Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 200, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 December 1925 — Page 1

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VOLUME 37—NUMBER 200

MENACE FOR NEW SCHOOL PLANS SEEN Incoming Board Members Express Approval of Restraining Order. HEARING SET THURSDAY Givan to Act on Permanent Injunction Plea. Parents who have fought for years to get their children out pf portable school buildings and half-day classes today foresaw the doom of their hard-won school building program in statements of new members of the school board, who will take office Jan. 1. The three new members expressed approval of a temporary restraining order . against the present school board continuing with its building program, granted by Superior Judge Clinton H. Givan Monday afternoon. “The new board members are in favor of the school building program, but the program must be carried out in an economical, legal and businesslike manner,’’ Theodore Vonnegut, who is spoken of as president of the new board, said today. “We do not believe that the manner in which the school board has gone about carrying out the building program has been correct. From what we have observed of the school board’s business policies, since we have been elected, we are in favor of the restraining order against the board, if the facts will confirm our opinion that the board’s operations have not been strictly businesslike.” Feel Same Charles W. Kern and Mrs, Lillian Sedwick, the other two new members of the board, said they felt as Vonnegut did. The temporary restairing order, the present board from jbxe<juting contracts with architects for constructing six new elementary buildings, was issued on a petition filed by Kay K Wark, 3270 McPherson Ave., building contractor. In the petition, Wark said the resolution selecting the architects was presented and adopted at the board meeting Dec. 8, and the rules of the hoard demand that any resolution calling for expenditures of more than SIOO, must not be finally passed until the succeeding meeting after its adoption. Judge Givan announced that the hearing on the petition for a permanent injunction will be held Thursday. Date Not Changed Thomas Garvin, work’s attorney, today asked Judge Givan to ret the date of the hearing later than Thursday. Judge Givan refused. It was-learned that Adolph Emhardt, board member, said to be considered as attorney for the new board, was the o’nly member who received notice of the hearing in the court Monday. Emhardt signed the receipt of notification. William H. Book, business director said he was not aware of the actiotif until a copy of the order was head tp him by a deputy sheriff In his office. Two Have Rules It 18 said that Book and Emhardt Lare the only persons Who have Icoples Os the board rules, quoted by 'Wark in his complaint. Book said he has the original of rules and that it has never left his possession. Attached to the complaint were copies of the contracts for the six elementary schools, held by school board members only. The original hearing date, set out in the restraining order, was Jan. 24. Following a visit of Joseph Daniels, acting school board attorney, to the court, it was said “an error had been made” and the date was changed to 24. Board to Defend Self Book named In the complaint along with the five regular board members, said today that the school board will defend Itself against the permanent injunction. Wark said he did not have Interest in school board building in a business way, but wanted to see the building program carried out in the proper manner. Fred Bates Johnson and Charles R. Yoke, present board president, will become the minority faction of the new board. The question as to whether or not a permanent injunction, If issued, will affect the new members, was being discussed in school board circles today. Vonnegut said he did (not know "the legal side of this question.” Book said that since the school board Is a continuing corporation it also will tie the hands of the new members, If Issued by Judge Givan. * SECRETARY REINSTATED Police Chief’s Aid Made Lieutenant —Woman Is Appointed. Oscar J. Queisser, secretary to Police Chief Herman F. Rikhoff, today was reinstated and made a lieutenant by the board of safety. He was assigned to th chief's office. The board also appointed Frieda Saunders, XI Gray stone Apt., Illinois and New York Sts., a policewoman. Resignation of Frank D. Allen kwas accepted. Eighteen applications

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‘Shortest’ Day Brings Joy and Woe But Tonight City Can Get Longest Sleep—Just Before Christmas.

