Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 214, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 January 1926 — Page 1

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VOLUME 37—NUMBER 214

BIG DELAY IN SCHOOL FORESEEN New Shortridge Faces Wait of Year, Says Board Minority. MEETING IS SCHEDULED Rescinding of All Former Action Planned. Completion of the new Shortridge High School today was in danger of being delayed a year, minority school board members said. A special meeting of the board was to be held at 4 p. m., at which Charles W. Kern was preparing to present a resolution asking that the board rescind all moves of the former board looking toward the erection of the school, that changes be made In the plans and specifications, and that the board re-adver-tiso for construction bids. Minority faction members estimated that if the board decides to reconsider the plans and make the revisions, it will be six months before the plans will be ready. All new board members said today they contemplated changes in the heating and ventilating system. Plans Not Inspected Theodore Vonnegut, board president, and Mrs. Lillian Sedwick said no other special changes were considered, yand that the new board members had not had the opportunity to inspect the plans. “The new board naturally has the right to look over the plans for the new building,” Mrs. Sedwick said. “It will be necessary to study the plans before making any revision that may be necessary.” The old board planned that Shortridge High School students would be housed in the new building at ThirtyFourth and Meridian Sts. by September, 1027, and that construction would be started this year. However, if changes are made and the plans revised, to any great extent, it is estimated that the building will not be ready for occupancy until September, 1928. With opening of the new school term in February, it is estimated that 2,700 pupils will be enrolled In Shortridge. The present building can only care for 1,800 without crowding, school officials say. Further congestion will be prevented by opening of the new Washington nnd Jefferson schools, It was believed. New board members said they had not yet considered changes In the space at Shortridge or in classroom dimensions. Classrooms Cut Under the old board’s regime, because of strenuous objection on the part cf taxpaying bodies of this city, the cost of Shortridge wau slashed from |1,350,000 to the present figure of 81,200,000. To do this the old hoard changed the school plans, altering the size of many classrooms, always making them smaller and even eliminating several. The main third-floor corridor in the new Shortridge was cut in width from 15 to 12 feet. The old board agreed that if there were any minor changes in the plans after they were drawn these could be made on consent of board members, without halting the school’s construction. It is said that another change contemplated is placing a corridor on each side of the auditorium to be on the second floor of the new building.

PARK CHANGES FALL THROUGH Board to Work With Mayor, Says President. Changes in parks department personnel recommended by Mayor Shank under his Klan alliance will not be made by the park board, it was believed today. Emsley W., Johnson, president, said the board will take no steps without conferring with Mayor Duvall. Shank ordered discharge of Edward E. Mcßride, recreation director, in favor of Jesse McClure, lvlan indorsed, but Johnson failed to carry out the order. LAST SACRAMENTS GIVEN tin United Press BRUSSELS, Jan. 7.—Though he is in no immediate danger of death, according to his physicians. Cardinal Mercler has been administered the last sacraments at his own request, •it was learned today.

Horse, Drum and ‘Undies* Taken r=TIOLICE expected most 11 I might be stolL* ■ I en today. Wednesday's thefts were: A S4O bass drum from the Indiana Masonic Home at Franklin. Women’s silk underwear, valued at $35, from the Whitney Corset Shop, 28 Monument Pi., taken by two young men. * Commonwealth Coal Company driver disappeared with a horse and the receipts for a load of coal.xHe left the wagon.

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Job Holders to Get Bill From ‘Piper’ fT™ |OW is the time for all m I good men to come to the I * * I aid of their party! Although these are not the exact words, they convey the sentiment borne on cute babyblue cards which soon are to find their way to the mail boxes of Republicans who landed State jobs under the party banner. Women employes, too, are to receive the harbinger, it is understood. .Politics is an expensive calling, and the leaders admit they can’t foot all the bills. So they are passing the oppor tunity on down the line. In this way future party activity can be assured, as well as settlement of some few thousand dollars in bills that have been hanging over since last November.

