Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 87, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 August 1927 — Page 2

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ANDERSON WAS TOWN OF 500 00 YEARS AGO Capt. F. M. Van Pelt, 89, Recalls Village of Other Days. Bn United Press ANDERSON, Ind., Aug. 20.—Anderson had 500 residents in 1847, and its largest building was the old '.Myers Hotel, a two-story frame structure, according to Capt. F. M. Van Pelt, local pioneer, who is celebrating his eighty-ninth anniversary here. Van Pelt, the son of Uriah Var.Pelt, a millwright, who settled in Madison county in the early eighties has lived in Anderson all his life, except during the time he served as a soldier in the Civil war. ‘■Eighty years ago Anderson was a village of 500 to 600 population,” Van Pelt declares. “There were perhaps 150 buildings here at that time. The hotel, which had ten or twelve rooms, was pointed to with pride, as the very latest in architecture.” Continuing his reminiscences, Van Pelt described Anderson’s first disastrous fire in 1851. “The Myers Hotel and a group of other downtown buildings were destroyed,” he said, “and residents feared that the town would never iccover from the blow.” “The only road that led into Anderson from the north entered the town over an old bridge until 1847,” continued the pioneer. "In that year the bridge, which had cost about S6OO, was destroyed by a flood, and for a decade a ford, under what is now the Muncie division Union Traction bridge, was the only means of entering the city from that direction. People thought the S6OO needed to build another bridge was a lot of money in those days.”

CITY BOYS STRANDED IN FLORIDA; WIRE HOME —T “Indianapolis to South America or . i Dust” Tour Ends. Two Indianapolis boys are stranded in Miami, Fla., today, impatiently waiting for their parents to telegraph them funds, after their “Indianapolis to South America or ‘bust’ ” trip ended with emphasis on the “bust,” at the Florida city. Clarence Baird, 19, 2538 N. Capitol Ave., and Thomas Casidy, 18, 2621 N. Capitol A.\e., left Indianapolis sibout two weeks ago with $25 apiece intent on hiking to South America, according to their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Omar R. Baird and Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Cassisdy. The boys planed to obtain employment in Miami with the United Fruit Company and get sent to the company's plantation in South America. In Miami, they decided to take a swim, and after donning bathing suits and hiding their clothes in bushes, could not And their clothes again. When they became hungry, authorities were notified of their predicament. Money will be telegraphed the boys and they will use their own judgment about returning or continuing their trip, the parents here -said.

PLAN BAPTIST PARLEY Meeting: of Association to Be Held in September. Indiana area Baptists will hold their annual association meeting Sept. 20 and 21 at Garfield Park Baptist Church, Southern Ave. and Shelby St. Dr. William G. Everson, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Muncie; Dr. W. R. Rainey, president of Franklin College, and the Rev. H. C. •O’Dell, pastor of Emerson Ave. Church, will speak. Other speakers are the Rev. Lewis ,F. Crafton. pastor of Beach Grove Church; Dr. C. M. Dinsmore, Indiana Baptist Convention; the Rev. F. A. Hayward, superintendent of the Indianapolis area; the Rev. Arthur E. Crowley, pastor of First Baptist Church, Lebanon, and the Rev. T. J. Parsons, editor of the Baptist Observer. LAWYERS WILL PARLEY Hundred Hoosiers to Attend American Bar Meeting. About 100 Indiana attorneys will attend the fiftieth annual meeting of the American Bar Association at Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 31 to Sept. 2. James A. Van Osdol, president of 'the Indiana State Bar Association and the following other local attorneys and Judges will attend: William A. Pickens, former State association president; Judge James A. Collins, James M. Ogden, Judge Louis B. Ewbank, former Supreme Court judge: T. J. Moll, former Superior Court judge; Merrill Moores, Ralph Bamberger and George H. Batchelor. ASYLUM THEFTS BARED Two Brothers Face Trial at Logansport— Clothing Stolen, Charge. By Vnitrd Prc LOGANSPORT, Ind., Aug. 20. Webster Laswell, 25, and his broth■er Kenneth, 23, are under arrest at English, Ind., for theft of a large quantity of clothing from the Nc--thern Indiana Hospital for the Insane, it was learned here today. The Laswelis resigned as attendants at the hospital recently. They are charged with having previously shipped away a large amount of clothing taken from the patients’ storeroom. Sheriff Waiter Boyer left this afternoon to Return them here for trial. Chicken Thieves Busy By Timm Special GREENSBURG, Ind., Aug. 20. Chicken thieves are causing heavy losses to farmers In the St. Omer section nine miles northwest of here. An entire flock belonging to Mr3. Alice Leffler was stolen. George Bolling Is out 150 fowls, there v,|ire numerous smaller thefts.

