Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 218, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 December 1926 — Page 17
Second Section
YEGGS BEAT AND BIND NIGHT WATCHMAN
Left on Laundry Elevator Eight Hours—Safe Doors Battered. NOT OPENED, HOWEVER Man Tells of Being Hit on Head With Brick. Beaten and bound, William Gay, 68, Negro, 1429 Cornell Ave., night watchman at the Best-Grand Laundry, 24 N. Senate Ave., lay suffering for eight hours on an elevator while two yeggs battered the outer doors from the company safe, Thursday night. But, according to Sergt. Volderauer and polloe emergency squad, called to the scene shortly after 6 a, m., entranoe to the inner compartment, where valuable papers were kept, was not gained. J. T. Cannon, manager told police that the safe contained only a small amount of money, mostly change, the papers being the only thing of value In it. Found by Employes Gay was found by R, L. Reynolds and William Travis, engine-room employes, when they came to work today. Gay said he was on his 8 p. m. round on the first floor when he heard a noise and turned to see a man starting to hit him with a brick. He tried to dodge, but was struck by a portion of the brick. Gay said he fell to his knees and reached for his revolver. He fired one shot and one of the bandits ran, but the other bandit struck him again from behind with the brick and wrested the gun from him. The two then tied his hands and feet, put him on an elevator and oovered his head so he could not see what was going on. Lower Safe Then the Intruders, using tne elevator, lowered into the basement the safe, which had been in the office on the first floor. Using tools obtained In the engine room, they battered the outer doors from the safe. They left after being In the building for some time. Gay was so badly beaten that he was sent to city hospital. Cash drawers In the office were ripped out, but no money was found, as It all had been transferred Into the safe before closing hours. The men entered the building through the rear, according to Cannon. Nothing besides the safe and cash drawers was bothered.
I. BOOZE (MED Twelve Students, Including Girls, Questioned. B Investigation of alleged booze traffic on the Indiana University campus was completed today by the county grand Jury. Indictments, If any, will not be returned until the end of the session. It was stated seml-offlolally that no students will be Indicted. J. J. Robinson of the University law school directed the grand Jury Investigation. , Twelve men and women students, all said to be frafSfnity or sorority members, were questioned, it is said. FORD’S KIND OF DANCING PUT ACROSS Demonstration of Old Steps Indicates New Courdfe In School. . Bv United Press | DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 17. Old-fashioned dancing, sponsored by Henry Ford, has won a permanent place In the public schools of his home town of Dearborn, if a public demonstration by twenty-five "kid couples" last night Is a true Indication of civic interest in the campaign. Five hundred parents of the town, some of whom had signed a petition protesting against introduction of the dances In public schools, responded to an invitation of the board of education and witnessed them at high school auditorium. The result, Impartial observers agreed, was a miniature re-enactment on colonial courtliness and grace that delighted the audience for ninety minutes and provided it with instruction In some of the finer points of etiquette on which individual members Indicated they themselves were “a bit rusty.” The most noticeable feature of the program, which was in charge of Benjamin B. Lovett, Ford’s private instructor, was the polished, ballroom deportment of the youthful participants, GETS A NEW TEAM Victim of Recent Fire Given sll6 by Neighbors. James T. Jacobs, 2816 Ralston , Ave., was back in the teaming business today. Fire recently burned his team of horses and wagon, and Jaoobs was without means of support of his family. Neighbors, headed by Mrs. Cecelia J. Maxey, 2809 Ralston Ave., started a fund that grew until it reached 6116.26, which was presented to Jacobs. Now he has anew team.
Boys’ School Develops Self-Reliant Youths Through Humane Treatment
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Any one visiting the Indiana Boys’ School at Plainfield these days is likely to add an enthusiastic and positive, "Yes" to the ever-open question, “Is the world growing better?” Only an upward trend of public opinion and Ideals could produce such disciplined boy life as Is here reflected In the management, the ■hops, schools, the straight-shoul-dered chaps marching in military drill, the bright, modern, sanitary buildings, the whole atmosphere of ambitious striving. And most persons after close observation of this little city within Itself (there are fifty buildings on the main campus alone) say, "Surely this boys’ school Is most fortunate In having the humane and broad-minded man, who is Its superintendent, C. A. McGonagle.” A visit was made to the school because of the report that ten years ago this week corporal punishment was abolished here. This report was not entirely true, although the merit system in vogue at this boys’ school for over a decade has proved so strikingly satisfactory that corporal punishment now Is rarely resorted to. “The question of punishment Is the most disagreeable feature of institutional life—b it of course, a necessary one,” remarked the superin-
‘CONSIDER PUBLIC, ’ WARNING TO BOARD Attorney at Merger Hearing Threatens Move Toward Municipal Ownership of Utilities.
