Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 35, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 June 1926 — Page 1

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VOLUME 37—NUMBER 35

GOVERNOR ■CATES NEWSTAND Jackson Signifies Changed • Front in Fight on Highway Commission. LETTER PRAISES BODY BeHeve Williams Ouster Attempt Dropped. Indication that Governor Ed Jackson had dropped his fight to oust John D. Williams, director of the State highway commission, was contained today in a letter sent to M. E. Noblet, secretary of the Hoosier State Automobile Association. The Governor, in notifying Noblet he would be unable, because of other engagements, to attend a good roads meeting at the CTaypool at 1 p. m. today, took occasion to speak of the State highway commission thus: “The functioning of the department under this law at this time is very gratifying.” For months the Governor through various acts has indicated opposition to Williams. It has been repeatedly stated that he desired Williams’ resignation. Williams is under indictment in Criminal Court in the war materials sale case. Letter Is Surprise The Governor several months ago. after attempting to get'the resignation from the commission of Earl D. Crawford, also under indictment, refused to reappoint Crawford when his term expired. Strong pressure had been brought to bear upon the Governor to retain Crawford. Asa result these paragraphs from the Governor's letter occasioned surprise among politicians: “On acount of my inability to be there it might be well for me to state that I am of the opinion that our highway Jaw is one of the very best of any of the States of the Union. The functioning of the department under this Taw is at this time very gratifying. "We have the largest program of highway construction and maintenances this year that we have had in any year during the existence of the highway department. We are making all o four plans to carry out a program of increased mileage for next year and the year following. Department Efficient “I am confident that the taxpayers of the State a-e receiving a dollar’s value for every dollar expended by the highway department, and have just reason t 6 be proud of the accomplishment of the department. (Turn to Page II)

FRENCH CRISIS IS MORE ME Catfiaux to Call Meeting of Left Leaders. Bu United Press PARIS, June 22.—Joseph Caillaux today intervened in the chaotic politico-financial situation after Paul Doumer had stated in the senate corridors that he probably would refuse Aristide Briand's invitation to become minister of finance in the proposed cabinet. Earlier dispatches said Doumer had accepted the portfolio. Caillaux said that in view of the serious situation confronting the country he would take the initiative in demanding an urgent meeting of senators and deputies of all the Left groups. Caillaux apparently believes that Briand cannot form a cabinet capable of obtaining a substantial majority in Parliament. Former Premier Poincare refused the finance post Monday, due largely to his opposition to uncondtonal ratficaton of the Berenger-Mellon agreement for funding the French debt to the United States. DRIVER FINED, JAILED Judge Pro Tern. Thomas Whallon sentenced Ross Allison, 1317 Roach St., to ten days in jail and fined him 510 and cost3 on charges of driving while drunk, in Municipal Court today. An additional fine of $lO and costs was assessed for intoxication.

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MRS. KEALING MA Y BE ON PARK BOARD

Mayor Says She Would Be Acceptable to Succeed Johnson —Job Not Formally Tendered Yet.

Appointment of Mrs. Joseph B. Kealing, wife of the Republican national executive committeeman from Indiana, as successor to Emsley W. Johnson on the city park board seemed certain today. “I would be very pleased if Mrs. Kealing would accept the position,” Mayor Duvall said, but denied he had made formal tender of the position to her. Elimination of Charles J. Orbison as a possibility for Democratic member to suceed Frank P. Manly appeared likely when Duvall said he would appoint a man satisfactory to the Democratic organization.

