Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 59, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 July 1927 — Page 3

JULY 19,1927

‘BIG BILL' IS *r ‘TOO GOOD' TO if BE PRESIDENT Thompson Admits He’s Best Mayor Chicago Ever Had or Will Have. * BY MAURICE MERMEY United Pres* Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, July 19.—“1 don’t want to be President of the United States because I’m too good an American,” William Hale Thompson, mayor of Chicago. The gentleman who amused and amazed the whole country by getting himself elected as Chicago's chief executive, despite a record in that office which was worse than his logic, has been mayor of Chicago for three months and the questioning folk of this community are beginning to ask: “How about those promises, Bill?” The United Press interviewed him on many subjects. “If I were President,” "Big Bill” said, “do you think I would let Epgland tell me how many cruisers } ,could build; say, you’ve got an■**ti*r guess coming.” Thompson on Thompson cere’s a few paragraphs distilled the interview, all quotes credited to Thompson: “I’m going to kick out McAndrew, superintendent of schools, because he's a lackey of England. “I hammer away at America first because people are trying to make the United States a colony yof England. " “Look into the sky and Old Glory as you march to the polls in the future. “What if the Negroes are coming here? They make good citizens. "Since I became mayor we have reduced crime 65 per cent. The other cities now are getting back the crooks who gravitated into Chicago when I wasn’t mayor. Some Building Coming “Yes, we're going to build the biggest and best subway in the work. “Chicago is building at amazing ' speed. Since I became mayor one concern alone has given out S3OO,- ] 0007000 in building loans. Two weeks before I was elected the banks were charging 5 per cent for building loans; now the rate is 3 S /A per cent. The sky is our limit; we’ve got the natural facilities for the greatest city in the world. “Prohibition was put over on the people as a war measure. Well, the war’s over. Seaport for World “In January, 1929. you’ll Chicago the whistle of a boat that’s come up from New Orleans; then we’ll be a seaport for the world, and I Chicago will have to build like hell 9to keep up with itself. All you need is vision to see our plan for increasing Chicago’s property valuation by a billion dollars. “I’m Big Bill, th'e builder, make no mistake about that. "The school histories are unAmerican, tainted with the propaganda designed ~Eo throw the yoke of England on our shoulders,” ad infinitum. That gives you a cross-section of Thompson’s point of view. Factor in Politics “Big Bill” is going to be a factor in national politics, even though he doesn’t belong as President. * A formidable boom is developing in the Middle West for Frank O. Lowden, former Governor of Illinois. He’s got some strong farm backing. But he hasn’t got his own State yet. Bill is his bitterest enemy. “Lowden?” he ejaculated. "Why, I wouldn’t vote for that man if he were the last man on earth to vote for.” And, although he didn’t say it outright. Thompson undoubtedly will back Mr. Coolidge. “I believe the President will obligate the entire Mississippi valley to him for the manner in which he will handle fioodOrelief,” he said. Thompson called the Chicago flood control conference one of the biggest things he’s done politically. Chicago’s Best Mayor

Local and State politics are important, from the national point of view. If, by chance, State’s Attorney Crowe, who backed Bill, were to find himself on the outside looking in, there has been a rumor that such will happen, Chicago would see another outbreak of criminality, in the opinion of competent observers the like of which it has not before experienced. And Chicago •$: was known as ,the country’s crime capital. Thompson will be one of the big factors in the Illinois delegation to the 1928 Republican national convention. Thompson believes “Big Bill” is the best mayor Chicago ever had, or will have. He thinks he is keeping all election promises. INVITED TO ENGLAND Savage and Legionnaires Urged to Visit British Isles -* Great Britain has issued an official invitation, to visit England, to the American Legionnaires who will go abroad to attend ,the ninth annual convention in Piaris Sept. 19-23. The invitation was received by Howard P. Savage, national Legion commander, and was sent by Sir Esme Howard, British ambassador to the United States. TABLET TO HONOR HERO Spot Where Youth Lost Life Trying to Save Another to Be Marked. Heroism of Barton Bradley. Technical high school student who lost his life Jan. 16, in a vain attempt to save Hadley Hull, who had bspken through the ice near the Central Ave. bridge on Fall crepk, will b# commemorated by a tablet at the scene of the tragedy. The Demolay chapter will erect the marker.

