Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 198, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 November 1926 — Page 2

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DOCTORS FOR LIQUOR PRESCRIPTION IN STATE

PRAISE OF CITY MANAGER FORM RECEIVED HERE Other Chambers of Comcerce Send in Telegrams, Says Esterline. Scores of telegrams praising the operation of the city manager form of government have been received here from Chambers of Commerce, J W. Esterline of the Esterlin-Angus Company, announced today. The manager form of government is a success in more than 300 cities, according to Esterline. Among the replies Esterline received to a request from the chaml ers for 'an honest opinion as to ! he workings of the manager form !ii their communities were: It has reduced expenses of govi nment 21 per cent —Kenosha, Wis. The old political rings have been wiped out —Norfolk, Va. \ We wouldn’t return to the oIS system —Phoenix, Ariz. Efficiency Increased Police efficiency has been greatly increased and our operating costs have been diminished —Muskogee, i tkla. It has been successful for eight years—Wheeling, W. Va. Everybedy here is happy with it — Portland, Maine. Attracts better men to public life —Grand Rapids,, Mich. Budget preparation is thorough and public—Niagara Falls, N. Y. We collect less and spend less, although we have doubled our population —Dayton, Ohio. Now we have scientific street improvements—Muskegon, Mich. The political boss really rules the city under the forpa of government now existing in Indianapolis, Es icrline declared in a speech before he Indianapolis Council of Women Tuesday at the Third Christian Church, Seventeenth St. and Broadwhy. Esterline advocated adoption of the city manager form of government for Indianapolis. “It is the boss who really rules. “If I want to be mayor I must first make my promises to the boss. The boss has friends in all depart ments, and the mayor must see the 1 uss before he can accomplish any thing.” Esterline’s speech was in the nature of a debate with City Corporaion Counsel Alvah J. Rucker, who iefentjed the present form of government later on the program, and in his speech he challenged Rucker to tell what he knows of the political manipulation of courts. Special Judge System “Rucker could tell you the names if attorneys who could fix certain things for certain people in certain courts,” he declared, and described the system whereby attorneys are named as special judges to sit in cases in the absence of the regular judges. Rucker defended the present form of government, denying that the city is run by bootleggers and gamblers. He admitted there is too much boss rule, but declared the general attitude of “let George do it” is responsible. “Utopian dreams will not save you from your own laziness,” he declared. He cited the school board and park board as examples of the commission form of government. The two boards, he said, are bonded to their 'units while the city can issue several more millions in bonds. Mrs. George Finfrock, in the audience, arose and objected to his reference to the school and park boards, ■sserting that the commission form is different from the city manager form. \ RECOVERIES BY~BOARD Recoveries of $325,205.45 were made by the State board of accounts fi.uring the last fiscal year, according to the annual report of State Examiner Lawrence F. Orr. Effected at a cost of $193,546.04, the net recoveries totaled $131,658.51. Pay of field examiners cost the State $170,256,76, the report shows, incidental departmental expenses totaled $23,290.18, leaving $7,509.82 of the appropriation unexpended. Considerable pace in the report is given over to a defense of the department.

School Children May Have Free Tickets to ‘Ben-Hur’ Movie

School children of Indianapolis and Indiana, as well, will have a chance by writing winning essays to see free of cost the great photoplay, “Ben-Hur,” now playing to great business at English's. A. F. Miller, manager of English's and Mr. Head, in charge of the picture, has cooperated with The Times in giving good essay writers in the schools of Indianapolis and other Indiana cities a chance to see "Ben-Hur 1 ’ next week on Monday and Tuesday nights free of cost. The idea is to write such a good essay‘on ''The Homan Galley,” The essay is not to be longer than 250 words. Neatness, penmanship and exactness of the description will have much to do in determining the winners by the judges who will be announced later. The best twenty essays in the opinion of the judges, each will be given a pair of tickets for "BenHur" at English’s. Ten of these pairs will be good on Monday night, and the other ten pairs on Tuesday night at English’s. So write your essay, put your name age and address on your essay with the name of the school and your English teacher. Send it to The Times “Ben-Hur” Editor, in care of The Indianapolis Times. This essay educational contest will close on next Monday morning at 8 o'clock. The following data concerning the Roman Galley has been furnished by a representative of the “Ben Hur”/ picture: < Most beautiful, perhaps, of the

Miller Named New C. of C. Head

I):ck Miller, president of the City Trust Company, who was elected president of the Chamber of Commerso by Chamber directors today.