The PASSING PROCESSION

.By VOLTA TORREY.

NEWS of the WEEK Boiled Down

The fliers had their ups and downs the week. Two planes reached Hawaii and two are down at sea as of the Dole race. There is hope yet that the lost adventurers will be found. Miss

Mildred Doran, school teacher of Flint, Mich., was a passenger in one of the vanished planes. With her were Auggie Pedlar and Vilas K. Knope. In the other were Jack Frost and Gordon Scott. What a story they will tell if found! But what a death if the Pacific starves, tortures, and swallows them! The German fliers who set out across the Atlantic in two monoplanes earlier this week refused to gamble for such stakes vhen storms and motor trouble weakened their first high hopes. Both crews turned back and landed aktha starting/field, safe. Art Goebel, who won first prize in the Dole race, never left the course and never saw a sign of trouble. Martin Jensen, second prize winner, encountered and conquered one frightful obstacle aft<sr another. About 500 miles out from San Francisco, his oil feed clogged up. He blew oil through with his mouth for the remainder of the flight. During the night the plane fell into a tail spin, threatening to plunge into the sea, but deft handling kept it aloft. His compass wouldn’t work at high altitudes, and for the entire 2 400 he was forced to fly so low that at times the plane barely skimmed the waves. It also seems cruel to many people that the ocean should have snatched ease, and Jensen got but SIO,OOO for winning such a one-sided battle It also seems cruel to many people that the ocean should have santched as its victims, one of the planes in which a woman rode. But wind and sea will know no justice until man subdues them

SACCO AND VANZETTI

The execution of Sacco and Vanzetti is scheduled now for shortly after midnight Monday night. Only a State Superior Court justice of Governor Fullerr can stay it. The fight to save these men has included ten major steps, which are as follows: 1. Filifd motion for new trial in Suffolk Superior Court. (Denied.! 1 2. Appealed to Chief Justice Walter Perley Hall of the State Supreme Court to have a judge other than Judge Thayer hear motion for new trial. (Denied.) 3. Petitioned Governor for another respite. (Granted.) 4. Petitioned Supreme Court Justice Sanderson for a writ of habaes corpus and writ of error. (Denied.) 5. Appealed to Judge Thayer for new trial. (Denied.) 6. Appealed to Judge Thayer for revocation of sentence and stay of execution. (Dented.) 7. Sought Justice Sanderson’s approval of an appeal to the full bench of the State Supreme Court from his decision denying a writ of error. (Granted.) 8. Petitioned Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes of the United States Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus. (Denied.) 9. Sought Judge Thayer’s appro/al of m appeal to the full bench from his three adverse rulings. (Granted.) 10. Appealed to the State Supreme Court on exceptions from Justice Sanderson’s denial of a writ of error, and Judge Thayer’s denial of anew trial, revocation of sentence and stay of execution. (Exceptions overruled.) That’s the legal side of the case. Certain other aspects impress Heywood Broun so strongly that his column no longer appears in the New York World. He wrote: “When at last Judge Thayer in a tiny voice passed sentence, upon Sacco and Vanzetti, a woman in the court room said with terror: ‘lt is death condemning life.’ “They are too bright, we shield our eyes and kill them. We are the dead, and in us there is not feeling nor imagination nor the terrible torment of lust for justice. And in the city where we sleep smug gardeners walk to keep the grass above our little houses sleek and cut whatever blade thrusts up a head above its fellows “Scratch through the varnish of any judgment seat and what will you strike but hate thick-clotted from centuries of angry verdicts? . “It is ridiculous to say that Sacco and Vanzetti are being railroaded to the chair. The situation is much worse than that. This is a thing done cold-bloodedly and with deliberation.”