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CONSULATE BOMBED U. S. Building in Nice, France, Damaged. By United Press NICE, France, July 19.—A bomb exploding in front of the United States’ consulate on the comer of Boulevard Victor Hugo and the Rue Alpozzo shortly before midnight shook the building and shattered all its windows. No one within the consulate was injured. A cyclist passing by was thrown* off his wheel and injured slightly. Police examining the debris decided that a nitroglycerin bomb had been used. The explosion tore a hole three feet deep in the consulate garden. The theory was suggested, without apparent justification, that the bomb had been placed by sympathizers of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, condemned to die in Massachusetts after their conviction of murder. LONG SKIRT IS FATAL Aged Widow Trips; Spurned New Modern Dress. By United Prc> LONDON, July 19.—A verdict of death from misadventure through tripping over a long skirt was returned recently at Cambervel). at the inquest on Mrs. Elizabeth Alice Cottrell, a widow, aged 87. Her son said that although he had often warned her about wearing such long skirts her old-fashioned ideas persisted and she refused to adopt more modem dresses. One morning she caught her foot in the folds of her skirt and fell, fracturing her leg. She died a few days later in the hospital. t PURDUE PROFESSOR DIES Paul Tincher Smith Buried at Greencastle. __ By Times Special GREENCASTLE, Ind., July 19— Burial services were held here today for Prof. Paul Tincher Smith, 34, professor of history ln Purdue University. He died Saturday night at Winona Lake, Ind., following an operation. Professor Smith wars graduated from Purdue in 1914. He was active in Winona Lake assembly work, being director of the band and orchestra and of a large chorus which gives sacred concerts on Sunday evenings. His home was in West Lafayette. CALLS SELF PERJURER Chicken Thief at Muncie Charges “Third Degree.” By Times Special MUNCIE. Ind., July 19.—Fred Taylor, under sentence of one to ten years in State prison for chicken stealing, has made a charge of perjury against himself in an effort to save his pal, Charles Williams. Charging that city detectives beat him into accusing Williams as his accomplice, Taylor declares now that Williams had nothing to with the theft of seventy-nine chickens from the home of Rhoda Tighe.

Swimming Simplified By JAMES A. LEE Athletic Director, Cleveland Athletic Club

SO learn the back crawl, recognized as the standard stroke for swimming on the back, the swimmer must first learn to lie on his back and relax. This will immediately prove the buoyancy of the body in the water. * - • With the body afloat, begin the kick. This is just like the kick in' the crawl, but allow less play from the hips to the knees, making the leg movements chiefly with the lower part of the legs. After getting the legs in motion, p%ss to the arm stroke. The arms travel around in a semi-circular fashion always, one counter-balancing the position of the other. , Relax, turn the thumbs down on the recovery, bend the elbow and draw elbow first until elbow passes head, then reach hand straight over the shoulder and pull about three-quarters side. Carry other arm through recovery as drive si made. Keep working hard at the kick and don’t endeavor to make too much speed. The breathing and the counter roll are the same as in the crawl stroke. Relaxation is what makes the stroke. In the back stroke, the mouth always will be above the surface. If your position is good, you may breathe in and put at any time, but if you space the breathing with the movements of the arm, as in the crawl, it will be better for the general rhythm of the stroke. NEXT: Breast stroke. • ••

How Dry Am I? OMAHA, July 19.—Dr. Jennie Callfas, president of the Omaha Women’s Club and a member of the W. C. T. U., gave a dinner and found the place cards she had ordered — and had not read—were all jokes against the prohibition amendment.

SECOND WIFE FACES SIO,OOO LOVE SUIT First Mate of Sheridan Doctor Takes Court Action. Bu Times Special NOBLESVILLE, Ind., July 19— Mrs. Marie Pickett Teter Reck, second wife / of Dr. John O: Reck of Sheridan is one of the defendants in a SIO,OOO suit for alienation of affections filed here by Mrs. Emma Reck, first wife of the doctor. Other defendants are John R. Pickett and Pearl Pickett. The first Mrs. Reck charges the defendants made disparaging remarks about her and that they maliciously persuaded her husband to abandon her. About one year dffc; Dr. Reck and his wife were divorced. The suit was started here and shifted in turn to Anderson. Frankfort and Indianapolis, the decree being granted in the last named city. CAPTURE SEVEN WHALES Five Thousand Fishermen Fight Battle With Sea Herd. By United Press TOKIO, July 19.—Five thousand fishermen and civilians engaged in a spectacular iwenty-four-hour battle with a herd of whales in Kurihamamura Bay that ended today with the capture of seven huge sea beasts. When the whales were sighted, the fishermen were Joined by thousands from shore, who put out in all manner of boats. The scene was in the bay off Kanagawa prefecture, where Commodore Perry’s fleet first visited Japan. ACCIDENT VICTIM DIES Mrs. Evelyn Ryan Succumbs From Auto Crash Injuries Seriously injured in an automobile accident on the morning of July 4 on Madison Ave. south of the city limits, Mrs. Evelyn Ryan, 43, Columbus, Ind., died in city hospital Monday. She suffered a compound fracture of the left leg and severe internal injuries. BOBS FOUR GENERATIONS Barbers Snip Tresses from Women in One Family. JUNCTION CITYf Kan., July 19. —Four women, representing four generations of family, walked into a barber shop here and had their heads bobbed. Mrs. Margaret Huff, great grandmother, was first. Then came her daughter, Mrs. George Sanders, her granddaughter, Mrs. Carl Nelson, and her great granddaughter, Miss Colleen Nelson.

