Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 43, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 July 1926 — Page 1

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j) FAMILY KSM I SWH )olis Real Estate ket More Active, Loard Reports. AT SAME LEVEL for Residence Is I* Than Last Year. Charles E. Carll city experiencing a perpulatlon Increase of 437 le Indianapolis real east Improved during the nths of this year. It was day in the semi-annual eal estate conditions by polls Real Estate Bard. first of tlio year to the June, 538 families came e their permanent homes, 1011 families left. *y. 133 families came and ’ebruary, 89 came, 24 left; 8 came, 24 left: in April, left; in May, 74 came, 7 i the first half of June, and 1 left. Three From Indiana ty families that came to 3 during the first fifteen ne, twenty-three families other parts of Indiana seven came from other ding to Frank L. Moore, > made the population i decidedly more activale of suburban lots, perties and dwellings, Robert M. MacGregor, if.-- Ive secretary. e arid business men demarket and the city’s ’steady.” ir dwellings and apartstationary and the m ar-il-vision property is said the same as last year, ness Rents Same property rents and rental ,vntown office spaces are e level as this time last s shown. mt local mortgage money s descrlbed"‘as “capitalis” and the gross cost to er on good security Is ’ailing slightly. It Is not :hat there will be any he mortgage money.marte time. ted out that subdividing i fallen off slightly, but •i of properties already in which is being sold has ufficiently to counterI ’ .jL decrease. a and east sides of the f periencing the best sub- | 'th, although the market ■ < rapidly in the other two l' vi ith the south side being B ie west. ■ il l Je men predicted a startgit, h in districts outside of an sections, along paved |i vas pointed out that ln- ■' nspcrtatlon facilities are Jot cause Os this. Vverage Rents aitt age rent a room for-un-'s- e'e family dwellings of : x.>t is sls: of the middle a. ?pd less desirable, $3, the vxtwpip.ri two-family apartMH duplexes and dou- ~ v*K*e room rent is $12.50, apartments, not inEBaPj flb. the per room rent lUm ’ $lO. Heated kltehmm Bfcents rent for $72.50, sls * j room a month. S. SEEKS MILLIONS ‘ls fipd Case Heart by ComSP Hce Commission. B July I.—A Govm • V move to recover millions |K Art Bom railroads through Mte provision of the Inter“f A act, and by using a od of valuation of lines. itgi the Interstate Com- • ijgElssiori today. it In the first test case. 'Mk sfbesa income of the St. ■ ©’Fallon, and the ManuEB Railway of St. Louis, two B—■ ..... isißed 13 ythe Adolphus B <yi ite,|began before the entire

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MILLIONS GIVEN TO CZAR FOR RUM WAR

Andrews to Put 900 New Agents in Field for Bootlegger Drive. Bu United Preta WASHINGTON, July 1. The supreme effort of the Government to enforce prohibition began today when $3,000,000 became available for war against organized rum rings. Assistant Secretary of the Trea.sury Andrews, dry czar, plans to put about 900 new agents in the field to begin a vigorous drive against or ganized bootlegging. He also has Sn appropriation of about $11,000,000 to be spent this yearin carrying out the general provisions of the Volstead act. Andrews predicted prohibition will become so effective within two years that the. cost of enforcement will be materially reduced. The day director is speeding up his enforcement machinery before leaving for Europe July 7. The new beer squad under Tom Stone and the alcohol division under Jack Foster have yheen to make rapid progress in drying up these sources of bootleggers supplies. Dry Navy Busy Meantime the coast uard, under Andrews direction, has 1 een shifting its armamada to camptign against rum runners. A squadron of the destroyer fleet has been ordered on patrol duty between \ lrginia and Florida. t Andrews believes that he can break the liqdor rings be'ore November. By that time, home brew beverages will be the only alcoholic drinks obtainable, he said. I Andrews sails for Europe next week to negotiate ar i-smuggling treaties with Great B itain, Germany, France, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain and Italy. Confident for -ill Upon returning late h the mo.ith, he plans to call a cor lave of -administrators at Washin: ton to map out ihe late summer and fall drive against liquor venders. He is still confident that the bill to reorganize the prohibition unit will squeeze through the session of Congress and plans to confer with the dry lieutenants on the new program. After the conference, Andrews plans to brake a border inspection of the entire country and visit Alaska. By fall he plaits to have the dry organization functioning so diligently that the country 'will b well on the road to aridity. FOUR MEN ADDED HERE Now Nineteen IT.l T . 8. Prohibition Agents in Stale. The Indiana prohibition enforcement force was increased to nineteen today with the reassignment of four agents to the Indiana territory. Charles Nutter, Joseph Allie, P. B. Parker and Denton Barr, cut from the force here in March, were reassigned to the Indianapolis office. They have been in the Milwaukee district since March. A. R. Harris, Indiana prohibition administrator, said he desired 30 agents. Young Man, Consider Her Ways, Is Advice The modern young business woman is a "good matrimonial risk” but a young man should consider her spending capacity and be sure to have enough money to live on before marrying one of them, Claris Adams, attorney told members of the Bible Investigation Club Thursday night at the T. M. C. A. “One-half the divorces could be avoided if men worked as hard in his domestic life as he did in business life to make it successful,” Adams declared. However, he defended divorces, saying he did not favor linking a woman to a man unworthy of her.

