Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 263, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 February 1927 — Page 2

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GROCERY CLERK SLUGGED; STORE ROBBED

SHE HINT SEEN IN Bill PROVIDING £HANGE|N CODE Labor Could Replace Miners in Event of Coal Tie-Up. Rumblings of a possible coal strike, April 1, were heard in the Indiana House of Representatives, . Monday afternoon when tßepresentative Frank E. Wright (Rep.), Indianapolis, introduced a bill repealing important safety features of the Indiana miners’ law. The bill would permit the hiring of any type of “green” labor in event of a strike. Prison labor could even be used under Wright’s amendment referred to the House committee on mines and mining. ' . None of the International officers of the United Mine Workers of America, whose headquarters are in Indianapolis, was in the city when ilie innocent appearing bill of three lines was introduced. Predicts Bill’s Loss Ellis Searles, editor of the United Aline Workers Journal, when told of the proposed legislation, said: "No Legislature will allow itself to go on record as repealing safety measures. This bill will be killed as certainly as scores of similar bills in all mining States have been killed. Reputable mine operators are as opposed to tampering with the safety code as is the United Mine Workers of America " A wage scale conference of mine operators and representatives of the United Mine Workers of America convenes at Miami, Fla., Monday. The conference will attempt to draw up anew wage agreement to become effective April 1. All Stand Pat The United Mine Workers convention, which adjourned here last week, authorized its delegates to the Miami conference to accept no reduction in wages. Miners have succeeded so far in keeping their war-time wage scale. President John L. Lewis and the other International officers have been elected on a “no backawrd step” policy. They are authorized to adopt any measures necessary to retain the present scale of $7.50 a day. This includes a ieral bituminous strike. Mine operators, on the other hand, ; - o said to be in a position where icy can afford a strike if necessary > test the union’s demands. Proaction during the past three years is been sufficient, it is said, to perdt a general mine shut-down for onsiderable time without serious inovenience to the larger operator^.

■ARID TACTICS BIT OV HOUSE SPEAKER Six Bills Slip Through in Speedy Succession. "I hope you have to stare some of these bills ir the face, that you are passing so freely,” was Speaker Harry G. Leslie's crisp comment to the Indiana House of Representatives Monday afternoon. The comment followed the passage of six bills in rapid succession with little or no debate. Leslio no doubt had reference to a hill providing a 10 per cent penalty for stopping payment on checks, another repealing the State narcotics act, because it Is claimed that the Federal law covers the ground. A third bill provides for pensions for the blind. The pension would be paid by the individual counties of the State. Each blind person would receive enough to make his income S9OO a year. Mrs. Ella V. Gardner, Indianapolis, stated that there are more than 3,000 blind persons in Indiana. There are 512 in Marion County. In voting "no,” Mrs. Gardner stated that it would place an unnecessary burden on the county.

RED CABBAGE ON MARKET AGAIN .''Jew Product Sells at 15 Cents a Pound. New red cabbage, at 13 cents a ’ -Hind, made its appearance at th- • ity market today. After having >een out of stock for a while /Anjou pears returned selling at > cents a pound. Carrots sold at a lower price, 10 "Ua a bunch. An increase of 25 . nts on the quart placed s*ra.w'■rics at $1.25. Only a few ;i'.cken fries are avaiable, selling at i lie advanced price of CO cents a pound. Poultry dealers report fries oen will be gone, but they are expecting to have the first of the 1J27 fries within a month, which is earlier than usual. Best tomatoes were 35 cents, new grapes 30 cents, and new potatoes 15 cents a pound. DeUmojjs apples sold two pounds for 25ycents and Jonathans three pounds tyar 25 cents. Spanish onions were liP'cents and egg plants 15 cents each. NEW YORK—The charg® that many women’s clubs by their pacifist stands on preparedness and other national problems were “fitting right into the Communists’ pregram just like a picture puzzle,’’ was made here by Mrs. B. L. Robinson, president of the Massachusetts public Interests League.