"Yes, today’s the shortest day In the year.” Mamma, tells it to Papa and Papa passes It on as original information to the kids at breakfast. In theory the sui/ rose at 7:04 a. m. and is slated to disappear at 4:23 p. m. “Well, it sure is the shortest day for me,” said a street car rider, thumbing over the casualties among the dollars listed In his bank book. “The balance is $1.02 after my wife finished her shopping and I haven't begun!” No Grace to Cashiers Indianapolis bank presidents today announced there would be no grace COULDM’T t/OO 6OSH, 6e-T |M "BEPOQ.E MA—'THIS LOAS AM SHORT daw/ to cashiers found short. “Take it from me, you’d better be long even on the shortest day In the year,” a hard-boiled head banker advised his staff. Husbands were especially cheerful on this shortest day. They hoped the evening repast would find the pie crusts reasonably short. Then the short sports were not compelled to stage fake phone calls when the checks arrived for luncheon. They just said off-hand: “Why, it’s the shortest day of the year and I’m celebrating it.” Short-change artists moaned the fact that county fair season is over but warmed to their work in smaller establishments. Not to Appoint “Shorty” Mayor Shank denied at sunrise he would appoint “Shorty” Burch mayor for the day, but advised all patriotic citizens to celebrate the shortness by attending a Tom Thumb show tonight. And thin tonight. All available records show It is the longest nocturnal period for 1926, and InCOHW *O<3T rfS The shortest VO V OET dam im the - hear HOME AMD X CjOTTA diar.apolis will take the opportunity to get a good healthy snooze before sitting up to watch Santa Claus come down the chimney. That is, all Indianapolis except those few unfortunates who have to “sit up with a sick friend.” They’ll probably get extra sleep. NEW DUNES BUY IS ANNOUNCED State Secures Waverly Beach for Park. Purchase of Waverly Beach, near Michigan City, at a total cost of $131,612.60, declared the key point In t he State’s plans for the Dunes Park, was announced today by Charles G. Sauers, assistant director State conservation commission. The tract has 4,000 feet frontage on Lake Michigan and contains Mounts Calm and Holden, two of the principal dunes. Sauers Bald work on the park would start early In the spring and that it would be opened to the public next summed. The land was purchased from A. Murray Turner, Peter Meyn, Carl Kaufman of Hanimond, Ind., and Ralph Vechtan of Chicago. Sauer said the men turned the land over for what they actually paid in. Sauer said that 370 additional acres will be obtained soon, making a total of 1,000 acres under contract. threeTflee from"jail Escape via Ventilator In Newcastle Bastile. Bv United Pres* NEWCASTLE, Ind., Dec. 22. Harley Taylor, 23, sentenced for liquor law violation; Arthur Hatch, 28, alleged forger and Fox Evans, 22, escaped jail her Monday night by paying open a /ventilator and dropping Into the basement. The escape was discovered this morning. HOOSIER ROBBED Bv United Press MILWAUKEE, Dec. 22.—Mrs. Helen Antowski, Hammond, Ind., reported to police here today that her purse, containing $25.10i had been stolen by a purse snatcher. SEEK “HIT AND RUN” Bv Times Bnreinl GREENCASTLE, Ind., Dec. 22. Police today are seeking the driver of an automobile which collided with a car driven by Frank Thompson of Valparaiso, seriously injuring Mrs. — 3ll