OFFICIAL FIXED CASES FOR FEE, WITNESS SWEARS Attorney Describes Alleged Part Prosecutor Played in Booze Ring. Bu Times Soccial TERRE HAUTE, Ind., June 22. Roy Robinson, former Vincennes attorney, told a Federal Court here today that lime after time he had gone to Floyd Young. Knox County prosecutor, and “fixed’’ things for his bootlegger clients for sums ranging from SIOO to S2OO. Robinson, who turneed Government witness, was the first witness today in the trial of nine defendChambers, charged with being members of a liquor ring. Eight Change Pleas Eight men changed their please to guilty this morning. Those pleading guilty were: Harvey Smith, deputy sheriff: August Wolfe, Jr.; Herman Ayres, Emery Hall, John Srhlomer, Eli Crane, Marvin Shepherd and Ben Crawford. When three names were called for trial, officials reported these men had not yet been apprehended. They are Adolph Adams, Alex Thomas and Everitt Nickless. Robinson was on the stand for an hour and a half. The jury was obtained in less than an hour and includes men from all over the State. Judge Robert C. Baltzell is hearing the case. Colorful Career Young is one of the most interesting of the persons on trial. Several years ago he won a Carnegie medal for saving a. chum from drowning while attending the Uni versity of Michigan. When defeated in his first race for prosecuting attorney he went into the World War. On his return he was elected. Attaches of the court said that they expect the names of persons high up in Vincennes business and social life to be given at the trial as members of the gigantic conspiracy, the greatest unearthed in Indiana. ' , 1,021 MORE INMATES Charities Board Report Shows Increase in Institutions. An increase of 1,021 inmates of State charitable and penal institutions dyring the last year, is shown by the report of John J. Brown, secretary of the board State charities. Small increases are shown in every State institution except the State prison, which shows a decrease of forty-one. Increases of 364 inmates in the five insane hospitals, of 305 at the State reformatory and of 273 at the State farm, are shown. DON’T FORGET STICKERS Two Motorists Heavily Fined for Failure to Appear. The way is hard for he who disregards police traffic stickers, according to Traffic Inspector Lester Jones. E. M. Lawrence, 559 Tibbs Ave., alleged to have received five tags for traffic violations was brought to headquarters, where he was fined sls. Paul Hodges, x 3458 N. Capitol Ave., was fined S2O for failure to appear when he received five stickers, Jones said. “We expect to treat such folks rough,” said Jones. STORM DAMAGE DONE BU Unit'd Press SHELBYVILL, Ind., June 22. Severe damage to crops was reported today in many parts of Shelby County swept by a rain and wind storm late Monday. The downpour of rain flooded the streets here. AIR BLAST FATAL Bu United Press RICHMOND, Ind., June 22.—Edwin Issen, 55, was killed late Monday at the Starr Piano Company here. Air pressure being used to siphon oil from a t steel drum blew off the head of the drum. The heavy metal disc tore off a part of Issen’s head. BANDIT PLEADS GUILTY, Bn Times Special EVANSVILLE, Ind., June 22. Entering a plea of guilty to an attempt to rob a street car conductor, Douglas Spradley, 20, was held under $5,000 bond today to the Circuit Court.

Orbison is in the bad graces of Democratic officials because of his support of Duvall in the recent mayoralty campaign. L. V. Keachi Democratic county chairman, said Duvall had not tonsuited him. “I’ll be open for a suggestion if it comes,” Keach said. Mrs. Kealing was understood to have said she would await official notification of appointment before announcing her decision. She was among the appointees of Duvall made soon after election, but was not able to take office because homup members refused to resign.

STREET CAR MEN ASK COMMISSION TO ACTON CASE State Body Requested to Arbitrate Differences With Employers. Employes of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company affiliated with the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway employes today offered to submit grievances which threatened to cause a strike several weeks ago to the public service commission for arbitration. A temporary restraining order prohibiting officers of the association from calling a strike was issued in Federal Court. The proposal was made in “deference to wishes of Governor Jackson,” Frank P. Baker, attorney for the men. declared in a letter to commissioners. Agree to Abide Baker’s letter said, in part: “I had previously called upon the honorable John Duvall, mayor of the city of Indianapolis, requesting him to use his good offices to bring about a peaceable settlemen tof the differences. I appealed in person to Robert I- Todd, president of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company, at the suggestion of Judge Batlzell, urging him to meet and treat with a committee of the employes and settle their differences by arbitration. The employes have cooperated with the United States Department of Labor in all its efforts to bring about an arbitration of all differences. Offer .Renewed “Representing the employees. I now renew through you, the offers which we have heretofore made to ax-bitrate all diffei-ences between them and the Indianaoplis Street Railway Company before your honorable body and your award to be binding upon all parties; all differences thereafter arising to be adjusted Immediately between a representative of the employes and. the Indianapolis Street Railway Company and upon their failure to agree, the same to be referred at once to you for settlement and your finding to be final.” Anticipating a denial of their petition for einstatement, sixty-four discharged employes of the railway company appealed with the commission Thursday, declaring they were discharged because they had affiliated with the association. DUVALL PLAN BARED Indicated Mayor Favors Route Along Fall Creek. f Indications that Mayor Duvall and new park board members are seriously considering routing Kessler Blvd., along Fall Creek, wei-e afforded today by A. W. Brayton, boai-d landscape architect, following a conference with the mayor and Joan E. Milnor, board president. “The mayor believes in following natural watercourses,” Brayton asserted and he later indicated on a map a possible route along Fall Creek from Thirty-Eighth St. Brayton said Duvall had no intention to route the boulevard near his home at 6242 College Ave. He said Duval did not care to increase traffic near his residence.