PATHS OF GLORY

“The paths of glory lead but to the grave.” Thursday, Judge'Elbert H. Gary was buried in Wheaton, 111. Notables, and Wheaton men who had been astounded when their friend became note, stood by. The story of his rise to the chairmanship of the United States Steel Corporation need not be told again, it corresponds so closely with the careers of the majority of America’? industrial kings. “It has been many years,” said Bishop Leete of Indianapolis, in the funeral sermon, “since I heard the statement that a corporation hall no soul. It was the human influence in business that brought this about and Gary was one of the leaders.” The laboring men who Gary fought for many years considered him a lagger rather than a leader in this respect. But despite their views, and the reasons for them, few doubt that Galry considered his way the right way. It is more pertient to ask: “Whac course will his successor pursue?” Men mentioned for the office are Senator David A. Reed of Pennsylvania, Dwight J. Morrow of J. P. Morgan & Cos., former Governor Nathan Miller of New York; Pierra S. Dupont of General Motors,; Orlando F. Weber of Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation; James A. Farrell, who is now president ofj United States Steel Corpration, and Myron C. Taylor of the corporation’s finance committee. J. Ogden Armour, another industrial leader, died in London Tuesday. His body will be brought back to Chicago for burial. Armour was rated at one time as the second richest man of the world, but the packing company of which ho was head suffered heavy losses during war disturbances and other investments proved unprofitable. It is alleged by some that liabilities of the estate may even exceed the assets.

POLITICAL OUTLOOK

While the nation still is speculating about Mr. Coolidge’s “choose” announcement, the President is preparing to follow more western trails.

He leaves Sunday on a ten-day tour which will take him to Sheridan, Wyo., Billings and Livingston, Mont., and through Yellowstone National Park. He is expected to stay in the West until Sept. 18. The most noteworthy event in the Democratic arena was endorsement of Sen. James A. Reed of Missouri by former Governor Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska. Reed is a wet and Bryan a dry. Bryan wants the compaign conducted on an antimonopolity platform. He wants prohibition and religion shunned. A good many individuals succeed in avoiding both, but it is a hard task for a party. The Vare organization of Pennsylvania is in hot water both at home and in the Senate. An “indepedent” candidate for mayor of Philadelphia is fighting the machine, crying out against gang rule, and promising to clean up politics. If Vare loses in both the fight for a senate seat and the Philadelphia municipal election, the Mellon crowd of Pittsburgh will be undisputed masters of the State. Secretary qf Agriculture Jardir.e came into the limelight again, by recommending creation of a federal farm board to solving the surplus crop proWrtn. Duties of the board would be: 1. To formulate plans and policies for handling surpluses to minimize price fluctuations. 2. To aid in establishing clearing house associations for perishables. 3. To administer a revolving fund to help cooperatives establish themselves on an effective basis. Jardine will probably present the plan to the next Congress. Nearer home, politicians were excited over an attempt to impeach Mayor Duvall which was sidetracked into a committee by city council last Monday. Governor Jackson had nothing to say.

