Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 19, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 June 1927 — Page 2

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CLEVELAND FINDS MANAGER’S RULE SUCCESS IN YEAR Many Improvements and Savings Enjoyed by Ohio City Under Plan. Accomplishments of the city manager 'form of government in Cleveland in 1924, first year of its existence, were surprises even to most ardent supporters. With the city administration *al*. most in collajfce, the first year showed what could be done with an efficient handling #bf municipal affairs. In the outstanding work was complete reorganization of the financial structure. William J. Semple war, drafted for the job. He straightened out the city books so that departments knew where they stood financially and started to wipe out the sinking fund deficit of $6,000,000. Employes Pleased One of the most popular moves made was in the manner of paying employes on city work. They had been skeptical as to the workings of the new form of government, fearful of losing their jobs. But they found themselves benefited by a simple change in the manner of payment. They had been compelled to go to the city hall twice monthly to get pay checks. By use of an armored fnotor car, paying the men on the job, employes were saved a great loss of titne and the city was saved $40,000. So great were the economies during the first year of city manager government that Cleveland ended 1924 with a cash balance of $525,000, having lived within its income during the year. Another accomplishment was in the street paving department. The year 1923, the last under the old form of government, had been a banner year in this respect, but the v ery first year of the new regime ’Tsulted in more paving at less cost t- square yard. I Streets Cleared rThe good work was kept up in the p /reet cleaning department. The lJolicy of flushing the downtown /lain streets nightly and cleaning (every street in Cleveland twice each " month was adopted. Collection of rubbish was increased by 80,000 calls. Garbage collections amounted to 14,000 tons more than in 1923. Cost of handling garbage at the city disposal plant was reduced from $4.12 to S2 78 a ton. The service department was loaded with obsolete and worn out equipment, which was replaced with $500,000 worth of motor equipment. Street extension programs were revamped and speeded up. The park department was in a bad way at the beginning of 1924. The first year's work consisted largely of repairing buildings and roadways, cleaning out pools and ponds and providing new bath houses and playgrounds throughout the more than 2,000 acres of parks. Marked improvement was made in playgrounds. An outstanding achievement was lire splendid earning record of Cleveland's public auditorium, $50,000 toward its fixed charge. The police department was made really efficient. Crime in general was retarded, despite aggravating local conditions during the year. One hundred men were added to the force in 1924. A hitherto impossible traffic situation was relieved by initiation of noparking rules n congested distrets during rush hours.

SCHOOLMEN TO GATHER Teachers Will Meet Saturday for Discussions. The Indiana Schoolmen’s Club will meet at the Lincoln Saturday. De WiH S. Morgan, Technical High School assistant principal, and Prof. Homer L. Humpke, Evansville College, will speak at tho morning session. At 12:15 p. m. George H. Reitzel, county superintendent, Danville, Ind.; Marie J. Abbett, Bedford school superintendent, and O. F.lteitz, Crawfordsville flig* School superintendent, will discuss budgetary procedure of summer months. free showTnd candy Land Negro Boy In Detention Home After Chase. A Negro boy, 11, was in the Detention Home today after enjoying a free show and candy at the expense of the Capitol Theater. He stole up a back stairs and saw (he show, spent the night in a storeroom, and early today broke open a candy case, filled his pocket and ransacked the office for money, he told police. Then the janitor sighted him and captured him after a chase through Hie dark building. Negro Woman Slashed Police sought Mary Yocum, alias Curl, Negro, today, following investigation of a cutting affray at 2518 Martinsdaie Ave., late Wednesday. Mrs. Amanda Benaugh, Negro, 44, of 2554 Martindalo Ave., was cut about the arms, and Mrs. Delia Atkins, 2554 Martindale Ave., fyid a slashed coat. The postage stamp had its origin in Great Britain in 1840. The first stamps made in the United States w ere in 1847.

VACCINATION Th°se citizens of Indianapolis and especially parents of school children who ard opposed to compulsory vaccination arc invited to attend a mass meeting in *he Assembly Room, \ Second Floor, Denison Hotel, Friday Evening, June 3rd, 8 P. M.

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Slowly succumbing to the elements t hat lash her seasoned sides, the old sea dog Fullerton, one of the last of the brave ocean windjammers, is sli own as she fights destruction aground at Rendondo Reach, tab Breaking away from her fishing nnchorag e during a storm, the old boat took one lastr-wild fling across a '‘flowing sea.” Several aboard were rescu ed after a hard battle to get a line aboard the pitching harkentine.

SELF-RELIANCE LEARNED EARLY IN LIFE BY LINDY Boy Grew Up in Healthful Atmosphere of Woods arid Farm in Minnesota Home.