SARGENT, TRADE BODY OFFICERS MUST ‘EXPLAIN’ Officials Called by Senate Committee in ‘Mellon Trust’ Inquiry. Bu L'nitei Pre WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission officers today were ordered to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee tomorrow to tell why prosecuticn of the so-called "aluminum trust” controlled by Treasury Secretary Mellon has been held up for more than a year. The committee decided on this course after an houi’s heated session behind closed doors in which Republicans voted down the plan of Senator Thomas J. Walsh, Democrat, Montana, to call the witnesses this afternoon. The witnesses summoned included: Attorney General John G. Sargent, Assistant Attorney General William J. Donovan, Vernon Van Fleet, chairman Federal Trade Commission; Otis B. Johnson, secretary of Federal Trade Commission; Millard F. Hus3on, chief examiner of Federal Trade Commission,

MINES CLOSED, ‘ARMY’LEAVES Two Shafts Resume Work After Conference. Bu United Prets EVANSVILLE. Ind., Jan. 7. Plans of operators of nonunion coal mines in southern Indiana to open today in opposition to protests of union leaders failed to materialize. Boonville, Newburg and the Buckskin mines today had one and two men about the shafts to keep machinery ;n repair. No miners had reported for work. Walter Korff, manager of the Buckskin and another mine near Boonville, was ill at his home. He refused to explain why the two mines did not open today as announced Wednesday. Meanwhile the several hundred union miners who climaxed their tour of southern Indiana non-union territory with a mass meeting and a conference with operators here Wednesday,, had disbanded. The Crescent and Sunnyslde mines here, closed by the “army” Wednesday, were working again. The men returned to work following a conference of the union officials with James Moore, mine manager.

Radio ‘Bootleggers* Are Hunted Bn United Press B"" IIRMINGHiM, Ala., Jan. 7.—Operators of a* “booti ■ . leg” radio station near this city, that is broadcasting questionable jokes and cuss words almost every night are sought by police and radio Inspectors. The "bootleg" station was believed to be located about twenty-five miles from Birmingham and consists probably of a home made set operated by amateurs.

FLOODS RAVAGE PARIS,BELGIUM Chateau Thierry Under Waters of The Marne. Bn United tress PARIS, Jan. 7.—Reports out of Belgium today pictured great devastation, but declared the flood waters were receding. The Seine here is rising. Parliament has been summoned to convene in Brussells to vote money for relief and rehabilitation work. The Marne Is out of its banks and Chateau Thierry is flooded. The Seine, having risen seventeen feet, was expected to continue its swell until tomorrow. EIGHT-DAY STATE FAIR Board of Agriculture Votes to Extend Time This Year. The State board of agriculture today decided that this year’s State fair will last eight days, Instead of five as before. The fair will open on Sept. 4 and continue through Sept. 11. 1 v ""n | iTafll ifii Hi/BdTjtfM

12 O’CLOCK DANCE DAN DISCUSSED Chief Will Close Halls at Midnight if Possible. COMES AFTER TRIAL Hollywood Proprietor Wins Victory in Court. Dancing in all clubs and dance halls will be stopped by police at midnight if there is any way to do so under the city dance hall ordinance, Police Chief Claude F. Johnson announced today. Johnson said he would study the ordinance, to see what can be done. Permits by Ambuhl He also announced that In the future Lieut. John Ambuhl, has secretary, will issue all dance hall permits. Johnson’s ultimatum on af||r midnight dancing came after a victory in city court Wednesday for the “A. B. C.’s of the Avenco” —Charlestoners who frequent Hollywood Case, 532 Indiana Ave., operated by George Abrams. This is the Negro cabaret that has basked in the limelight of police surveillance since an auto accident, Dec. 18, in which Norman Barthel, 20, of 140 E. Wabash St., was killed and his companions. Misses Dorothy Woodstock, 21, of 2541 Shelby St. and Catherine Forte, 18, of 1103 E. Washington St., and Robert McCardle, 23, of 1155 Park Ave., were critically injured. Police say the two couples had been to the cabaret before the accident. Abrams Arrested Sergt. Ed Helm arrested Abrams Tuesday night when he found dancing going on there at 1 a. m. Earlier Sergeant McClure had ousted five white couples. Abrams had a dance license for Wednesday which permitted him to operate until midnight Wednesday. Ira Holmes, defense attorney, contended that the dancing could continue as long rs Abrams presented licenses for the day on which the dancing was being done. Judge McCallister discharged Abrams. At the city hospital It was said the two young women were improving, while McCardle still remained in a critical condition.