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75 SHACKS INSIDE CITY CONDEMNED Owners Ordered to Wreck or Repair Property Immediately. 100 FOUND IN CANVASS % Fire Hazards and Menaces to Health.

Indianapolis shacks are doomed. That’s tne word from city officials, who are in the midst of a campaign to rid the city of hundreds of dilapidated structures which have become fire hazards and menaces to health. City authorities during the past week have issued orders for the immediate repair or wrecking of sev-enty-five buildings. From a list of more than one hundied shaky edifices discovered in a canvass by Fire Prevention Chief Horace T. Carey and his inspectors and board of health officials, Building depax-tment officers have concurred in seventy-five recommendations. Owners Notified Owners of these questionable properties will receive official notification to take action. “Not only are many of these buildings fire hazards, but a number are actually ready to fall down,” said Bert J. Westover, city building commissioner. "Some are leaning at an angle of several degrees and in other cases the walls have bulged dangerously.” In some instances vigorous application of soap and water with the proper amount of elbow grease will solve the difficulty of fire possibility and of insanitation. When the property owner shows inclination to authorize improvements needed, the policy of the fire prevention department is to give him a chance. “However, I should strongly advise owners of tumble-down and insanitary buildings to start improvements before our inspectors arrive, if they wish to save their properties,” said Carey. “This movement will continue until the disgraceful shanties are removed as possibilities of fire traps and disease breeders.” Many Neighborhoods The structures are not peculiar to certain parts of the city. They are being discovered in many neighborhoods, according to Miss Mary Guipe, fire prevention secretary. “Why, I went in one house which I believe I could have pushed down,” said Miss Gu'pe, who is not particularly brawny. One of the structures condemned by the lire prevention departmen*. but which has not yet been checked by the building department, is located on the Circle.

S-51 MAY REACH SURFACEIODAY .Salvaging Continued in Spite of Stiff Breeze. Bu United Press ABOARD U. S. S. VESTAL OFF BLOCK ISLAND, R. I„ June 22. Despite a stiff southwest breeze, the salvage ship Falcon began pumjxing air into the pontoons attached to the sunken submarine S-51 today and late this afternoon of tqnight the submarine may be raised to the surface. The salvage crews found the submarine buoyant which gave them hope that no difficulty would be encountered In raising the ship. ASSAILANT IS IDENTIFIED \\oman Charges Man Struck, Attempted to Rob Her. William Young, 22, of 308 N. New Jersey St., whose flight was stopped when Motorpolicemen Davidson and Schley fired a shot Monday night, today was charged with assault and battery and intent to commit robbery. Mrs. Bertha Pinto, 220 N. East St., identified Young as the man who knocked her to the sidewalk and grabbed a purse cor taining S2OO and a diamond ring valued at SSOO, police said. She held on to the purse, and the man tied when a motorist came up. SHADES OF JEFFERSON! Indiana Democrat Makes High Tariff Speech—Yep, a Mistake. Bu Times Special WASHINGTON, ,June 22.—Members of the House were astonished when the name of Representative Harry Canfield, Democrat, of Indiana, appeared over a high tariff speech in the Congressional Record and that of Representative Begg, Republican, Ohio, over a masterly attack on the Republican high tariff rates. Canfield and Begg were the most astounded. Canfield was so surprised he called upon the public printer for • an explanation and It appeared that the names had been switched over the speeches—Begg defending the tariff over the radio and Canfield attacking it in an extension of remarks in the Record.

Largest Assemblage of Women Ever Held Pays Tribute to Eucharist

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This remarkable picture shows the opening of the International Eucharistic Congress in Holy Name Cathedral at Chicago. Cardinal Bonzano is seated on the throne in the left background. Opposite him are other visiting cardinals, while in the foreground may be seen a solid phalanx of bishops, archbishops and other other members of the Catholjc hierarchy.