Plans Paris Flight for $25,000

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This is Lieutenant Commander Noel Davis of the naval reserves, who is to attempt the New York-to-Paris non-stop flight for which Raymond Orteig lias offered a cash prize of $25,000. Commander Davis hopes to Imp off some time next .Inly or August. It was this exploit on which Rene Fonek, French war ace, was embarking at New York last .June when liis machine was wrecked and two of the crew killed.

ABOUT THE LOBBIES

Various attitudes toward Holy Vi'rit were expressed by Senators when the bill calling for Bible reading in the Indiana schools was up for debate Monday. One Senator declared that civilization was impossible without the Bible, another that the Book was too sacred to be placed in profane hands and a third expressed the opinion that there are other books held,, sacred and none should bo used in the schools. Concurrent resolution No. 5 was signed by the presiding officers in both Houses Monday. It memorializes Congress to appropriate funds for erection of a Veterans’ hospital in Indiana. Employes at the Michigan City will be pensioned if bill introduced by Senator Claude S. Steele (Knox) is prfksed. A sabbitical year for teachers with seven years’ service in the public schools is provilod nl a bill introduced in the Senate Monday. The year’s leave would be with half pay under the bill’s provision. The House bill to license drug stores will be made a matter of special business in the Sentae next Monday at 11 a. m. A "super-highway” from the Illinois line through the Calumet district cities and South Bend to the Michigan line is provided in a bill introduced in the Senate Monday by Senatro Willia rriF. Hodges, Gary. It would be 100 feet wide, of gravel and concrete, with two twenty-foot concrete strips for double traffic.

Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported to police belong to: Abe Farah, 1109 N. Missouri St.f Ford, from that address. Akron Surgical House. 220 Massachusetts Ave.; Ford, from 940 Indiana Ave. N. R. Richart. R. R. Box 6-P; Ford, from 2002 S East St. John Harney, 1546 N./ Arsenal Ave;. Ford, from Twenty-Eighth St and Columbia Ave. Carr Tire Company, Delaware niv Michigan Scs.; Ford, from 925 Fa; ette St. Ben Bolden. Beech Grove; Chcv: let, 531-138, from Maryland and 11 uois Sts. E. C. Haverstick, R. R. M. 1. Ik 42; Hudson. 21-774, from Meridir and Ohio Sts. Ernest A. White, 141 W. GimV, St.: Ford, 29-031, from Fairview Av and Twenty-Third St. Leland Haworth, West Newtor Ind.; Ford, 509-579, from Terihnic: High School grounds. Abe 'i'avel, 326 Indiana Ave.; For’ 527-557, from Tenth St. and Indian: Ave.

RACK HOME AGAIN

Automobiles reported found by police belong to: John Trushell, Franklin. Ind.: Chevrolet, found at Bird and Michigan Sts. Ford sedan, 10-537, found at Mary land and Delaware Sts. DOLLINGS PLANT SOLD $1,000,000 Factory at Marion Brings Only $26,000 fit/ i'imes iincciol MARION, Ind., Feb. B.—Marion’s former largest industry—the Marion Drop Forge Company, covering more ttym a block and a half and built at a cost of more than $1,000,000, has been sold to John Merneck of Hammond for $26,000 at auction in Federal Court, according to word received here today. Tlje plant was operated by the famous Dollings company, now defunct. It includes seventeen brick buildings, two steel buildings and seven stokers. Merneck has not announced his plans for the disposal of the buildings.