WOMEN WORKERS DOUBLE EFFORIS TO RAISE QUOTA Community Fund Head Praises Move to Raise Deficit in Campaign. Women workers in the 1927 Com“munity Fund campaign are celebrating the victory of their collective quota of $54,560 today by redoubling their pre-Thanksgiving efforts to raise the $683,000 goal. “Our success has only stimulated us to bring in more money,” said Mrs. Russell Fortune this morning. “The army is ‘over the top' by. $344.08,” Mrs. Fortune said, “and this amount is besides the S2OO which Mrs. Wolf Hussmari has been gleaning from the cards which were turned back to headquarters.” Mrs. Sussman, with Miss Leona Foppiano, co-chairman, led the south division of the women’s army to its quota-victory first, piling up more than 131 per cent of that quota. She turned her efforts to other districts and to date has brought in from these sources more than $l5O. Herman P. Lieber, campaign chairman, praised the work of the women. “But even with their success, we have still more than $5,000 to make if we would compete with last year’s record,” Lieber said. It is hoped that by Friday, when the campaign closes, necessary funds with which to carry on a year’s work in the thirty-six social service agencies will- be pledged. To date, the total is $645,550. Os this amount, $462 was contributed since Saturday through thV mails, newspaper coupons, notes, and personal solicitation." SERWCES FRIDAY FOR PII VICTIM Rites Will Be Held at Home for William Weddel. Funeral services for William Weddel, 46, who was fcund dead in a cement coal pit Tuesday at the United Ice Company, 1101 S. Harding St., will >he held at the home, 1042 S. Harding St.. Friday at 2 p. m., with burial in Floral Park cemetery. Weddel, who was employed by the company, left his home at 6 p. m. Monday. When he failed to return a search began which was carried on until his body accidentally was discovered by a workman at the plant. It is believed Weddel stumbled while walking at the edge of the pit, plunged six feet and struck the wall. He is survived by the widow, eight children and one -adopted orphan child, son of his wife's sifter. Coroner Paul F. Robinson began an inquest today. Police discredit foul play. i

many exquisite scenes in “Ben-Hur,” now being shown at English’s, are the marine views in which are seen the fleets of Roman and pirate triremes)lprior to the marine battle. The vessels used in the making of the picture were built at shipyards in Ostia, Anzio and Leghorn, from plans drawn by Pompeian Museum at Naples, and the scenes were photographed on the Mediterranean. The construction of the galley of ancient times has been a subject of much discussion among antiquarians and /naval architects, because of the seeming impossibility of building a vessel of such height above the water line that would not capsize. General Lew Wallace, the author Os “Ben-Hur,” does not touch upon tlfis particular point, though his description of the trireme is very precise and detailed. He explains one particular point that may puzzle many people who see the picture—namely, the method by which a single rower was able to operate an oar of the great length needed to reach from the topmos* tier of benches to the water. “The rowers upon the first and second bench sat, while those upon third, having oars to work, were suffered to stand,” writes General Wallace. "The oars were loaded with lead in the handles, and near the point of balance hung to pliable tongs, making possible the delicate touch called feathering, but, at the same time, increasing the need of skill, since an eccentric wave might at any moment catch a heedless fel'low and hurl him from his seat.”