HUGE LOSS, 2 HURT IN STATE^FIRE Portland’s Main Business Building Burns in Early Hour Blaze. $500,000 DAMAGE SEEN Store Proprietor Seriously Burned in Rescue Work. Bv United Press PORTLAND, Ind., Dec. 22. Two men were injured, one seriously, and losses estimated at between $500,000 and $750,000 were done in a fire which early today swept Portland’s business district. The Weiler Bldg., Portland’s largest structure, was completely destroyed and shortly before noon only a tangled mass of masonry and steel marked the spot where a few hours before a four-story, brick, stone and Iron building had stood. A janitor in the Weiler Brother’s department store discovered the blaze shortly after 6:30 a. m. in an elevator Bhaft. Before the fire fighting apparatus of the city could reach the scene the flames were beyond control. Manager Burned James Limley, manager of the shoe department of the Weiler store, was burned seriously about the body and face in his efforts to save part of the store stock. Richard Hartford, an attorney 1 whb occupied a suite of offices on the third floor, suffered from minor burns and from Inhaling smoke. He was rescued by firemen a short time before the walls of the building collapsed. About twenty-five physicians and lawyers had offices In the building. The only articles saved from the building were an old doctor’s account book and a few surgical instruments. The libraries of all attorneys having offices in the building were burned, as was the entire stock of the department store, and its fixtures. Store Loses $200,000 Officers of the Weller store placed stock loss alone at more than $200,000, only a part of which is covered by insurance. The law libraries, furniture and equipment for physician’s offices was estimated" to have been worth at least $150,000. The building was worth at least a like amount. DECATUR IS THREATENED Gapage Burns at Second Indiana 'Town With $12,000 Loss. Bv United Press DECATUR, Ind., Dec. 22.--Flre today destroyed the P. B. Hebble garage with a $12,000 loss. Fourteen automobiles burned. The blaze threatened the downtown district. The fire started when a tank of denatured alcohol exploded. WHISKY FOUND IN AUTOMOBILE State Officer Aids in Liquor Drive. State Motor Policeman Charles Bridges aided city and Federal agents drive to dry up Indianapolis Monday night when he arrested on a charge of transporting liquor, Norbit Stilger, Louisville, Ky., and seized eighteen gallons of Scotch whisky, he said he found in Stilger’s machine. The arrest was made on State Rd. 1, north of Franklin. Bridges said an Indianapolis business man will probably be implicated. ■—. ii. ... ■ WOULD ABANDON LINE Street Railway Company Petitions Service CommLssion. Declaring it is losing more than SI,OOO a month through operation of its Pershing Ave. Btreet car line, the Indianapolis Street Railway Company today petitioned the public service commission for authority to abandon the route. The line, which extends for about four blocks along Pershing Ave. between the Emerichsvllle bridge and Tenth St., is in need of repair and to place it in satisfactory condition would entail great expenditure, the company declared. BUDGET BOARD TEST Constitutionality of Law to Be Attacked. Constitutionality of the 1926 act creating the State legislative finance committee is to be tested in a suit being prepared in behalf of a number of State officials whose salaries have been slashed. The suit will be brought by a taxpayer. HUSBAND FOUND DEAD Bit Times Bvecinl ROCHESTER, Ind., Dec. 22.—Mrs. Ann Alexander will take office as city clerk here the #rst of the year as a widow. She found her husband

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, DEC. 22, 1925

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Little patients in the Occupational Therapy Ward, Riley Hospital, working on Christmas decorations.

VAUNTED STRENGTH OF WETS IS A MYTH

Drys Win Prohibition’s First Test Vote in New Congress. Bv United Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 22—The boasted increase in strength of the wets in Congress was put on the scales today in prohibition’s first test vote of the session and found sadly wanting. The House, 139 to 17, defeated an elimination amendment to the proposed appropriation of $260,000 for the "purchase” of evidence by dry agents. The amendment would have* firbidden the use of ‘ffrnud, deceit, or falsehood in procuring evidence," against suspected violators. The amendment was offered by Representative Tucker, Virginia, Democrat. More than anything else, the practice of agents in “trapping” persona into violating the dry law had been denounced by speakers In the House. Instances of the expenditure of large sums for "parties” have been criticised strongly. APOLOGY FREES POLICE CAPTAIN Sumner Begs Court’s Par- ' don—Dismissed. Capt. Charles “Buck” Sumner, special investigator for Police Chief Herman Rikhoff, today was purged of contempt of court charges arising out of the primary election last May, when he apologized to Judge Clinton H. Givan, Superior Court Four. Sumner was fined $75 and sentenced to seven days in jail Jan. 13, 1925, when he was convicted of contempt of court in connection with a restraining order preventing Indianapolis police from arresting Horse Thief detectives for carrying guns at the election polls. Givan issued the order against Chief Rikhoff and others May 6, on petition of Charles L.. Riddle, then president of Marion County Council Horse Thief Detective Association. BONES OF DEAD COVER PLAINS Hsiang Forces on Yangtsun Front Weakening. Bv United Press LONDON, Dec. 22.—Troops of Feng Yu Hsiang, fighting nearly a fortnight on the Yangtsun front, were reported by the Dally Mali’s Yangtsun eorresp nient today to be weakening. Feng was reported to have suffered tremendous losses in his hitherto vain efforts to dislodge the Li Ching Lin troops. The correspondent pictured the plains as covered with dead MERCHANTS ARE WARNED Told to Bank Money—Safe Crackers , Feared. Detective Inspector Jerry Kinney today warned merchants to bank their money as a protection against safe crackers during the Christmas season. The warning was Issued after the Sink and Edwards Company, 908 Roanoke St., was burglarized an,d an electric drill valued at $lO5 and a welding set valued at $36 taken. Kinney pointed out the tools might be used by yeggs.

