Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 272, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 March 1926 — Page 1

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NUMBER 37—VOLUME 272

tax ram INDIANA IS PROSPEROUS Income Revenue Payments Fail to Drop Off as Expected as Result of Congress’ Rate Slashes —Chicago Receipts Gain. $6,000,000 JUMP IS MADE IN ILLINOIS Collections, Completed at ® Midnight, Substantiate State’s Claims of Healthy Financial Condition —Decrease Is Only $399,442. Indiana's prosperity claims were Substantiated today by Federal income tax receipts. Despite Congress’ sweeping reduction of rates and granting of exemptions to small salaried persons, total collections for the first quarter of 1926 dropped only $399,442 under Collections the first quarter of 1925. Internal revenue collectors had expected a $500,000 drop. But Deputy Collector George Foote said collections, which ended Monday midnight, were $3,303,171. compared to the collection of $3,702,613 the first quarter of 1925. Gain at Chicago The Middle West, generally made even a better showing, payments the first quarter of 1926 at Chicago exceeding 1925 payments by more than $6,000,000. Receipts in the northern district of Illinois up to midnight were $19,327,205.52 against a total of $13,273,168.37 for the first quarter of 1925. The figure for this year is expected to be raised still further by payments mailed late last night and as yet to be tabulated. • The greatly increased payrpents ere attributed by Mabel G. Reinecke, collector of internal revenue, to the prosperity of the big corporations In this area. The largest single payment, she said, was $1,820,00, which was only for the first quarter of the year. Same in New York In the New York district collections were estimated to be about the same as last year despite decreased rates. In the Pittsburgh district a, largo industrial center, collections were estimated at a million dollars more than a year ago. Corporation returns “far in excess of a year ago” were reported at Des Moine3, lowa, and in Dallas, Texas, the collector reported receipts $13,000 higher than in 1925.

THREE PERISH AS HOME BURNS Two Others in Family Cannot Live. B’J United Press DES MOINES, lowa, March 16. - Three members of the D. A. Trichel family, living near Carlisle, lowa, and two others probably were faally burned in a fire which detroyed their home near here. D. A. Trichel and two daughters, Marjorie and Ida, arc dead. Mrs. Trichel and another daughter. Laura, cannot live, hospital authorities stated. Use of gasoline to start a fire in a stove is believed to have caused an explosion setting fire to the house. CONTEST TO BE DROPPED Johnson to Lose Case Against Senator Sc hall. Bit United, Press WASHINGTON, March 16.—The Senate Privileges and Elect ipns sub-committee, which investigated the contest brought by Magnus Johnson, farmer laborite against Senator Schall, Republican, Minnesota, is unanimously in favor of dismissing the contest, Chairman Charles S. Deneen, Republican, Illinois, announced today. Deneen said he would call the committee to meet later in the day to authorize Senator Goff, Republican, West Virginia, to draw a report. RELATIVES IDENTIFY MAN Killed in Fall From Train—Believed On Way To North Vernon. Relatives today identified a man fatally crushed when he fell under k train at the C. I. & W. Railroad Bind Indianapolis Union Railrodd tracks, near Miley Ave. and Ohio St., Monday night, as Harold Guess, 23, of 208 Minerva St. Guess has been working for the Indiana Farm Bureau near North Vernon and is believed to have been riding to North Vernon on one of the cars. He is survived by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gues, a brother, Orville and a sister, Bernice.

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POLICE SHIFTS RUMORED Political Shake-Up in Force Pre< dieted at Headquarters. Reports there would be another shake-up in the police force circulated today at headquarters as the board of safety prepared for itis weekly meeting. At the board meeting last Tuesday Harvey W. Bedford was named traffic inspector and two officers were reduced. REPORT IS KEPT SECRET House Judiciary Committee Gets Impeachment Articles. By United Press WASHINGTON, March 16.—After receiving articles of impeachment against Federal Judge George W. English of the eastern district of Illinois, prepared by a sub-committee of the House Judiciary Committee today adjourned until Thursday, when a final determination of the case is expected to be reached. Members of the committee refused to divulge any phase of the sub-com-mittee report.

