing.’’ And Miss Mary /. Nash, trying out reducing exercises in the gym, agreed with her. E. S. (Pep) Krantz, physical di rector at the Indianapolis Athletic Club leans considerably In the other direction. “Although,” he commented “I would scarcely say the stout woman is disappearing Rather, I should conclude that the average alert woman of the day is constantly becoming more normal; that might be interpreted into saying she's thinner—it depends." “Going Up” George W. Lipps, physical director at the Hoosler Athletic Club, veers the scales toward the stout woman's prevalence. “Disappearing—stout women? Absolutely not,” he said. “Although there is an ever Increas ing tendency to exercise and ath letics, modern labor-saving devices in the home, more than counterbalance the reducing effect.” MRS. HAUPT~IS~~BURIED Ixmg Illness Fata!—Husband and Three Cliildren Survive. Funeral services were held today for Mrs. Earl Haupt, 42, of 2541 N. Delaware St., who died Sunday, following a long illness. The husband and three children, Miss Marguerite Haupt, of New York City, and Eugene and Thale Haupt, who live at home. Mrs. Haupt formerly lived in Wabash. SHRINERS AT FT. WAYNE New $1,000,000 Building Dedicated With Three-Day Program. Bu Times Special FT. WAYNE, Ind., N6v. 18,—The new $1,000,000 clubhouse and auditorium of the Mizpah Shrine temple was dedicated today. Nobles from northern Indiana, Michigan and Ohio are here for a three-day program. CARD CLEAN-UP ORDERED Police Told to Stop Games in Pool Booms and Dry Sqloons. A poli< * clean-up of card games in pool rooms and dry beer salooons was ordered today by Capt. Fred Drinkut. Drinkut at roll call said several complaints had been received abou* conditions and said that the games probably were in most cases of the gamblins^variety.

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Steamer Panic Narrowly Averted Passengers and Crew Relate Experience on Burning Vessel.

By Cyril G. Morand Cnourinht 1095, bn United Press OEWES, Del., Nov. 18 —Sleepy, but still sustained by nervous excitement, the passengers and crew of the Clyde liner Lenape which burned to the hull early today off Delaware breakwater, sat around in tho basement of the Presbyterian church this morning and over coffee and doughnuts they cortipared thrlllings experiences. It was a laughing matter now. In the darkness before dawn with flames leaping in the sky and smoke pouring down to strangle them, it was something else. Crew Calm Ernest Schelmerdine of Providence, R. 1., was one of the rescued men and he gave the United Press a graphic portrayal of the hours of horror through which he had passed. “I think it was 11 o'clock when we passengers first heard of the fire,” said Schelmerdine. “The crew took the matter so calmly, however, that the passengers were saved from panic. A crowd of us walked up to the wireless cabin and we were told that there were sufficient boats nearby to keep us from danger. Minute* Are Hours “That was certainly reassuring, but when flames actually shot or* of the hold, I, for one, was not sc confident that everything was going to turn out all right. “We watched the Lenape turn into shore and far away we saw some lights. I believed that these came S from Atlantic City, but I was hoping they were on a beat. “The hours that followed were a nightmare. We were told that ships were coming to our assistance from every direction but the minutes dragged like hours until we finally reached Delaware breakwater.” NEXT TO LAST FUND CAMPAIGN LUNCHEON HELD Total for Drive to Date Reaches $605,803.91 — Encls Friday. With contributions of $22,770.13 announced at the next to-tho-last luncheon of the Community Fund campaign at noon today at the Clay pool, the total for the drive has reached $606,803.91. One of the large gifts reported was a S6OO subscription from E. L. Patrick. Dick Miller, chairman of the special gifts committee, reported $1,570, including the following contributions of SIOO and upward: Piel Bros. Starch Company, $500: William P. Jungclaus Company. S3OO. Mme C. J. Walker Company, $300; Howard C. Marmon, $250: Mrs. William P. Jungclaus, SIOO. Rabbi M. M. Feuerlicht of the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation, pronounced the invocation. Final luncheon will be held Friday noon at which time campaign leaders expect to have the full quota of $650,662.