ASSERT INSIII.L WILL GET OUT OF LOCAL FIELD Brief in Merger Filed by Attorneys for Power and Light Company. Denial that Samuel Insull, Chicago utilities czar, will have any further interest in the Indianapolis field was made today in a brief filed with the public service commission by 1 attorneys for the Indianapolis Power and Light Company, which proposes to absorb the two local electric utilties. In the document, filed by James W. Fesler and assisting attorneys, four main points are given in support of the new company’s petition to purchase the two present concerns and in opposition to motions of various civic organizations to dismiss the case. The reasons given follow. / That present move is only toward purchase of capital stock of the two concerns and is not a merger, as charged. That the commission has ample jurisdiction in case. That the purchasing company is a public utility as defined in the statute creating the public service commission. Says Insull Will Retire That Insull interest will retire completely from the local utility field with exception of continuing operation of power lines leading to Indianapolis. In support of the third point, the brief declared, “A public utility must necessarily be created in successive steps. At various stages the corporation has not all the rights, powers, duties and responsibilities of a full-fledged utility. This is a plain case of purchase and sale. With evidence of a growing feeling on the part of public service commissioners that their body lacks jurisdiction, rumors are being circulated in utility circles that the petition might be withdrawn. Artman Expresses Self One commissioner, Samuel R. Artman, already has expressed himself as believing the State body lacks jurisdiction, and two others are known to maintain a doubtful attitude. Should the petition be withdrawn, it is understood that merger backers would attempt consolidation independently of the commission. Measwhile, the commission is giving its attention to the petition of the Indianapolis Power and Light to issue more than fifty-five million dollars in securities to finance purchase of the Indianapolis Light and Heat Company and the Merchants Heat and Light Corppany. The two latter are taxed for a total of only $18,000,000, occasioning charges of “high finance and speculation.” A ruling is expected in a few days on motion of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce to dismiss the petition for want of jurisdiction. If the motion is upheld, the case ends and if it is denied the commission will turn to consideration of motions of the Indianapolis Federation of Community Civic Clubs and a group of heavy power users to postpone the hearing at least two months. Attorneys .for the merger backers are preparing briefs in support of the merger and those for the opponents are drafting briefs favoring dismissal. LOWLANDS ARE FLOODED m Ohio River Rises Six Inches Over Night at Evansville. Be rni'r'i nrrsx EVANSVILLE, Ind., Nov. 4.—The Ohio River, which has made a nine•foot jump since last Friday at Evansville, was at a stage of 30.8 feet today, rising six Inches over nigh’t. The river was rising at a decreasing rate and the weather bureau reported that the river probably would come to a standstill today without reaching flood stage of thirty-five feet here. Lowland areas in the river bottoms are under water, but no serious damage has been reported. A few families have been forced to move out of their homes, but this occurs whenever there is considerable rise in the river.

They Say Men Are Sentimentalists

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Women at the helm in the Washing ton Conference on the Cause and Cu re of War, to he held I)ec. 5-10. From left to right, secretary, Miss Josephine Srhain; general chairman, Mrs, Carrie Chapman Catt; president of the National League of YVomen Voters, Miss Belle Sherwin.

Hu \KA Herr ire NEW YORK, Nov. 24.—“ War is the last infirmity of the sentimental male mind,” cry the feminists. “Drums and flag-waving and personal bravery are the last relics of romanticism in a modern world committed to hard facts and common sense.” And to prove that men are the sentimentalists and ;. , omen are the