CONGRESS’ FARM AID PLANS STIR SAPIRO’S WRATH Both Dickinson and Shipstead- McNary Bills Are Denounced. By United Press CHICAGO, March 16.—Denouncing the Shipstead-McNary and Dickinson bills as government price-fix-ing measures, Aaron Sapiro, cooperative marketing expert, in a speech before the City Club today advocated Secretary Jardine’s bill to foster self-help by the farmer through cooperative marketing. Sapiro characterized the three bills as the “three little girls from school,” who all come out with the same method of indirect government price fixing to be solved and paid for by an equalization tax. v "There is a real difficulty arising out of carrying surpluses,” Sapiro said. "Proper cooperative action will solve this surplus problem. "Too many words are scattered on the problem. One group says that tho whole trouble is the tariff. Another group says all it wants is the same position as labor. "The farmers’ problem if surplus does correspond to unemployment in labor. “What do you suppose it was that got labor proper consideration. Do you think it was yelling around in Iowa? Not by any means! It was good tight organization and cooperation. "Farmers can cooperate and organize.” ROBBERY INTENT CHARGE Man Arrested Alleged to Have Struck Barber Over Head. Earl Ilines, 29, of 705 % N. Alabama St., was arrested today on a charge of assault and battery with intent to rob. Detectives say he is-one of two men who entered the barber shop of D. M. Yeaw, 106 W. Sixteenth St.. a few weeks ago, struck Yeaw over the head with a blunt instrument and then left without taking anything. ATTORNEY IS CANDIDATE Claude 11. Anderson Seeks State House of Representatives’ Seat. Claude H. Anderson, 116 S. Audubon Rd., an attorney with the firm of Slack and Rinier, announced today that he will be a candidate for the Republican nomination for State Representative from Marion County. Anderson is a graduate of De Pauw University and the Indiana Daw School. He lias been engaged in local practice since 1915. He is a member of the Scottish Rite, the Shrine and is a Sigma Nu. This is the first time he has sought public office, Anderson said. NEW YORK WETS LOSE First Skirmish in legislature Won By Drys. Bit United Press ALBANY, N. Y„ March 16. "Wets” today lost their first skirmish in the New York Legislature to force through h bill providing for a State-wide referendum on the question of whether the prohibition amendment should be modified so as to permit the manufacture and sale of light wine and beef. The Senate Judiciary Committee, 7 to 5, refused to report the measure favorably.

YOUTHS CHEATED IN MORALS TESTS Reports on Behavior of Today’s Children, Butterfield Discloses, Are Secured by Unfair Methods.

Are boys and girls worse than they used to be? This is the second of five articles by ait expert answering the question. By Ernest W. Butterfield, LL. D., State Commissioner of Education, New Hampshire. Most thoughtless people who believe boys and girls today are worse than ever before, are comparing their memories of their own childhood with the reported behavior of

min ADMISSION POSTPONED Tremendous Excitement Is Caused by Announcement of League’s Delay of Action on Teuton Entrance Application. M. STRESEMANN SEES ‘BIG DEMONSTRATION’ Embarrassing Situation, He Says, ‘ls Not Due to Men Who Negotiated the Locarno Agreement’ for Europe’s Peace and Security. Bu United Press GENEVA, 51arch 16.—Germanys admission to the League of Nations today was postponed for consideration at a future meeting of the League. Tremendous excitement was caused by the announcement. As word spread that Germany’s election, a purpose for which the League session convened nine days ago, was to> oe delayed, there began a frantic effort to find a means of preventing such an embarrassing delay. Tremendous pressure was exerted on officials to prevent adjournment of the session. The German delegation believed that the postponement will be until June or September. Germany has formally applied for League membership. Favorable action on the request, however, has been balked by British opposition to enlargement of the League council and Brazil’s opposition to Germany's admission. “There will be a big demonstration at Wednesday's assembly meeting,” German Foreign Minister Stresemann told the United Press, "and it will bear witness that the postponement of Germany’s .uLvfilueior ia not due to tho men who negotiated the Locarno agreement.” Great Britain, Germany and France appear to have agreed on postponement of Germany’s admission without consulting other members of the council. These now are seeking to dissuade the Locarno group from this expedient.