RELAX ON BACK, LYING'IN WATER, AS FIRST ACT IN CRAWL

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DRIVER HITS, SPEEDS ,- L i Paducah (Ky.) Man Seriously Injured. Walter Watson, 21, of Paducah, Ky., is in serious condition at Robert Long hospital, suffering from injuries received early this morning when struck by a hit-and-run driver in front of 4021 W. Washington St., both of Watson’s legs were broken and a fractured skull is feared. He was riding in an automobile with Albert Nlehoff. of Detroit, and had gotten out to assist Audrey Hobbs, of Detroit, whose car had stalled by the side of the road. The cars were traveling together. Watson was standing beside Hobb's car when a large sedan, which witnesses said was traveling at least sixty miles an hour, sideswiped the stalled machine and sped away. Police emergency squad in charge of Sergeant Pettit took Watson to the hospital. USE SHRUBS UNWISELY Indiscriminate Planting About Homes Called Unfortunate Fad. By United Press 'NEW YORK. July 19.—Indiscriminate planting of trees and shrubs around homes is “an unfortunate fad,” Miss Elsa Rehmann, landscape architect of Newark, N. J., declared in a public lecture at the New York Botanical Garden. Miscellaneous evergreens are being over-emphasized and a finer understanding is neeeded, she said. Urging the importance of hedges and hedge rows, she asserted that “the beauty of the small place depends upon its enclosure, which separates it from its neighbor and makes it complete in itself.”

PHONOGRAPH IS STOLEN] Instrument Missing From Home When Owner Returns. DeWitt Burris, restaurant employe, 956 W. Pearl St., hereafterj w'ill lock his windows before going * to work. Burris told police today that he found a S3OO phonograph missing when ,he returned home from work at Claihan’s restaurant, 55 Kentucky Ave., Monday night. A burglar entered through a window and stole the instrument, Burris said. , CHOSEN AS MARKSMEN Two Ft. Benjamin Harrison Soldiers on Inft&itry Gun Squads. First Sergeant Lonnie M. Reneau and Corporal Hershel R. Souders, stationed at Ft. Benjamin Harrison have been selected from 40,000 soldiers as members of the equad of thirty to represent the infantry branch of the Army in the national rifle and pistol matches. The matches will be held at Camp Perry, Ohio, from Aug. 21 to Sept. 18. CITIZENS’ CAMP CLOSES Military Students on Way Home After 30 Days of Training. The 1,700 Citizens Military Training Camp students, who have been at Ft. Benjamin Harrison for thirty days, were on their way home today. Military instruction came to a close last night. • Two regiments of reserve officers from Ohio will go into camp at the Fort Saturday. FOUR-DAY HmDE JAILED Noblesville Girl and Jfeuth Accused , of Larceny By United Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind., July 19— Mrs. Julia Banta Miller, 20, Noblesville bride of four days, is a prisoner here with William Deakins, 19, accused of grand larceny. Sheriff T. E. Ramsey of Hamilton county says the bride left her Tiusband for Deakins, the couple taking a SSOO diamond bar pin. GYRO MEMBERS Outing Held at Lee Home on Alliy sonville Road. Gyro Club members attended a picnic today at the home of Wallace O. Lee, on the Allisonville Rd. Autos carried the party to the summer home following the club* luncheon. Games and contests made up a full program at the annual frolic.

ASK REFUGE FROM GAS Poison Attacks in Next War Are Feared in Russia. MOSCOW, July 19.—A refuge from poison gas in every building has been asked for in a petiton filed by one of the Moscow sub-district soviets. The signers pointed out that poison attacks on cities will be a part of the next war offensive, against which civilians should be guarded. The petition was accompanied by an architect's drawing of a safety room ventilated through air-purifying apparatus. where inhabitants of buildings could congregate for refuge. Dust Storm Delays Aviator By United Press BASRAH, Mesopotamia, July 19. —Van Lear Black, publisher of the Baltimore Sun, cn route back to Amsterdam from the Dutch Indies in his Fokker yacht plane has been detained here by a severe duststorm.