RESOURCES OF CITY UNEXCELLED, EDIE Indiana Research Head Declares District Superior in Fundamental Natural Advantages.

"Never in the history of economic civilization anywhere has there been an area superior to or even equal to this district in fundamental natural advantages,” Prof. Lionel D. Edie, director of the bureau of business research of Indiana University School of Finance declared today at the Indianapolis Real Estate Board luncheon at the Chamber of Commerce. He spoke on "Why Indianapolis Is Sure to Grow.” "Uneexcelled resource* surround the city on all sides,” £r/f. Edie declared. Then he sounded these nine warnings. "We are in danger of relying too much on cheap unskilled labor. “We are In danger of allowing municipal annoyances a.and irritations to business to become excessive. "We are In danger of allowing sectional feelings between agricultural and manufacturing groups to severe. "We are in dgfiger of allowing various improper feature? of our tax laws to continue harasting legitimate business. "We are in danger of neglecting scientific laboratory research. "We are In danger of Ignoring the great uses ,of modern statistical research as guides to development. "We are in danger of depleting our brain power and man power by allowing nearly 8,000 young people in Indiana each year to go to engineering school*, medical eohools and uni*

Water Was Fine, but — Oh, Boy Three swimtners faced walking home in barrels and pulling their Automobile from TwentySixth St. beach Wednesday night. Albert Alexander, 1105 N. Tremont Ave., and Richard and Howard Beck, 1810 W. Wilcox St., left their clothes in Alexander’s machine while taking a dip. To balk auto thieyeg they removed a part of caV’n ignition system and placed it in a pocket of Alexander's trousers. Thieves took the clothes, underwear, shoes and ignition part. After several hours search, a piece of wire was found that served for the missing part, and the trio motored home in bathing attire.

BOARD ABANDONS PLAN FOR JUNIOR SCHOOLSYSTEM Mrs. Committee Says Housing Facilities Are Adequate. High school housing faculties are adequate for several years. the school board decided on Wednesday afternoon when a report of the instruction committee, recommending the prepared junior high school system be abandoned, was approved. The report presented by Mrs. Lillian Sedwick of the majority, and chairman of the committee, pointed out that elementary grade schools are more in need of Improvements than the highs. This report is expected to pave the way for approval of at least a part of the $1,809,000 school building program, which Is In the hands oi* the buildings and grounds committee. According to the report, the Washington and Crlspus Attucks high schools on the west side will relieve high school housing troubles and with the erection of the new $1,000,000 Shortridge, proposed for ThlrtyFourt and Meridian Sts., there will be no shortage of room in high schools for several years. Previous Plans The board, several months ago, when the location of Shortridge was being considered, proposed that . a smaller Shortridge be erected and the Junior system be instituted to relieve congested conditions in the grade and high schools. It was planned then to erect a 1,800-capacity Shortridge and utilize the Broad Ripple High School as a junior school and erect two or three others in various sections’of the city. The Calvin Fletcher School on Virginia Ave. was recommended as one of the units of the system. Would Buy Ground The finnace committee recommended the purchase of a tract of 250 square feet on Sherman Dr., between Spann and Fletchers Aves., for anew school. This school will be located between Schools 21 and 81 and_ is, accordjng to taxpayers In the district, badly needed. Delegations from this part of the city visited the board six times In less than six months and said they would refuse to send their children to school unless anew building was assured in the district. Other recommendations were made for the purchase of lots adjoining present school .sites on which additions will be erected.