‘HOW DRY I AM’

It is very questionable how dry the alumni of Uncle Sam’s prohibition enforcement department arc. Coir James C. Waddell, Federal brewery and alcohol chief, is the latest to declare proper enforcement impossible. He advocates legalization of 2.75 per cent beer. Emory R. Buckner, New York district attorney who began the padlocking crusade, is another who doubts whether Wayne B. Wheeler’s hopes will ever be realized. And General Andrews, who was dry czar until a few weeks ago, is writing a book on the subject which may be interesting. In Indiana, the dry issue has been especially conspicuous this week. The Anti-Saloon League national executive committee met at Winona Lake. After lengthy debate, in which many wanted prohibition put squarely before both parties as a campaign issufe, it was decided merely to ask for “support-the-consti-tution” planks. The World’s League Against Alcohol opened a meeting at Winona Lake Thursday night. E. S. Shumaker’s attorney appeared before the Indiana Supreme Court Thursday, but made no progress. He was sentenced to 63 days on the State Farm for contempt. The court granted him until Oct. 5, however, to prepare an appeal to the United States Supreme Court. The most amusing prohibition news is from Texas. Down in El Paso two flavors of jelly hooch have been on sale. The kick is about five per cent. ' “Slice me a drink, cowboy!” is the cry of the great southwest.

AROUND THE WORLD

The Chinese war has been in the headlines . again. The northein armies have been making marked gains against the Nationalists. Most of the fighting is for control of the Yangtze valley. Wuhu, Pukow and several other cities have fallen. There was an altercation between Chinese and British over a wing of a fallen airplane, which British offl-

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cials claimed, and which Chinese coolies wanted to keep. The Bri'JJh got it. There was irony in the headline this week which said: “Americans Ask Nicaraguans to Disarm.” x But that is what happened. The rebels, of whom we have killed as many as 'our marines eculd find, have been asked to lay down their arms. In Ireland, a deputy disappeared and the chairman of the Dail cast a vote when a tie results, thereby saving the Cosgrave government. Reports that the National Leat;ue member had been kidnapped by opponents were disprovtn. A “World Conference on Jewish Rights” is being held in Zurich, Switzerland. They haven’t got to Henry Ford yet—neither has Henry gotten around to deliver his new car.

NAMES IN THE sEWS

Charlie Chaplin and Lita have settled their difficulties out of court. A divorce is exeepted but .the promised juicy testimony will be omitted. ‘ She’s a good girl,” says Charlie. King Benjamin Purnell of the House of David concluded his testimony this week and the State rested its case against him. Closing briefs will be filed and arguments heard Sept. 26. Mrs. Wayne B. Wheeler, wife of the general attorney of the AntiSaloon League of America, died last Saturday and was buried Wednesday at Columbus. Ohio. G. Maurice Heckscher, son of August Heckscher, philanthropist, has filed petition in bankruptcy, listing $4,992,000 debts and $1,865,836 assets. Florida real estate is blamed. Col. J. A. Owenby, former business associate of the late J. Pierpont Morgan, died Monday. Alice Duer Miller, fiction writer, was judged the smartest person in New York by the originators of the intelligence test questions who set all America saying “Ask Me Another.” Mrs. Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray, who you may remember in connection with a sash-weight murder, will not be executed this year Final settlement of legal affairs in connection with their death can not possibly be made before January 1, the attorneys say. Clarence Chamberlin was feted first by lowans in New York and then by his home town of Denison, lowa, this week, Frieda Hempel was having an opera singer’s dream when she heard that August Heckscher was to pay her $49,000, his attorneys state in affidavits filed this week.