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STATE SALAGT RULES ADOPTED Board Must Back Applications (pr Raises. Rules s for salary raises were adopted by the State Budget Committee in session Monday and today at the Statehouse. Under the rules no raise will be granted without approval of the board or commission under which the office functions; new salaries will be considered the maximum to be paid during the present year; Ipmporary additional help and new positions must have approval of the Governor; total salaries, including any increases granted, shall not exceed the total amount of the appropriation for personal service in any department. Rules became es-, fective upon adoption. Upon recommendation of Conservation Director Richard Lieber and after a conference with budget committeemen salaries of State Entomologist Frank Wallace, Fish and Game Superintendent George % N. Mannfeld and Assistant Conservation Director Charles G. Sauers were raised from $3,600 to $4,000 a year. Mrs. Ada F. Bussey. Terre Haute, appeared before the committee and sought recognition of her father as architect of the present Statehouse. The committee told her they were without power in the matter. Mrs. Bussey has sought similar recognition from the Legislature but withj out success. DE MILLE FILM STUDIO BLAZE UNDER CONTROL Loss In Culver City Fire May Total 8350,000. i Bu United Press HOLLYWOOD. Cal., July 19. ! Fire that threatened to destroy th ; De Mille studio in Culver City was reported under control today after : ten fire departments from Hollywood. Los Angeles and Culver City 1 fought the flames for two hours, j Seventy-five police were called to : control the crowd which gathered to see the blaze, the second at the De Mille studio within a few hours. Total damage was estimated early this morning at from SIOO,OOO to $350,t)00. Mother of Elks’ Ruler Dies i Bu United Press SPRINGFIELD. Mass., July 19 | Mrs. Mary A. Malley, mother of ! John F. Malley, newly elected Grand j Exalted Ruler of the Elks, died at her home here today in Ijer 81st 1 year.

Youth Drowns

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Earl O. Alexander

Apparently stricken with cramps while swimming, an Indianapolis boy, Earl O. Alexander, 18, son of Mrs. Nora Shine of 28 W. Arizona St , was drowned late yesterday at Quantico, Va. He was said to have gone swimming without knowledge of marine base officers. Children near by heard him cry for help. 11 detachment of marines has dragged the river In an attempt to recover the body. Private Alexander was enlisted in the Marine Corps. Oct. 9, 1925, at the Indianapolis office, as a bugler. He had lived practically all his life in Indianapolis, attending common schools here and Manual Training High School for one year before enlisting. He enlisted at the age of 16. His mother, Mrs. Thomas P. Shine, has been on a vacation at Cataract Falls. Ind. An aunt of the youth, Mrs. Minnie Stonebroker of 718 Drexel Blvd., went td Cataract Falls to bear the tragic news to the mother. The youth is survived also by the grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Walker, 325 E. Michigan St., two halfsisters, and two half-brothers. protecTyoungTonvict California to Segregate Youths From Old Offenders. Bn United Press SAN QUENTIN. Cal., July 19. Offltials of San Quentin Penitentiary were completing plans today to segrerate youthful offenders from the older criminals in the institution. The plan is being undertaken as a scientific of protecting young victims of environment from the influence of hardened and consistent offenders. Governor C. C. Young has advocated the plan.

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FIRST AIRPORT ! CONFARCALLED Commerce Department Pre* pares for Expansion. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, July 19. The commerce department took its first step toward developing adequate airports throughout the country, when it called a conference to consider the problem in New York and New Jersey. This conference points the way to others in various cities as commercial aviation expands, officials said. Indication of the rapidity of this expansion came today that the Boeing Company of Seattle, which now operates the ChicagoSan Francisco airmail, is negotiating for an express service. Tha company recently started a passenger service. The National Air Transport Cos. also will begin an express service when it takes over the ChicagoNew York airmail on September 1. The express service will extend from New York to Chicago to Dallas, Texas. This company also is considering a passenger service, according to information here. NAME BLOOM FOR PRINCE Wales Carnation Put on Exhibit la London. LONDON, July 19.—The Prince of Wales is the name given anew carnation of a dull crushed strawberry color. It is on exhibit in the Royal Horticultural Hall. “It was such a very fine bloom.’* explained the flower-raiser, “that we thought it deserved something out of the ordinary in the way of names, so we packed a number of blooms in a box and sent them to the prince, asking permission to name it after him. He was delighted with them and gave his consent. WOMAN FELLED BY CAR Victim Injured on Head and'Body in Accident. Mrs. Pearl Klnaiow, 1036 River Ave., is in city hospital suffering from head lacerations and body bruises received when struck Monday evening by an auto driven by Walter Gordon, 27, of 5627 Bonna Ave., city fireman, Clarina Kinslow, 16. was with her mother and told pqjice that she stepped from between two parked cars directy into the path of Gordon’s car. Gordon stopped within a few feet. Witnesses told police he was driving not more than twenty miles an hour.