Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 178, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 November 1925 — Page 9

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OFFICERS KEPT IUSY M HUNT AFTER BANDITS Two Restaurants, Drug Store and Pedestrian Are Held Up. Police are searching for the bandit trio, who held up a drug store, two restaurants and attacked a pedestrian early today and late Wednesday. The three held up Delmon Potts, manager of Jose-Kuhn drug store, 1048 Fairfield Ave., and robbed him of S9O. They locked him in the basement after the hold-up and he was liberated by C. B. Stodghill, 3530 Balsam Ave. While Sergt. Warren McClure and squad, were investigating the robbery they were informed the same bandits had been loafing about the Knox Pharmacy, Twenty-Fourth St. and College Ave., but left when several customers came in. Several hours later the robbers attacked Mark Wilson, 232 S. Noble St., at Court and Liberty St., but did not obtain any loot. Half hour after the attack the trio robbed the Palace restaurant, 4 N. New Jersey St., a block from police headquarters and escaped with $35 from the cash register. Fifteen minutes later the bandits held-pp Tom Hiatt, in his restaurant at 108 W. Sixteenth St., and escaped with $25. Police searched downtown restaurants and the northern section of the city without success.

MRS. EDNA CLARK DEAD Native of Norwalk, Ohio, to Be Buried Here Friday. Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Mae Clark, 41. of 1328 W. Thirtieth. St., who died Wednesday at her home, will be held Friday morning at the residence. The Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith, pastor of the Seventh Christian Church, will officiate. Burial at Crown Hill. Mrs. Clark was born at Norwalk. Ohio, and had lived in Indianapolis about six years. She was a "member of the Seventh Christian Church. Surviving are the husband, Ivan J. Clark; two children, Mrs. Irma Dorsey and Kenneth Applegate of Indianapolis; her father, M. F. Ferguson of Sidney, Ohio; three sisters, Mrs. Hazel Coverman, Dayton; Mrs. William Gray of Piqua, Ohio, and Mrs. Mary Mosser of Alice, Texas; brothers, Leonard F., Homer and Murray F. Ferguson, all of Sidney. L ...... ■ .... GIRL, 16, TAKES POISON Miss Helen Law&on In Serious Condition at City Hospital. Miss Helen Lawson, 16, of 1501 Montana St., is in a serious condition at the City Hospital today suffering from the effects of poison said by police to have been self-admin-istered Wednesday in an attempt to end her life. The girl was found sitting on the front porch steps at 1435 Commerce Ave., by Ora Clearwater, 1427 Commerce Ave. Police said she told them she was tired of living and wanted to end it all.

FOR CHURCHES BEING REMOVED Real Estate Board Adopts Plaza Resolution. Removal of First Baptist Church and Second (Presfbyterian |Ch(urch from the Indiana Memorial Plaza site is favored in a resolution adopted by the Indianapolis Real Estate Board. William L. Elder, new Plaza board members, presented the resolution urging county commissioners to buy the sites. Frank E. Gates, president, was authorized to name a committee to investigate the proposed increased bus fares from suburban districts. “The purpose of the committee is to see that equitable rates are fixed," said Hanley T. Hottell, secretary. Thomas E. Grinslade, chairman, is in charge of publication of arf atlas of the city, sponsored by the board. It will contain listings of all subdivisions, residential and business properties and plats. LOCAL MAN SELECTED Three Guardsmen to Take West Point Examination. George E. Dietz, 1907% College Ave., lias been selected by Governor Jackson to take final examinations in March for entrance to West Point Military academy in July. Othetrs were George E. Schultz, Columbia fclty and Gleen E. Sense, Lafoyette. All are members of the Indiana National Guard. I Dietz won the highest honors and is attached to headquarters company Ist Battalion, 151st Infantry.