FREE THEATERS MAYBECLOSED Abandonment of Shank Amusement Considered. Abandonment .of free public theatrical performances where thousands of citizens have been entertained is being considered by the park board today in interest of economy. Board members Wednesday were on the verge of voting to cease performances during the coming year, but later decided to refer the question to R. Walter Jarvis, parks superintendent, and Edward E. Mcßride, recreation director, who, it is understood will submit three substitute proposals. Motion pictures is said to be one of them.

FLOOD PLANS, LIGHTS HELD OP Board of Works Awaits Investigation Results. Extension of the city’s high-pow-ered lighting system and future flood prevention program today were delayed, awaiting further investigation by the board of works. Pointing out that the budget for installing new lights is shy $65,000, Roy C. Shaneberger, board president, said he knew of one district where 100 lights were ordered for about a dozen homes. City Engineer George C. Schmidt was ordered to investigate both projects. OLD POLICE CARS TO GO Chief Plans to Purchase About Fifteen New Machines. Police Chief Claude F. Johnson today was planning to trade thirtyeight automobiles. Inherited from the Shank administration, for about fifteen new machines. The value of the old cars and ten motorcycles, as appraised by Lieut. Gene Eldridge, of the police garage, Inspector Claude Worley and Capt. Lewis Johnson, is $8,028. Included in the old cars are two recently-purchased emergency autos, one valued at $1,200 and the other at $750, a police chief’s machine, which city council claims to own, two large cars purchased several months ago for abasing bootleggers, and a number of smaller vehicles. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m...... 25 10 a. m...... 28 7 a. m...... 25 11 a. 29 8 &. m...... 25 12 (noon) .... 29 9 a. 87 1 p. m...... 29 “#•

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, JAN. 7, 1926

RUM DENS BRIBED COPS WITH BOOZE, REMY SA YS

Photos Show Price Evelyn Nesbit Has Paid

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Innocent—here Is Evelyn Nesbit a score of years ago, before she met Stanford White and Harry Thaw.

Long Descent Through Disgrace, Notoriety Is About Ended. Bu SEA Berrien IIICAGO, Jan. 7.—Evelyn Ntsblt Thaw has reached Use bottom of the ladder. The long descent through notoriety and disgrace that began a score of years ago when Harry Thaw's pistol rang out on old Madison Square Roof Garden, in New York, Is about ended. Evelyn hasn’t much farther to goShe Is lying on a bed lu the As! • land Boulevard Hospital here recovering from an ineffective attemrt at suicide, which followed a throday party. And, os she lies th .re, there is nothing about her that would tell you that her beauty once caused a murder and set all America on edge with interest and sympathy. Evelyn Nesbit went to New York about a score of years ago—fresh and unsophisticated from her home in Pennsylvania. She became a chorus girl and attracted the admiration of Stanford White, rich architect.