SENATE DELUGED WITH CITY SALARY BOOST MEASURES Quillin Bill Provides Total Resurfacing Costs Go to Property Holders. Powers that be at the Indianapolis city hall brought forth a flock of bills that was shunted into the Indiana Senate at convening time Monday afternoon and tossed from one Marion County Senator to another until two of them finally were Introduced. The bills, six in number, deal largely with salary boosts and new methods of handling old funds or call for board reorganization. Senator Fred M. Dickerman, Indianapolis, introduced the first. The measure provides for a salary raise for newly appointed Counsel Schuyler A. Haas from $5,000 to $6,000 annually. Haas was appointed by Mayor Duvall after he hod requested Alvah H. Rucker to resign because of failure to agree on certain policies, one of which was the recent light merger. More Increases The bill also calls for an increase in the salary of City Attorney John K. Ruckelshaus from $4,000 to $5,000. Another salary boost bill was among four handed Senator Sunincr Clancy by Senator William Evans, who received the package from city hall by messenger. It calls for an increase from $4,500 to $6,000 for City Controller William C. Buser, brother-in-law of the mayor. Clancy failed to introduce his quota, was to do so today. They provide for- * Sewer Costa Up Senator Russell B. Harrison received one of the bills and introduced it. The measure weuld require the city to pay 35 per cent of the excess in estimated sewer improvement costs. He also introduced a utility bill calling for Senate approval of public service commissioners, retention of present members until their terms expire and appeal to Circuit and Superior Courts from commission decisions. Senator William T. Quillin was another Marion County legislator who took part in the bill fest. He presented a measure calling for entire payment of street resurfacing in Indianapolis by the property tiolders, rather than the present 75-25 per cent method. _ Quillin declared that under the present plan it is impossible to have resurfacing done, as the city has never had the funds to expend. .He also introduced a bill to ex.empt light dclKervirucks from city license fees. SHANGHAI ARMY SCORES VICTORY Defenders Drive Back Force of Cantonese. Bn t iiitril Pres* SHANGHAI, Feb. B—For ye first time in weeks, the Chinese defenders of Shanghai today were on the offensive in the most vulnerable sector of the rich city’s defenses. Marshal Sun Chuan-Fang, defender of Shanghai, met and defeated a i Cantonese nationalist army at Chuj chow, 200 miles southwest of Shanghai and about 15() miles from the coast. Chuchow is a city in the province of Chekiang, and by its ; capture Sun almost drove the Can- : tonese out of Chekiang and into the 1 neighboring provinces of Anhwei and ! Kiangsi. Reports today said the Cantonese | had fallen back, but not quite to the ; borders of Chekiang.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

HOPES OF THIRSTY ARE BLASTED

Deputy Sheriff Foster Regan (left), and a trusty stowing away at the county jail the $30,00(1 liquor shipment seized Monday, by Deputy Federal Prohibition Administrator George L. Winkler and Sheriff Diner Hawkins, at a downtown freight depot. The liquor is being stacked in four tiers. Two tiers are hidden under the shelf. Basket after basket Ls coming in after being counted and recorded.

$1,000,090 BOND FOR TREASURER Council Passes Measure Fathered by Rucker. An ordinance sent to the city council by Alvah ,T. Rucker before lie was ousted as corporation counsel, providing that the county treasurer be required to post a S 1,000,000 bond, was passed by council Monday night at the insistence of Councilman Ed-ward-B. Ratib, Democrat. The ordinance was opposed by O. Ray Albertson. Rnuh declared in presenting the ordinance that an emergency existed and that the council would bo careless and negligent if it did not insist on a high bond. This bond is for coverage of Barrett law funds and other city funds intrusted to the care of the county treasurer. A mass of measures which caused stormy sessions died an easy death. The annexation of Beech Grove and the two "merger” ordinances were stricken from the records. Indefinite postponement of the "filling station ordinances, ’ affecting Delaware and Forty-Sixth Sts., Fall Creek Blvd. and College Ave-. va 3 agreed upon. Might See Things Differently Now TJie belief is general that some influential member of the House of Representatives attended Aimee McPherson’s revival in Cadle Tabernacle. Aimee told a story about a woman who constantly found fault with her neighbor's wash line. To this particular woman the washing always looked grimy, and, to say the least, not quite clean. One day, however, this Woman washed her windows ‘and was very much surprised to see how clean her neighbor's washing looked. Today the Representatives are commenting upon how lengthy the days are getting. Somebody washed the windows. NEW YORK Louise .lobert Mansions, for many years the servant of Isabel G. Davis, who died last month at Nice, France, will receive $7,000 yearly under the I terms of her late mistress’ will.