Fourteen Fowls in Foul Play mHANKSGIVING dinner tables in s'everal homes will bo heavily laden with fowl as result of raids On chiclcen coops late Wednesday. W. R. Todd, grocer at 724 N. Senate Ave., reported the theft cf two chickens and a coop valued at $4.50;' Ben Bernath, 1221 N. Missouri St-, six chickens and a coop valued at $7.47, and Mrs. Okee. Vandei* Vee, 4222 Prospect St., six chickens valued at $6. > ,

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State Official Wins Bird

rrrni'BLlC Service Commission- jWatMWiiWMHHitr <nf IFI er Wampler won the ni,1,, "" r " ,1 i" " & i * I turke> iven b> the Cham f"’-* M 2 i her of Commerce to the member F • , f . ft guessing nearest it3 correct weight. 14 . jdHfogGjr--- I Wampler, who also won a turkey I last year, guessed twenty-three 4. pounds, throe ounces, one-third of ' ounce less the IHWk ’ weight. He gave the bird to the J§ Volunteers of America. Miss - M Eleanor Blizzard, assistant In the LL * convention oureau, aided in conducting the contest. ; -j*jL &■( fir* . "" ff

I Service CommissionI l er Frank Wampler won the I I turkey given by the Chamber of Commerce to the member guessing nearest its correct weight. Wampler, who also won a turkey last year, guessed twenty-three pounds, three ounces, one third of an ounce less than the correct weight. He gave the bird to the Volnnteers of America. Miss Eleanor Blizzard, assistant in the convention oureau, aided in conducting the contest.

THREE GROUPS IN CITY FIGHT Duvall Continues Parleys on Appointments. While John L. Duvall, mayor-elect, rests today, the three forces striving to manage his administration were rallying for renewal of the struggle Friday, when Duvall resumes conferences. Partisans of George V. Coffin, Republican city chairman. Klansinen and the ever-hopeful Bill Armitagecity hall faction were looking for the best psychological procedure to approach Duvall. (Coffin and the Klan are far in the lead, but politically astute believe Duvall will retain a number of experts at the city hall and claim he has thus recognized the part Armitage played in the victory. Among the heavy Duvall supporters who are eating “appoint-ment-less” turkey today are; Former Sheriff George Snider; J. F. Rainier, assessment bureau head; William T. Bailey, assistant city attorney; Arthur B. McGee and hundreds of city employes and Klansxhen who fatigued themselves night after night at the Duvall oratorical sessions.

OVERCOATS ARE STOLEN Thief Visits Dance Ifall CheckRoom. As the peppy strains of syncopated music floated through a dance hall at Forty-Second St. and College Ave iate Wednesday a sneak thief “Charlestoned” his way into' the checkroom and stole two overroast valued at $l2O. Carl Eiteljorge, 3321 Washington Blvd., and George Smith, Jr., 3710 Washington Blvd. werjJ victims.

Believed Oldest Rail Engineer

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fill Timm Suerial LA PORTE, Ind., Nov. 26.—Believed to be the oldest, living railroad engineer in the United States, Christopher Flentye will celebrate his ninety-second birthday here Saturday. Born in Germany in 1833, he came to this country at the age of 17 and three years later he entered the employe of the Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana railroad (now the New York Central) as firemgn. He became ah engineer in 1859 apd remained In that capacity until 1908 • when he was retired td the pension list duo to Jils age.

Miss Eleanor Blizzard with turkey

HERE ARE PLUMS ON CITY TREE

With the organization of anew city administration under way, hundreds of politicians are gathered beneath the municipal plum tree hoping plums in the form of city appointments will drop their way. The highest paid municipal plum is that of city civil engineer, who receives in all a salary of $8,500 with the use of a car. The mayor ranks next with a salary of $7,500 and the use of a car with chauffeur. Occupying many of these positions are skilled executives, who must yield to politicians hungry for spoils, under our present form of municipal government. . Change Sought Advocates of the city manager form hope to reduce hiring and firing to a minimum with the view of training men and allowing them to retain municipal positions, if efficient. Here are the 238 choicest plums: Secretary to mayor, $2,000; city controller, $4,000; deputy city controller, $2,500; Barrett law department clerk, $2,800; city plan commission engineer, $3,000; purchasing agent, $5,000; assistant purchasing agent, $2,000; inspector and storekeeper of purchasing department, SI,BOO, with use of car. Attorneys Corporation counsel, $5,000; city attorney, $4,000; assistant city attorney, $2,500; Becond assistant city attorney, $1,200; city prosecutor, sl,500; board of works president, $3,000; two board of works members, $2,500 and use of car; board of works clerk, s2,lik); city hall custodian, SI,BOO. Civil engineer, $8,500, use of car; assistant civil engineer, $3,600, use of car; assistant civil engineer (street improvements), $2,400, use of car; assistant civil engineer (sewers), $2,400, use of car; assistant civil enlgneer, $2,160 (sewers), car; assistant civil engineer (streets), $2,160, car; Chief clerk, $1,800; two flood prevention engineers, $2,160 each; chief inspector, $2,000, car; two asssitants, sl,800 each, cars; chemical engineer, $3,600, car; garage superintendent, $2,600, car; garage foreman, $2,000,