versitles in Ohio. Illinois and Michigan, because those States have given fine support to higher education where this State has leaned toward educational parsimony. "We are in danger of letting personal jealousies and factional clashes prevent our civic organizations such as Chambers of Commerce and trade associations from cooperating effectively for growth. “We are in danger of relying too much on bringing in somebody from Chicago or New York to help us grow and not enough on growing from within by expansion of our man power and organization already here." Woman Charged With Mail Carrier Murder Bv United Press NASHVILLE. Tenn., July I. Charged with the murder of Sam Ward, mall carrier In Jacksonville, Fla., June 13. Mrs. Lyndall McMurray, 35, was being held here today pending arrival of Florida officer^. SEEKS PONZI RELEASE Bv United Press HOUSTON, Texas, July I.—Habeas corpus proceedings were to be instituted today by J. A. Collier, attorney for Charles Ponzl, financial "wizard," being held in the county jail on a fugitive warrant. Collier's petition will allege that Ponzl was arrested Illegally and outside the jurisdiction of Deputy Sheriff Georgs J. Lacy.

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1926

SURPLUS OF 311 iin iNipm Last Minute Expenditures Bring Total Under Estimate by Coolidge. END OF FISCAL YEAR Public Debt Is Reduced to $19,433,000,000. Bu United Preen WASHINGTON. July I.—Secre tary of the Treasury Mellon announced today that the. Government closed the 1925-26 fiscal year with a surplus of $377,768,000. Last minute expenditures totaled $9,000,000 and miscellaneous revenues fell off $2,000,000, leaving the surplus much less than the $390,000,000 estimated by President Coolidge. The publio debt during the last fiscal year was reduced $86,000,000,000, making the total obligation now $19,433,000,000. i Sell Bonds Mellon also announced that the Treasury today was selling $43,000.000 of 4% per cent farm loan bank bends back to the loan banks. These bonds, taken by the Government to establish a farm loan bank system, will be reissued to the public at 4% per cent. Money derived from the sale of these bonds will be placed in -the treasury to stabilize the Government's finances until the next tax collection period in September. This, fund which became available today, made the issuing of bonds on June 15, as was customary to finance the Government, unnecessary. The Government revenues last year were 13.963,786,000 and expenditures $3,584,987,000. Income tax receipts were $1,982.040,000 and customs collections $579,430,000. Economy to Oonttnue Government departments, which operated cheaper last year under a "out” budget system, will continue to practice economy, according to present plans. Efficiency will replace carelessness and millions of dollars will be saved this way. While the Postofflee Department had a deficit of about $11,000,000. this was to be expected as Increased postal rates did not balance a tragh boost given postal employes. Cut Foreseen Optimists said the revenues would continue to Increase this year and expenditures would be only slightly higher, assuring another tax reduction before the 1928 election. Despite a pessimistic trend in some quarters. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon and other Government officials contend Government finances are in excellent condition and there Is no prospect of the country's running into red ink. AIMEE BACK IN DOUGLAS Evangelist to Conduct Search for Kidnaper’s Shack. Bu United Prettr DOUGLAS. Ariz., yJuly I.—Almee Semple McPherson red a private expedition into the desert country across the Mexican Border today in search of the abandoned shack in which she claims to have been held prisoner by kidnapers. The Rev. J. C. Howard, Baptist minister here, who believes he has "spotted” the much-sought-after hut, and Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, the evangelist’s mother, accompanied ‘ho party. Police Chief Percy Bowden, at Mrs. McPherson’s request, also Joined the group, declaring at the same time, however, that he believed the search Was useless. NEITHER PARTYTO BLAME G. ©. P. Senator Shifts Buck in Farm Fiasco. Bu United preet WASHINGTON, July 1. —The Democratic call for lower tariff rates was attacked in the House today by Chairman Green (Rep.), lowa, of the Ways and Means Committee as "Vlrtually certain” to destroy the domestic market for farm products. Green asserted that the Democrats were just as responsible as the Republicans for failure of this Congress to enact farm relief legislation, and he added that "neither party” was to blame for it. COUNTY PAYS LOAN A $200,000 loan obtained by Marlon County last January from the Union Trust Company and Merchants National Bank was paid off today by County Auditor Harry Dunn. Interest was 3,184, Dunn said.

