Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 277, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 March 1926 — Page 1

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VOLUME 37—NUMBER 277

BOREN NEW MEMBER OF ROADBODY Howard D. McClelland, Chief Clerk, Expected to Succeed John D. Williams as Director Crawford Retires April 17. DEMOCRATIC APPOINTEE IS FARMER AND BANKER Strong Fight Made for Renaming of Incumbent, Now Under Indictment — Governor Said to Be Grooming Friend for Job. Robert B. Boren of Fountain City, retired farmer and banker, was revealed today as Governor Jackson’s choice for the State highway commission postnow held by Earl Crawford of Milton, Democrat. Boren, also a Democrat, will succeed Crawford when the latter’s term ends April 17. Three other prominent Hoosier Democrats were applicants for the position, as well as Crawford, in whose behalf a strong fight was made for reappointment. Crawford’s support came mainly from Indiana Farm Bureau Federation officials. He was appointed April 18, 1919, by Governor James p. Goodrich when the commission was organized. Fight Against Crawford Republicans have made a persistent fight to accomplish Crawford's since his implication in the commission’s disposal of approximately >$8(000,000 worth of unused war material for less than $1,000,000. Crawford was indicted a year ago for conspiracy to embezzle some of the property. True bills were returned at the same time against John D. Williams, commiSlfondirector; George Bartney, former superintendent of equipment; Moses and Victor Goldberg, local junk dealers, and C. William Whaley. No effort toward an early trial has been manifest. Boren, 64, is president of the Fountain State Bank. Twenty years of his life were spent in the retail lumber and building business. He is a lifelong resident of Wayne County and has been a consistent Democratic party leader. Boren teaches a young men’s class in the Fountain City Christian Church. He is married. Question of Directorship With the matter of Crawford’s euccessorship defintely settled, the question arises as to retention of Williams as director. His removal, together with Crawford’s, was sought during the 1925 Legislature. Governor Jackson is said to be grooming his close friend, Howard D. McClelland, chief clerk of the commission, for the directorship. McClelland for seventeen years held positions as clerk and assistant chief clerk in the mail service, resigning to take a position in the Secretary of State’s office, when Jackson was elected to that position. For nearly ten years McClelland was head of the State automobile license department, being the originator of the present plan whereby license plates are distributed. He was made chief clerk of the commission a year ago.

CIRCUS MIDGET DEAD Chinaman, 87, One of Smallest Persons in Universe. Bv 'United Presi KNOX, Ind., March 22.—Arrangements were being made today for the burial of Che Mah, 87, one of the smallest men in the world, who died here Sunday. Mah was 28 inches high and weighed 40 pounds. His que was 13 feet long. . He \vas born in Mingpoo Island of Choo Bang, on April 15, 1838, and on May 16, 1881, was brought to the United States by P. T. Barnurr, pioneer circus man. Mah retired to a small farm here in 1890. He leaves a widow and one son, who is four feet tall.

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And Now We’re Sure That Spring Is Here

Eg ■gfl ■ '****** JwQ %" fSpring officially arrixed al 3:0? • warm o|>ening day, which brought { # £ -jKyiHHfini WtiSOßSkWr' most of Indianapolis outdoors. Rain JM ■fflanfffi ywK;. today only emphusi/ed the fact that wßbm spring must have its \pril shower*^*3Ssßp|w*ll as sunshine. Merc some 1*" or the ways that >Ollll, luiii.iuapoli.s *V tjjjPßjpslffi Jt griM-ted the "most popular" season. * 1 TRrnjrßir T|lHj|jSfc y . 58? ‘ \hove (left to right): Frank Bra- '' wBjWW * kensticU, 828 X. Oxford St.; RusjL. fgp’ WfflfjYM sell I/Ovirk, 1112 X. Oxford St., - ' jf Z 'j&dpvT and Eerenesto Ferrer, 1226 X. Ox- ' ■,... * M ' - WSbIhB ford St., playing the first marble L pHDv of tn> I. it.i>< it. Ik t Df Wells. 1715 X. Rural st„ and Donn f Hjl Riinholt, 1715 X. Oxford St., getwm?** fUS gsjjf ting ready for the spring garden. 1 in -’4/ VH Below: Robert \V. Patterson, 2521 WS K. Eighteenth si . trying out, bis : :y^^PR ~-'* £ , oft jpjL “auto.” Thelma Jane Gray, 1721 ■ 31X'. Taeotua Ave., and Marion -•'flUPH'-" * W. Thompson, 1735 X. Tacoma Ave. * . . .. 1., |... . .InJii t .1...