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Medical Society Heads Back Representative Borns. SHUMAKER IS OPPOSED Modification of Bone-Dry Law Sought. If Representative Frank Borns Introduces a bill in the Legislature to modify the Wright “bone dry” law so as to permit Indiana doctors to prescribe whisky for medicinal purposes he will have the support of many of the outstanding leaders of the profession, according to officers of the local and State medical societies. Borns has predicted such support in announcing that he would introduce the bill for modification. E. S. Shumaker, Indiana Anti-Sa-loon League superintendent, is opposed to the measure, of course, but here is what some of the doctors say: “To repeal this infamous prohibition of the Wright law is the only decent and fair thing to do," declared Dr. A. S. Jaeger, president of the Indianapolis Medical Society. “Insult to Traditions” “I feel very strongly about this matter, and I think that doctors throughout the State agree with me. It is an insult to the best traditions of the medical profession to make criminal any accepted method of treatment. Certainly the people of Indiana have sufficient confidence in their physicians to trust that they won’t become bootleggers. I personally think that we have a right to expect the lifting of such an absurd ban. “No laymen should be permitted to dictate what a doctor should or should not prescribe for a patient. Alcohol has long been used as a drug and should be continued to be used whenever the physician deems its use necessary.’’ Dr. L. P. Pearson, secretary of the Indianapolis Medical Society, seconded the motion. “The law should be modified to conform to the Volstead act, which represents the rights of the physician in this matter,” he stated. Dr. Frank W. Cregor, president of the Indiana Medical Society,, said: “I know nothing about this particular bill. Personally I am opposed to any legislation which interferes with a doctor in his professional duties.” Shumaker Is confident of the AntiSaloon League's power, however, and predicted that the Borns bill will be “born dead.” “Nobody But Wets’* “Such a bill will be backed by nobody, but the wets,” he contended. “Its introduction will be just a matter of exercise, it will never get anywhere. This State wants to go forward, not backward. Twenty-two States have similar laws prohibiting whisky entirely and those that don’t are the ones where there is most trouble with enforcement. There are plenty of substitute drugs for the doctors to use and avoid all trouble. If this State permits the selling of prescription whisky there will be more lives lost than saved by it.” Shumaker feels that the doctors will come around to his viewpoint and declares that they were themselves largely behind the bill banning whisky prescriptions. He cited the support of the late Dr. J N. Hurty, veteran head of the State board of health. Rich Indian Denies Authorizing Gifts Bn United I’rrKK NEW YORK, Nov. 24.—Jackson Barnett, Creek Indian and reputed to be the wealthiest of his race, told Federal Judge John C. Knox today that he never had signed any paper whigh would authorize anybody to give any of his money to any school. His testimony came soon after the agejil Indian was called to the witness stand by Judge Knox, xvho is hearing the suit brought by Elmer Bailey, Barnett’s guardian, to void the gift of $550,000 of Jackson’s fortune to the American Baptist Home Mission Society for the benefit of the Bacon Indian School in Oklahoma. The picturesque gondola of Venice is rapidly giving way to the more prosaic and speedier motor boat.

realists, up steps Mrs_Carrie Chapman, Catt, who for thirty-five years has been leading the jousting against man’s political tyranny over women, and whose lance is now in rest for woman’s oldest enemy, the war god. During December, Mrs. Catt will preside, in Washington, at the second conference on the cause and cure of 4 war, at which nine national

Dolly Inspects Thanksgiving Turkey

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“Look, dolly! Look at the big turkey! He’s coming to our house for Thanksgiving.” When Mary Jane Butler of 2916 Park Ave. went Thanksgiving marketing with her mother, she insisted

BURNS FATAL TO FACTORY WORKER Thomas Stanley, 50, Dies at City Hospital. Burns received Monday afternoon at the Tucker-Dorsey Manufacturing Company plant, State Ave. ’nd Bates St., proved fatal to Thoi as Stanley, 50, of 253 S. State Ave. Stanley died Tuesday night at city hospital. His clothes caught fire when he “attempted to clean a saw dust pipe. , Lieut. O. D. Thomas gave first aid to Stanley before he was taken to the hospital. MANYORDINANCES SIGNED BY MAYOR 17 Call for More Than $2,000,000 Expenditure, Mayor Duvall today established a new high record and took a chance with his arm muscles by signing seventeen ordinances passed at the last city council meeting. The hardship, however, was mitigated by the fact that most of the ordinances provide J funds for operating of various departments whose heads bitterly lamented for some time the failure of council to turn Santa Claus. Total expenditures authorized was more than $2,000,000. The bond issues called for $260,000 to defray unpaid bills of the Shank adminstration, $150(000. to buy motor cars for the police and fire departments, sl,600,000 to refund war memorial bonds and a number of transfer ordinances. Signature of the transfer ordinances will mean that nearly $20,000 additional will be available for street and sewer cleaning. Duvall announced that he would recuperate from his strenuous penmanship by spending Thanksgiving at Mackinaw, 111.

women’s organizations totalling a membership of several millions will be represented. Always accused of sentimentality and emotionalism by the menfolk, the women are planning this time such a hard-boiled, cold-facts attack as will abash the hardiekt male. “We intend to explode the fallacy that women's opposition to war Is civ Mon-r*•*•’• ” s C'h

Mary Jane Butler Inspecting Her-Thanksgiving Turkey

upon taking her doll along. Mary Jane is 2 years old and when she found anything that tempted her childish appetite, she very tactfully suggested that "Dolly would like some of that.”

INSTALLMENT PLAN BUYING GIVEN O. K. Bankers Point Out That System, If Not Carried to Excess, Leaves Sound Credit Unimpaired.