CONSIDERED FOR ELECTION BOARD Kenworthy May Be Named Democratic Member. , Hendricks Kenworthy, assistant board of works secretaary and Democratic chairman of the Ninth ward that rolled up a good majority for Walter Myers, today loomed as leading possibility for Democratic member of the board of election commissi,mere. It D understood Frank P. Baker, incumbent, will not seek reappointlii- n . Russell J. Ryan, Democi-atic county chairman, will have the power to name Baker’s successor. ✓ Kenworthy is backed by the Democratic c'fy organization, and it is believed he will agree to devote more time to the position than any other contenders. The Ninth Ward organization he leads is considered the best in the local field. FIREMEN AT FUNERAL In • Timm Special f • NDERSON, Ind.. 26. v funeral of Ora Hoard, vet|r held here, forty i lire, fro a Kokomo, Wabash, | Mario . Munoie and other Indiana j cities were in attendance. Mr. i Hoard was a fireman for twenty- , tlireo yearal

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car; superintendent department public service, $3,000, car; assistant, $2,000, car. Board of Safety Three board of safety members, $1,200 each, use of car; secretary, $2,600; surgeon. $1,500; fire chief, $4,000, car; two assistant fire chiefs, $3,182.50 each, cars; ten battalion chiefs, $2,582.50 each; two aides to chief, $2,182.50 each; forty-four captains. $2,382.50 each; fifty-nine lieutenants, $2,182.50 each; four engineers, $1,982.50 each; fire prevention chief, $3,062.50, car; chief Inspector, $2,382.60; secretary, $2,182.50; seven Inspectors, $1,916.25 each; stenographer. $1,916.25. Police chief, $4,000; two Inspectors, $3,282.50 eachjl supervisor of detectives. $3,282.50; five captains, $2,582.50 each; ten lieutenants, $2,382.50 each; twenty-five sergeants, $2,182.60 each: fifty detectives, $2,182.50 each; board of safety electrical engineer, $3,600; general foreman, $2,582.50; weights and measures Inspector, $1,800; pound keeper. $1,120; building commissioner, $3,600; assistant building commissioner, $3,300; plan examiner, $2,700; chief Inspector, $2,500; chief <;lerk, $2,100; five inspectors, $2,000 each; smoke inspector, $3,000; assistant, $2,400; elevator inspector, $2,400. Market master and Tomlinson Hall custodian, $2,000; assistant. $1,500; recreation director, $3,500, car; dramatic diu t .or. SI,BQO, car; assistant, $1,440; playground foreman, $1,800; park superintendent, $5,500, car; assistant, $8,720, car; secretary, $1,800; auditor, $1,800; attorney,' $2,800; chief clerk, $2,400. engineer, $3,600; chief draftsman, $2,400; nurseryman, $2,400; street forestry inspector, $1,800; chief florist, $2,000. Board of Health . t Board of health secretary, $5,500; chemist, $2,700; chief .clerk, $2,400; city hospital superintendent, $4,000; resident physician, $2,400; director of social service, $1,800; financial secretaVy, $1,660; engineer, $2,400; two physicians, dispensary, SI,BOO each; laboratory technician, $1,800; laundry foreman, $1,600; superintendent of nurses, $2,400; radiologist, $1,800; director child hygiene..fliplc,, $3,600; supervisor school health nurses, $1,800; - supervisor tuberculosis, SI,BOO.