CITY HAS AIR FUTURE, SAYS COL. MITCHELL

SEEK WARTIME LEVEL Rail Workers of West Start Wage Campaign April 5. By I'nitcd Bret* CHICAGO, March 22.—Attempts of rad of the West to restore wartime wage levels, which would mean annual Increases totaling approximately $500,000,000, will be started in Chicago April 5. Heads of the conductors, trainmen and switchmen’s union will meet railroad executives on that date. Southern railroad workers are to meet executives in Washington March 25.

PLAN HUGE NEW POWER STATION Will Have 1,350,000 Horse Power Capacity. Bu United Press CHICAGO, March 22.—Plans for anew electric generating station of 1,335,000 horse power capacity on the Indiana shore of Lake Michigan were announced today by the State Line Generating Company, a Samuel Insull interest. The station will be larger than any station now In existence and will supply only wholesale electricity. Construction will begin immediately. The first unit of 267,000 horse power will go into operation in 1929. SUPREME COURT BACKS OIL LAW Affirms Constitutionality of State Inspection. Bu United Pree.s WASHINGTON, March 22.—The Supreme Court today affirmed without opinion the decision of Indiana Federal Courts upholding the constitutionality of the Indiana oil inspection law, challenged by the Evansville Oil and Grease Company, the Maryland Refining Company and others.

CLARIS ADAMS FIRES BOMB AT WATSON AGAIN Senatorial Candidate Continues Attack on His Opponent. Bu Times Special FT. WAYNE, Ind., March 22. Claris Adams, Indianapolis, candidate for Republican nomination for long term senatorship, continued his attack on his opponent, Senator James E. Watson, today before the Women’s Republican Club. Denying mudslinging, Adams said: ‘‘ls it throwing mud to merely inquire what public, service Senator Watson has performed and what public achievement he has wrought? If searching the record of a man is slander against him, the fault must be with the record and not with the search. “Surely Senator Watson’s public and political records are not only fair matters for political comment, but constitute a complete answer to the popular pamphlet now being circulated by the Watson forces entitled “Why Watson?” After reading his record of stertle statesmanship and trailing propensities, the people are saying, “Why, indeed!” Adams pictured Watson as a load on the Republican ticket and lowest principal candidate on every State ticket every time he ran. TRAFFIC SIGNALS JAM Police Called to Aid ‘Volunteer’ Cop —System on ‘Blind.’ Traffic was jammed along Meridian St. Sunday when the signal light system went on the “blink” and stopped with the green lights giving north and south traffic the rightaway. Police were called to the aid of “Shorty” Burch, who volunteered as traffic cop at New York and Meridian Sts. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 41 10 a. m 43 7 a. m 41 11 a. m 44 8 a. m 41 12 (noon) .... 45 9 a. m 42 1 p. m 47

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1926

FLOOD ON ALLEGHENY Condition in Pensylv&nia Serious as River Rises. Bu United Press FRANKLIN, Pa.. March 22. Flood conditions prevail in the upper Allegheny River district today with the situation growing more serious every hour. At Franklin the river stage was 20.3 feet at 8 a. m. today—more than five feet above flood level, and the waters continued to rise at the rate of .3 of a foot per hour. At Oil City business is demoralized as the river is at 26 feet and rising. AMBASSADOR IS TAKEN TO TASK Houghton's League Views Are Protested. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, March 22.—The Administration was besieged today by protests against reported statements of Alanson B. Houghton, American ambassador to London, that the old system of alliance had been rexdved in the League of Nations, making immediate disarmament impossible. Although the State Department denies that Ilofighton, w ho has been in WasWflUton conferring with the President, divulged the nature of his reports, nevertheless there has been no official denial of Houghton’s reported views. The episode began Friday when the W'ashington correspondents generally carried inspired pessimistic reports on the European situation, two Administration newspapers pinning theSe reports directly on Houghton. “DARK DIPLOMACY” Senator Pat Harrison Chides (ooiitlge for Houghton Incident. Bu Vnitcl Press WASHINGTON, March 22.—President Coolidge has gone back to the old European methods of “dark lantern diplomacy,” 'in connection with the League of Nations disarmament and World Court invitations, Senator Pat Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi, told the Senate today, discussing the Houghton incident. Chairman Borah of the Senate Foreign Relations Committed joined the debate, declaring indisputable evidence was contained in the League meeting collapse at Geneva, that European statesmen were returning to the practice of "secret agreements and the old balance of power.” “There can be no disarmament in Europe as long as these practices continue,” Borah said. “But what right has our ambassador to come over here and attempt to disrupt things?” Senator Glass, Virginia, Democrat, said. “We can not contribute to peace by concealing the facts,” Borah answered. “I suspect Mr. Houghton told the facts as he understood them, and if he erred it was an error of judgment.” NO CLEW TO THIEF Police today had no clew to the identity of the thief who stole $56 from a safe at a filling station at Eleventh and Pennsylvania Sts., while Ray Guller, 1210 W. Washington St., was busy waiting on customers Saturday night.