RAILROAD AND 24 ARE INDICTED Federal Dry Agents and Politicians Included. Bu United Press CHICAGO, Nov. 18.—Indictments were returned in Federal Court today aaginst twenty-five persons and companies in connection with the delivery of five railroad cars of beer to Morton Grove, 111., from Orange, Mass. The Boston & Maine Railroad, em ployes—of it, employes of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road, employes of the New York Central road. Federal dry agents, politicians and policemen and officials of the Gilt Edge Beverage Company. Law-rence,-Mass., were indicted. bus "service to start Car Company Announces New Line to Open Thursday. Indianapolis Street Railway Company will start busses Thursday from Monument Circle to Speedway City and Emerson Ave. and TwentyFirst St. Fare will be 10 cents with 1-cent transfer. Twelve and fifteen minute service will be furnished outbound between 6 a, m. and midnight on the Emerson Ave. line and inbound from 6:30 a. m. to midnight. Speedway City busses will operate at the same intervals from 6 a. m. to midnight. HUSBAND DIDN’T RETURN Sick Wife Ask. Police to Aid Her in Search for Missing Man. From a sick bed, Mrs. Ray Pittman, 561 Jones St., today asked police to find her husband, said to have left home early Tuesday to go to work and failed to arrive there or to return home. ’ Pittman la 29 yeara old, aha sold.

Forecast SHOWERS and warme-r tonight; Thursday fair; cooler at night.

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366 RESCUED OFF BLAZING OCEAN LINER Man, 70, Believed to Have Drowned After Leaping Into Sea—Steamer Races Thirty Miles to Port After Fire Breaks Out. PASSENGER CHECK SHOWS FEW INJURED Coast Guard Craft and Private Boats Assist Burning Vessel —Life Cargo Consisted of 251 Passengers and Crew of 115. 811 United Press LEWES, Del., Nov. 18.— Saved from the blazing Clyde liner, Lenape, while flames shooting from her hold flared over the Delaware breakwater, 251 passengers and a crew of 115 were brought hero today after a thirty-mile dash before rescue ships reached the vessel. One passenger, believed to be Rob* ert Leverton, 70, of Massachusetts, was drowned when ho leaped overboard. The rest of the travelers were taken aboard the pilot boat Philadelphia, the coast guard cutter Kickapoo and two small boats which cruised about the bay. Three in Hospital A special train on the Pennsylvania Railroad took the survivors to Wilmington, whence they will be taken by another train to Jacksonville, Fla, , Three passengers and one of tho crew stayed at tho Bebeo Hospital here. Nine other persons were treated at the hospital for slight Injuries and then left. It was 11:30 last night when the stricken liner, bound from New York to Charleston, S. C., and Jacksonville, Fla., first sent out an SOS signal. "Afire! Smoking Badly** Her position was given ns eight miles southeast of Five Fathoms Lightship and even when she had turned and headed for the breakwater her crew stood at flro quarters and the engine room force tried to get an additional knot’s speed out of the vessel. The distress signal was heard up and down the coast from Florida to New England. “A fire; smoking badly,” was th* Lonape’s reply to the first Inquiries as to her condition. The flames at this time wore visible from the board walk In Atlantic City. N. J., thirty miles away. After midnight came a reassuring message from tho Lenape, "making fifteen knots.” But next through the air came “fire is very bad; holding our own but no gain." A pilot boat, the United States cutter Kickapoo, who had put out to the vessel’s assistance at the first call for help found the Lenape ploughing toward tho breakwater. Second Flro Starts The breakwater was lined with spectators as tho Lenape steamed In and dropped anchor at 2:46 a- m. Flames no longer shot from th* bold and there was not even smoke, so far as could be seen from shore. While tho officers wore debating as to whether the passengers should be taken to shore another spurt of flame was seen. Soon tho firo was burning furiously once more. With flames crackling, the passengers and members of tho crew were put Into life boats tor the mile and a half Journey across comparatively calm seas. Then tho ship was beached. Few Injured Reports wero prevalent that some of the passengers in panic had leaped into the sea. Captain Steele, the owner of a private launch, is credited as one of tho heroes of tho rescue work. He maneuvered his craft to the burning ship and threw over a number of linos, taking off several passengers before tho Kickapoo and the pilot boat Philadelphia began rescue. Since entered the New York-Juck-sonvillo service in 1912, the Lenajie has had two mishaps On October 11, 1921, she sank at her pier in New York and after reconditioning, grounded near Jacksonville in October, 1922 to bo refloated a few hour* later. GALE LASHES SHIPS Hurricane Forces Ten Into Harbor At Miami, Fla. Bu United Press MIAMI. Fla., Nov. 18.—Hurricane seas forced ten ships to seek shelter in Miami Harbor early today to ride out a 60 mile gale. Among them was the Clyde liner George Washington with 265 passengers from New York aboard. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m $4 10 a. m 4$ 7 a. m 35 11 a. m 47 8 a. 37 1? (noon) .... 6( 9 a. 38 1 p. a**..,,