Installment plan purchasing, vhen not carried to excess, today received the official O. K. of three of the leading Indianapolis bankers. They denied the charges against this method of merchandising recently made by Senator Couzens of Michigan and pointed out that the extension of this system had left sound credit unimpaired. “Installment buying is here to stay and (a an excellent thing if properly used,” President Frank D. Stnlnaker of the Indiana National Bank declared. “In some cases credit is made too easy, perhaps. But it’s the abuse of the system and not iU use that is apt to cause difficulty.” He called attention to the fact that purchase of a home through a saving and loan association really wa3 a form of installment buying, and stated that ho saw no reason why it should not be extended to other purchase?. Savings bank deposits and building and loan investments have continually Increased in face of the everextending purchases on part payment, according to President Elmer W. Stout of the Fletcher American National Bank. Credit Total High Installment credits have been about $2,500,000,000 in the country during the past year he said, “although installment sales have been twice that amount.” It is here to stay he declared, but warned of Its abuse: “Most of the diiffculty has been experienced in its use in the purchase of articles on which payments still are being made after the article has been consumed,” Stout pointed out. “Carried too far, installment credits mortaging future earnings will prove unsatisfactory to both buyer and seller.” Structure Not Undermined President Evans Woollen of the Fletcher Savings and Trust Company and chairman of the American Bankers’ Association economic policy commission stated that the bankers considered installment buying of • sufficient importance to authorize its exhaustive study

Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported stolen to police belong to: Merchandise Delivery Service, 43 W. Walnut St.; Ford, from that address. Joe Bisessi, 4005 S. Keystone Ave.; Auburn, 500-203, from 300 S. Illinois St. H. B. Helbert, 1939 Central Ave.; Hupmoblle, 611-314, from 855 Virginia Ave. R. H. Barnett. 5021 Washington Blvd.; Pontiac, 613-535, from Michigan and Meridian Sts. M. J. Brethauer, 131 E. Sixteenth St.; Ford, 543-616, from 220 Indiana Ave. J. H. Payne. 20 S. State Ave.; Ford, 61-432, from Prospect branch Citizens Gas Company. George B. Bay, 1110 N. Meridian St.: Jewet, 584-946, from that address. William J. Simpson, 511 Alton St.: Beech Grove, Pontiac, 583-914, 920 Daly St. BACK HOME AGAIN Automobiles reported found by police belong to: Percy Anderson. 1440 N. Missouri St.: Cole, found at 813 N. Senate Ave. Chevrolet, License 554-063, found at 30 W. Georgia St. Charles F. Reed, 1825 N. Rural St.; Chevrolet, found at North and Merl-

The turkey appealed to Mary Jane as something of a romp. She was greatly delighted with his colorful wattles, and left for homo with the fine expectation of meeting her new pet, Mr. Turk, as a playmate for Thanksgiving day.

under the auspices of his committee. Calling attention to the fact that installment sales during 1925 were in excess of $6,000,000,000, Woollen declared that “notwithstanding this enormous volume, there appears no proof that the economic structure of the country lias been by undue inflation of credit.” He called attention to the fact, however, that there has been no test made of the .effect of a depression since this volume was reached. “The fear oft err is expressed that in case of an industrial depression the steadily Increasing burden will create a large volume of frozen credits,” Woollen continued, citing a priliminary report .of his committee, made at the last’bankers’ convention. “It is apprehended that in a period of depression the purchasing ability of the people will be materially reduced and that the volume of business of many manufacturers will decline in like ratio.” The danger then lies in resorting to unsound practice by reducing paymentti and extending time periods, the report predicts. Catches Foot in Wire, Juror Drowns Bn United f’ri sh KENDALLVILLE, Ind., Nov. 24. —A verdict of accidental drowning was returned by th§ coroner today in the death of Charles Truxel, La Grange County farmer. Truxol's body was found late Tuesday his foot caught in the wesh of a wire fence and his 1 head and shoulders submerged in a water-filled ditch. The coroner decided Jthat Truxel had caught his foot and slumped over into the water from exhaustion. Search was instituted when Truxel failed to appear at La Grange County Circuit Court, where he was serving as a juror.