A warning that more attention must be paid to the rights and wishes of the public was thrown at the public service commission at the light merger hearing Thursday afternoon by William Bosson, former city attorney. Bosson represented some of the parties opposing the merger at the Jurisdiction hearing. He and Attorney Carl Mote, representing utility Interests, had been
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tendent "when corporal punishment becomes necessary, I hold a conference with the boy and be practically decides himself what amount of punishment his offense deserves. Decides On Punishment “While we have an unusual body of Instructors, no one on his own Initiative can administer such punishment. He can only recommend It. After my conference with the boy. If It really seems advisable, the Instructor, with another Instructor as witness, proceeds to administer only such number of strokes as I have consented to. The boy, the witness and the Instructor sign a paper in which the fac'.s are related. The boy has the opportunity to exprees himself If he feels that unjust or unusual measures have been resorted to. "However, as corporal punishment is now so rare, I would rather talk about the usual and the prevailing form of discipline—the merit sys tern,” said MoGonagle. “The boys work for merits. Each receives ten ! merits a day—Boo a month. Those can be added to by extra effort on any boy’s part. He can earn fifty for good vocational work; twenty for Interest and efficiency In military ; drill work and fifty for application j in his academic studies. In all, a boy can earn 460 merits a month. These merits are in the form of
bickering. Bosson had declared that almost everyone he talked with was opposed to the merger. “We don’t want to hear what the people on the street think about this thing,” interposed Commissioner Clyde Jones, directing the attorneys to stick to arguments concerning the law. "Let me tell you something. Commissioner Jones,” ejaculated Bosson. "It doesn’t matter whether you are a Governor or a public service commissioner, or what you are, the people have some rights In this matter and should be heard." "If this merger goes through the Legislature will be petitioned by labor leaders and other citizens to permit the city of Indianapolis to organize & ‘utilities city,’ similar to the school city and operate their own electric plant." Building Permits Grin*lad Construction Company, dwrtlln* end raragr. 5654 Carrollton. 5>2,000. H. G. Money, dwelling and garage. 2819 Brouae, 51,600. o John Kelley, ravage. 80 H. Pershing, K.^ud ,^.b^r lllnk “ rao - 1305 K C End^ h^:s(K)^ lnr 13W Sam Davis Realty Company dwelling and garage, 1736 E. Tabor. SSTOOO. Bay Pearson, furnace, 5725 Carrollton, ty Second * nn “ lCe ' 1823 Thlr- . Qwre'weadon. furnace. 4819 Washington Bird,. $4lB. Puritan Finance Company, dwelling and garage. 1442 Shepard. S2OO. J. IT. Wild, fire loss, 600-67 Muskingum. $1,600. REVOLT IN LITHUANIAN Bv United Press BERLIN, Dec. 17.—The Lithuanian government has been overthrown and a military dictatorship established, a report from Kovno said today. ,
small checks. They value them, I can assure you. Enough of them earned, means parole, you know. “The boy who disobeys rules is punished by giving up a certain number of checks. At a certain point, they lose privileges. The boys who make effort and have absolutely dear records for a certain time become ‘cadets'.” Instructed In Industries The 600 boys here, aside from their academic work, are each Instructed In one of seventeen Industries, taught on the grounds. An example of the last bricklaying Industry is the new armor)', a building being erected by the boys themselves. This building, which will have the largest room on the county —90x140 feet would have cost $75,000 if we had outside labor,” remarked the superintendent. “As It is, it will cost less than $20,000, the work being done by the boys with only two men bricklayers employed.” The boys have a school paper, printed by themselves. The Indiana Boys’ School Band has long been favorably known. For the last two years high school students of the instltut'on have won oratorical contests from high schools of towns adjacent to Plainfield. “The boys learn many things here and stand the fairest kind of chance to make good in the outside world when they are released.” remarked McGonigle. "Confirmation of this comes constantly to us In letters from former inmates, now successful and worthwhile men."