FIREWORKS. SUN START NORA BLAZE V -■■■■ Community Is Threatened — Damage Estimated $17,N3o—Store Destroyed. Fire starting from an explosion of fii-eworks in the front window of the A. G. Newby & Son, general stom, Eighty-Sixth St. and State RJ. .. leveled the building, destroyed a truck parked at the curb loaded with S3OO worth of butter and cheese and menaced the entire community of Nora today. Sun shining through a heavy plate glass window exploded the fireworks. Total damage is estimated at $17,500, of which only a small part Is covered by insurance. Broad Ripple and Brightwood fire companies, working under personal direction of Fire Chief Jesse Hutsell, pumped water out of a creek a quarter of a mile distant to save a garage and warehouse at the rear of the 1 building. Wires Burnt Down Only a chimney Rnd a few girders remain of the building. After the first detonation of fireworks, the flames spread with startling rapidity, leaping 60 to 75 feet in the air, burning the whole community's telephone and electric wires. Russell Rider, 1319 W. TwentyFirst St.. Schlosser Ci-eamery Company salesman, parked his truck, loaded with 550 pounds of butter and 300 pounds of cheese, at the curb a few minutes before the first explosion, and when he attempted to *drive it away the motor balked. He was showered by falling glass. The truck was demolished. Six hundred gallons of gasoline, stored in tanks_ under the window, did not explode.’ Cash Lost Newby and son, Russell, were driven from the building by smoke before the fire department could be •called. They went a block away to put in the call and on their return the store was a mass of flame making it impossible to rescue about SIOO in the cash drawer and the store’s accounts. A block from the fire scene was a good water supply until a week ago when a ditch was dug, letting it run away. After the initial explosion, C. W. Green, grocer across the street, rushed to the building with a fire extinguisher, but popping firecrackers, breaking glass as they exploded, drove him back. THEY FORGOT TO DIM State Policeman Arrests Fourteen Motorists on Roads. State Policeman Brdges. arrested fourteen motorists on the highways Monday night and charged them with failure to dim head lights City police arrested four drivers on charges of failure to have auto lights, and six drivers on charges of violating the traffic code. Eleven drivers were charged with

6,000 Nuns Take Part in Mighty Gathering—Hear Plea for Peace. Bn United Press SOLDIERS’ FIELD, CHICAGO. June 22.—Two hundred and fifty thousand reverent and devout women—the largest number ever gathered In one assemblage—met In this outdoor cathedral today to join in the tribute of the Catholic church to the Blessed Eucharist. In addition to th e 250,000 massed inside the giant outdoor cathedral, an additional 100,000 persons waited outside, behind police lines, and listened to broadcasts of the day's ceremonies. Larger Than Monday The crowd was considerably larger than that which gathered for the children's day exercises Monday. Brilliantly garbed. the great thrcng presented a picture which even rivalled that of the little children at the Monday ceremony. Ass the sweet voices of 6,000 nuns and 6,000 additional laywomen members of choirs of all the Catholic churches in Chicago intoned the (Turn to Page 11)

W. C. T. U. LEADER BEFORESENATORS Not a Cent Spent in Penn State Primary, Claim. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, July 22.—The W. C.‘ T. U. was put under Senate inquiry today when the special primary investigating committee questions Mrs. Ella M. George, president of the Pennsylvania organization, about her $250,000 prohibition enforcement fund. Mrs. George said her State organization had 50,000 members and raised $50,000 a year for its purposes. In 1925 it raised $31,300. She said the W. C. T. U. hires speakers to campaign aga<net men running for public office to whom it is opposed. It did that in the last $3,000,000 Pennsylvania primary, she said. “How much did you spend in the last primary?” asked Chairman Reed. “Not a cent. Governor Pinchot paid for about three of our speakers and our expenses,” she replied. YELLOW KID SENTENCED Weil Given Five-Year Term at Federal Prison. Bu United Pres* CHICAGO, June 22. Joseph “Yellow Kid” Weil, colorful figure in Chicago’s underworld, today was sentenced to five years in the Federal penitentiary and fined $2,000 for having stolen Government bonds in his possession. The "Yellow Kid” was convicted several weeks ago of having a quantity of bonds, stolen in the Rondout, Ills., mail robbery, 300 2cent stamps and $5,000 In bonds stolen from a railway messenger at Indiana Harbor, Indiana, in his possession.