Loose Lions Roam City

Bv United Prete CREMONA. Italy, July I.—Five lions, two of them with a taste for horses and a third fond of i cats, escaped from a local circus today, caused a panic throughout the city and now are caged and musing on thP pleasures of freedom. The log of the Hons follows: One entered the main tent of the circus and was captured when he sought to attack a horse. Another was disappointed with i the new freedom and returned to I his cage

Cupid Slips; 51 Fewer June Brides I

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Left: Mrs. Charles H. Greene, 65, Marion County’s oldest June bride. Right: Mrs. Spencer Hans Lug, 17, one >4 of the county’s youngest June brides.

NYE NOMINATION SEEN AS RURAL VOTE COMES IN Insurgent Creeping Up cn Early Lead of Hanna, Coolidge Man. Bu United Preti BISMARCK. N. D., July I. Victory for Gerald P. Nye, insurgent Republican candidate for his party’s nomination to the tTnlted States Senite, was accepted as a virtual certainty in political circles today as votes from the rural districts came in. reducing substantially the lead of his 'regular Republican” opponent, L. B. Hanna. Hanna's early strength had been built upon votes from the cities and towns, where conservative sympathizers prevail, but his lead was believed Insufficient to offset the tide of Nye votes from the country district. The Cargo Forum, leading Republican organ of the State, conceded victory for Nye. Returns from 383 of the State’s 2,167 precincts showed Hanna's lead reduced to less than 3,0p0 votes. The count. Hanna 2,438; Nye. 19,728. BANDITS ROB HOSPITAL Six Enter Office, Escape With Almost SIO,OOO. Bu United Prrgt) , NEW YORK. July I.—Six bandit* entered the office of the Roosevelt Hospital today, held up a half-dozen employes and escaped with the payroll of almost $10,900. drowns^Tn^soapsuds ChUd Falls in Bucket While Mother Scrubs Porch. Bu Timea Special SCOTTSBURG, Ind., July I.—A verdict of accidental death ha* been returned by Coroner W. L. Morrison in the death of Phyllis Decker, 16 months old, who drowned in a bucket of soapsuds, while her mother was scrubbing the front porch. ‘BREAD TRUST’ INQUIRY Senate Adopts Resolution Calling for Investigation. Bu United Prow WASHINGTON, July I.—The Senate today adopted a resolution by Senator Walsh, Democrat. Montana, requesting the Judiciary Committee to ascertain what the Federal trade commission and the Department of Justice has done about reported monopolies to conti ol bread. “I think we ought to find out if the dissenting opinion of minority members of the trade commission charging fraud and In the case of the Continental Baking Company Is true or false,” Walsh said.

The third attacked a horse In the public square but withdrew when kicked in the face. A fourth climbed to a balcony of a house and relaxed in the sun—relaxed so thoroughly that he was captured. It was not until he reached the office of a gas company that the fifth lion found the deUcacy for which he hungered, a cat. Having devoured the cat. the Hon strode into a convent and soon was locked in the reception hall whence he was removed to hit cage.