WILL THEY BE ‘BLUE’?

sn HE end of the road, the '.on* I weary road of life, Is forK*n l * I and destitute when you’ve •ome to It all by yourself. When i'ou’re old •and alone, and there are no young folks to bring the Chriat-

OUT-OF-TOWN CROWDS POUR INTOJTORES Tractions, Busses and Autos Bring in Holiday Shoppers. Traction and bus officials today estimated more than 13,000 persons daily come from surrounding towns to shop in Indianapolis during the holiday season. Estimating an average expenditure of SSO a person, $650,U00 would be spent litre dally by out-of-town Christmas shoppers. It is estimated Indianapolis has a shopping population of 2,000,000 drawing from a sixty-mile radius. Joseph A. McGowan, Terre Haute, Indianapolis £ Eastern Traction Company secretary, estimated 5,000 Christmas shoppers use the traction lines and 1,500 use the Traction Bus Terminal daily. Between 1,000 and 1,500 Christmas shoppers use the Union Bus Terminal each day, Fred I. Jones, president, said. Todd Stoops, Hoosler Motor Club manager, said at least 5,000 persons come in their own automobiles to Indianapolis dally to shop. Traction lines have been forced to put on trailers or extra cars on practically every line into the city. HIGHER FARES TO BESOUGHT Receiver Named for Bus and Station Companies. Fred I. Jones, named receiver of the Indiana Red Ball Lines, Inc., and the Union Bus Station Company, today 3ald he would file a petition In Probate Court for authority to ask the public service commission for increased fares. Receiver was named Monday by Probate Judge Mahlon H. Bash. The Madden-Copple Company brought suit against the Union Bus Station Company, and the Automobile Equipment Company against the Indiana Red Ball Lines. Both petitions alleged each defendant was heavily Indebted to the plaintiffs. The suits are friendly ones and there will be no change In schedule of 4-he various divisions of the Indiana Red Ball Lines, said Jones. Union Bus Terminal Company has an indebtedness of about SB,OOO to the Madden-Copple Company, and the Indiana Red Ball Lines about $5,000 to the Automobile Equipment Company, according to suits. RESIDENT IS THREATENED Police to Arrest in Neighborhood. Police Capt. Fred Drinkut today ordered arrest of persons congregating in the 500 block on W. TwentyNinth St., after a colored resident received threatening letters and phone calls and appealed for protection. Police are watching the place closely. Lieutenant Sneed and squad found five members of Eagle Creek division 348 of Horse Thief Detective Association wearing guns and badges in the crowd Monday night. Basil Booher, 3134 W. Michigan St., who said he was a captain of the organization and in charge, said he came there on request of D. J. Kinney, 2850 Paris Ave. Kinney said he asked the men to come there to aid police.

to them —well, it's kind o’ blue-liko for the old folks. Nobody tc think of bringing yo*J a Christmos dinner. Nobo iy to surprise you with a pair of s/asm slippers, or a shawl or a comfy jacket