LEGION POST TO ELECT Members of Memorial Group Deep In Pblitu-al Meditation. Members of Memorial post of the American Legion, the post that absorbed a number of smaller posts and became the largest in Marion County, are deep in political meditation today, preparing for the annual election Friday night at the Chamber of Commerce. . Next year's commander will jiave a heavy voice in the local Legion activities hecause of the post’s membership strength. Thorrtas J. Bates, present adjutant, and Dan V. Glossbrenner, prominent in membership activities, are boomed for the title role. IT RWNEDJHIs DINNER Wood Dealer's Home Robbed While Making Delivery. While John Cooper, 717 S. Capitbl Ave., was hunting for the home of a colored man who had ordered a load of kindling from hih, the colored men visited Cooper's home and stole clothing belonging to Harry Jores valued at $67. D. C. Springer, Kokomo, Ind., told police a satchel containing clothing valued at $175 was takep from his parked auto ut Capitol Ave. and Washington gt.

FINAL EFFORTS IN ENDOWMENT DRIVE STARTED Legion to Put Over Orphan and Soldier Aid Fund by Christmas Day. Thanksgiving [ day opened the final phase of the American Legion’s biggest benevolent activity, the founding’ of a $5,000,000 endowment fund to rare for disabled I veterans and orphans of the World Legion national headquarters here announced today. The fund has been brought almost td : the desired total and campaigns in the period between Thanksgiving day and Christmas are expected to carry it “over the top.” Center in Cities The wind-up activities In the endownment fund effort will be j centered almost entirely in large j cities which were late in beginning | their campaigns These cities were I contending keenly for the honor of being the one whose contributions iwlll send the national fund over the | $5,000,000 mark. Thanksgiving day also was expect|ed to mark the close of a number of j successful November campaigns. The • endowment fund work has been goj ing ahead full steam this month, reports to national headquarters show. Response has been even more enthu|siastic than during the summer when I the endowment drive was at its height throughout the nation,’ workers state. Omaha, Neb., the host of the re- j cent national convention of the Legion, was one of the cities which expected to reach its endowment fund goal by Thanksgiving day. When the catnnaign there showed signs of slowing down within $2,000 of the quota. Ervin John Brandeis, Omaha merchant and sportsman, contributed SSOO and headed ate’eanup squad which went out to raise ! the rest. Drive in East New Jersey and Pennsylvania | cities were completing organization j work for campaigns during December. Camden, with State Treasurer William T. Reed in chargfe, has set its drive dates as Dec. 10 to 17. Other cities in New Jersey were planning i to campaign about this time. , Philadelphia was arranging for a | “War Orphan Day” early in Decemj her to climax its campaign. Parades, t benefit theatrical performances and an intensive solicitation of the city ■ were planned as features of the obi servance. Other Pennsylvania cities ! organizing for endowment efforts included Norristown, Pottstown, ReadI ing and Easton. CHURCH PLANS ADDITION .Morris St. M. E. to Erect Gym and Classroom. ’ A $20,000 gymnasium and Sunday school room will be built by Morris St. M. E. Church in rear of the present building, 331 Pi. Morris St. Work will begin next spring the Rev. C. L. Griffith, pastor, said. Structure will be of brick veneer. J. H. Schultz is building chairman.

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SUIT FILED FOR TORNADO FUND Action Brought Against Methodist Officials. Bu. Timm■ Special PRINCETON, Ind., Nov. 26. With the tiling in Gibson Circuit Court here of a second suit against Bishop Frederick D. J.eete of Indianapolis, and others, the question of who will get money donated for Methv. Ist churcheg in the area devastated by a tornado last spring becomes more muddled than ever. Those filing the suit were George W. Guthrie and E. Dale Weaver, Princeton, representing fund contributors. while Bishop Leete, l>r. George H. Murphy, Evansville, M. E. district superintendent and the Red Cross are defendants. About $13,000 was donated by Indiana Methodists for churches in the tornado area, but this money was turned over to the Red Cross for general relief work. It was recently suggested that the Red Cross give $2,500 to the Methodist conference, as a final settlement, and the present suit seeks to prevent such action. A prevlous'fcuit against Bishop Leete last summer was dismissed.