COL. COOLIDGE IS ‘UNCHANGED’ President’s Father Rests Comfortably. BULLETIN Bu United Press WASHINGTON, March 16.—C01. John C. Coolidge gradually is growing weaker although there is no marked change in his condition, it was said at the White House this afternoon. By United Press PLYMOUTH, Vt„ March 16.—C01. John Coolidge, father of the President. rested comfortably during the night and there is virtually no change in his condition, according to Miss Mae Johnson, his nurse. Miss Johnson spoke of the inva lid's condition as "encouraging,” but would not indicate her belief as to whether the improvement would bo permanent. Dr. A. M. Cram of Bridgewater has not visited the Coolidge home since 8:30 last night, and is not expected until noon tiday. Last word from Dr. Cram was that the patient's condition was "practically unchanged.” ROADS TO BE PLANNED Highway Commission Will Confer With Jackson Wednesday. Members of the State highway commission will confer Wednesday, with Governor Jackson, on call of the latter, to discuss the 3926 highway improvement program. Jackson. it is understood, has in mind several changes of policy. Whether they will be discussed Wednesday was a matter of conjecture.

their neighbors’ children. A considerable number, however, have heard of studies which test immorality, and they believe proof of depravity has been established. This is the story. Certain Pharisees wished to prove the immorality of childhood and arranged tests for this purpose. In these tests many groups of children and school pupils —they were called "subjects” by the (Tjun to page 5)

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, MARCH 16,1926

Marriage Specials to Valparaiso Bu United Press CHICAGO. March 16.—1n view of Valparaiso’s (Ind.) Justice of the Peace G. E. Hornholt's claim that he has married 150 couple since the first of the year, a majority of whom were from Chicago, the Pennsylvania Railroad is pondering giving several of its trains to the place such names as "Honeymoon Express,” and “Cupid’s Special,” it was announced today. County Clerk K. C. Jones gives good service on license issuance, it was said, opening almost any hour of the day or night.

EX-POLICEMAN DENIES TAKING BRIBE MONEY Alleged to Have Failed to Make Liquor Arrest — State Ends Case. Denial that he received any money as a bribe for not making an arrest on a liquor law violation charge was voiced by Howard Bennett, former State policeman, before Criminal Judge James A. Collins today. Bennett refuted charges that he conspired with Fred Slater, 2149 N. Delaware St., moving picture operator, last spring, to commit a felony and misdeameanor. Bennett, a former aid of D. C Stephenson, serving a life sentence at Indiana State Prison for murdering Miss Madge Oberholtzer, is alleged to have accepted SIOO cash for not arresting Slater on a liquor law violation charge. Bennett has denied that he was Stephenson's chauffeur. Motion Overruled At the conclusion of the State's case, Ira M. Holmes, defense counsel, moved the court find the defendant not guilty and discharge him on the grounds the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt any of the allegations of the indictment. The motion was overruled. The first defense witness was Robert E. Chenworth, who denied he saw any liquor in Slater's car at the garage, Twenty-First and Talbott Sts. Robert Isenhowor, garage proprietor, 3 453 N. Illinois St., who brought the Sluter car to his garage, denied knowledge of liquor in the car. Isenhower also denied be drove Bennett to Sixteenth and Meridian Sts., where it is alleged Slater gave Bennett the SIOO cash. Patrolman Testified The chief State witness was Patrolman Louis Schneider, an intimate friend of Slater. Schneider testified Slater crame to him and said Bennett received 23 gallons of alcohol and SIOO from him. Schneider said Bennett told him he would "fix it up” with Slater, when he questioned tho policeman regarding S4OO more lie is alleged to have sought to collect. Prosecutor Remy made several attempts to show what connection Bennett had with Stephenson, but upon objections from Holmes was overruled by Ihe court. ‘‘We are trying this man on a specific charge and there is no need, Mr. Remy. of dragging in outside issues,” ruled Judge Collins.