CHRISTMAS ACT FATAL TO MAM Lodge Member, Hurt Delivering Cheer, Dies. George E;.;t.’?ston, 46, of 742 Elm St., was a Christmas martyr today. He died at St. Vincents Hospital from injuries received Christmas Eve, when he was run over by a truck while distributing baskets to the poor for the Moose Lodge. While Eggleston was being taken to the hospital the ambulance in which he was riding collided with another machine at East and Washington Sts. A second ambulance had to be called. M. M. Mahoney, district superintendent for the Moose, said the lodge would meet tonight to adopt a memorial resolution to Eggleston. He is the third auto victim of the year. ASSESSORS ELECT HEAD Lafayette Man and Others Rechosen by Association. George Frazer of Lafayette, president of the Indiana County Assessors’ Association, and all of the other officers, were re-elected today at thu Statfhouse during the association's annual-conference with the State tax board. Other officers elected: Earl Priest, Rushviile, vice president; Amos G. Breaks, Crawfordsville, secretary, and Frank Etter, Franklin, treasurer. The assessors unanimously adopted a resolution commending the present administration of the tax board as the best the State ever has had.

DRIVERS SAFE THIS WEEK; NO \STICKERS’

Police Reveal Supply Is Exhausted — Intensive Drive Planned, However, When Printer Delivers New Batch.

Inspector Walter White revealed today that his traffic department is out of “stickers.” There will be none until Monday. But after that? Motorists, watch out! White said as soon as the new stickers are received from the printer an Intensive drive will be . mepfe. —-- - -

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Evelyn, her freshness gone and her beauty faded, lies in a Chicago hospital, near the bottom of the ladder. The world has shattered a few of her Illusions.

ELLIN, ‘HEARTSICK,’ BATTLES OSTRACISM

Berlin’s Bride Says Her’s Is ‘Worst Honeymoon Any Bride Ever Had.’ Bu United PreiU NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—Ellin MacKay who stanled her family *and society by suddenly marrying Irving Berlin, Jewish song writer, wan back in New York today to carry to her family, to society, to her church and to her cloee circle of friends, her battle for reinstatement in their good graces. Admitting herself "sick at heart” and experiencing the “worst honeymoon a bride ever had,” in one breath, in another sho flashed the fighting spirit of her family and made clear the plan of n campaign in which she herself would lead the attack, She planned to seek a meeting with her father in an effort to win from him the blessing on her marriage he has so sternly withheld. She will seek a wedd. ng ir. the Roman Catholic church .to return herself to the favor of the religion as ehe was raised. She was to attend the wedding of Consuelo Vanderbilt to E. T. Smith and thereby sponsor before the social elect the husband she has taken. And tomorrow night she will ask about sixty of her close friends to dine with her at Atlantic City and extend to Berlin the hand of greeting and approval as the husband of their friend. Rumors went around that he already had disinherited hie daughter, but these were hardly believed. Mrs. Berlin has indicated that plans for a wedding trip to Europe will be abandoned entirely. “When all this is over,” Mrs. Berlin eaid, “I just want to be a little wife.”

SWISS VILLAGE FACES DISASTER 1,000,000-Ton Landslide Threatens Destruction. Bit United Press GENEVA, Jan. 7.—Part of the village of Schiemberg is facing destruction by a sixty-acre landslide approaching it. The slide, estimated to weigh 1,000,000 tons, has caused inhabitants to demolish and carry their houses from the doomed section while farmers In the region between the landslide and the village are cutting down their orchards so they can at least save some firewood from the coming havoc.

made on motorists who park overtime or double-park and who park in alleys near fire plugs, and in safety zones. Two motorcycle cops, two mounted men and the seventy traffic men on downtown comers will watch for violators. A*

HARRISON BURNS DIES; PROMINENT JURIST, AUTHOR Vi . ______ l Compiler of Annotated Statutes Succumbs After Illness. An illness of several months was fatal to Harrison Burns, 89, prominent jurist and author, who died early today at the homo of his son Lee Burns. 4205 Washington Blvd. Burns’ Annotated Statutes of Indiana have been In wide use for years, and his works often were quoted. Mr. Burns was torn at Wirt, Jefferson County, of pioneer parents. Ilia mother was a niece of Col. John Vi.wter, first United States marshal of Indiana. Wishing to “see the world,” Burns ran away from his home at Dupont, Ind., in 1851 and went to Louisville. Ky., where ’he followed several occupations. In 1857 he began his law career at Martinsville, in the office of his brother, William V. Burns. He once was Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the Ninth district. He came to Indianapolis in 1874, and associated with the preecutor’s office and in. 1878 was named Superior Court judge. * Last week he was made a life honorary member of Indiana Democratic Club. Burial will be at Bloomfield, Ind., his former home, following services at Hisey & Titus funeral parlors, Friday at 2 p. m.