Greensbixrg Pastor 101 Fenrs Old

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Tht'K. ~, • ...op, .mal Knight Templar in the l nited Slates, celebrated his 101st birthday, at Gveensburii, his home today. The Rev. Lai In op in his youth was a pioneer Methodist circuit rider and probably no. other minister lias married and bn ied none persons, lie served many pa toruten in Indiana fours.

NOV. 24,' 1926

ELLIOTT STRESSES' NEED OF LEADERS FOR AGRICULTURE Purdue President Addresses Farm Federation Banquet. Agriculture today is facing the serious problem of a leaderless future, declared Dr Edward C. Elliott. Purdue University president, before thg final banquet of the eighth an nual convention of I he Indiana Farm Bureau Federation Tuesday night at the Claypool. “The youth on the farm must not be attracted to the glittering show of opportunities elsewhere,” Dr. El liott said. “Only one-half the former number of students are attending the agricultural courses at Purdue, which is a fair indication of the trend of the young away from the farm today. “With this situation left to its governing, agriculture faces a lure without competent leuders. Sincere Faith Essential “The best fitted should be chosen to lead, in any event. First, the creation of unity among the farmers is a primary essential. The farmer must not gloss over personal inefficiency of legislation relief, and must not be sensitive to criticism from the outside. Above all, a sincere and loyal faith til its leaders is an absolute essential.” Frank N. Wallace, State entomologist, followed Dr. Elliott’s address with a motion picture Illustrated address on “The Corn Borer.” Early trial in Marion Criminal Court of tile cases against John D. Williams, State highway commission director, and Earl Crawford, former commission member, so that “those involved may he convicted or exonerated,” was asked in a resolution adopted at the closing session. The two, and others, are under indictment on embezzlement charges. The federation has backed the highway commission at all, times, Insisting that it be kept non-political. Resolutions adopted by the federation at the afternoon session scored William M. Jardine, Secretary of Agriculture. Jardine, the resolution charged, lias obstructed all farm legislation and taken the viewpoint of the industrial East instead of that of the agricultural West. "Unfitness Demonstrated” “Dr. .Tardlne's unfitness for Secretary of Agriculture Is further demonstrated, by bis action in sendltua a Federal employe to Europe V study peasantry in order to apply in this country the methods used there; by his indorsement before a congressional committee of the odor ous and defunct Grain Marketing Company; by his reference before a New York audience to farmers as a pack of wolves; by his numerous broken promises to support farm legislation of a kind determined by farmers: and by his support of the notorious Fess Tincher Bill, wdiich was a flimsy political excuse offered for the solution of an important problem.” Other resolutions asked the Indiana Legislature to call a constitutional convention for the purpose of revising the Constitution to meet modern farm tax conditions, and to relieve the farmer from his present burden of taxation. Surplus crop legislation, along the line of the recently defeated national McNary-Haugen hill, is demanded through the resolutions. ROBINSON SPEAKS AT LEGION DINNER State Commander, Other Officials Honored. Senator Arthur R. Robinson served notice to American Legion membcjß that he “will never vote to send American boy across the sea unless our sovereignty and independence are in jeopardy" In an address Tues day night at the Irvington- M. E Church. The meeting was a dinner held by the Irvington Legion post auxiliary iYt honor of State Commander l-’aul V. McNutt and other officials. Other speakers were Governor Jackson, Mrs. Adeline Wright Macauley, an* Mary national president; Frank E tamuel, assistant national adjutant Mbert Stump, Harry B. Perkins, Dr. tamuel McGaughey and S. A. Hishop. Mrs. Robinson, wife of the Senator, presided. , McGaughey pointed out that the Irvington post tiad as members Governor Jackson and Senator Robinson and “came .darn near having two Senators.” Stump is a post member. McNutt outlined aajor Items in the Legion program “America First does not mean the same thing as Deutschland Über Lilies,” Stump pointed out. He pre lifted an era of good feeling follow ing the Legion pilgrimage to France next year.

Quick Stop Saves Man on Tracks Hui NEW YORK. Nov. 24.—Daniel Troy. 41, of Baltimore was saved from death today by the quickness of a subway motorman, who brought his train to a grinding halt when he saw Troy lying on the track* In his path. Troy’s left arm was severed, but at the hospital It was said he would live. He Could not explain how he got on the tracks.