By Morris Dellaven Tracy United Press Staff Correspondent (Copyright'lß27, by the United Press) CHAPTER 111 Self-reliance, one of the characteristics of Charles A. Lindbergh, which enabled him to fly alone from New York to Paris, and become an international hero, was developed in him early in life. When he was a month old his mother took him back to the Lindbergh home at Little Falls, Minn., from Detroit, Mich., whefe he was born Feb. 4, 1902. There the Lindbergh family lived on a farm on the w&6t bank of Little Falls. It was a farm of remarkable beauty. The house was a comfortable one-story, white structure with spacious basement located on sloping ground, surrounded with trees and jvoods and the river near by. Only Son Charlie was his father’s only son, and they became close companions. As soon as Charlie was old enough his father began taking him on excursions into the nearby woods. The boy learned to notice the trees and flowers and particularly the animal life of the vicinity. By the time he was five years old the amazing sense of direction which reinforced only by a compass, enabled him to fly a course across the Atlantic as straight as that of a homing pigeon was developed. He and his father w-ere on one of their excursions into the woods a mile or more away from the Lindbergh horie. The father wished to go farther to look over some land, but fearing the boy would tire, left him on the trail.

- Boy Was Gone ‘‘You stay here for a few minutes,” the older Lindbergh told him. “I’rn going on a bit and will come back pretty soon and get you here.” But 'when the father returned the boy was gone. The elder Lindgergh searched through the woods, but could find no trace of his son. Frightened and picturing all sorts of misfortunes befalling the boy, Lindbergh hurried home, intending to enlist the aid of neighbors and begin a wide search. But 5-year-old Charlie greeted him at the gate. "How did you get here?” the father asked. “When we were walking you told me that the sun always goes down in the west and we were walking straight at the sun,” Charles explained. “I got tired of waiting, so I just walked straight away from the sun and I came right home here.” Elected to Congress That same year Lindbergh was elected to Congress and the family moved to Washington in 1907, where for a decade a part of each year was spent. The Lindberghs lived near the White House and young Charlie came in contact with that famous gang of Washington youngsters headed by Quentin Roosevelt, whose father was then President. He played much on the White House grounds and is said to have had a part in some of the happenings which made the White House a lively place in those days. When Quentin Roosevelt rode his once familiar pony into the White House and browbeat an attendant into giving it a ride on an elevator — an incident - which the President never tii’ed of recalling—Charlie Lindbergh is said to have been one of the gang that was egging Quentin on. At His Store F. C. Henry, a Washington druggist, recalls that Charlie Lindberg was one of the many small boys of the neighborhood who, with Quentin Roosevelt, bought their sundaes at his drug store. Quentin developed at one time a habit of charging the sundaes to the White House account, something again amused the President, but of which he i3 said to have disapproved as a bad habit for a boy of few years. Charlie Lindbergh is also credited fn Washington with having had a part, along with Quentin Roosevelt, and a number of others, in cutting the light wires and plunging the White House into darkness on one famous occasion. ■'* To Thrill Crowds During most of the time Lindbergh lived in Washington airplanes were still considerable of a novelty. The Wrights were carrying on their experiments, as was Curtis, but planes were used chiefly to thrill crowds, and flying was a highly hazardous occupation. But even 'then Lindbergh was interested in "flying machines,” as was Quentin Roosevelt who was destined to die in the war, shot down in a battle with a German plane. During these years the boy’s par-