WILL MAINTAIN ROAD STANDARD New County Engineer to Follow Schmidt’s Plan. “Specification for construction of new Marion County roads will be of the high standard set by my predecessor,” it was emphatically' announced today by William W, Southard, new county engineer- and surveyor. Southard succeeds George G. Schmidt, who resigned Jan. 1 to become city engineer. Schmidt aroused the ire of gravel men last fall when he refused to permit their gravel to be used In county roads. The gravel men contended that Schmidt put the grade of gravel so high that It sraa Impossible for them to furnish it As a result. Schmidt used crushed stoae. $350 FROM POCKET Miss Virginia DuckwaU, 8818 N. Delaware Bt., daughter of Herbert R. Duck wall, today reported to police two women stole a wallet containing $350 from her pocket as she was waiting to take a train for New York at the Union Station.’ URGED AS BUDGET CLERK Appointment of A. C. McDaniel of Franklin, a field examiner f'-r the State board of ac ;ounts, aj T’tate budget clerk to succed U. M. Frazer, who will become Indianapolis public school business director Feb. 1, Is being urged upon State Examiner Lawrence F. Orr by McDaniel’s friends. . .j ..

Entered as Second-class Matter at Postoffice, Indianapolis. Published Pally Except Sunday.

Prosecutor Gives New Chief Evidence That Patrolmen Covered Up Violations on Beats for Free Drinks and Tobacco. JOHNSON PROMISES TO WEED OUT ‘GRAFTERS’ Police .Head Told Officers Were Present When U. S. Agents Bought Liquor to Make Raids Swank Is Suspended Again. Evidence that a number of Indianapolis patrolmen knew of liquor law violations on their districts and “covered up” bootleggers for liquor and tobacco was presented Police Chief Claude F. Johnson today by Prosecutor William 11. Remy. Johnson assured Remy the police department will be cleaned up and evidence presented to the board of safety Tuesday. Drank Over Bur Remy said the evidence had been obtained from poolroom operators and attendants who admitted giving liquor to police who drank It over the bar and in rear roonu. “It has been apparent for a long time that the town was running wide open. Fedcpl agents who recently picked up sixty-six liquor law violators made several buys while police were present," Remy said. “Flagrant violation was more evident the past three months. Several downtown places were included In the raids, and police were aware of the violations. When law violations and enforcement are hand and glove the situation is Intolerable. “When officers and bootleggers work together it is no wonder stickup men and burglars are at large. Most crime originates In just such dens are were raided.” Gilliom Acts At the same time, it was revealed that Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliom has asked Chief Johnson for a competent police officer to be as* signed to deputy attorneys general, in charge of liquor law prosecutions here. The officer would investigate complaints and cooperate in prohibition enforcement. Gilliom said a close check would be kept on individual policemen and if no report is made on complaints, charges will be preferred. ; Chief Johnson said he would present the request to the board of safety. v ' O. D. Haskett, safety board president, in connection with Remy’s charges, said he would not anticipate action of the board on violations (Turn to Page 11)