COUPLE RESCUED FROM RADIO BLAZE IN HOME Neighbors Give Alarm When Wire From Set Crosses Lamp Cord —Firemen Smother Flames.

Timely discovery by neighbors of a fire probably save;] Mr. arul Mrs. I. B. Bugbee, 3254 N. Illinois St., from serious injury or death, Monday night. Firemen believe a radio wire, crossed with the cord of a floor lamp, caused the blaze which set fire to a stairway, trapping Mr. and Mrs. Bugbee upstairs. POLITICIANS SEEK CONTROL 0F FUND Bill Regulates $2,000,000 Memorial Money. Politicians will have a hand in spending State and Federal funds in excess of 52,000.00 for the George Rogers Clark Centennial Exposition if the effort of several members of the Republican central committee to amend the bill authorizing the exposition in the Senate is successful. The bill authorizing plans for the exposition in 1929 carried with it a State appropriation of $500,000. This purse will have added to it $1,750,000 from the United States Government. The exposition committee In control of all funds is to be composed solely of members elected from Indiana historical and patriotic societies. The proposed amendment provides for a number of politicians on the committed. In view of the ‘fiasco connected with Indiana's representation at the j Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, many are viewing the latest move with concern. ANNOUNCE MARRIAGE Mr. and .Mrs. J, B. Wiclier, of : Evansville, announce the marriage of their daughter Erna to H. Francis Miller of this city, which took place Saturday afternoon at 4:30. the Rev. Ernest Piepenbrok offlciatlong. The couple will be at hon)f after March 1 ■ at 3530 Balsam Ave.

—By Williams

Miss Helen Koster, 18, of 3249 N. Illinois St., across the street from Bugbees, saw the flames in the Bugbee living room when she went upstairs to retire. She shouted to other members of her family. Misses Catherine and Gertrude Koster, her sisters and Fred Koster. her brother rushed to the street, aroused the neighborhood and tried to find a fire alarm box, which recently had been moved. Miss Catherine Koster finally ran back to her home and telephoned fire headquarters Meanwhile the Bugbees were aroused. They opened a front window. Sparks and smoke from the flaming stairway swept through the bedroom to the open window, where Mr. and Mrs. Bugbee remained until firemen arrived. Firemen battered in the front door, smothered tho blaze with chemicals and assisted Mr. and Mrs. Bugbee out of the house. Damage to house and furnishings totaled several hundred dollars. The valuable radio set was burned up. The h< use is owned by J- L. Heider, 3252 N. Illinois St. BIBLE BILL KILLED BY SMALL MARGIN Part-Time Religious Scheme Revived in Senate. Defeat the Bible and we will revive the part-time religious education plan. • , This seemed to be the idea reflected in the voting of Senators Monday afternoon when the bill of Senator C. Leroy Leonard. Warsaw, went down to defeat by the narrow margin of 26 to 21. The measure called for daily Biblp reading, without comment, in all public schools. After the death knell was sounded a motion to reconsider the part-time religous education bill was made by Senator Earl W. Payne, Bloomington, who voted on the prevailing side when the bill was killed last Friday. Under this plan any measure may be revived that has not been up for reconsideration and tabled. An attempt to thwart reconsideration failed and tho part-time religious education bill will be up again Wednesday. It was introduced by Senator Fred M. Dickerman, Indianapolis, and calls for excusing children from classes for denominational instruction. Rent 'Em, Run ’Em, but Be Sure to Pay Sheiks, beware! • If papa won’t let you have the family flivver on your next date night don't hire a car unless you can pay for it. Or at least find out what the Legislature has dona with a bill introduced by Representative William Bosson, Jr., of Indianapolis. The bill fixes a penalty of thirty days to one year imprisonment or a fine of SSO to S2OO for failure to pay the rental on these modern modes of conveyance. It was referred to the committee on criminal code. Sounds serious, sheiks! s MOTHER OF TWO SLAIN Bil I it it crl Press HARTFORD, Conn., Feb. B.—With three bullet wounds in her body Mrs. Pauline Wilcos, 28, a widow and the mother of two small boys, was found slain in the kitchen of her home here* Monday. Beside her lay an unidentified man, believed to be her slayer. The man was shot in the right temple and was near death when found. It was believed he had shot himself. BOSTON—V woman can have both children and a career. Mrs. Lillian M. Gilbreth, writer and lecturer, said in a speech here. She pointed to her owwn cliildren to prove her contention.