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REPRESENTATIVES IN COUNTY WILL DISREGARD COFFIN G. 0. P. Boss Not Able to Control Votes for Speaker of House. George V. Coffln, Republican county boss, will not control votes of the Marion County representatives in the Legislature on a speaker, although all memljers ore Republicans. Coffln, In cooperation with Lawrence Cartwright, Lem H. Trotter and other old guard leaders have sought for some time to produce a unified support in this county for Lemuel A. Plttenger for speaker of the house of representatives, but without success. Friends of Harry G. Leslie, who seeks re-election as Speaker, said today that Leslie received word that at least six Representatives from this county will back his candidacy and that a number of others are wavering from the old guard line-up. Boras Gives View In fact. Representative Frank Borns Is making no effort to conceal his views concerning Leslie. "Mr. Leslie is my choice because I obeerved during the last session that he was fair. Impartial and used his ability for the right measures,” Borns said. Leslie also is said to have the support of Representatives Ella V. Gardner and Samuel K. Rulck. Aligned against Leslie are many of the legislators who were wanted to assemble in the office of D. C. Stephenson for perusal of current measures during the 1926 session. Defeat Predicted Many political observers predict tliat the fact it is generally known Governor Jackson is sponsoring Plttengor will hurt his candidacy. Friends of Leslie say he will not be content to become Republican floor leader, if Plttenger defeats him. They aver that he will take a seat on the floor and throw well directed monkey wrenches in the legislative hopper to the embarrassment of the manipulators. LIKES SPLIT INFINITIVE Northwestern University Profeasor Cites World's Best Writers. Bv United Press EVANSTON. 111., Dec. 17.—The spilt infinitive has the 'hearty dorsement” of George O. Curme. professsor of German philology at Northwestern University, who holds that to lntellllgently spilt the infinitive is to correctly interpret the language. He supports his view by "five centuries of the best writers of many languages” who have used the split infinitive to convey to their readers the meaning of their writings.”
Skating Season on at Park Lagoon The skating season is here. In one spot in Indianapolis, at least, dull care has been banished and the sharp ring of steel on Ice resounds, mingled with laughter of boys and girls. That spot is the lagoon at the South Grove golf course, Riverside Park where, according to R. Walter Jarvis, superintendent of parks, "the skating Is fine.” Arrangements have been made for skating both during the day and in the evening at the lagoon, Jarvis said.
Toy Departments Heaven for City’s Young Folks
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Avery few of the many Christmas toys In Indianapolis stores.
Wooden horses that walk, Toddy bears tiiat growl, Baby dolls that talk, And puppy dogs that howl. In fact, everything in the way of toys is found by the shopper who makes the rounds of the department stores of Indianapolis. Santa Claus will have to exert all of his Ingenuity and probably have to borrow some, to come anyways near producing the elaborate and colorful toys that are being displayed.
And Toy Monkeys Electric trains with headlights glaring, running through tunnels, dashing around curves, slowing up at crossings where automatic safety devices warn the toyland public of danger, hold spell-bound, openmouthed crowds in front of windows. Monkeys, dressed in gay colors, climb a string, cause little boys to clap their hands and Jump up and down with glee. Little girls with wistful eyes gaze at the new electric ranges “Just like mothers’s stove," which really bake, and the miniature cooking utensils. Tiny teakettles, saucepans, frying pans, in fact, every kind of a cooking vessel can be found. The toys seem to be more colorful this year than ever before, catching the eyes of grown people os well as children. More new models are being shown. Educational Toys Construction and educational toys have a big showing and according tc the toy department heads are the best sellers. Among these are structural steel building toys, spelling boards and black boards combined. and ranges. The dolls come next In order of best sellers. This showing Is one of the most complete ever offered in this city. Every little girl’s arms ache to cuddle one of the little babies that cry. walk, roll their eyes and go to sleep as real babies do. Verily, Toyland of Indianapolis is the childrens’ delight, Santa Claus’ despair and the shopper’s delight. TELLS AD INFLUENCES Women Yield to Bnylng Suggestion Quicker Than Men—Tapy. That women yield more readily to the power of suggestion than men and that repetition In advertising tends to the creation of confidence in the product, was the message of George W. Tapy, professor of psychology at Wabash College, to the Advertising Club in an address on "Influence In Advertising” at the Spink-Arms Thursday. Frank Holland, accompanied by Mrs. Marie Jessup, sang.
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Duvall’s Niece Gets Times’ Doll Miss Betty Ellen Buser, 6282 Central Ave., niece of Mayor Duvall and daughter of City Controller William C. Buser, soon will become the proud possessor of a Times Flossy Flirt doll. Little Betty scurried about the neighborhood and had little difficulty In obtaining six new subscriptions to The Indianapolis Times. The doll was her reward.
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A. O. Meloy, former city street commissioner, whose nomination to be United States marshal of Indiana., was presented to the Senate.
BATHERS COMING BACK Mid-Summer Ileat Suddenly Returns to Dalmatian Coast. Bv United Press RAGNSA, Dalmatia, Dec. 17. Mid-summer heat suddenly returned to the Dalmatian coast today, and proprietors of bath houses on the Adriatic reopened their places of business to do a big business. Numerous bathers have arrived from inland towns which wore experiencing regular winter weather, but the snow on mountain tops close to the coast was melting today.