Spring officially arrived at 3:02 a. nt. Sunday with a beautiful, warm opening day, which brought 1 most of Indianapolis outdoors. Rain today only emphasized the fact that spring must have its April showers as well as sunshine. Here are some of the ways that young Indianapolis greeted the “most popular" season. Above (left to right): Frank Brakenstick, 838 X’. Oxford St.; Bussell Lovick, 1113 X\ Oxford St., and Eerenesto Ferrer, 1226 N. Oxford St., playing the first marble • game of the season. Lafayette WelLs, 1715 X. Rural St., and Donn Riinholt, 1715 N. Oxford St., getting ready for the spring garden. Relow: Robert W. Patterson, 2531 E. Fighteenth St., trying ot h* s “auto.” Thelma Jane Gray, 1731 X’. Tacoma Ave., and Marion Thompson, 1735 N. Tacoma Ave. braving the raindrops to take a stroll.

States Indianapolis Can Be One of World’s Great Air Ports. Witii an adequate aerodrome and the development of Schoen field, Indianapolis could become one of the world’s great airports, William Mitchell, ousted as assistant chief of the United States Air Service tor his criticism of management of the service by Army officers, said today after a visit to Ft. Benjamin Harrison. As Mitchell scanned the air maps at Schoen Field he pointed out tho accessibility of Indianapolis to other air centers, and its central position on proposed cross-country airways. “You have an air field all ready for you all over this country,” he said, commenting on the levelness of the district near Indianajsdis. Mitchell expressed surprise at the long stretch for landing and taking off at the field and said it was capable of remarkable dex’elopment. “But you should plant it in alfalfa and remove that house at the end,” (Turn to Page 2)

53 MOTOR DEATHS USHER IN SEASON Reports Received From Fourteen Cities —Chicago in Lead —Thirteen Injured Here and 28 Drivers Arrested.

Arrival of spring brought motorists out in force on the highways, and the inevitable trail of death and Injuries was left. Week-end motor futilities reported to the United Press today from BABIES FOUND IN SUIT CASE Market for Unwanted Children Cause of Death. Bu United Press MARTINSBURG, W. Va., March 22.—A market which contracted for the disposition of unwanted babies was believed responsible today for the death of four babies whose bodies were found in a suitcase and a handbag in an abandoned house at Chprry Run, fourteen miles west of here. The gruesome contents of the two bags were discovered by a garbage hauler. The man loaded the grips Into his wagon and hauled them to the city dump near the river. As he unloaded the wagon, the suitcase fell and burst open, revealing the skeletons of three infants. The second bag, containing a 6-months-old baby, dropped into the river and floated downstream, a half mile, before it was recovered. RING THEFT CHARGED Former Store Employ# Arrested— Said to Have Stolen Diamond. • Alleging that a $250 diamond had been stolen fom his store, Jack Warner, 41 W. Ohio St., today brought about the arrest of Jack Goldstein, alias Harry Davis, 23, Roosevelt Hotel, on an embezzlement charge. Goldstein formerly was employed by Warner.