Wreaths, Rugs and Baskets . for Christmas Gifts Produced. Regular little Santa Clauses! Children In the occupational therapy ward of the Riley Hospital are making Christmas presents and Christmas decorations that will cause sick, weary eyes to brighten happily. They do this work —weaving, basketry, simple carpentry as part of the treatment for the development of delicate limbs, bound muscles apd stiffened little ankles. Fifteen to twenty of the little patients in the hospital work in the occupational therapy classes every day, under the guidance of Miss Winifred Conrick and her assistant, Miss Lois Keim. “They just adore this work, remarked Miss Conrick,” and they have been especially interested in getting the decorations and presents ready. Their interest, and the exercise this affords them are very beneficial,” she added. In the picture, the boy to the right is ni&klng Christmas wreaths, the boy at the loom is weaving a bit of linen that looks like tapestry, and the girl is making a basket. "I’ll have to hurry to get it done in tlmp,” the little girl remarked. U. S. TO ACCEPT LEAGUE’S CALL Arms Parley Invitation Acceptance Forecast. Bv United Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. Acceptance by the United States of the League of Nations’ invitation to participate In lts preparatory plans for a disarmament conference was forecast at the White House today. In behalf of President Coolldge, it was said that this Government is working on a method to pursue in accepting the invitation. Participation by the United States by such representatives as the President shall appoint in “any conference respecting the limitation of land, maritime or air armaments, which may be called by the League of Nations” was asked in a resolution Introduced In the Senate by Senator King, Democrat, of Utah. 138 NABBED IN 58 DRY RAIDS 240 Gallons of Whisky, 15,400 Pints of Beer Seized. Bv United Press KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 22.—Dry holidays In Kansas City are expected as a result of fifty-eight raids staged during the night. Armed with 200 search warrants, sheriff's, prosecutor’s and police liquor squads, arrested 138 persons, and seized 240 gallons of whisky, 15,400 pints of beer, thirty gallons of alcohol, 697 gallons of wine. 133 barrels of whisky mash and 240 barrels of beer mash. BUTLER QUITS MARINES But Philadelphia Don’t Want a Retired Officer. Bv United Press PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Dec. 22. General! Smedley Butler today notified Mayor Kendrick that he had resigned from the United States Marines to continue as Philadelphia public safety director. He was to have received, in reply, from Mayor Kendrick the announcement that Kendrick did not want him to serve, if his status \yould be that of a retired officer.

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FRIGID WAVE DUE IN CITY . FOR HOLIDAY - - - H J ■ Weather Bureau Says Snow Should Cease by Night—Slippery Streets 1 Cause Accidents, ;i t| i:.. t; LOW SPEED LAW ENFORCED Drop to 8 Above Predicted—Trains Are Delayed—Mail Slowed Little. With streets, roofs and yards snow-covered and a frigid wave with temperature of 8 above predicted for tonight, Indianapolis today looked forward to an old-fashioned venter Christmas. Snow, which started after midnight, totaled 1.1 inches by 7 a. m., but is due to stop before night, the United States weather bureau predicted. The light, sifting fall continued at intervals • throughout the morning.