CARETAKERS DENY GRAVEYARD GHOSTS Veteran Employes at Crown Hill at Least Say TNey Never Have Been Bothered by Spooks.

Ghosts? Well, perhaps there may be “spooks” in graveyards, but at least they don’t bother the' caretakers. Crown Hill Cemetery proves this for nearly all the employes have been there between twenty and thirty years and S. S. Moore, assistant secretary and dean in length of service, hos been employed at the cemetery forty-five years. But these employes hear plenty of ghost stories. Rabbit Too Slow “I’ve never saw any spooks.” said George Middleton, a gatekeeper. But I remember an incident that amused us all several years ago. A colored man, known as ’Sandy,’' walking

MUKDEN UNDER MILITARY LAW More Trouble Reported as Chinese Troops Move. fin Cnltid Prms PEKING, Nov. 26.—Mukden was reported today to be under martial law following the attempted coup aimed at the Manuchurlan chieftain, General Chang Tso Lin. His position was reported more precarious through defection of two of his chief subordinates in and near Tien Tsin, but the reported coup itself is believed to have been abortive. General Kuo Sung I>. leader of the revolt agalntft the war loTfl, has imprisoned the most prominent Chang leaders and Is reported advancing from the south toward Mukden. Railroad and telegraph communication with Mukden has been cut since Tuesday.

New Town Is Owned By One Family

Shooters Hill, Recently Incorporated, Property of Father and Son. A whole town, owned by one family! Thut’s Shooters Hill, Indiana, owned by the Holliday family, father and son. The town was incorporated last Monday and its population comprises fourteen persons. The new home of W. J. Holliday, the son, %nd the large brick residence of J. S. Holliday, the father, are the principal houses In the brandnew little town, which is bounded on the north by the Canal, one the south \>y Crown Hill cemetery, on the east by the Falrvlew addition and on the west by Northwestern Ave. The other houses on this landed estate of twenty-two acres, also owned by the Hollidays, are occupied by the families of the gardeners, Ernest Rohr and Edward Dunlap, whose occupants are all employed In the "big house" overlooking the Canal and high up on the bluff. J. 8. White, attorney, who represented the petitioners when the Incorporation request for Shooters JliU was approved by the county commissioners* declared that he had no reason to assign for this specific little town coming Into existence, but admitted that pei sons usually wanteda town incorporated so "they can control future subdivision development and can have of government."

through the cemetery at night, became frightened by a shadow on a monument and started for the nearest gate at the highest possible speed. A rabbit, frightened by Andy’s speed, ran in front of him, and Sandy yelled, ’Get out of my way, rabbit; let somebody run who can.’ But I never have seen or heard anything in the grounds that was unnatural.” Moore also tells of a party of lot owners who became frightened in the comettry one night. They were on the ground when darkness set in, and could not find their way out. They wandered about the grounds for several hours, finally came to a fence and climbed it. "I think that a person generally Is safer in the cemetery than he is outside,” Moore said. Flapping Rope ' "I heard rs noise which puzzled me one night,” said George Neat, another gatekeeper.” On investigation I found it to be caused by a rope flapping on a flagpole. “Occaslbnallv a policeman, walks through the grounds to the police box over on Northwestern Avenue, but as a rule they take the longer route by the street." * * So the Crown Hill employes still are looking forward expectantly to seeing their first ghost. JAIL ARE GIVEN New Albany Men Sentenced for Liquor dotations.

Three New Albany men were given jail sentences in Federal. Court Wednesday for operating a Still. Harry Sheehan and Louis Johnson were sentenced nnlety days in the Floyd County jail and James R. HuskiU was sentenced six months and fined S3OO.

Home of \V. J. Holliday.