ATTORNEYS GET BEHIND GILLIOM And Ministers Back Shumaker in Fight. With the clergy of the State lined up almost solidly behind Dr. E. S. Shumaker, Indiana Anti-Saloon League superintendent, the lawyers of the State today were beginning to line up with Attorney General Arthur Gilliom. Gilliom last week filed an information with the State Supreme Court asking that the dry leader be cited for contempt of that court. The complaint was filed after Gilliom had studied Shumaker’s annual report in which the attorney general’s office and the supreme bench were criticised. At South Bend tho St. Joseph County Ministerial Association went on record deploring "the manifest tendency on the part of certain poli. ticians, candidates and party managers to make political capital out of the appetites, passions and vices of men.” Lafayette ministers have expressed confidence in the league and Shumaker. . A special session of the Allen County Bar Association passed resolutions condemning Shumaker’s attack as a “scurrilous report” which contained "false and derogatory statements.” SEEKING RENOMINATION 11. Walker De Haven Would Serve Again in Legislature, H. Walker De Haven, Marion County Representative in the 1925 State Legislature, today announced his- candidacy for renomination for the post on the Republican ticket. De Haven was born in Indianapolis and has lived here all his life. For the last nine years he has been cociated with the State Automobile Insurance Company. He is a member of several Masonic bodies. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 23 10 a. m 32 7 a. m 26 U a. m 32 8 a. m 27 12 (noon) .... 30 9 a. m 30 1 p. m 32

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Prisoner He Saved From Death Predicted He’d Live to Be 100. Because he saved a man from the death penalty, and because that man lri gratitude pronounced a blessing upon hint many years ago. S. 11. Hiestand, 2009 N. Capitol Ave.. who is 98 years old, confidently expects to live to be 100. "It was when I was somewhere in middle life and I was on a jury,” Hiestand said, telling of saving the man from the death penalty. "I was cinvinced that the prisoner should not receive the supreme penalty the eleven other jurors were insisting upon. My consclnce would not let me yield and finally my stand had its effect.” "Just Sentence” “The man was not freed, but what I believe was a just sentence was pronounced upon him. lie afterward sent, through a friend, his gratitude to me. ‘Hiestand,’ he said, 'your years upon the earth will be lorg. You will live to be a hundred years old.’ Maybe I laughed a.t that then. Any way. I didn't attach any importance to the message, but as the years went by and my old friends all dropped away, I began to believe j there was something in that man’s words. Now I fully believe It and f#d that I shall certainly round the century." Hiestand was born near Hillsborough, Ohio, July 3, 1827, and he has witnessed more changes in his lifetime than his ancestors saw during a thousand years. He has not only been present to greet the tractor, steam thrasher, paved highway. telephone and rural free delivery-, but has seen tho start of improvements that go so far back we scarcely can reinember that they weren't always with us. ( Merchant and Fanner While ho lived on a farm in Ohio for many years. Hiestand had time to give almost an average life period to merchandising in Liberty, Ind. From this business he retired only a decade ago. His wife has been dead almost twenty years and only one of his children, Mrs. C. J. Murphy, 513 E. Twentieth St„ lives in this part of the country. The old gentleman reads constantly and takes particular delight in reading the Bible to a blind man who lives near. Rather remarkably, Hiestand does not wear glasses. “I’m not old enough to wear glasses,” he remarks with a twinkle in his blue eyes. SNIPER CALLED INSANE Trial of Omaha Terrorist Gets Underway Before JuryBu United Press OMAHA. Neb.. March 16.—The “phantom sniper” is as insane as Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold youthful slayers of Bobby Franks, John W. Baklwin, attorney for Frank Carter, the sniper, said in his opening statement to the jury' today. "The only difference between them is that the Chicago boys had millions while Carter h&s nothing,” Baldwin said. The Omaha “terrorist” who for one week caused residents to stay in-1 doors at night while he prowled with his deadly .22 calibre pistol, is on trial for the murder of Dr. A. D. Searles and William McDoavitt. Carter created a scene when he arose after the statement and shouted: "I’m not nuts! I’m not nu^s!”