! ents, probably with much wisdom, i permitted the lad to go his way about as his own desires dictated. He was not repressed. There were few i "dont's" in the Lindbergh household. Scientists and psychologists put great weight upon that phase of his training. They say that it developed in him th% self-reliance which he first showed when, at five years of age, he walked away from the sun and so found his way back home. It also, they say, made stronger in him tlig courage and the determination which ( lie had inherited. In school he was quiet, unassuming and modest. It is recorded that he cured little for English composition or such subjects, but was much ] interested in sciences, and in mathe- | matics he was always among the l leaders of his class. | His teachen, Miss Elizabeth E. i Marshall, while he went to school in . Washington, described him as a ( quiet, unassuming lad, yet distinctly "individual.” Even as a youth Charlie Lindbergh was ne\er one of the herd, those who knew him then recall. . To his Washington schoolmates he was “Cheese” Lindbergh, so called "because him name was to much like timburger cheese.” PROSECUTOR BEATEN Diiisniore Knocked Down When He Attempts to Nab Driver. Arthur Dinsmore, city prosecutor, was bruised by a motorist Wednesday night whogi he attempted to arrest for speeding, failure to stop for ■ a. traffic signal and for a preferential street, at Twenty-Fifth, St. and Central Ave. As DinsmoreV tried to get the license number, the motorist knocked him to the street and ran over his foot. 'When Din!imore v stepped on the running board, the motorist again knocked him down, Dinsmore said. He took the license number. Alaw passed by last Legislature provides that only uniformed officers may make arrests. FIRE PERILS PATIENTS Blazp Quelled in Hospital and Inmates are Unhurt. Lu l litr<l Press BROOKLYN, N. Y., June 2.—Fire broke out late Wednesday in the old Cumberland Street Hospital, where cancer patients are cared for, but tvas brought under control before it had become nepessaiV to take out the patients. The building was abandoned as a general hospital recently. The fire broke out on the top floor. j p olice believe faulty wiring started Firm Heads Organize Allied Coal and Material Company branch managers organized the Allied Business Club at a Chamber of Commerce dinner Wednesday night. Officers elected were C. D. McCloskey, president; Sam Dennis, vice' president; Harmon A. Campbell, sec-retary-treasurer, and -Mauh M. Carey, ; assistant secretary-treasurer. Race Fan Missing ! vr - H - Jones, 3210 W. Washington j St., requested police aid in a search for his son, Harold, 22, who was last seen Monday. Jones said his son left home in a Hupmobile sedan, license 525-860, to attend the Speedj way race. He wore blue'serve trousers, tan shoes, light cap and'red | and black lumber jacket. FYiends j say they saw him at the race track

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TAMPA GUARDED FROM MOB IRE Soldiers and 600 Deputies Patrol Streets. Bu United rress TAMPA, Fla.. Juno 2. —Eight companies of Florida National efuardsmen and 600 special deputies patrolled Tampa's streets early today. Tampa was guaided against a fresh outbreak by a mob which for two days and three nights has been trying to seize B. F. Levine, confessed slayer of Herman Merrell, his wife and three children. A special session of the Hillsborough County grand jury lias been summoned to deal with 50 men arrested yesterday. -Other - arrests were expected today. The rioting began Sunday night. Four killed and thirty injured is the casualty list to date. Streets were cleared early last night by a hurriedly arranged curfew. NO PROBE COMMENT County Prosecutors Recall William Annitage. Following recall of William 11. Armitage, city politician, before them, county prosecutors investigating alleged political corruption in Indiana refused to comment today on the probe procedure. Annitage has appeared several times and returned Wednesday afternoon for a long conference with Prosecutor William 11. Remy and aids. He is a brother of James E. Armitage, recently sentenced to three months in jail and fined SSOO by Criminal Court Judge James A. Collins for contempt of court based on alleged bribery of Claude Achey, former grand juror. BICYCLE THIEVES BUSY Five Wheels Stolen in Day, Defectives Report. Boys! Lock your "bikes!” A gang of bicycle thieves, who steal the wheels, interchange parts and sell them to second-hand deal ers, is at work in the city, detertives said today. Five wheels were stolen Wednesday. The losers: Lawrence Underwood, 2249 Royal Ave., S2O; Edgar Spence, 2046 Caroline St.. S2O; Harbison Pharmacy, 1534 Central Ave., S2O; Charles Dalona. 1809 Finley Ave.. $lO, and Phillip Smith, 71S W. Pratt St., $5. Nicaraguans Honored F>u Pnitel Presß MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, June 2. —Four Nicaraguan sailors nlere decorated yesterday by United States Minister Charles Eberliardt for saving the lives of an American sailor of the U. S. S. Tulso in Lake Managua in January, 1925. Gets Loot Via Icebox A burglar crawled through art icebox door from the hallway to get into the apartment of Mrs. Francis Chapman, Apt. 17, 3630 N. Meridian St. Then he pried open a window to get from an inner hallway to Mrs. Chapman's room, where he took clothing valued at $330. ‘Silver King’ Dies Bu t nited Press SEWARD, Alaska, June 2.—John Nash, a pioneer of the West, and once known as the "silver king of North America.\ because of the fortune be took out of Colorado silver mines, is dead here.. In 1922 both Nash's legs were amputated as a result of an infection caused by freezing during the Nome gold rush.