Burglars Get Heavy Loot at Downtown Shop on Third Visit—Two Holds-Ups Staged by Bandits. Bandits and burglars were active Monday night and early today looting the raid If. Krauss store, :>2 N. Meridian St., of clothing and money totalling several thousand dollars and slugging a grocery clerk in one of* two hold-ups. Exact value of the loot was not known.

Burglars entered the Krauss store the third time within a few months. About $3 cash was taken. Police said the burglars entered the store by climbing the fire escape on the front of the store to the fourth floor where a window glass was broken. The exit was made through a rear window of the second floor where a heavy wire covering was torn loose. The loot was passed out that opening. On previous visits clothing valued at several thousands of dollars was taken, police records show. Kenneth Nicholson, 1143 College Ave., manager of the Kroger grocery, 2307 E. Tenth St., had closed the store Monday night and got in his auto parked near the store when two men drove up. One of the men alighted and pulling a large gun. commanded "stick ’em up.” He took $l5B, the store manager told police, and drove away. * Attacked Women The same Negro, according to police, attacked two women aAd took purses and packages they carried Monday night. He also engaged in a gun battle with a pursuer. Miss Lester Evans, 22, of 847 Broadway, was walking in the 1300 block Broadway, when he came up from behind her. Placing his hand over her mouth, the Negro took her purse with $3.65. A few minutes later, Mrs- Grace Miller, Negro, 1627 Ashland Ave., was walking near Ashland Ave. and Sixteenth St., carrying her baby son Ray, when the man seized and threw her to the ground. She screamed. He took a bundle. Marvin Sallmer, 1627 Ashland Ave., attracted by the screams, ran to the street and fired three shots at the* fleeing man. He turned and fired one shot at Sallmer and disappeared. Miss Mary Lipke, 2309 College Ave., employed in the office of the fire marshal. 311 Statehouse, reported to police that a raccoon fur coat valued at S4OO was stolen from the office. WATSON DEFENDS FARMBILL FEE Indiana Senator Discusses McNary-Haugen Plan. Times Washington Bureau, titi New York Avenue WASHINGTON, Feb. B.—Senator James E. Watson of Indiana today defended the equalization fee section of the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill, declaring that only the farmers’ enemies were against it. Under the bill the Government, which advances $250,000,000 to provide for orderly marketing and higher prices for basic crops, would be recompensed by the fee, to be assessed upon crops affected. "This is the only sound method of taking care of a crop surplus,” Watson declared. “It is the only point yet debated by the farmers' enemies, and not a single farmers’ organization has appeared against it. The reason is obvious. Without it, surplus control legislation is impossible. It is theoretically possible, but practically impossible, to control crop surpluses by cooperative action. Where the public good cannot be served by voluntary cooperation, it is a long established principle for the Government to adopt helpful legislation. The fee rests on principles old as the Government. "Who represents the farmers here —the farmers’ organizations themselves. or the United States Chamber of Commerce, the Washington politicians and the business lobbyists?” Watson asked, declaring that railroad, banking and other such legislation as just as much in the benefit of special interests, as the Mc-Nary-Haugen bill would be for the farmers. Caller, Sans Pants, Makes Early Visit All dressed up in his B. V. D’s and a vest, Harry Greiner, 44, of 557% W. Washington St., went calling early today, police said. Miss Olive Griesman, 733 Grove St., couldn't quite understand Greiner's badly battered face, nor did she know the men who brought him to the house in an auto. So she called police. Greiner said he left his home, and took two drinks and that was all he remembered. After he got inside at the Grove St. address one of the men in the auto tossed on the porch a pair of pants, much too small for hlin, arid his overcoat, according to Lieutenant Fred Winkler. No arrests were made.