AT LAST! MAN BITES THE DOG Old Definition of News Illustrated in Cruelty to Animals Case. I ftv Tfnitrd Prntt NEW YORK, Dec. 17.—"1f a dog bites a man, It isn’t news; If a man bites a dog', It is news." Charles A. Dana, publisher of the New York Sun, remarked In discussing the relative values of the common place and the unusual in news. Louis Ricclo, 62, the man that bit the dog, was arraigned before Magistrate Golden of Brooklyn on complaint of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. He bites the tails from puppy dogs to give them that fashionable, bobtail look, it was charged. Riccio argued that biting was the accepted way of de-tailing a pup and that it was more humane than cutting. Sentence suspended. 3,000 AT STUTZ PLANT Crowd Sees Fifty-Two Models at Open House Program. Crowds thronged the Stutz Motor Car Company Thursday for the second open house program, numbering more than 3,000. Fifty-two Stutz automobiles, no two a like, were on display. A short program, in which the work of the motor company was outlined was followed by an Inspection of the cars and a visit to the factory.
POLISH-LITHOANIA CLASH LOOMS IN WAKEOFREVOLT Latter Nation Under Military Dictatorship After Uprising. By United Prett BERLIN, Dec. 17,—Information received by members of the Berlin diplomatic corps today from Warsaw and Kovno, the United Press was Informed, indicated that there was grave danger of frontier clashes between Polish and Lithuanian troops as a result of the Lithuanian coup which placed Dictator Bmetona In power at Kovno. WARSAW, Dec. 17.—The first act of Dictator Bmetona of Lithuania today was to send troops to the Polish frontier, according to a statement issued by the Polish government. Premier Marshal Fllsudski Immediately retaliated by ordering procautionary reinforcement of Polish regiments along the Lithuanian frontier. Reports from Kovno received here today said Lithuanian communists had attempted armed risings in the towns of Telaze and Hawle. The reports said that Dictator Sinetone's troops had suppressed the risings. The establishment of a military dictatorship In Lithuania by means of a coup late last night during a protracted session of Parliament caused profound uneasiness here. Polish officials said they had Information proving that the successful Lithuanian rebels were radically anti-Polish and that the rebellion centered In the secret Lithuanian military league, of which Bmetona was the chieftain. Further unconfirmed reports from Kovno said fighting had begun In the streets there between troops loyal to the overthrown government and the Bmetona rebels.
Far and Near
BROOKLYN —"Please send me I back to Russia where I can make a | living,” pleaded Ludrika Verrihki, ; when police arrested him for vagrancy. Verrlnki said he had , plenty of money when he came to the United States In 1913, but lost It through 111-advised investments. GENEVA —An Austrian alphinlst was placed under arrest a few yards inside the Italian border because he possessed no passport. • But he was sent to the hospital Instead of to prison. The alphlnist had tumbled off a fifty-foot cliff of an Austrian Alp and lit on an Italian Alp. ! BOSTON—WhiIe Traffic Officer J. Glovunuccl was harming nobody and directing traffic, a big careless pigeon flew against him and knocked the breath out of him. The pigeon dropped to the pavement, unconscious. MEXICO CITY —The Texas On Company, Gulf Coast Oil Company and many smaller American companies have taken preliminary aotion to comply with the New Mexican oil law which becomes effective Jan. 1, Secretary of Commerce Morones has announced. PARlS—Another criminal charge probably will be lodged against Rlcclotti Garibaldi, grandson of the Italian Liberaor, who recently was arrested on charges of illegally transporting arms. Anew raid on Garibaldi’s Nice villa disclosed rifles, grenades and bombs hidden above the garage. Police said Garibaldi probably would be charged with possessing forbidden arms. NEW YORK —George Keyes, very red in the face and carefully toting a bass drum that boomed of Its own accord, attracted the attention of a coast guardman as he was leaving a pier. "Why the booms?" queried the guard. "Mystery to me,” replied George. So the drum was opened and inside were found four pretty whisky bottles and a live mouse. HARRISBURG, Pa. Gladys Wert, 2, will lire after having an open safety pin in her stomach for a week. Dr. Harvey Smith made an incision in the child's abdomen after Ashing measures failed. THE DALLES. Ore. Exactly thirty-two years to the day, the Rav. F. L. Jones, who married James C. Benson and his sweetheart here, today united Benson's young eon, James Jr., and his fiancee. JjOS ANGELES—In order to substantiate his sensational statement that he had committed one thousand robberies in Los Angeles during a five-year period, Harry Monroe Cagle, 30, spent a whole day In a police car pointing out the homos of his vlctoms. ROME —The government has reduced the Vatican’s taxes at the request of the Popo from 760,000 lira to 450,000 lira. The Pope said that the many educational institutions operated under the Vatican’s Jurlsdlotion should be tax exempt. The adjusted Vatican taxes would amount to approximately $20,250. SANTIAGO, Chile.—A dispatch from Ancud, In southern Chile, said a German steamer of the Kosmos line had arrived in port severely damaged by rocks in the Chaco Canal.