AUTO STRIKES HORSE, WAGON Driver Arrested Several Hurt in Accidents. Leonard Taylor, 15, of 3109 Moore Ave., is under arrest today after auto he was driving struck a horse and wagon driven bV John Leppert, 538 E. Market Bt., in the 15.00 block E. Washington St., Wednesday. Leppert was injured. Miller Glover, colored, 60, of 2070 Highland FI., is suffering from- Injuries received Wednesday when he was struck by an auto at Sixteenth and Meridian Sts. C. E. Young, 5008 Broadway, driver, was charged. Others injured In auto accidents were: Mrs. Joseph Wosham, 82, Terre Haute, Ind.; Harold Berger, 6, of 4102 Byram Ave., and Mrs. Minnie Jones, 432 Empire St. Drivers arrested as . a result of accidents were: Ernest Jarrett, 661 N. California St., and W. W. Augtin, 1910 Bellefontalne St. DENTIST DIES SUDDENLY Bu Timm SocvM WARSAW, Ind., Nov. 26.—Dr. E. F. Van Osdol, Warsaw dentist, formerly of Marion, died suddenly while on a Itvisiness trip to Hammond, Indi J

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JAIL PRISONERS HEAII PASTOR Special Dinner Also Served at County Prison. The Rev. W. P. Knode of the Wheeler City Rescue Mission, delivered a Thunksglvlngg sermon to the Inmates of the Marlon County jail today. Rev. Knode has addressed prisoners at the jail for the past twenty years, Sheriff Omer Hawkins said. A special dinner of pork roast, mashed potatoes, gravy, celery, cranberries and grapes was served each of the 190 men prisoners and thirteen wonfen, the lowest number of Inmates In the past three yeart, also received an apple. At Sunnyside Tuberculosis Sanatorium and Julietta Insane Asylurii special dinners were served. Thursday will be an extra busy day at both institutions, since visitors will be permitted to visit friends. Chicken will he served the children held) at the Children’s Detention Home.

BROWN POST ELECTS Legion Officers Chosen at Annual Meeting and Dance. Officers for both Hilton U. Brown Post and its auxiliary were elected at the annual meeting and dance. Post officers are: Grover W. Workman, oarnmander; Everett S. Saxton, adjutant. Walter R. Bonnell, Hortense Goldsmith, Ray E. Harris and John Cipriannl, vice commanders; Carl P. Herther, finance officer; Harry Watts, historian; William M. Shepherd, sergeant-at-arms; Justin E. , Titus, chaplain, and Harvey G. Thomus, Jacob Morgan, Stephen C. ’Noland, Alva G. Nlsley and Charles Kuhn, executive committee members. Auxiliary officers: Mrs. Everett 8. Saxton, president; Mrs. Lester M, Heath, vice president; Hilda Scheur* er, secretary; Mary Louise Price, treasurer, and Mrs. Orovfer W. Workman and Mrs. Harvey G. Thomas, executive committee members.

GIRL IS HELD IN BOMB PLOT Young Woman Caught Wrecking Chicago Store. Bn l't\tied Pres* CHICAGO, Nov. 26. —Two men and a young woman, who said she was Lee McClellan of Columbus, Ohio, were urrcsatd early today when they were apprehended .In the act of bombing a hardware store. The bomb tore out* the front of the building, shattering windows in adjoining buildings. On a tip that the store was to be bombed because it kept open on Sundays, 100 policemen waited In ambush. At about 1 a. m., an automobile pulled up and a girl laid down the bomb. From all directions, police came with drawn revolvers. Two men left in the automobile tried to escape. The girl and Fred Walmqulkt were caught after Walmqulst hod been wounded. The automobile was overtaken, but only onp man, Joseph Avengl, was in it. He, too, had been wounded by the police. The other occupant was believed (o have been killed and his body pushed into the street, but It could not be found, and Avengl refused to explain his companion’s disappearance. * , The girl said she had met the men at a dance and had gone with them "just for the fun of it.”

Politics Breaks Mariage Tie Bu Timet Special ■ _ |ERU, Ind., Nov. 26. I | Politics proved (ftsa*I * * trous for the happy wedded life of Mr. and Mrs, Albert Stephenson, here. Mrs. Stephenson has been granted a divorce. They hail been married plnce 1906. Mm. Stephenson always has been a Republican, srhl)e Albert was Hn ardent Democrat. Then came the election of 1920. when Mrs. Stepfipnson voted for Warren G. Harding. "Albert got mad and beat me up because I voted the Republican ticket,” she toifif- the court. "It wasn’t so funny,” she retorted when the judge smiled, und the spectators laughed.