Burglar Breaks Out Garage Window A burglar who picked out the. property of Mrs. Clyde Thomas 436 Berwick St., Monday, found himself breaking out instead of in. Mrs. Thomas, returning from the grocery, saw the man in her garage. So Mrs. Thomas boarded up the open window, through which entrance was gained. “11l teach you to get in my garage," she said as she rushed to cal’, police. When the police arrived *th burglar had broken out throught the same window. “I was just f-o sure I had him,” Mrs. Thomas said.

FEB. 8, 1927

WOOD DESCRIBES IVES ME EOS CLARK EXPOSITION Indiana Representative Can Not Understand Delay in Congress. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, Feb. B.—Representative Wood (Rep), Indiana.! wl’l employ every parliamentary i tillcc to obtain action before adjournment of Congress on his resolution for participation by the. Federal Government In the George Rogers Clark celebration in Vincennes. Ind., in 1929, resolution proposes authorization of appropriation of $1,750,000 for participation by the Government. The celebration is the 150th anniversary of the conquest of the Northwest territory, by Clark. Part of the proposed appropriation would go toward construction of a permanent Clark memorial In Vincennes. Joint hearings on the resolution have been held by the Senate and House library committees. Wood is at a loss to understand why neither Senate nor House has been asked to pass tho measure. “At the hearings,” said Wood, ‘‘all members seem vastly interested In the project and appeared to bo very favorable toward it. Neither committee has held a meeting since the joint session and T am now trying to get the House Committee to act. T want to see this resolution passed more than any other measure before Congress. The people of the East can't realize how important George Clark’s conquest of the Northwest was.” Wood believes he can exert sufficient pressure on the House Library Committee to get action on resolution in the House in the next three weeks. LONDON TRAFFIC ' MAY MOVE BV • AMERICAN PLAN Proposals Include One to Make ‘Jay-Walking’ an Offense. Bu United Press LONDON, Feb. B.—Borrowing American phrases, and in some respects recommending the adoption of American traffic regulations, the London County Council has asked the Minister of Transport to call a, conference of all authorities concerned to find some solution of the problem of traffic casualties. The list of accidents is increasing at an alarming rate. In 1925 there were nearly 1,000 deaths from street accidents in Greater London and more than 40, 000 persons were injured. The 1926 figures are higher. During July, August and September there were an average of nearly three deaths a day and 26,727 persons were injured, or an average of 293 a day. The American terms, ‘May-Walk-1 ers” and “Jay-Motorists”, are being used to explain the cause of a great many of the accidents. There is a suggestion that it he made an offense to "jay-walk or "walk to the public danger”. There is a demand that street legislation be brought up to date in London. At present, legally speaking, the regulations date back to thu days of stage coaches, which are totally inadequate to control modern traffic. A special committee, appointed by the council, to investigate the causes of the increase in traffic accidents, reported that carelessness and the Increase in motor cars are the main reasons. The committee urged the adoption of the American system of defined street crossings and, where possible, to adopt tho American signal system of traffic control. At present most of London’s traffic is controlled by policemen who move from one crossing to another, simply using their arms instead of whistles or electric indicators to signal the movement of the traffic. CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Smith Fisher, 1229 N. Pennsylvania St., entertained with a theater party Monday night at Keith’s in honor of the birthday anniversary of Mrs. Fisher's mother, Mrs. Harriott Keefauver. The guest of honor was presented with gifts wrapped in • Valentine packages. Miss Louise Tullis of Louisville, Ky., niece of Mrs. Keefauver, and Dan and John O'Brien of Minneapolis, nephews, were out-of-town guests. ' STRONG PERFUMES PARIS, Feb. 8. —The trend of the times is toward potent perfumes. Heavy oriental odors are the vogue here now, succeeding the gentle airs that used to hover about milady's person. The Spanish influence is noted in the increased strength of scents.