466 Embark on Matrimonial Voyage During Month. The sweetheart record kept by Miss Margaret Mahoney, county marriage license clerk, revealed today that there were 466 Marion County June brides this year. But Cupid is having a lean year, according to Miss Mahoney, Cupid’s lieutenant. Tils was fil’ty-one less June brides than embarked on the matrimonial voyage in 1926. And the year 1926, which passed from the days of its youth to the declining days of its in tho space of two minutes, between 11:69 p. m. Wednesday, and 12:01 a. m. today, a* a whole, ha* fallen short 106 brides of the number supplied by It# predecessor, 1925. Os June's 466 bride*.'Miss Mabel Easterday, daughter of T. C. Easterday, 6316 Bellefontaine Bt., grabbed the distinction of being one of the last and one of the youngest. Four hours before June slipped away last night, she was married to Spencer Harming, at the home of the groom’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hanging, Thirtieth St. and Terrace. / The distinction of being the county’s oldest June bride, was won June 16 by Rose Duckworth, 65, of 141 W. Twentieth St., by her marriage to Charles H. Greene, 61. of 1646 English Ave. A total of 1,776 marriage licenses were issued during the first half of 1926 compared to a total of 1,882 Issued during the first elx months of 1926. Husband Drunk Since May 16, Wife States Gus Morlarity, 525 E. Ohio St., won’t* have s chance to get drunk In the next 180 days. He le to spend that time on the Indiana State Farm. He was sentenced and fined SIOO by Municipal Judge Paul G. Wetter today on "lazy husband" charge. Morlarity has not supported her for some time apd has been drunk since May 16, Mrs. Morlarity told the court. He was fined SSO on a drunk charge. < Police said they found about 100 bottles, at the residence.

MERCURY SOARS ’ TO 90 DECREES Showers May Offer Some Temporary Relief. Though a continuation of the heat wa'dßa'hich struck Indianapolis Tuesdayljras predicted today by the United States weather bureau, forecast of probable showers or thunderstorms promised some temporary relief from the sweltering weather.^ At 1 p. m. the mercury stood at 90, six degrees above normal for July 1. The average maximum temperature for July 1 is 84. but Meteorologist J, H. Armlngton predicted the nysreury would i not go much ihjher during the afternoon. The season’s record was 91, June 13. Armington said slightly cooler weather was in sight about Saturday. At 3:30 p. m. Wednesday the temperature was 89, the hotteet for the day. The lowest point was 62 at 6:30 a. m. Wednesday afternoon and night thousands of persons souglk relief at the pools, beaches and parks. HOURLY TEMPERATURES 6 a. 68 10 a. m 86 7 a. m...... 72 11 a. m 88 8 a. 7$ 12 (noon) .... 90 3 a. 12 1 p. UU.H, 90

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BARRETT LAW SUIT TpLEASOFRAMSAY Treasurer, Failing to Sustain Abatement Answer, Filea Attorneys for County Treasurer Edward A. Ramsay blocked trial of the city's suit for an injunction to prevent him from taking interest on Barrett Law funds for his personal benefit today, by filing a demurrer to tfee injunction petition. Arguments on the demurrer were heoid this afternoon by Judge James M. Leathern of (Superior Court One. Tho demurrer was their second move to stave off trial of the suit. Their firet step was the filing of a plea in abatement, but after short argument, during which It was d**j elared a “ hnK* by Corpora/ion Counsel ATvah J. Rucker, Judge, Leathers sustained Rucker’s motion to strtjce it from the files. however, he will make a dogged fight for immediate hearing upon! completion of the arguments on the the case was of grave import, that It someone to handle part of the funds of the treasurer’s office, as the suit! not he settled with Just one or two plaint as a reflection upon the j honesty of Ramsay and Mayogj Duvall, whom Ramsay succeeded as City looses $40,000 a Year said “the city Is losing at least $40,000 a year” by the diver-1 slon of interest by the treasurer. “This case has been hanging fire j for a great number of years and rurj evidence will be very short, but con-! vlnolng to the court," he said. Rucker announced Ramsay would] be Ms main witness, and that lie would grill him on how much tho system of depositing the fund In a bank in his own name has netted him slqce heetook office. PLAN FORTUNE TRIBUTE National Red (Toss Official to Speak James L. Fieser, American *Rer! | (’ros.s national vice president, will ! spejik tonight at a dinner in honor! tho Indianapolis Red Cross chapter} for /he past ten years, at the Indianapolls Athietic Club. About 160 {isaoclates of Fortune, 1 Including civic 1< aders and Red Cmss workers, will attend the tribute ta Ids loyalty to civic interests. EXODUS OF- WITNESSES Seek Man Who Heard Father ’‘ron-j * SEATTLE,” Wash , July l.—An mentioned In £: •srssC'c

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