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CHINA ORDERED LIFT BLOCKADE Powers Deliver Ultimatum to National Chief. Bu United Press PBKIN, March 16. —Foreign naval commanders today delivered an ultimatum to tho Chines nationalist commander of Taku Fort giving him until noon of Thursday to remove mines fromthe channel of the Pel-ho River an dotherwise to provide for an open navigation of the stream. If the Chinese ignore the ultimatum the foreign naval commanders will "tako such measures as are necessary to remove or to suppress the obstruction of free navigation of the channel between Tien Tain and the sea.” Pekin is isolated by the obstruction of the channel, which is guarded both by mines and by guns mounted on the forts. The Boxer protocol prohibits the isolation of Pekin from tho sea, and it was to compel observance of the protocol that the ultimatum was sent.

CITY SEEN AS CLINIC CENTER Picture Hospital Leader in Experiments. Indianapolis city hospital may become known as a great experimental center to test cures for disease’s through action to establish a clinical research laboratory by the board of health Monday night, Dr. Herman G. Morgan, city health officer, said today. "Under direction of Dr. L. S. Zurface, a nationally known expert, of the J. K. Lilly Company, it will be possible to conduct practical experiments on the efficacy of treatments for illnesses proposed and, perhaps, to build a national name for Indiana polls as a center of research,” Morgan said. Morgan predicted anew building for that purpose a possibility. The board authorized four prenatal clinics in connection with child hygiene work.

BOY LOVED HIS DOG BETTER THAN MONEY So He Kept Him Away and Negro Bandit Escaped With sl2 in Store Hold-up—Stolen Bicycle Used by Robber.

A boy’s love for his bulldog resulted in a Nego hold-up man escaping with his loot from a produce store today. Charles Brown. 12, of 1347 Silver Ave., stayed home from school to t.end his fathers’ store at 342 N. Blake St., police said. While the lad was In the-store the handtt, nourished a revolver, entered the front door and ordered the boy to the rear. After rifling the cash drawer of s2l. the Negro left. "I thought I had better send my bull dog after the man, but I loved the dog better than the money,” the boy told police. “I next thought Id better get my

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BOARD RESTRAINED Ml BUILDING NEW SHORTRIDGE ON FORTY-SIXTH ST. SITE Temporary Order Issued by Judge Miller in Superior Court Three on Petition of Association. ASK PERMANENT INJUNCTION Hearing Set for March 27—Irregular Purchase Charged. Erection of the new Shortridge High School on Forty-Sixth St., between Central Ave. and Washington Rlvd., was temporarily restrained today by Judge Sidney S. MHler, Superior Court Three, pending hearing March 27 on a petition asking a permanent injunction prohibiting building of the building on that

WET MARGIN IN VOTE CUT DOWN Poll Continues Less Than a Week. Conurirjht. 1936. bu United Press NEW YORK, March 16.—With leas than a week remaining before most of the newspaper polls being taken on prohibition are eti led. the ballots from smaller towns throughout the Nation have cut down considerably the wide "wet” margins established in the large cities, figures gathered by the United Press today showed. While in the majority of towns tin. der 10,000 population the jwlls show a vote favoring modification or repeal of the Volstead act, the percentage against the drys was not as high as in more highly populated areas. The United Press has obtained returns from 36 cities as a cross sec- , tion of prohibition sentiment In \ widely scattered localities, and in ! both large and small cities. Up to 11 a. m. today these returns were distributed as 588,286 favoring repeal or modification and 57,590 satisfied with existing law.