SHEIKS ARE BUSY AGAIN Bicyclist Annoys Operators; Motorist Accosts Women at I .ate Hour. Sheiks renewed their activity on Wednesday night, police reports showed today. A man On a bicycle accosted operators as they left the telephone exchange at Fortieth St. and Central Ave. A motorists addressed women at Thirteenth Bt. and Broadway. Mrs. S. O. Anderson, 123 W. Twenty-First St., ran into a grocery when a Negro followed her. A Negro peeped Into the homes of Mrs. Virginia Hulls, 2008 N. Keystone Ave., and Miss Helen Knee, 2838 N. Talbott Ave. RYAN CAPTURES ANOTHER Sergeant, Slated for East Chicago Post, Takes Hold-Up Man. Bn United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 7.—Sergt. James Ryan, who is scheduled to become chief of police of East Chicago, Ind., in a few days, added one more capture to his already long string early today. The sergeant’s wife looked out a window this morning and saw a filling station being held up. Ryan dashed out gnd captured the holdup man. MEASLES PREVALENT Number of Smallpox Cases Also Reported in City. With 130 cases reported since Jan1, a small measles epidemic Is in progress. Dr. Herman G. Morgan, city health offloer, said today. A number of smallpox cases also have been reported. DAMAGE IN TWO FIRES , A one-story business block belonging to A. Walton, 424 S. Keystone Ave., was damaged to the extent of S3OO by a fire of unknown origin early today. A defective flue caused $250 Are damage at the residence of Augustus Polk, 1505 Martlndale^Ave.

Forecast FAIR tonight and probably Friday; not much change in temperature; lowest tonight 25 to 30.

TWO CENTS

TESTIMONY IN SHEPHERD WILL BATTLE ENDED Attorneys for Cousins and Miss Pope Offer No Evidence. jQj By Edward C. Derr Unit :d Prcis Staff Corrr*D<frt CHICAGO, Jan. 7.—Both sides rested today in the 31.000,000 will contest In which William D. Shepherd, formerly of Indianapolis, seeks to obtain the estate of Billy McCllntock, “millionaire orphan.” Attorneys for seven cousins of Billy, and Miss Isabelle Pope, Billy * fiancee, offerel r.o evidence, depending on arguments to the Jury to prove that Shepherd exerted undue pressure in having Billy sign the will in his favor. Last year Shepherd was acquitted of the charge that he murdered Billy by feeding him typhoid fever germs. Contrasting the will suit to his murder trial, Shepherd in an interview prized his life more precious than the wealth he seeks in the present contest. “But God always is. on the right, side and Justice must prevail,” this man of defcpseAted religious convlc. tlons told the United Press. The prison palor and sunken cheeks, the twitching hands that marked Shepherd at his trial are missing. His face Is ruddy, his form erect and his eyes sparkle, under heavy brows. Instead of slouching in a chair under the eyes of prison guards, he walks outside the eouit room, smoking clgarets and chatting. "No, sir, it isn’t so much of a strain to have a million dollars at stake as it is to have your neck the prize,” he replied to a question. Two domestics In the Shepherd household have testified witnessing the will. Through their asertions that it was Billy—and not Shepherd —who asked them to affix their signatures, Shepherd hopes to prove that Bnly signed the will of his own free will.

ATTACK STILL INVESTIGATED Grudge Beating Theory Held ty Police. Detectives today continued Investigation of mysterious attack on Mrs. Grace Bickerstaff, 41, of $412 E. Twenty-Fifth St., brutally beaten while In bed at her home Monday night. Mrs. Bickersiaff, at Methodist Hospital, regained consciousness this morning, but could not talk. A water-soaked pocketbook belonging to Mrs. Blckestaff and containing railroad passes and other articles was found In a vacant lot back Os the home today. A grudge attack theory is held by officers. They think some enemy of Mrs. Bickerataff or of the family, did the beating, someone who knew that a son, Forrest, slept upstairs, and that the husband was at work. Supervisor of Detectives Michael Glenn planned to question the son, who said he heard nothing during the night. THEY ONLY GOT BEANS Thieves Frightened Off While Looting Grocery. Instead of a well-filled larder, three thieves today only had pork and beans. x The trio was discovered qarrylng away the stock of the L. V. Thorp grocery, 7 N. Hamilton Ave., et 1:80 a. m., by C. R. Foster. 202 N. Hamilton Ave. Police were called and the men fled with only $2 worth of canned goods.

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