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PUBLICLY OWNED GAS, ICE, WATER PLAN SUCCEEDS Omaha Utilities Project Now Worth Nearly $23,000,000. By Roscoe B. Fleming WASHINGTON, June 2.—P^cas-' ant figures, those Senator Howell of Nebraska was studying. The caused him to smile and chew his gum a little faster. They were | the figures showing the financial j condition at the beginning of 1927 i of the Metropolitan Utilities district of Omaha, Neb. The Metropolitan Utilities •district of which Howell used to 'lie general j manager, operates the Omaha gas j plant, water plant and ice plant. ! He's pleased with what the boys have done to vindicate and forward the general principlo of public ownership of important utilities while he's forwarding it in the Senate. "The figures show that the district owns property worth $22,989,332, on which it owes only $11,392,009,” said Howell. "The Ice plant is owned clear of all charges. We paid for it in seven years out of earnings, and it's clear velvet and worth $763,000. “The water plant is worth sll.500,000 and we owe less than $7,000,000 on it. We have a surplus of $4,707,000. "Hast year the district paid $536,000 interest on its bohds and still laid aside a surplus of $866,000.” CORN PRICES STILL MOUNT AT CHICAGO Reach Highest Point in More Than Two Years. Bu United Press CHICAGO, June 2.—The corn mar- j ket continued sky-rocketing in the ! opening hour on the Chicago Board j of Trade today and prives advanced ■ 1c to 2c to the highest point in more than two years. July sold at $1.05',* and September at $1.09. Since April 16. corn prices have risen 30',i cents, the most sensational spurt the corn market has known in years. Unfavorable reports from the corn growing areas are responsible for the strength in board dealings. lowa. ! world’s largest corn producing area, j has only 73 per cent of normal areas planted and continued heavy rains in practically all of tho corn belt caused poor germination. Man Loses S6OO David Decry, 259 S. Meridian St., told police while he was en route between Market and Illinois Sts. and Rural and Washington Sts. late Wednesday he lost a packet containing S6OO in curreney.

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GAS WELL SPOUTS FIRE' Third in Last Few Days Ablaze 1 Near Burger. Texas. Bu Vnited press BORGER, Texas. June 2.—The third gas well to be ablazze in the j last few days in the Borger oil j field was still spouting flflames today | after causing injuries to five men. The blazing well is about one-half mile from one which became ignited 1 last week, killing one man. The fire ; in tlie latter well was extinguished | yesterday. George McDowell, a worker, was not expected to recover from injur- I ies received in tho explosion accompanying the latest fire. Remorseful. Slashes Self Following an argument with his 1 wife, Carl Mueller, 22, of 408 K. J Washington St., is alleged to have J slashed his arm in .several places ; with a knite in an alleged suicide at- | tempt, during a fit of remorse Wednesday night. Police took him I to the city hospital. He was returned ! home.

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FINALLY ATTAINS DEATH Alary Lygo, Former Follies Beauty, Tried Suicide Thrice. Bu Vnited Press LOS ANGELES, Ca!., June 2. Mary Lygo, former Follies Beauty, died in a hospital here today of selfadministered poison. Deatli came to the former chorus girl in her third effort to end her life. During her stormy love affair with Gordon Thorne. Chicago millionaire, whom she sued for SIOO,OOO for breach of promise, it was recalled she once drank poison, and on another occasion slashed her wrists. Friends said she had been melan- ( clioly for weeks. New Chief Deputy Clerk Burton Bcville, 2920 Park Ave., today was appointed chief deputy county clerk by Clerk George O. Hutsell to succeed Charles A. Gould, who resigned to accept a place in tho office of County Auditor Harry 1 Dunn. Bcville has worked in the clerk's office during the terms of j four clerks. He was judgment clerk.

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COURT ACTION NEAR IN COAL RATE DISPUTE West Virginia Rival Opera- , tors Disappointed in Lake Fight. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, June 2 —The Supreme Court eventually will be called on to settle the coal freight rate dispute between rival coal fields in Pennsylvania and Ohio and those in West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. disappointed because of the decision of tho interstate commerce commission which lowered the freight rate between Pennsylvania and Ohio mines to Lake Erie ports in the-lake cargo controversy, West. Virginia operators are planning court action. Voluntary Reduction The plan is to have the Chesapeake & Ohio, Norfolk & Western and other coal-carrier railroads voluntarily reduce rates On lake cargo tonnage 20 cents a ton. the reduction ordered by the commission for the Pittsburgh district benefit. If the reduction is voluntary, the West Virginia and allied operators again will have advantage of the same differentials which Pennsylvania and Ohio operators say forces poverty on their fields. The Interstate Commerce Commission will he 'called on to protest tlie reduction and order suspension of the new tariffs. This will enable operators and railroads to take the complaint to the United States courts with the Supreme .Viwt a* the goal. Two Possibilities Two possibilities.are causing worry. The first is whether the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, dominated by the Van Sweringen interests of Cleveland, will consent to the scheme. The second is the attitude of the Supreme Court, which in an action os the ‘‘assigned ear case,” upheld the authority of tho commission.

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