NEWS ABOUT BUSINESS

Normal employment conditions for mid-summer in Indiana were repotted this week by the Depart - ment of Labor. Clara Hill Lindley, daughter of the late James J. Hill, railroad builder, is opposing the giant nerger plan now before the Interstate Commerce Commission, alleging that it would deprive thirty per cent of stockholders of the Northern lines of a return on their investment for ninety-nine years. The hearing has been postponed to Oct. 24. Anew law giving American conculs the right to serve supoenas on citizens abroad may bring back Harry M. Blackern and James E. O’Neil, missing witnesses in the oil scandal investigation. The Purdue agricultural station estimates the yield of winter wheat in Indiana at 15.5 bushels an acre, or a total of 27,621,000 bushels as compared to 33,940,000 last year. Unprecidented activity in Indiana oil fields is reported by State geologists. During the first six months of 1927, there were 127 wells drilled, with an initial production of 1,704 barrels. In 1926 but 67 were drilled, with 830 barrels production. Floods have caused severe crop losses in Kansas and Missouri. The town of Salina, Kans., has been especially hard hit. United States officials are protesting diversion of water from the Rio Grande and Colorado rivers for irrigation purposes in Mexico. There is little hope that the protests will be heeded. CITY DRUGGIST DEAD Funeral of Hugo H. Lehrritter to Be Held Monday. Funeral services for Hugo H. Lehrritter, 67, who died Friday following an extended illness, will be Monday at 8:30 a. m. from the home of a sister, Mrs. Henry F. Femeding, of 1213 Spann Ave., and from St. Mary’s Catholic Church at 9 a m. He operated a drug store at 1041 Fletcher Ave., thirty-seven years, retiring Feb. 1, because of ill health. Mr. Lehrritter was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, United Ancient Order of Druids and Fraternal Order of Eagles. Surviving relatives include the widow, a son, George C. Lehrritter of New York, and the sister. NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Bu Times Special KENDALLVILLE, Ind.. Aug. 20. A. H. Stanley, of Gerrett, Ind., has been appointed athletic director at Kandallville High School. He succeeds John Swain, who has taken up a similar position in lowa. Stanley is a graduate of Earlham college and is a well-known coach in all barnches of sport. In addition to his duties as physical director he will teach history.

PREPARE FOR GASSHORTAGE Experiments in Carburetion Are Under Way. LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 20. The often repeated declaration by government experts and others, that America is consuming its gasoline supply at a rate which will seriously deplete it has led to experiments at Purdue University with heavier fuels than gasoline so that the State institution will have information available regarding the carburetion of heavier fuek, such as kerosene, should the need for this fuel arise. The detailed investigation on carburetion was made by C. S. Kegerreis and H. A. Huebotterr, formerly of the engineering experiment

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station, and M. J. Zucrow, of the station, and a complete report of the research work has been published in a bulletin of the engineering experiment station, No. 27. In recent years the volatility of gasoline had decreased. In anticipation of the trend of the lighter fuel toward kerosene as a limit, the bulletin presents data on the carburetion of kerosene to provide additional information concerning the effect of fuel volatility on the carburetion problem, to show how an engine, operating on kerosene reacts to variations in the strength and temperature of the mixture, to point out the optimum temperature for satisfactory performance and to specify the correct mixture ratios for economy and power. Bread Cast—on Road Bn Times Special * SEYMOUR, Ind., Aug. 20.—Bread w sacast on the road, not the waters, when Stewart Perry, New Albany, fell asleep while driving a bakery truck to this city. The truck went over an embankment.

RECOVERS SAVINGS LOST 23 YEARS AGO Letter and Newspaper Ad Leads to Return. Bp United Press STREATOR, 111., Aug. 20. Twenty-three years ago Mrs. James Sullivan lost her savings of S6OO as she boarded a train for her new home near San Pierre, Ind. Recently she received a letter asking five questions as to the manner in which the money was lost. She answered through a newspaper personal column and now has received the lost money in bills. Geographic Society to Back Byrd By United Press,. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—The National Geographic Society will cnotribute $25,000 toward Com. Richard E. Byrd’s forthcoming South Pole flight, believing he will obtain valuable scientific data.

AUG. 20, 1927

AIRPORT TO BE TOPIC Plans Will Be Presented at Anderson Monday. Bu Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., Aug. 20.—Directors of the Anderson Chamber of Commerce will hear a discussion of plans for a $25,000 airport on the Lawson farm one mile west of the city at a meeting Monday night. John and Orin Welch of the Welch Aircraft Company, Charleston, W. Va., will address the directors. The Welchs have submitted a bid for purchase of the Anderson Aircraft Manufacturing Company’s plant. If they acquire the plant, they have announced intention of devoting it to the manufacture of monoplanes of the latest design. Splendid selection of desirably rooms for rent listed in today’s “Rooms for Rent” ..’ant ads.