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SHOPS GET PROFITS OF PROHIBITION Hardware Men Don’t Sell Bootlegger’s Supplies, Says Bureau Head. Vast, hardware needs of America’s new industry, bootlegging—such aa stills and coils and bottling machines and vats and so forth ad infinitum—are not supplied by retail hardware merchants. To fill this demand, as in most other lines of merchandising out of which hardware merchants eke their existence, specialty shops and specialty salesmen have sprung up like mushrooms and are reaping the harvest. Selling Direct Even profits from the increased sale of revolvers and handcuffs, resulting from the creation of hundreds of officers attempting to achieve the moral miracle of prohibition, have been grabbed by manufacturers through direct selling methods. This was imparted today to 500 delegates to the National Retail Hardware Association congress by the association's research bureau, 915 Meyer-Klser Bldg., of which P. J. Stokes Is director. N‘o Aid to Dealers This research bureau was created seven years ago and monthly receives statistical reports from 700 of the nation's representative hardware stores. “I don't believe prohibition has helped the hardware merchant one whit,” Stokes declared. “Why even the 5 and 10-cent stores are carrying bootleg machinery appliances and it is there and in the specialty shops where the big volume of this tremendous business is done.” HOURLY TEMPERATURES 6 a. m 59 10 a. m 73 7 a. m 2 11 a. m 73 8 a. m 67 12 (noon) .... 74 9 a. 72 I p. m 76

What Went On in Congress in 1776?

The Fourth of July takes on new significance this year, because this is the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. And The Times, with other Scripps-Howard newspapers, will help subscribers observe th# anniversary in anew way. The Times, beginning Thursday is going to take you back to 1776, and let you sit in the press gallery of Congress—to let you "sit in on” the events which led up to the signing of tha Declaration. There will be history—lmfportant history—and occasional humor In the series of articles through which you will watch the Continental Congress strug gllng along. Miss Ruth Finney of Tha

Forecast Generally fair tonight and Wednesday. Moderate temperature.

TWO CENTS

NEED $1.40 TEMPORARY SHIAX Increased Levy for Two Years Suggested to Relieve Congestion. CITY 10 YEARS BEHIND Sixty Portables Now House 2,500 Children. Indianapolia taxpayers will face a serious problem with the compilation of the school city budget during the next two months, it was revealed today. The problem is wheher the taxpayers should insist on a low school tax levy, cither of sl.lO, this year's rate, or less, or whether taxpayers should permit the levy to run high for a year or so in order to give the board an opportunity to catch up with the achool building needs. At the present time achool officials assert Indianapolis schools are t n years behind those of many cities about the same eize as Indianapolia. $1,40 for Two Years That the school tax levy should be raised to about $1.40 for two years, then gradually reduced until It fells to 75 cents, has been offered as the only solution. ! In this way the board wquld \be able to obtain enough money' ® provide adequate school room fsr children of the city. However, if taxpayers persist In demanding a low levy, Jacob H. Hllkene, superintendent of buildings and grounds, declared only one or two buildings, included in the proposed $1,800,900 building program for next year, can possibly be erected. Members of the board declared that unless the higher levy is raised. Indianapolis' educational facilities will be so faulty that persona will refuse to com® to Indianapolis, if they can possibly go somewhere where their children will obtain ed ucatlon with the proper facilities. Population Growing Each week the population of In dlanapolis is increasing. Real E tate Board and Poatoffice Department figures show that during the firet fifteen days of this month fifty familiea came to Indianapolia. while only one family departed. There were sixty portables, housing more than 2.500 elementary grade achool children 1 1 ti e close of achool this month. This means that 3,500 (Turn to Page 10)

DISCUSS LIGHTS FOR MONUMENT Lobbying Activities Planned by Chamber Committee. Lobbying activities at ths 1927 State Legislature to secure flood lights for the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Monument Circle, were outlined at noon by the Chamber of Commeree publicity committee, meeting on call of Chairman Homer McKee. A bill for the flood lights was lost in a committee in the 192S Legislature. Plans for observance of Courtesy week, beginning with Lsbor day. opening day of the State fair, were’ discusssed. , Propositions from several motion picture producing firms to make travel pictures of Indianapolis for national distribution were considered. Five Children Die When Home Burns Bu United Press ALBANY, N. Y.. June 22 — Flv# children of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Aldrich. Sr., of Waterford, were killed and other members of the fam ily severely burned when Are da stroyed their home near Waterfori today. The only- member of the family to eacape unharmed waa a 3 montha-l§ baby.

Times Washington Bureau has dug into Congressional Records for several weeks. Out of material she has amassed she will construct a daily picture of what went on In Congress. She will write her articles ss if she were a reporter rushing a alory to the paper that very day, 150 yeara ago. For instance Thursday, Mlm Finney’s article will be dated: “June 24. 1776.” We think Congress does soma funny things these days. One of Miss Finney's “dispatches” will tell about Congress appropriating $2 for a soldier's coffin. Whether you are a student of history or Just a plain, busy Ameriran .you'll be Interested In these stories. Start reading them in The Times, Thursday.