CORN CROP IS LARGEST IN 25 YEARS Yield Per Acre and Total Production of Grain in 1925 Sets State Record, According to Federal Statistician. MOST PROSPEROUS YEAR IN QUARTER OF CENTURY Average Was 43.5 Compared With 25.6 in 1924 —201,318,000 Bushels Harvest Valued at sllO,725,000. Yield of corn per acre and the total production of grain in Indiana during 1925 were the largest in tweji-ty-five years, it was announced today by Miner M. Justin, agricultural statistician of the Federal Department of Agriculture. Acording to figures given, Indiana farmers last year passed through ons of the most prosperous years in the last two and one-half decades as far as crop production was concerned. This substantiates the theory advanced by business men' that farming communities will be factors in the prosperity and industrial expansion expected throughout the State for 1926. Farmers are planning only slight changes in crop acreage this spring, Justin said. Spring wheat, however, will he sown more generally thun in previous years. Average Yield In 1925 the average yield of corn for an acre was 43.5 bushels as compared to 25.6 in 1924. During 1924, a total of 4,450,000 acres were cultivated for corn and during the last year, 4,628,000 acres were given o\ T er to corn. The total production of chrn last year in Indiana was 201,318.000 bushels, as compared to 113.920,000 bushels In 1924. Total value of the corn produced last year was $110,725,000. The preceding year the total was $107,085,000. In 1925, 11,361,940 acres were given over to production of Indiana's twenty-eight most important crops, while in 1924, a total of 11,070,560 acres was devoted to this purpose. Value of these crops was less last year than in 3924, the 1925 total being $240,661,850, as compared to $251,089,540 in 1924. In County Total corn production in Marion County last year was 1,983,000 bushels, while in 1924 it was 918,000 bushels. Value of this county's corn production was $1,091,000 in 1925, as compared to $863,000 for the preceding year. Marion County produced 541,000 bushels of oats in 1925, valued at $200,000. The 1924 production was 534,000 bushels, valuetl at $256,000.

fourteen cities totaled fifty-three. The injuries aggregated more than twice that number. Chicago with twelve dead and New York with eight led tho list. Other cities to report fatalities were; Detroit, 2; Salem. Mo., 2; Wilmington, Del., 2; Miami, 1; Dea Moines, 1; Oklahoma City, 3; Toledo, 2: New Bayvillage, Ohio, 2; Harrisburg, Pa., 1; Pittsburgh, 1: Cleveland, 2; Los Angeles, 3; Philadelphia, 4; Grand Haven, Mich, 1; and San Diego, 4. CHICAGO TOLL TWELVE X’ew Death last Record for TwentyFour Hours Set. Bu United Press CHICAGO, March 22. Balmy spring breezes beckoned to Chicago motorists ovei- the week end and 12 persons were killed in automobile accidents in the first traffic rush of the season. The death list established anew high record for a twenty-four-hour (Turn to Page 2) ELECTION TRIAL BEGUN G. O. P. Politicians in Connersville Primary Case in Ccurt. Bu United Press CONNERSVILLE, Ind.. March 22. —Trial of four Connersville Republican politicians accused of removing absent voters’ ballots from the office of the city clerk during the primary campaign a year ago, was scheduled to start today in Fayette County court.

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PROBE BANK FAILURE Vermillion County Grand Jury Convenes for Investigation. Bu United Press NEWPORT, Ind., March 22.—A special session of the Vermillion County grand jury convened here today. It was understood the jury will probe the failure of the State bank at Universal, which closed Feb. 4. Depositors filed suits against officials. ROBBERS GET $5,000 Valparaiso Police Chief Has Clews to Safe Blowers. Bu United Press VALPARAISO, Ind., March 22. William Pennington, chief of police, today had two important clews in investigating the robbery of the Lowenstine department store here. Robbers blew the safe and escaped with $5,000 in cash.

ONE-WAY RULES ON MERIDIAN ST. HIT BY BEDFORD Highway Has Become Race Course, He Says— Urges Change. Hervey Bedford, traffic, inspector, today recommended to Police Chief Claude F. Johnson that one-way traffic on Meridian St. l>e abolished. His recommendation will be placed before the board of safety, Tuesday. Meridian St. Is now set aside for south bound traffic between 7 to 9 a. m. and north traffic between 4:30 and 6:30 p. m. Bedford gave three reasons for asking abolishment of one-way traffic. “Race Course’’ The street has become a race course, he said, and motorists come from as far east as College Ave. and as far west as Northwestern Ave. to race north or south on Meridian at thirty to forty miles an hour. It would take six motorcycle officers to enforce the speed limits during the one-way traffic hours and men are not available. His second re;ison was that the street is not marked properly for one-way traffic and out-of-town motorists not aware of the rules risk their lives driving the wrong way. The fact that part of the street is paved with wood blocks also makes the street extremely dangerous as it is Impossible to stop within 100 feet in wet weather, he said. Many Hurt His third reason was the large number o’ pedestriains Injured crossing the treet. Accident prevention bureau figures show too many pedestrians have been Injured on Meridian St. this year, he said. DEATH PENALTY IN MURDER CASE Negro. Accused of Killing Wife, Sentenced. Roosevelt Hicks, 22, Negro, tried before a jury in Criminal Court last week on charge of first degree murder, was found guilty In a verdict returned today. The jurors recommended the death penalty which was passed upon Hicks after the verdict was read. Judge James A. Collins will commit Hicks Saturday to the Indiana State Prison to he held until date for his electrocution. Hicks was charged with fatally shooting his wife, July 24. Hicks said ho killed his wife “because he loved her.” Ira M. Holmes, defense attorney, said he may appeal.