The Icy streets caused three automobile accidents in which five persons were Injured, while one man was hurt when he fell in th& street. Sergeant Frank Owens of the motorcycle squad said that the ten miles an hour speed limit would be enforced strictly In the downtown district to protect shoppers. Temperature was 20 at 7 a. m. but had dropped to 18 at 1 p. in. No Definite Forecast J. E. Armington, meteorologist, refused to make aany definite forecast for Christmas Day before Wednesday. The snow should remain over until Thursday at any rate, he said. Wednesday is expected to be fair and cold. A mail truck driven by W. 11. Edwards. 342 W. Twenty-Sixth St., and R. M. Rhiner, 25, of 218 N. Oxford St., collided at Vermont and PennIt’s Summer in Argentine Winter tjirew its Icy arms around the northern hemisphere at 3:37 a. m. today. Precisely at the same moment, summer arrived in the southern hemisphere. Careening on its never-end-ing, monotonous journey around the sun, the earthly globe at that moment swept through the astronomical point of time that marks the birth of winter. Unseasonable cold waves instantly became seasonable here and reports of hot waves came from Argentine and related regions. sylvanla Sts. Rhiner was cut about) the head and Edwards was charged with assault and battery and reckless driving. Newell J. Black, Emelle Apts., 326 N. Senate Ave., vas .slated at city prison on an assault and battery charge. Police say his machine skidded over the curb at 1100 W. Washington St., struck the rear of an Indianapolis Street Railway truck and then bounded back into the street. Black and his wife, Mrs. Edith Black, were cut about the head by flying glass. He said frozen ice on the windshield obstructed his vision. Autos driven by Ira Ballard, 22, Eden St., and Kenneth iMyers, 302 N. DeQuincy St., collided at Garfield Ave. and New York St. Flying glass severely cut Ballard and slightly injured Carlin Ballard, riding with him. Ira Ballard was taken to city (Turn to Page 14) HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 20 10 a. m 17 7 a. . 20 11 a. in 17 8 a. 19 12 (noon) .... 18 9a. 18 1 P. m 18 INJUNCTION ON STREET TALKED Legal Fight Over Shelby Opening Looms. Injunction proceedings to prevent the board of works from routing Shelby St. via Bates, Maryland and Cruse Sts. to Washington St. were deemed likely today. South side residents, annoyed at heavy assessments, wish the board to route Shelby St. straight to Washington St., contending the cost would be much less. Councilman John E. King at council Monday night Introduced an ordinance amending the thoroughfare plan to allow for wishes of the south side constituency so . that Shelby St. would be opened straight through from Bates to Maryland St., and widened from Maryland St. to Washington St. POSTAL RECORDS FALL More Than Million Pieces of Mall Handled One Ikay. Anew high record was established in the Indianapolis Postoffice Monday when 1,000,822 pieces of mall were ’handled, an increase of 238.24 per cent over last year. Postmaster Hobart H. Brvaon announced today. ■

Forecast CLOUDY and colder tonight with lowest temperature about 8; Wednesday-£ais and cold.

TWO CENTS

DEATH CLAIMS FRANK MUNSEY, 71, PUBLISHER Owner of New York Sun and Telegram Dies After Second Operation. Bv United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Frank A. Munsey, 71, newspaper and magazine publisher, died today at the Lennox Hill Hospital after a short illness. Munsey had rallied from an operation performed Sunday. Yesterday a second operation became necessary. During the night he suffered a relapse and died at 6:30 a. m. Munsey at different times owned seventeen newspapers and several magazines, but at the time of hla death owned but two newspapers and two magazines. Many have chided him for what they say ia his policy of “killing” newspapers. Fifteen large city papers went out of ouslness after they were purenaaed by him, many, however, by merger with his other papers. The two surviving papers are the New York Sun and New York Telegram, and the magazines are Munsey’s and tne Argosy. Munsey started life In Mercer, Maine, as a store clerk, became an expert telegrapher, later an author and finally a publisher. DRUSES MURDER ID2 FRENCHMEN Convoy Reports Massacre by Rebel Force. Bv TUnited Press BAGDAD, Dec. 22.—A convoy arriving here today reported that two French officers and 100 men were ambushed und massacred when rebels surrounded Homs, north of Damuscus. The district waa reported restive With pillage and murder Increasing. naval~court through Shenandoah Crash Derision Taken Under Xilviseiueafi. Bv United Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—After an attack by Lieutenant Commander C. E. Rosendahl, ecnlor surviving officer of the Shenandoah, against Col. William Mitchell and other critics, the naval court of inquiry into the Shenandoah disaster, today ended Its long inve-tlgr.tlon and took the case under advisement, FLAPPER FANNY sqys i is \ j ttf wtA wwcx i The true pioneer is the hueband who ventures into his Iwdde’a flrat pe.