U.S. NAMES 100 IN BOOZE BILL Second Indictment Expec.ed in Gin Monopoly. Bu United Press CLEVELAND. March 16.—-On the heels of U 2 indictments against alleged liquo* conspirators controlling a synthetic gin monopoly came the announcement today that a second bill of indictment is pending in Federal Court here with 100 new defendants in a dozen additional cities. The announcement was made by United States Attorney A. E. Bernsteen, who presented the evidence leading to the largest indictment ever returned in this country. Recovery of aproximntely $8,500,000 from the Superior Industrial Alcohol Company, alleged parent concern of the alcohol monopoly, in delinquent taxes, will be attempted by the government, it also was announced. The government estimates the company, over a period of eighteen months .withdrew an average of 60,000 gallons of alcohol a. week from distilleries ior the ostensible purpose of denaturing for industrial purposes but diverted it to the beverage trade. SKELETON UNEARTHED Human Skull and Bones Found by Men Excavating for Building. Police were called to Thirteenth St, and Senate Ave. today when workmen excavating for anew building unearthed portions of a human skeleton. Police believed the body had been in the ground for thirty years or more. A skull and a number of bones were unearthed.

father’s gun and hold-up the Negro, but I was afraid if I stuck my head around the corner the man would shoot me first. So 1 Just stood still snd waited until the door slammed then I come out to the front.” The bandit left the store and rar. to Michigan St., where ho commandeered the bicycle of Clarence Williams, 1022 N. Keystone Ave. Williams, in a grocery store, saw the Negro put his revolver in his pocket Just before he mounted. Williams followed and caught up with him at Michigan and Pettijohn Sts. The bandit dropped the wheel and fled.

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site. Petition was filed before noon but was not formally entered until about 1:30 p. m. because the court desired to insert the date of the hearing for the temporary injunction In the decree. Board President Theodore Vonticgut, Charles W. Kern, Mrs, Lillian Sedwick, Fred Bates Johnson, Charles R. Yoke and Business Director Oro M. Frazer were named defendants. Signers Tho petition was signed by Grover A. Mlllett, 4177 Carrollton Ave.; Harry Meyer, 2339 N. Gale St., and I Orva E. Yater, 3326 Clifton Bt., all j welfaro association members and | Shortridge patrons. | It was filed by J. Clyde Hoffman, I president and attorney for the asI sociation; Emsley W. Johnson, Merle N. A. Walker and William Bosson. i also association attorneys. I Hoffman, Walker and Bosson were | present when Judge Miller Issued the temporary restraining order, j Complaint has been fully drawn I for several days but was held back to give tho l>oard an opportunity i to change its determination to locate the school on Forty-Sixth St. The temporary restraining order was granted by Judge Miller following filing of an injunction petition by the Indianapolis Public School Welfare Association, an organization of north side residents and Shortridge patrons seeking to have the school erected on a sito nowheld by tho school board at ThirtyFourth and Meridian Sts. Tiie petition charged that the agreement by the board to buy tlie land from Frank F. Wool ling, I who held the options, was signed by majority members Kern, Vonnegtil and Mrs. Sedwieh on recommendation of Business Director Frazer and that minority members Johnson and Yoke were not aware of the agreement. Allegations Plaintiffs allege that the Thirtyfourth St. site "is suitable for and is an advantageous site for the lore- ' tion for the following reasons: That 60 per cent of tho children attending tho school live within one mile of the Thirty Fourth St. site; that on account of the location and the percentage of children who would attend the school at that site; that parents and patrons would be saved from $40,000 to SBO,OOO If the school is erected on Thirty-Fourth St.; that there are six car lines that will accommodate students and teachers; that there are enough children living north of Washington St. to fill nil the buildings that could be erect ed at Thirty-Fourth St. "That the building here will be more convenient to the greater number of children than at any other location; that the resolution for the bond issue calls for the new Short ridge at Thirty-Fourth and Meridian Sts.. a.nd that ts the location ts changed the bond issue must again be drawn and submitted to the State tax board for approval, which will mean considerable additional expense to taxpayers and that if tho (Turn to Page 11)

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