MAY WITHDRAW LEAGUE PETITION German Nationalists Make Demand. Bit United Press BERLIN. March 22. —German nationalists today demanded In the Reichstag that Germany withdraw her application for membership in the Tongue of Nations. Count Weste.p, a nationalist leafier, replied to Foreign Minister Stresemann’s explanation of Germany’s failure to gain admission into the league Inst week In a speech which declared the nationalists' lack of confidence In the cabinet as well as in the league. Westap said Germany could not be a member of the league on an equal footing with other members until universal disarmament had been achieved. PROHIBITION POLL ENDS Results Widely Discussed by Both Wets and I)ry; Pulpit Topic. Bu United Press NEW' YORK, March 22.—Although the majority of the newspaper polls on prohibition have ended, the discussion they have engendered continues in full bloom. Dry leaders protest that the polls represented only a slight percentage of the actual prohlbtllon vote while wet leaders, jubilant over the “victory" they achieved in the unofficial referendums, predict eventual modification or repeal of the prohibition laws. Pulpits In many cities Sunday were given over to te controversy.

Forecast RAIN predicted for tonight { Tuesday expected to be fair.

TWO CENTS

VIEWS UPON CITY SCHOOL GROUP AIRED Service Club Members D,scuss, Behind Closed Doors, General Situation —Group Will Be Named to Look Into Relocation. SPECIAL STRESS LAID ON SHORTRIDGE FIGHT Report of Investigating Committee to Be Given at Central Labor Union Meeting Tonight Other Gatherings Scheduled. Proposal of school bonrd majority faction members to locate the new Shortridge High School on FortySixth St., between Central Ave. and Washington Blvd., will ho investigated by a Bpeclul Service Club committee, club members decided today in a closed meeting. The committee, which probably will be named next Monday, will look into tho intended relocation from the original site nt ThirtyFourth aud Meridian Sts., and will report to the club whether or not It is advisable for tho organization to take some stand In the matter, A. V. Stackhouse, secretary, said. The general school situation was discussed. Temporarily Restrained The board has been temporarily restrained from selling the ThirtyFour St. site and buying tho other by tho order of Judgo Sidney S. Miller of Superior Court Three, granted on a petition of the Indianapolis Public School Welfare Association, composed of patrons and north side residents protesting relocation of tho school. Hearing for a permanent injunction will be held March 27. Majority and minority reports of an investigation conducted by a special committee of tiie Central Labor Union will be presented at the union meeting tonight. Three of tho committee have signed a report Indorsing immediate erection of the school on Thirty-Fourth st. To He Discussed Executive committee members of the Indianapolis Federation of Community Civic Clubs will diqcusH the situation tonight. Wednesday night a mass meeting will he held in tho recreational hall of tho Seventh Christian Church, Annetta and Udell Sts., for tho sumo purpose. Another mass meeting will be held south of Fall Creek Friday night. With the temporary restraining order issued, the school board meeting Tuesday night will be unable to take further moves.

PROHIBITION TO GO ‘ON TRIAL’ Senate Committee Authorizes Restricted Hearing. Btl I nited Press WASHINGTON. March 22.—Authorization for restricted hearing of witnesses for and against the national prohibition act was given by the full Senate Judiciary Committee today. The full committee also ratified the action of tho suh-conmilttee in killing the bill offered by Senator Edwards, Democrat, New Jersey, for outright repeal of the Volstead uct. The committee accepted the report of its sub-committee recommending that drys and wots he given six days eueh to present their arguments. It is expected that the first witness will be heard about April Ift. OHIO BUS LAW BLOCK DENIED Supreme Court Denies Indiana Line’s Petition. Bu United Press WASHINGTON. March 22.—The Supreme Court today denied '.he Red Ball Transit Company of Indiana a temporary Injunction against enforcement of the Ohio Public Utilities Commission’s orders requiring it to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity in order to operate its motor truck transportation line In that State. Lower Federal courts upheld the law requiting the company to obtain the certificates, over ita protest that It w:ih engaged in interstate commerce over the State had no Jurisdiction. NEW FRENCH PROGRAM Bu 1/nited Press PARIS, March 22-Zpremler inland's cabinet to4y approved the financial program of Finance Minister Peret upon which It will risk Ita tenure of office In the Chamber of Deputies. 'a